Foil bearing
By constructing spaced slots on the inner circumferential wall of the bearing housing and forming inserts on the foil, the problem of insufficient stiffness in multi-leaf radial elastic foil bearings is solved, achieving higher load-bearing stiffness and damping performance.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCE INC OF ZHUHAI
- Filing Date
- 2026-05-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing multi-leaf radial elastic foil bearings have a large span between the support points due to the presence of a fixed end and a free end on each foil, resulting in limited load-bearing stiffness of the foil itself.
First and second slots are constructed at intervals on the inner peripheral wall of the bearing housing, and corresponding first and second inserts are formed on the bearing foil, so that the foil is fixed at two points with a certain interval on the bearing housing, thereby enhancing the rigidity of the bearing foil.
By enhancing the contact points between the foil and the bearing housing, the load-bearing stiffness and damping performance of the foil bearing are improved, ensuring smooth rotor operation.
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