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Apparatus for fabricating a plain (sliding) bearing
Assignee: GLYCO-METALL-WRKE DAELEN & LOOS GmbH
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Filing: 1985-04-29
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Granted: 1987-04-21
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Expires: 2005-04-29
Abstract
Abstract In a sliding bearing, a metallic layer is coated on a bearing base bush and is provided with grooved or helical or crossing indentations with intermediate elevations. Applied in a uniform manner onto the so-formed metallic layer is a sliding layer of softer material. Under pressure or application of shear forces, the material of the sliding layer provided above the elevations is forced through plastic shaping to flow into the indentations so as to provide a levelled and smooth sliding surface covering the metallic layer.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Engel
- 👤 Fritz Niegel
- 👤 Jurgen Groschen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 16:09
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C33/00; F16C33/02; F16C33/04; F16C33/20; F16C33/201; F16C33/06; F16C33/14; F16C2220/00; F16C2220/40; F16C2220/44; F16C2223/00; F16C2223/02; F16C2223/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49636; Y10T29/49643; Y10T29/49647; Y10T29/49668; Y10T29/49677; Y10T29/49705; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49885; Y10T29/4998; Y10T29/49982; Y10T29/53; Y10T29/53104; Y10T29/53996
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for producing a sliding bearing, comprising: first coating means for covering a bearing base element with a first layer having a surface; forming means for providing said surface with indentations and intermediate elevations; second coating means for applying a second layer of predetermined thickness onto said first layer wherein said second layer is of softer material than the material of said first layer; and treating means for forming portions of said second layer covering the elevations through plastic shaping to flow into the indentations so as to obtain a levelled and smooth surface and to provide said second layer of requested thickness above the elevations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
Apparatus for producing a sliding bearing, comprising: first coating means for covering a bearing base element with a first layer having a surface; forming means for providing said surface with indentations and intermediate elevations; second coating means for applying a second layer of predetermined thickness onto said first layer wherein said second layer is of softer material than the material of said first layer; and treating means for forming portions of said second layer covering the elevations through plastic shaping to flow into the indentations so as to obtain a levelled and smooth surface and to provide said second layer of requested thickness above the elevations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said treating means includes a press die in which said base element provided with said first and second layers is inserted, and a pressure ram having a contour adapted to the contour of said facing base element, said pressure ram being movable in direction towards said base element so as to force material from said elevations to flow into said indentations.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said treating means includes a receptacle in which said base element provided with said first and second layers is inserted, and a roller drum rolling on said base element along said second layer so as to force material from said elevations to flow into said indentations.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said treating means includes a receptacle in which said base element provided with said first and second layers is inserted, and a calibrating instrument movable over said base element so as to force material from said elevations to flow into said indentations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
Apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said calibrating instrument includes a conical head and an essentially cylindrical calibrating body connected to said head.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said calibrating instrument includes a plurality of successively arranged calibrating disks with gradually increasing radius.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
113 words
Ap apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said treating means includes clamping jaws to retain said base element provided with said first and second layers and being in a band-like elongated form, a roll arbor having a circumferential section defining the shape of said base element, a roller drum arranged at a distance to said roll arbor so that said elongated base element extends therebetween, said roller drum being movable around said roll arbor so as to bend said base element and level said second layer by pressing said base element against said circumferential section of said roll arbor, and cutters connected to said roll arbor to sever said bend base element.
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