IP Library Granted Patent US 12680049
Granted Patent B2
US 12680049 · App. 18/873,031 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Sliding member

Inventors: Shinnosuke Nakajima (Osaka, JP); Makoto Nakabayashi (Osaka, JP); Satoshi Maeda (Osaka, JP); Yugo Kubo (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
C10M169/042C10M103/06C10M107/38C10M107/44C10M111/04C10M125/26C10M149/14C10M149/18C10M159/12C10M169/04C10M169/041C10M2201/062C10M2201/0663C10M2201/14C10M2213/0626C10M2217/041C10M2217/0415C10M2217/06C10N2050/08
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Patent No.
US 12680049
App. No.
18/873,031
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sliding member according to the present disclosure contains, in a sliding layer, a synthetic resin, a solid lubricant, and an additive. The synthetic resin is a polyimide, a polyamide imide, a polybenzimidazole, a polyphenyl sulfone, a polyether sulfone, a polyether ether ketone, or a combination thereof. The solid lubricant is a polytetrafluoroethylene, a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer, molybdenum disulfide, a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, or a combination thereof. The contained amount of the solid lubricant in the sliding layer is 5.0-40.0 vol. %. The additive is bentonite, smectite clay mineral, silica, a polyamide, or a combination thereof. The contained amount of the additive in the sliding layer is 0.1-9.0 vol. %.

Claims (11)

1 . A sliding member comprising a sliding layer,

wherein the sliding layer contains a synthetic resin, a solid lubricant, and an additive,

the synthetic resin is polyimide, polyamide-imide, polybenzimidazole, polyphenyl sulfone, polyether sulfone, polyether ether ketone, or a combination thereof,

the solid lubricant is polytetrafluoroethylene, a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkoxyethylene copolymer, molybdenum disulfide, a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, or a combination thereof,

a content of the solid lubricant in the sliding layer is 5.0 vol % to 40.0 vol %,

the additive is bentonite, a smectite clay mineral, silica, polyamide, or a combination thereof, and

a content of the additive in the sliding layer is 0.1 vol % to 9.0 vol %

wherein a skewness Ssk of a surface of the sliding layer is-0.10 or more, and

a level difference Sk of a core of the surface of the sliding layer is 2.5 μm or less.

2 . The sliding member according to claim 1 , wherein the content of the additive in the sliding layer is 0.5 vol % to 4.0 vol %.

3 . The sliding member according to claim 1 , wherein an average particle size of the solid lubricant is 0.1 μm to 10.0 μm.