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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2010
Adonis Kosta Spathias, Glendora, CA (US);
Keith Alan Hurley, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Hokuto Olson, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Adonis Kosta Spathias, Glendora, CA (US);
Keith Alan Hurley, Garden Grove, CA (US);
Hokuto Olson, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for maintaining separation of two journal foil bearing assemblies, where each journal foil bearing assembly comprises one or more foils with lugs formed thereon for insertion into axial grooves of a bore, the means comprising a pin for insertion into each groove so that an edge of the lug that is inserted into the groove abuts the pin and is prevented from axially drifting along the bore. The pin provides a broad area along the lug edge so that the lug edge does not cut into the pin.