Solid lubricant and sliding members
AssigneeJuki Corporation
InventorMasanori Shinozaki
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Abstract
A suspension having a powder of RBC (rice bran ceramics) suspended in a liquid resin is used as a solid lubricant. The solid lubricant preferably has an RBC proportion of 22 to 74% by weight. The RBC preferably has a mean particle diameter not exceeding 5 μm. An acrylsilicone resin is preferably used as the liquid resin used as the binder. The solid lubricant is applied onto the sliding surface of a sliding member made of a metal, any of various resins, etc. to form a dry film thereon.
Claims8
A solid lubricant comprising a suspension having a powder of RBC (rice bran ceramics) suspended in a liquid resin, the suspension being capable of forming a dry film by coating and drying thereof.
A sliding member having a sliding surface covered with a dry film formed by applying the solid lubricant, wherein said solid lubricant is comprised of a suspension having a powder of RBC (rice bran ceramics) suspended in a liquid resin.
The sliding member according to claim, wherein the liquid resin is an acrylsilicone resin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.