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Foil type fluid bearing
   
Document Number
US Patent 6726365
Issued Date
April 27, 2004
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The disclosed invention relates to a foil type fluid bearing including a foil assembly. The foil assembly supports a journal within a stationary retaining member and includes a top foil that is disposed on the inside in the radial direction, three mid foil layers that are disposed outside the top foil, and corrugated bump foils disposed outside the mid foil layers. When the journal is radially displaced, a large frictional damping force is generated between the three mid foil layers, thereby enhancing the function of supporting the journal. Moreover, layering the three mid foil layers can increase the rigidity against a load in the radial direction, thus preventing the top foil from deforming in a wavelike manner and thereby allowing the function of the foil type fluid bearing to be reliably exhibited.
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Published
April 27, 2004
Application Number
10/166,738
Filed
June 12, 2002
US Classification
384/103   384/104 384/106
Int'l Classification
F16C   17/00   (20060101)   F16C   17/12   (20060101)  
Priority Data
Jun 12, 2001 [JP] 2001-177505
USPTO Field of Search
384/103   384/104   384/106  
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