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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger L. Sowerby, Concord, OH (US);
Craig D. Tipton, Perry, OH (US);
James L. Sumiejski, Mentor, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Lubrizol Corporation, Wickliffe, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M / ; C10M / ;
Abstract
Continuously variable transmissions are lubricated by supplying to the transmission a composition of an oil of lubricating viscosity and an oil-soluble zinc salt containing at least one hydrocarbyl group of at least 4 carbon atoms. The amount of the zinc salt is sufficient to provide an increased steel-on-steel dynamic coefficient of friction for the composition, being at least 0.125. The composition is substantially free from thiophosphate salts and exhibits a copper corrosion rating of 1B or better (ASTM-130).