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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2017
Applicants:
Mahle Metal Leve S/a, Jundiai, BR;
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Juliano Avelar Araujo, Jundiai, BR;
Paulo Jose Da Rocha Mordente, Jundiai, BR;
Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02F 3/00 (2006.01); F16J 9/28 (2006.01); C23C 14/02 (2006.01); F16J 9/26 (2006.01); C23C 14/32 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); C23C 14/16 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16J 9/28 (2013.01); C23C 14/024 (2013.01); C23C 14/025 (2013.01); C23C 14/0605 (2013.01); C23C 14/0635 (2013.01); C23C 14/16 (2013.01); C23C 14/325 (2013.01); C23C 14/3407 (2013.01); F16J 9/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sliding element may include a base material having an annular external surface upon which a bonding layer and a sliding layer are sequentially deposited. The sliding layer may be composed of hard amorphous carbon of a combined matrix with sp3/sp2 bonds. The sliding layer may include a plurality of nanoparticles of graphite incorporated within the combined matrix of sp3/sp2.