Process for the surface treatment of polymers for reinforcement-to-rubber adhesion
US5053246A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 1990 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2969
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention is directed to treating the surfaces of rubber-reinforcing materials with a gas plasma of O.sub.2 and CF.sub.4 to activate the surfaces to make them more receptive to adhesives. Optionally the surfaces of the reinforcing materials may be exposed to a polymerizing gas plasma such as a thio-carbon to coat the surfaces of the reinforcing material with substances that promote adhesion to rubber. The treated surfaces have been shown to adhere directly to rubber when vulcanized in the normal fashion.
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