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US 6,308,615 B1Granted
Compressor
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
InventorsKenji Takenaka, Keiichi Kato, Hajime Kurita, Hirotaka Kurakake
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Abstract
A compressor includes a piston and a shoe, which contact and slide on one another. The piston includes a sliding surface, on which a solid lubricant film is formed. The shoe includes a sliding surface that slides on the first sliding surface. A soft film that mainly contains soft metal is formed on the second sliding surface. The solid lubricant that forms the solid lubricant film is a solid lubricant other than a soft metal.
Claims7
A compressor having first and second cooperating parts comprising:
- a first sliding surface, which is on the first part, wherein a solid lubricant film is formed on the first sliding surface, and the solid lubricant film includes a solid lubricant other than a soft metal;
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- a second sliding surface, which is on the second part, wherein the second sliding surface slides on the first sliding surface, and a soft film that mainly contains soft metal is formed on the second sliding surface.
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