| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a foil bearing which has desired bearing performance, and which can be mass-produced at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: The foil bearing 1 includes an ended cylindrical top foil 4 having flexibility and forming a wedged radial bearing clearance C between a shaft member 2 inserted into the inner circumference and itself, a support member 5 disposed on the outer diameter side of the top foil 4 for elastically supporting the top foil, and a cylindrical outward member 3 storing the top foil 4 and the support member 5 inside the inner circumference. The support member 5 is formed of a circumferentially-endless cylindrical body. The support member 5 is obtained by applying pressing work (drawing work) to, for example, a thin ring-shaped metal material 5'. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |
