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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventor:
Andreas Vogt, Renningen, DE;
Assignee:
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 25/02 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F16C 25/02 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A foil bearing includes a bearing back, a foil arrangement, and a setting mechanism. The bearing back includes a passage opening configured to receive a shaft, such that a gap is formed between the shaft and the bearing back. The foil arrangement defines a first inner circumference and includes a first segment-shaped foil arranged in the gap adjacent to the bearing back, a second segment-shaped foil arranged in the gap adjacent to the first segment-shaped foil, and a third segment-shaped foil arranged in the gap between the shaft and the second segment-shaped foil. The setting mechanism is configured to set the first inner circumference.