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US 7,435,770 · App. 11/535,285 · Granted Oct 14, 2008

Polymeric-type electric resistance control agent and polymer composition containing the same

Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,435,770
App. No.
11/535,285
Granted
Oct 14, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a polymeric-type antistatic agent containing a polymer composition consisting of a polymeric-type antistatic agent containing a resin or/and an elastomer as a main component thereof; or/and a thermoplastic resin having a polar group or/and an elastomer having the polar group. At least one kind of an anion-containing salt, having a fluoro group and a sulfonyl group, is added to the polymer composition without intermediary of a medium consisting of a low-molecular-weight polyether-containing compound or a low-molecular-weight polar compound whose number-average molecular weight is not more than 5000. The present invention also provides a composition, for a conductive roller or the like, containing polymer components and the polymeric-type antistatic agent dispersed in the polymer components.

Claims (22)

1. A product which comprises

an antistatic polymer composition containing

not less than 0.1 parts by weight nor more than 65 parts by weight of a polymeric antistatic agent, and

100 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, and an unvulcanized rubber, wherein

said polymeric antistatic agent comprises

a polymer composition containing a polymeric charge prevention agent containing a resin and/or an elastomer as a main component thereof; and/or a thermoplastic resin having a polar group or/and an elastomer having said polar group; and

an anion-containing salt, having at least one anion selected from chemical formulas 1 and 3 shown below, which is added dispersedly in said polymer composition without the intermediary of a medium, consisting of a low-molecular-weight polyether-containing compound or a low-molecular-weight polar compound with a number-average molecular weight of not more than 5000,

wherein chemical formula 1 is as follows:

and chemical formula 3 is as follows:

where X1, X2, and X3 denote functional groups containing C, —F, and —SO2- and having one to eight carbon atoms, and

wherein said polymer composition contains a polyether block polyolefin copolymer.

2. An image-forming apparatus containing at least one product of claim 1 .

3. The product of claim 1 , wherein said product is a paper feeding roller or a conductive roller which is preformed tubularly and heat-vulcanized.

4. The product of claim 1 , wherein said product is a paper feeding belt or a conductive belt which is preformed or extrusion-molded and vulcanized.

5. A product which comprises:

an antistatic polymer composition containing:

not less than 0.1 parts by weight not more than 65 parts by weight of a polymers antistatic agent, and

100 parts by weight of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polymer, a thermoplastic elastomer and an unvulcanized rubber, wherein

such polymeric antistatic agent comprises:

a polymer composition containing a polymeric charge prevention agent containing a resin and/or an elastomer as a main component thereof and/or a thermoplastic resin having a polar group and/or an elastomeric having said polar group, and

an anion-containing salt selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal salt of bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, an alkali metal salt of tris(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)methide and mixtures thereof, which is added dispersedly in said polymer composition without the intermediary of a medium, consisting of a low-molecular-weight polyether-containing compound or a low-molecular-weight polar compound with a number-average molecular weight of not more than 5000, and

wherein said polymer composition contains a polyether block polyolefin copolymer.

Assignments (1)
COMPANY TO COMPANY Recorded Dec 12, 2006
From: SANKO COHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 018621/0100 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2003-007083 · Jan 15, 2003 · national
JP 2003-038168 · Feb 17, 2003 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 1075641400 · Jan 14, 2004
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