Plain bearing having a hard/soft pairing

US9062717B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Voith Patent GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Benjamin Holstein · Heidenheim, DE
• Norman Perner · Neu-Ulm, DE
• Klaus Spiegel · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 22, 2010
• Grant date: Jun 23, 2015
• Expiry date: Apr 9, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F16C2300/14
• WIPO field: Mechanical elements
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for producing a plain bearing including at least one plain bearing segment for forming a first plain bearing shell, at least one running element of a second plain bearing shell which forms a counter-bearing surface to the at least one plain bearing segment, with a sliding surface of the at least one running element having a higher hardness than a sliding surface of the at least one plain bearing segment, a carrying body for the at least one running element, an intermediate layer which is arranged between the at least one running element and the carrying body, a plastic deformability of which can be set by a temperature guidance. The method includes heating the intermediate layer, adjusting the running element, and reducing the plastic deformability of the intermediate layer by the temperature guidance.