Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gas bearings
- Patent Title (中): 气体轴承
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Application No.: US12308704Application Date: 2007-06-26
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Publication No.: US08425119B2Publication Date: 2013-04-23
- Inventor: Stephen Paul Hunter , Hugo George Derrick , Geoffrey McFarland , David Roberts McMurtry
- Applicant: Stephen Paul Hunter , Hugo George Derrick , Geoffrey McFarland , David Roberts McMurtry
- Applicant Address: GB Wotton-under-Edge
- Assignee: Renishaw PLC
- Current Assignee: Renishaw PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB Wotton-under-Edge
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: GB0612980.3 20060630
- International Application: PCT/GB2007/002379 WO 20070626
- International Announcement: WO2008/001069 WO 20080103
- Main IPC: F16C32/06
- IPC: F16C32/06

Abstract:
A rotary gas bearing is described that comprises a first part rotatable relative to a second part. The first part comprises a support member and a first portion and a second portion attached to the support member. The first portion comprises a first bearing surface and the second portion comprising a second bearing surface. Both the first portion and the second portion are attached to the support member by screw thread connections. The second part may comprise complimentary bearing surfaces. Epoxy may be used to fix the first and/or second portions to the support member. A method of determining the bearing working gap by measuring gas flow through the bearing is also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090279815A1 GAS BEARINGS Public/Granted day:2009-11-12
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