Valves and valve actuation – Valve – Materials
Patent
1997-04-23
1998-11-03
Chambers, A. Michael
Valves and valve actuation
Valve
Materials
13762517, 13762541, F16K 3100
Patent
active
058297359
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a disc valve capable of enhancing an adhesion force between a valve body and a diamond-like hard carbon film so as to maintain leak-free and stable sliding characteristics for an extended period of time.
The disc valve of the present invention comprises two valve bodies which slide with each other, wherein at least one of the valve bodies is made of ceramics, and the surface of the valve body is coated with a diamond-like hard carbon film through an intermediate layer comprising a Ti film and a Si film laminated in this order.
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patent: 5100565 (1992-03-01), Fujiwara et al.
patent: 5755261 (1998-05-01), Fukuzawaw et al.
Chambers A. Michael
Kyocera Corporation
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