Bush, rotary machine, and air conditioning apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10498191-B2
Application number	US-201815904899-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 26, 2018
Priority date	Mar 10, 2017
Publication date	Dec 3, 2019
Grant date	Dec 3, 2019

Abstract

According to an embodiment, a bush includes a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first member is provided with a first hole having a first axis, and has a first outer surface having a second axis different from the first axis. The second member is provided with a second hole in which the first member is housed, and has a second inner surface that is in contact with the first outer surface and a second outer surface having a third axis different from the second axis. The third member is provided with a third hole in which the second member is housed and has a third inner surface that is in contact with the second outer surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bush comprising:
a first member that is provided with a first hole having a first axis, and has a first inner surface defining the first hole and a first outer surface that is positioned opposite to the first inner surface and has a second axis, the second axis being different from the first axis;
a second member that is provided with a second hole that is coaxial with the first outer surface and in which the first member is housed, and has a second inner surface that defines the second hole and is in contact with the first outer surface and a second outer surface that is positioned opposite to the second inner surface and has a third axis, the third axis being different from the second axis; and
a third member that is provided with a third hole that is coaxial with the second outer surface and in which the second member is housed, and has a third inner surface that defines the third hole and is in contact with the second outer surface.

2. The bush according to claim 1 , wherein
the second member is attachable to the first member at different angles about the second axis relative to the first member, and
the third member is attachable to the second member at different angles about the third axis relative to the second member.

3. The bush according to claim 1 , wherein the first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are parallel to each other.

4. The bush according to claim 3 , wherein a distance between the first axis and the second axis is equal to a distance between the second axis and the third axis.

5. The bush according to claim 1 , wherein
the first outer surface is formed to be rotationally symmetric about the second axis,
the second inner surface is formed to be rotationally symmetric about the second axis,
the second outer surface is formed to be rotationally symmetric about the third axis, and
the third inner surface is formed to be rotationally symmetric about the third axis.

6. The bush according to claim 1 , wherein
the second member is configured to inhibit the first member housed in the second hole from rotating about the second axis relative to the second member, and
the third member is configured to inhibit the second member housed in the third hole from rotating about the third axis relative to the third member.

7. The bush according to claim 6 , wherein
the first outer surface is provided with one of a first protrusion and a plurality of first recesses,
the second inner surface is provided with the other of the first protrusion and the plurality of first recesses,
the second outer surface is provided with one of a second protrusion and a plurality of second recesses,
the third inner surface is provided with the other of the second protrusion and the plurality of second recesses,
the first protrusion and one of the first recesses fit together to inhibit the first member housed in the second hole from rotating about the second axis relative to the second member, and
the second protrusion and one of the second recesses fit together to inhibit the second member housed in the third hole from rotating about the third axis relative to the third member.

8. The bush according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first stopper; and
a second stopper, wherein
the first outer surface is provided with a first groove;
the second inner surface is provided with a second groove;
the second outer surface is provided with a third groove;
the third inner surface is provided with a fourth groove,
the first stopper is fit into the first groove and the second groove facing each other to inhibit the first member housed in the second hole from rotating about the second axis relative to the second member, and
the second stopper is fit into the third groove and the fourth groove facing each other to inhibit the second member housed in the third hole from rotating about the third axis relative to the third member.

9. A rotary machine comprising:
the bush according to claim 1 ; and
a power source that includes a shaft to be inserted into the first hole, the power source being capable of rotating the shaft.

10. An air conditioning apparatus comprising:
the bush according to claim 1 ;
a power source that includes a shaft to be inserted into the first hole, the power source being capable of rotating the shaft; and
a fan connected to the third member.

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk

Inventors

• Masunaga Takayuki
• Pan Shanying
• Sakai Misuzu
• Kida Toshihiko
• Deura Kaori
• Adachi Kosuke
• Ootaki Makoto

Classifications

• F24F1/0047

  mounted in the ceiling or at the ceiling · CPC title

• H02K7/003 Primary

  Couplings; Details of shafts (means for mounting rotors on shafts H02K1/28) · CPC title

• F24F1/0022

  Centrifugal or radial fans · CPC title

• F04D29/661 Primary

  especially adapted for elastic fluid pumps · CPC title

• H02K7/14

  Structural association with mechanical loads, e.g. with hand-held machine tools or fans (with fan or impeller for cooling the machine H02K9/06) · CPC title