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US 2011/0211780 A1Published application
Bearings
AssigneeSaint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
InventorsTimothy J. Hagan, Vincent J. DiMartino
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a bearing includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion thicker than the first portion, the second portion having a curved outer contour. The bearing can further include a first layer on the outer contour of the substrate and/or a second layer on an inner contour of the substrate. The first layer can include a thermally conductive material, and the second layer can include a lubricious material.
Claims27
A bearing comprising:
- a substrate comprising a first portion having a first radial thickness, a second portion having a second radial thickness greater than the first radial thickness, and a third portion having a third radial thickness greater than the second radial thickness, wherein the second portion and the third portion each have a convex outer contour and the first portion separates the second portion and the third portion;
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- a first layer on the outer contour of the substrate.
A bearing, comprising:
- a substrate comprising an inner surface, a first portion, a second portion thicker than the first portion, a third portion thicker than the second portion, the first portion separating the second and third portions, the second portion extending linearly and longitudinally parallel to a longitudinal axis for at least 25% of a length of the substrate;
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- a first layer on the inner surface of the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.