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Magnetic recording medium
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1986-11-26
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Granted: 1988-05-10
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Expires: 2006-11-26
Abstract
Abstract In a magnetic recording medium wherein a magnetic coating composition comprising a binder and a magnetic powder is applied to the surface of a substrate, the dispersion of magnetic powder in binder is improved for enhanced physical and electromagnetic properties by using a vinyl chloride/hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer/polar group-containing monomer copolymer or a vinyl chloride/vinyl acetate/hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer/polar group-containing monomer copolymer having not been subjected to saponification, the polar group-containing monomer preferably containing an epoxy group as an additional polar group. Electromagnetic properties are further improved with a metal magnetic powder having a BET value of up to 60 m 2 /g and a pH value of at least 7.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenichiro Eguchi
- 👤 Kazuhiro Kuroda
- 👤 Ryoichi Awano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 19:46
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/62; G11B5/68; G11B5/70; G11B5/702; G11B5/7023; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/90; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/256; Y10T428/257; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/31935
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
In a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a pair of opposed major surfaces and a magnetic recording composition comprising a binder and a magnetic powder having a BET value of 30 to 60 m 2 /g and a pH value of 7 to 10 applied to at least one major surface of said substrate, the improvement wherein said binder is comprised of a copolymer comprising (A) vinyl chloride, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, (C) a polar group-containing monomer, and optionally (D) a vinyl acetate as component units, wherein the hydroxyl group of said hydroxy group-containing vinyl monomer (B) is not directly attached to the vinyl group, and the polar group-containing monomer (C) contains 0.01 to 15% by weight of at least one polar group selected from residues and salts of carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
In a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a pair of opposed major surfaces and a magnetic recording composition comprising a binder and a magnetic powder having a BET value of 30 to 60 m 2 /g and a pH value of 7 to 10 applied to at least one major surface of said substrate, the improvement wherein said binder is comprised of a copolymer comprising (A) vinyl chloride, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, (C) a polar group-containing monomer, and optionally (D) a vinyl acetate as component units, wherein the hydroxyl group of said hydroxy group-containing vinyl monomer (B) is not directly attached to the vinyl group, and the polar group-containing monomer (C) contains 0.01 to 15% by weight of at least one polar group selected from residues and salts of carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1, wherein said binder is a thermosetting binder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said copolymer comprises 60 to 95% by weight of the vinyl chloride unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said copolymer comprises up to 20% by weight of the vinyl acetate unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said copolymer contains 0.01 to 5% by weight of the hydroxyl group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said binder further comprises up to 70% by weight of at least one member selected from a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1 wherein said copolymer is cross-linked with a cross-linking agent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10, wherein said binder is a thermosetting binder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a pair of opposed major surfaces and a magnetic coating composition comprising a binder and a magnetic powder having a BET value of 30 to 60 m 2 /g and a pH value of 7 to 10 applied to at least one major surface of said substrate, the improvement wherein said binder is comprised of a copolymer comprising (A) vinyl chloride, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, (C) a polar group-containing monomer, and optionally (D) a vinyl acetate as component units, wherein the hydroxyl group of said hydroxy group-containing vinyl monomer (B) is not directly attached to the vinyl group, and the polar group-containing monomer (C) contains 0.01 to 15% by weight of at least one polar group selected from residues and salts of carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group and also contains an epoxy group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
156 words
In a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate having a pair of opposed major surfaces and a magnetic coating composition comprising a binder and a magnetic powder having a BET value of 30 to 60 m 2 /g and a pH value of 7 to 10 applied to at least one major surface of said substrate, the improvement wherein said binder is comprised of a copolymer comprising (A) vinyl chloride, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl monomer, (C) a polar group-containing monomer, and optionally (D) a vinyl acetate as component units, wherein the hydroxyl group of said hydroxy group-containing vinyl monomer (B) is not directly attached to the vinyl group, and the polar group-containing monomer (C) contains 0.01 to 15% by weight of at least one polar group selected from residues and salts of carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group and also contains an epoxy group.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein the epoxy group occupies 50 to 95% by weight of the polar groups contained in said copolymer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said copolymer comprises 60 to 95% by weight of the vinyl chloride unit.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said copolymer comprises up to 20% by weight of the vinyl acetate unit.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said copolymer contains 0.01 to 5% by weight of the hydroxyl group.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said copolymer has a number average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said binder further comprises up to 70% by weight of at least one member selected from a thermoplastic elastomer and a thermoplastic resin.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 10 wherein said copolymer is cross-linked with a cross-linking agent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim 1, wherein said polar group is selected from residues and salts of phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The magnetic recording medium of claim I0, wherein said polar group is selected from residues and salts of phospshoric acid, sulfuric acid and sulfonic acid, and an amino group and an ammonium group.
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