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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2012
Applicant:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Kitasaku-gun, Nagano, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
MINEBEA CO., LTD., Kitasaku-gun, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/06 (2006.01); H02K 7/08 (2006.01); F16C 17/10 (2006.01); F16C 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 32/0662 (2013.01); F16C 32/0629 (2013.01); H02K 7/08 (2013.01); F16C 2370/12 (2013.01); F16C 17/107 (2013.01); F16C 33/043 (2013.01); F16C 2223/60 (2013.01); F16C 2206/04 (2013.01); F16C 2240/64 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a sliding member including: a substrate; and a protective film provided on the substrate, wherein the protective film is composed only of a metal base layer provided on the substrate, a low-hardness diamond-like carbon layer provided as a single layer on the metal base layer, and a high-hardness diamond-like carbon layer provided as a single layer directly on the low-hardness diamond-like carbon layer. The sliding member has the protective film which has excellent frictional wear resistance property and satisfactory adhesion property to the substrate, regardless of having a simple structure.