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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicants:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Tohoku University, Sendai, JP;
Tocalo Co., Ltd., Kobe, JP;
Inventors:
Kentaro Kishi, Kariya, JP;
Yasunori Niiyama, Kariya, JP;
Koshi Adachi, Sendai, JP;
Shinya Miki, Funabashi, JP;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/12 (2006.01); F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01); C10N 50/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/12 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 33/10 (2013.01); F16C 33/1095 (2013.01); F16C 33/124 (2013.01); C10M 2201/041 (2013.01); C10N 2050/025 (2020.05); C10N 2050/14 (2020.05); F05C 2251/14 (2013.01); F05C 2253/12 (2013.01); F16C 2206/56 (2013.01); F16C 2206/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sliding member includes: a base material; a solid lubricant layer arranged on a surface of the base material; a defect layer having a material defect, disposed in the solid lubricant layer, and being changeable into an ultra low friction layer by mechanical stress more easily than changing from the solid lubricant layer to the ultra low friction layer; and a ultra low friction layer covering a surface of the defect layer.