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Prepreg and fiber-reinforced rubber materials

US6453960B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2000
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31935
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The object is to provide a carbon fiber-reinforced rubber material which is superior in heat resistance, water resistance, and dimensional stability and exhibits resistance to fatigue from flexing at a practical level. The present invention relates to a prepreg comprising a liquid rubber composition having a viscosity in a range of 0.01 Pa·s to 100 Pa·s at 70° C. and substantially containing no solvent, the liquid rubber being impregnated into a reinforcing fiber, and relates to a fiber-reinforced rubber material comprising the prepreg in which the liquid rubber is crosslinked. Also, the present invention relates to a fiber-reinforced rubber material comprising a substrate comprising a rubber component, the substrate being reinforced by a core material comprising a prepreg of a reinforcing fiber impregnated with the same rubber component.

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