US3132908A
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Thrust bearing construction
Assignee: Carrier Corp
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Filing: 1962-04-02
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1982-04-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lester G Grotzinger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:45
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C17/00; F16C17/04; F16C17/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
BEARING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A ROTATING SHAFT, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: PAD MEANS ARRANGED ADJACENT SAID ROTATING SHAFT; BEARING SURFACE MEANS ON SAID PAD MEANS AGAINST WHICH A BEARING FORCE PRODUCED BY THE ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT MAY BE SUPPORTED; PIVOT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PAD MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND RESILIENT MEANS YIELDABLY SUPPORTING SAID PIVOT MEANS AND ELASTICALLY BIASING SAME AGAINST SAID PAD MEANS, SAID RESILIENT MEANS HAVING A FORCE-DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTIC REPRESENTED BY A CURVE HAVING A FIRST PORTION OF RELATIVELY SHALLOW SLOPE AND A SECOND PORTION OF RELATIVELY STEEP SLOPE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
BEARING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A ROTATING SHAFT, SAID MEANS COMPRISING: PAD MEANS ARRANGED ADJACENT SAID ROTATING SHAFT; BEARING SURFACE MEANS ON SAID PAD MEANS AGAINST WHICH A BEARING FORCE PRODUCED BY THE ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT MAY BE SUPPORTED; PIVOT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID PAD MEANS FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT; AND RESILIENT MEANS YIELDABLY SUPPORTING SAID PIVOT MEANS AND ELASTICALLY BIASING SAME AGAINST SAID PAD MEANS, SAID RESILIENT MEANS HAVING A FORCE-DISPLACEMENT CHARACTERISTIC REPRESENTED BY A CURVE HAVING A FIRST PORTION OF RELATIVELY SHALLOW SLOPE AND A SECOND PORTION OF RELATIVELY STEEP SLOPE.
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