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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ntn Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NTN CORPORATION, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01); F01D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F01D 25/164 (2013.01); F01D 25/168 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01); F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F16C 2360/23 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a foil bearing (), including: a top foil portion (Tf); and a back foil portion (Bf), which is arranged on a back of the top foil portion (Tf), and is configured to elastically support the top foil portion (Tf), wherein the back foil portion (Bf) includes: an intermediate portion () being flat; first projecting portions () projecting on a front side of the intermediate portion (); and second projecting portions () projecting on a back side of the intermediate portion ().