Tilting pad bearing

US12146523B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Robert Bosch GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Armin Schuelke · Schwieberdingen, DE
• Thomas Lang · Schwäbisch Hall, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2021
• Grant date: Nov 19, 2024
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2360/24
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A tilting pad bearing (10) including tilting pads (1, 2, 3) retained and positioned so that the tilting pads can tilt in a housing body (8) with a frame-type spring unit (8), such that, during operation of the tilting pad bearing (10), converging bearing gaps are created between the tilting pads (1,2,3) and a rotor body (4) that is rotatably mounted about an axis of rotation. In order to improve the functioning and/or manufacturing of the tilting pad bearing (10), the tilting pad bearing (10) includes rolling elements (6, 7) arranged between the housing body (5) and the tilting pads (1,2, 3).