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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
Applicants:
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Mahle Engine Systems Uk Ltd, Rugby, GB;
Inventors:
Kevin Jupe, Rugby, GB;
Kayleigh McEwan, Coalville, GB;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 9/02 (2006.01); F16C 9/04 (2006.01); F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16C 41/00 (2006.01); C09D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/201 (2013.01); C09D 5/082 (2013.01); F16C 9/02 (2013.01); F16C 9/04 (2013.01); F16C 17/022 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 33/206 (2013.01); F16C 41/008 (2013.01); F16C 2202/04 (2013.01); F16C 2206/40 (2013.01); F16C 2208/32 (2013.01); F16C 2240/48 (2013.01); F16C 2240/60 (2013.01); F16C 2360/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sliding element for an engine may include a polymer-based overlay layer and a metallic substrate. The polymer-based overlay layer may include a polymer-based matrix, a metal particulate, and a pigment. The pigment may have a hardness of at least 4 on the Mohs hardness scale.