Bearings
AssigneeDana Corporation
InventorsJohn William Martin, Allen Angus Graham
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Abstract
A combination of a bearing and a housing for the bearing is described, the bearing comprising two substantially semi-cylindrical half bearings each retained in a corresponding housing part about a joint face split-line wherein the housing has at least one circumferential locking plate inserted in said joint face split-line, said at least one circumferential locking plate extending radially inwardly to lie between opposed joint faces of the two bearing halves.
Claims13
A combination including a bearing and a housing for the bearing, the bearing comprising two substantially semi-cylindrical half bearings having joint faces, each half bearing being retained in a corresponding housing part about a joint face split-line, wherein the housing has at least one circumferential locking plate extending radially inwardly between opposed joint faces of the two half bearings, wherein the circumferential locking plate includes a hole to accommodate a securing bolt, wherein the joint faces form a joint face region and further wherein a dowel is provided in the joint face region to prevent angular displacement of the locking plate about the securing bolt.
A combination including a bearing and a housing for the bearing, the bearing comprising two substantially semi-cylindrical half bearings having joint faces, each half bearing being retained in a corresponding housing part about a joint face split-line, wherein the housing has at least one circumferential locking plate extending radially inwardly and only part way between opposed joint faces of the two half bearings, and wherein a bearing alloy layer on the half bearings is substantially uninterrupted at the joint face.
A method of manufacturing a bearing and a housing for a bearing, the bearing comprising two substantially semi-cylindrical half bearings having joint faces, each half bearing being retained in a corresponding housing part about a joint face split-line, the method comprising the step of forming a circular housing bore using false circumferential locking plates positioned at the joint faces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.