US4326758A
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Thrust bearing with tapered lands
Assignee: Taiho Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1980-11-06
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Granted: 1982-04-27
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Expires: 2000-11-06
Abstract
Abstract A bored thrust bearing having a bearing face formed in series with tapered lands for forming a thrust load-carrying oil film, each tapered land being formed with a foot surface having a given sloping angle (β) and an upper surface having a gentle sloping angle (α) less than the given sloping angle, the foot surface and the upper surface having therebetween a rounded boundary.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigehiro Nozue
- 👤 Tatsuhiko Fukuoka
- 👤 Hideaki Sugiura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:43
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/06; F16C33/10; F16C33/1025; F16C33/106; F16C33/1075; F16C17/00; F16C17/04; F16C17/047; F16C33/14; F16C2300/00; F16C2300/02; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49636; Y10T29/49643; Y10T29/49645
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A thrust bearing having a central bore for receiving therein a rotating shaft, a bearing face extending around the central bore for making a slide engagement with a slide part of the shaft, and tapered lands circumferentially arranged in series in the bearing face for forming a thrust load-carrying oil film of a wedge shape between the tapered lands and the sliding part of the shaft, wherein each of said tapered lands is formed with a foot surface having a given sloping angle (β) and an upper surface having a gentle sloping angle (α) less than said given sloping angle of said foot surface, said foot surface and said upper surface having therebetween a rounded boundary.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A thrust bearing having a central bore for receiving therein a rotating shaft, a bearing face extending around the central bore for making a slide engagement with a slide part of the shaft, and tapered lands circumferentially arranged in series in the bearing face for forming a thrust load-carrying oil film of a wedge shape between the tapered lands and the sliding part of the shaft, wherein each of said tapered lands is formed with a foot surface having a given sloping angle (β) and an upper surface having a gentle sloping angle (α) less than said given sloping angle of said foot surface, said foot surface and said upper surface having therebetween a rounded boundary.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A thrust bearing according to claim 1, wherein each of said tapered lands has a rounded top corner.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A thrust bearing according to claim 1, wherein said upper surface of said each tapered land has a circumferential length smaller than 60 percent of that of each said tapered land.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A thrust bearing according to claim 1, wherein the relation of said given sloping angle (β) of said foot surface and said gentle sloping angle (α) of said upper surface is 0 degree <α<β<5 degrees.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A thrust bearing according to claim 1, wherein said tapered lands have an equal height of 4 through 6 microns.
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