Thrust dynamic pressure bearing
US6371651B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C17/105
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to provide a thrust dynamic pressure bearing in which an unsymmetrical contact during rotation is prevented from occurring, and a dynamic pressure space is prevented from being clogged with abrasion powder generated by a contact at starting and stopping. In the thrust dynamic pressure bearing of the invention, a flange disposed on a shaft is tapered as moving form toward the outer circumference thereof, so that a dynamic pressure space between a thrust bearing face of a housing and a thrust receiving face of the shaft during rotation becomes wider toward the outer circumference thereof. Even if the shaft is tilted with respect the housing during rotation, therefore, it is possible to prevent an unsymmetrical contact of the thrust receiving face of the shaft in the vicinity of the circumference against the thrust bearing face of the housing, from occurring. In addition, the dynamic pressure space becomes wider as moving toward the outer circumference, so that the abrasion powder generated by the contact at starting and stopping can be easily discharged from a radially inward portion toward a radially outward portion of the dynamic pressure space.
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