US4076891A
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Product and method of molding plastic-rubber composites
Assignee: Dunlop Ltd
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Filing: 1975-02-14
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Granted: 1978-02-28
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Expires: 1995-02-14
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing a molded plastic-rubber composite comprising injection or transfer molding a substantially linear crystalline low pressure solution olefin polymer so that it is brought, in a molten state, into contact with a prevulcanized rubber component containing up to 70 per cent by volume of a rubbery olefin polymer. The plastic-rubber composite produced by this method may be used in applications in which hitherto rubber-metal composites have been used, for example valve diaphragms, tire valve bodies, shock absorbers, engine mountings, vibration dampers, compression springs, torsion bushes, flexible drive couplings etc., of which the following is a specification.
Inventors
- 👤 James Frank Yardley
- 👤 Allen Frederick Nightingale
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 12:25
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; B; B29; B29C; B29C45/00; B29C45/0001; B29C45/14; B29C45/14778; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/02; C08K3/04; C08K3/06; C08K3/18; C08K3/20; C08K3/22; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/0025; C08L23/10; C08L23/16; C08L91/00; B29K; B29K2621/00; C08L2312/00; C08L2666/00; C08L2666/02; C08L2666/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31917; Y10T428/31924; Y10T428/31931; Y10T428/31938
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of producing a molded plastic-rubber composite comprising injection or transfer molding a substantially linear crystalline low pressure solution olefin polymer with a melt index or minimum flow rate of not less than 0.25 when measured according to the test conditions specified in ASTM D 1238-65T selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, high density polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene; copolymers of ethylene, propylene, and a minor amount of at least one other olefin monomer; copolymers of ethylene and a minor amount of at least one other olefin monomer other than propylene, and copolymers of propylene and a minor amount of at least one other olefin other than ethylene so that it is brought, in a molten state, into contact with a prevulcanized rubber composition, containing from 5 to 70 percent by volume of a prevulcanized rubbery olefin polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/propylene copolymers containing from 20 to 85 mole percent of units derived from ethylene and ethylene/alpha-olefin/polyene terpolymers containing from 20 to 85 mole percent of units derived from ethylene and from 0.1 to 10 mole percent of units derived from said polyene, the remainder of the composition being comprised of ingredients normally used in compounding rubbery olefin polymers.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
205 words
A method of producing a molded plastic-rubber composite comprising injection or transfer molding a substantially linear crystalline low pressure solution olefin polymer with a melt index or minimum flow rate of not less than 0.25 when measured according to the test conditions specified in ASTM D 1238-65T selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, high density polyethylene, copolymers of ethylene and propylene; copolymers of ethylene, propylene, and a minor amount of at least one other olefin monomer; copolymers of ethylene and a minor amount of at least one other olefin monomer other than propylene, and copolymers of propylene and a minor amount of at least one other olefin other than ethylene so that it is brought, in a molten state, into contact with a prevulcanized rubber composition, containing from 5 to 70 percent by volume of a prevulcanized rubbery olefin polymer selected from the group consisting of ethylene/propylene copolymers containing from 20 to 85 mole percent of units derived from ethylene and ethylene/alpha-olefin/polyene terpolymers containing from 20 to 85 mole percent of units derived from ethylene and from 0.1 to 10 mole percent of units derived from said polyene, the remainder of the composition being comprised of ingredients normally used in compounding rubbery olefin polymers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
An injection or transfer-molded composite made by the method of claim 1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the prevulcanised rubber composition contains from 5 to 55 percent by volume of a rubbery olefin polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 1 in which said substantially linear crystalline low pressure solution olefin polymer is selected from the group consisting of ethylene/propylene/butene-1, ethylene/propylene/hexene-1, ethylene/butene-1, ethylene/hexene-1, propylene/butene-1 and propylene/hexene-1 polymers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the substantially linear crystalline low pressure solution olefin polymer contains a minor amount of units derived from a diene monomer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 5 in which the diene monomer is butadiene.
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