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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernhard Hiller, Buckenhof, DE;
Edwin Gemmel, Erlangen, DE;
Roland Koeppel, Erlangen, DE;
Wolfgang Kuehnel, Rudolstadt, DE;
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ; H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384100 ; 378133 ; 384132 ;
Abstract
A plain bearing having a bearing gap filled with liquid metal has two plain bearing parts each having a surface contiguous to the liquid metal, these surfaces delimiting a gap connecting the bearing gap with the surrounding space. At least one of the surfaces is provided, in its area contiguous to the liquid metal, with a layer of a material that is effective as a wetting agent for the liquid metal.