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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd., Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaya Futae, Tokyo, JP;
Hideaki Nishida, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD., Sagamihara-Shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
A tapered land thrust bearing device with a land surface having a substantially reduced area without changing the contour shape of the land surface even if the area of the land surface is small, and high mechanical efficiency, as well as a turbocharger provided with the bearing device. A tapered land thrust bearing device includes: a flange portion fitted onto a rotary shaft and including a first thrust portion; and a thrust member including a second thrust portion which is disposed around a through hole and which faces the first thrust portion of the flange portion.