Electrodynamically finished plain bearings
US10274011B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2380/26
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of electrodynamically finishing a plain bearing includes electrically separating a bearing housing from a journal shaft with a lubricant disposed on a bearing surface of the bearing housing. The bearing housing or the bearing housing is rotated relative to the other and a voltage differential applied across the bearing housing and the journal shaft. One or more asperities disposed on the bearing surface are eroded with electric discharge events between the journal shaft and the bearing housing. Electrodynamically finished bearing assemblies and reaction/momentum wheel arrangements having such bearing assemblies are also described.
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