SQUEEZE FILM BEARING MOUNT
Assignee
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION
Filed
Mar 24, 1983
Granted
Apr 3, 1984
Location
INDIANAPOLIS IN US
Abstract
A squeeze film damping type bearing mount between a bore in a support structure and an outer race of a shaft bearing, the bearing mount including a first adapter rigidly attached to the support structure with a cylindrical flange thereof projecting into the annulus between the bore and the outer race, a second adapter rigidly attached to the outer race with a cylindrical flange thereof projecting into the annulus radially outboard of the other flange, and a wave spring in the annular chamber between the two flanges to maintain concentricity between the outer race and the bore. The first adapter cylindrical flange cooperates with the outer race in defining an inner squeeze film annulus, the second adapter flange cooperates with the bore in defining an outer squeeze film annulus, and means are provided to maintain both annuli filled with hydraulic fluid to effect squeeze film damping.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Mar 29, 1984
Rescinded
Mar 30, 1984
Duration
1 days
Inventor
- 1STEVEN A. KLUSMAN
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 4440456
- Application
- 06478247
- Aerospace match
- No
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records