Abstract: A method of making a bearing includes providing a bearing intermediate, which is unfinished while having an overall shape of a finished bearing product; and repeatedly impacting a surface of the bearing intermediate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies to modify characteristics of the bearing intermediate. The resulting bearing intermediate or finished bearing product includes nano-size grains at or underneath the surface.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2009
Date of Patent:
July 22, 2014
Assignee:
Designmecha Co., Ltd.
Inventors:
Young Sik Pyun, Jeong Hyeon Park, Chang Sik Kim, In Ho Cho
Abstract: A method of making a bearing includes providing a bearing intermediate, which is unfinished while having an overall shape of a finished bearing product; and repeatedly impacting a surface of the bearing intermediate at one or more ultrasonic frequencies to modify characteristics of the bearing intermediate. The resulting bearing intermediate or finished bearing product includes nano-size grains at or underneath the surface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 13, 2009
Publication date:
February 4, 2010
Applicant:
DESIGNMECHA CO., LTD.
Inventors:
YOUNG SIK PYUN, JEONG HYEON PARK, CHANG SIK KIM, IN HO CHO