Method and apparatus for filling the bearing gap of a hydrodynamic bearing with a lubricant

US7344002B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Minebea Co., Ltd. · JP

Inventors

• Rudolf Neumann · Spaichingen, DE
• Olaf Winterhalter · Epfendorf, DE
• Carsten Etling · Spaichingen, DE
• Guido Schmid · Triberg, DE
• Holger Schoenfelder · Dauchingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 31, 2004
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2008
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C43/02
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for filling the bearing gap of a hydrodynamic bearing with a lubricant, where drops of lubricant are produced in a defined manner and are applied to a defined region of the bearing to be filled.