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US 2023/0417276 A1Published application
Air foil bearing and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Kookmin University Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation
InventorsByung Hwa OH, Tae Young KIM, Tae Ho KIM, Sung Ho HAWNG, Doo San BAEK
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Abstract
An air foil bearing includes a sleeve that defines a hollow portion having an irregular curvature, where the hollow portion is configured to receive a rotor, a bump foil that is disposed at an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve, and a top foil that is disposed at the bump foil.
Claims20
An air foil bearing, comprising:
- a sleeve that defines a hollow portion having an irregular curvature, the hollow portion being configured to receive a rotor;
- a bump foil disposed at an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve;
- and
- a top foil disposed at the bump foil.
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An air foil bearing comprising:
- a sleeve that defines a hollow portion configured to receive a rotor;
- a bump foil disposed at an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve;
- and
- a top foil disposed at the bump foil,
- wherein the sleeve comprises a plurality of sleeve plates that are stacked in an axial direction of the rotor, each of the plurality of sleeve plates having a central hole to thereby define the hollow portion of the sleeve.
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A method for manufacturing an air foil bearing, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of sleeve plates, each of the plurality of sleeve plates having a central hole;
- staking the plurality of sleeve plates to thereby form a sleeve having a hollow portion configured to receive a rotor;
- disposing a bump foil at an inner peripheral surface of the sleeve;
- and
- disposing a top foil on the bump foil.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.