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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Ku Ha, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Chang Ha Lee, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Jeong Hee Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Tae Ho Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Moon Sung Park, Seoul, KR;
Jong Sung Lee, Seoul, KR;
Young Min Kim, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Motors Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A thrust bearing includes: a thrust plate in a disc shape having an outer diameter and an inner diameter formed by perforating a central portion of the thrust plate; a plurality of bump foils disposed radially on a top surface of the thrust plate; a plurality of top foils in a panel shape covering each of the bump foils, where bottom surfaces of the top foils are in contact with upper ends of the bump foils; and metal blocks radially disposed on the top surface of the thrust plate and formed to be spaced apart from the bump foils. The thrust bearing can be included in an air compressor of a vehicle.