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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2008
Applicants:
Joel H. Mandel, Hartford, WI (US);
Donald J. Phillips, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Rainer Schmitt, Wachtberg, DE;
Inventors:
Joel H. Mandel, Hartford, WI (US);
Donald J. Phillips, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Rainer Schmitt, Wachtberg, DE;
Assignee:
GKN Sinter Metals, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 7/00 (2006.01); B22F 3/035 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a PM main bearing cap, and its precursor compact, with an undercut breathing window that is formed during a compaction process. By fabricating the undercut during the compaction process, the invention eliminates the need for a secondary machining operation to form the undercut feature in the bearing caps.