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Electrically conductive elastomers
Assignee: American Roller Co
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Filing: 1980-01-31
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Granted: 1982-03-02
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Expires: 2000-01-31
Abstract
Abstract Electrically conductive elastomers are prepared by adding polyfunctional tertiary amine compounds to halogenated polymers. The resulting elastomers have resistivities in the range that makes them suitable as conductors for many electrical and electrostatic applications. These ranges are generally in the area of 1×10 3 to 1×10 7 ohm cm as measured by the methods of ASTM 257. A preferred elastomer is prepared by adding a polyfunctional tertiary amine such as N,N,N',N' tetramethyl-1,3-butanediamine to polychloroprene prior to vulcanizing under conventional vulcanization conditions. The resulting elastomers possess useful electrical conductivity, as well as the desirable physical and chemical properties of conventional elastomers. A roller for current-assisted printing or electrostatic-assisted printing having an external surface layer comprised of the novel electrically conductive elastomer is described.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas G. Chase
- 👤 Steven Poniatowski
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-30 10:34
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/06; H01B1/12; C; C08; C08C; C08C19/00; C08C19/30; C08C19/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
The method of preparing an electroconductive elastomer having resistivity of about 1×10 3 to about 1×10 7 ohm cm which comprises reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, bromobutyl, chlorobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene-chloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of the polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from compounds of the formula: ##STR7## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR8## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR9## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR10##
Claim 2
Independent Claim
139 words
The method of preparing an electroconductive elastomer having resistivity of about 1×10 3 to about 1×10 7 ohm cm which comprises reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, bromobutyl, chlorobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene-chloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of the polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from compounds of the formula: ##STR7## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR8## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR9## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR10##
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 in which the halogenated polymer is polychloroprene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1 in which the polyfunctional amine is N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 in which the tertiary amine is N,N,N',N' tetramethyl-1,3-butanediamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which the polyfunctional tertiary amine is a mixture of tetramethylthiuram disulfide and dimethyldithiocarbamate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
138 words
An electroconductive elastomer having a resistivity of about 1×10 3 to about 1×10 7 ohm cm which is prepared by reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, chlorobutyl, bromobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylenechloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of the polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from compounds of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR12## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR13## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR14##
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
138 words
An electroconductive elastomer having a resistivity of about 1×10 3 to about 1×10 7 ohm cm which is prepared by reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, chlorobutyl, bromobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylenechloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of the polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from compounds of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR12## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR13## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR14##
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An electroconductive elastomer of claim 6 in which the halogenated polymer is polychloroprene.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An electroconductive elastomer of claim 6 in which the halogenated polymer is polychloroprene and the amine is N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a roller having an electrically conductive resilient layer, the improvement which comprises forming said layer of an elastomer which has been prepared by reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, bromobutyl, chlorobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene-chloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula: ##STR15## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, except when the amine is a substituted thiourea, wherein R1 may also be hydrogen, and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR16## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR17## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR18##
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
159 words
In a roller having an electrically conductive resilient layer, the improvement which comprises forming said layer of an elastomer which has been prepared by reacting a halogenated polymer selected from the group consisting of polychloroprene, bromobutyl, chlorobutyl, chlorosulfonated polyethylene, chlorinated polyethylene-chloroprene, epichlorohydrin-chloroprene and blends thereof with about 1 to about 15 parts per 100 parts of polymer of a polyfunctional amine selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula: ##STR15## wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are aliphatic groups of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, except when the amine is a substituted thiourea, wherein R1 may also be hydrogen, and Y is selected from (a) an alkylene of the formula: ##STR16## in which z is 1 to 5, R 5 and R 6 are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 5 carbons, hydroxy and amino groups, (b) C═S, ##STR17## in which m equals a polyvalent metal cation, and ##STR18##
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