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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2003
Applicant:
Rudolf Neumann, Spaichingen, DE;
Inventor:
Rudolf Neumann, Spaichingen, DE;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); F16C 33/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydrodynamic bearing system, having a bearing sleeve and a shaft inserted into an inner cylindrical bore of the bearing sleeve. A bearing gap is formed between the shaft and the bearing sleeve, the bearing gap being filled with a lubricating oil. A shield encloses the bearing sleeve. The shield is secured at to an end surface of the bearing sleeve at a position on the end surface that is distanced from the bearing gap. The shield does not contact the lubricating oil.