| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a thrust bearing, in which a load in a circumferential direction can be uniformized to achieve improved performance. <P>SOLUTION: In the thrust bearing 1 having a plurality of bearing pads 12 juxtaposed in a circumferential direction and supporting a thrust collar 11 in the axial line P direction, a plurality of upper leveler 21 juxtaposed in a circumferential direction and supporting the bearing pads 12 in the axial line P direction, and lower levelers 22 respectively disposed between the upper levelers 21 to make contact with a pair of upper levelers 21 adjacent in the circumferential direction, the lower leveler 22 is connected to a housing rotatably around a lower leveler rotation support shaft 25 extended radially, and a rotation center of the lower leveler rotation support shaft 25 is positioned at the center of a line segment connecting contact points 28 with the pair of upper leveler 21 in the lower leveler 22, characteristically. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT</p> |
