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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ken Mitsubori, Yokahama, JP;
Yukiteru Sekita, Gyouda, JP;
Assignee:
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384 99 ; 384119 ;
Abstract
A bearing is provided between a turbine shaft and a bearing box in a turbine or compressor housing, a first gap of a size sufficient to form an oil film is provided between the bearing and the bearing box, and a pair of second larger gaps is provided adjacent to the first gap on both ends of the first gap in a longitudinal direction of the turbine shaft. A pair of spring members each able to exert a predetermined spring force on the bearing is provided around the entire circumference in the second gaps respectively.