权利要求：
CLAIMS
1. A building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760, 700, 702, 704, 760) for a mechanical construction, the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) comprising a first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) printed via an additive manufacturing process on or at least partially embedded in a second material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750), wherein the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) comprises magnetic particles and wherein the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) is printed in a pattern (112, 212, 214, 312, 712, 714, 716, 718, 742).
2. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) is constituted of the second material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750) being second printed material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750) printed via an additive manufacturing process.
3. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the pattern (112, 212, 214, 312, 712, 714, 716, 718, 742) of the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) is configured and constructed for guiding, in use, magnetic lubricant.
4. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to claim 3, wherein the pattern (112, 212, 214, 312, 712, 714, 716, 718, 742) comprises grooves (112, 212, 312) configured and constructed for attracting and retaining the magnetic lubricant.
S. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the previous claims, wherein at least a part of the pattern (112, 212, 214, 312, 712, 714, 716, 718, 742) is configured and constructed to contribute to a circulation of the magnetic lubricant through or along the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760).
6. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the pattern (214) is configured and constructed for blocking at least a part of the magnetic lubricant from crossing the pattern (214).
7: The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the previous claims, wherein the pattern (112, 212, 214, 312, 712, 714,716, 718, 742) is applied to a surface of the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) configured for interacting with a further building block.
8. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to claim 2 to 7, wherein the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) is completely embedded in the second printed material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750), or wherein the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) is covered by a third material.
9. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the previous claims, the first printed material and/or the second printed material is chosen from a list comprising metals, ceramics, polymers, elastomer and their combination in composite materials.
10. The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the claims 2 to 9, wherein an interface between the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) and the second printed material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750) comprises a functionally graded interface layer, a composition of the functionally graded interface layer is configured to gradually change from the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) via a mixture of the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) and the second printed material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750) to the second printed material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750).
Tis The building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the previous claims, wherein the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) is
an inner ring (280) for a bearing (200),
an outer ring (290) for the bearing (200),
a seal (230, 760) for the bearing (200),
a cage (700, 702, 704) for the bearing (200),
a rolling element for the bearing (200),
an traveling unit (330) for an actuator (300),
a static unit (350) for the actuator (300), or
a gear wheel (100).
12. A bearing (200) comprising the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the previous claims.
13. An actuator system (300) comprising the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the claims 1 to 11.
14. A gear box (150) comprising the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the claims 1 to 11.
15. A method of producing the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) according to any of the claims 1 to 11, wherein the step of producing the building block (100, 230, 280, 290, 330, 350, 700, 702, 704, 760) comprises a step of:
adding the first printed material (110, 210, 310, 710, 740) to the second
material (120, 260, 265, 320, 720, 750) via the additive manufacturing
process under the influence of a predefined magnetic field.