IP Library Granted Patent US 11,644,064
Granted Patent B2
US 11,644,064 · App. 16/624,080 · Granted May 9, 2023

Bearing bush

Inventors: Philipp Werner (Lüneburg, DE); Hilrich Kardoes (Winsen, DE); Bartolomeo Firszt (Gödenstorf, DE); Oliver Helmke (Apensen, DE)
Assignee: Vibracoustic SE
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Patent No.
US 11,644,064
App. No.
16/624,080
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A bearing bush for supporting a motor vehicle part includes an inner tube made of a metal, a sliding sleeve made of a first plastic material and mounted rotatably on the inner tube, and an elastomer bearing which surrounds the sliding sleeve and has at least a first elastomer body and an outer sleeve. A sliding layer made of a second plastic material is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the inner tube, the first plastic material and the second plastic material forming a tribological pairing either of two different polymers from the groups of polyamides, polyoxymethylenes, polyketones, fluoropolymers, polyethylene terephthalates or polybutylene terephthalates, or the tribological pairing being formed from polyketone against polyketone, wherein the polymers of the tribological pairings each are present in a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase.

Claims (21)

1. A bearing bush for supporting a motor vehicle part, the bearing bush comprising:

an inner tube comprised of a metal,

a sliding sleeve comprised of a first plastic material and mounted rotatably on the inner tube, and

an elastomer bearing that surrounds the sliding sleeve and has at least a first elastomer body and an outer sleeve,

wherein a sliding layer comprised of a second plastic material is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the inner tube, the first plastic material and the second plastic material forming a tribological pairing either of two different polymers from the groups of polyamides, polyoxymethylenes, polyketones, fluoropolymers, polyethylene terephthalates or polybutylene terephthalates, or the tribological pairing being formed from polyketone against polyketone, and wherein the polymers of the tribological pairings each are present in a continuous thermoplastic polymer phase; and the sliding layer is applied to the inner tube by powder coating.

2. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the polyoxymethylene is a polyoxymethylene copolymer or a polyoxymethylene homopolymer.

3. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide is an aliphatic polyamide or a partially aromatic polyamide.

4. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding sleeve and/or the sliding layer includes at least one additive.

5. The bearing bush according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one additive comprises polytetrafluoroethylene, graphite, carbon nanofibres, carbon fibres, aramid fibres, minerals, molybdenum disulphide, talcum, oils, waxes, glass beads and/or glass fibres.

6. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding layer is applied by electrostatic powder coating.

7. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding layer has a thickness between approximately 50 μm and approximately 300 μm.

8. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding layer has a thickness between approximately 70 μm and approximately 150 μm.

9. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein an adhesive layer is applied to the outer circumferential surface of the inner tube.

10. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein on a surface facing the sliding layer, the sliding sleeve has at least one recess for receiving a lubricant.

11. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding sleeve is slotted or formed in several parts.

12. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the elastomer bearing is slotted or formed in several parts.

13. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the elastomer bearing is connected to the sliding sleeve in a form-locking, force-locking and/or material-locking manner.

14. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein the elastomer bearing includes an inner sleeve enclosing the sliding sleeve.

15. The bearing bush according to claim 14 , wherein the elastomer bearing has a second elastomer body that is connected to an inner circumferential surface of the inner sleeve.

16. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein a sealing system is provided that seals a sliding gap.

17. The bearing bush according to claim 1 , wherein a path limiting device is provided that limits movement of the sliding sleeve in a longitudinal direction of the bearing bush.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 25, 2021
From: VIBRACOUSTIC AG
To: VIBRACOUSTIC SE
Reel/Frame 058357/0478 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2021
From: VIBRACOUSTIC GMBH
To: VIBRACOUSTIC AG
Reel/Frame 057687/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2019
From: WERNER, PHILIPP; KARDOES, HILRICH; FIRSZT, BARTOLOMEO; HELMKE, OLIVER
To: VIBRACOUSTIC GMBH
Reel/Frame 051514/0446 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2017 103 940.6 · Feb 24, 2017 · national
DE 10 2017 113 437.9 · Jun 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 16487980
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