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US 4,426,752 AGranted
Rotor movement damping device
AssigneeNifco Inc.
InventorHiromichi Nakayama
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Abstract
A rotary damping device has a shaft provided at one end with a rotor and the shaft also has a damping portion extending radially. The shaft is rotatably housed and accommodation spaces in the device are filled with oil. Located near to the opening of the shaft bearing is a radially extended sucker-shaped flange having a surface sloped axially forward. When the flange is contained within the accommodation space the rim portion of the flange presses against the front wall of the space to prevent damping oil leaking from the housing.
Claims1
A rotary oil-damping device comprising:
- a shaft having at a forward end thereof a rotor;
- a radially extended damper portion provided on at least one part of said shaft;
- a radially extended sucker-shaped flange provided on said shaft at a position close to the opening of a space in which said shaft is borne, said flange having a surface sloping axially toward said forward end;
- a plastic housing in which said shaft is rotatably supported, said housing being provided with spaces to accommodate said radially extended damper portion and said sucker-shaped flange;
- damping oil provided in said accommodating spaces together with said damper portion and said sucker-shaped flange;
- whereby the rim of said sucker-shaped flange is kept in pressed contact with the front wall of said accommodating space;
- and means on the opposite end of said shaft from said rotor cooperating with said housing for centering said shaft relative to said housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.