A bearing including a substrate and a low friction layer, where the bearing includes an annular shape including a radial bearing portion in the form of an axially-extending base region, and an axial bearing portion in the form of a radially-extending flange, where the axial bearing portion terminates in a deep drawn axially extending lip, and at least one of a radial coining region or an axial coining region, where the radial coining region is positioned along the radially-extending flange and forms an annular depression, where the axial coining region is positioned along the axially-extending base region, and where the axial coining region is deformed so as to be non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of the bearing.

A tolerance ring with functional layers has an annular band and an elastomeric layer. The assembly also may have a low friction layer, which may be bonded, calendared or laminated thereto. The low friction material may completely encapsulate the annular band.

A tolerance ring with functional layers has an annular band and an elastomeric layer. The assembly also may have a low friction layer, which may be bonded, calendared or laminated thereto. The low friction material may completely encapsulate the annular band.

The invention relates to a tilting segment (3, 3) for a tilting segment sliding bearing (1, 1) having a segment body (13, 13) for receiving bearing forces, wherein the segment body (13, 13) is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material.

The invention is characterized in that the composite material comprises a polyether ketone, that the composite material has carbon fibers having a weight proportion of 25% to 70% as reinforcement fibers, and that the carbon fibers form a fabric that has a contour-parallel orientation to the sliding surface (8, 18) of the segment body (13, 13).

The invention relates to a tilting segment (3, 3) for a tilting segment sliding bearing (1, 1) having a segment body (13, 13) for receiving bearing forces, wherein the segment body (13, 13) is made of a fiber-reinforced composite material.

The invention is characterized in that the composite material comprises a polyether ketone, that the composite material has carbon fibers having a weight proportion of 25% to 70% as reinforcement fibers, and that the carbon fibers form a fabric that has a contour-parallel orientation to the sliding surface (8, 18) of the segment body (13, 13).

The element is formed from the winding of a fabric of small thickness ranging between 20 ?m and 150 ?m and mixed with a resin containing fillers. The fabric has the form of strips having a width ranging between 5 mm and 200 mm, with the strips being crossed in several layers.

The element is formed from the winding of a fabric of small thickness ranging between 20 ?m and 150 ?m and mixed with a resin containing fillers. The fabric has the form of strips having a width ranging between 5 mm and 200 mm, with the strips being crossed in several layers.

A hinge arrangement includes a first hinge component and a second hinge component and a hinge pin, where the first hinge component includes plurality of knuckles each having a respective bushing washer inserted therein. Each bushing washer includes a tubular bushing body inserted within its respective knuckle and an annular washer rim that unitary with the tubular bushing body and disposed atop its respective knuckle. An outer surface of each tubular bushing washer engages an inner surface of its respective knuckle to retain the bushing washer to the knuckle even when the hinge pin is removed and the second hinge component is separated from the first hinge component.

A hinge arrangement includes a first hinge component and a second hinge component and a hinge pin, where the first hinge component includes plurality of knuckles each having a respective bushing washer inserted therein. Each bushing washer includes a tubular bushing body inserted within its respective knuckle and an annular washer rim that unitary with the tubular bushing body and disposed atop its respective knuckle. An outer surface of each tubular bushing washer engages an inner surface of its respective knuckle to retain the bushing washer to the knuckle even when the hinge pin is removed and the second hinge component is separated from the first hinge component.

A system for elastically compensating for wear, thermal expansion and misalignment comprises a ring located between a housing and a pin in the bore of the housing. The ring has a backing layer, an expanded grid structure having a plurality of openings, a low friction layer penetrated into the openings of the expanded grid structure, and adhesive for bonding the backing layer, expanded grid structure and low friction layer together to provide elastic deformation of the ring between the housing and pin.