Radial-axial magnetic bearing having an integrated back-up bearing and method for operating the magnetic bearing

US10578157B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• THYSSENKRUPP ROTHE ERDE GMBH · DE
• THYSSENKRUPP TRANSRAPID GMBH · DE
• thyssenkrupp AG · DE

Inventors

• Klaus Pantke · Arnsberg, DE
• Qinghua Zheng · San Jose, US
• Erhard Lampersberger · Hersbruck, DE
• Bernd Lüneburg · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
• Jörg Rollmann · Lippstadt, DE
• Florian Dignath · Hersbruck, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 3, 2020
• Expiry date: Apr 22, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2300/20
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A magnetic bearing may include an inner ring and an outer ring arranged concentrically. The inner ring and the outer ring may be mounted rotatably relative to each other by way of axial and radial magnets. The magnetic bearing may also include a back-up bearing, which is integrated into at least one of the outer ring or the inner ring both in an axial direction and in a radial direction. The outer ring may be multipiece and may include a recess that opens inwards and receives the inner ring. Further, the back-up bearing may be made of aluminum, austenitic steel, bronze, or ceramic, and the back-up bearing may operate as a shielding device that shields magnetic fields emitted by the axial and radial magnets from one another.