Mahle International Gmbh

Mahle Engine Systems UK Limited

Nathan Fisher

Bredo Leipprand

Natalie Phipps

Ha Tran

Anant Patel

Philip James

Marcus Paul

A sliding engine component may include a sliding surface including a plastic polymer-based layer disposed on a metallic substrate. The plastics polymer-based layer may include a plurality of plastic polymer-based layers. The plurality of plastic polymer-based layers may include a first coating of a first polymer-based layer deposited on the metallic substrate and cured at a first temperature, and a second coating of a second polymer-based layer deposited onto the first polymer-based layer and cured at a second temperature. The second temperature may be lower than the first temperature.

Sliding engine component

A half bearing for a sliding bearing may include a bearing substrate having at least one relief region provided in a surface of the half bearing, and a substrate adjacent respective end faces of the bearing substrate. The half bearing may further include a polymer in-fill having a non-uniform thickness provided in a filled region, wherein the thickness of the polymer in-fill in the filled region may be greater proximate the respective end face than remote from the respective end face.

Sliding bearing with bearing substrate and polymer in-fill

A flanged half-bearing includes at least one substantially semi-annular thrust washer with an internal periphery having lateral lugs and an intermediary stabilization lug projecting from the internal periphery of the thrust washer, and a semi-cylindrical half journal bearing shell having lateral recesses and an intermediary stabilization recess that are recessed into an axial end face of the bearing shell and are respectively connected to the lateral lugs and the stabilization lug of the thrust washer, wherein the stabilization lug has rotational stabilization edges that project substantially perpendicularly from the inner periphery of the thrust washer, and the stabilization recess is configured for axial relative movement of stabilization lug. An engine includes at least one such flanged half-bearing.

Flanged half-bearing

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