Abstract: In an aerostatic gas bearing, slot sections can be easily processed, bearing stiffness and a load capacity can be improved, and an amount of gas flow can be greatly reduced as compared with a conventional circular slot restriction bearing. A multiplicity of radial slots are formed on both the end surfaces of a bearing member. A bearing housing is assembled by fixing slot side plates on both the side surfaces thereof and accommodated in a casing, and a shaft having an outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the bearing housing is inserted through the bearing housing. Gas is fed from a gas feed port and flown into a multiplicity of slots through a peripheral groove and fed-gas introduction path. The gas flows into the radial bearing clearance between the shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing, thereby the shaft is rotatably supported.

Abstract: In an aerostatic gas bearing, slot sections can be easily processed, bearing stiffness and a load capacity can be improved, and an amount of gas flow can be greatly reduced as compared with a conventional circular slot restriction bearing. A multiplicity of radial slots are formed on both the end surfaces of a bearing member. A bearing housing is assembled by fixing slot side plates on both the side surfaces thereof and accommodated in a casing, and a shaft having an outside diameter slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the bearing housing is inserted through the bearing housing. Gas is fed from a gas feed port and flown into a multiplicity of slots through a peripheral groove and fed-gas introduction path. The gas flows into the radial bearing clearance between the shaft and the inner peripheral surface of the bearing housing, thereby the shaft is rotatably supported.