Patent ID: 10626995

Abstract:
A sliding component provides both functions of leakage prevention and lubrication in accordance with environments such as the type, temperature, and pressure of a sealed fluid and the sliding speed of a sliding face. Dimples 10 are provided in one of the sliding faces of a pair of sliding parts that slide relative to each other. Each of the dimples 10 has an upstream cavitation formation region 10a disposed close to the low-pressure fluid side and a downstream positive pressure generation region 10b disposed close to the high-pressure fluid side. The positive pressure generation region 10b has a downstream distal end at which a positive pressure relief groove 15 connecting the positive pressure generation region 10b and the high-pressure fluid side is provided, thereby being configured to control the ratio between the size of the cavitation formation region 10a and the size of the positive pressure generation region 10b.