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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2010
Masahito Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Hiromitsu Kiyose, Kobe, JP;
Tetsuro Ikebuchi, Kobe, JP;
Kentaro Nakagawa, Kobe, JP;
Masahito Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Hiromitsu Kiyose, Kobe, JP;
Tetsuro Ikebuchi, Kobe, JP;
Kentaro Nakagawa, Kobe, JP;
Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A thrust generating apparatus is configured to generate thrust by ejecting water. The thrust generating apparatus includes: a first water lubricated bearing opposed to one side surface and outer peripheral surface of rotor main body and supports a thrust and radial load; a second water lubricated bearing opposed to the other side surface and outer peripheral surface of rotor main body and supports the thrust and radial load; a first water intake port that opens toward a portion of a channel; a second water intake port that opens toward another portion of the channel; a first water conveyance tube through which the water having flowed through the first water intake port is guided to the second water lubricated bearing; and a second water conveyance tube through which the water having flowed through the second water intake port is guided to the first water lubricated bearing.