Fluid retention principles for hydrodynamic bearings

Details Fluid retention principles for hydrodynamic bearings Fluid retention principles for hydrodynamic bearings

1994-08-02

1996-06-11

Hannon, Thomas R.

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Fluid bearing

384107, 384132, F16C 3206, F16C 3372

Patent

active

055249868

ABSTRACT:
A hydrodynamic bearing incorporates a flexible membrane at one end of the fluid gap in the hydrodynamic bearing. If voids exist in the fluid, and if changes in the size of these voids or bubbles occur with changes in temperature or pressure in which the disc drive is being used, then the volume of the fluid will change, and increase relative to the change in size of the volume of the surrounding physical part. The flexible membrane will yield to the increased pressure of the increasing volume of the fluid. The membrane essentially acts as a spring whose spring force is overcome by the pressure created by or accompanying a increase in volume of the fluid. As this happens, the spring force of the membrane is overcome, the membrane relaxes and forms a bladder, effectively increasing the volume in which the lubricating fluid is contained, and preventing its escape or being forced out of the inner region of the bearing. In this way, the fluid remains in the bearing and will not enter the surrounding atmosphere, nor will it be lost from the journal bearing region so that the hydrodynamic bearing is not as effective, when the temperature decreases or the pressure drops.

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