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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Karsten Bresser, Eltville, DE;
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolanden, DE;
Inventors:
Karsten Bresser, Eltville, DE;
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolanden, DE;
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/10 (2013.01); F16C 33/105 (2013.01); F16C 33/1065 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lubricated plain bearing having at least one dirt guide groove formed on the sliding surface, which dirt guide groove extends at least partially to a greater extent in the circumferential direction of the bearing shell than in the axial direction of a shaft mounted therein, extends as far as an edge of the bearing and is open at the edge, such that dirt particles transported by the dirt guide groove to the edge can be discharged to the outside.