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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
Hiroyuki Mori, Nisshin, JP;
Munehisa Matsui, Toyota, JP;
Keiji Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshio Fuwa, Toyota, JP;
Takatoshi Shinyoshi, Toyota, JP;
Satoshi Jinno, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Shimoda, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Hirota, Takasago, JP;
Koichiro Akari, Takasago, JP;
Hirotaka Ito, Kobe, JP;
Hiroyuki Mori, Nisshin, JP;
Munehisa Matsui, Toyota, JP;
Keiji Hayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Yoshio Fuwa, Toyota, JP;
Takatoshi Shinyoshi, Toyota, JP;
Satoshi Jinno, Toyota, JP;
Kenji Shimoda, Nagoya, JP;
Satoshi Hirota, Takasago, JP;
Koichiro Akari, Takasago, JP;
Hirotaka Ito, Kobe, JP;
Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kobe-shi, JP;
Abstract
A sliding member includes: a substrate which has a sliding surface sliding under the presence of lubricating oil; and a film which is fixed to at least a part of the sliding surface. The film contains carbon (C), titanium (Ti), and boron (B), is obtained by repeatedly and alternately layering a first layer containing amorphous carbon as a principal component and a second layer containing C and Ti as principal components, and has hardness of 18 GPa or more.