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Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2017
Applicant:

Mitutoyo Corporation, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;

Inventors:

Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;

Hisayoshi Sakai, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:

MITUTOYO CORPORATION, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 29/02 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); G01B 5/00 (2006.01); G01B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 29/025 (2013.01); F16C 32/0622 (2013.01); F16C 32/0625 (2013.01); G01B 5/0009 (2013.01); F16C 2240/44 (2013.01); F16C 2370/00 (2013.01); G01B 21/047 (2013.01);
Abstract

The air bearing includes a main body part having a bearing surface opposed to a guide face, first and second flow path parts, which are provided in the main body part, for allowing compressed air supplied from outside to flow, an air supply hole, which is provided in the flow path part, for supplying compressed air to the guide face to form an air film between the bearing surface and the guide face, and a negative pressure generating part, which is provided in the second flow path part intersecting with the first flow path part, for generating a negative pressure for sucking air between the guide face and the main body part by increasing the flow velocity of the compressed air.


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