Patent ID: 9657744
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: F04D,F16C,F16D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A compression system, comprising: a housing; a compressor within the housing, the compressor having a first side and a second side separated by a division wall; a first shaft and a second shaft disposed within the compressor, each of the first shaft and the second shaft having a first end and a second end, and the first shaft and the second shaft being axially connected to each other at the respective first ends and being configured to rotate together; a first radial bearing disposed proximate the second end of the first shaft and configured to support the first shaft; a second radial bearing disposed proximate the second end of the second shaft and configured to support the second shaft; and an intermediate radial bearing surrounded by the division wall, the intermediate radial bearing being disposed between the first radial bearing and the second radial bearing and proximate the connected first ends of the first shaft and the second shaft, and the intermediate radial bearing comprising: