IP Library Granted Patent US 7,696,139
Granted Patent B2
US 7,696,139 · App. 11/525,988 · Granted Apr 13, 2010

Grease composition for pivot assembly bearing and bearing for pivot assembly

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Patent No.
US 7,696,139
App. No.
11/525,988
Granted
Apr 13, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grease composition for a pivot assembly bearing is provided and includes a thickener of 5 to 25% by mass and a base oil of 95 to 75% by mass with respect to the total mass of the thickener and the base oil. Two or more ureas selected from: urea A: a urea comprising diurea compounds having an aliphatic (ALA)/alicyclic (ACA) substituent; urea B: a urea comprising diurea compounds having an alicyclic (ACA)/aromatic (ARA) substituent; and urea C: a urea comprising diurea compounds having an aromatic (ARA)/aliphatic (ALA) substituent are used as the thickener. A poly α-olefin mixture having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 40 to 70 mm 2 /s prepared by mixing poly α-olefin (PAO HV) having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 350 to 450 mm 2 /s with poly α-olefin (PAO LV) having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25 to 40 mm 2 /s in a mass ratio of 15:85 to 30:70 is used as a base oil. A lead free additive may be used as an additive.

Claims (20)

1. A grease composition for a pivot assembly bearing, which comprises:

a thickener of 10 to 20% by mass; and

a base oil of 90 to 79% by mass with respect to the total mass of the thickener and the base oil,

wherein the thickener comprising two or more ureas selected from the group consisting of:

urea A comprising diurea compounds having at least one of an aliphatic substituent and an alicyclic substituent;

urea B comprising diurea compounds having at least one of an alicyclic substituent and an aromatic substituent; and

urea C comprising diurea compounds having at least one of an aromatic substituent and an aliphatic substituent,

wherein the base oil is a poly α-olefin mixture having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 40 to 70 mm 2 /s, wherein the poly α-olefin mixture is prepared by mixing poly α-olefin having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 350 to 450 mm 2 /s with poly α-olefin having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 25 to 40 mm 2 /s in a mass ratio of 15:85 to 30:70; and

wherein urea A comprises a mixture of diurea compounds represented by formulae (1), (2) and (3):

wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and R 2 represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms;

urea B comprises a mixture of diurea compounds represented by formulae (2), (4) and (5):

wherein R 2 represents an alicyclic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms; and

urea C comprises a mixture of diurea compounds represented by formulae (1), (4) and (6):

wherein R 1 represents an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 8 to 22 carbon atoms, and R 3 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms.

2. The grease composition according to claim 1 , which further comprises a lead free additive.

3. The grease composition according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more ureas comprise the urea A and the urea B.

4. The grease composition according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more ureas comprise the urea B and the urea C.

5. The grease composition according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more ureas comprise the urea A and the urea C.

6. The grease composition according to claim 1 , wherein the two or more ureas comprise the urea A, the urea B and the urea C.

7. A bearing for pivot assembly, wherein a grease composition according to claim 1 is filled.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 5, 2020
From: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA MITSUMI INC.
Reel/Frame 051803/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2017
From: NIPPON GREASE CO., LTD.
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043598/0465 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2006
From: OKAMURA, SEIJI; AKIYAMA, MOTOHARU; IWAMATSU, HIROKI; MIYAMOTO, YASUHIRO
To: MINEBEA CO., LTD.; NIPPON GREASE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018344/0481 →