ROLLING DEVICE EMPLOYING LUBRICATING GREASE COMPOSITION AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE ROLLING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20090065287A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-12

    申请号:US11912953

    申请日:2006-04-27

    IPC分类号: B62D5/04 C10M169/06

    摘要: A rolling device is provided which employs a lubricating grease composition which considerably diminishes irregular friction fluctuations occurring on rolling/sliding friction surfaces, shows stable low-torque characteristics in a wide temperature range, can retain a sufficient oil film even at high temperatures, has along life, and contains a novel thickener. Also provided is an electric power steering apparatus employing the rolling device.The rolling device is characterized by employing a lubricating grease composition comprising: a thickener which is a mixed thickener comprising a mixture of (a) one or more diurea compounds which are one or more aliphatic diurea compounds having an average molecular weight of 500-750 in which 10-70% by mole of the linear hydrocarbon groups are unsaturated components, the aliphatic diurea compounds having been produced using as a raw material one or more primary amines having a total amine value in the range of 200-400, (b) at least one fatty acid metal salt, and (c) at least one amide compound selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amides and aliphatic bisamides represented by formulae (I) and (II): R1CONH2  (I) R1CONHR2NHCOR1  (II) (wherein R1 represents a saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 15-17 carbon atoms and R2 represents a methylene group or an ethylene group), the proportions of (a) and of (b) and (c) satisfying the relationship: a/(b+c)=0.2−10 provided that (1) the proportion of ingredient (a) is 1-10, (2) the proportion of ingredient (b) is 0.5-2.5, and (3) the proportion of ingredient (c) is 0.5-2.5, the amount of the thickener being 2-30% by weight, based on the whole composition; (d) a base oil which is a lube base oil having a pour point of −25° C. or lower and comprising a synthetic hydrocarbon oil as the main component; and (e) an additive which is a mixture comprising an organomolybdenum complex, an organozinc compound of a dithiocarbamic acid, and an organozinc compound of dithiophosphoric acid, the amount of the additive being 1-7% by weight, based on the whole composition.