Patent ID: 8827634
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: F04D,F16C

Abstract:
1. A gear-driven turbo compressor comprising: a bull gear which is rotationally driven about the axis center of a large gear shaft by an external driving device; a pinion gear which meshes with the bull gear and rotates at high speed about the axis center of a pinion shaft; an impeller which is fixed to the end of the pinion shaft and rotates at high speed about the axis center thereof; a thrust collar which is fixed to the pinion shaft, slidably supports a side surface of the bull gear, and transfers a thrust force of the pinion shaft to the bull gear; a thrust bearing which supports a thrust force acting on the large gear shaft; a gas bearing which is in communication with a compressed gas compressed by the impeller and rotatably supports both ends of the pinion shaft; and an inner gas seal which is positioned between the gas bearing and the thrust collar, maintains the gas bearing to be compressed by the compressed gas, and prevents intrusion of lubricant for gears due to the compressed gas.