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US 11,898,599 B2Granted
Foil bearing
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsFelix Wiedmann, Felix Foerster
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Abstract
A foil bearing (10) having at least one foil (16, 18) which is arranged and fixed in place inside a bearing bore (14) of a bearing support (12). The bearing support (12) is made of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and the surface of the bearing bore (14) is provided at least in one contact region (20) of the at least one foil (16, 18) with a hard material layer (26). The bearing support (12) can be produced in a simple and cost-effective manner, has a low weight and a good thermal conductivity.
Claims11
A foil bearing (10) comprising:
- a bearing receptacle (12) defining therein a bearing bore (14);
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- at least one foil (16, 18), which is arranged within the bearing bore (14) and fixed therein, wherein the bearing receptacle (12) is produced from aluminum or an aluminum alloy,
- wherein a surface of the bearing bore (14) of the bearing receptacle (12) is provided with a hardened layer (26) at least in a region (20) of contact with the at least one foil (16, 18).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.