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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2002
Filed:
May. 18, 2000
Daido Metal Company Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
It is an object of the invention to improve wear resistance and an anti-seizure property of a portion , on which a radial load operates owing to tension of a cogged belt or a V-belt, of a plain bearing for an engine. A main shaft portion of a crankshaft is in uneven contact with an upper half bearing owning to tension of the cogged belt and/or the V-belt. A branch groove is formed in a portion forwarder than an oil groove formed on the bearing surface of a upper half bearing of a plain bearing, the branch groove branching off from the oil groove. When an engine stops, lubricant is stored within the branch grooves, and when the engine restarts, the lubricant within the branch grooves is immediately supplied to the uneven contact portion of the main shaft portion though the rotation thereof.