Patent ID: 9376959
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: F01D,F02C,F05D,F16C

Claim Text:
1. A foil bearing, comprising: an outer member that has an inner circumferential surface having a cylindrical surface shape; and a plurality of foils that are mounted to the inner circumferential surface of the outer member, the foil bearing being configured to radially support a shaft inserted on an inner circumference of the outer member in a freely relatively rotatable manner, wherein the plurality of foils each comprise: wherein at least an end portion on one side in a circumferential direction of the body portion of each of the plurality of foils is raised radially inward with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the outer member, and wherein a rising angle at the end portion on the one side in the circumferential direction of the body portion with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the outer member is smaller than a rising angle at an end portion on another side in the circumferential direction of the body portion with respect to the inner circumferential surface of the outer member.