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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2020
Applicant:
Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/246 (2013.01); F16C 2233/00 (2013.01); F16C 2360/31 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating a plain bearing including: determining a first rotational speed at which a transition of a lubrication state takes place, or at which friction in the plain bearing is at a minimum; comparing the first rotational speed to a threshold value; and if the rotational speed has exceeded the threshold value, operating the bearing to produce a self-repairing effect.