Invention Application
- Patent Title: SLIDING MEMBER AND SLIDING MACHINE
- Patent Title (中): 滑动构件和滑动机
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Application No.: US14644942Application Date: 2015-03-11
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Publication No.: US20150267746A1Publication Date: 2015-09-24
- Inventor: Masaru OKUYAMA , Mamoru TOHYAMA , Hiroyuki MORI , Munehisa MATSUI , Naoya IKEDA , Yoshio FUWA , Takatoshi SHINYOSHI
- Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO , TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Priority: JP2014-059342 20140321
- Main IPC: F16C33/04
- IPC: F16C33/04

Abstract:
The sliding member according to the present invention includes: a base material; and a sliding film that covers a surface of the base material and constitutes a sliding surface, and is used under a wet condition where lubricant oil exists. The sliding film according to the present invention is a laminated film that includes: an underlying layer formed on the surface of the base material; and an outermost layer formed at least on a part of the underlying layer. This outermost layer is characterized by including specific boron-containing amorphous carbon (specific B-DLC) that contains 4-50% B and 5-50% H when the outermost layer as a whole is 100 at %. This specific B-DLC itself wears away during the sliding to smooth the sliding surface, and an excellent low friction property is exhibited. The underlying layer of the specific B-DLC contributes to improvement in the wear resistance property of the sliding film.
Public/Granted literature
- US09624975B2 Sliding member and sliding machine Public/Granted day:2017-04-18
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