EP0395359B1 - Fluides électrovisqueux électriquement isolants - Google Patents
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- C10M—LUBRICATING COMPOSITIONS; USE OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES EITHER ALONE OR AS LUBRICATING INGREDIENTS IN A LUBRICATING COMPOSITION
- C10M171/00—Lubricating compositions characterised by purely physical criteria, e.g. containing as base-material, thickener or additive, ingredients which are characterised exclusively by their numerically specified physical properties, i.e. containing ingredients which are physically well-defined but for which the chemical nature is either unspecified or only very vaguely indicated
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- the present invention relates to an electroviscous fluid, the viscosity of which can be controlled by applying voltage, and in particular to an electroviscous fluid, in which the viscosity is changed rapidly and reversibly from low temperature range to high temperature range when voltage is applied and a long and stable electroviscous effect is obtained and which can be used for electrical control of mechanical devices such as a clutch, valve or shock absorber.
- Winslow proposed an electroviscous fluid, using paraffin, silica gel powder and adding water to make the system slightly electroconductive (Winslow, W.M., J. of Applied Physics, Vol. 20 (1949) 1137). From this study by Winslow, the electroviscous (electro-rheological) effect of the electroviscous fluid is called the ER effect or Winslow effect.
- each particle forms a bridge (cross-linkage) between electrodes and the shear-resistant force to the external stress, i.e., ER effect.
- an electroviscous fluid having an electrically insulating fluid as a dispersion medium, and in which is dispersed by weight:
- an antioxidant and/or corrosion inhibitor are added to such electroviscous fluid to obtain better effects in the responsiveness of viscosity change in a wide temperature range up to high temperature, reproducibility, electroviscous effect and, especially, durability.
- a mineral oil or synthetic lubricant oil can for example be used. More specifically, there are oils such as a paraffinic oil, naphthenic oil, poly- ⁇ -olefin, polyalkylene glycol, silicone oil, diester, polyolester, phosphoric acid ester, silicon compound, fluorine compound or polyphenylether.
- oils such as a paraffinic oil, naphthenic oil, poly- ⁇ -olefin, polyalkylene glycol, silicone oil, diester, polyolester, phosphoric acid ester, silicon compound, fluorine compound or polyphenylether.
- An electroviscous fluid having a viscosity of 5 - 300 cP at 40°C can be used.
- porous solid particles for example, silica gel, moisture-containing resin, diatomaceous earth, alumina, silica-alumina, zeolite, an ion exchange resin or cellulose, can be used.
- the porous solid particles having a particle size of 10 nm - 200 ⁇ m are used in the ratio of 0.1 - 50 wt%. If it is less than 0.1 wt%. the ER effect is too low, and if it exceeds 50 wt%, the dispersing property is decreased.
- a dispersing agent may optionally be used in the electroviscous fluid of this invention in order to disperse the porous solid particles evenly and stably.
- Suitable dispersing agents are sulphonates, phenates, phosphonates, succinimide, amines or non-ionic dispersing agents, e. g., magnesium sulphonate, calcium sulphonate, calcium phosphonate, polybutenyl succinic acid imide, sorbitan mono-oleate or sorbitan sesqui -oleate. These are normally used at the ratio of 0.1 - 10 wt%, while they need not be used if the porous solid particles are easily dispersed.
- polyhydric alcohol dihydric alcohols and trihydric alcohols are effective. It is preferable to use ethylene glycol, glycerin, propanediol, butanediol or hexanediol; these substances are used at a ratio of 1 - 30 wt% of the porous solid particles, preferably at 2 - 15 wt%. If the ratio is less than 1 wt%, the ER effect is too low, and if it exceeds 30 wt%, this is undesirable because electric current then flows too easily.
- Acid, salt or base components are included to obtain a higher ER effect.
- Polyhydric alcohol components keep the ER effect at a high temperature, while acid, salt or base components can increase the polarization effect. By using these components simultaneously, it is possible to increase the ER effect at high temperature.
- inorganic acids such as sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, perchloric acid, chromic acid, phosphoric acid or boric acid, or inorganic acids such as acetic acid, formic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, isolactic acid, valeric acid, oxalic acid or malonic acid can be used.
- any compound consisting of a metal or base radical (such as NH4+, N2H5+) and acid radical can be used.
- a substance which dissolves in a polyhydric alcohol or mixture of polyhydric alcohol and water and is dissociated, or typical ionic crystal such as a halogenated compound of an alkali metal or alkali earth metal, or the alkali salt of an organic acid; e.g., LiCl, NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, BaCl2, LiBr, NaBr, KBr, MgBr2, LiI, NaI, KI, AgNO3, Ca(NO3)2, NaNO2, NH4NO3, K2SO4, Na2SO4, NaHSO4, (NH4)2SO4 or an alkali salt of an acid such as formic acid, acetic acid, oxalic acid or succinic acid.
- a base to be used can be a hydroxide of an alkali earth metal, carbonate of an alkali metal or amine . It is preferable to use a substance which is dissolved in polyhydric alcohol or in the mixture of polyhydric alcohol and water and is disassociated, e.g., NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH)2, Na2CO3, NaHCO3, K3PO4, Na3PO4, aniline, an alkylamine or ethanolamine.
- the salt and the base as described above may be used simultaneously.
- the acid, salt or base is be used in the ratio of 0.01 - 5 wt% to the entire electroviscous fluid. If it is less than 0.01 wt%, the ER effect is too low; and if it exceeds 5 wt%, it is not desirable because electric current flows more easily and the electric power consumption increase.
- An essential component of the fluid is an antioxidant and/or corrosion inhibitor.
- Antioxidant is added to prevent the oxidation of the electrically insulating liquid and polyhydric alcohol and also to stop the increase of electric conductivity due to the formation of oxidation products.
- Corrosion inhibitor is added to prevent the increase of electrical conductivity caused by the generation of metallic ions due-to the corrosion of the electrode (such as copper) under high voltage.
- Antioxidants which are inactive to a polarizing agent and to the porous solid particles may be used, such as phenol-type or amine-type antioxidants.
- Suitable phenol-type antioxidants are 2,6-di- t -butyl- para -cresol, 4,4'-methylene-bis(2,6-di- t -butyl-phenol) and 2,6-di-t-butyl-phenol
- suitable amine-type antioxidants are dioctyl-diphenyl-amine, phenyl- ⁇ -naphthyl-amine, an alkyl diphenyl amine or N-nitro-diphenyl amine.
- 2,6-di-t-butyl-para-cresol or dioctyl-diphenyl-amine is used.
- These substances are used in the ratio of 0.01 - 10 wt% to the entire electroviscous fluid, and preferably 0.1 - 2.0 wt%. If the ratio is less than 0.01 wt%, the antioxidant effect is too low, and if it exceeds 10 wt%, problems occurs such as color tone deterioration, increased turbidity, generation of sludge and increase of viscosity.
- a corrosion inhibitor which is inactive to the polarizing agent and porous solid particles e.g., nitrogen compounds such as benzotriazole and its derivatives, imidazoline, pyrimidine derivatives, and compounds containing sulfur and nitrogen, such as 1,3,4-thiadiazolepolysulfide, a 1,3,4-thiadiazolil-2,5-bis-dialkyl-dithiocarbomate, a 2-(alkyldithio)-benzoimidazole, ⁇ -( o -carboxybenzylthio)propionitrile or propionic acid; more preferably, benzotriazole or its derivatives are used.
- nitrogen compounds such as benzotriazole and its derivatives, imidazoline, pyrimidine derivatives, and compounds containing sulfur and nitrogen, such as 1,3,4-thiadiazolepolysulfide, a 1,3,4-thiadiazolil-2,5-bis-dialkyl-dithiocarbomate, a 2-(
- These substances are used in the ratio of 0.001 - 10 wt% to the entire electroviscous fluid, and preferably 0.01 - 1.0 wt%. If the ratio is less than 0.001 wt% there is no corrosion inhibition effect, and if it exceeds 10 wt%, problems occur such as color tone deterioration, increased turbidity, generation of sludge, and increase in the viscosity of the fluid.
- the above substances are mixed together to make a basic fluid.
- the viscosity of the mineral oil was adjusted in such manner that all of these samples have a viscosity of 80 cP at 40°C.
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Claims (7)
- Fluide électrovisqueux ayant comme milieu de dispersion un fluide électriquement isolant, et dans lequel sont dispersés, en poids :(a) 0,1 à 50 % de particules solides poreuses ayant une taille de 10 nm à 200 µm,(b) un polyol dans une proportion de 1 à 30 % de ces particules solides poreuses,(c) un antioxydant dans une proportion de 0,01 à 10 % et/ou un inhibiteur de corrosion dans une proportion de 0,001 à 10 %, et(d) au moins un type de substance choisi parmi acide, base et sel, dans une proportion de 0,01 à 5 %.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'antioxydant est du type phénol ou du type amine.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'antioxydant est le di-tert-butyl-2,6 p-crésol, le méthylène bis-(di-tert-butyl-2,6 phénol)-4,4', le di-tert-butyl-2,6 phénol, la dioctyldiphénylamine, la phényl-α-naphtylamine, une alkyldiphénylamine ou la N-nitro-diphénylamine.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon la revendication 1, dans lequel l'antioxydant est le benzotriazole ou un dérivé de celui-ci, l'imidazoline, un dérivé de la pyrimidine ou un composé contenant du soufre et de l'azote.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon l'une des revendications précédentes, qui contient aussi, dans une proportion de 0,1 à 10 %, un agent aidant à la dispersion des particules solides.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon la revendication 5, dans lequel ledit agent est un sulfonate, un phénate, un phosphonate, le succinimide, une amine ou un agent dispersant non ionique.
- Fluide électrovisqueux selon l'une des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le fluide électriquement isolant est une huile paraffinique, une huile naphténique, une poly-α-oléfine, un polyalcèneglycol, une huile silicone, un diester, un polyolester, un phosphate, un composé de silicium, un composé de fluor ou un polyphényléther.
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JP10699789A JPH02284992A (ja) | 1989-04-26 | 1989-04-26 | 電気粘性流体 |
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DE69220478T2 (de) * | 1991-07-24 | 1997-10-23 | Tonen Corp | Elektroviskose Flüssigkeit |
US5595680A (en) * | 1991-10-10 | 1997-01-21 | The Lubrizol Corporation | Electrorheological fluids containing polyanilines |
AU652859B2 (en) * | 1991-10-10 | 1994-09-08 | Camp, Inc. | Electrorheological fluids containing polyanilines |
CA2093315A1 (fr) * | 1991-10-10 | 1993-04-11 | Charles P. Bryant | Fluides electroheologiques renfermant des polymeres conducteurs |
DE4200113A1 (de) * | 1992-01-04 | 1993-07-08 | Henkel Kgaa | Elektroviskose fluessigkeiten |
JPH06299186A (ja) * | 1993-03-12 | 1994-10-25 | Lubrizol Corp:The | ヒドロカルビル芳香族ヒドロキシ化合物を有する電気流動性流体 |
EP0671460B1 (fr) * | 1993-09-28 | 1998-04-01 | Tonen Corporation | Fluide electrovisqueux |
JP4393871B2 (ja) * | 2001-11-29 | 2010-01-06 | ケムチュア コーポレイション | 油添加剤濃縮物における粘度成長抑制 |
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