Low-friction slide member, production apparatus therefor and process for producing the same
US8202004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16C2220/60
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a low-friction sliding member having a sliding surface slidable relative to an opposing member via an oil, wherein the sliding surface has a plurality of texture groups, each of the texture groups consists of at least two adjacent fine recesses having portions aligned to each other in either a sliding direction or oil flow direction; a distance between the texture groups is larger than a distance between the adjacent recesses; and the texture groups is distributed uniformly over the sliding surface.
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