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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2016
Applicant:
Saint-gobain Performance Plastics Corporation, Solon, OH (US);
Inventors:
Alan F. Hunter, Nutley, NJ (US);
Zbigniew M. Koziol, Clifton, NJ (US);
Nicholas F. Witting, Clark, NJ (US);
Assignee:
SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Solon, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/10 (2013.01); F16C 17/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 33/208 (2013.01); F16C 33/201 (2013.01); F16C 33/203 (2013.01); F16C 2202/50 (2013.01); F16C 2220/42 (2013.01); F16C 2240/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plain bearing comprising a generally cylindrical sidewall having a first axial end and a second axial end; and a curved portion disposed at the first axial end, wherein the generally cylindrical sidewall has a thickness, wherein the curved portion has an effective material thickness, wherein the effective material thickness of the curved portion is n-times thicker than the thickness of the generally cylindrical sidewall, and wherein n equals 2, 3, 4, or even 5.