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Fluid dynamic bearing system

Granted 15 Jan 2013 · 4 office actions

Current assignee: MinebeaMitsumi · originally U-Shin Ltd.

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Inventors: Martin Engesser, Werner Schmid, Carsten Etling, Thomas Fuss +1 · Examiner: Thomas R Hannon · AU 3656 · TC 3600

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Abstract

The fluid dynamic bearing system has at least one stationary part, and at least one rotating part that is supported rotatable about a rotational axis with respect to the stationary part. A bearing gap filled with bearing fluid is formed between mutually opposing surfaces of the stationary and of the rotating part. The bearing system includes at least one fluid dynamic radial bearing and at least one fluid dynamic axial bearing that are disposed along sections of the bearing gap. In one aspect of the invention, an annular sealing gap for sealing open ends of the bearing gap has one end connected to the bearing gap and one end connected to an annular reservoir, the outside radius of the reservoir measured from the rotational axis being larger than the outside radius of the sealing gap.

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Classifications

3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section F — Mechanical engineering; lighting; heating; weapons
  • F16C32/06
USPC · US Patent Classification
384/107384/110

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Pendency
3.2 y
1,155 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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3
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Examiner
Thomas R Hannon
art unit 3656 · TC 3600
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related publicationUS 20100124387 A120 May 2010

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