Bearing arrangement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10208803-B2
Application number	US-201715608009-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 30, 2017
Priority date	Jun 3, 2016
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

The invention relates to a bearing arrangement (1) comprising a bearing cover (3) and a bearing block (2) fitting onto the latter, which bearing block in the area of the bearing cover (3) comprises a recess (9) in which the bearing cover (3) can be arranged and which comprises vertical deformation elements (15) with a longitudinal extension (19), wherein the vertical deformation elements (15) have a greater degree of plastic deformability than the bearing block (2).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A bearing arrangement comprising
a bearing block; and
a bearing cover mounted in the bearing block;
wherein the bearing cover comprises clamping surfaces disposed at both distal ends of the bearing cover;
wherein the bearing block comprises counter clamping surfaces opposite the clamping surfaces and disposed at both ends of the bearing block;
wherein the counter clamping surfaces are arranged to be stepped relative to an outer surface and form a lower closure in an area of the bearing cover;
wherein the bearing block in the area of the arrangement of the bearing cover comprises a recess in which the bearing cover is arranged, the recess being delimited by side walls for the arrangement of the bearing cover;
wherein the bearing cover comprises vertically running deformation elements with a longitudinal extension, by means of which the bearing cover can be guided on the bearing block;
wherein the vertically running deformation elements are deformed by the bearing block; and
wherein said vertically running deformation elements are made from a softer material than the bearing block or have cavities configured to be pushed at least partly together during plastic deformation or both so that the vertically running deformation elements have a greater degree of plastic deformability than the bearing block.

2. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the deformation elements are designed in the form of webs and/or grooves.

3. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said side walls comprise additional deformation elements which have a smaller cross-section than the deformation elements of the bearing cover, as viewed respectively in the same direction.

4. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the additional deformation elements of the bearing block are designed to be complementary to the deformation elements of the bearing cover.

5. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the deformation elements of the bearing cover as viewed in the direction of the longitudinal extension are designed to be at least partly tapering or to be bevelled.

6. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the deformation elements of the bearing cover as viewed in direction of the longitudinal extension have an at least approximately triangular or trapezoidal cross-section.

7. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing cover comprises vertical bearing surfaces with which it bears on the bearing block, and wherein for each vertical bearing surface at least two deformation elements are arranged.

8. The bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bearing cover and the bearing block each have horizontal flat surfaces, on which the bearing cover lies on the bearing block, and wherein on said flat surfaces at least one positioning element is arranged.

Assignees

• Miba Sinter Austria Gmbh

Inventors

• Siessl Wolfgang
• Dickinger Karl

Classifications

• F16C43/02

  Assembling sliding-contact bearings · CPC title

• F16C9/02

  Crankshaft bearings · CPC title

• F16C2226/76

  with tongue and groove or key and slot · CPC title

• F16C9/04

  Connecting-rod bearings; Attachments thereof · CPC title

• F16C9/03

  Arrangements for adjusting play · CPC title