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Organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluids
Assignee: DuPont Toray Specialty Materials KK
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Filing: 1986-02-03
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Granted: 1987-01-20
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Expires: 2006-02-03
Abstract
Abstract A mixture of an organopolysiloxane fluid, a zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound having at least one zirconium atom and at least one siloxane unit, and a cerium-containing organosiloxane compound having at least one cerium atom and at least one siloxane unit is an organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid which can be used in gear systems. These coupler fluids undergo little viscosity increase or decrease and little torque variation at elevated temperature and under high shear over long periods of time.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Kishimoto
- 👤 Makoto Yoshitake
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 10:52
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L83/00; C08L83/04; C08G; C08G77/00; C08G77/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
An organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid comprising (a) an organopolysiloxane fluid having the average unit formula R.sub.a SiO.sub.(4-a)/2 in which R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a has an average value of from 1.5 to 3.0 (b) a zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound having in each molecule at least one zirconium atom and at least one siloxane unit of the formula R.sup.1.sub.b SiO.sub.(4-b)/2 in which R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and b is an integer of from 1 to 3 inclusive, where said zirconium-containing organosiloxane contains from 0.001 to 1.0 weight percent zirconium atom based on the weight of component (a), and (c) a cerium-containing organosiloxane compound having in each molecule at least one cerium atom and at least one siloxane unit of the formula R.sup.2.sub.c SiO.sub.(4-c)/2 in which R 2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and c is an integer of from 1 to 3, where said cerium-containing organosiloxane contains from 0.001 to 1.0 weight percent cerium atom based on the weight of component (a).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
An organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid comprising (a) an organopolysiloxane fluid having the average unit formula R.sub.a SiO.sub.(4-a)/2 in which R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and a has an average value of from 1.5 to 3.0 (b) a zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound having in each molecule at least one zirconium atom and at least one siloxane unit of the formula R.sup.1.sub.b SiO.sub.(4-b)/2 in which R 1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and b is an integer of from 1 to 3 inclusive, where said zirconium-containing organosiloxane contains from 0.001 to 1.0 weight percent zirconium atom based on the weight of component (a), and (c) a cerium-containing organosiloxane compound having in each molecule at least one cerium atom and at least one siloxane unit of the formula R.sup.2.sub.c SiO.sub.(4-c)/2 in which R 2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical and c is an integer of from 1 to 3, where said cerium-containing organosiloxane contains from 0.001 to 1.0 weight percent cerium atom based on the weight of component (a).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
103 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 1 in which (a) is a linear organopolysiloxane in which R is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical selected from the group consisting of alkyl and aryl and the viscosity of the organopolysiloxane is in the range of from 0.0001 to 0.05 meters squared per second, (b) is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent zirconium based on the weight of (a) and R 1 is alkyl, and (c) is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 0.1 weight percent cerium based on the weight of (a) and R 2 is alkyl.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 2 in which the viscosity of (a) is in the range of from 0.0005 to 0.02 meters squared per second.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 3 in which the siloxane units of the organopolysiloxane of (a) are those in which R is methyl.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 3 in which the siloxane units of the organopolysiloxane of (a) are those in which some R are methyl and some R are phenyl.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 3 in which the zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound of (b) contains from 0.5 to 5 weight percent zirconium and the cerium-containing organosiloxane compound of (c) contains from 0.5 to 25 weight percent cerium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 4 in which (a) is trimethylsiloxy endblocked polydimethylsiloxane, the zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound of (b) contains from 0.5 to 5 weight percent cerium, and the cerium-containing organosiloxane compound of (c) contains from 0.5 to 5 weight percent cerium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
61 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 3 in which (a) is trimethylsiloxy endblocked polydiorganosiloxane having dimethylsiloxane units and units selected from the group consisting of diphenylsiloxane units and methylphenylsiloxane units, the zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound of (b) contains from 0.5 to 5 weight percent zirconium, and the cerium-containing organosiloxane compound of (c) contains from 0.5 to 25 weight percent cerium.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The organopolysiloxane viscous coupler fluid according to claim 3 in which (a) is a hydroxyl endblocked polydimethylsiloxane, the zirconium-containing organosiloxane compound of (b) contains from 0.5 to 2 weight percent zirconium, and the cerium-containing organosiloxane compound contains from 0.5 to 2 weight percent cerium.
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