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US 4,846,590 AGranted
Spherical bearing and production method thereof
OwnerHiroshi Teramachiinventor
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Abstract
A spherical bearing comprises an outer ring and an inner ring located inside the outer ring to be slidable, the outer ring is prepared by casting molten metal around a resin-made sheet to be coated on the inner ring. A liner disposed between the inner and outer ring comprises a liner body and a metallic mesh member embedded in the liner body, and the molten metal is filled in meshes in the mesh member so as to partially bite the inner peripheral portion of the outer ring to achieve the firm engagement of the liner with the outer ring.
Claims4
A spherical bearing comprising:
- an outer ring;
- an inner ring located inside said outer ring to be slidable;
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- a liner disposed between said outer ring and said inner ring, said liner comprising a liner body made of resin and a metallic mesh member embedded in said liner body, said metallic mesh member partially biting an inner peripheral portion of said outer ring so as to achieve firm engagement of said liner with said outer ring.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.