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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasushi Mouri, Hiroshima, JP;
Yoshikuni Kohno, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
415104 ; 415107 ;
Abstract
A damping device is provided for damping the vibration of a rotatable shaft. The shaft has a shaft end portion and a detachable thrust collar. The thrust collar has an elongated portion which extends in the direction of the axis of the rotatable shaft and is hollow. Further, the elongated portion overhangs the shaft end portion. The damping device also has a stationary portion which is associated with the elongated portion of the thrust collar.