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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Syamal K Ghosh, Rochester, NY (US);
Dilip K Chatterjee, Rochester, NY (US);
Theodore Richard Kolb, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384112 ; 384913 ;
Abstract
An air lubricated hydrodynamic bearing assemblage has a ceramic body and a ceramic shaft each made of tetragonal zirconium ceramic material. The bearing has flange portions on opposite ends a a generally cylindrical body. At least one of the flange portions has air channels formed therein in fluid communications with air inlet ports formed in the bearing body.