Patent · US Expired

Thrust bearing for an open-end spinning rotor

US5959383A · kind A · utility

18Cited by

9References

7Claims

0Family size

Assignee

W. Schlafhorst AG & Co. · DE

Inventors

Lothar Winzen · Herzogenrath, DE
Wolfgang Radermacher · Wegberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 19, 1997
Grant date	Sep 28, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 19, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2340/18
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A thrust bearing for an open-end spinning rotor (1) supported by its rotor shaft (2) in the bearing slot of a support-disk bearing arrangement (4). The thrust bearing has a magnetic bearing system (10) or (25) comprising magnetic support elements (12), (13) stationarily arranged on a thrust bearing housing (11) and a rotating magnetic bearing device (14) fastened to rotor shaft (2). Bearing element (15) of magnetic bearing device (14) is releasably connected to rotor shaft (2) via an elastic connection (20), (21) positively supported in corresponding receiving grooves (22), (23) of either the rotor shaft or the magnetic bearing device (14).

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