US Patent 10400819 Squeeze film damper bearing device

A squeeze film damper bearing device includes an inner race that is fitted around an outer periphery of a rotating shaft, an outer race that is supported on an inner periphery of a bearing retaining member, a plurality of rolling bodies that are disposed between the inner race and the outer race, and an annular space that is defined between the bearing retaining member and the outer race by a pair of seal rings and forms a squeeze film. The annular space includes a first space facing an outer peripheral face of the outer race and a second space facing an end face in an axial direction of the outer race.