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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Alston L Gu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allied-Signal Inc., Morris Township, Morris County, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384105 ; 384106 ;
Abstract
A hydrodynamic process or gas bearing is disclosed which includes an integral thrust disk defining a plurality of foil elements, the radially outer edge of the disk being displaced from the major bearing surface to form a circumferential step having a varying height profile. The integral thrust disk may in the alternative or in addition, include a plurality of radially outwardly extending tabs to locally increase the flexural rigidity of the disk.