BorgWarner Inc.
Bearing and process of making and using the same

Abstract:

A bearing comprising an axial channel formed along a longitudinal axis of the bearing having an inner radius comprising an inner surface and an outer radius comprising an outer surface and at least one dam region formed on the inner surface of the inner radius of the channel wherein the dam region comprises a modified crescent shape between 90 and 180 degrees about the longitudinal axis of the channel.