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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1992
Hiromasa Fukuyama, Ebina, JP;
Satoru Aihara, Kawasaki, JP;
Masato Murakami, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Fujimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Kondoh, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Takaichi, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Koshizuka, Tokyo, JP;
International Superconductivity Technology Center, Tokyo, JP;
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Railway Technical Research Institute, Kokubunji, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe, JP;
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc., Takamatsu, JP;
Abstract
A superconducting bearing unit compring a permanent magnet mounted to a rotating shaft and a superconducting body mounted on the inner periphery of a housing surrounding the shaft, the superconducting member being adapted to be cooled with the rotating shaft moved upwards until it attains a superconducting condition, so that the rotating shaft is supported in use in a balanced condition between the weight of the rotating shaft, etc. and a pinning force caused by the permanent magnet and the superconducting member.