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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2006
Yousuke Koizuka, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiteru Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshikazu Nanbu, Machida, JP;
Tokio Sakane, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshitaka Uehara, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiko Takashima, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Ota, Yokosuka, JP;
Yousuke Koizuka, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshiteru Yasuda, Yokohama, JP;
Toshikazu Nanbu, Machida, JP;
Tokio Sakane, Yokohama, JP;
Yoshitaka Uehara, Yokohama, JP;
Kazuhiko Takashima, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Ota, Yokosuka, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a low-friction sliding member having a sliding surface slidable relative to an opposing member via an oil, wherein the sliding surface has a plurality of texture groups, each of the texture groups consists of at least two adjacent fine recesses having portions aligned to each other in either a sliding direction or oil flow direction; a distance between the texture groups is larger than a distance between the adjacent recesses; and the texture groups is distributed uniformly over the sliding surface.