US4100245A
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Method for manufacturing bearings or other anti-friction elements formed of lubricant contained polyacetal
Assignee: Oiles Industry Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-07-26
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Granted: 1978-07-11
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Expires: 1996-07-26
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to self-lubricating bearings or other antifriction elements formed of a lubricant-containing polyacetal. It can be manufactured in various shapes by molding a powdery mixture of the polyacetal having a bulk factor of 2-8 with 2-12 wt % of the lubricant which is in a liquid state at a normal room temperature or at the melting point of the polyacetal by a screw type injection molding machine having controlled temperatures in the feed, compression, metering and nozzle sections of the heating cylinders. During the process, the lubricant is uniformly dispersed in said resin material as fine particles independent from each other and this accounts for the extraordinarily high retention of lubricant film which forms on the bearing surface of the molded articles in use.
Inventors
- 👤 Masayuki Horikawa
- 👤 Yataro Takata
- 👤 Kikuo Sumiyoshi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-30 18:55
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/01; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/0001; B29C48/00; B29C48/022; B29C48/03; B29C48/05; B29C48/06; B29C48/07; B29C48/09; B29K; B29K2059/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S524/00; Y10S524/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
A method of making bearings or other anti-friction elements characterized by comprising the steps of uniformly mixing at the normal room temperature polyoxymethylene or copolymers of trioxane and ethylene oxide having the bulk factor of 2 - 8 in the starting material, with 2 to 12 wt % of a lubricant which is in a liquid state at normal room temperature or the melting point of the polymer or copolymer to form a molding composition, the lubricant being from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic lubricant oil which are in a liquid state at the normal room temperature; or from paraffins, a higher fatty acid or a higher fatty acid ester, which are in a solid state at the normal room temperature but in a liquid state at the melting point of the material being processed; and grease which is in a jelly state at the normal room temperature; and molding the resultant molding composition to form the element by use of a screw type injection or extrusion molding machine, the temperature of the feed section of the cylinder of the machine which has been controlled to that of 40 - 75% of the melting point of the material used, and having the cylinder temperature controlled to about 65° - 120° C in the feed section, about 120° - 190° C in the compression section, and about 170° - 200° C in the metering and the nozzle sections of the cylinder.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
245 words
A method of making bearings or other anti-friction elements characterized by comprising the steps of uniformly mixing at the normal room temperature polyoxymethylene or copolymers of trioxane and ethylene oxide having the bulk factor of 2 - 8 in the starting material, with 2 to 12 wt % of a lubricant which is in a liquid state at normal room temperature or the melting point of the polymer or copolymer to form a molding composition, the lubricant being from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic lubricant oil which are in a liquid state at the normal room temperature; or from paraffins, a higher fatty acid or a higher fatty acid ester, which are in a solid state at the normal room temperature but in a liquid state at the melting point of the material being processed; and grease which is in a jelly state at the normal room temperature; and molding the resultant molding composition to form the element by use of a screw type injection or extrusion molding machine, the temperature of the feed section of the cylinder of the machine which has been controlled to that of 40 - 75% of the melting point of the material used, and having the cylinder temperature controlled to about 65° - 120° C in the feed section, about 120° - 190° C in the compression section, and about 170° - 200° C in the metering and the nozzle sections of the cylinder.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
73 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the step of forming the molding composition from one representative of the group of materials consisting of polyoxymethylene powder, and copolymer powders of trioxane and ethylene oxide; said lubricant; and from added material selected from the class consisting of 0 - 3 wt % of lithium stearate, and 0 - 5% of graphite or MoS 2 powder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as in claim 1 and including using engine oil as the lubricant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
60 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as in claim 1 and including selecting the powders from the group consisting of polymethylene having a molecular weight between 50,000 - 70,000 and a melting point of 175° C, and copolymer powders of trioxane and ethylene oxide having a melting point of 163° C and a molecular weight of 50,000.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 1 including the step of mixing 3 to 12% by weight of mineral oil or synthetic lubricating oil with the starting material.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements characterized by comprising the steps of (a.) Selecting the starting material from the group of materials consisting of polyoxymethylene or copolymers of trioxane and ethylene oxide having the bulk factors of 2 - 8; (b.) Uniformly mixing at normal room temperature the starting material with 2 to 12 wt % of a lubricant which is in a liquid state at normal room temperature or the melting point of the polymer or copolymer to form a molding composition, the lubricant being from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic lubricant oil which are in a liquid state at the normal room temperature; (c.) Placing the resultant molding composition in a screw type injection or extrusion molding machine and controlling the temperature of the feed section of the cylinder of the machine to that of 40 - 75% of the melting point of the starting material; and, (d.) Molding the composition to form the bearing element.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements characterized by comprising the steps of (a.) Selecting the starting material from the group of materials consisting of polyoxymethylene or copolymers of trioxane and ethylene oxide having the bulk factors of 2 - 8; (b.) Uniformly mixing at normal room temperature the starting material with 2 to 12 wt % of a lubricant which is in a liquid state at normal room temperature or the melting point of the polymer or copolymer to form a molding composition, the lubricant being from the group consisting of a mineral oil and a synthetic lubricant oil which are in a liquid state at the normal room temperature; (c.) Placing the resultant molding composition in a screw type injection or extrusion molding machine and controlling the temperature of the feed section of the cylinder of the machine to that of 40 - 75% of the melting point of the starting material; and, (d.) Molding the composition to form the bearing element.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as in claim 6, and including the steps of providing the starting material as a powder and selecting the powders from the group consisting of polyoxymethylene, having a molecular weight between 50,000 - 70,000 and a melting point of 175° C, and copolymers of trioxane and ethylene oxide having a melting point of 163° C and a molecular weight of 50,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as in claim 6, and including controlling the cylinder temperatures to 65° - 120° C in the feed section, 120° - 190° C in the compression section, and 170° - 200° C in the metering and the nozzle sections of the cylinder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
73 words
A method of making bearings or other antifriction elements as claimed in claim 6, characterized by the step of forming the molding composition from one representative of the group of materials consisting of polyoxymethylene powder, and copolymer powders of trioxane and ethylene oxide; said lubricant; and from added material selected from the class consisting of 0 - 3 wt % of lithium stearate, and 0 - 5% of graphite or MoS 2 powder.
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