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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 10, 1973
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hiroshi Okano, Susono, JA;
Yushiro Yasuda, Susono, JA;
Assignee:
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; F16C / ; F16C / ; F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
308-9 ; 308 73 ; 308121 ;
Abstract
A dynamic pressure gas bearing device adapted to provide a floating support for a shaft rotating at a high speed and comprising a plurality of bearing pads each carried on a pivot and encircling the shaft. Each bearing pad comprises a relatively thin bearing shell having a part-cylindrical shape and a curved inner surface encircling the shaft and substantially complementary to the peripheral surface thereof, and a member made of an elastic material and associated with the bearing shell to substantially enclose the outer surface of the bearing shell and hold the bearing shell resiliently against the pivot.