GB9624728D0 - Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings

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Publication number
GB9624728D0
GB9624728D0 GBGB9624728.3A GB9624728A GB9624728D0 GB 9624728 D0 GB9624728 D0 GB 9624728D0 GB 9624728 A GB9624728 A GB 9624728A GB 9624728 D0 GB9624728 D0 GB 9624728D0
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
air
fluid film
forming recesses
film bearings
bearings
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Pending
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GBGB9624728.3A
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Loadpoint Ltd
Original Assignee
Loadpoint Ltd
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Publication date
Application filed by Loadpoint Ltd filed Critical Loadpoint Ltd
Priority to GBGB9624728.3A priority Critical patent/GB9624728D0/en
Publication of GB9624728D0 publication Critical patent/GB9624728D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB1997/003233 priority patent/WO1998023405A1/en
Priority to AU51268/98A priority patent/AU5126898A/en
Priority to GB9724881A priority patent/GB2319741A/en
Pending legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H9/00—Machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal objects
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H9/00—Machining specially adapted for treating particular metal objects or for obtaining special effects or results on metal objects
    • B23H9/06—Marking or engraving
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
    • F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
    • F16C33/06—Sliding surface mainly made of metal
    • F16C33/10—Construction relative to lubrication
    • F16C33/1005—Construction relative to lubrication with gas, e.g. air, as lubricant
    • F16C33/101—Details of the bearing surface, e.g. means to generate pressure such as lobes or wedges
    • F16C33/1015—Pressure generating grooves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C33/00—Parts of bearings; Special methods for making bearings or parts thereof
    • F16C33/02—Parts of sliding-contact bearings
    • F16C33/04—Brasses; Bushes; Linings
    • F16C33/06—Sliding surface mainly made of metal
    • F16C33/14—Special methods of manufacture; Running-in
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23H—WORKING OF METAL BY THE ACTION OF A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF ELECTRIC CURRENT ON A WORKPIECE USING AN ELECTRODE WHICH TAKES THE PLACE OF A TOOL; SUCH WORKING COMBINED WITH OTHER FORMS OF WORKING OF METAL
    • B23H2200/00—Specific machining processes or workpieces
    • B23H2200/10—Specific machining processes or workpieces for making bearings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C17/00—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C17/02—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for radial load only
    • F16C17/026—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for radial load only with helical grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure, e.g. herringbone grooves
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16C—SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS
    • F16C17/00—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement
    • F16C17/04—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for axial load only
    • F16C17/045—Sliding-contact bearings for exclusively rotary movement for axial load only with grooves in the bearing surface to generate hydrodynamic pressure, e.g. spiral groove thrust bearings

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Sliding-Contact Bearings (AREA)
GBGB9624728.3A 1996-11-28 1996-11-28 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings Pending GB9624728D0 (en)

Priority Applications (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9624728.3A GB9624728D0 (en) 1996-11-28 1996-11-28 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings
PCT/GB1997/003233 WO1998023405A1 (en) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in a bearing surface
AU51268/98A AU5126898A (en) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in a bearing surface
GB9724881A GB2319741A (en) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in a bearing surface

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9624728.3A GB9624728D0 (en) 1996-11-28 1996-11-28 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings

Publications (1)

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GB9624728D0 true GB9624728D0 (en) 1997-01-15

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GBGB9624728.3A Pending GB9624728D0 (en) 1996-11-28 1996-11-28 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in air or fluid film bearings
GB9724881A Withdrawn GB2319741A (en) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in a bearing surface

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
GB9724881A Withdrawn GB2319741A (en) 1996-11-28 1997-11-26 Method and apparatus for forming recesses in a bearing surface

Country Status (3)

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AU (1) AU5126898A (en)
GB (2) GB9624728D0 (en)
WO (1) WO1998023405A1 (en)

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US7235168B2 (en) * 2002-05-28 2007-06-26 Seagate Technology. Llc Method for electrochemically forming a hydrodynamic bearing surface
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GB2319741A (en) 1998-06-03
AU5126898A (en) 1998-06-22
GB9724881D0 (en) 1998-01-21
WO1998023405A1 (en) 1998-06-04

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