IP Library Granted Patent US 10,989,641
Granted Patent B2
US 10,989,641 · App. 16/316,027 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

Rubber wear resistance evaluation method

Inventors: Gang Hou (Hiratsuka, JP); Susumu Hatanaka (Hiratsuka, JP)
G01N3/56G01N3/14
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Patent No.
US 10,989,641
App. No.
16/316,027
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a rubber wear resistance evaluation method including compressing and bonding a test sample of rubber with additional force to a circular circumferential surface of a rotation body rotated by a drive motor at a predetermined fixed position, holding the test sample in a state where movement of the test sample in a direction opposite to the addition force is always allowed, performing a wear test in which the test sample is worn, and using, at the time of evaluating wear resistance, an index based on at least one item out of two items including power required for driving and rotating the drive motor and a temperature of the test sample during the wear test, in addition to an amount of wear of the test sample.

Claims (10)

1. A rubber wear resistance evaluation method, comprising:

applying force oriented to a circular circumferential surface of a rotation body rotated by a drive motor to a test sample of rubber, thereby compressing and bonding the test sample to the circular circumferential surface at a predetermined fixed position;

holding the test sample in a state where movement of the test sample in a direction opposite to the force is always allowed; performing a wear test in which a contact surface of the test sample with the circular circumferential surface is worn;

evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on at least one item out of two items including power required for driving and rotating the drive motor during the wear test and a temperature of the test sample, in addition to an amount of wear of the test sample; and

further comprising calculating a generation cycle of a stick-slip phenomenon that occurs in the test sample based on fluctuation in the power and evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the generation cycle.

2. The rubber wear resistance evaluation method according to claim 1 , further comprising evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the amount of wear and the force and a peripheral speed of the circular circumferential surface.

3. The rubber wear resistance evaluation method according to claim 1 , further comprising calculating frictional force with respect to the circular circumferential surface of the test sample based on the power and evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the frictional force.

4. The rubber wear resistance evaluation method according to claim 1 , further comprising calculating thermal energy in a case where the test sample is worn based on the temperature and evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the thermal energy.

5. The rubber wear resistance evaluation method according to claim 2 , further comprising calculating frictional force with respect to the circular circumferential surface of the test sample based on the power and evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the frictional force.

6. The rubber wear resistance evaluation method according to claim 5 , further comprising calculating thermal energy in a case where the test sample is worn based on the temperature and evaluating wear resistance of the test sample based on a magnitude of the thermal energy.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS FOR ASSIGNEE Recorded Nov 18, 2023
From: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065626/0740 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 7, 2019
From: HOU, GANG HOU; HATANAKA, SUSUMU
To: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047923/0118 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-137238 · Jul 12, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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