IP Library Granted Patent US 8,507,418
Granted Patent B2
US 8,507,418 · App. 11/993,784 · Granted Aug 13, 2013

Siloxane-based composition which is intended for tire molding/stripping

Inventor: Stefan Breunig (Villette de Vienne, FR)
Assignee: Bluestar Silicones France SAS
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Patent No.
US 8,507,418
App. No.
11/993,784
Granted
Aug 13, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to compositions in the form of silicone oil emulsions which are intended to be applied to curing bladders as a mold-release agent during tire production.

Claims (62)

1. A lubricating composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, based on a polyorganosiloxane that can be polymerized and/or crosslinked by dehydrogeno-condensation, comprising:

(a) at least one reactive polyorganosiloxane (A) comprising at least two OH groups per molecule and having a dynamic viscosity of from 50 to 3×10 6 mPa·s, at 25° C.;

(b) at least one crosslinking agent (B) having, per molecule, at least three reactive units ≡SiH;

(c) at least one organic polymer latex (C), selected from the group consisting of styrene/butyl acrylate/acrylic acid copolymers with the following weight ratios relative to total weight of copolymer:

styrene monomer: from 25 to 55% by weight;

butyl acrylate monomer: from 74.5 to 40% by weight; and

acrylic acid monomer: from 0.5 to 5% by weight;

(d) mica (D),wherein said mica has a particle size of less than 500 μm;

(e) at least one surfactant (E);

(f) optionally, at least one unreactive linear polyorganosiloxane oil (F) having a dynamic viscosity of around 50 to 100000 mPa·s at 25° C. and comprising a linear homopolymer or copolymer in which, per molecule, the monovalent organic substituents, whether identical or different from one another, linked to the silicon atoms, are selected from the group consisting of alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl and alkylaryl radicals;

(g) optionally, at least one additive (G) selected from the group consisting of a film-forming polymer thickening agent, a complementary lubricant, an antifriction agent, a coalescence agent, a wetting or dispersing agent, a mineral filler, an antifoam agent, a thickener, a stabilizer, an acidifying agent, a biocide and an antifungal agent;

(h) at least one dehydrogeno-condensation catalyst; and

(i) water,

the amounts of surfactant and water being sufficient to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion and wherein the constituents (a) to (i), if present in the composition, are found in amounts comprising

1 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (a);

1 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (b);

0.1 to 10 parts by weight of constituent (c);

3 to 25 parts by weight of constituent (d);

0.5 to 10 parts by weight of constituent (e);

0 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (f);

0 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (g); and

20 to 60 parts by weight of constituent (i),

per 100 parts by weight of a sum of constituents (a) to (i).

2. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the crosslinking agent (B) is selected from the group consisting of agents that possess at least one unit of formula (II) and that are terminated by units of formula (III), and cyclic agents comprising units of formula (II):

in which:

the symbols R 1 are identical or different and represent:

a linear or branched alkyl radical containing 1 to 8 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with at least one halogen,

a cycloalkyl radical containing between 5 and 8 cyclic carbon atoms, optionally substituted, or

an aryl radical containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms, optionally substituted,

an aralkyl part having an alkyl part containing between 5 and 14 carbon atoms and an aryl part containing between 6 and 12 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted on the aryl part with halogens, alkyls and/or alkoxyls containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms;

the symbols Z′ are similar or different and represent:

a hydrogen radical or

a group satisfying the same definition as that given above for R 1 , with, per molecule, at least three of the symbols Z′ representing H.

3. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reactive polyorganosiloxane (A) comprises the following siloxyl units:

M=[(OH)(R 2 ) 2 SiO 1/2 ] and D=[R 3 R 4 SiO 2/2 ]

in which:

R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are identical or different radicals selected from the group consisting of C 1 -C 6 linear or branched alkyl radicals , C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl radicals , C 6 -C 10 aryl radicals and C 6 -C 15 alkylarylene radicals.

4. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reactive polyorganosiloxane (A) is an α,ω-dihydroxypolydimethylsiloxane.

5. An article coated with a composition as claimed in claim 1 .

6. An article that can be obtained by heating an article as claimed in claim 5 .

7. An inflatable rubber bladder coated on an external surface thereof with a composition as claimed in claim 1 , for the shaping and/or curing of pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tires.

8. An inflatable rubber bladder that can be obtained by heating a bladder as claimed in claim 7 to a temperature of 80 to 180° C.

9. A green pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tire comprising an element that will constitute an external tread thereof intended to come into contact with the ground, said tire being coated on an internal surface thereof with a composition as claimed in claim 1 .

10. A method for lubricating an article comprising employing a composition according to claim 1 .

11. A method of claim 10 wherein said method is employed during the shaping and curing of pneumatic or semi-pneumatic tires, for the lubrication of an inflatable rubber curing bladder.

12. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

3 to 15 parts by weight of constituent (a);

1 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (b);

0.1 to 10 parts by weight of constituent (c);

3 to 25 parts by weight of constituent (d);

0.5 to 10 parts by weight of constituent (e);

0 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (f);

0 to 30 parts by weight of constituent (g);

up to 10 parts by weight of constituent (h); and

20 to 60 parts by weight of constituent (i),

per 100 parts by weight of a sum of constituents (a) to (i).

13. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein surfactant (E) is present in an amount of 0.5 to 7% by weight relative to the total weight of the emulsion.

14. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one unreactive linear polyorganosiloxane oil (F) is present.

15. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one additive (G) is present.

16. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein additive (G) is present and comprises a biocide and a thickener.

17. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one dehydrogeno-condensation catalyst (h) is present in an amount of 0.05 to 5 parts by weight relative to the total weight of the emulsion.

18. A lubricating composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein at least one unreactive linear polyorganosiloxane oil (F), and at least one additive (G) are present.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE NAME FROM BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE TO BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE SAS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 022100 FRAME 0300. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Jul 10, 2013
From: BREUNIG, STEFAN
To: BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE SAS
Reel/Frame 030775/0797 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2009
From: BREUNIG, STEFAN
To: BLUESTAR SILICONES FRANCE
Reel/Frame 022100/0300 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 05 06633 · Jun 29, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
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