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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Nikon Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yusuke Taki, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
NIKON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 103/04 (2006.01); G03B 17/14 (2006.01); C23C 14/06 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C10M 103/04 (2013.01); C23C 14/0605 (2013.01); G03B 17/14 (2013.01); H04N 5/23209 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a sliding film formed on a surface of a member which slides relative to another member. The sliding film includes, a metal-doped tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer; and a surface layer that is formed on top of the metal-doped tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer and has a higher coefficient of kinetic friction than the metal-doped tetrahedral amorphous carbon layer.