Gas-static and gas-dynamic bearing
US4848932A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 3, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/24
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gas-static and gas-dynamic radial bearing assembly includes a shaft having a supply line extending in the interior thereof for bearing gas. The shaft has a portion in the form of a porous sintered body. A bearing has a given bearing length, part of which is occupied by the porous sintered body. The bearing has a bearing box divided into individual segments partly overlapping one another at given regions. Spring elements in the vicinity of said given regions spread said segments apart.
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