Bearing component for a rolling bearing or for a sliding bearing
AssigneeAktiebolaget Skf
InventorPatrick Dahlman
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Abstract
The invention concerns a bearing component (Ia, Ib, 1, 7, 9) for a rolling (13, 14, 16) or sliding bearing (19), wherein the bearing component (Ia, Ib, 1, 7, 9) is one of an inner ring (Ia, 1), an outer ring (Ib, 7), a rolling element (9), a cage, or a guide ring. The bearing component (Ia, Ib, 1, 7, 9) comprises a first material (2), and a second material (3) joined to the first material (2), wherein the second material (3) and the first material (2) having been joined by a semi-solid metal process.
Claims9
A bearing component for a rolling bearing or a sliding bearing, the bearing component comprising:
- a body formed of a first material and a second material joined to the first material by a semi-solid metal process and configured as one of an inner ring, an outer ring, a rolling element, a cage, and a guide ring.
A rolling bearing comprising:
- an inner ring,
- an outer ring, and
- a plurality of rolling elements,
- wherein at least one of the inner ring, the outer ring, and the plurality of rolling elements is formed of a first material and a second material joined to the first material by a semi-solid metal process.
A sliding bearing comprising a bearing component formed of a first material and a second material joined to the first material by a semi-solid metal process and configured as one of an inner ring, an outer ring, a rolling element, a cage, and a guide ring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.