Abstract: Disclosed are a lubricant composition including a lubricating base oil, fine particles and a calcium sulfonate-based thickener, a speed reduction gear filled with the lubricant composition, and an electric power steering apparatus including the speed reduction gear. The invention reduces operating noise of the speed reduction gear, regardless of the amount of backlash that occurs on combining a small gear and a large gear and without a more complicated structure for the speed reduction gear, by action of the fine particles. Further, separation of oil is prevented, by action of the calcium sulfonate-based thickener of the lubricant composition, so that electric power steering apparatus noise within the inside of a car is reduced at a low cost.

Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition for use in constant velocity joints, which comprises the following components (a) to (g) and a constant velocity joint comprising the grease composition sealed or encapsulated therein: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea thickener represented by the following general formula: R1NH—CO—NH—C6H4-p-CH2—C6H4-p-NH—CO—NHR2 wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents an alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; (c) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate insoluble in the base oil; (d) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate soluble in the base oil; (e) molybdenum disulfide; (f) at least one member selected from the group consisting of calcium phenate and calcium sulfonate; and (g) a sulfur-containing extreme-pressure agent free of phosphorus.

Abstract: Each boot of a tripot type constant velocity joint comprises a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPC). A grease encapsulated in the boot comprises a base oil, a thickening agent comprising a diurea-based compound, molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate sulfide, a sulfur-phorsphorous based extreme-pressure agent being a sulfur-phosphorus based compound containing sulfur and phosphorous as constituting elements, and potassium borate hydrate.

Abstract: Each boot of a tripot type constant velocity joint comprises a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPC). A grease encapsulated in the boot comprises a base oil, a thickening agent comprising a diurea-based compound, molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate sulfide, a sulfur-phorsphorous based extreme-pressure agent being a sulfur-phosphorus based compound containing sulfur and phosphorous as constituting elements, and potassium borate hydrate.

Abstract: A lubricant composition comprising a lubricating base oil, fine particles and a calcium sulfonate-based thickener, a speed reduction gear filled with the lubricant composition, and an electric power steering apparatus comprising the speed reduction gear are disclosed. It is possible to reduce the operating noise of a speed reduction gear regardless of the amount of backlash that occurs on combining a small gear and a large gear without a more complicate structure of the speed reduction gear by an action of the fine particles while preventing separation of oil by an action of the calcium sulfonate-based thickener added to the lubricant composition, and thus the noise in the inside of car generated by the electric power steering apparatus can be reduced with a low cost.

Abstract: The present invention provides a grease composition for use in constant velocity joints, which comprises the following components (a) to (g) and a constant velocity joint comprising the grease composition sealed or encapsulated therein: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea thickener represented by the following general formula: R1NH—CO—NH—C6H4-p-CH2—C6H4-p-NH—CO—NHR2 wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents an alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; (c) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate insoluble in the base oil; (d) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate soluble in the base oil; (e) molybdenum disulfide; (f) at least one member selected from the group consisting of calcium phenate and calcium sulfonate; and (g) a sulfur-containing extreme-pressure agent free of phosphorus.

Abstract: A grease composition for use in ball type constant velocity joints, which comprises the following components a base oil; a diurea thickener of the formula: R1—NH—CO—NH—C6H4-p-CH2—C6H4-p-NH—CO—NHR2 wherein R1 and R2 are alkyl groups having 8 carbon atoms, molybdenum disulfide; molybdenum dithiocarbamate of the formula: (R3R4N—CS—S)2—Mo2OmSn wherein R3 and R4 independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 24 carbon atoms, m is 0 to 3, n is 4 to 1 and m+n=4, calcium salts or overbasic calcium salts of petroleum sulfonates, sulfur-phosphorus extreme pressure agent, and castor oil. The grease composition exhibits excellent wear-resistance and pitting-inhibitory effect.

Abstract: A grease composition for steering of motorcars which comprises the following components (a) to (f): (a) a thickening agent; (b) a base oil having a pour point of not higher that −40° C.; (c) an organic molybdenum compound; (d) melamine cyanurate; (e) polytetrafluoroethylene; and (f) molybdenum disulfide. The grease composition has load resistance, or seizure-preventing ability and wear-reducing ability high enough to use the grease under severe lubricating conditions, and can impart, to the steering of motorcars, excellent operability at a low temperature.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprises the following components: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea type thickening agent represented by the following formula (1): R1NH—CO—NH—C6H4—p—CH2—C6H4—p—NH—CO—NHR2  (1) (in the formula (1), R1 and R2 may be the same or different from one another and each represents an aryl group or a cycloalkyl group having 6 or 7 carbon atoms); (c) a molybdenum sulfurized dialkyl dithiocarbamate; (d) a molybdenum sulfurized dialkyl dithiophosphate; (e) molybdenum disulfide; (f) a calcium salt of an alkylaromatic sulfonic acid; and (g) a phosphorus free-and sulfur-containing extreme-pressure additive. The grease composition for constant velocity joints according to the present invention has a high ability of reducing the induced thrust force and is excellent in the durability.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprises the following components: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea type thickening agent; (c) a molybdenum sulfurized dialkyl dithiocarbamate; (d) molybdenum disulfide; (e) at least one sulfur-phosphorus-containing extreme-pressure agent selected from the group consisting of zinc dithiophosphate compounds and thiophosphates; and (f) a fatty acid amide. The grease composition of the present invention has a high ability of reducing the induced thrust force and is excellent in the durability.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprises (a) a base oil; (b) a urea thickener; (c) at least one organic molybdenum compound selected from the group consisting of molybdenum dithiocarbamate and molybdenum dithiophosphate; and (d) at least one calcium salt selected from the group consisting of calcium salts of petroleum sulfonates, calcium salts of alkyl aryl sulfonates, calcium salts of salicylate, calcium salts of phenates, calcium salts of oxidized waxes, overbasic calcium salts of petroleum sulfonates, overbasic calcium salts of alkyl aryl sulfonates, overbasic calcium salts of salicylate, overbasic calcium salts of phenates, and overbasic calcium salts of oxidized waxes. The grease composition exhibits good performance for reducing vibration and effectively lubricates the constant velocity joints to effectively reduce frictional wear and to eliminate vibration.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints comprising: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea thickener of the formula (1):R.sup.1 NH--CO--NH--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -p-CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 -p-NH--CO--NHR.sup.2wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 may be the same or different and represent aryl groups having 6 or 7 carbon atoms or cyclohexyl groups; (c) a molybdenum dialkyldithiocarbamate; (d) molybdenum disulfide; (e) at least one extreme pressure agent selected from the group consisting of zinc dithiophosphates, and sulfur-nitrogen extreme pressure agents; and (f) a phosphorus-free sulfur extreme pressure agent. The grease composition has low coefficient of friction, good performance for reducing induced thrust and high durability.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joints which consists essentially of: (a) a base oil; (b) an urea thickener; (c) molybdenum disulfide; and (d) a metal salt or an overbasic metal salt selected from the group consisting of metal salts or overbasic metal salts of oxidized waxes, petroleum sulfonates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, salicylate, and phenates. In addition to (a) to (d), it may further contain, (e) an extreme pressure agent selected from the group consisting of a metal-free sulfur-phosphorus extreme pressure agent and molybdenum dithiophosphate, or (f) molybdenum dithiocarbamate. The grease composition exhibits excellent wear-resistance and pitting-inhibitory effect.

Abstract: A grease composition for constant velocity joint, particularly Zeppa type joint comprises a base oil and contains (A) a particular diurea compound as a thickener, (B) molybdenum sulfide dialkyldithiocarbamate, (C) an extreme pressure additive of zinc dithiophosphate, (D) a sulfur-phosphorus series extreme pressure additive containing no metallic element and having a sulfur content of 10-30% by weight and a phosphorus content of 0.5-5% by weight, and (E) lead dialkyldithiocarbamate as an essential component.