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Granted Patent B2
US 12,188,516 · App. 17/928,571 · Granted Jan 7, 2025

Sliding component

Inventors: Yuta Negishi (Tokyo, JP); Ryosuke Uchiyama (Tokyo, JP); Hiroki Inoue (Tokyo, JP); Minori Onuma (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiaki Takigahira (Tokyo, JP); Hikaru Katori (Tokyo, JP); Nobuo Nakahara (Tokyo, JP); Takeshi Hosoe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
F16C17/028F16C17/045F16J15/3412F16J15/3416
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Patent No.
US 12,188,516
App. No.
17/928,571
Granted
Jan 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An annular sliding component includes a sliding surface provided with a plurality of fluid introduction grooves communicating with a space on the side of a sealing target fluid and introducing the sealing target fluid and a plurality of inclined grooves extending from a leakage side toward the sealing target fluid and generating a dynamic pressure and the sliding surface of the sliding component is provided with at least a concave portion disposed between adjacent two of the fluid introduction grooves in the circumferential direction.

Claims (27)

1. A sliding component formed in an annular shape, wherein

the sliding component includes a sliding surface provided with a plurality of fluid introduction grooves communicating with a space on a sealing target fluid side and introducing a sealing target fluid therein and a plurality of inclined grooves extending from a leakage side toward the sealing target fluid side and configured to generate a dynamic pressure, and

wherein the sliding surface of the sliding component is further provided with at least a concave portion disposed between adjacent two of the fluid introduction grooves in a circumferential direction.

2. The sliding component according to claim 1 ,

wherein the concave portion is a reverse inclined groove which is provided on the sealing target fluid side of the inclined grooves, extends in a reverse direction with respect to the inclined groove, and is configured to generate a dynamic pressure.

3. The sliding component according to claim 2 ,

wherein the reverse inclined groove has an extension length shorter than extension lengths of the inclined grooves.

4. The sliding component according to claim 2 ,

wherein at least one of the inclined grooves and the reverse inclined groove are forme by one continuous groove.

5. The sliding component according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sliding surface is further provided with an annular land portion which is continuous in the circumferential direction between the inclined grooves and the reverse inclined groove and which has a predetermined radial width.

6. The sliding component according to claim 2 ,

wherein the concave portion is provided only between the adjacent two of the fluid introduction grooves in the circumferential direction.

7. The sliding component according claim 2 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step.

8. The sliding component according to claim 2 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step extending toward both circumferential sides.

9. The sliding component according to claim 1 ,

wherein the concave portion is provided only between the adjacent two of the fluid introduction grooves in the circumferential direction.

10. The sliding component according claim 9 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step.

11. The sliding component according to claim 9 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step extending toward both circumferential sides.

12. The sliding component according claim 1 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step.

13. The sliding component according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the fluid introduction grooves includes a Rayleigh step extending toward both circumferential sides.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 30, 2023
From: NEGISHI, YUTA; UCHIYAMA, RYOSUKE; INOUE, HIROKI; ONUMA, MINORI; TAKIGAHIRA, YOSHIAKI; KATORI, HIKARU; NAKAHARA, NOBUO; HOSOE, TAKESHI
To: EAGLE INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-095900 · Jun 2, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230228292A1 · Jul 20, 2023
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