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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric W Dickson, Taunton, GB;
Ian T Graham, Ayr, GB;
Assignee:
The Glacier Metal Company Limited, Northwood Hills, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29898058 ; 29898059 ; 29412 ; 29898056 ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a bearing is described, the method comprising the steps of preparing a flat blank having a steel backing layer and a bearing alloy lining, the blank having an area corresponding to the projected surface area of the bearing, the flat blank also having required bearing features such as oil holes, grooves, and end-face chamfers and forming the flat blank directly into an associated bearing housing. The thickness of the flat blank should lie in the range from 0.25 to 0.75 mm. The blank may correspond in major dimension to a half bearing or to a full cylindrical bush.