OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000152

Thrust ring frictional damper

Published: 2026-09-15T19:02:32.869900Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000152
Categories: Industrial Motion & Power Transmission > Rotary Motion

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ABSTRACT

A system includes a rotor shaft rotatable about an axis, a disconnect shaft
nested at least partially within an interior of the rotor shaft, and a journal
shaft selectively rotatably coupled to the disconnect shaft. A vibration
damping mechanism is arranged between the rotor shaft and the journal shaft.
The vibration damping mechanism includes a thrust journal bearing affixed to
the rotor shaft and a thrust washer mounted to the journal shaft. A biasing
mechanism is operably coupled to disconnect shaft to bias the thrust washer
into frictional engagement with the thrust journal bearing.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000152
Published 2026-09-15T19:02:32.869900Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000152