WO2013005613A1 - シリコーンゴムスポンジ及びゴム被覆ローラ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a silicone rubber sponge in which voids (bubbles) are dispersed and contained in silicone rubber.
- the present invention also relates to a rubber-coated roller including an elastic layer made of the silicone rubber sponge.
- the silicone rubber sponge or rubber-coated roller of the present invention is mainly used as a fixing member of an image forming apparatus, and particularly preferably used as a pressure roller. Therefore, in the following description, the case where the pressure roller is used will be mainly described.
- the use of the silicone rubber sponge or the rubber-coated roller of the present invention is not limited to the pressure roller.
- a fixing unit having a heat insulating structure is desired for a fixing unit that heats from the back of the paper or a fixing unit that heats the surface of the fixing roller and fixes the toner with preheating.
- a rubber-covered roller is also preferably used as this fixing roller. Further, it is also used as a paper discharge roller for correcting immediately after fixing by suppressing paper curling in the reverse direction.
- a fixing sleeve, a fixing tube or a fixing roller provided with a heating source is brought into pressure contact with a pressure roller,
- a thermal fixing method is generally performed in which a transfer object onto which a toner image is transferred is passed and the toner is heated and melted to fix the image.
- a rubber-covered roller in which a rubber layer for imparting elasticity is formed on a core of a roller base material is widely used.
- a rubber layer for imparting elasticity there is known a rubber sponge, particularly a silicone rubber sponge, in which void portions (bubbles) are dispersed and contained.
- a silicone rubber sponge containing dispersed bubbles can be produced, for example, by a method in which a foaming agent is dispersed in silicone rubber and then the silicone rubber is cured and the foaming agent is foamed.
- the foam cell is exposed by breaking through the wall of the silicone rubber, irregular foaming stress is generated in the silicone rubber, and the stress is released. There is a case.
- the concave portion is formed on the rubber surface, the concave portion remains on the surface even when a release layer is formed on the rubber surface, and as a result, problems such as contamination of the pressure roller with molten toner occur.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a silicone rubber sponge that contains dispersed bubbles (voids) formed by an already expanded resin microballoon, and further includes a pressure layer having an elastic layer made of the silicone rubber sponge. A roller is disclosed.
- This elastic layer is formed by applying a dispersion of pre-expanded resin microballoons in liquid silicone rubber onto the core and heating the resin microballoon at a temperature lower than the softening point of the resin microballoons to cure the liquid silicone rubber.
- the resin microballoons are destroyed after curing. If the resin microballoon shell remains in the silicone rubber sponge, the shell may be destroyed due to the heat history during use as a pressure roller, and the fixing performance may fluctuate. is doing.
- a silicone rubber sponge is widely used as a pressure roller in a monochrome image forming apparatus.
- a liquid silicone rubber having a low viscosity has a low molecular weight, and an elastic layer obtained by curing it has a tendency to have poor mechanical strength.
- problems such as durability tend to occur.
- an elastic layer requires a high mechanical strength, but an elastic layer obtained from a liquid silicone rubber having a low viscosity has a low mechanical strength and is used as a pressure roller for a high-speed machine or a color machine. When used, the durability was low and it was difficult to use.
- the present inventor blended an already-expanded resin microballoon with a silicone rubber having a relatively low molecular weight, and after sufficient mixing, added a silicone rubber having a relatively high molecular weight.
- a silicone rubber sponge having excellent mechanical strength can be obtained by mixing.
- the inventors have found that by using this silicone rubber sponge, it is possible to produce a pressure roller having mechanical strength that can be used in a high-speed machine and a color machine and excellent in durability, and the present invention has been completed.
- a silicone rubber compound obtained by mixing high molecular weight silicone rubber with compound A obtained by mixing low molecular weight silicone rubber with an already expanded resin microballoon is heated at a temperature lower than the softening point of the resin microballoon.
- a silicone rubber sponge obtained by curing silicone rubber The low molecular weight silicone rubber has a mass average molecular weight of M1, a mixed amount (mass) of W1,
- the high molecular weight silicone rubber has a mass average molecular weight of M2, a mixed amount (mass) of W2,
- M1 is 15000 or less
- M2 is 15000 or more and 1.2 ⁇ M1 or more, and further satisfies the following formula: M2 ⁇ 0.5 ⁇ (M1 ⁇ W1 + M2 ⁇ W2) / (W1 + W2) It is.
- This silicone rubber sponge is obtained by curing a silicone rubber compound by heating a silicone rubber compound obtained by mixing and dispersing an already-expanded resin microballoon with silicone rubber at a temperature lower than the softening point of the resin microballoon. It is.
- the silicone rubber can be cured in the same manner as the silicone rubber sponge described in Patent Document 1.
- the silicone rubber is cured by heating at a temperature lower than the softening point of the resin microballoon to crosslink and cure the silicone rubber.
- the softening point of the resin microballoon means the softening point of the resin that forms the outer shell of the resin microballoon.
- the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention is characterized in that a silicone rubber compound in which resin microballoons are dispersed is manufactured by the following steps 1 and 2.
- Step 1 A step of blending a resin microballoon with low molecular weight silicone rubber and mixing to obtain a compound.
- Step 2 A step of mixing the compound obtained in Step 1 with a silicone rubber having a higher molecular weight than the low molecular weight silicone rubber.
- examples of the silicone rubber include liquid silicone rubber that has been used in the production of conventional silicone rubber sponges.
- the low molecular weight silicone rubber is a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight M1 of 15000 or less.
- the low molecular weight silicone rubber one kind of low molecular weight silicone rubber may be used alone, or two or more kinds may be mixed and used.
- a mixture of two or more types of silicone rubbers having different molecular weights so that the mass average molecular weight after mixing is 15000 or less can be used as the low molecular weight silicone rubber.
- the high molecular weight silicone rubber means a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight M2 of 15000 or more and 1.2 times or more the mass average molecular weight M1 of the low molecular weight silicone rubber.
- a mass average molecular weight is the value measured by gel permeation chromatography (Gel Permeation Chromatography, GPC).
- the resin microballoon is first blended with the low molecular weight silicone rubber and mixed (step 1). As described above, if the viscosity of the silicone rubber mixture is too high, it becomes difficult to mix the resin microballoons. However, in Step 1, the resin microballoons are blended with the low molecular weight silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight M1 of 15000 or less. Therefore, resin microballoons can be mixed and dispersed uniformly.
- the silicone rubber compound is obtained by mixing and mixing a high molecular weight silicone rubber with the compound made of the resin microballoon and the low molecular weight silicone rubber thus manufactured (step 2).
- a high molecular weight silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight M2 of 15000 or more and 1.2 ⁇ M1 or more By blending a high molecular weight silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight M2 of 15000 or more and 1.2 ⁇ M1 or more, the mechanical strength of the silicone rubber sponge can be improved, and it can be used for high speed machines and color machines.
- a silicone rubber sponge having possible durability can be obtained.
- the ratio of the mixing amount (mass) W1 of the low molecular weight silicone rubber and the mixing amount (mass) W2 of the high molecular weight silicone rubber in the silicone rubber compound is a ratio satisfying the following formula. M2 ⁇ 0.5 ⁇ (M1 ⁇ W1 + M2 ⁇ W2) / (W1 + W2) When (M1 ⁇ W1 + M2 ⁇ W2) / (W1 + W2) is 0.5 times or less of the mass average molecular weight M2 of the high molecular weight silicone rubber, the silicone rubber has mechanical strength that can be applied to a high speed machine or a color machine. Sponge is not obtained.
- M1 and W1 are calculated as follows.
- M1 (Ma1 ⁇ Wa1 + Mb1 ⁇ Wb1 + Mc1 ⁇ Wc1) / (Wa1 + Wb1 + Wc1)
- W1 Wa1 + Wb1 + Wc1
- Ma1, Mb1 and Mc1 represent the respective weight average molecular weights of the three types of silicone rubbers (a, b and c), and Wa1, Wb1 and Wc1 represent the respective low molecular weight silicone rubbers of the three types of silicone rubbers.
- an inflated resin microballoon obtained by inflating an unexpanded resin microballoon in advance is used.
- Unexpanded resin microballoons are resin fine particles in which an evaporating component such as a low-boiling liquid hydrocarbon is encapsulated in an outer shell made of a thermoplastic polymer or a thermosetting polymer.
- an evaporating component such as a low-boiling liquid hydrocarbon
- the encapsulated evaporating component evaporates and expands.
- the already-expanded resin microballoon refers to the resin microballoon after the expansion.
- the thickness of the outer shell of the unexpanded resin microballoon is usually about 2 to 15 ⁇ m, and the average particle size is often about 5 to 50 ⁇ m.
- the volume ratio (bubble ratio) occupied by the bubbles (voids) in the silicone rubber sponge can be adjusted by the amount of the pre-expanded resin microballoon blended in the silicone rubber compound and the degree of expansion. Further, the diameter of the bubbles can be adjusted by the diameter of the already expanded resin microballoon. Since the preferable range of the bubble ratio and the average diameter of the bubbles varies depending on the use of the silicone rubber sponge, the blending amount of the expanded resin microballoon and the preferable range of the average diameter are not particularly limited, but usually the expanded resin
- the compounding amount of the microballoon is 0.1 to 30 parts by mass, preferably 0.5 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the silicone rubber.
- a reinforcing filler In the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention, a reinforcing filler, an extender filler, a heat-resistant additive, a colorant, a dispersion aid, a conductive agent, a charge control agent, a heat conduction are included within the range not impairing the gist of the present invention.
- a filler for adjusting the rate can be blended.
- metallic silicon may be blended in order to improve silica or thermal conductivity.
- the invention of claim 2 is the silicone rubber sponge according to claim 1, wherein M1 is 12000 or less.
- M1 is 12000 or less.
- the invention of claim 3 is the silicone rubber sponge according to claim 1 or 2, wherein M1 is 8000 or more and M2 is 17000 or more.
- M1 is 8000 or more
- M2 is 17000 or more.
- the invention of claim 4 is the silicone rubber sponge according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the resin microballoon is broken after the silicone rubber is cured.
- the shell of the resin microballoon remains in the silicone rubber sponge, the shell may be broken during use as a pressure roller, and the fixing performance may vary. Therefore, it is preferable to destroy the resin microballoon after the silicone rubber is cured.
- the destruction of the resin microballoon is performed by heating at a temperature higher than the softening point of the resin forming the shell (outer shell).
- the invention according to claim 5 is a rubber-coated roller in which a rubber elastic layer is provided on the peripheral surface of the core body, and the rubber elastic layer is the silicone rubber sponge according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
- a rubber-coated roller comprising:
- the core for example, a metal cylinder is used.
- the rubber-coated roller of the present invention is formed by forming a rubber elastic layer on the surface of the core with the silicone rubber sponge according to any one of claims 1 to 3.
- the rubber-coated roller of the present invention may have a layer other than the rubber elastic layer on the core within a range not impairing the gist of the present invention.
- a surface release layer made of a fluororesin or the like may be provided on the surface of the rubber-coated roller in order to improve the releasability from the transfer object.
- fluororesin that forms the surface release layer include tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA).
- an intermediate layer may be provided between the surface release layer and the rubber elastic layer for imparting adhesiveness, conductivity, thermal conductivity, flexibility, or other purposes. Two or more intermediate layers may be provided according to the purpose.
- the intermediate layer for imparting electrical conductivity is provided to effectively remove static electricity accumulated during paper passing, and is composed of, for example, a rubber layer imparted with electrical conductivity by compounding carbon or an ionic conductive agent. .
- the intermediate layer for imparting thermal conductivity is a rubber layer with high thermal conductivity.
- the outer diameter may change due to non-uniformity of the temperature generated between the paper passing portion and the non-paper passing portion, and the elastic layer may be destroyed due to excessive temperature rise.
- An intermediate layer with high thermal conductivity is provided to alleviate this temperature non-uniformity and prevent this problem.
- flexibility is imparted to the rubber-coated roller. By imparting flexibility, paper transportability can be improved.
- the surface release layer is thin.
- a PFA layer having a thickness of 20 ⁇ m or less can be cited as a preferred example, and a PFA tube having a thickness of 15 ⁇ m or less is more preferable.
- the rubber-coated roller of the present invention may further be provided with an adhesive layer (primer layer) for adhesion between each layer or between the rubber elastic layer and the core body.
- an adhesive layer for adhesion between each layer or between the rubber elastic layer and the core body.
- you may etch chemically or electrically and may arrange
- this rubber-coated roller has a rubber elastic layer made of the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention, it has excellent mechanical strength that is compatible with the pressure roller of high-speed machines and color machines, and has excellent durability. Is. Therefore, it is suitably used as a pressure roller for a fixing machine in an image forming apparatus.
- the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention has excellent mechanical strength.
- the rubber-coated roller using the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention as a rubber elastic layer has excellent durability, and is suitable as a pressure roller for a fixing machine in an image forming apparatus that supports high speed and colorization. Can be used.
- Liquid silicone rubber is used as the silicone rubber used in the production of the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention.
- the liquid silicone rubber is a silicone rubber material that is liquid at room temperature and is cured by heating or the like to form a rubber-like elastic body.
- the liquid silicone rubber include addition reaction curable liquid silicone rubber, organic peroxide curable liquid silicone rubber, and condensation reaction curable liquid silicone rubber, and any of them can be used.
- addition reaction curable liquid silicone rubber is preferable because of its high curing speed and excellent uniformity of curing.
- the blending ratio of the crosslinking agent for crosslinking the liquid silicone rubber is adjusted so as to obtain an elastic layer having excellent mechanical strength and appropriate elasticity, and the preferred range varies depending on the use conditions of the pressure roller. To do. Accordingly, the preferred range is not particularly limited, but usually, the blending ratio of the crosslinking agent is 0.1 to 20 parts by mass, preferably 0.5 to 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silicone rubber. Many.
- thermoplastic resin for the outer shell
- thermoplastic resin constituting the outer shell examples include vinylidene chloride / acrylonitrile copolymer, methyl methacrylate / acrylonitrile copolymer, methacrylonitrile / acrylonitrile copolymer, and the like. It is preferable to use a resin microballoon in which the softening temperature of the resin serving as the outer shell is within an appropriate range in accordance with the curing temperature of the liquid silicone rubber.
- hydrocarbons such as butane and isobutane, can be mentioned as an evaporable substance included.
- Unexpanded resin microballoons are commercially available as “Matsumoto Microsphere F Series” (manufactured by Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd.), “Expansel Series” (manufactured by Expancel). These commercially available unexpanded resin microballoons usually have an average particle size of about 1 to 50 ⁇ m, and when heated and expanded at an appropriate temperature, the average particle size is about 5 to 500 ⁇ m. An already-expanded resin microballoon is obtained and can be used for the production of the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention. In order to obtain a rubber elastic layer having excellent mechanical strength, an expanded resin microballoon having an average particle diameter of 10 to 100 ⁇ m is suitable. These resin microballoons are preferably blended with silicone oil such as dimethylpolysiloxane and methylhydrogenpolysiloxane in order to prevent scattering.
- silicone oil such as dimethylpolysiloxane and methylhydrogenpolysilox
- the blending amount of the already-expanded resin microballoon in the silicone rubber sponge of the present invention is selected according to the heat insulating property required for the silicone rubber sponge.
- the heat insulating property is increased, but mixing in silicone rubber tends to be difficult.
- sufficient heat insulation required for the pressure roller cannot be obtained when the amount of the already-expanded resin microballoon is 1 part by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silicone rubber.
- the blending amount exceeds 5 parts by mass, the viscosity of the silicone rubber compound tends to increase and mixing and stirring tends to be difficult.
- the mass average molecular weight M1 of the low molecular weight silicone rubber is 12000 or less, about 10 parts by mass. Mixing and stirring can be performed.
- the mixing in the step 1 and the step 2 can be performed under the same conditions using the same apparatus and means as in the case of mixing the liquid silicone rubber and the already expanded resin microballoon in the production of the conventional silicone rubber sponge.
- the rubber-coated roller of the present invention is obtained by providing the silicone rubber compound obtained as described above on the outer periphery of the core and heating and curing it at a temperature lower than the softening point of the resin constituting the outer shell of the resin microballoon.
- the method of forming the pressure roller by heat curing is not particularly limited. For example, after a core metal is mounted in the inner space of a cylindrical mold and a silicone rubber compound is injected between the core body and the inner wall of the mold, A method of forming a roller by curing the silicone rubber by heating the mold can be mentioned. Next, a process of forming a rubber-covered roller according to an example of this method will be described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing this manufacturing process.
- 1 in FIG. 1A represents a metal cylinder (cylindrical mold).
- PFA is applied to the inner surface of the cylindrical mold 1 and cured to form the PFA layer 2.
- the PFA layer 2 becomes a surface release layer after the rubber-coated roller is formed.
- a core body 3 is provided at the center of the inner space of the cylindrical mold 1 as shown in FIG.
- the core body 3 is a metal cylinder.
- the core body is made of a material usually used for the core body of the pressure roller, for example, a resin having excellent heat resistance, chemical resistance, mechanical strength, etc. such as polyimide resin. Can be used.
- the lid body 4 is provided with a hole for holding the end of the core body 3 at the center thereof, and the core body 3 is held at the center of the inner space of the cylindrical mold 1 by this hole.
- 3 is formed between the outer periphery of 3 and the inner periphery of the cylindrical mold 1 (PFA layer 2).
- the silicone rubber compound is obtained by further mixing a high-amount silicone rubber with compound A obtained by mixing a pre-expanded resin microballoon with a low-amount silicone rubber and uniformly dispersing it.
- a primer for improving the adhesion between the PFA layer 2 (surface release layer) and the silicone rubber (rubber elastic layer 6) is applied to the surface (inner surface) of the PFA layer 2. Then, it may be dried, or a primer for improving the adhesive force between the silicone rubber (rubber elastic layer 6) and the core body 3 may be applied to the surface of the core body 3 and dried.
- FIG. 1 (c) shows a state in which silicone rubber compound is injected into the gap from the injection port 5.
- the entire cylindrical mold 1 is heated to cure the silicone rubber compound (primary vulcanization), and the rubber elastic layer 6 containing the resin microballoon in a dispersed manner is formed. Heating is performed below the softening point of the outer shell of the resin microballoon. If the heating temperature is equal to or higher than the softening point, the balloon may be thermally deformed or broken, and a uniform sponge form may not be formed.
- the heating is preferably performed under conditions of about 150 ° C. ⁇ 1 hour.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a surface including a roller shaft
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a surface perpendicular to the roller shaft.
- the rubber-covered roller has a rubber elastic layer 6 provided on the outer periphery of the core body 3, and the outer periphery thereof is covered with the PFA layer 2.
- the PFA layer 2 is a surface release layer.
- the surface release layer is provided as necessary for the purpose of imparting releasability to the surface of the pressure roller in order to prevent adhesion of toner to the pressure roller and paper wrapping.
- the surface release layer is preferably a release layer such as PFA. Made of fluororesin with excellent moldability.
- the rubber-coated roller is preferably heated above the softening point of the outer shell of the resin microballoon (secondary vulcanization).
- the heating is preferably performed at a temperature of about 240 ° C. ⁇ 2 hours. This heating causes the resin microballoons to undergo thermal contraction and breakage, leaving voids in the traces. If the resin microballoon remains in the rubber-coated roller, the fixing performance of the roller may fluctuate due to the heat history when used as a pressure roller, but this problem is prevented by the destruction of the resin microballoon and is stable. It can be used in
- the open cell refers to a bubble in which bubbles (voids) dispersed in silicone rubber are connected in a state where they can be vented to each other.
- the voids in the silicone rubber sponge are independent bubbles that are independent from each other and the air bubbles cannot be vented, when the air in the bubbles expands due to heating, the volume of the bubbles and further the volume of the silicone rubber sponge increases.
- the roller having an elastic layer formed of the silicone rubber sponge is preferably open-celled because its diameter is easily changed by heating.
- the core body 3 is installed in the center of the inner space of the cylindrical mold 1, and the openings at both ends of the cylindrical mold 1 are covered. Although it is closed by the body 4, without forming the PFA layer 2 on the inner surface of the cylindrical mold 1, the core body 3 and the lid body 4 are installed, silicone rubber is injected, cured (primary vulcanization), demolding, and 2 Subsequent vulcanization is performed in the same manner as described above to obtain a rubber-coated roller, and then the surface of the roller (the surface of the rubber elastic layer 6) is coated with a PFA tube (for example, at a temperature of about 290 ° C. ⁇ 10 minutes) and heated. The PFA layer 2 (surface release layer) may be formed. In this method, a primer for improving the adhesive force between the PFA tube and the silicone rubber (rubber elastic layer 6) may be applied to the silicone rubber side and dried before coating with the PFA tube.
- Silicone rubber 1 (low molecular weight silicone rubber) having a mass average molecular weight shown in Tables 1 to 3 (simply expressed as “molecular weight” in the table) is already expanded resin microballoon (Matsumoto Microsphere F-50E, Matsumoto Yushi Seiyaku Co., Ltd.) Manufactured in Tables 1 to 3 and simply referred to as “balloon”) were mixed in the compositions shown in Tables 1 to 3 to obtain Compound A. The mixed state at this time was evaluated as follows, and the results are shown in Tables 1 to 3 according to the following criteria.
- ⁇ Mixing can be performed without problems. ⁇ : Mixing can be performed, but some balloons are broken. X: Mixing is difficult, or most balloons are broken even when mixed.
- Silicone rubber 2 (high molecular weight silicone rubber) having a mass average molecular weight shown in Tables 2 to 3 (simply referred to as “molecular weight” in the table) was mixed with Compound A in the composition shown in Tables 2 to 3, A rubber compound was obtained. In Comparative Examples 1 to 5 shown in Table 1, the silicone rubber 2 was not mixed.
- the silicone rubber compound thus obtained was heated and cured to obtain a silicone rubber sponge (elastic body).
- a silicone rubber sponge elastic body
- the tensile strength, tensile elongation, tear strength, and tear elongation were measured by the following methods to evaluate the durability as a pressure roller.
- a pressure roller having a rubber elastic layer (roller elastic layer) made of the silicone rubber sponge obtained above is prepared, and the paper is passed through the actual machine of the image forming apparatus, depending on the state of the roller elastic layer after the paper passes. evaluated. The results are shown in the column of “Pressure roller evaluation (durability)” in the table according to the following criteria.
- X Breakage occurs in the roller elastic layer when the paper is 200K or less.
- a low molecular weight silicone rubber having a molecular weight M1 of 8000 or more and 12000 or less and a high molecular weight silicone rubber having a molecular weight M2 of 17,000 or more that is, the invention of claim 3 are used.
- a roller having high tensile strength and tear strength and excellent durability as a pressure roller is obtained.
- Examples 12 to 14 and Comparative Example 6 Silicone rubber (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone) with a weight average molecular weight (simply expressed as “molecular weight” in the table, and the same applies below) and an expanded resin microballoon (Matsumoto Microsphere F-50E, Compound A1 was obtained by mixing “silica” and “silica” in the composition shown in Table 4. Further, a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight of 10,000 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone Co., Ltd.), an already expanded resin microballoon (Matsumoto Microsphere F-50E) and silica were mixed in the composition shown in Table 4 to obtain Compound A2. Compound A1 and compound A2 were mixed to obtain a low molecular weight silicone rubber compound A. The mixing properties at this time were evaluated by the same evaluation method and standard as in Examples 1 to 11, and the results are shown in Table 4.
- a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight of 20000 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone Co., Ltd .: KE-1950) and silica were mixed in the composition shown in Table 4 to obtain a high molecular weight silicone rubber compound B.
- Compound A was mixed with Compound A to obtain a silicone rubber compound.
- compound B was not mixed.
- silicone rubber compound thus obtained was heated and cured to obtain a silicone rubber sponge (elastic body).
- silicone rubber sponge elastic body
- tensile strength and tensile elongation were measured in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 11, and durability as a pressure roller was evaluated.
- a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight of 12000 manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone Co., Ltd.
- metal silicon and silica were mixed in the composition shown in Table 5 to obtain Compound A5.
- Compound A3, Compound A4 and Compound A5 were mixed to obtain a low molecular weight silicone rubber compound A.
- the mixing property at this time was evaluated by the same evaluation method and standard as in Examples 1 to 11, and the results are shown in Table 5.
- a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight of 20000 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone Co., Ltd .: KE-1950) and silica were mixed in the composition shown in Table 5 to obtain a high molecular weight silicone rubber compound C.
- Compound A was mixed with Compound A to obtain a silicone rubber compound.
- compound C was not mixed.
- silicone rubber compound thus obtained was heated and cured to obtain a silicone rubber sponge (elastic body).
- silicone rubber sponge elastic body
- tensile strength and tensile elongation were measured in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 11, and durability as a pressure roller was evaluated.
- Examples 17-20 Compound A was obtained by mixing an already-expanded resin microballoon (Matsumoto Microsphere F-50E) and silica with the composition shown in Table 6 into one of two types of silicone rubbers (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone) shown in Table 6. .
- the mixing property at this time was evaluated by the same evaluation method and standard as in Examples 1 to 11, and the results are shown in Table 6.
- a silicone rubber having a mass average molecular weight of 20000 (manufactured by Shin-Etsu Silicone) and silica were mixed with the composition shown in Table 6 to obtain a compound D of high molecular weight silicone rubber.
- Compound A was mixed with Compound A to obtain a silicone rubber compound.
- silicone rubber compound thus obtained was heated and cured to obtain a silicone rubber sponge (elastic body).
- silicone rubber sponge elastic body
- tensile strength and tensile elongation were measured in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 11, and durability as a pressure roller was evaluated.
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低分子量シリコーンゴムに既膨張の樹脂マイクロバルーンを混合して得られたコンパウンドAに、高分子量シリコーンゴムを混合してなるシリコーンゴムコンパウンドを、前記樹脂マイクロバルーンの軟化点よりも低い温度で加熱してシリコーンゴムを硬化してなるシリコーンゴムスポンジであって、
前記低分子量シリコーンゴムの質量平均分子量をM1、その混合量(質量)をW1、
前記高分子量シリコーンゴムの質量平均分子量をM2、その混合量(質量)をW2、
としたとき、
M1は15000以下であり、M2は15000以上でかつ1.2×M1以上であり、さらにM2×0.5<(M1×W1+M2×W2)/(W1+W2)を満たすことを特徴とするシリコーンゴムスポンジである。
工程1:低分子量シリコーンゴムに、樹脂マイクロバルーンを配合し、混合してコンパウンドを得る工程。
工程2:工程1で得られたコンパウンドに、前記の低分子量シリコーンゴムよりも高分子量のシリコーンゴムを混合する工程。
M2×0.5<(M1×W1+M2×W2)/(W1+W2)
(M1×W1+M2×W2)/(W1+W2)が、高分子量シリコーンゴムの質量平均分子量M2の0.5倍以下の場合は、高速機やカラー機への対応が可能な機械的強度を有するシリコーンゴムスポンジは得られない。
M1=(Ma1×Wa1+Mb1×Wb1+Mc1×Wc1)/(Wa1+Wb1+Wc1)
W1=Wa1+Wb1+Wc1
M2×0.5<(Ma1×Wa1+Mb1×Wb1+Mc1×Wc1+M2×W2)/(Wa1+Wb1+Wc1+W2)
なお、低分子量シリコーンゴムが、分子量の異なる2種類又は4種類以上のシリコーンゴムの混合物である場合も、前記と同様に計算される。
表1~3に示す質量平均分子量(表中では単に「分子量」と表わす)を有するシリコーンゴム1(低分子量シリコーンゴム)に既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E、松本油脂製薬社製、表1~3中では単に「バルーン」と表わす)を表1~3に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドAを得た。このときの混合状態を、次に示すようにして評価しその結果を次に示す基準により表1~3に示した。
△:混合を行うことができるが一部のバルーンが破壊されている。
×:混合が困難、もしくは混合してもほとんどのバルーンが破壊されている。
[引裂評価] JIS K 6250に準じて、引裂強度及び引裂破断伸びを評価し、評価結果を、表中の強度、伸びの欄にそれぞれ示した。
前記で得られたシリコーンゴムスポンジからなるゴム弾性層(ローラ弾性層)を有する加圧ローラを作製し、画像形成装置の実機に用いて通紙を行い、通紙後のローラ弾性層の状態により評価した。その結果を次に示す基準により表中の「加圧ローラ評価(耐久性)」の欄に示した。
◎: 通紙250Kでローラ弾性層に破壊を生じない。
○: 通紙200Kでローラ弾性層に破壊を生じないが、通紙250Kでは破壊が見られる。
×: 通紙200K以下でローラ弾性層に破壊を生じる。
質量平均分子量(表中では単に「分子量」と表す。以下も同様である)が10000のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)と既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E、表中では単に「バルーン」と表わす。以下も同様である)及びシリカを表4に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドA1を得た。又、質量平均分子量が10000のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)と既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E)及びシリカを表4に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドA2を得た。コンパウンドA1及びコンパウンドA2を混合して低分子量シリコーンゴムのコンパウンドAを得た。このときの混合性を実施例1~11の場合と同様の評価方法、基準で評価しその結果を表4に示した。
質量平均分子量が10000のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)に既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E)及びシリカを表5に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドA3を得た。又、質量平均分子量が10000のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)と既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E)及びシリカを表5に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドA4を得た。さらに、質量平均分子量が12000のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)と金属ケイ素及びシリカを表5に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドA5を得た。コンパウンドA3、コンパウンドA4及びコンパウンドA5を混合して低分子量シリコーンゴムのコンパウンドAを得た。このときの混合性を実施例1~11の場合と同様の評価方法、基準で評価しその結果を表5に示した。
表6に示す2種類のシリコーンゴム(信越シリコーン社製)のいずれかに既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーン(マツモトマイクロスフェアーF-50E)及びシリカを表6に示す組成で混合してコンパウンドAを得た。このときの混合性を実施例1~11の場合と同様の評価方法、基準で評価しその結果を表6に示した。
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- 低分子量シリコーンゴムに既膨張樹脂マイクロバルーンを混合して得られたコンパウンドAに、高分子量シリコーンゴムを混合してなるシリコーンゴムコンパウンドを、
前記樹脂マイクロバルーンの軟化点よりも低い温度で加熱してシリコーンゴムを硬化してなるシリコーンゴムスポンジであって、
前記低分子量シリコーンゴムの質量平均分子量をM1、その混合量(質量)をW1、
前記高分子量シリコーンゴムの質量平均分子量をM2、その混合量(質量)をW2、
としたとき、
M1は15000以下であり、M2は15000以上でかつ1.2×M1以上であり、さらにM2×0.5<(M1×W1+M2×W2)/(W1+W2)を満たすことを特徴とするシリコーンゴムスポンジ。 - M1が12000以下であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載のシリコーンゴムスポンジ。
- M1が8000以上であり、かつM2が17000以上であることを特徴とする請求項1又は請求項2に記載のシリコーンゴムスポンジ。
- シリコーンゴムの硬化後、樹脂マイクロバルーンの破壊が行われていることを特徴とする請求項1ないし請求項3のいずれか1項に記載のシリコーンゴムスポンジ。
- 芯体の周面にゴム弾性層を設けたゴム被覆ローラであって、前記ゴム弾性層が、請求項1ないし請求項4のいずれか1項に記載のシリコーンゴムスポンジからなることを特徴とするゴム被覆ローラ。
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