Laminate body, manufacturing method therefor, and airless tire

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11731402-B2
Application number	US-202117199272-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 11, 2021
Priority date	Mar 17, 2020
Publication date	Aug 22, 2023
Grant date	Aug 22, 2023

Abstract

A laminate body of a rubber layer and a resin layer made of a resin, wherein the rubber layer includes a surface-treated superficial layer 4 directly united with the resin layer without any intervening adhesive layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An airless tire comprising:
a laminate body of a rubber layer made of a rubber material; and
a resin layer made of a resin,

wherein
the rubber layer includes a surface-treated superficial layer directly united with the resin layer without any intervening adhesive layer,
the airless tire further comprises
a hub portion fixed to a vehicle axle;
a tread ring for contacting with the ground; and
a spoke portion connecting between the hub portion and the tread ring,

the spoke portion is made of said resin and integrally includes
a radially inner annular portion connected to the hub portion;
a radially outer annular portion connected to the tread ring; and
a plurality of spoke elements connecting between the radially outer annular portion and the radially inner annular portion,

the tread ring is made of said rubber material and is provided, on the radially inner circumferential surface thereof, with said surface-treated superficial layer so as to form said rubber layer, and
the outer portion of the spoke portion forms said resin layer, whereby
the tread ring is directly united with the outer portion of the spoke portion without any intervening adhesive layer.

2. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the surface treated layer is a chlorinated layer.

3. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the surface-treated superficial layer is 1 to 15 micrometers.

4. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber layer contains an tackifier.

5. The airless tire according to claim 4 , wherein the tackifier has a softening point of from 60 to 150 degrees C.

6. The airless tire according to claim 4 , wherein the tackifier has an acid value of not more than 120.

7. The airless tire according to claim 4 , wherein the tackifier is a synthetic resin.

8. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber layer contains a thermoplastic elastomer.

9. The airless tire according to claim 8 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is at least one selected from a group of polyester thermoplastic elastomers, polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers, and polyamide thermoplastic elastomers.

10. The airless tire according to claim 8 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer has a melting point of from 100 to 150 degrees C.

11. The airless tire according to claim 8 , wherein the thermoplastic elastomer is a crystalline resin.

12. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the resin layer is made of a polyester resin.

13. The airless tire according to claim 1 , wherein the rubber material of the rubber layer is made of a vulcanized rubber.

14. The airless tire according to claim 13 , wherein the surface-treated superficial layer has a surface free energy of from 30 to 50 mJ/sq.m.

15. The airless tire according to claim 13 , wherein the resin of the resin layer is made of a thermoplastic polyamide elastomer resin.

16. The airless tire according to claim 15 , wherein the thermoplastic polyamide elastomer resin has a melting point of from 120 to 180 degrees C.

17. The airless tire according to claim 15 , wherein the thermoplastic polyamide elastomer resin has a tensile modulus of from 65 to 200 MPa.

18. The airless tire according to claim 13 , wherein the resin of the resin layer is made of a thermosetting resin.

19. The airless tire according to claim 18 , wherein the thermosetting resin is a urethane resin.

20. The airless tire according to claim 18 , wherein the thermosetting resin has a decomposition temperature of from 180 and 220 degrees C.

Assignees

• Sumitomo Rubber Ind

Inventors

• Takeda Ai
• Okamoto Jun

Classifications

• B32B25/08 Primary

  of synthetic resin · CPC title

• B32B25/14

  comprising {synthetic rubber copolymers (B32B25/18 and B32B25/20 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B32B27/34

  comprising polyamides · CPC title

• B32B27/36

  comprising polyesters · CPC title

• B32B27/40

  comprising polyurethanes · CPC title