Grooving pattern for grooved fluid bearing

A fluid dynamic bearing is provided having two surfaces rotatable with respect to each other, a lubricating medium located in a gap between the two surfaces during rotation of the bearing, and an interrupted and offset groove pattern formed on one of the two surfaces to distribute the lubricating me...

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Hauptverfasser: AIELLO ANTHONY JOSEPH, RAHMAN MOHAMED MIZANUR, HEINE GUNTER K, LEUTHOLD HANS L
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Zusammenfassung:A fluid dynamic bearing is provided having two surfaces rotatable with respect to each other, a lubricating medium located in a gap between the two surfaces during rotation of the bearing, and an interrupted and offset groove pattern formed on one of the two surfaces to distribute the lubricating medium over the surface of the bearing. The groove design is intended to be useable in either a journal, thrust or other fluid bearing design.