Sliding component
AssigneeEagle Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYuichiro Tokunaga, Yuji Yamamoto
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Abstract
An aspect of the invention provides a sliding component in which a phase made of liquid and a phase made of gas, which are formed in a sliding portion, are stabilized. A sliding component constitutes one of two sliding components that rotate relatively, and planar end faces of the two sliding component slide on each other. In the sliding component, a plurality of dimples is arrayed in a sliding surface such that, in a phase made of liquid and a phase made of gas, the phase made of the gas is positioned when the two components rotate relatively. The phase made of the liquid and the phase made of the gas are formed so as to revolve about rotation centers of sliding portions of the two components.
Claims6
A sliding component that constitutes one of two components rotating relatively, planar end faces of the two components sliding on each other,
- wherein a plurality of dimples is arrayed in a sliding surface such that, in a phase made of liquid and a phase made of gas, the phase made of the gas is positioned when the two components rotate relatively, the phase made of the liquid and the phase made of the gas being formed so as to revolve about rotation centers of sliding portions of the two components.
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