WO2013015098A1 - ラジアルフォイル軸受 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a radial foil bearing.
- a radial bearing that is mounted so as to surround a rotating shaft is known.
- a thin plate-like top foil that forms a bearing surface
- a back foil that elastically supports the top foil
- a cylindrical bearing housing that houses the top foil and the back foil
- Radial foil bearings with are well known.
- a back foil of the radial foil bearing a bump foil obtained by forming a thin plate into a corrugated plate is mainly used.
- one end portion (stop end portion) of the radial foil bearing is directly attached to the bearing housing by spot welding or via a spacer. It is fixed indirectly.
- both ends of the top foil are locked and fixed so as to abut against the stop walls of the inner wall of the housing.
- the fluid lubrication film of the foil bearing formed between the rotating shaft and the top foil by the rotation of the rotating shaft is as thin as about 10 ⁇ m. Therefore, if even a slight distortion occurs in the top foil, the load capacity and dynamic characteristics (rigidity and damping performance) of the bearing may be affected, and performance as designed may not be obtained.
- a top foil since distortion may arise in a top foil by the said reaction force, a top foil does not become a shape close
- the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a radial foil bearing capable of sufficiently reducing the distortion generated in the top foil and obtaining good performance as designed with respect to the load capacity and dynamic characteristics (rigidity and damping performance) of the bearing. It is a first object to provide It is a second object of the present invention to provide a radial foil bearing capable of preventing the generation of a force (local preload) for tightening the rotating shaft.
- a back foil disposed outside, and a cylindrical bearing housing that houses the top foil and the back foil.
- a plurality of engaging grooves are formed along the axial direction of the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing.
- the top foil is formed by winding a rectangular metal foil in the circumferential direction of the rotating shaft.
- the metal foil includes a first uneven portion having a first convex portion and a first concave portion on one side thereof, and a position corresponding to the first convex portion on the other side opposite to the one side.
- a second concavo-convex part having a second convex part formed in at least a part of a position corresponding to the first concave part.
- the metal foil is wound in a cylindrical shape so that the first uneven portion and the second uneven portion overlap each other.
- the first and second convex portions are drawn out to the bearing housing side through the corresponding first and second concave portions, respectively. Furthermore, the 1st and 2nd convex part pulled out to the said bearing housing side is engaging with the said corresponding engaging groove, respectively.
- a metal foil having a first uneven portion and a second uneven portion is wound in a cylindrical shape so that the first uneven portion and the second uneven portion overlap each other.
- the convex portions of the concavo-convex portions are respectively drawn out to the bearing housing side, and the drawn convex portions are engaged with engagement grooves formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing.
- the top foil can be bearing without performing spot welding or bending on the top foil, and without generating strong reaction force from both ends to the center by abutting the both ends against the bearing housing. It can be housed and fixed in the housing. Therefore, the distortion generated in the top foil can be suppressed and the distortion of the top foil can be sufficiently reduced.
- the top foil is thin on the one side and the other side compared to a central portion between them.
- the part is formed. If it does in this way, it will become easy to elastically deform the both ends of a top foil, and generation
- the said thin part is formed in the state in which the outer peripheral surface was dented from the outer peripheral surface of the said center part. If it does in this way, in this thin part, a clearance gap will be formed between the back foil which supports the outer peripheral surface side. Therefore, generation of a force (local preload) for tightening the rotating shaft in the thin portion is reliably prevented.
- At least one of the engagement grooves is formed in a part of the entire axial length of the bearing housing. Yes. In this way, even when an axial shift occurs between the top foil and the bearing housing, the convex portion that engages with the engaging groove formed in a part of the axial direction of the bearing housing is Since the movement is stopped by being restricted by the end of the engagement groove, further displacement is prevented. Therefore, the top foil is prevented from falling off from the bearing housing.
- the radial foil bearing of the present invention distortion generated in the top foil can be suppressed and distortion of the top foil can be sufficiently reduced. As a result, good performance as designed can be obtained for the load capacity and dynamic characteristics (rigidity and damping performance) of the bearing.
- FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2A. It is an expansion
- FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 3A. It is an expansion
- FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a turbo machine to which a radial foil bearing according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied.
- reference numeral 1 denotes a rotating shaft
- reference numeral 2 denotes an impeller provided at the tip of the rotating shaft
- reference numeral 3 denotes a radial foil bearing according to the present invention.
- two radial foil bearings are provided in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 1 to constitute a support structure for the rotary shaft 1.
- two radial foil bearings 3 are also provided in this embodiment.
- a thrust collar 4 is fixed to the rotary shaft 1 on the side where the impeller 2 is formed. Thrust bearings 5 are disposed on both sides of the thrust collar 4 so as to face the thrust collar 4.
- the impeller 2 is disposed in the housing 6 on the stationary side, and a tip clearance 7 is formed between the impeller 2 and the housing 6. Further, a radial foil bearing 3 is mounted on the rotary shaft 1 so as to surround the thrust collar 4 on the center side of the rotary shaft 1.
- FIGS. 2A to 2D are views showing a first embodiment of a radial foil bearing applied to the turbo machine having such a configuration.
- the radial foil bearing 3 of the first embodiment is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the rotating shaft 1 and supporting the rotating shaft 1 as shown in FIG. 2A.
- the radial foil bearing 3 includes a cylindrical top foil 10 disposed to face the rotating shaft 1, a bump foil 11 (back foil) disposed on the radially outer side of the top foil 10, and a radial direction of the bump foil 11. And a bearing housing 12 disposed on the outside.
- the bearing housing 12 constitutes the outermost part of the radial foil bearing 3 and is formed in a cylindrical shape using metal.
- the bearing housing 12 accommodates the bump foil 11 and the top foil 10 therein.
- the bearing housing 12 is formed with a plurality of engaging grooves 13 along the axial direction of the bearing housing 12 on the inner peripheral surface thereof.
- the engagement groove 13 includes a first engagement groove 13a and a second engagement groove 13b. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B showing the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 12, a first engagement groove 13a is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 12 over the entire length of the bearing housing 12 in the axial direction. .
- the second engagement groove 13 b is formed only in a part of the entire axial length of the bearing housing 12. In other words, the second engagement groove 13b is not formed over the entire length of the bearing housing 12 in the axial direction.
- two second engagement grooves 13b are formed adjacent to the first engagement groove 13a.
- the two second engagement grooves 13 b are arranged on a straight line parallel to the axial direction of the bearing housing 12.
- One of the second engagement grooves 13b is formed extending from one side end of the bearing housing 12 toward the center side, and the other is directed from the other side end of the bearing housing 12 toward the center side. It is extended and formed. Accordingly, the second engagement grooves 13b are not in communication with each other at the axial center of the bearing housing 12, and the centers of these grooves are located on the center side of the bearing housing 12 in the second engagement grooves 13b.
- a bank portion 14 that closes the side is formed.
- the depth of the engagement grooves 13a and 13b is about 0.1 mm to several mm.
- the bump foil 11 is a back foil that is formed of a foil (thin plate) and elastically supports the top foil 10.
- a back foil examples include a bump foil, a spring foil described in JP-A-2006-57652 and JP-A-2004-270904, and JP-A-2009-299748.
- a back foil or the like is used.
- bump foil is used as the back foil.
- the spring foil or the back foil may be used as the back foil of the present invention.
- the bump foil 11 has a foil (thin plate) formed into a corrugated plate shape, further formed into a cylindrical shape as a whole, and disposed along the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 12.
- the bump foil 11 is disposed with a predetermined distance between both ends thereof. That is, the bump foil 11 is arranged so as to cover only the inner peripheral surface of the other bearing housing 12 without covering the engagement grooves 13 and 13 and between them.
- the bump foil 11 formed in a corrugated plate shape alternately forms valleys in contact with the bearing housing 12 and peaks in contact with the top foil 10 along the circumferential direction of the radial foil bearing 3.
- the bump foil 11 elastically supports the top foil 10, particularly by a peak portion in contact with the top foil 10.
- fluid passages are formed by peaks and valleys in the axial direction of the radial foil bearing 3.
- this bump foil 11 is being fixed to the bearing housing 12 by spot welding etc. similarly to the past.
- the top foil 10 is formed by winding a rectangular metal foil into a cylindrical shape along the inner surface of the bump foil 11, and a convex portion 15 a (first convex portion) formed on one end side, and the other side Convex portions 15b (second convex portions) formed on the end side are arranged so as to engage with the engaging grooves 13 formed in the bearing housing 12, respectively.
- FIG. 2C which is a developed plan view of the top foil 10
- a rectangular metal foil having a long side in the bearing circumferential direction and a short side in the bearing axial direction is a side view in FIG. 2D.
- the top foil 10 is formed with a first concavo-convex portion 17a having one convex portion 15a and two concave portions 16a (first concave portions) on one side of the short side.
- a second concavo-convex portion 17b having two convex portions 15b and one concave portion 16b (second concave portion) is formed on the other side of the short side opposite to the one side.
- the concave portion 16b of the second concave-convex portion 17b is formed at a position corresponding to the convex portion 15a of the first concave-convex portion 17a, and the concave portion 16a of the first concave-convex portion 17a corresponds to the convex portion 15b of the second concave-convex portion 17b. It is formed in the position to do.
- the recessed portion 16b of the second uneven portion 17b is recessed.
- the convex part 15a is formed so as to pass through the inside of 16b.
- the concave portion 16a of the first uneven portion 17a is formed so that the convex portion 15b passes through the concave portion 16a when the top foil 10 (rectangular metal foil) is wound in a cylindrical shape.
- the protrusions 15a and 15b passing through the recesses 16b and 16a in this way are each pulled out toward the bearing housing 12 as shown in FIG. 2A, and their tips are engaged with the engagement grooves 13 of the bearing housing 12.
- the top foil 10 is arranged such that its movement in the circumferential direction is restricted and the amount of movement is small.
- the protrusions 15a and 15b are disposed in a state in which the tips thereof are close to the side wall surface and the bottom surface without being strongly abutted against the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the engagement groove 13. Therefore, during the steady operation of the rotating shaft 1, the convex portions 15 a and 15 b do not receive a large reaction force from the engagement groove 13, so that distortion generated in the top foil 10 can be prevented. Further, when an unexpected external force is applied to the radial foil bearing 3 due to the shaft shake of the rotating shaft 1, the top foil 10 does not rotate in the bearing housing 12, and the bearing housing 12 and the rotating shaft 1 are further rotated. It is possible to prevent omissions.
- the protrusions 15 a and 15 b are locked to the side wall surface and the bottom surface of the engagement groove 13, so that the protrusions 15 a and 15 b are detached from the engagement groove 13. Can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the top foil 10 from rotating or being deformed excessively, so that the convex portions 15a and 15b come out of the concave portions 16b and 16a, and the top foil 10 is prevented from dropping from the bearing housing 12.
- the convex portion 15b that engages with the second engagement groove 13b in particular moves to the axial center side (inside) of the bearing housing 12 by the second engagement groove 13b.
- the top foil 10 has a side (one side) where the first uneven portion 17a is formed and a side (the other side) where the second uneven portion 17b is formed.
- the thin portion 18 is formed thinner than the central portion between them. As shown in FIG. 2A, these thin portions 18 are formed by being thinned (thinned) so that the outer peripheral surface (the surface on the bump foil 11 side) is recessed from the outer peripheral surface of the central portion. Yes.
- both end portions of the top foil 10 are controlled in units of 10 ⁇ m so as to have a desired thickness (thinness) by, for example, etching.
- etching Specifically, when the bearing diameter is 35 mm, when the thickness of the top foil 10 is 100 ⁇ m, the thickness of the thin portion 18 is about 80 ⁇ m.
- the circumferential length L of the thin portion 18 shown in FIG. 2D is equal to the interval between the two engaging grooves 13 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction and the top of the bump foil 11 as shown in FIG. 2A. It corresponds to the combined length of the two widths.
- the bump foil 11 that supports the outer peripheral surface side.
- a gap is formed between one crest at the end of the thin portion 18 and the thin portion 18.
- the operation of the radial foil bearing 3 having such a configuration will be described.
- the top foil 10 is in close contact with the rotating shaft 1 by being urged toward the rotating shaft 1 by the bump foil 11.
- both end portions of the top foil 10 are thin portions 18, the thin portion 18 hardly generates a force (local preload) for tightening the rotating shaft 1.
- the rotary shaft 1 When the rotary shaft 1 is rotated in the direction of arrow P in FIG. 2A, it starts rotating at a low speed first, and then gradually accelerates and rotates at a high speed. Therefore, as indicated by an arrow Q in FIG. 2A, ambient fluid is drawn from between one end (projection 15 a) of the top foil 10 and one end of the bump foil 11, and flows between the top foil 10 and the rotating shaft 1. To do. Thereby, a fluid lubricating film is formed between the top foil 10 and the rotating shaft 1.
- the convex portions 15 a and 15 b drawn from the concave portions 16 b and 16 a are engaged with the engaging grooves 13 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 12. For this reason, spot welding or bending is not performed on the top foil 10, and a strong reaction force from both ends toward the center due to abutting both ends of the top foil 10 against the bearing housing 12 is not generated.
- the top foil 10 can be accommodated and fixed in the bearing housing 12. Therefore, since the distortion generated in the top foil 10 can be suppressed and the distortion of the top foil 10 can be sufficiently reduced, the load capacity and dynamic characteristics (rigidity and damping performance) of the bearing exhibit the good performance as designed. Can be made.
- the number of steps of forming the concavo-convex portions 17 a and 17 b by simply etching is increased, and conventional spot welding and bending that may cause distortion can be eliminated. Therefore, the difficulty of manufacture can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, since there is no welding process of the top foil 10 with respect to the bearing housing 12, the assembly defect and assembly variation by a welding defect etc. can be suppressed. Therefore, reproducibility is improved and the mass productivity is excellent.
- the top foil is wound around the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft is rotated in the reverse direction.
- the radial foil bearing 3 according to the present embodiment is symmetrical in the side view as shown in FIG. 2A, and therefore functions equally in both forward and reverse rotations of the rotary shaft 1. it can. Therefore, the present invention can also be applied to a rotating machine whose rotating shaft rotates in the reverse direction.
- the thin part 18 is formed in the both ends of the top foil 10, the force (local preload) which clamp
- the end portion of the top foil 10 on the side into which the surrounding fluid flows (corresponding to the free end of the conventional type) is soft. Therefore, the surrounding fluid easily flows between the top foil 10 and the rotary shaft 1. Therefore, the fluid lubricating film is formed at a lower rotational speed, and the startability is improved.
- 3A to 3D are views showing a second embodiment of the radial foil bearing applied to the turbo machine shown in FIG. 1, and reference numeral 20 in FIG. 3A denotes a radial foil bearing.
- the radial foil bearing 20 is different from the radial foil bearing 3 shown in FIG. 2A in the shape of the top foil and the shape of the corresponding engagement groove of the bearing housing. Note that in the second embodiment, elements similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
- the top foil 21 of the radial foil bearing 20 of the present embodiment has one convex portion 22a (first convex portion) and one concave portion 23a (first convex portion) on one side of the short side.
- 1 concavo-convex part 24a having one concave part) is formed, and one convex part 22b (second convex part) and one concave part 23b (first concavo-convex part) are formed on the other side of the short side opposite to the one side.
- 2nd concave-convex portion 24b having two concave portions) is formed.
- the concave portion 23b of the second concave-convex portion 24b is formed so as to include a position corresponding to the convex portion 22a of the first concave-convex portion 24a, and the concave portion 23a of the first concave-convex portion 24a is a convex portion of the second concave-convex portion 24b. It is formed so as to include a position corresponding to the portion 22b.
- the convex portion 22a is formed in at least a part of the position corresponding to the concave portion 23b
- the convex portion 22b is formed in at least a part of the position corresponding to the concave portion 23a.
- the concave portion 23b of the second uneven portion 24b is formed in the concave portion 23b. It is formed to pass through.
- the concave portion 23a of the first concavo-convex portion 24a is formed so that the convex portion 22b passes through the concave portion 23a when the top foil 21 is wound in a cylindrical shape.
- the width of the recesses 23b, 23a is formed to be sufficiently wider than the width of the corresponding projections 22a, 22b.
- an engagement groove 26 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 25 corresponding to the arrangement of the convex portions 22a and 22b. That is, as shown in FIG. 3B showing the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 25, two engagement grooves 26 formed only in a part of the entire length in the axial direction are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 25. Yes.
- One of the engagement grooves 26 is formed to extend from one side end of the bearing housing 25 toward the center side, and the other extends from the other side end of the bearing housing 25 toward the center side. Is formed.
- the engaging grooves 26 are not arranged on the same straight line parallel to the axial direction of the bearing housing 25 but are arranged on different straight lines spaced by a predetermined distance in the circumferential direction of the bearing housing 25.
- the convex portions 22 a and 22 b drawn from the concave portions 23 b and 23 a are engaged with the engaging grooves 26 formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing 25.
- spot welding or bending is not performed on the top foil 21, and a strong reaction force from both ends toward the center due to abutting both ends of the top foil 21 against the bearing housing 25 is not generated.
- the top foil 21 can be accommodated and fixed in the bearing housing 25. Therefore, since the distortion generated in the top foil 21 can be suppressed and the distortion of the top foil 21 can be sufficiently reduced, the load capacity and dynamic characteristics (rigidity and damping performance) of the bearing exhibit good performance as designed. Can be made.
- the thin portions 18 are formed at both ends of the top foil 21, no force (local preload) for tightening the rotating shaft 1 is generated at both ends as described above. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the starting torque from being increased due to preloading, and the heat generated during operation to be higher than the set value.
- the movement of the convex portions 22a and 22b engaged with the engagement groove 26 toward the axial center side (inner side) of the bearing housing 25 is caused by the bank of the engagement groove 26. Since it is regulated by the portion 14, the top foil 21 can be prevented from jumping out from the bearing housing 25.
- the first concavo-convex portion and the second concavo-convex portion are each formed by one or two convex portions and concave portions, but the number of these convex portions and concave portions is three or more. May be.
- the thin portion 18 may be formed to be thin (thin) by, for example, etching both the front and back surfaces.
- the present invention can be widely used for a radial foil bearing that surrounds and supports a rotating shaft.
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本願は、2011年7月22日に日本に出願された特願2011-160772号に基づき優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
また、特許文献1では、トップフォイルの両端をそれぞれハウジング内壁の止め壁に突き当てるようにして係止させ、固定している。
また、山を無くした部位における回転軸の支持剛性を下げ過ぎないようにするために、山を無くす代わりに上記部位のバンプフォイルの山の高さを低くする方法が考えられる。しかし、低くする量が数十μmと小さいため、そのようなバンプフォイルの製作は極めて困難である。
このようにすれば、トップフォイルの両端部が弾性変形し易くなり、この両端部における、回転軸を締め付ける力(局所的なプリロード)の発生が抑制される。
このようにすれば、この薄肉部では、その外周面側を支持するバックフォイルとの間に隙間が形成される。したがって、この薄肉部における、回転軸を締め付ける力(局所的なプリロード)の発生が確実に防止される。
このようにすれば、トップフォイルと軸受ハウジングとの間で軸方向のずれが生じた際にも、軸受ハウジングの軸方向の一部に形成されている係合溝に係合する凸部が、この係合溝の端部に規制されてその移動が停止させられるので、それ以上のずれが防止される。したがって、トップフォイルの軸受ハウジングからの脱落が確実に防止される。
図1は、本発明の第1実施形態のラジアルフォイル軸受が適用されるターボ機械の一例を示す側面図である。図1中符号1は回転軸、符号2は回転軸の先端部に設けられたインペラ、符号3は本発明に係るラジアルフォイル軸受である。なお、図1では省略してラジアルフォイル軸受を一つのみ記載しているが、通常は回転軸1の軸方向にラジアルフォイル軸受が二つ設けられて、回転軸1の支持構造が構成される。したがって、図示しないが、本実施形態においてもラジアルフォイル軸受3は二つ設けられている。
また、インペラ2は静止側となるハウジング6内に配置されており、インペラ2とハウジング6との間にチップクリアランス7が形成されている。
また、回転軸1には、スラストカラー4より回転軸1の中央側に、ラジアルフォイル軸受3が取り囲むように装着されている。
なお、このバンプフォイル11は、従来と同様に、スポット溶接等によって軸受ハウジング12に固定されている。
また、図2Dに示す、薄肉部18の周方向の長さLは、図2Aに示すように、周方向に隣り合う二つの係合溝13の間隔と、バンプフォイル11の端部の山一つの幅とを合わせた長さに対応している。
回転軸1が停止した状態では、トップフォイル10はバンプフォイル11によって回転軸1側に付勢されることで回転軸1に密着している。なお、本実施形態では、トップフォイル10の両端部が薄肉部18となっているので、これら薄肉部18では回転軸1を締め付ける力(局所的なプリロード)がほとんど生じない。
また、軸受ハウジング12に対するトップフォイル10の溶接工程が無いため、溶接不良などによる組立て不良や組立てのバラツキを抑制できる。したがって、再現性が高くなり、量産性に優れる。
また、トップフォイル10の両端部に薄肉部18を形成しているので、例えば従来のようにトップフォイルの両端部を軸受ハウジングの内曲面(内周面)になじませるための、熱処理工程が不要になる。
さらに、トップフォイル10の両端部に薄肉部18を形成したことで、周囲流体が流入する側のトップフォイル10の端部(従来型の自由端に相当)が柔らかくなっているため、前記したように周囲流体がトップフォイル10と回転軸1との間に流入し易くなる。
したがって、より低い回転数で流体潤滑膜が形成され、始動性が向上する。
次に、本発明の第2実施形態のラジアルフォイル軸受を説明する。図3A~3Dは、図1に示したターボ機械に適用されたラジアルフォイル軸受の第2実施形態を示す図であり、図3A中符号20はラジアルフォイル軸受である。このラジアルフォイル軸受20が図2Aに示したラジアルフォイル軸受3と異なるところは、トップフォイルの形状、及びこれに対応する軸受ハウジングの係合溝の形状である。なお、第2実施形態において、第1実施形態と同様の要素には同一の符号を付し、その説明を省略する。
例えば、前記実施形態では第1の凹凸部、第2の凹凸部を、それぞれ一つ又は二つの凸部と凹部とによって形成したが、これら凸部と凹部の数については、三つ以上であってもよい。
また、薄肉部18については、例えばその表裏両面をエッチング加工し、薄厚(薄肉)に形成してもよい。
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- 回転軸を取り囲んで該回転軸を支持するラジアルフォイル軸受であって、
前記回転軸に対向して配置される円筒状のトップフォイルと、前記トップフォイルの径方向外側に配置されるバックフォイルと、前記トップフォイル及び前記バックフォイルを収容する円筒状の軸受ハウジングと、を備え、
前記軸受ハウジングの内周面には、その軸方向に沿って複数の係合溝が形成され、
前記トップフォイルは、矩形状の金属箔が前記回転軸の周方向に巻かれて形成され、
前記金属箔は、その一方の辺側に第1凸部及び第1凹部を有する第1の凹凸部と、前記一方の辺と反対の他方の辺側に、前記第1凸部に対応する位置を含むように形成される第2凹部、及び前記第1凹部に対応する位置の少なくとも一部に形成される第2凸部を有する第2の凹凸部と、を備えるとともに、前記第1の凹凸部と前記第2の凹凸部とが重なるように円筒状に巻かれ、
前記第1及び第2凸部が、それぞれ対応する前記第1及び第2凹部を通って前記軸受ハウジング側に引き出され、
前記軸受ハウジング側に引き出された前記第1及び第2凸部が、それぞれ対応する前記係合溝に係合しているラジアルフォイル軸受。 - 前記トップフォイルには、前記一方の辺側と前記他方の辺側とに、これらの間の中央部に比べて薄厚な薄肉部が形成されている請求項1に記載のラジアルフォイル軸受。
- 前記薄肉部は、その外周面が前記中央部の外周面より凹んだ状態に形成されている請求項2に記載のラジアルフォイル軸受。
- 前記係合溝の少なくとも一つは、前記軸受ハウジングにおける軸方向の全長の一部に形成されている請求項1に記載のラジアルフォイル軸受。
- 前記係合溝の少なくとも一つは、前記軸受ハウジングにおける軸方向の全長の一部に形成されている請求項2に記載のラジアルフォイル軸受。
- 前記係合溝の少なくとも一つは、前記軸受ハウジングにおける軸方向の全長の一部に形成されている請求項3に記載のラジアルフォイル軸受。
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