Patent ID: 8356413
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: C23C,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of making a foil bearing, the foil bearing having an inner surface, an inner portion, and an outer portion, the method comprising the steps of: thermally spraying a first material onto an outer surface of a sacrificial substrate to form the foil bearing inner portion, the first material comprising a solid film lubricant, and the outer surface having a shape that is complementary to the inner surface of the foil bearing; thermally spraying a second material over the inner portion to form the outer portion, the second material comprising a metal; removing the sacrificial substrate to expose an inner surface of the foil bearing; and cutting a portion of the foil bearing to form a slit therein; and bending the cut portion of the foil bearing outward to form a flange.