Resilient foil bearings
US4247155A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 1979 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C37/002
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid-film foil bearing has a resilient bearing insert assembly disposed between a rotatable and a stationary member. The insert assembly comprises a plurality of resilient corrugated spring pad supports separated from each other to provide a series of spaces and a compliant, unitary foil mounted on the pad supports, the foil having a plurality of perforations aligned across its entire width and over the spaces which are operative under dynamic conditions both to initiate foil deflection and to cause uniform replenishment of fluid lost through side leakage.
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