Fluid foil bearing

Details Fluid foil bearing Fluid foil bearing

1984-06-14

1985-07-02

Levy, Stuart S.

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Fluid bearing

384103, F16C 3206

Patent

active

045264830

ABSTRACT:
A fluid foil bearing comprises a bearing housing in which the journal of a rotatable shaft is positioned, a single foil bearing is so arranged in the housing as to surround substantially the whole circumference of the shaft journal with a minute space interposed between the foil bearing and the shaft journal, and supporting under foils are disposed outside the foil bearing and inside the housing for resiliently supporting the foil bearing at circumferentially spaced intervals so as to provide a predetermined preload on the shaft.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3635534 (1972-01-01), Barnett
patent: 3893733 (1975-07-01), Silver et al.
patent: 4153315 (1979-05-01), Silver et al.
patent: 4208076 (1980-06-01), Gray et al.
patent: 4223958 (1980-09-01), Gray
patent: 4300806 (1981-11-01), Heshmat

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