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A rotary air bearing (A) as shown in the Figure has a journal (2) provided with a pair of outwardly presented tapered surfaces located opposite the tapered surfaces on the journal, and a low friction liner (6) bonded to the tapered surfaces on the hub and having tapered surfaces which are separated

A rotary air bearing (A) as shown in the Figure has a journal (2) provided with a pair of outwardly presented tapered surfaces located opposite the tapered surfaces on the journal, and a low friction liner (6) bonded to the tapered surfaces on the hub and having tapered surfaces which are separated from the tapered surfaces of the journal by small air gaps (g).

대표청구항 ▼

1. An air bearing for facilitating rotation about an axis, said bearing comprising:a first member surrounding the axis; a second member also surrounding the axis and having tapered surfaces that are presented toward the first member, one of the members having sections which abut at a separating surf

1. An air bearing for facilitating rotation about an axis, said bearing comprising:a first member surrounding the axis; a second member also surrounding the axis and having tapered surfaces that are presented toward the first member, one of the members having sections which abut at a separating surface such that they can be fitted together and withdrawn from opposite ends of the other member; and a liner attached to the first member and having tapered surfaces that substantially conform to and substantially replicate the tapered surfaces of the second member, but are spaced slightly from the tapered surfaces of the second member so that an air gap exists between the tapered surfaces of the second member and the tapered surfaces of the liner, the liner being substantially thicker than the air gap and having been installed on the first member while in a fluent condition and thereafter having solidified.