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Rubber composition
Assignee: Zeon Corp
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Filing: 1996-03-18
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Granted: 2000-01-18
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Expires: 2016-03-18
Abstract
Abstract PCT No. PCT/JP96/00717 Sec. 371 Date Sep. 17, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Sep. 17, 1997 PCT Filed Mar. 18, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/29364 PCT Pub. Date Sep. 26, 1996Disclosed herein are a rubber composition comprising a diene rubber and silica, wherein (i) the silica is compounded in a proportion of 10-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, and (ii) a silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal is compounded in a proportion of 0.1-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica, and has excellent rebound resilience, tensile property, abrasion property and processability, and a preparation process thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Masao Nakamura
- 👤 Yukio Takagishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 12:43
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08K; C08K3/00; C08K3/34; C08K3/36; C08K5/00; C08K5/54; C08L; C08L21/00; C08L83/00; C08L83/04; C08L9/00; C08L9/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A rubber composition comprising a diene rubber, silica and silicone oil, wherein (i) silica having a specific surface area ranging from 120 to 190 m 2 /g as determined by nitrogen absorption (BET method) is present in a proportion of 10-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, and (ii) silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal is present in a proportion of 0.1-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A rubber composition comprising a diene rubber, silica and silicone oil, wherein (i) silica having a specific surface area ranging from 120 to 190 m 2 /g as determined by nitrogen absorption (BET method) is present in a proportion of 10-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, and (ii) silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal is present in a proportion of 0.1-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein a silane coupling agent is present in a proportion of 0.1-20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the diene rubber is at least one selected from among natural rubber, polyisoprene rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, polybutadiene rubber, styrene-isoprene copolymer rubber, butadiene-isoprene copolymer rubber or random styrene-butadiene-isoprene terpolymer rubber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the silica is at least one selected from among dry process white carbon, wet process white carbon, colloidal silica or precipitated silica.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polar group in the silicone oil is a group having at least one heteroatom or at least one group comprising a heteroatom, said heteroatom is at least one selected from among oxygen, sulfur or nitrogen atoms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polar group is at least one selected from among hydroxyl, amino, carboxyl, ether, epoxy, carbonyl, ester, sulfide, disulfide, sulfonyl, sulfinyl, thiocarbonyl, imino, nitrile, ammonium, amide, imide, hydrazo, azo or diazo groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal is represented by the following general formula (1), (2) or (3): ##STR2## wherein m denotes an integer of generally 1-10,000, n stands for an integer of generally 1-1,000, and X means an organic residue having a polar group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The rubber composition according to claim 7, wherein the organic residue is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or aralkyl group.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rubber composition according to claim 7, wherein X is a hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, carboxylalkyl, epoxyalkyl, alkoxy, alkoxyalkyl, acyl, acylalkyl, acyloxy or acyloxyalkyl group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The rubber composition according to claim 9, wherein X is a hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl, carboxylalkyl, epoxyalkyl or alkoxy group.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
24 words
The rubber composition according to claim 8, wherein, the number of carbon atoms in the organic residue is within a range of generally 1-20.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
31 words
The rubber composition according to claim 1, wherein the viscosity of the silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal is within a range of 1-1,000,000 cSt.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for preparing a rubber composition, comprising: mixing concurrently a diene rubber, a silica having a specific surface area ranging from 120 to 190 m 2 /g as determined by nitrogen absorption (BET method) in a proportion of 10-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber, wherein the entire amount of silica is introduced and mixed with the diene rubber in at least two portions, each portion less than the entire amount and the combination of the portions totaling the entire amount and a silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal in a proportion of 0.1-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica; followed by mixing other desired ingredients.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for preparing a rubber composition, comprising: mixing concurrently a diene rubber, a silica having a specific surface area ranging from 120 to 190 m 2 /g as determined by nitrogen absorption (BET method) in a proportion of 10-150 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber, wherein the entire amount of silica is introduced and mixed with the diene rubber in at least two portions, each portion less than the entire amount and the combination of the portions totaling the entire amount and a silicone oil having a polar group at its side chain or terminal in a proportion of 0.1-50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica; followed by mixing other desired ingredients.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 13 for preparing the rubber composition, wherein a silane coupling agent is further compounded in a proportion of 0.1-20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 13 for preparing the rubber composition, wherein the mixing is conducted at a kneading temperature of 80-200° C.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
36 words
The method according to claims 13 or 14 for preparing the rubber composition, wherein a silane coupling agent is present in a proportion of 0.1-20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the silica.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The rubber composition of claim 7, wherein m denotes an integer of 1-1,000 and n stands for an integer of 1-500.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The rubber composition of claim 7, wherein m denotes an integer of 1-500 and n stands for an integer of 1-100.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rubber composition according to claim 11, wherein the number of carbon atoms in the organic residue is within a range of 1-10.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
23 words
The rubber composition according to claim 11, wherein the number of carbon atoms in the organic residue is within a range of 1-6.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 13 for preparing the rubber composition, wherein the silicone oil is added and mixed in portions together with the silica.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 14 for preparing the rubber composition, wherein the mixing is conducted at a kneading temperature of 80-200C.
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