Split bearing arrangement and method of making same

• US 6,431,759 B1
• Filed: 12/29/2000
• Issued: 08/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Original Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
• Inventors: Malischew, Franz, Wimmer, Rudolf, Mayr, Karl, Luchner, Clemens
• Primary Examiner(s): Hannon, Thomas R.
• Application Number:
  US09/674,286
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 384/294, 384/429, 384/430, 384/432, 384/433, 384/434, 298/980.7, 298/980.9, 298/48, 745/79.R, 123/195.R
• US Class Current: 384/434
• CPC Class Codes: F16C 9/02 Crankshaft bearings
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49636 Process for making bearing or component thereof

Abstract

A split bearing arrangement in a machine housing, particularly a crankshaft journal bearing for piston machines. The split bearing arrangement including a bearing block and a bearing cover that are made of materials of different hardnesses. In order to provide a material anchoring between the bearing cover and the bearing block that can be subjected to high loads and is cost-effective to produce, the bearing arrangement provides the bearing cover, which is made of an iron material, with cutting-edge like projections protruding above its clamping faces and, furthermore, provides grooves in the corresponding clamping faces of the bearing cover and the bearing block. These grooves in an initial mounting of the bearing cover with the required force serve to receive the material of the bearing block that is displaced in the pressing-in process when the projections are pressed into the opposite clamping faces of the bearing block, which is made of a light metal.

Claims

1. Split bearing arrangement for a machine housing comprising:

a bearing block and a bearing cover made of materials of different hardnesses,

wherein the bearing cover is made of an iron material and is clampably arranged relative to the bearing block and has sharp-edged pointed projections which protrude above a clamping face and which, in an initial mounting of the bearing cover with a particular required force, is capable of being pressed into an opposite clamping face of the bearing block which is made of a light metal,

wherein grooves are provided in the clamping face of the bearing cover,

wherein the projections of the bearing cover have one of a cutting edge and a pyramid profile, and have (i) an edge angle α

≈

50°

-110°

, (ii) an edge height “

H”

above the clamping face of the bearing cover which is between 0.25 mm-1.5 mm, and (iii) rounded grooves with radii R=0.15 mm-0.30 mm that are cut within respective radius size, R, into the clamping face so as to adjoin edge flanks of the projections,

wherein the grooves are located to receive material of the bearing block that is displaced when the projections of the bearing cover are pressed into the bearing block.

2. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are selected to be straight cutting edges spaced at a distance, A, of between 2 mm-5 mm.

3. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are made as curved cutting edges.

4. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing cover which is made of gray cast iron is guided by means of sliding guides relative to the bearing block when the projections are pressed into the opposite clamping face of the bearing block which is made of an aluminum alloy.

5. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing cover with its projections is pressed into the bearing block by means of a screwed bearing connection and/or a press tool.

6. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein flat rounded grooves are arranged in the clamping face of the bearing block in areas where the projections of the bearing cover are pressed in.

7. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bearing cover, which is made of a sinter material and is provided with through-holes for screws, has circular-arc projections that are concentrically arranged relative to the through holes.

8. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are formed by means of one of cutting and erosion.

9. Bearing arrangement as claimed in claim 1, which is used in a machine housing for a V-engine.

10. Split bearing arrangement for a machine housing comprising:

a bearing block having a first hardness and including a first clamping face;

a bearing cover having a second hardness and including a second clamping face and being clampably arranged relative to the bearing block, wherein the second clamping face includes sharp-edged projections formed by edge flanks which protrude beyond the clamping face of the bearing cover, the edge flanks being adjoined by grooves cut into the second clamping face, the projections being pressed into the first clamping face of the bearing block when the bearing cover is clamped to the bearing block with a particular force;

wherein the grooves in the second clamping face of the bearing cover are located to receive material of the bearing block that is displaced when the projections of the bearing cover are pressed into the clamping face of the bearing block.

11. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the projections of the second clamping face of the bearing cover have one of a cutting edge and pyramid profile having an edge angle α

≈

50°

-110°

.

12. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein an edge height, H, of the projections measured from the second clamping face of the bearing cover is between 0.25 mm to 1.5 mm.

13. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the grooves of the second clamping face of the bearing cover are rounded grooves with a radius R=0.15 mm-0.30 mm.

14. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the bearing cover is made of iron and the bearing cover is made of bearing block is made of light metal.

15. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are selected to be straight cutting edges spaced at a distance, A, of between 2 mm-5 mm.

16. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are made as curved cutting edges.

17. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the bearing cover which is made of gray cast iron is guided by means of sliding guides relative to the bearing block when the projections are pressed into the opposite clamping face of the bearing block which is made of an aluminum alloy.

18. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the bearing cover with its projections is pressed into the bearing block by means of a screwed bearing connection and/or a press tool.

19. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein flat rounded grooves are arranged in the first clamping face of the bearing block in areas where the projections of the bearing cover are pressed in.

20. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the bearing cover, which is made of a sinter material and is provided with through-holes for screws, has circular-arc projections that are concentrically arranged relative to the through holes.

21. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, wherein the projections on the,bearing cover are formed by means of cutting or erosion.

22. The split bearing arrangement of claim 10, which is used in a machine housing (2) for a V-engine.

23. A method of making a split bearing arrangement for a machine housing comprising:

providing a bearing block having a first hardness and including a first clamping face;

providing a bearing cover having a second hardness and including a second clamping face, the second clamping face including sharp-edged projections formed by edge flanks which protrude beyond the clamping face of the bearing cover, the edge flanks being adjoined by grooves cut into the second clamping face,

clamping the first clamping face of the bearing block to the second clamping face of the bearing cover with a particular force such that the projections of the bearing cover are pressed into the first clamping face of the bearing block and the grooves formed in the second clamping face of the bearing cover operate to receive material of the bearing block which is displaced when the projections of the bearing cover are pressed into the clamping face of the bearing block.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the projections of the second clamping face of the bearing cover have one of a cutting edge and pyramid profile having an edge angle α

≈

50°

-110°

.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein an edge height, H, of the projections measured from the second clamping face of the bearing cover is between 0.25 mm to 1.5 mm.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the grooves of the second clamping face of the bearing cover are rounded grooves with a radius R=0.15 mm-0.30 mm.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the projections on the bearing cover are selected to be straight cutting edges spaced at a distance, A, of between 2 mm-5 mm.