Fluid bearing device
View Patent ↗A fluid bearing device capable of preventing a lubricant from scattering outward even during rotation thereof, while holding a relatively large amount of lubricant at a seal surface portion. A lubricant is filled between a sleeve and a shaft, a seal surface portion is formed on the sleeve in a location facing an open end thereof, the seal surface portion has a sectional shape defined by a plurality of inclined surfaces, and an inclination angle α of the inclined surface of the seal surface portion adjacent a radial bearing portion with respect to a shaft axis is formed to be larger than an inclination angle β of the inclined surface of the seal surface portion distant away from the radial bearing portion with respect to the shaft axis.
1. A fluid bearing device, comprising:
a sleeve;
a shaft inserted into the sleeve via a predetermined clearance;
a radial bearing portion for allowing the sleeve to rotatably support the shaft;
a lubricant filled in the clearance between the shaft and the sleeve including the radial bearing portion; and
a seal surface portion formed in the sleeve in a location facing an open end thereof, and having a larger clearance around the shaft than at the radial bearing portion, the clearance around the shaft being filled with the lubricant, wherein
the seal surface portion has a sectional shape defined by a plurality of inclined surfaces including an inclined surface adjacent to the radial bearing portion and at least one inclined surface distant from the radial bearing portion, and
the adjacent inclined surface forms an inclination angle with respect to the shaft axis, and the distant inclined surface forms an inclination angle with respect to the shaft axis, the former angle being larger than the latter angle, and
an oil repellent for repelling the lubricant coated on an annular groove portion in the shaft exposed to the outside, said groove portion located above the seal surface portion.
2. The fluid bearing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover for covering an opening of the seal surface portion, the cover being fitted on an end surface of the sleeve.
3. The fluid bearing device according to claim 1 , wherein said groove portion comprises a V-shaped section formed in the shaft.
4. A fluid bearing device, comprising:
a sleeve;
a shaft inserted into the sleeve via a predetermined clearance;
a radial bearing portion for allowing the sleeve to rotatably support the shaft;
a lubricant filled in the clearance between the shaft and the sleeve including the radial bearing portion; and
a seal surface portion formed in the sleeve in a location facing an open end thereof, and having a larger clearance around the shaft than at the radial bearing portion, the clearance around the shaft being filled with the lubricant, wherein
the seal surface portion has a sectional shape defined by a plurality of inclined surfaces including an inclined surface adjacent to the radial bearing portion and at least one inclined surface distant from the radial bearing portion, and
the adjacent inclined surface forms an inclination angle with respect to the shaft axis, and the distant inclined surface forms an inclination angle with respect to the shaft axis, the former angle being larger than the latter angle, and
connecting portions formed between the radial bearing portion and the inclined surface adjacent to the radial bearing portion, between the adjacent inclined surface and the inclined surface distant from the radial bearing portion, and between the distant inclined surface and an end surface of the sleeve have gently curving shapes.
5. The fluid bearing device according to claimed 4 , wherein the seal surface portion has a sectional shape defined by a plurality of inclined surfaces including a first inclined surface adjacent to the radial bearing portion and a second inclined surface adjacent to the first inclined surface,
the first inclined surface forming a first inclination angle α with respect to the shaft axis, and the second inclined surface forming a second inclination angle β with respect to the shaft axis, the first angle α being larger than the second angle β, and the first angle α being larger than 45 degrees.