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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2015
Applicants:
Mahle Engine Systems Uk Limited, Warwickshire, GB;
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
David Latham, Hitchin, GB;
Natalie Phipps, Northampton, GB;
Assignees:
Mahle Engine Systems UK Ltd, Rugby, GB;
Mahle International GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/58 (2006.01); F16C 33/64 (2006.01); F16C 33/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 33/201 (2013.01); F16C 33/206 (2013.01); F16C 33/208 (2013.01); F16C 33/585 (2013.01); F16C 33/64 (2013.01); F16C 33/6681 (2013.01); F16C 33/203 (2013.01); F16C 2202/50 (2013.01); F16C 2206/04 (2013.01); F16C 2208/02 (2013.01); F16C 2208/58 (2013.01); F16C 2208/86 (2013.01); F16C 2208/90 (2013.01); F16C 2220/70 (2013.01); F16C 2223/02 (2013.01); F16C 2223/42 (2013.01); F16C 2223/60 (2013.01); F16C 2240/40 (2013.01); F16C 2240/48 (2013.01); F16C 2240/54 (2013.01); F16C 2240/60 (2013.01); F16C 2360/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bearing element may include a bearing substrate and a sliding layer of a sliding layer material. The sliding layer material may include a polymeric material and nanodiamonds. The nanodiamonds may also be surface-functionalized nanodiamonds. The bearing element may be suitable for automotive applications, including, but not limited, use within automotive engines.