Fluid bearing motor
US6264368A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2370/12
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fluid bearing motor having sufficient room for securing an air chamber for use in quickly discharging bubbles that have entered a thrust fluid bearing and a reservoir for supplying a lubricating fluid to the thrust fluid bearing. Moreover, the fluid bearing motor can easily be fabricated. The fluid bearing motor includes a shaft member 1, a sleeve 2 cooperating with the shaft member and a thrust collar 3 which is fixed to the shaft member 1 and extended in the diametric direction. The circumferentially-directed contour of the outer peripheral face of the thrust collar 3 is made elliptic, so that a reservoir 8 and an air chamber 9 are formed between the outer peripheral face of the thrust collar 3 and the face 4a of the mating member (sleeve).
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