Tilting-pad bearing
US10738823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tilting-pad bearing (1) includes a sleeve (5), a plurality of tilting pads (4), which are arranged in the sleeve (5), wherein an associated spring element (3) is provided between the sleeve (5) and each tilting pad (4), wherein the spring element (3) has at least two sections having a stiffness of different magnitude as a result of varying the thickness of the cross-section (8, 10) of the spring element (3) in the width direction and/or longitudinal direction of the spring element (3).
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