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US 5,871,284 AGranted
Foil thrust bearing set
AssigneeAlliedSignal Inc.
InventorsRobert H. Nadjafi, Mickey Joe Andrews
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Abstract
A spring assembly for a foil thrust bearing set includes a stiffener disc and a plurality of spring segments. Each spring segment has at least two anchoring tabs. When inserted into a slot in the stiffener disc, the anchoring tabs anchor the spring segment to the stiffener disc.
Claims20
A foil bearing set comprising:
- a foil bearing assembly including a plurality of compliant foils;
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- a spring assembly including a stiffener disc, and at least one spring segment underlying the plurality of compliant foils, each spring segment including a spring portion and anchoring means for anchoring the spring portion to the stiffener disc, the anchoring means being integral with the spring portion.
A spring assembly of a foil thrust bearing, comprising:
- a spring stiffener disc having a plurality of slots;
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- a plurality of spring segments, each spring segment including a spring portion and anchoring means, each spring segment being anchored to the stiffener disc when its anchoring means is inserted into a corresponding slot in the stiffener disc.
A spring segment for a spring assembly of a foil thrust bearing, the spring segment comprising:
- a spring portion including a plurality of spring sectors;
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- an anchoring portion formed integrally with the spring portion;
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- at least two anchoring tabs formed integrally with the anchoring portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.