Patent ID: 6276672
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
A dual-mode twin-chamber thrust bearing having hydraulic damping, comprising:a work chamber;an equalizing chamber;a partition that separates the work chamber from the equalizing chamber, the partition having a passageway formed in the center, the passageway being closable by an actuator, the partition having a recess, the partition having partition holes;a damping channel that hydraulically connects the work chamber and the equalizing chamber;a membrane located in the recess in the partition, the membrane sized so that it covers the holes in the partition and located so that it can be sealingly positioned; anda pressure disk which has pressure disk holes, the pressure disk holes being located in the area of the partition holes, the pressure disk being movable from an open position to a closed position,wherein in the closed position, the pressure disk releases the membrane so that the membrane may move, and in the open position, the pressure disk secures the membrane so that the membrane may not move.