Sliding-contact bearings with diamond particles
AssigneeDana Corporation
InventorsJohn Lyon, Fatima Rutherford, Ian David Massey
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Abstract
A plain bearing comprises a strong backing, a layer of silver and an overlay coating of a metal containing diamond particles. The diamond-containing metal may be of silver, lead, lead/tin, lead/indium or lead/tin/copper. The diamond may be natural or synthetic.
Claims17
A plain bearing comprising a strong backing, a layer of silver and an overlay coating layer of a metal containing diamond particles.
A bearing material for use adjacent a shaft journal, the material comprising a metal therein having a plurality of diamond particles, wherein the metal contains from about 0.1% volume to 3% volume of diamond particles.
A bearing material for use adjacent a shaft journal, the material comprising a metal therein having a plurality of diamond particles, wherein the diamond particles have an average diameter in the range of about 0.1 to 2 microns.
A plain bearing comprising a strong backing, a layer of silver, a structural bronze layer between the strong backing and the layer of silver, a nickel interlayer between the structural bronze layer and the layer of silver, and an overlay coating layer of a metal containing diamond particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.