1980-07-10
1982-10-26
Koczo, Michael
Cutlery
308DIG1, 417407, 415170R, F16C 704, F04B 1700, F03B 1106
Patent
active
043558500
ABSTRACT:
A turbomachine comprising a thrust air bearing for axially supporting the rotary shaft of the turbomachine. The thrust air bearing comprises a disc shaped hollow runner fixed onto the rotary shaft, and a pair of stationary bearing plates fixed onto the housing of a turbocharger on each side of the runner. The runner has a thin wall defining an interior chamber therein. A plurality of air inflow bores is formed on the side wall of the runner for feeding ambient air into the interior chamber, and a plurality of air outflow bores is formed on the circumferential outer wall of the runner for discharging the air within the interior chamber into the atmosphere.
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Cuomo Peter M.
Koczo Michael
Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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