Precision hydrodynamic bearing
US4726693A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 1984 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 5, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C17/026
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A precision hydrodynamic bearing which has a rotatable shaft disposed in the bore of a housing to form an annular gap. The annular includes a journal zone for containing and pressurizing lubricant to facilitate low friction rotation of the shaft and to maintain the annular gap as the shaft rotates.
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