LOW FRICTION SLIDING MECHANISM

摘要

A sliding mechanism includes a contact area between at least two sliding members. A low friction coating is applied on at least a portion of one of the at least two sliding members at the contact area. The low friction coating is a hard carbon including a diamond like carbon material selected from the group consisting of diamond, amorphous a-C diamond like carbon (DLC), and amorphous a-C:H DLC. A grease is applied on the low friction coating, wherein the grease comprises a base oil selected from the group consisting of ester oils, ether oils and combinations thereof.