Dynamic pressure bearing apparatus

• Main Authors: SUGIMORI YOICHIRO, ASAI HIROMITSU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 02.07.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRICITY; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERATION; HEATING; INFORMATION STORAGE; INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

The present invention provides a dynamic pressure bearing apparatus comprising a cylindrical bearing member, and a rotary shaft disposed within a cylindrical bore of the cylindrical bearing member, and wherein the bearing member has a thrust bearing surface provided at a bottom of the cylindrical bore, a radial bearing surface provided on an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical bearing member, and a lubricating oil reservoir provided at an opening portion of the cylindrical bore and having a diameter greater than that of the radial bearing surface, and the rotary shaft has a radial receiving surface opposed to the radial bearing surface with the interposition of a radial bearing gap, and a thrust receiving surface opposed to the thrust bearing surface, and further wherein the bearing member is closed at the bottom thereof, a dynamic pressure generating groove is formed in at least one of the radial bearing surface and the radial receiving surface, and the dynamic pressure generating groove generates a force for flowing lubricating oil between the bearing member and the rotary shaft toward the opening portion of the cylindrical bore.