Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090039253 | Gas monitoring apparatus - A gas monitoring apparatus includes a sample introducing portion, a measurement portion, an ionization portion, a mass analysis portion, a data processing portion and a display. The sample introducing portion introduces a sample gas including an object material to be measured. The measurement portion measures a concentration of a predetermined coexisting material, which coexists with the object material in the sample gas. The ionization portion ionizes the sample gas. The mass analysis portion analyzes mass of an ion produced by the ionization portion. The data processing portion analyzes signals detected by the mass analysis portion to calculate a concentration of the object material. And the display displays results of analysis conducted by the data processing portion. The data processing portion includes an adjustment portion which adjusts the concentration of the object material according to the concentration of the predetermined coexisting material. | 02-12-2009 |
20090084950 | Apparatus for detecting chemical substances and method therefor - An apparatus for detecting chemical substances which is high in sensitivity and selectivity is provided. | 04-02-2009 |
20090189065 | Method of mass spectrometry and mass spectrometer - In a mass spectrometer introducing ions produced at an ion source, and including quadrupole rods which have an inlet and an outlet and to which a radio-frequency voltage is applied, the mass spectrometer, i.e., a mass spectrometry device implemented by a linear trap which exhibits high ejection efficiency, high mass resolution, and low ejection energy, executes the following steps: Trapping at least part of the ions by a trap potential generated on the central axis of a quadrupole field, oscillating part of the trapped ions in an intermediate direction between the mutually-adjacent quadrupole rods, ejecting the oscillated ions by an extraction field, and detecting the ejected ions or introducing the ejected ions into another detection process. | 07-30-2009 |
20090200458 | Adhering Matter Inspection Equipment and Method for Inspecting Adhering Matter - A technology for collecting a granular substance adhering to a baggage with high rate without touching the substance and inspecting whether a dangerous or specific sample material is adhered to the baggage. A method for simplifying or automating such an inspection is also provided. An adhering matter inspection equipment ( | 08-13-2009 |
20090278043 | ION GUIDE DEVICE, ION REACTOR, AND MASS ANALYZER - A charged particle reaction cell of the present invention has a serially-arranged plurality of ring electrodes, wherein a modulated radio frequency voltage obtained by modulating the amplitude of a radio frequency voltage is applied, whereby ions are captured at the bottom of the ups and downs of a formed pseudopotential and are transferred with the move of the pseudopotential. In the charged particle reaction cell, the time required for the charged particle reaction can be secured and also the problem of the decrease of the throughput or the mass resolution can be solved, and the speed of the structure analysis of a measurement sample can be accelerated. | 11-12-2009 |
20090294646 | Mass Spectrometer - An electron capture dissociation device to implement a combination of electron capture dissociation and collision dissociation and a mass spectrometer with the use thereof are provided. This device includes a linear ion trap provided with linear multipole electrodes applied with a radio frequency electric field and wall electrodes that are arranged on both ends in the axis direction of the linear multipole electrodes, have holes on the central axis thereof, and generate a wall electric field by being applied with a direct-current voltage, a cylindrical magnetic field-generating unit that generates a magnetic field parallel to the central axis of the linear multipole electrodes and surrounds the linear ion trap, and an electron source arranged opposite to the linear multipole electrodes with sandwiching one of the wall electrodes. The electron generation site of the electron source is placed in the inside of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field-generating unit. | 12-03-2009 |
20100219337 | Method Of Mass Spectrometry And Mass Spectrometer - A mass spectrometer introducing ions produced at an ion source, and including quadrupole rods which have an inlet and an outlet and to which a radio-frequency voltage is applied, the mass spectrometer, i.e., a mass spectrometry device implemented by a linear trap which exhibits high ejection efficiency, high mass resolution, and low ejection energy, executes the following steps: Trapping at least part of the ions by a trap potential generated on the central axis of a quadrupole field, oscillating part of the trapped ions in an intermediate direction between the mutually-adjacent quadrupole rods, ejecting the oscillated ions by an extraction field, and detecting the ejected ions or introducing the ejected ions into another detection process. | 09-02-2010 |
20110157580 | PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS SPECTROMETER EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME APPARATUS - To perform accurate measurement in the analysis of chemical components with low concentration, pretreatment such as concentration and purification of samples is essential. For high-throughput of pretreatment of biological samples, various random clinical testing is encountered, where analytes change from sample to sample. The pretreatment apparatus has a separating agent selectively separating a specific component by allowing a sample solution to flow therethrough. A holding section holds a plurality of housing sections, which house the separating agent therein, and has an endless track. A pressurizing section applies pressure to the housing section in a continuous and random-accessible manner; and an extraction solution receiver mechanism selectively receives an extracted solution from the separating agent housed in the housing section. A mass spectrometer is connected to the pretreatment apparatus. Thus, a large number of specimens can be simultaneously processed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110278469 | ADHERING MATTER INSPECTION EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING ADHERING MATTER - A technology for collecting a granular substance adhering to a baggage with high rate without touching the substance and inspecting whether a dangerous or specific sample material is adhered to the baggage. A method for simplifying or automating such an inspection is also provided. An adhering matter inspection equipment ( | 11-17-2011 |
20110287446 | IMMUNOANALYTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM USING MASS SPECTROMETRY TECHNOLOGY - An immunoanalytical system in which, after a sample such as a patient's serum is subjected to a pretreatment by an immunological pretreatment device, the sample is subjected to light detection by an immunological photometric detection system. Subsequently, the mass spectrometric pretreatment device performs a pretreatment, and the mass spectrometric detection system performs mass spectrometry. The mass spectrometric detection system performs mass spectrometry on components contained in a supernatant. A signal intensity and peak area for each of components are calculated from an obtained chromatograph. A quantitative value measured based on the immunoanalytical method is calculated for each of the components on the basis of the relative ratios of the components. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291004 | SAMPLE PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS SPECTROMETER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pretreatment apparatus that performs concentration and separation of a sample, and in particular, in order to provide a sample pretreatment apparatus using a solid-phase extraction column, and a mass spectrometer using the same, which is particularly suitable for clinical analysis in which qualitative/quantitative analysis of a biological sample such as blood is performed, according to each operational step for a solid-phase extraction treatment, for example, a collection device serving as flow passages or containers for collection of waste liquid or extracted matter is installed on a bottom face of the solid-phase extraction column, and the extracted matter is separately collected without being mixed with waste liquid by switching the positions of the collection device. | 12-01-2011 |
20120058009 | ANALYZER - An analyzer includes a pretreatment device and a mass spectrometer. The pretreatment device includes a solid phase extraction mechanism. The mass spectrometer performs mass spectrometry on a sample pretreated by the pretreatment device and then subjected to ionization. The analyzer also includes a storage unit that stores data on dependence of signal intensities of the analyte substance to be measured and the internal standard upon the concentration of a substance inhibiting ionization in the sample, and that stores data on a recovery rate. The analyzer also includes a correcting unit that corrects measurement results of the sample and the internal standard on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit. | 03-08-2012 |
20120079875 | PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS ANALYZING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME - A biological sample preprocessing apparatus includes solid-phase extraction cartridges which purify/concentrate specific constituents of a biological sample, cartridge holders which hold one of the solid-phase extraction cartridges, a cartridge transport that carries the cartridge holders along a continuous track surface, a sample probe that discharges the biological sample into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holders, a water-based solvent probe that discharges a water-based solvent into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, an organic solvent probe that discharges an organic solvent into the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, a pressure loader that applies an air pressure load to the solid-phase extraction cartridge held in the cartridge holder, and a control unit that controls operation of the cartridge transport, the sample probe, the solvent probes, and the pressure loader, wherein sample addition and solvent addition alternate with pressure loading. | 04-05-2012 |
20120121464 | APPARATUS FOR PRETREATING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES, AND MASS SPECTROMETER EQUIPPED WITH SAME - A clinical laboratory apparatus includes a pretreating apparatus having a high separation capability and providing high data reproducibility and reliability and a mass spectrometer is provided which executes fully automatic processing from pretreatment to detection. The pretreating apparatus that includes a cartridge for holding an extraction agent for solid-phase extraction, a pressure-loading unit for applying a pressure load to any cartridge mounted on the solid-phase extraction cartridge-retaining unit, a receiving tray mechanism for receiving a sample extracted from the cartridge, and a liquid-level sensor for detecting liquid levels in the receiving tray as well as in the cartridge, conducts feedback control for the pressure-loading unit to open its pressure release valve upon the liquid-level sensor detecting that the liquid level in the receiving tray mechanism has reached a preset liquid-level position. | 05-17-2012 |
20120134895 | SPECIMEN PROCESSING SYSTEM - Disclosed is a specimen processing system that includes means | 05-31-2012 |
20120206713 | EXAMINATION DEVICE AND EXAMINATION METHOD - Provided herein are an examination device and an examination method that can efficiently perform examination even when both whole blood and serum/blood plasma specimens are to be examined. A solid-phase extraction cartridge or a filter is placed on a continuous track of a cartridge table. A cup table is disposed below the cartridge table. A cup is placed on a continuous track of the cup table to receive a sample purified by the filter. When viewed from above, the continuous track of the cartridge table and the continuous track of the cup table cross each other at a position “m”, and each of the tracks crosses a position at which a sample probe operates. A pretreatment for serum/blood plasma is completed in one rotation of the cartridge table. A pretreatment for whole blood is completed in two rotations of the cartridge table. | 08-16-2012 |
20130075603 | SAMPLE PRETREATMENT APPARATUS AND MASS SPECTROMETER PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - The present invention relates to a pretreatment apparatus that performs concentration and separation of a sample, and in particular, in order to provide a sample pretreatment apparatus using a solid-phase extraction column, and a mass spectrometer using the same, which is particularly suitable for clinical analysis in which qualitative/quantitative analysis of a biological sample such as blood is performed, according to each operational step for a solid-phase extraction treatment, for example, a collection device serving as flow passages or containers for collection of waste liquid or extracted matter is installed on a bottom face of the solid-phase extraction column, and the extracted matter is separately collected without being mixed with waste liquid by switching the positions of the collection device. | 03-28-2013 |
20130130401 | Biological Sample Pretreatment Method and Apparatus - A sample treatment apparatus is disclosed that allows a filtrate after reaction to be supplied to a solid phase extraction treatment without temporary collection. A necessary amount of a solid phase extracting agent is added to a solid phase extraction device for conditioning. An aqueous solution is added to the extracting agent and supernatants are discarded. A filter device is attached to an opening of the extraction and a sample is added into a filter reservoir. A hemolyzing agent is added to the sample, and they are stirred sufficiently to cause disruption of blood cells. A protein-denaturing solution is added to the mixture, and they stirred sufficiently to denature proteins contained in the sample. They are centrifuged to leave aggregate in the filter device, and the filtrate is supplied to the solid phase extracting agent through a filter unit without collecting the filtrate. | 05-23-2013 |
20140137671 | SOLID-PHASE EXTRACTION APPARATUS AND VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A solid-phase extraction apparatus capable of carrying out highly accurate solid-phase extraction by automatically controlling liquid-permeation speeds in an adsorbing step, a cleaning step, and an eluting step of the solid-phase extraction in order to improve the accuracy of the collection rate of a measurement component(s) also in measurement of each of sample solutions respectively having different viscosities and to ensure a certain processing ability. The solid-phase extraction apparatus includes a sample dispensing unit that dispenses a sample solution, a solid-phase extraction unit that carries out a solid-phase extraction process of applying a pressure to the sample solution dispensed by the sample dispensing unit and extracting the measurement component from the sample solution, and a converting unit that measures the viscosity of the sample solution and determines the pressure to be applied to a solid-phase extraction cartridge based on the information of the measured viscosity of the sample solution. | 05-22-2014 |
20150064739 | ANALYZER - An analyzer includes a pretreatment device and a mass spectrometer. The pretreatment device includes a solid phase extraction mechanism. The mass spectrometer performs mass spectrometry on a sample pretreated by the pretreatment device and then subjected to ionization. The analyzer also includes a storage unit that stores data on dependence of signal intensities of the analyte substance to be measured and the internal standard upon the concentration of a substance inhibiting ionization in the sample, and that stores data on a recovery rate. The analyzer also includes a correcting unit that corrects measurement results of the sample and the internal standard on the basis of the data stored in the storage unit. | 03-05-2015 |
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20100331694 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS. - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can display various information obtained by acquiring an elasticity image in association with the elasticity image or a biometric simulation image is implemented. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 12-30-2010 |
20110152687 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Even when a region of interest (ROI) is changed on a frozen image, an elasticity image of ROI after the change can be displayed without executing re-measurement. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 06-23-2011 |
20110160590 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING ULTRASONIC IMAGE - Provided is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that constructs and displays a 3-dimensional elastic image showing the hardness or softness of a biological tissue of an object to be examined, and a method of displaying an ultrasonic image. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized by being provided with an elastic image constructing unit ( | 06-30-2011 |
20110178404 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING ULTRASONIC IMAGE - Provided are an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that constructs and displays a 3-dimensional elastic image showing the hardness or softness of a biological tissue in an object to be examined, and a method of displaying an ultrasonic image. | 07-21-2011 |
20110301465 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ELASTIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An elastic image suitable for diagnosis is easily acquired without depending on the examiner's pressure technique. The displacement of tissue in a tomographic portion of an object is measured on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data items regarding the tomographic portion, which are obtained at different times by transmitting and receiving an ultrasonic wave to and from the object (b). The average displacement of each beam line (d | 12-08-2011 |
20120157831 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ELASTICITY IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Disclosed is an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus provided with: an ultrasonic probe which transmits/receives ultrasonic waves to/from an object while being in contact with the object; a transmission/reception unit which, in a process in which pressing force applied to the object by the ultrasonic probe is changed and the tomographic position at which the ultrasonic waves are transmitted/received to/from the object is moved in a short axis direction, periodically transmits/receives the ultrasonic waves to/from the object, performs reception processing on a reflection echo signal from the object, and measures RF signal frame data at the tomographic position; a displacement measurement unit which, on the basis of two pieces of RF signal frame data, between which the difference in measurement time falls within a set range, selected from among multiple pieces of RF signal frame data sequentially measured by the transmission/reception unit, finds the displacement of a living tissue at the tomographic position and sequentially generates displacement frame data; an elasticity information calculation unit which on the basis of the displacement frame data sequentially generated by the displacement measurement unit, finds elasticity information relating to the living tissue at the tomographic position, and sequentially generates elasticity frame data; and an elasticity image construction unit which on the basis of the elasticity frame data sequentially generated by the elasticity information calculation unit, sequentially constructs elasticity images. | 06-21-2012 |
20120253195 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ELASTIC IMAGE STORAGE/REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND ELASTIC IMAGE STORAGE/REPRODUCTION PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of the present invention includes: an ultrasonic probe which transmits and receives an ultrasonic wave to and from an object; a phasing addition means that generates RF signal frame data of a sectional part of the object on the basis of a reflected echo signal measured by the ultrasonic probe; a displacement measurement means that generates displacement frame data by measuring displacement of tissue of the sectional part on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data items acquired at different times; an elastic information calculation means that generates elastic frame data by calculating elastic information, which indicates hardness or softness of tissue of the sectional part, on the basis of the generated displacement frame data; an elastic image configuration means that generates an elastic image on the basis of the elastic frame data; an image display device which displays the elastic image; and a memory in which the elastic image is stored. | 10-04-2012 |
20120269416 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELASTIC RATIO CALCULATING METHOD - In order to three-dimensionally quantify the elastic information indicating the hardness or softness of tissue of an object with a simple operation, two three-dimensional regions of interest are set on a displayed elastic rendering image. A three-dimensional distortion ratio measuring unit | 10-25-2012 |
20120330158 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an operation unit that arbitrarily specifies a cross-section; a specified cross-section tomographic image constructing unit that cuts and constructs a tomographic image of the specified cross-section from tomographic volume data that is stored in the volume data storing unit; a specified cross-section elastic image constructing unit that cuts and constructs an elastic image of the specified cross-section from elastic volume data that is stored in the volume data storing unit; and a display unit that displays in parallel the tomographic image and the elastic image that are constructed by the specified cross-section tomographic image constructing unit and the specified cross-section elastic image constructing unit. | 12-27-2012 |
20130072794 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic transmission/reception method that can acquire high-definition 3D elastic images and are very easy to use. A transmission/reception unit can switch between first transmission/reception condition, under which elasticity frame data is acquired at a first definition, and second transmission/reception condition, under which elasticity frame data is acquired at a second definition which is higher than the first definition. A switching unit detects variations in the elasticity values in the elasticity frame data and switches the aforementioned transmission/reception conditions from the first to the second on the basis of the stability of said variations. | 03-21-2013 |
20130150720 | 3-DIMENSIONAL ELASTIC IMAGE GENERATION METHOD AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - In order to improve the continuity of the image qualities in the minor-axis direction of plural sets of elastic frame data that constitute elastic volume data and generate a high-quality 3-dimensional elastic image, regarding each elastic frame data constituting elastic volume data, a noise frame interpolation unit subjects plural sets of elastic frame data including said elastic frame data and adjacent in a swing direction to synthesis processing, generates the elastic volume data from the synthesized plural sets of elastic frame data, and volume renders the elastic volume data to generate a 3-dimensional elastic image. The noise frame interpolation unit stores plural sets of elastic volume data, subjects plural sets of elastic frame data at corresponding swing angle positions among the stored plural sets of elastic volume data to synthesis processing to generate synthetic elastic frame data and elastic volume data from the synthesized plural sets of elastic frame data. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158900 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND EVALUATION CALCULATION METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including: a two-dimensional elasticity image forming unit that calculates elasticity frame data indicating the elasticity distribution measured by scanning an object in a three-dimensional manner using an ultrasonic wave; an elasticity volume data generation unit that generates elasticity volume data by collecting the plurality of elasticity frame data items; a three-dimensional elasticity image forming unit that forms a three-dimensional elasticity image by performing volume rendering of the elasticity volume data; and a quality calculation unit that calculates a volume evaluation value indicating the quality of the elasticity volume data on the basis of an autocorrelation value between a pair of tomographic frame data items, which are a basis for calculating the elasticity frame data, and a frame evaluation value indicating the quality of the elasticity frame data. | 06-20-2013 |
20130307863 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD - Provided are an ultrasound diagnostic device and an image display method, with which a luminosity correction of a cross-section image is carried out in a superimposed region of the cross-section image and an elastic image. An ultrasound diagnostic device comprises: an ultrasound probe ( | 11-21-2013 |
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20100142870 | JOURNAL BEARING - A journal bearing which can be constructed without leading to decrease in rigidity and increase in size, in which lubrication oil can be supplied to the bearing surfaces of the pads with certainty. The journal bearing | 06-10-2010 |
20100177999 | ROTATION SHAFT SUPPORTING STRUCTURE WITH JOURNAL BEARING AND ASSEMBLING METHOD OF THE BEARING - A rotation shaft supporting structure with which the radial clearance between the bearing surface of an upper tilting pad on which self weight of the rotation shaft does not exert and rotating surface of the journal of the rotation shaft can be adjusted so that a high pressure oil film is formed in the clearance and carryover of lubrication oil from an upstream pad to its adjacent downstream pad is prevented. | 07-15-2010 |
20100215299 | OILING NOZZLE FOR THRUST BEARING - Provided is an oiling nozzle for a thrust bearing, capable of improving the following capability of pads, and achieving a higher bearing pressure of the thrust bearing. An oiling nozzle which is for use in a thrust bearing and is respectively arranged between pads disposed in positions facing the thrust surface of a thrust collar that protrudes radially outward from a rotor shaft, along the circumferential direction, wherein the oiling nozzle comprises: a cylindrical stem; and a rectangular-shaped mainframe whose heightwise middle portions of opposite lateral sides are provided with convex parts each presenting a semicircular disk shape in a plane view, to be fitted into concave parts that are formed in lateral sides of the pads, and whose top portion located on the side opposite to the stem is formed with a plurality of nozzle holes for ejecting lubricating oil that has been supplied from the bottom of the stem toward a space between the thrust collar and the pads. | 08-26-2010 |
20100220944 | JOURNAL BEARING - To reduce the amount of lubricating oil released (supplied) between the outer circumferential surface of a rotation shaft and the inner circumferential surfaces of pads, so as to reduce the churning loss, and to reduce the bearing loss. The journal bearing comprises: a plurality of pads arranged radially inside a lower half-carrier ring at intervals, for receiving load from the rotation shaft; and a plurality of pad stops respectively arranged at the circumferentially opposite ends of the respective pads, for restraining circumferential movements of the respective pads, wherein, among these pad stops, the pad stops other than the pad stop located in the most forward position in the axial rotation direction of the rotation shaft have functions as oiling nozzles for releasing lubricating oil between the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft and the inner circumferential surfaces of the pads. | 09-02-2010 |
20100239204 | Bearing temperature monitoring device and bearing device provided with the monitoring device - A bearing temperature monitoring device and bearing device provided with the monitoring device composed so that occurrence of scratch on the rotation shaft supported by the bearing caused by a bearing temperature carrying member integrated in the bearing such that its top end surface faces the rotation shaft, are provided. The bearing device is provided with a bearing temperature detecting device which comprises a bearing temperature carrying member made of material larger in thermal conductivity than the bearing layer and shaped to have a protruded part to be inserted slidably into a through hole in the bearing layer and a base part to be received in a cylindrical space in the back metal, the base part serving to restrict protrusion of the protruded part into the through hole so that the top end surface thereof is level with the sliding surface of the bearing layer, a pushing member attached to the back metal to push the temperature carrying member so that the member move toward the back metal against the pushing force of the pushing member when bearing load exerts on the temperature carrying member, and a temperature sensor for detecting temperature of the temperature carrying member. | 09-23-2010 |
20120128283 | BEARING DEVICE, BEARING UNIT, AND ROTARY MACHINE - A bearing device ( | 05-24-2012 |
20130149125 | TURBINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TURBINE - The turbine includes: a shaft body supported rotatably; a plurality of turbine blade members; a casing covering the shaft body and the turbine blade row; an outer ring member that is provided on an inner periphery of the casing and includes an inner peripheral portion in which a cross-section having a uneven shape is continuous in a circumferential direction; a plurality of turbine vane members that each has a shroud fitted into the inner peripheral portion of the outer ring member and a turbine vane main body extending from the shroud to a radially inward side; and a plate member that connects at least some of the plurality of turbine vane members and covers one side of the shrouds in the axial direction, thereby sealing a shroud gap formed between the shrouds adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction. | 06-13-2013 |
20130272635 | BEARING - The bearing device is provided with: a support ring positioned around a rotating shaft; and a plurality of bearing pads provided between the rotating shaft and the support ring and configured to support the rotating shaft, wherein some of the plurality of bearing pads are positioned at a lower side of the rotating shaft, and a key member is installed between the support ring and a carrier ring supporting the plurality of bearing pads, wherein the key member is inserted therebetween in a tangential direction of an outer circumference of the carrier ring and is configured to perform positioning of the plurality of bearing pads and the support ring in a radial direction. | 10-17-2013 |