Molding composition, molded composition and sealing device for sealing carbon dioxide

• US 6,232,390 B1
• Filed: 10/21/1998
• Issued: 05/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NOK Corporation
• Original Assignee: NOK Corporation
• Inventors: Ohta, Takashi, Ono, Shigeyuki, Tokumitsu, Hideyuki, Kobayashi, Osamu, Minagawa, Hironori
• Primary Examiner(s): Cain, Edward J.
• Application Number:
  US09/175,995
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 524/495, 524/496, 524/492, 524/493
• US Class Current: 524/496
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 3/013 Fillers, pigments or reinforcing additives
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 27/12 containing fluorine atoms

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a molding composition having an excellent properties to seal carbon dioxide. The composition is made of fluoro thermoplastic elastomer having a reinforcing filler such as carbon black or white carbon having a particle diameter of not more than 100 nm. The composition can be used as a sealing materials such as O-ring, oil seal, gasket, hose, tube or diaphragm for sealing carbon dioxide.

Claims

1. A molded sealing composition for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas comprising a first molded sealing portion made of a fluoro rubber composition and a second molded sealing portion made of a fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition including a fluoro thermoplastic elastomer and a reinforcing filler having a particle size of not more than 100 nm, wherein said first molded sealing portion is covered by said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition in such a manner that said first molded sealing portion does not contact directly with carbon dioxide gas.

2. The molded sealing composition for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas according to claim 1, wherein at least one kind of monomer unit is copolymerized in both a fluoro rubber in said fluoro rubber composition and a fluoro thermoplastic elastomer in said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition.

3. The molded sealing composition for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas according to claim 1, wherein a volume ratio of said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition is in a range of about 0.1 to about 0.9 based on a combined amount of said fluoro rubber composition and said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition.

4. The molded sealing composition for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas according to claim 1, wherein said molded sealing composition is used as a part of a sealing device which is used for sealing between relatively movable portions on one of which said sealing device is held and at least a part of said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition is sealingly contacted with another movable portion.

5. A sealing device for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas comprising:

a first molded sealing portion made of a fluoro rubber composition,

a second molded sealing portion made of a fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition including a fluoro thermoplastic elastomer and a reinforcing filler having a particle diameter of not more than 100 nm, and

a sealing portion being formed integrally with said second molded sealing portion, said second sealing portion sealingly engaging with a counter portion to be sealed,

wherein a portion of a carbon dioxide side of said sealing device is made of said fluoro thermoplastic elastomer composition and at least one surface of said first molded sealing portion.

6. A sealing device for sealing against permeation of carbon dioxide gas according to claim 5, wherein the sealing device is an oil seal.