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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:
Oct. 14, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1978
Donald F Wilcock, Schenectady, NY (US);
Mechanical Technology Incorporated, Latham, NY (US);
Abstract
A compliant gas thrust bearing has a thrust plate on which is mounted an annular, flexible bearing sheet supported by a resilient support member which enables the bearing sheet to deflect under hydrodynamic loads and thermal and misalignment loads. The bearing surface of the thrust runner has formed therein a series of hydrodynamic profiles which facilitate the generation of hydrodynamic supporting gas films during rotation of the thrust runner. A restricted gas inlet port in the thrust runner admits externally pressurized lubricating gas to separate the bearing surfaces of the thrust runner and the bearing sheet during startup and stopping phases of operation and also to enhance the hydrodynamic effect of the thrust runner/compliant bearing surface combination.
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