Bearing element
AssigneeThe Torrington Company
InventorsHarry Magazian, Alan L. Gabrielson, John H. Cowles
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Abstract
A rough and porous coating is applied by spraying and metallurgically bonding to a bearing member. The coating is preferably of a strong and thermally conductive material, such as aluminum-bronze, with the coating having interstices, such as cavities, undercuts and craters to provide a porous material. A lamina section of interwoven solid lubricant threads and bondable threads in an adhesive is applied to the coating.
Claims8
A bearing element consisting of a bearing substrate having a low-friction slide surface layer, said layer comprising:
- a porous coating metallurgically spray-bonded to the substrate surface and having interstices such as craters and undercuts and a lamina section of interwoven solid lubricant threads and bondable threads in an adhesive applied to the coating.
A bearing comprising two bearing elements having surfaces in mating slidable engagement with each other, the surface of at least one of said elements comprising:
- a rough and porous coating metallurgically spray-bonded on said surface and having interstices;
- and a lamina section of interwoven fluorocarbon threads and bondable threads in an adhesive applied to the coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.