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Centrifugal compressor having a bearing assembly

US9605683B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ingersoll-Rand Company · US

Inventors

Noel Blair · Grand Island, US
Thomas E. Gerber · Williamsville, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 30, 2013
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2226/50
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an annular bearing retainer ring comprising a first axial surface, wherein the first axial surface is planar, and a second axial surface, wherein the second axial surface is non-planar.

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