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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2013
Applicants:
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Mahle Engine Systems Uk Ltd, Rugby, GB;
Inventors:
Nathan Fisher, Birmingham, GB;
Natalie Phipps, Northampton, GB;
Assignees:
Mahle International GmbH, , DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/02 (2006.01); F16C 33/20 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/74 (2006.01); F16C 17/24 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); F16C 33/24 (2006.01); F16C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/20 (2013.01); F16C 17/022 (2013.01); F16C 17/24 (2013.01); F16C 33/046 (2013.01); F16C 33/106 (2013.01); F16C 33/203 (2013.01); F16C 33/208 (2013.01); F16C 33/24 (2013.01); F16C 33/74 (2013.01); F16C 9/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A half bearing for a sliding bearing may include a bearing substrate having at least one relief region provided in a surface of the half bearing, and a substrate adjacent respective end faces of the bearing substrate. The half bearing may further include a polymer in-fill having a non-uniform thickness provided in a filled region, wherein the thickness of the polymer in-fill in the filled region may be greater proximate the respective end face than remote from the respective end face.