Patent ID: 7441958

Claim:
A flange bearing comprising a bearing shell and at least one thrust washer, the at least one thrust washer being attached to a convex outer circumferential surface of the bearing shell, wherein a joint site extends between the convex outer circumferential surface of the bearing shell and a concave inner circumferential surface of the thrust washer, the at least one thrust washer being welded along a weld seam to the bearing shell in such a manner as to remain joined permanently during operation, the weld seam extending axially over only a part of the joint site from an end face of the bearing shell away from an outer thrust facing of the thrust washer, and without post-machining an angle is defined between the at least one thrust washer and the outer circumferential surface of the bearing shell having a value of 90° ±50′ (minutes), wherein a radial gap extends from said weld seam axially between the convex outer circumferential surface of the bearing shell and the concave inner circumferential surface of the thrust washer.