A seat track assembly including a first rail and a second rail spaced apart by a distance and extending parallel with respect to one another, wherein at least one of the first and second rails having a first receiver, a second receiver, the first and second receivers longitudinally translatable with respect to each other, and a sliding member disposed therebetween, wherein the sliding member defines an aperture extending at least partially therethrough.

A bearing bush 1 includes a cylindrical portion 6 having a cylindrical inner surface 2 and a cylindrical outer surface 3; a cylindrical portion 12 having a cylindrical inner surface 7 and a cylindrical outer surface 8; a curved bulged portion 17 interposed between the cylindrical portions 6 and 12 in an axial direction X and having a curved concave inner surface 15 and a curved convex outer surface 16; an annular ring-shaped collar portion 19 provided at another end portion 18 in the axial direction X of the cylindrical portion 6 in such a manner as to extend in an outward direction A in a radial direction Y; a slit 21 which splits the cylindrical portions 6 and 12, the curved bulged portion 17, and the annular ring-shaped collar portion 19; and a plurality of inclined plate portions 23 which are formed integrally on an outer peripheral edge 22 of the annular ring-shaped collar portion 19 and extend in the outward direction A in the radial direction Y from the outer peripheral edge 22 in an inclined manner.

A charging roll includes a core member, a rubber base material disposed around the core member, and a surface layer disposed around the rubber base material. The ten point height of irregularities R.sub.Z of a surface of the surface layer is equal to or greater than 3.9 micrometers, and is equal to or less than 6.1 micrometers. The mean spacing between peaks S.sub.m of the surface of the surface layer is equal to or greater than 12.5 micrometers and is equal to or less than 13.5 micrometers.

A thrust washer is provided with a ring-shaped portion that surrounds an insertion hole, the thrust washer is provided with a sliding surface and an oil groove configured to allow lubricating oil to flow in, the oil groove is provided with an opening portion configured to allow the lubricating oil to flow in from the insertion hole side in an inner peripheral end side, an outer periphery end side of the ring-shaped portion of at least one of the oil groove is provided with an oil stop wall which is configured to suppress flow of the lubricating oil toward an outer periphery side of the ring-shaped portion, and a sliding area ratio of each of the sliding surfaces to a projection plane in plan view of the ring-shaped portion is provided within a range of from 60% to 85%

The disclosure concerns a sliding component and a method of manufacturing a sliding component. The sliding component includes a substrate and an electrical component. The substrate has a front surface and a rear surface and comprising an electrically-insulating substrate portion extending through a metallic substrate portion, and an electrical connector extending through the electrically-insulating portion between the front surface and the rear surface. The electrical component is arranged at the front surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electrical connector.

A titanium alloy spherical sliding bearing includes an inner ring made of an α+β or α type titanium alloy, and having a convex spherical sliding surface region on the outer periphery of the inner ring. The bearing further includes an outer ring in sliding contact with the sliding surface region via a lubricative liner. The sliding surface region contains primary and secondary α crystal grains, and includes an oxygen diffusion layer of which the oxygen concentration is not less than 0.8% by mass, and the hardness of the surface is not less than 550 Hv, and the oxygen concentration continuously decreases with depth from the surface of the sliding surface region.

An assembly comprising: a core in the form of a toroid; and at least one washer overlying the core, the washer comprising a polymer, wherein the washer has an arcuate cross-section so as to have a shape complementary to the core.

A corrosion-protecting layer system, e.g., for a bearing component used in a wind turbine, includes a base layer that contains polyurethane, zinc, and vinylphosphonic acid or silane. An intermediate layer is formed on the base layer and contains polyurethane and zinc. A top layer is formed on the intermediate layer and contains polyurethane and micaceous iron oxide. A sealing layer is formed on the top layer and contains polyurethane.

To provide a technique capable of realizing an appropriate wear resistance in a resin coating layer.

The sliding member of the present invention is a sliding member including a base layer and a resin coating layer formed on the base layer, wherein the resin coating layer is formed of a polyamide-imide resin as a binder, barium sulfate particles, molybdenum disulfide particles, and unavoidable impurities, wherein the resin coating layer is composed of a plurality of overcoated application layers, and wherein the plurality of application layers are different from each other in content of hard particles.

A bearing liner includes a binder with a resin material, a pre-preg, a structural yarn and a lubricating yarn, and particles of aluminum oxide (Al.sub.2O.sub.3). The particles of aluminum oxide may be embedded within the binder or within the lubricating yarn, or may be embedded within both the binder and the lubricating yarn. A plain bearing includes an inner ring, an outer ring and such a liner interposed or disposed between the rings.