Patent ID: 11891905
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 4:
5. A bearing support assembly configured to support one or more bearings on a shaft, the bearing support assembly comprising:
a bearing support frame configured to be coupled to a static frame;
a plurality of ribs connected to the bearing support frame; and
a bearing support connected to the plurality of ribs and configured to support a bearing of the one or more bearings,
wherein the bearing support assembly has a non-axisymmetric stiffness varying around a circumference of the bearing support assembly, and
wherein the non-axisymmetric stiffness is achieved by altering an orientation of one or more of the plurality of ribs, wherein the plurality of ribs includes a plurality of fixed ribs and a plurality of movable ribs.