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Tire puncture sealant

a technology of puncture sealant and tire, which is applied in the field of tire puncture sealant, can solve the problems of inability to inject sealant into punctured tires, poor storage stability, and inability to rust and corrode steel cords in tires, and achieve excellent storage stability, low viscosity, and less pungent odor.

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-06-17
THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a tire puncture sealant that has a low viscosity and excellent storage stability while showing sealing properties equivalent to conventional sealants. The sealant does not have pungent odor or cause corrosion of steel cord. The technical effects of the invention include the development of a tire puncture sealant that has a comparatively low viscosity and excellent storage stability while showing sealing properties equivalent to conventional sealants. Additionally, the sealant does not have pungent odor or cause corrosion of steel cord.

Problems solved by technology

However, the natural rubber latex-based tire puncture sealants as described in JP 2004-035867 A and JP 3210863 B show poor storage stability.
When the service life is exceeded, the tire puncture sealant may solidify or gelate to significantly reduce its fluidity, thus leading to inability of the sealant to be injected into a punctured tire.
Further, the tire puncture sealant is adjusted to a pH of about 9.0 to 12.0, so steel cord in the tire may be rusted and corroded, and the tire puncture sealant may cause inflammation on the skin of a person when he / she touches it.
However, even when the deproteinized natural rubber latex is used, the problems of odor and corrosion of steel cord still remain and a complicated production process such as deproteinization treatment is required.
When the temperature is extremely low, for example, at midwinter or during the snow fall, the viscosity of the sealant is increased to readily cause the above-mentioned problems when the sealant is injected into the tire.
Therefore, as in the case of the natural rubber latex-based tire puncture sealant, the NBR latex-based tire puncture sealant may suffer from such problems as generation of pungent odor, corrosion of steel cord, and inflammation of skin when the skin touches the sealant.

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[0359]Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described by way of examples. However, the present invention is not limited to these examples.

1. Examples of the Tire Puncture Sealant in the First Aspect of the Present Invention

Preparation of Urethane Emulsion

Synthetic Examples 1-1 to 1-5

[0360]The respective components of (A) listed in Table 1 below were mixed in amounts (g) shown in Table 1, to thereby synthesize each of carboxy group-containing urethane prepolymers.

[0361]Next, the respective components of (B) listed in Table 1 below were added to each of the carboxy group-containing urethane prepolymers in amounts (g) shown in Table 1. The mixture was emulsified with sufficient stirring to prepare each of urethane emulsions in Synthetic Examples 1-1 to 1-5.

[0362]The hydrogen ion exponent of each of the resulting urethane emulsions was measured with a pH meter (manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, hereinafter same as this). The results are shown in Ta...

examples 1-1 to 1-26

and Comparative Examples 1-1 and 1-2

[0381]The respective components listed in Table 2 below were mixed in compositions (parts by weight) shown in Table 2 with a stirring device, thereby preparing the respective tire puncture sealants shown in Table 2.

[0382]The hydrogen ion exponent of each of the tire puncture sealants thus obtained was measured with a pH meter. Each tire puncture sealant was evaluated for the rustproof properties, odor, freezing point, sealing properties, thermal shock cycle stability, shaking test, storage stability, liquid supply properties, and air supply properties.

[0383]The results are shown in Table 2.

(Rustproof Properties)

[0384]Each tire puncture sealant was applied onto the surface of a steel plate having been degreased with methyl ethyl ketone, and then left standing for 24 hours at 20° C. to be dried. Subsequently, the steel plate was immersed in hot water at 50° C. and left standing for 7 days. After that, the sealant was peeled off of the steel plate an...

synthetic example 2-1

[0408]Monomers, a surfactant (polyoxyethylene lauryl ether), and a polymerization initiator (t-butylhydroxy peroxide) listed in Table 3 below were mixed together in amounts (parts by weight) shown in Table 3. The mixture was added to 60 parts by weight of ion-exchange water and stirred at room temperature for about 10 minutes to obtain a milky monomer emulsified liquid.

[0409]Previously, 10 parts by weight of ion-exchange water was fed to a reaction vessel and heated to 70° C. Then, the resulting monomer emulsified liquid was added dropwise over 1 hour to the reaction vessel. Thereafter, the reaction was allowed to proceed at 70° C. for 4 hours to obtain an acrylic emulsion.

TABLE 3Synthetic Example 2-12-ethylhexyl methacrylate20Methacrylic acid10Butyl methacrylate40Polyoxyethylene lauryl ether0.5t-butylhydroxy peroxide1Ion-exchange water70

[0410]The respective components listed in Table 3 are as follows:

[0411]2-ethylhexyl methacrylate: LIGHT-ESTER EH, manufactured by Kyoeisha Chemical...

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Abstract

A tire puncture sealant including a urethane emulsion, an acrylic emulsion or a polyolefin emulsion, and an antifreezing agent has a comparatively low viscosity and an excellent storage stability while showing sealing properties equivalent to those of a conventional tire puncture sealant. A tire puncture sealant including a synthetic resin emulsion and an antifreezing agent, and having a hydrogen ion exponent of 5.5 to 8.5 has a less pungent odor and hardly causes corrosion of steel cord. A tire puncture sealant including a chloroprene emulsion and an antifreezing agent and having a hydrogen ion exponent of less than 9.0 has a comparatively low viscosity and a less odor while showing sealing properties equivalent to those of a conventional tire puncture sealant.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 11 / 679,561, filed on Feb. 27, 2007, and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §120. This application claims priority from Japanese Application Nos. 2006-050129, filed Feb. 27, 2006, 2006-049711 filed Feb. 27, 2006, 2006-050166 filed Feb. 27, 2006, 2006-049710 filed Feb. 27, 2006, 2006-050128, filed Feb. 27, 2006, disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a tire puncture sealant.[0003]Conventionally, a tire puncture sealant for repairing a punctured tire, which is prepared by blending natural rubber latex with an emulsion of a tackifier resin and an antifreezing agent, has been widely used (see, for example, JP 2004-035867 A and JP 3210863 B).[0004]The tire puncture sealant is in the form of a latex in which natural rubber particles and tackifier resin particles repel each other by io...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B29C73/02
CPCB29L2030/00B29C73/163
Inventor OKAMATSU, TAKAHIRO
Owner THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO LTD