Method for manufacturing oil gel capsules and method for manufacturing contact part for vehicle, including oil gel capsules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186801-B2
Application number	US-202017036403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 29, 2020
Priority date	Dec 16, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

An oil gel capsule includes an oil gel including an oil and a gelator, and at least one surfactant bonded to the oil gel. A contact part for a vehicle includes an overlay layer formed on a surface of the contact part, the overlay layer comprising oil gel capsules, wherein the oil gel capsules including an oil gel including an oil and a gelator, and at least one surfactant bonded to the oil gel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An oil gel capsule comprising:
an oil gel comprising an engine oil and a gelator; and
a surfactant bonded to the oil gel;
wherein the gelator is 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid;
wherein a content of the 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid is 1 to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the engine oil;
wherein the oil gel has a phase transition temperature of about 60° C. to about 70° C.; and
wherein the oil gel capsule has a size of about 0.1 μm to 1 μm.

2. The oil gel capsule of claim 1 , wherein the oil gel is in a gel state at a temperature less than the phase transition temperature.

3. The oil gel capsule of claim 1 , wherein the oil gel is in a liquid state at a temperature greater than the phase transition temperature.

4. The oil gel capsule of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

5. An oil powder comprising a plurality of the oil gel capsules of claim 1 , wherein the oil gel capsules are aggregated.

6. A contact part for a vehicle, the contact part comprising:
an overlay layer formed on a surface of the contact part, the overlay layer comprising oil gel capsules, wherein the oil gel capsules comprise:
an oil gel comprising an engine oil and a gelator; and
at least one surfactant bonded to the oil gel;
wherein the gelator is 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid;
wherein a content of the 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid is 1 to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the engine oil;
wherein the oil gel has a phase transition temperature of about 60° C. to about 70° C.;
wherein the oil gel capsule has a size of about 0.1 μm to 1 μm; and
wherein the overlay layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 30 μm.

7. The contact part of claim 6 , wherein the overlay layer comprises an organic solution comprising the oil gel capsules.

8. The contact part of claim 7 , wherein the overlay layer is configured to be coated on the surface of the contact part, and the contact part is configured to be dried after the overlay layer is coated thereon.

9. The contact part of claim 7 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

10. A method for manufacturing a contact part for a vehicle, the method comprising:
manufacturing oil gels by mixing an oil and a gelator;
producing a plurality of oil gel capsules by mixing the oil gels and an aqueous surfactant solution to form an aqueous solution;
recovering oil powder by drying the oil gel capsules and the aqueous solution;
preparing a first organic solution comprising 2 to 10 wt % of the oil gel capsules by re-dispersing the oil powder in an organic solvent;
preparing an overlay mixed solution by mixing the first organic solution and a second organic solution comprising 30 to 50 wt % of polyamideimide and an additive at a weight ratio of 1:0.5 to 1:2;
coating a surface of the contact part with the overlay mixed solution; and
drying the contact part to form an overlay layer from the overlay mixed solution;
wherein the oil is an engine oil;
wherein the gelator is 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid;
wherein a content of the 12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid is 1 to 10 wt % based on a total weight of the engine oil;
wherein the oil gel has a phase transition temperature of about 60° C. to about 70° C.;
wherein the oil gel capsule has a size of about 0.1 μm to 1 μm; and
wherein the overlay layer has a thickness of 10 μm to 30 μm.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the drying comprises freeze-drying.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the aqueous surfactant solution is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

13. The oil gel capsule of claim 2 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

14. The oil gel capsule of claim 3 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

15. The contact part of claim 8 , wherein the overlay layer comprises an organic solution comprising the oil gel capsules.

16. The contact part of claim 6 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

17. The contact part of claim 8 , wherein the surfactant is polyvinyl alcohol (PVA).

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Sahmyook Univ Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation

Inventors

• An Jeong-Uk
• Lee Hong-Wook
• Lyo In-Woong
• Yeo Kyung-Ku
• Wang Do-Young
• An Ju-Yeong
• Park Myoung-Hwan
• Park Yu-Ri

Classifications

• C10N2050/12

  Micro capsules · CPC title

• C10N2050/14

  Composite materials or sliding materials in which lubricants are integrally molded · CPC title

• C10M161/00

  Lubricating compositions characterised by the additive being a mixture of a macromolecular compound and a non-macromolecular compound, each of these compounds being essential · CPC title

• C10N2050/10

  semi-solid; greasy · CPC title

• F16C33/1045

  Details of supply of the liquid to the bearing · CPC title