A dynamic bearing for an aircraft landing gear. The bearing comprises a lug, a shaft comprising a first material, and a bearing surface comprising a second material that is softer than the first material. The bearing surface defines a bore and is arranged to support the shaft when the shaft is movably housed within the bore in use. The bearing surface is defined by the lug or a coating applied to the lug.

A bearing having an electrically conductive sleeve and a self-lubricating liner wherein the electrically conductive sleeve comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion having respectively an inner surface and an outer surface; the self-lubricating liner extends over the inner surface of the first portion of the electrically conductive sleeve to define a first tubular volume, the first tubular volume having a first diameter and a first longitudinal axis; and the inner surface of the second portion of the electrically conductive sleeve defines a second tubular volume, the second tubular volume having the same diameter and the same longitudinal axis as the first tubular volume.

A driving force transmission device includes a clutch, an output shaft, a bearing and an annular shim. The clutch is capable of being switched between a transmission of a rotational force and an interruption of the transmission of the rotational force. The output shaft outputs the rotational force of the clutch. The bearing supports an end portion of the output shaft with grease. The annular shim is disposed around the end portion of the output shaft between the clutch and the bearing. The shim has a through hole through which the end portion of the output shaft is inserted. The through hole has the same shape as a cross section of the end portion of the output shaft. A circumferential edge of the through hole comes into tightly contact with an outer circumferential face of the end portion of the output shaft.

The bore of the ring has workings (1a) suitable to act as a grease reserve at the friction area. A self-lubricating coating (3) with low wettability is applied to the entire surface of the said bore, including in the workings (1a) suitable to act as a grease reserve, such that after wearing of the layer of self-lubricating coating at the friction surface of the bore, the difference in wettability between the said friction surface and the workings still having the coating, enables the grease to be drawn out of the said workings in order to lubricate the said friction surface.

A pin for a coupler assembly for rotatably coupling a beam of a circle assembly of a grader machine with a bracket of a moldboard assembly of the grader machine includes a body defining a head portion and a shank portion. The shank portion integrally extends from the head portion. The head portion is adapted to be seated over one or more of the beam and the bracket. The shank portion is adapted to pass through the beam and the bracket to rotatably couple the beam and the bracket about the shank portion. A grease gallery is defined through the head portion, extending into the shank portion. The body defines multiple grease passages branching out from the grease gallery up to corresponding sections of an outer surface of the shank portion where the beam and the bracket are correspondingly adapted to lie in rotatable registration with the shank portion.

Provided is a slide bearing capable of sustaining sliding performance over long period.

A slide bearing has an upper case (2) configured to be attached to an upper support for attachment of a suspension to a vehicle body, a lower case (3) rotatably combined with the upper case (2) to form an annular space (7); and an annular center plate (4) and an annular sliding sheet (5) both placed within the annular space (7). The center plate (4) includes a bearing surface (40) slidable with the sliding sheet (5) and an annular groove (42) formed on the bearing surface (40) so as to hold lubricant. The annular groove (42) has an inner circumferential surface (43a) inclining down from the opening section toward the groove bottom section as it goes outwardly in the radial direction and an outer circumferential surface (43b) inclining down from the opening section toward the groove bottom section as it goes inwardly in the radial direction. A line P of intersection between the inner circumferential surface (43a) and the outer circumferential surface (43b) is located closer to the bearing surface (40) than to a back face (41) of the center plate (4).

Provided is a slide bearing capable of retaining strength while achieving weight reduction and cost-cutting.

The slide bearing has an upper case (2) to be attached to an upper support for attaching a suspension to a vehicle body, a lower case (3) rotatably combined with the upper case (2), an annular center plate (4) located between the upper case (2) and the lower case (3), and an annular sliding sheet (5) located between the upper case (2) and the center plate (4). The lower case (3) has a lower case body (31) in a substantial cylindrical shape, a flange part (32) projecting radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of the lower case body (31), and hollow sections (321) formed on an outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32). A plurality of the hollow sections (321) are formed at equal intervals in a circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the flange part (32).

The bore of the ring has workings suitable to act as a grease reserve at a friction area. A self-lubricating coating layer with a low wettability is applied to the entire surface of the bore, including in the workings suitable to act as a grease reserve, such that after wearing of the layer of self-lubricating coating at the friction surface of the bore, the difference in wettability between the friction surface and the workings still having the coating layer, enables the grease to be drawn out of the workings in order to lubricate the friction area.

Provided is a slide bearing of lower cost that is capable of preventing the intrusion of dust, muddy water, etc. and has good sliding performance. In a ring-shaped space (5) formed by assembling an upper case (2) with a lower case, a ring-shaped outer dust seal part (42), which bends with one end (420) contacting the upper case (2) and the other end (421) contacting the lower case, is disposed on the outside of a ring-shaped thrust bearing part (40), and the outer dust seal part (42) is connected to the thrust bearing part (40) by connecting parts (43) that extend radially outward from the outside of the thrust bearing part (40), integrating the two as a dust seal-integrated center plate (4). Disposed between the thrust bearing part (40) and the upper case (2) is a ring-shaped lubrication sheet (6), which has surfaces (62, 63) that slide on the mating surfaces facing same.

The metallurgical composition of a machine surface may be determined. Based on the composition of the surface layer and its substrate materials, a mixture of pure metal nanoparticles, each coated with a monomolecular organic layer adsorbed on its surface can be mixed with catalysts, reaction initiators, and/or other necessary ingredients for the repair action of the machine surface, depending on the specific machine, operational type, and/or the nature of the damage. The nanoparticles are applied to the machine surface, the organic monolayer wears away from the nanoparticles under shear stresses and the nanoparticles adhere to the machine surface to form a repair layer on the machine surface, thereby providing a repaired surface.