Liquid Silicone Rubber Sealing Member Through Hole Damage Resistance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing silicone rubber compositions for through hole-containing sealing members suffer from inadequate resistance to damage around through holes, leading to compromised sealing performance against water, dust, and contaminated air when subjected to repeated insertions and withdrawals of metal or coated wires.
Innovation Solution
A curable liquid silicone rubber composition comprising specific components such as liquid organopolysiloxane, reinforcing silica filler, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, platinum group catalyst, and compatible/incompatible liquid organopolysiloxanes, which, upon curing, provides a silicone rubber with optimal hardness, tensile stress, and elongation properties to enhance resistance and handling characteristics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If silicone rubber composition contains high hardness to improve sealing performance, then sealing performance is improved, but resistance to damage around through holes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling the vinyl group content (0.01-5 mass%) and using specific viscosity ranges (10-100,000 mPa·s) for the liquid organopolysiloxane, along with controlled crosslinking agent ratios (1:1 to 3:1), to achieve optimal balance between hardness and damage resistance. This resolves the contradiction by finding the precise parameter window where both sealing performance and through-hole durability are maximized.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses composite materials by combining liquid organopolysiloxane with reinforcing fillers (silica, alumina, or titanium oxide at 10-200 parts by weight per 100 parts polymer), crosslinking agents, and catalysts to create a multi-component system that achieves both high sealing performance and damage resistance around through holes that cannot be obtained with single-component systems.
2Strength
If silicone rubber composition is softened to improve resistance to damage around through holes, then resistance to damage is improved, but sealing performance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction through parameter changes by controlling the vinyl group content within 0.01-5 mass% and using crosslinking agent ratios of 1:1 to 3:1, which prevents excessive softening while maintaining damage resistance. The specific viscosity range (10-100,000 mPa·s) also ensures proper balance between processability and final product performance.
Solution Approach 2:
The composite material system with reinforcing fillers (10-200 parts by weight per 100 parts polymer) and controlled crosslinking provides the necessary structural support to maintain sealing performance even when the base polymer is formulated for improved damage resistance and flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If silicone rubber composition uses oil bleeding-type additives to improve surface lubricity, then surface lubricity is improved, but resistance to damage around through holes deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by changing the approach from oil bleeding to controlled crosslinking density through vinyl group content (0.01-5 mass%) and crosslinking agent ratio (1:1 to 3:1). This provides sufficient surface lubricity for ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity and damage resistance around through holes that oil bleeding formulations cannot achieve.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The composition forms a silicone rubber with excellent resistance to damage and sealing performance around through holes, enabling repeated insertions and withdrawals without compromising sealing integrity against water, dust, and contaminated air.
Implementation Method 1
A curable liquid silicone rubber composition comprising (A) 100 weight parts of a liquid organopolysiloxane... (B) 10 to 100 weight parts of a reinforcing silica filler... (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane that has at least two hydrosilyl groups in each molecule... (D) a platinum group catalyst
Implementation Method 2
10 to 100 weight parts of a reinforcing silica filler
Implementation Method 3
10 to 100 weight parts of a reinforcing silica filler... (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane that has at least two hydrosilyl groups in each molecule... (D) a platinum group catalyst
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AI summary
A liquid silicone rubber composition comprising an alkenyl group-containing liquid organopolysiloxane, a reinforcing silica filler, an organohydrogenpolysiloxane, a platinum group catalyst, a liquid organopolysiloxane that is free of crosslinking groups and is compatible with the alkenyl group-containing liquid organopolysiloxane, and a liquid organopolysiloxane that is free of crosslinking groups and is incompatible with the alkenyl group-containing liquid organopolysiloxane, wherein the cured material therefrom has a JIS type A durometer hardness of 15 to 26 and a tensile stress at 100% elongation of 0.25 to 0.60 MPa. Also, a through hole-containing sealing member comprising this cured material.