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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2023
Copeland, Lp, Sidney, OH (US);
Patrick Shawn O'Meara, Tipp City, OH (US);
Michael M. Perevozchikov, Tipp City, OH (US);
Zheji Liu, Tipp City, OH (US);
Copeland LP, Sidney, OH (US);
Abstract
A bearing system includes a bearing housing and a foil bearing assembly. The bearing housing includes a sleeve defining a cylindrical bore, and a mounting structure for connecting the bearing system to a compressor housing. The foil bearing assembly is positioned within the cylindrical bore and includes an outer foil assembly, an inner foil assembly, and a bump foil assembly positioned between the outer and inner foil assemblies. The bump foil assembly includes a plurality of bump foils disposed circumferentially about the inner foil assembly. Each bump foil is coupled to the outer foil assembly at a respective land and spaced circumferentially from an adjacent bump foil to define a gap therebetween. The inner foil assembly includes a cylindrical inner surface defining a plurality of openings extending radially therethrough. Each opening is radially aligned with one of the lands or one of the gaps between adjacent bump foils.