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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Georg Strobl, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
Johnson Electric S.A., , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
384279 ; 384902 ; 384411 ; 384213 ;
Abstract
A bearing assembly 10 comprising an oil impregnated sintered bushing 15 supported by a bearing retainer 20 and a sintered oil collector 14 disposed in direct physical contact with an external surface of the bushing 15 to remove excess oil from the bushing. The oil collector 14 is preferably substantially oil free or non-impregnated, has a volume at least 10% that of the bushing and has a porosity which is 5 to 10% greater than the porosity of the bushing.