Sliding component
A sliding component capable of improving lubricity between sliding surfaces is provided. In a sliding component 10 which is disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotary machine and relatively slides on a counter sliding component 20 , a sliding surface 11 of the sliding component 10 is provided with a plurality of protrusions 30 . A groove 14 is formed between the adjacent protrusions 30 so as to be continuous from a sealing side S 1 to a leakage side S 2.
1 . A sliding component which is disposed at a relatively rotating position of a rotary machine and relatively slides on a counter sliding component, wherein a sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with a plurality of protrusions and a groove is formed between adjacent protrusions so as to be continuous from a sealing side to a leakage side, wherein the plurality of protrusions collectively forms a land which is constituted by a plurality of first land portions arranged in circumferential direction and a second land portion formed to be continuous to each of the protrusions, wherein the sliding surface is further provided with a plurality of a dynamic pressure generation concave portions each of which is defined by one of side surfaces of the second land portion arranged in the circumferential direction and two of side surfaces of the first land portions facing each other in the circumferential direction, wherein each of the dynamic pressure generation concave portions communicates with the groove, and wherein arrangement density of the protrusions in the land is larger than arrangement density of the protrusions in the dynamic pressure generation concave portions.
2 . The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the land includes a first region facing the dynamic pressure generation concave portions and a second region adjacent to the first region, and the arrangement density of the protrusion in the first region is higher than the arrangement density of the protrusion in the second region.
3 . The sliding component according to claim 1 ,
wherein the and include a third region facing the leakage side and a fourth region adjacent to the third region, and the arrangement density of the protrusions in the third region is higher than the arrangement density of the protrusions in the fourth region.
4 . The sliding component according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are arranged with regularity and each of the protrusions has a dot shape.
5 . The sliding component according to claim 1 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are fixed to a base material.
6 . The sliding component according to claim 2 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are arranged with regularity and each of the protrusions has a dot shape.
7 . The sliding component according to claim 2 ,
wherein the is plurality of protrusions are fixed to a base material.
8 . The sliding component according to claim 3 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are arranged with regularity and each of the protrusions has a dot shape.
9 . The sliding component according to claim 3 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are fixed to a base material.
10 . The sliding component according to claim 4 ,
wherein the plurality of protrusions are fixed to a base material.
11 . The sliding component according to The sliding component according to wherein the land includes plurality of regions which have different arrangement densities of the protrusions, and each of the different arrangement densities of protrusions is larger than the arrangement density of the protrusions in the dynamic pressure generation concave portions.