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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Takaoka, Wako, JP;
HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A squeeze film damper bearing device includes an inner race that is fitted around an outer periphery of a rotating shaft, an outer race that is supported via an annular space on an inner periphery of a bearing sleeve provided on a bearing retaining member, the annular space forming a squeeze film, and a plurality of rolling bodies that are disposed between the inner race and the outer race. The bearing sleeve is formed from a plurality of sleeve elements that are divided in a peripheral direction, and the plurality of sleeve elements move in a radial direction so as to be capable of changing a height in the radial direction of the annular space.