Patent ID: 11965520
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. The airfoil journal bearing of claim 1, wherein the airfoil comprises:
a first foil extending along the circumferential direction of the hollow and enclosing at least 180 to 360 degrees of the circumference of the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft is inserted in the hollow, and
a pair of second foils respectively connected to opposite edges of the first foil parallel to the axial direction, extending in the circumferential direction of the hollow and enclosing at least 180 to 360 degrees of the circumference of the rotation shaft when the rotation shaft is inserted in the hollow, and including a plurality of elastic bumps having an uneven shape in the circumferential direction of the hollow, wherein
the first foil and the pair of second foils are formed integrally as one body.