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US 5,665,825 AGranted
Plain bearing material
AssigneeT&N Technology Limited
InventorsGlyndwr John Davies, Philip Moisey
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Abstract
A plain bearing is disclosed comprising a bearing layer bonded to a sintered metallic layer, which in turn is mounted on a backing plate. The bearing layer comprises a material formed from two interpenetrating networks, one of polytetrafluoroethylene and the other of polyphenylenesulphide. The percentage by volume of polyphenylenesulphide is between about 45% and about 55%.
Claims1
A plain bearing material comprising:
- a material having interpenetrating networks of polytetrafluoroethylene and polyphenylenesulphide and wherein said material comprises substantially similar portions by volume of said polytetrafluoroethylene and said polyphenylenesulphide.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.