Sliding component
AssigneeEagle Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsKenta Akagami, Takuto Fukuhara, Koshi Adachi
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Abstract
There is provided a sliding component capable of effectively retaining a fine wear product in a recessed strip portion. In a sliding component that is disposed at a location of relative rotation of a rotating machine and that slides relative to a counterpart sliding member, a recessed strip portion is formed on a sliding surface of the sliding component, and the recessed strip portion is provided with a step having a difference in height, which traps a wear product.
Claims11
A sliding component for being disposed at a location of relative rotation of a rotating machine and sliding relative to a counterpart sliding member,
- wherein the sliding component comprises a recessed groove portion is formed on a sliding surface of the sliding component,
- wherein the recessed groove portion is provided with a step having a difference in height, which is configured to trap a wear product,
- wherein the recessed groove portion has an endless annular shape, and
- wherein the step is formed by a dimple which is disposed on a bottom portion of the recessed groove portion and having a bottom surface, or a wall portion which is erected from the bottom portion of the recessed groove portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.