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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2020
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Naomichi Omori, Tokyo, JP;
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A thrust foil bearing includes: a base plate including an insertion hole through which a shaft is inserted; and a top foil disposed around the insertion hole, wherein the top foil includes: a slit dividing the top foil into an inner area and an outer area in a radial direction of the insertion hole; a sandwiched part disposed in the outer area; an extending part extending from the sandwiched part to the inner area; and an inclined part being in the inner area, having an end on one side in a circumferential direction of the insertion hole connected to the extending part, extending from the extending part toward another side in the circumferential direction, and inclined with respect to a flat surface of the base plate extending a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the insertion hole.