Patent ID: 7938582

Claim:
A self-lubricating pre-greased guide member operating in oily conditions, comprising a body having a bore for mounting an element with friction and articulation and/or sliding capacity, wherein the body is made from a material having wear and/or jamming and corrosion resistance, ends of the bore having respective end channels preventing grease from leaving a friction zone of the guide member, the bore having, at least between the end channels, oriented grooves terminating in at least one of the end channels, the oriented grooves acting as a grease reserve, and additional channels to supply the grease to the grooves, the end channels and the additional channels having a depth greater than a depth of the grooves, and being distributed along a whole length of the body with a spacing in accordance with: p≦e≦6p where: p=pitch between the grooves; e=spacing between the channels.