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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2021
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Tatsuya Okuwa, Kobe, JP;
Takafumi Fujii, Kobe, JP;
Atsunori Arai, Kobe, JP;
Hayato Hirota, Kobe, JP;
Atsuki Matsuoka, Kobe, JP;
KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A gas turbine engine including a compressor that compresses air taken in; a combustor that sprays a fuel into the compressed air and combusts the fuel; a turbine rotated by energy of the combustion gas generated by the combustor; a rotating shaft coupling the compressor and the turbine; a rear bearing that is a cageless ball bearing including an inner race, an outer race, and a ball, the inner race being fixed to a portion of the rotating shaft which portion is close to the turbine; a housing to which the rear bearing is attached; and a rear bearing holding member that is interposed between the rear bearing and the housing and holds the outer race of the rear bearing such that the outer race of the rear bearing is movable in an axial direction relative to the housing.