Title:
THRUST BEARING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/061698
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A thrust bearing (3) is provided with a top foil (10) formed by a plurality of top foil pieces (11) facing a thrust collar (4), a back foil (20) formed by a plurality of back foil pieces (21) each supporting a top foil piece, and a base plate (30) having a plurality of support regions (31) for each supporting a back foil piece. The support regions have inclined planes (32) partitioned by first boundary lines (31b) and second boundary lines (31a) which are disposed in a rotation direction of the thrust collar from the first boundary lines. The height of each inclined plane increases from the first boundary line progressively toward the second boundary line. The back foil pieces are disposed in the inclined planes formed continuously from the first boundary line to the second boundary line.
Inventors:
FURUNO AKIHISA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2013/078070
Publication Date:
April 24, 2014
Filing Date:
October 16, 2013
Export Citation:
Assignee:
IHI CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F16C27/02
Foreign References:
| JP2008513701A | 2008-05-01 | |||
| JPS63195412A | 1988-08-12 | |||
| JP2003507682A | 2003-02-25 | |||
| JP2008513701A | 2008-05-01 | |||
| JP2008501922A | 2008-01-24 | |||
| JPS6192316A | 1986-05-10 | |||
| JP2002349551A | 2002-12-04 | |||
| JPS63195412A | 1988-08-12 | |||
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Other References:
See also references of EP 2910802A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
TERAMOTO Mitsuo et al. (JP)
Mitsuo Teramoto (JP)
Mitsuo Teramoto (JP)
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