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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Minami, Sunto-gun Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Hidefumi Nakao, Yokohama Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takato Hatano, Seto Aichi-ken, JP;
Katsuhisa Takahashi, Numazu Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Assignee:
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Toyota Aichi-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/042 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust bearing includes an upper foil portion including a bearing surface that faces a rotary member rotatable about a rotation axis, and a lower foil portion that elastically supports the upper foil portion. The upper foil portion is divided into a plurality of portions.