Modular compliant hydrodynamic bearing with overlapping bearing sheet
US4223958A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1978 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C17/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A resilient, compliant, hydrodynamic fluid film bearing, for positioning between a stationary member and the bearing surface of a rotor, includes a bearing module formed as a unitary one-piece article having a resilient support section and a bearing surface section which overlaps its own resilient support section, or that of the next adjacent module, to provide a low cost bearing which is easy, fast and economical to manufacture and assemble.
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