Sliding member

A pair of sliding members sliding relative to each other at sliding faces, wherein

• at least one of the sliding faces includes
• at least one negative pressure generation groove, a leakage side land portion extending in a circumferential direction so as to form an endless loop shape, and at least one sealed fluid side land portion finitely extending in the circumferential direction,
• the one negative pressure generation groove is isolated from a leakage side by the leakage side land portion and partially isolated from a sealed fluid side by the one sealed fluid side land portion so as to partially communicate with the sealed fluid side,
• the one of the sliding surfaces further includes at least one protruded land portion which is formed continuously to the sealed fluid side land portion so as to protrude from the sealed fluid side land portion toward the one negative pressure generation groove, and which is isolated from the leakage side land portion,
• the one protruded land portion extends in a radial direction so as to be surrounded by the one negative pressure generation groove on an upstream side and an downstream side in the circumferential direction,
• the one negative pressure generation groove opens at a position of the downstream side of the one protruded land portion in the circumferential direction and which is opened to the sealed fluid side,
• the one negative pressure generation groove is partially defined by a first circumferential wall surface extending in the circumferential direction on the sealed fluid side and a second circumferential wall surface extending in the circumferential direction on the leakage side while facing each other,
• a pair of radial wall surfaces which intersect with the first circumferential wall surface of the one negative pressure generation groove are formed to extending at least in a radial direction toward the leakage side,
• the pair of radial wall surfaces which extend from the first circumferential wall surface form the one protruded land portion, and
• a top surface of the sealed fluid side land portion, a top surface of the leakage side land portion and a top surface of the one protruded land portion are flush with each other.