Mahle International Gmbh

Mahle Engine Systems UK Limited

Mahle Composants Moteur France Sas

Mahle Engine Systems

Mahle Industries Inc.

Omar Mian

Olivier Beaurepaire

Konstantinos Kalogiannis

David Merritt

Hugh Gibson

Guy Towlson

Stéphane Barral

An engine bearing shell may include a concave bearing surface, opposed axial end faces with an axial width therebetween, circumferential joint faces, and an oil distribution groove circumferentially extending along the concave bearing surface towards the axial end faces. The oil distribution groove may have a groove width that is 4% to 9.25% of the axial width.

Bearing shell

A crankshaft comprising a plurality of main journal bearing surfaces (), a plurality of connector rod bearing surfaces (), and at least one oil feed passageway () internal to the crankshaft, each of the at least one oil feed passageways () communicating with an inlet () and a plurality of outlets () located within bearing surfaces (), and wherein the inlet () is located within a first main journal bearing surface, and at least one of the outlets () is located within a further main journal bearing surface, and an engine and a vehicle comprising such a crankshaft.

Crankshaft

A bearing arrangement comprising a bearing shell, and a bearing shell receiving element, wherein the bearing shell is cylindrical or part-cylindrical and has a circumferential oil supply slot, and the bearing shell receiving element has an oil supply channel located in correspondence with the oil supply slot.

Bearing arrangement

A bearing bush is described wherein the bush bore at the axial ends of the bush is provided with relieved portions extending at least a part of the distance around a circumference of the bush, the relieved portions being in the form of grooves in the bore surface.

Bearing bush

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Rugby, United Kingdom

Omar Mian