Rotor supports and systems

Details Rotor supports and systems Rotor supports and systems

2007-04-27

2010-06-08

Charles, Marcus (Department: 3656)

Bearings

Rotary bearing

Antifriction bearing

C384S311000, C384S581000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07731426

ABSTRACT:
A rotor support includes a first ring disposed around a first axis, a second ring disposed around the first axis downstream from the first ring, and a plurality of beams extending between the first and the second rings. Each beam is configured to provide an axial stiffness, when an axial force is exerted on the first ring, and a radial stiffness, when a radial force is exerted on the first ring. Each beam has a height extending parallel to a second axis and a width extending parallel to a third axis. The beams are distributed around the first ring to provide a substantially uniform circumferential axial stiffness around the rotor support, and the height of each beam is greater than the width of each beam. Damping can be provided by the placement of a damper between the rotor support and the support housing.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2506404 (1950-05-01), Woodfield et al.
patent: 3005668 (1961-10-01), Szydlowski
patent: 3011840 (1961-12-01), Littleford
patent: 3727998 (1973-04-01), Haworth et al.
patent: 3960418 (1976-06-01), Bracken
patent: 4027931 (1977-06-01), Streifert
patent: 4084861 (1978-04-01), Greenberg et al.
patent: 4214796 (1980-07-01), Monzel et al.
patent: 4451110 (1984-05-01), Forestier et al.
patent: 4764034 (1988-08-01), Fust et al.
patent: 4971456 (1990-11-01), Hori
patent: 5088840 (1992-02-01), Radtke
patent: 5201585 (1993-04-01), Gans et al.
patent: 5738445 (1998-04-01), Gardner
patent: 5810668 (1998-09-01), Graham et al.
patent: 5862706 (1999-01-01), Chen et al.
patent: 6439772 (2002-08-01), Ommundson et al.
patent: 6682219 (2004-01-01), Alam et al.
patent: 7546742 (2009-06-01), Wakeman et al.
patent: 2002/0067870 (2002-06-01), Ommundson et al.
patent: 2006/0083449 (2006-04-01), Laurant et al.
patent: 2006009662 (2006-01-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Rotor supports and systems does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Rotor supports and systems, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Rotor supports and systems will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4186073