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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2009
Toru Noguchi, Kamizawa-machi, JP;
Hiroyuki Ueki, Ueda, JP;
Shigeki Inukai, Ueda, JP;
Masaei Ito, Sagamihara, JP;
Raghu Madhavan, Rosharon, TX (US);
Morinobu Endo, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Iinou, Nagano, JP;
Toru Noguchi, Kamizawa-machi, JP;
Hiroyuki Ueki, Ueda, JP;
Shigeki Inukai, Ueda, JP;
Masaei Ito, Sagamihara, JP;
Raghu Madhavan, Rosharon, TX (US);
Morinobu Endo, Nagano, JP;
Satoshi Iinou, Nagano, JP;
Nissan Kogyo Co., Ltd, Ueda-shi, JP;
Schlumberger Technology Corporation, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Shinshu University, Matsumoto-shi, JP;
Abstract
The seal member includes a tetrafluoroethylene-propylene copolymer (FEPM) and carbon nanofibers. The seal member has a number of cycles to fracture of 10 or more when subjected to a tension fatigue test at a temperature of 150° C., a maximum tensile stress of 2 N/mm, and a frequency of 1 Hz. The seal member exhibits excellent heat resistance and abrasion resistance.