Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radial force support apparatus
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Application No.: US16728255Application Date: 2019-12-27
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Publication No.: US11035403B2Publication Date: 2021-06-15
- Inventor: Jong Won Choi , Sang Hyeon Park
- Applicant: HANWHA POWERSYSTEMS CO., LTD
- Applicant Address: KR Changwon-si
- Assignee: HANWHA POWERSYSTEMS CO., LTD
- Current Assignee: HANWHA POWERSYSTEMS CO., LTD
- Current Assignee Address: KR Changwon-si
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: KR10-2019-0045246 20190418
- Main IPC: F16C17/24
- IPC: F16C17/24 ; F16C17/02 ; F16C33/10

Abstract:
A radial force support apparatus includes: a shaft coupled to an impeller and configured to rotate together with the impeller; and a foil radial bearing supporting the shaft. The foil radial bearing includes a top foil disposed on an inner circumferential surface of the foil radial bearing and facing at least a part of an outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and the shaft facing the top foil includes at least one groove provided on the outer circumferential surface of the shaft.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200332830A1 RADIAL FORCE SUPPORT APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2020-10-22
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