| 20090257695 | SLIDING BEARING FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - Disclosed is a sliding bearing consisting of a pair of semi-cylindrical bearings assembled with each other so as to form a cylindrical configuration. At least one of the semi-cylindrical bearings is provided with a circumferentially extending oil groove on an inner surface thereof. The oil groove includes a central portion of a circumferential length of the semi-cylindrical bearing. A bottom surface of the oil groove has an ups and downs form consisting of a plurality of ridges and a plurality of roots, which undulate consecutively without a flat portion. The dimensional relationship between an optional ridge out of the plurality of ridges and the roots positioned adjacent to the optional root is defined by the formula h<0.15H where H indicates a groove depth defined by the inner surface of the semi-cylindrical bearing, namely a bearing sliding surface, and a depth of the roots, and h indicates an elevation difference of the ups and downs of the bottom surface, namely a height of the ridges. The height h of the ridges is preferably not less than 10 μm. | 10-15-2009 |
