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An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic tape comprising, on one surface of a nonmagnetic support, a nonmagnetic layer containing a nonmagnetic powder and a binder, and thereon, a magnetic layer containing a ferromagnetic powder and a binder, whereinthe magnetic layer contains a nonmagnetic filler the average particle diameter φ of which satisfies relation (I) below with a thickness t of the magnetic layer:1.0≦φ / t≦2.0  (I);the thickness t of the magnetic layer ranges from 30 to 200 nm;the nonmagnetic layer has a thickness ranging from 30 to 200 nm;a composite elastic modulus as measured on a surface of the magnetic layer ranges from 6.0 to 8.0 GPa; anda centerline average surface roughness Ra of the surface of the magnetic layer, as measured by an optical three-dimensional profilometer, ranges from 0.2 to 1.5 nm.

An aspect of the present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium comprising a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder on a nonmagnetic support. A height of protrusions with a protrusion density of 0.002 protrusion / μm2 or lower on a surface of the magnetic layer as measured by AFM is 40 nm or lower; a density of protrusions that are 15 nm or higher in height on the surface of the magnetic layer as measured by AFM ranges from 0.01 to 0.18 protrusion / μm2; and the protrusions that are 15 nm or higher in height include protrusions formed of carbon black and protrusions formed of a substance with a Mohs' hardness exceeding 7, and an average height of the protrusions formed of carbon black is greater than an average height of the protrusions formed of the substance with a Mohs' hardness exceeding 7.

The present invention relates to a friction material having a fibrous base material as a primary layer and a secondary layer comprising a mixture of carbonaceous material and friction modifying particles on at least one surface of the primary layer for use as an anti-shudder friction material.

A slide member which is excellent in the initial running-in property and can provide an excellent sliding property even under a strict sliding condition and, in particular, a slide member with a solid lubrication coating film which is excellent not only in the friction property but also in the wear resistance under the fluid lubrication, boundary lubrication and dry lubrication conditions. The slide member includes a solid lubrication coating film on a flat-plate-shaped base member, characterized in that, in the surface of the slide member, there are formed a plurality of concentrical grooves extending in the peripheral direction of the slide member surface, and, between the mutually adjoining ones of the grooves, there are formed ridge portions respectively.

The present invention relates to a fibrous base material comprising partially carbonized carbon fibers for use as a friction material. The fibrous base material is impregnated with a phenolic or phenolic-based resin material to form a friction material.

The disclosure relates to a corrosion resistant article comprising a metal body and a protective coating applied on at least one surface of said metal body, said protective coating comprising: (a) a zinc layer comprising metallic zinc; (b) a silicate layer comprising at least one silicate; and (c) a lubricant layer comprising at least one lubricant such as, for example, polyethylene wax. In particular, the disclosure relates to a corrosion resistant bolt and / or nut having a protective coating for use in motor vehicles. The protective coating is substantially free of chromates and phosphates and, hence, environmentally acceptable. The article has an excellent coefficient of friction, temperature resistance and anti-corrosion properties.

A vehicle brake shoe assembly (10) having a rigid backing plate (12) incorporating a plurality of extensions (100) which project through the brake friction material matrix (22) to the outer friction surface (24) of the brake shoe assembly (10). Each extension (100) is configured to cooperate with the brake friction material matrix (22) to engage a surface of an opposing friction element (28) simultaneously with the friction material (22), increasing the static and dynamic friction performance of the assembly (10) during initial use beyond that achieved from the application of either the brake friction material (22) or the projections (100) alone.

It is an object of the invention to provide a slide member which is excellent in the initial running-in property and can provide an excellent sliding property even under a strict sliding condition and, in particular, a slide member with a solid lubrication coating film which is excellent not only in the friction property but also in the wear resistance under the fluid lubrication, boundary lubrication and dry lubrication conditions. The invention provides a slide member which includes a solid lubrication coating film on a flat-plate-shaped base member, characterized in that, in the surface of the slide member, there are formed a plurality of concentrical grooves extending in the peripheral direction of the slide member surface, and, between the mutually adjoining ones of the grooves, there are formed ridge portions respectively.

[Summary][Object] To provide a low-friction sliding mechanism capable of exhibiting an extremely excellent ultra-low friction characteristics at a sliding face existing in a variety of uses.[Solving means] A low-friction sliding mechanism is constituted by disposing a lubricant containing glycerol, at a sliding face formed between sliding members which have respectively hard carbon thin films. A low-friction sliding mechanism is constituted by disposing a lubricant containing hydroxyl group, at a sliding face formed between sliding members which have respectively hard carbon thin films, wherein a friction coefficient of smaller than 0.02 is exhibited in a sliding contacting condition under a boundary lubrication which exhibits a friction coefficient of 0.1 to 0.14 at a sliding face between a steel and a steel in presence of an engine oil. Each hard carbon thin film is formed of a-C or ta-C. Each hard carbon thin film has a hardness of 1500 to 5000 Hv in micro-Vickers hardness under a load of 10 g. Each hard carbon thin film has a film thickness of 0.3 to 2.0 μm. The lubricant containing hydroxyl group is one of alcohols, and is glycerol.

A starting clutch includes a planetary mechanism; a first clutch for outputting a torque to an outer diameter portion of the planetary mechanism; a second clutch for outputting the torque to an intermediate portion of the planetary mechanism; and a lock mechanism for locking a reactive force from an inner diameter portion of the planetary mechanism.

An expansion joint for a modular flooring system in disclosed, which includes the slidable engagement of two subsections of the expansion joint. The expansion joint is sized such that it is equivalent in overall dimension to the intended adjacent modular floor tiles of which it will form a part within a matrix of such interlocked modular floor tiles. The expansion joint is provided with at least one slot on one module, corresponding to at least one locking pin on the other module. The slot receives and restrains the locking pin and permits the slidable engagement along the longitudinal axes thereof.

A lube base oil satisfying at least one of the following requirements (a) and (b). A lubricating oil composition for internal combustion engines is provided which comprises the lube base oil, an ash-free antioxidant containing no sulfur as a constituent element, and at least one member selected among ash-free antioxidants containing sulfur as a constituent element and organ omolybdenum compounds. Also provided is a lubricating oil composition for drive transmission devices which comprises the lube base oil, a poly(meth)acrylate-type viscosity index modifier, and a phosphorus compound. (a) The content of saturated matters is 90 mass% or higher and the proportion of cyclic saturated matters in those saturated matters is 10-40 mass%. (b) The lube base oil satisfies the relationship represented by the following expression (1). 1.440=n20-0.002OEv100=1.453 (1) [In the expression, n20 indicates the refractive index at 20 DEG C of the lube base oil and kv100 indicates the dynamic viscosity (mm2 / s) at 100 DEG C of the lube base oil].

In a motor vehicle driveline including a transfer case whose output is continually connected to a first output, a clutch, operating partially engaged, responds to a control signal to change the degree of clutch engagement, whereby a second output is connected driveably to the first output. A digital computer continually calculates a change in clutch temperature at frequent intervals and updates a running sum of clutch temperature changes. The control causes the clutch to more fully engage if the current calculated clutch temperature exceeds a predetermined reference clutch temperature.

A procedure for forming a chopped carbon fiber preform using a coal tar pitch binder and the product thereof.

A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle is disclosed. The resin material is substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material and a non-continuous layer of a predetermined amount of the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying materials forms a porous top surface on the base material.

A starter for a motor vehicle comprises an electric motor having an output shaft which drives a coaxial starter head through a speed reducer. The speed reducer incorporates an epicyclic gear train, including a cylindrical casing within which the internally toothed crown wheel of the epicyclic gear train is mounted in rotation. The crown wheel is coupled in rotation to the casing through a friction type torque limiting device, which is interposed axially between the crown wheel and a transverse plate of the casing. The torque limiting device includes at least one annular transverse friction surface of the crown wheel, which is biased elastically into axial engagement against a reaction surface coupled in rotation to the casing.

Wheelchair hand rim device comprised of a heat conducting tubular hand rim and a continuous circumferential elastomeric interface that has a cross-sectional contour comprised of an outwardly extending horizontal member having a proximal end coupled to an outboard side of a wheel rim transitioning into a downwardly depending member terminating to a distal end coupled to an inboard upper portion of the tubular hand rim such that a majority of the tubular hand rim is exposed and devoid of the elastomeric interface. When braking, a user only uses the heat conducting tubular hand rim. When pushing, the user grips across both the tubular hand rim and the contoured elastomeric interface, which deforms to fit the hand, thereby providing improved comfort, frictional coupling, and impact attenuation.

An expansion joint for a modular flooring system in disclosed, which includes the slidable engagement of two subsections of the expansion joint. The expansion joint is sized such that it is equivalent in overall dimension to the intended adjacent modular floor tiles of which it will form a part within a matrix of such interlocked modular floor tiles. The expansion joint is provided with at least one slot on one module, corresponding to at least one locking pin on the other module. The slot receives and restrains the locking pin and permits the slidable engagement along the longitudinal axes thereof.

This grease composition contains: at least one base oil that is selected from among mineral oil-based base oils and synthetic oil-based base oils; and 2-35% by mass of a thickening agent, 0.05-5% by mass of an epoxy compound and 0.1-20% by mass of a wear-resistant additive, each based on the total amount of the grease composition. A grease of the present invention exhibits good stability, lubricity and friction characteristics even under severe conditions of use and has excellent long-term reliability in comparison to conventional greases.

A pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes, one or more main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of lateral grooves extending in the tire width direction, the main grooves and the lateral grooves defining a block row formed by a plurality of blocks, at least one sipe being disposed in each block. Each block has a first cutaway groove with one end opening into a lateral groove located on one side of the block and the other end terminating within the block, a second cutaway groove with one end opening into a lateral groove located on the other side of the block and the other end terminating within the block, and a connecting narrow groove having a groove width narrower than that of the first and the second cutaway groove and connecting the first and the second cutaway groove.

The invention discloses a motorcycle cylinder jacket laser surface micro-moulding construction comprising a piston 1, a cylinder jacket 2 and a piston ring 3. The motorcycle cylinder jacket laser surface micro-moulding construction is characterized in that the surface of the cylinder hole of the cylinder jacket 2 adopts non-uniform array layout to carry out laser surface micro-moulding; the display density of C-zone micro-moulding near a top dead center is bigger than that of a D-zone micro-moulding, the optimal ratio range of C-zone area and D-zone area is 10-25%, and the optimal ratio of display density of C-zone micro-moulding to the display density of D-zone micro-moulding is 3:1-2:1. Because the strategy of non-uniform array surface micro-moulding processing is adopted, the invention can carry out surface micro-moulding to the motorcycle cylinder jacket as required, so that the friction characteristics of the piston ring, the piston and a cylinder kinematic pair can be improved within a large range so as to furthest reduce the friction loss of the motorcycle motor.

A synchronizing ring (1) for a synchronizing device of a motor vehicle gearing, with a ring body (2), wherein the ring body (2) has a plurality of recesses (3), and frictional elements (4) are arranged in the recesses (3).

A friction material which includes a porous base material, at least one type of resin material, and at least one type of nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particle, is disclosed. The resin material and the nanoparticle-sized friction modifying particles are substantially uniformly dispensed throughout the base material.

A light holder including a suspension tie; a wire cradle attached to the suspension tie; a friction arm attached to the suspension tie; a matrix of knurls extending from the friction arm; and a matrix of concavities aligned with and underlying the matrix of knurls; each knurl among the matrix of knurls having a rhombus shaped periphery and each concavity among the matrix of concavities having a rhombus shaped periphery; each of the rhombus shaped peripheries of the matrices of knurls and concavities having a longitudinal vertex and an oppositely longitudinal vertex, each vertex being acutely angled; the matrices of knurls and concavities corrugating the friction arm and defining an overlying channel grid and an underlying ridge grid.

A catamaran type vessel for use in a wastewater facility for servicing submerged air diffusers is disclosed. The vessel has spaced apart pontoon having an A-frame spanning between the upper decks of the pontoon and connecting the pontoons. A hook connected to a winch is secured to a cross header above the space between the pontoons. The hook is lowered into water and lifts an air header, to which the air diffusers are connected. An air diffuser is then pulled on the pontoons and serviced. The vessel is then propelled to a position to service other air diffusers in the pontoon.

The invention discloses a sliding part of a chain system, a chain guiding device, a tensioning device and a chain system. The slide is used in a chain system of a vehicle internal combustion engine; the chain guide comprises a base material with a slide provided with a slide for the chain system; the chain tensioner comprises a base material with a slide provided with a A slider for a chain system; the chain system includes a slider and a chain for the chain system, the slider and the chain being in sliding contact with each other in the presence of a lubricant. The sliding part is made of resin composition, and the resin composition includes: matrix resin, which is a thermoplastic resin with a number average molecular weight of not less than 20,000; fluororesin, whose amount accounts for 5% of the total amount of the resin composition by mass. -40%, the fluororesin has a surface energy of 200-400μN / cm and a visible light transmission coefficient of not less than 10% at a wavelength of 600nm.