FOIL BEARING METHOD FOR SETTING A GAP GEOMETRY OF A FOIL BEARING AND CORRESPONDING PRODUCTION METHOD OF A FOIL BEARING

摘要

The present invention relates to a foil bearing, a method for setting a gap shape of a foil bearing, and a method for manufacturing a foil bearing. The foil bearing 100 includes a bearing bag 101 having a through opening 102, a foil assembly 107 having a first inner periphery U and a setting mechanism for setting the inner periphery U of the foil assembly 107 Wherein the shaft 103 can be disposed in the through opening such that a gap S is formed between the shaft and the bearing bag and the foil assembly is adjacent to the bearing bag within the gap S A first foil 107a of the deployed segment shape, a second foil 107b in the shape of a segment disposed adjacent to the first foil within the gap S, and a second foil 107b in the gap S between the shaft and the second foil And a third foil 107c of the deployed segment shape.