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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2018
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hidetoshi Taguchi, Osaka, JP;
Masaya Honma, Hyogo, JP;
Osao Kido, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshitsugu Nishiyama, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/04 (2006.01); F16C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/048 (2013.01); F16C 17/04 (2013.01); F16C 32/0402 (2013.01); F16C 32/047 (2013.01); F16C 32/0476 (2013.01); F16C 2300/22 (2013.01); F16C 2360/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A first thrust bearing includes a first electromagnet and a first member. A second thrust bearing includes a second electromagnet and a second member. A magnetic force generated by the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet, and dynamic gas pressure generated by the first member and the second member due to rotation of a rotating shaft support an axial load of the rotating shaft.