Plain bearings
OwnerDaniele Blanchard, Olivier Beaurepaireinventors
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Abstract
A bearing is described, the bearing being of generally cylindrical form and being formed from a material comprising a strong backing material having thereon a lining of a bearing material, wherein the wall thickness has corrugations provided therein. The corrugations may extend in either the axial or transverse directions with respect to the bearing axis.
Claims15
A bearing, the bearing being of generally cylindrical form and being formed from a material comprising a strong backing material having thereon a lining of a bearing material, wherein the wall thickness has corrugations provided therein.
A bearing according to any one preceding claim wherein the bearing material lining is a plastics material.
A bearing wherein the width of grooves and ridges formed by the corrugations in the corrugated material on an outer diameter of the bearing are unequal.
A bearing according to any one preceding claim wherein the lining of bearing material is bonded to said backing material by a porous layer.
A bearing according to anyone preceding claim wherein said strong backing material is steel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.