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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Eagle Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tadatsugu Imura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/04 (2006.01); F16J 15/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 17/045 (2013.01); F16J 15/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a pair of sliding members () sliding relative to each other on sliding surfaces (S), at least one of the sliding surfaces (S) includes a dynamic pressure generation mechanism (), and the curvature of the dynamic pressure generation mechanism () is set to increase in proportion to the flow path length of the dynamic pressure generation mechanism (). The sliding member can exhibit a pumping action even at low-speed rotation and can exhibit sealing function and lubrication function.