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Granted Patent B2
US 11,585,238 · App. 17/312,290 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Bearing device and turbocharger including the same

Inventor: Yuya Kojima (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
F01D25/168F16C17/04F05D2220/40F05D2240/52
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Patent No.
US 11,585,238
App. No.
17/312,290
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bearing device includes a rotary part which is configured to be rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotary surface intersecting the rotational axis, and a stationary part which has a stationary surface facing the rotary surface. One of the rotary surface or the stationary surface includes a bearing surface part for forming a bearing oil film. The rotary surface includes a first inner circumferential region, and a first outer circumferential region facing the stationary surface on a radially outer side of the bearing surface part and having higher oleophobicity than the first inner circumferential region.

Claims (33)

1. A bearing device, comprising:

a rotary part which is configured to be rotatable about a rotational axis and has a rotary surface intersecting the rotational axis; and

a stationary part which has a stationary surface facing the rotary surface,

wherein one of the rotary surface or the stationary surface includes a bearing surface part for forming a bearing oil film, and

wherein the rotary surface includes:

a first inner circumferential region; and

a first outer circumferential region facing the stationary surface on a radially outer side of the bearing surface part and having higher oleophobicity than the first inner circumferential region, and

wherein the stationary surface includes:

a second inner circumferential region; and

a second outer circumferential region facing the rotary surface on a radially outer side of the baring surface part and having higher lipophilicity than the second inner circumferential region, and

wherein the first outer circumferential region and the second outer circumferential region face each other.

2. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the bearing device satisfies G 1 ≤G 2 , where G 1 is a size of a gap between the rotary surface and the stationary surface at a first position in a radial range of the first outer circumferential region, and G 2 is a size of a gap between the rotary surface and the stationary surface at a second position in a radial range of the bearing surface part.

3. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first inner circumferential region of the rotary surface is disposed to be adjacent to the bearing oil film in an axial direction.

4. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in the bearing surface part of the rotary surface or a in portion of the rotary surface facing the bearing surface part, a percentage of an area which is occupied by a portion having lower oleophobicity than the first outer circumferential region is at least 75%.

5. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first outer circumferential region includes an oleophobic film disposed on a surface of the rotary surface.

6. The bearing device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the oleophobic film includes a plurality of first protruding portions protruding in the axial direction, and

wherein a ratio P 1 /h 1 of a pitch P 1 of the plurality of first protruding portions to a height h 1 of the plurality of first protruding portions is at least 1.0 and at most 2.0.

7. The bearing device according to claim 6 ,

wherein, of the oleophobic film, a percentage of an area occupied by the plurality of first protruding portions is at least 1% and at most 20%.

8. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second outer circumferential region includes a plurality of second protruding portions protruding in the axial direction, and

wherein a ratio P 2 /h 2 of a pitch P 2 of the plurality of second protruding portions to a height h 2 of the plurality of second protruding portions is at least 1.0 and at most 2.0.

9. The bearing device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second outer circumferential region includes a lipophilic film disposed on a surface of the stationary surface.

10. A turbocharger, comprising:

the bearing device according to claim 1 ;

a rotational shaft rotatably supported by the bearing device; and

a compressor impeller and a turbine impeller disposed on the rotational shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2021
From: KOJIMA, YUYA
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES ENGINE & TURBOCHARGER, LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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