Lubricating oil composition for timepiece and timepiece
The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece according to the present invention contains a lubricant component (A) containing a base oil (A1), at least one antiwear agent (B) selected from a neutral phosphate ester and a neutral phosphite ester, and an antioxidant (C), and is characterized in that the total acid number of the composition is not more than 0.8 mgKOH/g, the antiwear agent (B) is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the lubricant component (A), the antioxidant (C) is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 3 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the lubricant component (A), and the composition contains a diphenylamine derivative (C-1) and a hindered amine compound (C-2) as the antioxidants (C).
1. A lubricating oil composition for a timepiece, comprising a lubricant component (A) containing at least one base oil (A1) selected from a polyol ester (A-1), a paraffin-based hydrocarbon oil (A-2) having 25 or more carbon atoms and an ether oil (A-3), at least one antiwear agent (B) selected from a neutral phosphate ester and a neutral phosphite ester, and an antioxidant (C), wherein
the total acid number of the composition is not more than 0.8 mgKOH/g,
the antiwear agent (B) is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the lubricant component (A), and the antioxidant (C) is contained in an amount of 0.01 to 3 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the lubricant component (A), and
the antioxidant (C) comprises both (i) a diphenylamine derivative (C-1) represented by the following general formula (c-1) and (ii) a hindered amine compound (C-2) represented by the following general formula (c-2),
wherein R c11 and R c12 each independently represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and p and q each independently represent an integer of 0 to 5 with the proviso that p and q do not represent 0 at the same time,
wherein R c21 and R c22 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and R c23 represents a divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms.
2. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the polyol ester (A-1) is a polyol ester having no hydroxyl group at a molecular end.
3. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the ether oil (A-3) is represented by the following general formula (a-3):
R a31 —(—O—R a33 —) n —R a32 (a-3)
wherein R a31 and R a32 are each independently an alkyl group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group of 6 to 18 carbon atoms, R a33 is an alkylene group of 1 to 18 carbon atoms or a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group of 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and n is an integer of 1 to 5.
4. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , wherein not less than 30% by mass of the lubricant component (A) is the base oil (A1).
5. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the lubricant component (A) consists of the base oil (A1).
6. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the lubricant component (A) is composed of the base oil (A1) and a solid lubricant (A2).
7. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the content of the base oil (A1) is 30 to 70% by mass and the content of the solid lubricant (A2) is 70 to 30% by mass, based on 100% by mass of the lubricant component (A).
8. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , which further comprises a viscosity index improver (D).
9. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the viscosity index improver (D) is at least one kind selected from polyacrylate, polymethacrylate, polyisobutylene, polyalkylstyrene, polyester, isobutylene fumarate, styrene maleate ester, vinyl acetate fumarate ester and an α-olefin copolymer.
10. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , which further comprises a metal deactivator (E).
11. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the metal deactivator (E) is benzotriazole or a derivative thereof.
12. A timepiece comprising sliding parts having thereon the lubricating oil composition for a timepiece of claim 1 .
13. The lubricating oil composition for a timepiece as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the neutral phosphate ester is a neutral phosphate ester (B-1) represented by the following general formula (b-1), and the neutral phosphite ester is a neutral phosphite ester (B-2) represented by the following general formula (b-2),
wherein R b11 to R b14 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 10 to 16 carbon atoms, R b15 to R b18 each independently represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R b191 and R b192 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the total number of carbon atoms of R b191 and R b192 is 1 to 5,
wherein R b21 to R b24 each independently represent an aliphatic hydrocarbon group of 10 to 16 carbon atoms, R b25 to R b28 each independently represent a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R b291 and R b292 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group of 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and the total number of carbon atoms of R b21 and R b292 is 1 to 5.