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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Ntn Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Masato Yoshino, Mie, JP;
Hiroki Fujiwara, Mie, JP;
Assignee:
NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/042 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust foil bearing () includes a foil holder () and a plurality of foils (). Each of the foils () includes: a top foil portion (); an extending portion (); and an underfoil portion (). The extending portion () of the each of the foils () is arranged behind another of the foils () that is adjacent to the each of the foils () on the one circumferential side. The underfoil portion () of the each of the foils () is arranged between the top foil portion () of the another of the foils (), which is adjacent to the each of the foils () on another circumferential side, and the end surface () of the foil holder ().