Patent ID: 11971054
Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 15:
16. A damping device for damping vibration of a shaft rotatable about an axis of rotation, the damping device defining a radial direction and an axial direction, the axial direction parallel to the axis of rotation, the damping device comprising:
a bearing;
a housing;
a damper element, wherein the damper element and the housing are complementarily non-rectilinearly shaped to define a curved cavity therebetween for receipt of a damping fluid, wherein the curved cavity comprises legs that extend radially inward, the curved cavity having a length along the axial direction, and
a support structure, wherein the housing is positioned between the support structure and the damper element,
wherein the length of the curved cavity is curved away from the axis of rotation.