Sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction

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Patent No.: US 8,464,427
App. No.: 13/224,401
Granted: Jun 18, 2013
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A sleeve bearing assembly and method of construction therefore has an inner portion constructed from a plurality of yarns to provide a journal bearing surface for receipt of a journal for relative movement therein and an elastic outer portion injection molded at least partially about the inner portion. The plurality of yarns are woven together with at least some of the yarns being woven in a warp direction corresponding to a length of the journal bearing surface and in a weft direction corresponding to a circumferential direction of the journal bearing surface to form a backing of the inner portion. At least one of the plurality of yarns is provided as a self-lubricating yarn woven with the backing in a weft direction to substantially form the bearing surface radially inwardly of the backing.

Claims (13)

1. A method of constructing a sleeve bearing assembly having a generally cylindrical inner portion with a journal bearing surface and an outer portion extending at least partially about said inner portion, comprising:

constructing a backing of the inner portion by weaving yarns extending in a warp direction corresponding to a length of said journal bearing surface with yarns extending in a weft direction corresponding to a circumferential direction of said journal bearing surface and weaving a self-lubricating yarn extending in a weft direction with said backing to substantially form said bearing surface;

disposing said inner portion in a mold cavity; and

molding the outer portion using an elastomeric material at least partially about said inner portion so that said outer portion bonds to said inner portion.

2. The method of claim 1 further including weaving said self-lubricating yarn in a weft-faced sateen pattern.

3. The method of claim 1 further including providing floats of said self-lubricating yarn passing under at least four of said yarns of said backing extending in the warp direction and passing said self-lubricating yarn over one of said yarns of said backing extending in the warp direction between floats adjacent to one another in the circumferential direction.

4. The method of claim 3 further including providing said one of said yarns of said backing extending in the warp direction as a self-lubricating yarn.

5. The method of claim 4 further including providing said self-lubricating yarn as PTFE.

6. The method of claim 1 further including weaving said backing in a weft-faced twill pattern.

7. The method of claim 6 further including weaving said backing entirely with polyester multifilament yarns.

8. The method of claim 1 further including weaving said backing in a plain weave pattern.

9. The method of claim 1 further including weaving said inner portion on a circular weaving loom.

10. The method of claim 1 further including weaving said inner portion on a narrow fabric needle loom.

Assignments (20)

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2025

From: FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC

To: SYSTEMS PROTECTION GROUP US LLC

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PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Apr 7, 2023

From: TENNECO INC.; DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

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NOTICE OF GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (FIRST LIEN) Recorded Nov 22, 2022

From: DRIV AUTOMOTIVE INC.; FEDERAL-MOGUL CHASSIS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL IGNITION LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL MOTORPARTS LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL POWERTRAIN LLC; FEDERAL-MOGUL WORLD WIDE LLC; TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC.; TENNECO INC.; THE PULLMAN COMPANY

To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT

Reel/Frame 061989/0689 →

RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2022