PLAIN BEARING ASSEMBLY OF A ROTATIONAL ELEMENT ON A BEARING BOLT, IN PARTICULAR OF A PLANETARY GEAR ON A PLANETARY GEAR BOLT OF A PLANETARY GEARBOX

• US 20180306247A1
• Filed: 10/12/2016
• Published: 10/25/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co.KG (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co.KG (INA-Holding Schaeffler GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: PLOGMANN, Michael, PACHNER, Sebastian, CLAUS, Sven, SOYKA, Markus
• Granted Patent: US 10,253,817 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 17/10 for both radial and axial load
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 2360/31 Wind motors in general F03D
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 2361/61 Toothed gear systems, e.g. support of pinion shafts in general F16H57/02
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 33/1055 from radial inside, e.g. via a passage through the shaft and/or inner sleeve
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 33/1065 Grooves on a bearing surface for distributing or collecting the liquid
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 35/02 in the case of sliding-contact bearings
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 43/02 Assembling sliding-contact bearings
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 2057/085 Bearings for orbital gears
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/0479 Gears or bearings on planet carriers
• CPC Class Codes: F16H 57/082 Planet carriers

Abstract

A plain bearing assembly of a rotational element on a bearing bolt includes a bearing bolt, a bearing sleeve, which is non-rotatably mounted on said bolt and which comprises a first radial bearing surface formed on its outer periphery, and a rotational element which is rotatably mounted on the bearing sleeve and which is mounted on the first radial bearing surface via a second radial bearing surface in such a way that it can slide. Axial bearing washers, which project radially beyond the bearing sleeve, are secured to both end faces of the rotational elements. The washers run against axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve, and axial flanks of the bearing sleeve form axial bearing surfaces for the axial bearing washers.

Claims

1. A plain bearing assembly of a rotational element in a bearing element, comprising:

a bearing element;

a bearing sleeve non-rotatably mounted on said bearing element, the bearing sleeve including a first radial bearing surface formed on its outer periphery, and the bearing sleeve including axial bearing surfaces;

a rotational element rotatably mounted in the bearing sleeve and having a second radial bearing surface that contacts the first radial bearing surface in a sliding manner; and

axial bearing washers projecting radially beyond the bearing sleeve, wherein the axial bearing washers, are fastened on end faces of the rotational element, and run against the axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve, wherein axial flanks of the bearing sleeve form the axial bearing surfaces for the axial bearing washers.

8. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 1, wherein the bearing element is a bearing bolt having at least one lubrication channel leading to an outer side of the bolt, and wherein the bearing sleeve has a radial groove formed on an inner periphery, which is interacting with the radial lubrication channel and at least one open through hole that is radially branching off from it towards the rotational element which leads into a circular groove that is formed on the outer periphery.

9. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 8, wherein a revolving circular groove is provided at the inner periphery of the rotational element or between the two axial flanges that are flush towards each other, wherein the circular groove interacts with the open through hole of the axial groove or the bearing sleeve.

2. A plain bearing assembly of a rotational element in a bearing element, comprising

a bearing element;

a bearing sleeve non-rotatably mounted on said bearing element, the bearing sleeve including a first radial bearing surface formed on its inner periphery, and the bearing sleeve including axial bearing surfaces;

a rotational element rotatably mounted in the bearing sleeve and having a second radial bearing surface that contacts the first radial bearing surface in a sliding manner; and

axial bearing washers projecting radially beyond the bearing sleeve, wherein the axial bearing washers are fastened to the rotational element and run against the axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve, wherein axial flanks of the bearing sleeve form the axial bearing surfaces for the axial bearing washers.

3. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the radial and axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve are prepared with a sliding layer or with a wear protection coating.

4. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 3, wherein the radial and axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve are prepared via a hard substance coating.

5. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the rotational element is designed in a staged manner at its end faces or wherein the rotational element is equipped with a holding groove, wherein the axial bearing washers are inserted into the stages or with an axial protrusion into the holding grooves.

6. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the axial bearing washers are each formed in a T-shape in cross section with a longitudinal leg and with a transverse leg, wherein the longitudinal legs are formed via hollow-cylindrical axial flanges arranged at the inner periphery of the rotational element which slide with their inner periphery, which forms the radial bearing surface, on the bearing sleeve.

7. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein the axial bearing washers are attached to the rotational element via fastening screws or via a frictional connection or adhesive bonding.

10. The plain bearing assembly according to claim 2, wherein at least one respective radial groove is provided at the axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve.

11. A plain bearing assembly for a rotational element in a bearing element, comprising:

a bearing element;

a bearing sleeve non-rotatably mounted on said bearing element, the bearing sleeve having an outer periphery defining a first radial bearing surface, the bearing sleeve including axial bearing surfaces and flanges that extend axially beyond the axial bearing surfaces;

a rotational element rotatably having a second radial bearing surface that contacts the first radial bearing surface in a sliding manner, the rotational element having axially-facing mounting surfaces; and

axial bearing washers projecting radially beyond the bearing sleeve and fastened to the mounting surfaces of the rotational element, the axial bearing washers having axial surfaces facing one another and spaced-apart but parallel to the axial bearing surfaces, wherein the axial bearing washers extend radially along the axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve, and wherein the flanges of the bearing sleeve extend axially beyond the axial surfaces of the axial bearing washers.

12. The plain bearing assembly of claim 11, wherein the radial and axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve have a protective outer coating.

13. The plain bearing assembly of claim 11, wherein the radial and axial bearing surfaces of the bearing sleeve have a hardened outer coating.

14. The plain bearing of claim 11, wherein the sleeve has a stepped profile, and each axial bearing washer is located within the stepped profile but spaced from the sleeve.

15. The plain bearing of claim 11, wherein each axial bearing washer has a T-shaped cross-sectional profile with an axial leg and a radial leg, the axial leg of each axial bearing washer extending between the bearing sleeve and the rotational element and toward one another.