HYDRODYNAMIC SHAFT BEARING
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1. A FILM LUBRICATED SHAFT BEARING COMPRISING:
- A BEARING UNIT HAVING A SHAFT RECEIVING OPENINGS AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY THIN, FLEXIBLE, COMPLIANT BEARING FOILS SPACED AROUND SAID OPENING AND EACH EXTENDING GENERALLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT A PORTION ONLY OF SAID OPENING;
SAID BEARING FOILS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID UNIT AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS ALONG EACH FOIL AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID UNIT INTERMEDIATE SAID POSITIONS TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF CONCAVE BEARING SURFACES RESILIENTLY ROTATIVELY SUPPORTING A SHAFT IN SAID OPENING.
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1. A FILM LUBRICATED SHAFT BEARING COMPRISING:
- A BEARING UNIT HAVING A SHAFT RECEIVING OPENINGS AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY THIN, FLEXIBLE, COMPLIANT BEARING FOILS SPACED AROUND SAID OPENING AND EACH EXTENDING GENERALLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT A PORTION ONLY OF SAID OPENING;
SAID BEARING FOILS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID UNIT AT LEAST TWO POSITIONS ALONG EACH FOIL AND BEING SPACED FROM SAID UNIT INTERMEDIATE SAID POSITIONS TO PROVIDE A PLURALITY OF CONCAVE BEARING SURFACES RESILIENTLY ROTATIVELY SUPPORTING A SHAFT IN SAID OPENING.
- A BEARING UNIT HAVING A SHAFT RECEIVING OPENINGS AND INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF RELATIVELY THIN, FLEXIBLE, COMPLIANT BEARING FOILS SPACED AROUND SAID OPENING AND EACH EXTENDING GENERALLY CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT A PORTION ONLY OF SAID OPENING;
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Current AssigneeDavid J. Marley
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Original AssigneeDavid J. Marley
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InventorsMarley, David J.
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Application NumberUS04/294,386Time in Patent Office2,084 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current384/103CPC Class CodesF16C 17/024 with flexible leaves to cre...F16C 43/02 Assembling sliding-contact ...
