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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Applicants:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Byung Hwa Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Tae Young Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae Ho Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Sung Ho Hawng, Seoul, KR;
Doo San Baek, Seoul, KR;
Assignees:
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/12 (2006.01); F16C 43/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/024 (2013.01); F16C 33/125 (2013.01); F16C 43/02 (2013.01); F16C 2226/30 (2013.01); F16C 2226/36 (2013.01); F16C 2226/40 (2013.01); F16C 2226/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
An air foil bearing includes a sleeve that defines a hollow portion having an irregular curvature, where the hollow portion is configured to receive a rotor, a bump foil that is disposed at an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve, and a top foil that is disposed at the bump foil.