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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2003
Applicants:
Charan Preet Singh Johal, Leicester, GB;
John Carey, Northants, GB;
Inventors:
Charan Preet Singh Johal, Leicester, GB;
John Carey, Northants, GB;
Assignee:
Dana Corporation, Toledo, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A plain bearing and method for making the plain bearing are described, the plain bearing having an overlay alloy layer at a sliding surface of the plain bearing, the plain bearing comprising a layer of a strong backing material, a layer of a first bearing alloy bonded to the strong backing material and a layer of a second bearing material comprising said overlay material bonded to said first bearing alloy layer wherein said second bearing material comprises tin having included in the matrix thereof an organic levelling agent.