公开(公告)号：US20230341293A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US17763521

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: DAIDO METAL COMPANY LTD.

Inventor： Masaki HAYASHI ,  Kenta KATO ,  Rizwan BAJWA ,  Zhang YI

IPC: G01M15/02 ,  F16C17/24

CPC classification number: G01M15/02 ,  F16C17/24 ,  F16C2233/00 ,  F16C2360/22

Abstract: Provided is a sliding member of an internal combustion engine including a self-detecting material for highly reliable and easy monitoring of damage to the sliding member. A sliding member of an internal combustion engine including a self-detecting material for monitoring damage to the sliding member, wherein the sliding member has a single-layer or multi-layer structure made of a metal, an alloy, and/or a resin material, the self-detecting material is embedded in at least one of the layers constituting the sliding member, and the self-detecting material is configured of at least one kind of material that exhibits a signal characteristic in response to external energy.