Slide bearing

US7611287B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Freudenberg KG · DE

Inventors

• Eberhard Bock · Prüm, DE
• Martin Gramlich · Pinerolo, IT

Key dates

• Filing date: May 10, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 3, 2009
• Expiry date: May 6, 2027

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C33/107
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A slide bearing for supporting a shaft and comprising at least one bearing shell for receiving the shaft. The bearing shell and the surface of the shaft define a bearing gap. Also described is a mechanism for supplying a lubricant to the bearing gap so that the lubricant can be removed therefrom. To compensate for negative effects of a temperature-dependent change of the bearing gap, there is provided at least one throttling element for throttling the flow of lubricant through the bearing gap.