Patent 7862404 was granted and assigned to NISSAN MOTOR CO.,LTD. on January, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A micro-concave portion machining method is provided for forming micro-concave portions on an inner circumferential surface of a cylindrical bore form in a workpiece. The micro-concave portion machining method includes performing mirror surface machining and subsequent plastic working on the inner circumferential surface. The plastic working on the inner circumferential surface forms a plurality of recesses with each of the recesses including a micro-concave portion.