Title:
COMPLIANT FOIL THRUST BEARING
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/001016
Kind Code:
A8
Abstract:
A compliant foil thrust bearing subassembly comprising: a fluid plate comprising an annular mating ring and a plurality of fluid foil elements disposed radially inwardly from the fluid plate mating ring; a force transfer plate comprising an annular mating ring and a plurality of force transfer elements disposed radially inwardly from the force transfer plate mating ring; and a spring plate comprising an annular mating ring and a plurality of deflection elements disposed radially inwardly from the spring plate mating ring, wherein: the fluid plate, the force transfer plate and the spring plate are stackable such that each fluid foil element is axially supported by a corresponding pair of overlapping force transfer elements and deflection elements.
Inventors:
PYE STEPHEN (GB)
NIMMA VASUDEVA (GB)
HEWARD PHILLIP (GB)
NIMMA VASUDEVA (GB)
HEWARD PHILLIP (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/EP2019/067622
Publication Date:
November 10, 2022
Filing Date:
July 01, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BLADON JETS HOLDINGS LTD
International Classes:
F16C17/04
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SOMERVILLE, Andrew (GB)
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