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US 2024/0200598 A1Published application
Shell bearing for internal combustion engines
AssigneesMahle Metal Leve S/A, Mahle International GmbH
InventorMatheus dos Santos Ferreira
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Abstract
A shell bearing of an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The shell bearing includes two semicircular segments defining a profile of the shell bearing. A constant oil groove is provided extending longitudinally and in a centralized manner along an internal surface of at least one of the two segments. The oil groove has a volume in a proportion of up to 10% of a volume of the shell bearing.
Claims20
A shell bearing for an internal combustion engines, comprising:
- two semicircular segments defining a shell bearing profile,
- a constant oil groove extending longitudinally and in a centralized manner along an internal surface of at least one of the two segments, and
- wherein the oil groove comprises a volume in a proportion of up to 10% of a volume of the two semicircular segments.
An internal combustion engine, comprising:
- a shell bearing including two semicircular segments defining a profile of the shell bearing;
- the shell bearing including a constant oil groove extending longitudinal and in a centralized manner along an internal surface of at least one of the two segments;
- wherein the oil groove comprises a volume in a proportion of up to 10% of a volume of the shell bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.