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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2006
Wolfgang Bickle, Reilingen, DE;
Werner Schubert, Wiesloch, DE;
Frank Haupert, Stelzenberg, DE;
Gunter Buerkle, Benningen, DE;
Wolfgang Bickle, Reilingen, DE;
Werner Schubert, Wiesloch, DE;
Frank Haupert, Stelzenberg, DE;
Gunter Buerkle, Benningen, DE;
KS Gleitlager GmbH, St. Leon-Rot, DE;
Abstract
A sliding bearing for engine applications, in particular a sliding bearing shell for the mounting of the crankshaft or the camshaft or for use as a connecting-rod bearing shell, has a metallic supporting layer and, applied on top of that, a bearing metal layer of aluminum alloy, copper alloy or brass, the bearing metal layer having an 8-20 μm thick PTFB-free PAI-based coating applied on top of it, the PAI-based coating having 5-15% by weight zinc sulphide, 5-15% by weight graphite and 5-15% by weight TiOwith the ratio of zinc sulphide and graphite respectively to TiOin terms of their percentage by weight being 0.6-1.4 and the zinc sulphide and TiObeing present in a particle size of ≦0.7 μm.