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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Applicant:
Ihi Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naomichi Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
IHI CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 27/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F16C 27/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radial foil bearing includes a bearing housing which has an insertion hole therein, a top foil which is disposed inside the insertion hole, and a foil structure which is interposed between the top foil and the bearing housing, the foil structure has a folded protruding portion that is bent outward in a radial direction of the insertion hole and is bent back inward in the radial direction, and the folded protruding portion is fitted to a fitting groove formed in an end surface of the bearing housing in an axial direction, the axial direction being a direction in which the insertion hole extends.