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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Applicants:
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolanden, DE;
Steven Doyle, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mateusz Michalski, Wiesbaden, DE;
Inventors:
Stefan Rittmann, Kirchheimbolanden, DE;
Steven Doyle, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mateusz Michalski, Wiesbaden, DE;
Assignee:
Federal-Mogul Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16C 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/206 (2013.01); F16C 9/02 (2013.01); F16C 33/203 (2013.01); Y02T 10/865 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slide bearing has a layered structure which is substantially uniform over the circumference thereof and comprises a base (), a lead-free slide layer () having a thickness which is reduced in edge zones () as compared to a central zone between the edge zones (), and a polymer coating () which is thicker in the edge zones () as compared to the central zone, so that the surface level of the coating () is substantially flat as seen in axial cross-section.