Sliding component
AssigneeEagle Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorTadatsugu Imura
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Abstract
In an annular sliding component disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and sliding relative to an opposed sliding component, a sliding surface is provided with a plurality of first dynamic pressure generation grooves disposed on a leakage side, having terminating ends, and generating a positive pressure and a plurality of second dynamic pressure generation grooves disposed on a sealing target fluid side, having terminating ends, and generating a positive pressure and a depth of the second dynamic pressure generation groove is shallower than a depth of the first dynamic pressure generation groove.
Claims20
A sliding component formed in an annular shape and disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotating machine and sliding relative to an opposed sliding component,
- wherein a sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a plurality of first dynamic pressure generation grooves disposed on a leakage side, having terminating ends, and generating a positive pressure and a plurality of second dynamic pressure generation grooves disposed on a sealing target fluid side, having terminating ends, and generating a positive pressure, and
- wherein a depth of the second dynamic pressure generation groove is shallower than a depth of the first dynamic pressure generation groove.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.