Water-based adhesives
AssigneeBridgestone Corporation
InventorsAmy M. Randall, William L. Hergenrother, Sheel Agarwal, Ashley S. Hilton
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Abstract
An adhesive includes a polymeric latex, a penetrant selected from the group consisting of: terpenes, polylimonene, limonene, carvone, α-pinene, citral, dipentene, 1,8-cineole, eucalyptol, citronellol, geraniol, citronellene, terpinen-4-ol, borneol, camphor, guayule resin, and combinations thereof; and a reinforcing filler. The adhesive has a solids content of 35-65% and a pH of 9 to 12. Articles of manufacture, such as tires and air springs incorporate the adhesive to join rubber interfaces. A method of making the adhesive is also is provided.
Claims12
An article of manufacture comprising:
- an elastomeric rubber component comprising an elastomer selected from the group consisting of:
- polychloroprene, butyl rubber, natural rubber, guayule rubber, polyisoprene, polybutadiene, nitrile rubber, poly(styrene-butadiene), and combinations thereof;
- the elastomeric rubber component being joined at an interface with a second rubber component or another portion of the elastomeric rubber component;
- wherein the interface is formed by a layer of a water-based adhesive, the water-based adhesive comprising:
- a polymeric latex;
- a penetrant selected from the group consisting of:
- terpenes, polylimonene, limonene, carvone, α-pinene, citral, dipentene, 1,8-cineole, eucalyptol, citronellol, geraniol, citronellene, terpinen-4-ol, borneol, camphor, guayule resin, and combinations thereof;
- and
- a reinforcing filler in an amount of 10 to about 80 phr;
- wherein the adhesive has a solids content of 35-65% and a pH of about 9 to about 12;
- wherein the article of manufacture is a rubber air spring wherein the elastomeric rubber component or the second rubber component is uncured.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.