Bearings – Rotary bearing – Fluid bearing
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-27
2006-06-27
Hannon, Thomas R. (Department: 3682)
Bearings
Rotary bearing
Fluid bearing
Reexamination Certificate
active
07066652
ABSTRACT:
An externally pressurized gas bearing comprising a main shaft, and journal bearing sections having a plurality of axial gas feed rows each having a plurality of circumferentially equispaced gas feed holes, the gas feed holes in the gas feed rows being adapted to spout compressed gas to thereby rotatably radially support the main shaft in a non-contact state, the externally pressurized gas bearing being arranged so that the gas feed holes in the gas feed row are disposed so as to be positioned circumferentially intermediate between gas feed holes in the adjoining gas feed row.
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Aono Kazuyuki
Fujikawa Yoshio
Inoue Ryu
Kusunoki Kiyotaka
Hannon Thomas R.
J.C. Patents
NTN Corporation
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