Sliding component
In an exemplary embodiment of a sliding component, a sliding face S is provided with a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism 12 including a first negative pressure generation groove 13 , and is provided with a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism 14 including second negative pressure generation grooves 15 located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism 12 , and is further provided with a dynamic pressure generation mechanism 10 including dynamic pressure generation grooves 11 on at least one of the first-fluid side and the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism 12 and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism 14 , and the first negative pressure generation groove 13 is isolated from the second-fluid side by a land R, and the second negative pressure generation grooves 15 are isolated from the first-fluid side by a land R.
1. A sliding structure comprising:
a pair of sliding parts sliding relative to each other, the pair of sliding parts each having a sliding face, on both sides of which a first fluid and a second fluid of different kinds are present,
wherein the sliding face of at least one of the sliding parts is provided with:
a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a dynamic pressure generation mechanism comprising dynamic pressure generation grooves on the first-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a first land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a second land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the dynamic pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a first annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the first land part, and
a second annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the second land part,
wherein:
the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a first spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side communicates with the second annular circumferential groove, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side is isolated from the first annular circumferential groove by the first land part,
the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a second spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side communicates with the first annular circumferential groove, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side communicates with the second-fluid side, and
the dynamic pressure generation mechanism is constituted by grooves each formed by a Rayleigh step, wherein each groove having the Rayleigh step communicates with the first-fluid side and is isolated from the second-fluid side by the second land part.
2. The sliding structure according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second annular circumferential grooves has a groove depth set deeper than a groove depth of the grooves of the dynamic pressure generation mechanism, the grooves of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and the grooves of the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism.
3. A sliding structure comprising:
a pair of sliding parts sliding relative to each other, the pair of sliding parts each having a sliding face, on both sides of which a first fluid and a second fluid of different kinds are present,
wherein the sliding face of at least one of the sliding parts is provided with:
a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a dynamic pressure generation mechanism comprising dynamic pressure generation grooves on the first-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a first land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a second land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the dynamic pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a first annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the first land part, and
a second annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the second land part,
wherein:
the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a first spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side communicates with the second annular circumferential groove, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side is isolated from the first annular circumferential groove by the first land part,
the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a second spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side is isolated from the first annular circumferential groove by the first land part, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side communicates with the second-fluid side, and
the dynamic pressure generation mechanism is constituted by grooves each formed by a Rayleigh step, wherein each groove having the Rayleigh step communicates with the first-fluid side and is isolated from the second-fluid side by the second land part.
4. The sliding structure according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first and second annular circumferential grooves has a groove depth set deeper than a groove depth of the grooves of the dynamic pressure generation mechanism, the grooves of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and the grooves of the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism.
5. A sliding structure comprising:
a pair of sliding parts sliding relative to each other, the pair of sliding parts each having a sliding face, on both sides of which a first fluid and a second fluid of different kinds are present,
wherein the sliding face of at least one of the sliding parts is provided with:
a first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism located on the second-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a dynamic pressure generation mechanism comprising dynamic pressure generation grooves on the first-fluid side of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism,
a first land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a second land part by which the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism and the dynamic pressure generation mechanism are isolated from each other,
a first annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the first land part, and
a second annular circumferential groove provided in and running annularly through the second land part,
wherein:
the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a first spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side is isolated from the second annular circumferential groove by the second land part, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side is isolated from the first annular circumferential groove by the first land part,
the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism is formed by a second spiral mechanism constituted by grooves, wherein an end of each groove on the first-fluid side is isolated from the first annular circumferential groove by the first land part, and an end of each groove on the second-fluid side communicates with the second-fluid side, and
the dynamic pressure generation mechanism is constituted by grooves each formed by a Rayleigh step, wherein each groove having the Rayleigh step communicates with the first-fluid side and is isolated from the second-fluid side by the second land part.
6. The sliding structure according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first and second annular circumferential grooves has a groove depth set deeper than a groove depth of the grooves of the dynamic pressure generation mechanism, the grooves of the first fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism, and the grooves of the second fluid-side negative pressure generation mechanism.