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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1973
Applicant:
Inventor:
Hiroshi Okano, 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 plurality of arcuate bearing pads are disposed concentrically around a revolving shaft, with at least one of the bearing pads being movably supported in the radial direction of the shaft. At least one of the bearing pads is arranged such that it is supported with a relatively weak spring against its slow displacement caused by thermal expansion of the shaft but is supported by a dynamic pressure gas damper against a displacement caused by rapid displacement of the shaft due to an external force exerted thereon.