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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/03 (2006.01); F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/108 (2013.01); F16C 17/03 (2013.01); F16C 32/0666 (2013.01); F16C 33/1045 (2013.01); F16C 37/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing pad that supports a rotating shaft rotating about an axis includes: a pad body having a hollow portion formed therein, a lubricating oil supply path for supplying a lubricating oil to the hollow portion, and a lubricating oil discharge path for discharging the lubricating oil to an outside from the hollow portion; and a support structure that is packed into the hollow portion and radially connects inner wall surfaces forming the hollow portion while including a space. The hollow portion is formed in a region shifted to a forward side in a rotation direction of the rotating shaft in the pad body.