IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,603,934
Granted Patent B2
US 11,603,934 · App. 16/959,105 · Granted Mar 14, 2023

Sliding component

Inventor: Tadatsugu Imura (Tokyo, JP)
F16J15/3424F16J15/3412F16J15/342
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Patent No.
US 11,603,934
App. No.
16/959,105
Granted
Mar 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sliding component has an annular mating ring and an annular seal ring opposite to each other and causing respective sliding surfaces thereof to slidably rotate relative to each other, to seal a sealed fluid present on radially inner or outer side of the sliding surfaces. In the sliding surface of the seal ring, a plurality of dynamic pressure recesses is formed separately arranged in a circumferential direction, the dynamic pressure recesses generating a dynamic pressure by a relative sliding rotation between the mating ring and the seal ring. In the sliding surface of the mating ring, a plurality of static pressure recesses is formed in the circumferential direction at positions where the static pressure recesses cooperate with the dynamic pressure recesses to enable the sealed fluid to flow the static pressure recesses to the dynamic pressure recesses. The static pressure recesses is deeper than the dynamic pressure recesses.

Claims (23)

1. A sliding component comprising a first seal ring and a second seal ring that are opposite to each other and having respective sliding surfaces thereof configured to slidably rotate relative to each other, and configured to seal a sealed fluid on a radially inner or outer side of the sliding surfaces of the first and second seal rings, wherein

in the sliding surface of the first seal ring, a plurality of dynamic pressure recesses is formed to be separately arranged in a circumferential direction, the dynamic pressure recesses for generating a dynamic pressure upon a relative sliding rotation between the first seal ring and the second seal ring,

in the sliding surface of the second seal ring, a plurality of static pressure recesses is formed in the circumferential direction at positions where the static pressure recesses cooperate with the dynamic pressure recesses, the static pressure recesses being deeper than a deepest part of the dynamic pressure recesses and deeper than 10 μm, and

each of the static pressure recesses is formed in a rectangular shape, a U-shape or a V-shape in a cross section.

2. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of dynamic pressure recesses and the plurality of static pressure recesses at least overlap with each, other in a radial direction.

3. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are open toward the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

4. The sliding component according to claim 3 , wherein each of the dynamic pressure recesses has a strip shape.

5. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

6. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein each of the dynamic pressure recesses has a strip shape extending in the circumferential direction in a plan view, and each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

7. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are arranged only on the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

8. The sliding component according to claim 7 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are arranged only in a region of one quarter or less of the sliding surface of the first seal ring on the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

9. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the static pressure recesses are arranged in an entire region of the sliding surface of the second seal ring.

10. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the static pressure recesses have a depth dimension larger than a maximum opening diameter dimension of the static pressure recesses in the plan view.

11. The sliding component according to claim 1 , wherein the sealed fluid can be a high-pressure liquid of 0.1 MPa or more.

12. The sliding component according to claim 2 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are open toward the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

13. The sliding component according to claim 12 , wherein each of the dynamic pressure recesses has a strip shape.

14. The sliding component according to claim 12 , wherein each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

15. The sliding component according to claim 2 , wherein each of the dynamic pressure recesses has a strip shape extending in the circumferential direction in a plan view, and each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

16. The sliding component according to claim 3 , wherein each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

17. The sliding component according to claim 3 , wherein each of the dynamic pressure recesses has a strip shape extending in the circumferential direction in a plain view, and each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

18. The sliding component according to claim 4 , wherein each of the static pressure recesses is a dimple.

19. The sliding component according to claim 2 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are arranged only on the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

20. The sliding component according to claim 19 , wherein the dynamic pressure recesses are arranged only in a region of one quarter or less of the sliding surface of the first seal ring on the radially inner or outer side where the sealed fluid is intended to be present.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2020
From: IMURA, TADATSUGU
To: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 053216/0873 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-003694 · Jan 12, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200332901A1 · Oct 22, 2020
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