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US 2008/0076684 A1Published application
Low- friction sliding mechanism and uses thereof
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsToshikazu NANBU, Yoshiteru Yasuda, Takafumi Ueno, Tokio Sakane, Toshihiro Takekawa
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Abstract
A low-friction sliding mechanism includes a pair of sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other and an ionic liquid applied to the respective sliding surfaces. At least one of the sliding surfaces has a coating of either a diamond-like carbon material, a diamond material or a combination thereof. The ionic liquid consists of cation and anion components and exists in liquid or gel form at room temperature.
Claims10
A low-friction sliding mechanism, comprising:
- a pair of sliding members having respective sliding surfaces slidable relative to each other, at least one of the sliding surfaces having a coating of either a diamond-like carbon material, a diamond material or a combination thereof;
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- an ionic liquid applied to the sliding surfaces, the ionic liquid consisting of cation and anion components and existing in liquid or gel form at room temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.