Half bearing
US8708566B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2360/22
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A half bearing for a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine, which includes crush relieves at both circumferential end portions of an inner circumferential surface of the half bearing, is provided. The half bearing further includes an axial groove at least at a position adjacent to a crush relief on a rear side of a relative rotation direction of the crankshaft, and adjacent to the inner circumferential surface of the half bearing. The axial groove extends along an entire width of the inner circumferential surface of the half bearing.
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