The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Daido Metal Company Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Osamu Ishigo, Inuyama, JP;
Motohiko Koushima, Inuyama, JP;
Daido Metal Company Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A half bearing for supporting a crank shaft of an internal combustion engine is provided. The half bearing having a main semi-cylindrical part, two crush reliefs, and two transition regions. Each crush relief has a depth from a imaginary plane at a circumferential end surface of the half bearing greater than a depth from the imaginary plane at a connecting position between each crush relief and the transition region. A plurality of circumferential grooves extend in a circumferential direction in the main semi-cylindrical part along their entire length in the circumferential direction, and the plurality of circumferential grooves extend also in the transition region continuously.