Microvibration suppression of an aerostatic thrust bearing adopting flow field disturbance structure

Development of Orifice-type Aerostatic Thrust Bearing for Precision Machine

Air bearings are used in precision machines and measurement equipments for recently years. Unlike conventional ball or roll bearings, there is no physical contact between the sliding surfaces and the moving surface. Therefore, the structure with air bearings can glide smoothly on the other surface to avoid generating the small particles from the friction contact and also minimize the control ef...

Design and Characterization of an Aerostatic Spherical Bearing

An aerostatic spherical bearing has been developed for parallel kinematic machines. The design is based on a ball and socket configuration and is preloaded by permanent magnets arranged about the socket. High pressure air is injected through three orifices into the cavity between the ball and socket to produce a low friction, high accuracy interface. Joint accuracy is measured using a coordinat...

Numerical Study on the Static Characteristics of Novel Aerostatic Thrust Bearings Possessing Elastomer Capillary Restrictor and Bearing Surface

In this paper a novel design of aerostatic thrust bearing is proposed and is analyzed numerically. The capillary restrictor and bearing disk are made of elastomer like silicone and PU. The viscoelasticity of elastomer helps the capillary expand for more air flux and at the same time, allows conicity of the bearing surface to form when the air pressure is enhanced. Therefore the bearing has the ...

Frictional Characteristics of a Small Aerostatic Linear Bearing

Frictional characteristics of a small aerostatic linear bearing are accurately evaluated by means of a method, in which the force acting on the moving part of the bearing is measured as the inertial force. An optical interferometer is newly developed to measure the Doppler shift frequency of the laser light reflected on the small moving part. From the measured time-varying Doppler shift frequen...

An Active Microvibration Isolation System