Wettable structures that retain liquid layers are defined at surfaces of substrates. The wettable structures include grooves or ridges that are spaced apart by between 10 nm and 10 μm and can be defined in substrate or in a layer formed on a surface of the substrate. In typical examples, wettable structures are defined with hydrophobic materials or at hydrophobic surfaces and produce hydrophilic surfaces.

A sliding member includes an overlay layer made of a resin on a side of a sliding surface of a bearing alloy layer. When a valley void volume Vvv (μm.sup.3/μm.sup.2) in the sliding surface of the overlay layer is defined as Vv1, Vv1 is in a range of 0.015≤Vv1≤0.200.

In a strut bearing device, an upper spring sheet made of steel has a cylindrical part and a disc part. The cylindrical part has, at an upper part thereof, an engagement hole penetrated in a radial direction. A lower case of a strut bearing has a cylindrical member fitted along an inner peripheral surface of the upper part of the cylindrical part. The cylindrical member has, at its outer peripheral surface, an engagement projection that is engaged with an engagement hole. Relative movement of the upper spring sheet and the lower case in an axial direction and in a circumferential direction is restricted in a state where the engagement projection is engaged with the engagement hole.

A rolling bearing, in particular a ball bearing, in particular for use in a surgical instrument, which is designed for forwarding or transmitting electrical signals and has for this purpose at least one signal line or signal path integrated in the rolling bearing. A sleeve, in particular for use in a surgical instrument, is designed for forwarding or transmitting electrical signals and has for this purpose at least one signal line or signal path integrated in the sleeve. A surgical instrument, in particular a hand-held milling cutter, includes at least one ball bearing and at least one sleeve, each having a respective method of production.

The present invention relates to a mechanical system (1), comprising a bearing (4) and a shaft (10) coupled to the bearing (4), especially for an internal combustion engine, being subjected to average contact pressures of less than 200 MPa. The shaft (10) has at least one area (12) provided with an anti-seizing surface coating (20), having a surface hardness at least twice that of the bearing (4), and a microtexturation (30) comprised of a set of individual microcavities (31), distributed in said area (12). The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing such a mechanical system (1).

An oil bearing structure of a fan includes a shaft seat, a rotating shaft, and an oil bearing. The shaft seat includes a boss. A middle portion of the boss defines a slot. One end of the rotating shaft is inserted into the slot. Another end of the rotating shaft is a free end. The oil bearing is sleeved on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft. An axis of the rotating shaft and an axis of the oil bearing are perpendicular to the shaft seat. An effective length of the oil bearing and the rotating shaft is 50%-70% of a length of the fan.

A rolling bearing includes an outer bearing race and an inner bearing race defining a bearing space therebetween. Rolling elements are mounted in the bearing space. A seal device is at one axial opening of the bearing space and includes a metal ring member with through holes configured such that lubricating oil can pass through the through holes and solid foreign substances cannot pass through the through holes. One of the outer bearing race and the inner bearing race is stationary, and the other is rotatable. The metal ring member is in engagement with the stationary bearing race. A metal or resin sub-ring member, which is a separate member from the metal ring member, is fixed to the rotatable bearing race. Between the metal ring member and the metal or resin sub-ring member, a gap is defined which constitutes a labyrinth seal structure.

The air bearing includes a main body part having a bearing surface opposed to a guide face, first and second flow path parts, which are provided in the main body part, for allowing compressed air supplied from outside to flow, an air supply hole, which is provided in the flow path part, for supplying compressed air to the guide face to form an air film between the bearing surface and the guide face, and a negative pressure generating part, which is provided in the second flow path part intersecting with the first flow path part, for generating a negative pressure for sucking air between the guide face and the main body part by increasing the flow velocity of the compressed air.

The cam follower roller device comprises a body, a shaft mounted on the body, a roller mounted on the shaft and able to rotate, and a plain bearing interposed radially between the shaft and the roller. An outer surface and/or an inner surface of the plain bearing comprise a plurality of cavities. The ratio of the sum of the surfaces areas of the cavities to the total surface area of the outer surface, or of the inner surface, in which the cavities are formed is between 2% and 40%. The cavities have a depth between 0.5 μm and 5 μm.

A connecting rod for an internal combustion engine may include a big end passage for receiving a pin journal of a crankshaft, a small end passage for receiving a piston pin, and a beam extending between the big and small end passages. The small end passage may extend along a passage axis and be delimited by opposed edges. The small end passage may include an inner passage surface with a cylindrical surface portion having a first diameter. The small end passage may extend along the passage axis between the opposed edges. The inner passage surface may comprise profiled regions adjacent to the opposed edges and extending at least over a part of a circumference of the opposed edges. The profiled regions may begin from the cylindrical surface portion and increase into a maximum second diameter at the opposed edges. Further, a plurality of dimples may be positioned along the cylindrical surface portion of the inner passage surface.