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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Toshikazu Nanbu, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiteru Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Yousuke Koiduka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 33/10 (2006.01); F02B 75/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sliding device is comprised of a first sliding member which is rotatable on an axis of the first sliding member, a second sliding member which slidably supports the first member through viscous fluid and at least a pit which is formed on a surface of at least one of the first and second sliding members so as to promote a viscous fluid flow, which has a component of a rotational direction of the shaft when the first member is rotated.