Sliding mechanism and variable valve timing mechanism for internal combustion engine

• Main Authors: HIRATSUKA ICHIRO, NAKAJIMA SHIGERU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 18.01.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ALLOYS; BLASTING; CASTING; CHEMISTRY; CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; FERROUS OR NON-FERROUS ALLOYS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; MAKING METALLIC POWDER; MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES FROM METALLIC POWDER; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; STEAM ENGINES; TRANSPORTING; TREATMENT OF ALLOYS OR NON-FERROUS METALS; WEAPONS; WORKING METALLIC POWDER

A sliding mechanism includes a first sliding member made of an aluminum alloy material, the aluminum alloy material being supplemented with at least an element selected from Sb ranging from 0.05 to 0.20 weight %, Na ranging from 0.001 to 0.01 weight %, Sr ranging from 0.001 to 0.05 weight %, and Ca ranging from 0.0005 to 0.01 weight %; and a second sliding member arranged so as to be brought into sliding engagement with the first sliding member. The second sliding member is made of a material which is obtained by caking a rapidly solidified aluminum powder containing therein at least an Si element and a Fe element. Preferably, the Si element has an average particle diameter of 3 mum or less.