IP Library Granted Patent US 12,695,004
Granted Patent B2
US 12,695,004 · App. 18/646,595 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Laminate structure, cable and tube

Inventors: Seiichi Kashimura (Tokyo, JP); Kazufumi Suenaga (Tokyo, JP); Tamotsu Kibe (Tokyo, JP); Kanako Suganuma (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Proterial, Ltd.
H01B7/17A61L29/085A61L29/126B32B25/20C09D5/32C09D7/61C09D183/00H01B3/46H01B7/0216B32B1/08B32B2255/10B32B2264/1022B32B2307/206B32B2457/04B32B2597/00
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Patent No.
US 12,695,004
App. No.
18/646,595
Filed
Apr 25, 2024
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1782
USPC
428/34.1
Abstract

A laminate structure includes a first layer as a substrate and a second layer provided on the first layer. The second layer is composed of a rubber composition including a rubber component, first fine particles for providing a surface with irregularity, and second fine particles for shielding UV-C light. When performing Raman mapping analysis on a first peak derived from oscillation of the second fine particles in Raman scattering spectrum obtained by Raman scattering measurement of the second layer, the second layer includes a region where an intensity of the first peak is greater in an area where the first fine particles are not present than an area where the first fine particles are present.

Claims (18)

1 . A method for manufacturing a laminate structure, the laminate structure comprising a first layer comprising a silicone rubber as a base material and first TiO 2 fine particles and a second layer being provided on the first layer and comprising a silicone rubber as a base material and second TiO 2 fine particles, the method comprising:

forming the first layer with a Ti concentration of the first layer being 0.35 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less;

forming a coating film by coating a liquid silicone rubber composition including the second TiO 2 fine particles on the first layer;

forming the second layer with a Ti concentration of the second layer being 1.0 mass % or more and 4.4 mass % or less by curing the coating film,

wherein the Ti concentration of the second layer is higher than the Ti concentration of the first layer, and

the second layer has a higher UV-C shielding ability than the first layer, and

wherein an average particle size of the second TiO 2 fine particles is 10 nm or more and 1 μm or less.

2 . The method for manufacturing the laminate structure, according to claim 1 , wherein the second layer includes at least one of silicone resin fine particles and silica fine particles.

3 . The method for manufacturing the laminate structure, according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer is formed by extrusion molding.

4 . A method for manufacturing a laminate structure, the laminate structure comprising a first layer comprising a silicone rubber as a base material and first TiO 2 fine particles and a second layer being provided on the first layer and comprising a silicone rubber as a base material and second TiO 2 fine particles, the method comprising:

forming the first layer with a Ti concentration of the first layer being 0.35 mass % or more and 3.0 mass % or less;

forming a coating film by coating a liquid silicone rubber composition including the second TiO 2 fine particles on the first layer;

forming the second layer with a Ti concentration of the second layer being 1.0 mass % or more and 4.4 mass % or less by curing the coating film,

wherein the first layer consists essentially of a silicone rubber and TiO 2 fine particles,

wherein the first layer consists essentially of the silicone rubber and the first TiO 2 fine particles, wherein the second layer has a higher UV-C shielding ability than the first layer, and

wherein an average particle size of the second TiO 2 fine particles is 10 nm or more and 1 μm or less.

5 . The method for manufacturing the laminate structure, according to claim 4 , wherein the second layer includes at least one of silicone resin fine particles and silica fine particles.

6 . The method for manufacturing the laminate structure, according to claim 4 , wherein the first layer is formed by extrusion molding.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: KASHIMURA, SEIICHI; SUENAGA, KAZUFUMI; KIBE, TAMOTSU; SUGANUMA, KANAKO
To: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067230/0910 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 25, 2024
From: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
To: PROTERIAL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067239/0612 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2021-019099 · Feb 9, 2021 · national
JP 2021-098350 · Jun 11, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17666190 · Feb 7, 2022
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