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Patent No.:

US 10012109 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 19, 2014

Foil bearing, and foil bearing unit and turbo machine each having same

Applicant:

Ntn Corporation, Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Masato Yoshino, Mie, JP;

Hiroki Fujiwara, Mie, JP;

Assignee:

NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Alan B Waits

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01); F04D 25/02 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F04D 29/051 (2006.01); F04D 29/057 (2006.01); F01D 5/02 (2006.01); F02B 39/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/164 (2013.01); F01D 5/02 (2013.01); F01D 25/16 (2013.01); F04D 25/024 (2013.01); F04D 29/051 (2013.01); F04D 29/057 (2013.01); F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F16C 17/042 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01); F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F02B 39/14 (2013.01); F05D 2220/32 (2013.01); F05D 2220/40 (2013.01); F05D 2240/54 (2013.01); F05D 2240/60 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

A foil bearing includes: a tubular foil holder (); and a plurality of foils () having a radial bearing surface (S) and being arrayed on an inner peripheral surface () of the foil holder () in a circumferential direction. Both circumferential ends (projecting portions () and projecting portion ()) of each of the foils () are held on the foil holder (). The foil bearing is configured to support a shaft () inserted along an inner periphery thereof in a freely rotatable manner. The plurality of foils () are held on the foil holder () under a circumferentially movable state.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Yoshino, Masato. (2018). Foil bearing, and foil bearing unit and turbo machine each having same (U.S. Patent No. 10012109). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10012109

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