Cage positioned tilting pad bearing

dc.contributor.assigneeVirginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.contributor.inventorKirk, R. Gordonen
dc.contributor.inventorSonger, Williamen
dc.date.accessed2019-02-15en
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T21:48:01Zen
dc.date.available2019-02-21T21:48:01Zen
dc.date.filed2012-08-27en
dc.date.issued2016-07-19en
dc.description.abstractA tilting pad bearing for a high speed rotary machines, such as a turbocharger for an internal combustion engine, comprises a cage and a plurality of tilting pads. The cage is formed by two annular rings separated by spacers machined from a single billet of high-temperature metal. The bearing pads are inserted between the spacers of the cage. One or more O-rings retain the bearing pads within the cage during assembly of the bearing but are not required after installation of the bearing. When retained in the final assembly and installation of the bearing, the O-rings allow tilting movement of the pads within the cage. The outer surfaces of the spacers have a plurality of grooves, and outer surfaces of each of the pads have matching grooves. One of the grooves is an oil groove, wherein the oil groove of the spacers communicating with and oil inlet holes in the spacers. At least one of the other grooves receives an O-ring that hold the pads in place in the cage during installation. When two O-rings are used on either side of the oil groove in the final assembly, the O-rings serve to direct oil to the oil groove and prevent or reduce oil leakage.en
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dc.identifier.applicationnumber14342066en
dc.identifier.patentnumber9394914en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/87734en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/14/949/093/0.pdfen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen
dc.subject.cpcF01D25/166en
dc.subject.cpcF02B33/34en
dc.subject.cpcF04D29/0563en
dc.subject.cpcF04D25/04en
dc.subject.cpcF04D29/061en
dc.subject.cpcF16C17/03en
dc.subject.cpcF16C33/02en
dc.subject.cpcF16C33/06en
dc.subject.cpcF16C33/1025en
dc.subject.cpcF16C33/1065en
dc.titleCage positioned tilting pad bearingen
dc.typePatenten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.patenttypeutilityen

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