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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Applicant:
Heiko Schmidt, Muhlhausen, DE;
Inventor:
Heiko Schmidt, Muhlhausen, DE;
Assignee:
Schaeffler Technologies GmbH & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/00 (2006.01); F16C 27/04 (2006.01); F16C 19/18 (2006.01); F16C 33/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 27/045 (2013.01); F16C 19/184 (2013.01); F16C 33/58 (2013.01); F16C 19/18 (2013.01); F16C 27/04 (2013.01); F16C 2360/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A squeeze film damper is provided, which includes a bearing cartridge (), a housing (), in which the bearing cartridge () is accommodated, and a squeeze film in a gap () between the housing () and the bearing cartridge () for producing a damping force directed opposite a circulating radial exciter force, which is generated by an imbalance retained in the bearing cartridge (). In the squeeze film damper, an arrangement () for attenuating the damping force according to the circumferential position are provided around the bearing cartridge ().