Gas bearing assembly
US3985405A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 29, 1974 |
| Grant date | Oct 12, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 1994 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/23
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a gas bearing assembly for a rotary shaft which includes a plurality of arcuate bearing pads concentrically arranged around the shaft with one of the pads being disposed such that it does not receive the load of the shaft, there is provided a spring which imparts to the leading edge of the unloaded pad a biasing force directed radially inwardly relative to the shaft.
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