Plain bearing for shaft of internal combustion engine, has expansion unit opposing operationally unfavorable changes in dimensions of gap, where expansion unit that is manufactured using light metals can be used after refining

摘要

The bearing has a unit (2) to which a bearing bush (3) is allocated for accommodating a shaft. The bush (3) has a groove for supplying lubricant. A surface of the shaft and the bush define a gap (6). An expansion unit (5) opposes operationally unfavorable changes in dimensions of the gap. The expansion unit that can be manufactured using light metals can be used after refining.