Low friction slide member

1. A sliding system, said sliding system comprising a slide member having a slide surface at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with lowered friction, and at least one sliding member, wherein the interface between the slide layer of the slide member and the sliding member forms a bearing to allow for movement of the sliding member along the slide member, wherein at least the part of said sliding member being in contact with the slide layer of the slide member is made of a plastic, and wherein the sliding member comprises at least one individual contact point in contact with the slide member at the interface between the slide member and the sliding member, the contact area of each individual contact point being less than 3 mm 2 .

2. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the slide member is a slide bar forming a linear slide profile, wherein the interface between the slide layer of the slide bar and the at least one sliding member forms a linear plain bearing to allow for linear movement of the at least one sliding member along the longitudinal axis of the slide bar.

3. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the slide member is made from a material having a Vickers hardness of at least 50 MPa; and/or wherein the slide member is made of aluminum and/or steel.

4. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the slide surface is coated with a lacquer comprising a resin and wherein said lacquer in turn is at least partly coated with the lipophilic composition coating.

5. The sliding system according to claim 4 , wherein the slide member is a linear aluminum profile, having an anodized oxide surface layer onto which the lacquer is applied, the thickness of the anodized oxide surface layer being at least 5 micrometers.

6. The sliding system according to claim 4 , wherein the resin of the lacquer is a thermosetting resin.

7. The slide member according to claim 4 , wherein the slide surface has been lacquered by electro coating or autodeposition in a bath containing the lacquer, or by electrostatic coating with the lacquer that is a powder.

8. The slide member according to claim 4 , wherein the thickness of the lacquer coated on the slide member is 5 to 75 μm.

9. The sliding system according to claim 4 , wherein the slide member is an aluminum member, having an anodized oxide surface layer onto which the lacquer is applied, and wherein the surface of the aluminum member has been electrophoretically coated with a resin and subsequently heat cured to form the lacquer coated on the slide surface.

10. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises compounds comprising C6 to C40 non-aromatic hydrocarbyl groups.

11. The sliding system according to claim 10 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises at least 25 wt. % of compounds comprising C6 to C40 alkyl groups.

12. The sliding system according to claim 10 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises at least 25 wt. % C6 to C40 non-aromatic hydrocarbons, and wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises triglycerides and/or fatty acids.

13. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises 1 to 40 wt. % triglycerides and/or fatty acids; or wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises at least 25 wt. % of triglycerides and/or fatty acids.

14. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein at least the part of said sliding member in contact with the slide layer of the slide member is made of a plastic comprising a polymer selected from the group of polymers consisting of polyoxymethylenes (POM), polyesters, polyamides (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), polyaryletherketone (PAEK), and Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

15. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein said sliding member is in its entirety made from a plastic.

16. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the part of said sliding member to slide over the slide layer is configured as a blade extending in the sliding direction.

17. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the part of said sliding member to slide over the slide layer is configured as a blade extending in the sliding direction, the slide layer being present in a groove.

18. A sliding system, said system comprising a slide member having a slide surface at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with lowered friction, and at least one slide profile, wherein said slide member is a sliding part arranged to slide along the slide profile, wherein at least the part of the slide profile being in contact with the slide layer of the sliding part is made of a plastic, wherein the interface between the slide layer of the sliding part and the slide profile forms a bearing to allow for movement of the sliding part along the slide profile, and wherein the slide profile comprises at least one individual contact point in contact with the sliding part at the interface between the slide profile and the sliding part, the contact area of each individual contact point being less than 3 mm 2 .

19. The sliding system according to claim 1 , wherein the part of said sliding member to slide over the slide layer is configured as a blade extending in the sliding direction, the slide layer being present in a groove or at a planar surface.

20. A sliding system, said sliding system comprising a slide member having a slide surface at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with lowered friction, and at least one sliding member, wherein the interface between the slide layer of the slide member and the sliding member forms a bearing to allow for movement of the sliding member along the slide member, wherein at least the part of said sliding member being in contact with the slide layer of the slide member is made of a plastic, wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises at least 25 wt. % C6 to C40 non-aromatic hydrocarbons, and wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises triglycerides and/or fatty acids; and/or wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises 1 to 40 wt. % triglycerides and/or fatty acids.

21. A sliding system, said system comprising a slide member having a slide surface at least partly coated with a lipophilic composition coating to provide a slide layer with lowered friction, and at least one slide profile, wherein said slide member is a sliding part arranged to slide along the slide profile, wherein at least the part of the slide profile being in contact with the slide layer of the sliding part is made of a plastic, wherein the interface between the slide layer of the sliding part and the slide profile forms a bearing to allow for movement of the sliding part along the slide profile, wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises at least 25 wt. % C6 to C40 non-aromatic hydrocarbons, and wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises triglycerides and/or fatty acids; and/or wherein the lipophilic composition coating comprises 1 to 40 wt. % triglycerides and/or fatty acids.