US4923637A
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High conductivity carbon fiber
Assignee: Yazaki Corp
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Filing: 1988-06-23
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Granted: 1990-05-08
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Expires: 2008-06-23
Abstract
Abstract To obtain stable and high conductivity carbon fiber, hydrocarbon is thermodecomposed in vapor phase into carbon fiber with such a crystal structure that carbon hexagonal net planes thereof are arranged substantially in parallel to fiber axis and in annular ring growth fashion around the fiber axis, and then the carbon fiber is pulverized into 10 μm or less long carbon fiber. Since the carbon fiber is pulverized into relatively short length, when mixed with resin or rubber material without damaging the carbon crystal structure, it is possible to obtain stable and high conductivity resin or rubber material. Further, it is also possible to effectively infiltrate reactive substance to between the carbon hexagonal net planes to form further higher conductivity carbon intercalation compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Yagi
- 👤 Toshiaki Kanno
- 👤 Toshio Inada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 03:30
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F9/00; D01F9/08; D01F9/12; D01F9/127; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y30/00; D01F11/00; D01F11/10; D01F11/12; D01F11/125; H; H01; H01B; H01B1/00; H01B1/04; H01B1/20; H01B1/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A high conductivity resin, comprising; (a) 5 to 200 wt. parts of a pulverized graphite fiber of 0.05 to 2 μm in diameter and 10 μm or less in length with crystal structure such that carbon hexagonal net planes are arranged substantially in parallel to a fiber axis and in annular ring growth fashion around the fiber axis; (b) 100 wt. parts of synthetic resin kneaded with said graphite fiber so that said graphite fiber is dispersed into said synthetic resin; and (c) reactive substances infiltrated to between the carbon hexagonal net planes, to form higher conductivity carbon intercalation compound by reacting the graphite fiber with reactive substance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
108 words
A high conductivity resin, comprising; (a) 5 to 200 wt. parts of a pulverized graphite fiber of 0.05 to 2 μm in diameter and 10 μm or less in length with crystal structure such that carbon hexagonal net planes are arranged substantially in parallel to a fiber axis and in annular ring growth fashion around the fiber axis; (b) 100 wt. parts of synthetic resin kneaded with said graphite fiber so that said graphite fiber is dispersed into said synthetic resin; and (c) reactive substances infiltrated to between the carbon hexagonal net planes, to form higher conductivity carbon intercalation compound by reacting the graphite fiber with reactive substance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
106 words
A high conductivity rubber, comprising; (a) 5 to 200 wt. parts of a pulverized graphite fiber of 0.05 to 2 μm in diameter and 20 μm or less in length with crystal structure such that carbon hexagonal net planes are arranged substantially in parallel to a fiber axis and in annular ring growth fashion around the fiber axis; (b) 200 wt. parts of rubber kneaded with said graphite fiber so that said graphite fiber is dispersed into said rubber; and (c) reactive substances infiltrated to between the carbon hexagonal net planes, to form higher conductivity carbon intercalation compound by reacting the graphite fiber with reactive substance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
106 words
A high conductivity rubber, comprising; (a) 5 to 200 wt. parts of a pulverized graphite fiber of 0.05 to 2 μm in diameter and 20 μm or less in length with crystal structure such that carbon hexagonal net planes are arranged substantially in parallel to a fiber axis and in annular ring growth fashion around the fiber axis; (b) 200 wt. parts of rubber kneaded with said graphite fiber so that said graphite fiber is dispersed into said rubber; and (c) reactive substances infiltrated to between the carbon hexagonal net planes, to form higher conductivity carbon intercalation compound by reacting the graphite fiber with reactive substance.
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