Patent ID: 6099165
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: F01D,F16C

Abstract:
An annular support for accommodating radial expansion and lateral displacement and damping vibration of a bearing with respect to a support structure comprising:an annular casing adapted to support the bearing therein;a cantilevered support which includes a plurality of beams extending integrally between a first ring and a second ring, the first ring being concentric with and connected to the annular casing and the second ring being axially spaced apart from and substantially co-axial relative to the first ring, the second ring being adapted to be secured to the support structure; andthe beams being circumferentially spaced apart, each of the beams being relatively flexible about both a first transverse bending axis oriented circumferentially with respect to a central axis of the bearing and a second transverse bending axis oriented perpendicular to the first bending axis, the annular casing being supported with respect to the support structure only by the cantilevered support so that a flexibility is provided between the annular casing and the support structure to accommodate the radial expansion and lateral displacement and dampen the vibration.