Abstract:
Disclosed herein are compositions and systems having a low coefficient of friction. The low friction system comprises a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface comprises (i) a polycarbonate and a first additive, or (ii) a poly-butylene terephthalate and a second additive; and the second surface comprises a polyoxymethylene and a third additive. The low friction compositions and systems are valuable for producing devices, such as medical devices.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a resin-coated sliding member wherein the method ensures the productivity and at the same time enables the recycling of the solvent so as to be friendly to the environment. According to the present invention, included are a coating step in which a porous sintered layer prepared by sintering on a back metal is impregnated with a solvent-containing resin composition, a heating step to heat the solvent and the resin composition and a collecting step to collect the solvent wherein the vaporized solvent is sucked, liquefied and collected; and hence even when a solvent having a high boiling point and a low vapor pressure is used, the solvent can be collected efficiently by applying a low energy, and the collected solvent is recycled so as to be friendly to the environment and to enable the reduction of the consumed raw materials.
Abstract:
In some embodiments, a bearing includes a substrate having a first portion and a second portion thicker than the first portion, the second portion having a curved outer contour. The bearing can further include a first layer on the outer contour of the substrate and/or a second layer on an inner contour of the substrate. The first layer can include a thermally conductive material, and the second layer can include a lubricious material.
Abstract:
A bearing assembly includes a spherical journal and a hemispherical bearing that is made of a fiber reinforced composite and has a bearing surface for establishing a spherical pair with the spherical journal. The fiber reinforced composite can be constructed by arranging a uni-directional prepreg, woven fiber prepregs and staple-fiber prepregs in a variety of configurations, and thermoplastic resin particles or self-lubrication particles are uniformly provided on the bearing surface. It is possible to alleviate stress concentration generated on the bearing surface by forming a plurality of air channels capable of imparting directivity on an outer surface of the hemispherical bearing.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for producing a resin-coated sliding member in which problems such as blistering do not occur even if drying of the solvent is carried out rapidly, and in which quality is also stabilized. The method includes an impregnating step for impregnating a solvent-containing resin composition by a resin impregnating apparatus 12 into a porous sintered layer sintered on a back metal 11, a drying step for drying with a drying furnace 13 the solvent in the resin composition impregnated in the porous sintered layer using an electromagnetic wave oscillator which radiates electromagnetic waves in a wavelength region which is easily absorbed in the solvent, and a baking step for baking with a baking furnace 14 the resin composition impregnated in the porous sintered layer.
Abstract:
An improved sliding bearing apparatus and method utilize a snap-in polymer bearing insert having one or more identically shaped locking lugs, each of which are configured for locking engagement with a corresponding depression in a bearing housing, to thereby lock the bearing insert in place against relative movement either radially or axially with respect to the bearing housing. In a free-standing state, the insert may have a variety of shapes including cylindrical, non-cylindrical, or be flat and planar. An insert for a closed bearing is configured such that it may be trimmed to form an insert for an open bearing.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a slide bearing composite material (2) comprising a metallic supporting layer (4), a metallic porous carrier layer (6) that is sintered or sprayed on the supporting layer and has a thickness of between 100 and 500 μm. especially between 200 and 350 μm. and a sliding layer (10) forming a sliding surface for a sliding partner and consisting of a sliding layer material (8) based on a polymer, which also fills the pores of the carrier layer (6) and optionally comprises fillers especially improving the tribological properties. The aim of the invention is to reduce the increase of the thickness of the wall as a result of the deformation. To this end, the porous carrier layer consists of spattered particles having a completely irregular, non-circular geometry, and has a pore volume of at least 40 vol. % before the deformation process.
Abstract:
The slide member of the present invention is a novel slide member having a substrate; and a sliding layer formed on at least a sliding surface side of the substrate and comprising a resin composition comprising a polyamide-imide resin and an organically modified layered clay mineral dispersed uniformly in the polyamide-imide resin, and a solid lubricant held by the resin composition. At this time, preferably, the resin composition has an average linear expansion coefficient of 5×10−5/° C. or less in the range from 100 to 200° C.Moreover, the process for producing a slide member of the present invention is a process for producing the abovementioned slide member of the present invention and comprises a coating composition coating step of coating at least a sliding surface side of a substrate with a coating composition comprising a mixture of a resin solution comprising a polyamide-imide resin and a solvent for dissolving the polyamide-imide resin, solid lubricant powder, and an organically modified layered clay mineral, and a sliding layer forming step of forming a sliding layer by removing the solvent of the coating composition.
Abstract:
To provide a sliding member that exhibits excellent durability and is free of lead. A swash plate for a compressor as the sliding member of the invention contains a base material having on the surface thereof a sliding layer constituting at least a sliding surface, on which shoes slide. The sliding layer contains a first layer that contains an amorphous hard carbon (diamond-like carbon) film containing Si (DLC-Si film) and is formed on the base material, and a second layer that is formed on the first layer and contains polyamideimide (PAI) containing a solid lubricant such as MoS2.
Abstract:
The invention describes an anti-friction layer for a bearing element comprising a synthetic polymer layer. The polymer layer comprises at least a first part-layer and a second part-layer of a different composition.