IP Library Granted Patent US 12,098,744
Granted Patent B2
US 12,098,744 · App. 17/613,257 · Granted Sep 24, 2024

Guiding member, mechanical system comprising such a guiding member, and method for producing such a guiding member

Inventors: Fabrice Prost (Saint-Etienne, FR); Pierrick Pavallier (Perreux, FR)
Assignee: HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT
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Patent No.
US 12,098,744
App. No.
17/613,257
Granted
Sep 24, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A guiding member, having a body provided with a bore for mounting a mobile element is presented. The body consists of a metallic material. The bore has a surface layer treated against jamming over a diffusion depth of less than or equal to 0.6 mm. The surface layer has a hardness of greater than or equal to 500 Hv1 over a depth of between 5 and 50 μm.

Claims (12)

1. A guiding member, comprising a body provided with a bore for mounting a mobile element, the body being made of a ferrous metallic material having a yield strength Re of between 200 and 600 MPa, characterised in that the bore has a surface layer treated against jamming over a diffusion depth less than or equal to 0.6 mm, the surface layer having a hardness greater than or equal to 500 Hv1 from a surface to a depth of between 5 and 50 μm.

2. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the metallic material is chosen from structural steels or low-alloy steels.

3. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the metallic material has a yield strength Re of between 300 and 600 MPa.

4. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the metallic material has a yield strength Re of between 400 and 500 MPa.

5. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the surface layer is treated against jamming over a diffusion depth of less than or equal to 0.3 mm.

6. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the surface layer has a hardness greater than or equal to 500 Hv1 from a surface to a depth of between 25 and 50 μm.

7. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the surface layer has a hardness greater than or equal to 550 Hv1 from a surface to a depth of between 5 and 50 μm.

8. The guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the surface layer has a hardness greater than or equal to 550 Hv1 from a surface to a depth of between 25 and 50 μm.

9. A mechanical system, comprising a guiding member according to claim 1 , and a mobile element arranged in the bore of said guiding member.

10. A method for producing a guiding member according to claim 1 , characterised in that the method comprises the following successive steps:

producing the body from a ferrous metallic material having a yield strength Re of between 200 and 600 MPa;

carrying out a surface treatment of the bore in order to protect the guiding member against jamming, the surface treatment affecting a surface layer of the bore over a diffusion depth of less than or equal to 0.6 mm, the surface layer having, after the surface treatment, a hardness of greater than or equal to 550 Hv1 from a surface to a depth of between 5 and 50 μm.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: PROST, FABRICE; PAVALLIER, PIERRICK
To: HYDROMECANIQUE ET FROTTEMENT
Reel/Frame 058406/0959 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 1905390 · May 22, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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