Claims
- 1. An axial piston engine having a centrally located engine shaft, an inclined disc, a plurality of sliding blocks each having a bearing socket, a retaining ring having an inner face, and a shaft ring having a curved outer face, all retaining ring having an inner face, and a shaft ring having a curved outer face, all disposed peripherally about said centrally located engine shaft, and curved outer face contacting said inner face of said retaining ring, wherein said retaining ring has an underside with bearing points lined with a slide-assisting material lining comprising from 9 to 11% wt. Sn, from 8 to 11% wt. Pb, from 0.2 to 1.5% wt. Ni, from 0.1 to 0.3% wt. Fe, from 0.2 to 0.8% wt. Zn, from 0.1 to 0.5% wt. Cd, and from 0.01 to 0.02% wt. Al—.
- 2. The axial piston engine of claim 1, further comprising a drum cylinder having an end face with a sliding face thereon lined with a slide-assisting material lining which comprises from 0.5 to 0.9% wt. Pb, from 1.0 to 1.8% wt. Sn, from 0.1 to 0.3% wt. Zn, from 1.4 to 1.9% wt, Ni, from 0.1 to 0.6% wt. Fe, from 0.005 to 0.02% wt. Al, and from 0.1 to 0.3% wt. Mn.
- 3. The axial piston engine of claim 2, further comprising a plurality of pistons, wherein said slide-assisting material lining of at least one of (i) said end face of said drum cylinder, or (ii) of said pistons comprises from 5 to 15% wt. Sn, from 5 to 15% wt. Pb, from 0.1 to 1.4% wt. Ni, from 0.1 to 0.3% wt. Fe, from 0.3 to 0.8% wt. Zn, from 0.1 to 0.5% wt. Sb, and from 0.005 to 0.3% wt. Al.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of international application No. PCT/IB98/01941, filed on Dec. 7, 1998.
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