Patent 7267485 was granted and assigned to ZF Friedrichshafen on September, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The invention is directed to an annular disk for sliding bearing, with a first annular element 12 and a seal 23 arranged on the first end face 17 of the first annular element 12. A second annular element is attached to the second end face 19 of the first annual element 12. The two annular elements 12, 13 are made of different materials.