Method of lubrication between two sliding members
AssigneeKoyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideaki Ishii, Kazuhisa Kitamura, Hiroaki Takebayashi, Kouichi Yamauchi
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Abstract
In a method of lubrication between two sliding members at least one of which is made of a ceramic material, the improvement according to the present invention is characterized in that soot as produced by burning a hydrocarbon fuel is supplied between the two sliding members.
Claims5
A method of lubricating two sliding members, at least one of which is made of a ceramic material, comprising the following steps which occur at an ambient temperature between 200.degree. and 400.degree. degrees centigrade:
- burning a hydrocarbon fuel to form soot comprised of a mixture of particulate carbon and organic and inorganic components;
- and supplying said soot between said two sliding members.
A mechanism for lubricating a bearing, said bearing being formed of a heat-resistant material and positioned in a hot atmosphere in a temperature range between 200.degree. through 400.degree. degrees centigrade, said mechanism including a lubricant supply nozzle through which a lubricant, composed of a solution that burns in said hot atmosphere to produce a soot comprised of a mixture of particulate carbon and organic and inorganic components, is ejected toward the bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.