Sumitomo Electric Fine Polymer, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150357810 | MULTILAYERED HEAT-RECOVERABLE ARTICLE, WIRE SPLICE, AND WIRE HARNESS - It is an object of the present invention to provide a multilayered heat-recoverable article in which the occurrence of bloom and bleeding is small, which has excellent resistance to copper-induced damage, and which is easy to produce; and a wire splice and a wire harness each including the multilayered heat-recoverable article. A multilayered heat-recoverable article according to the present invention includes a cylindrical base material layer and an adhesive layer disposed on an inner peripheral surface of the base material layer, in which the base material layer contains a polyethylene and an oxidation inhibitor, the adhesive layer contains an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an oxidation inhibitor, the oxidation induction temperature of the base material layer is 255° C. to 270° C., and the oxidation induction temperature of the adhesive layer is 255° C. or higher. | 12-10-2015 |
20150336364 | POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A porous polytetrafluoroethylene composite includes a porous polytetrafluoroethylene film, a porous support layer that supports the porous polytetrafluoroethylene film, an adhesive layer bonded to the porous polytetrafluoroethylene film, and a porous reinforcement layer bonded to the adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer is a layer composed of a fluororesin having a melting point, or a glass transition point when a melting point is not clearly defined, of lower than 260° C. | 11-26-2015 |
20150333494 | MULTILAYERED HEAT-RECOVERABLE ARTICLE, WIRE SPLICE, AND WIRE HARNESS - Provided are a multilayered heat-recoverable article which can suppress deterioration of a PVC insulated wire and flow of an adhesive layer and which is suitable for appropriately protecting the PVC insulated wire; and a wire splice and a wire harness, each including the multilayered heat-recoverable article. According to the present invention, a multilayered heat-recoverable article | 11-19-2015 |
20150307800 | SLIDING MEMBER - There is provided a sliding member that has sufficient wear resistance and good adhesion to a base formed of a sintered body. The sliding member includes a surface layer formed of a crosslinked fluoropolymer and a base that adheres closely to the surface layer. The base is a sintered body having a full density ratio in the range of 0.75 to 0.96 and is formed of a material having higher thermal conductivity than a fluoropolymer. The surface layer has a thickness in the range of 1 to 300 μm. | 10-29-2015 |
20150093529 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, FLAME-RETARDANT HEAT-SHRINKABLE TUBE, AND FLAME-RETARDANT INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE - Provided are a halogen-free flame-retardant resin composition containing a metal hydroxide as a flame retardant, the resin composition having good flame retardancy even when a mixing proportion of the metal hydroxide is reduced and having good print quality, a flame-retardant heat-shrinkable tube formed by using the flame-retardant resin composition, and a flame-retardant insulated electric wire including an insulating coating formed by using the flame-retardant resin composition. The flame-retardant resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin, a metal hydroxide, and a modified silicone having, at an end thereof, a functional group having a carbon-carbon double bond. A content of the metal hydroxide is 85 to 190 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a content of the modified silicone is 0.05% to 5% by mass relative to the metal hydroxide. The flame-retardant heat-shrinkable tube is formed by using the flame-retardant resin composition. The flame-retardant insulated electric wire includes an insulating coating formed by using the flame-retardant resin composition. | 04-02-2015 |
20150079392 | FLUORORESIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FILTER ELEMENT USING THE FLUORORESIN MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE - Provided are a fluororesin microporous membrane having a narrow pore-size distribution and a smaller difference between a mean flow pore size and a maximum pore size, a method for producing the fluororesin microporous membrane, and a filter element that uses the fluororesin microporous membrane. The fluororesin microporous membrane is a porous membrane obtained by forming fluororesin particles into a membrane having a particular shape and particular dimensions, baking the fluororesin particles together by heating the membrane to a melting point of the membrane or higher, and then stretching the membrane. The fluororesin particles each have a structure in which a heat of fusion of a fluororesin constituting an outer surface portion of the particle is lower than a heat of fusion of polytetrafluoroethylene constituting an inside portion of the particle. | 03-19-2015 |
20150079343 | FLUORORESIN SUBSTRATE - The invention offers a fluororesin substrate that has a dielectric layer being mainly composed of fluororesin and being formed on a metal conductor, that sufficiently suppresses the occurrence of warpage at the time of the reflow, and that enables the exhibiting of sufficiently outstanding high-frequency characteristics, the dielectric layer including hollow glass beads; a fluororesin substrate that has a metal conductor having a surface roughness, Rz, of 2.0 μm or less; a fluororesin substrate that has fluororesin irradiated with an ionizing radiation at an exposure dose of 0.01 to 500 kGy; and a fluororesin substrate that has fluororesin being one or two or more of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA), a tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP), and a tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (ETFE). | 03-19-2015 |
20150069675 | MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR A POROUS FLUORORESIN COMPOSITE - There are provided a fluororesin thin film which is composed of a fluororesin, which has a thickness of 20 μm or less and a Gurley's number of 300 seconds or more, and which includes no defects, such as voids and/or cracks; a method for manufacturing the fluororesin thin film in which after a fluororesin dispersion including a dispersing medium and a fluororesin powder dispersed therein is applied on a flat and smooth foil, the dispersing medium is dried, and the fluororesin powder is sintered; the fluororesin dispersion; a fluororesin composite including a porous base material and the fluororesin thin film; a manufacturing method thereof, a porous fluororesin composite formed by stretching the fluororesin composite; and a separation membrane element using the porous fluororesin composite. | 03-12-2015 |
20150068800 | MULTILAYERED HEAT-RECOVERABLE ARTICLE, WIRE SPLICE, AND WIRE HARNESS - Provided are a multilayered heat-recoverable article which can be used for many types of adherend and which is suitable for improving the convenience of the user, and a wire harness and a wire splice, each including the multilayered heat-recoverable article. According to the present invention, a multilayered heat-recoverable article | 03-12-2015 |
20140339155 | POROUS POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE MEMBRANE, POROUS-POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE-MEMBRANE COMPOSITE, AND SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - The invention offers a porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, which is a porous resin membrane produced by the following steps: preparing multiple types of polytetrafluoroethylene each having a different quantity of heat of fusion; using each of the multiple types of polytetrafluoroethylene to form a membrane composed of a fluororesin consisting mainly of polytetrafluoroethylene; heating each membrane to its melting point or above to bake it, so that multiple types of nonporous resin membranes are produced; stacking the multiple types of nonporous resin membranes in the order of the magnitude of the quantity of heat of fusion of the polytetrafluoroethylene used to produce each of the nonporous resin membranes; bonding the stacked membranes with each other; and stretching the bonded membranes to form the porous resin membrane. The porous polytetrafluoroethylene membrane has a mean flow pore diameter of 50 nm or less. It has through pores having a microscopic and uniform diameter, and when used as a filter, it has excellent efficiency in filtering treatment and is less likely to develop clogging. The invention also offers a composite of the membrane, a process of producing the composite, and a separation membrane element incorporating the composite as a filtering membrane. | 11-20-2014 |
20140171561 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CROSSLINKED RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT - Provided are a method for producing a resin-based composite material in which a nano-filler can be easily, uniformly dispersed in a crosslinkable thermoplastic resin, and thereby, an excellent function can be imparted; and a method for producing a crosslinked resin molded product, characterized by using the resin-based composite material. A method for producing a resin-based composite material is characterized by including a step of uniformly mixing a dispersion, which is prepared by nano-dispersing a nano-filler in a liquid dispersant, with a crosslinkable thermoplastic resin. A method for producing a crosslinked resin molded product is characterized by including molding a resin-based composite material obtained by uniformly mixing a dispersion, which is prepared by nano-dispersing a nano-filler in a liquid dispersant, with a crosslinkable thermoplastic resin, and then crosslinking the resin. | 06-19-2014 |
20140127513 | POLYIMIDE TUBE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND FIXING BELT - Provided are a polyimide tube that can be produced at a low cost and has good durability and a good offset property, a method for producing the polyimide tube, and a fixing belt which includes the polyimide tube as a base and which has good durability and a good offset property. Provided are a polyimide tube including a base resin containing a polyimide resin having good rigidity and a soft polyimide resin having good flexibility in a mass ratio of 30:70 to 70:30, 20% to 50% by volume of graphite, 3% by volume or more of a highly conductive carbon black particle, and 0.5% by volume or more of a carbon nanotube relative to the volume of the base resin, a method for producing the polyimide tube, and a fixing belt including the polyimide tube as a base. | 05-08-2014 |
20140109641 | Fluorocarbon resin composite, cookware, cooker, roller for office automation equipment, belt for office automation equipment , and method for producing them - A fluorocarbon resin composite includes a fluorocarbon resin layer on a base, in which a fluorocarbon resin constituting the fluorocarbon resin layer is crosslinked by electron beam irradiation, and the base has a desired shape obtained by machining. The fluorocarbon resin is composed of a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a mixture of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and polytetrafluoroethylene. A fluorocarbon resin composite, cookware, and a roller and a belt for use in office automation equipment are each produced by applying an uncrosslinked fluorocarbon resin on a base, subjecting the fluorocarbon resin to electron beam irradiation in a low-oxygen atmosphere to crosslink the fluorocarbon resin while the temperature of the fluorocarbon resin is maintained at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the fluorocarbon resin, and machining the base into a desired shape. There is also provided methods for producing them. | 04-24-2014 |
20140106084 | Fluorocarbon resin composite, cookware, cooker, roller for office automation equipment, belt for office automation equipment , and method for producing them - A fluorocarbon resin composite includes a fluorocarbon resin layer on a base, in which a fluorocarbon resin constituting the fluorocarbon resin layer is crosslinked by electron beam irradiation, and the base has a desired shape obtained by machining. The fluorocarbon resin is composed of a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a mixture of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and polytetrafluoroethylene. A fluorocarbon resin composite, cookware, and a roller and a belt for use in office automation equipment are each produced by applying an uncrosslinked fluorocarbon resin on a base, subjecting the fluorocarbon resin to electron beam irradiation in a low-oxygen atmosphere to crosslink the fluorocarbon resin while the temperature of the fluorocarbon resin is maintained at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the fluorocarbon resin, and machining the base into a desired shape. There is also provided methods for producing them. | 04-17-2014 |
20140077419 | FLUORORESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL, COOKING UTENSIL, COOKER, ROLLER FOR OA APPARATUS, BELT FOR OA APPARATUS, AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THESE - A fluorocarbon resin composite includes a fluorocarbon resin layer on a base, in which a fluorocarbon resin constituting the fluorocarbon resin layer is crosslinked by electron beam irradiation, and the base has a desired shape obtained by machining. The fluorocarbon resin is composed of a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer, polytetrafluoroethylene, or a mixture of the tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) copolymer and polytetrafluoroethylene. A fluorocarbon resin composite, cookware, and a roller and a belt for use in office automation equipment are each produced by applying an uncrosslinked fluorocarbon resin on a base, subjecting the fluorocarbon resin to electron beam irradiation in a low-oxygen atmosphere to crosslink the fluorocarbon resin while the temperature of the fluorocarbon resin is maintained at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the fluorocarbon resin, and machining the base into a desired shape. There is also provided methods for producing them. | 03-20-2014 |
20130264254 | OIL-CONTAINING WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Devices used in an oil-containing wastewater treatment system are simplified by efficiently combining differences in processes used in the system. | 10-10-2013 |
20130243988 | FLAME-RETARDANT, FLEXIBLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN TUBE AND INSULATED WIRE USING SAME - Provided are a flame-retardant, flexible resin composition having high mechanical strength, flexibility, heat resistance, oil resistance, flame retardancy, and processability with a good balance between the properties and a resin tube and an insulated wire having an insulating coating, the resin tube and the insulating coating being formed by using the flame-retardant, flexible resin composition as a material. | 09-19-2013 |
20130225380 | ROLLER FOR IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Provided is a roller for an image-forming apparatus which includes a base member and a fluororesin layer provided on an outer circumferential surface of the base member directly or through an adhesive layer, the roller for an image-forming apparatus being characterized in that the fluororesin layer contains phosphorus-doped tin oxide. The roller for an image-forming apparatus has a surface resistance capable of stably and effectively preventing the occurrence of electrostatic offsets, and also has an excellent releasing property. Also provided is a process for producing the roller for an image-forming apparatus, characterized by including the steps of applying a fluororesin dispersion containing an aqueous dispersion of phosphorus-doped tin oxide onto a base member or an adhesive layer disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the base member, and then sintering the fluororesin. | 08-29-2013 |
20130199828 | HIGH-FREQUENCY CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE - The invention offers a high-frequency circuit substrate that sufficiently decreases the transmission delay and transmission loss in comparison with the conventional high-frequency circuit substrate. In the offered high-frequency circuit substrate, a dielectric layer made of fluororesin is brought into intimate contact directly with a metal conductor that is used for wiring and that has a surface not subjected to coarsening treatment or primer treatment. The offered high-frequency circuit substrate causes a transmission loss of −3 dB/m or less at a frequency of 1 GHz and has a combined specific inductive capacity of 2.6 or less and a combined dielectric loss tangent of 0.0007 or less. | 08-08-2013 |
20130188365 | OPTICAL LENS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to an optical lens made of a molded product of a resin composition obtained by nano-dispersing a thermally conductive filler in a transparent resin, a content of the thermally conductive filler being 1 wt % or more based on a weight of the molded product, and the thermally conductive filler being nano-dispersed so that a total light transmittance of 30% or more is achieved when the molded product has a thickness of 2 mm, and a method for manufacturing the same. The optical lens according to the present invention has high transparency, improved resistance to heat and aging, high surface hardness, and improved lightfastness that can meet recent demands. | 07-25-2013 |
20130186563 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING GUIDE RING TO ROLLER AND JIG FOR ATTACHING GUIDE RING - A jig provided with a holding protrusion is used; a guide is overlaid on an outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; the guide ring is compressed toward an inner circumferential side through a decompression hole opened in the outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; the guide ring is brought into close contact with the outer circumferential surface of the holding protrusion; an adhesive is applied to an outer circumferential surface of the guide ring; the roller is overlaid on the guide ring; pressure reduction is released to return the guide ring to its original outer diameter and press the adhesive applied to the outer circumferential surface of the guide ring against an inner circumferential surface of the roller; and after adhesively fixing the guide ring to the inner circumferential surface, the roller is removed from the jig. | 07-25-2013 |
20130178348 | SILICONE RUBBER SPONGE AND RUBBER-COVERED ROLLER - Provided are a silicone rubber sponge that forms an elastic layer of a pressure roller of an image-forming apparatus, and that has a high mechanical strength so as to be used in a high-speed image-forming apparatus or a color image-forming apparatus, and a rubber-covered roller including the silicone rubber sponge. The silicone rubber sponge is produced by mixing expanded resin microballoons with a low-molecular-weight silicone rubber to prepare a compound A, mixing a high-molecular-weight silicone rubber with the compound A to prepare a silicone rubber compound, and heating the silicone rubber compound at a temperature lower than a softening point of the resin microballoons to cure the silicone rubbers. | 07-11-2013 |
20130092623 | POROUS MULTI-LAYER FILTER - In a filter for microfiltration, a filtration layer is protected so as not to be damaged. A porous multi-layer filter, which is a laminated body of three porous stretched PTFE sheets that have been biaxially stretched in the longitudinal and transverse directions, includes a filtration layer as a middle layer, a protection layer stacked on one surface of the filtration layer on the liquid-to-be-treated inflow side, and a support layer stacked on another surface of the filtration layer, in which the one surface and the other surface of the filtration layer are fusion-bonded to the protection layer and the support layer at boundaries therebetween, pores of the protection layer and pores of the support layer three-dimensionally communicate with pores of the filtration layer, and the mean pore size of pores of the filtration layer is smaller than the mean pore size of pores of each of the protection layer and the support layer. | 04-18-2013 |
20120315418 | FIXING BELT - Provided is a fixing belt which has a high effect of preventing offset and the like and is capable of forming a clear image, which has high adhesion between a surface layer and another layer, and which has no problems in terms of appearance. The fixing belt includes a tubular base, a surface layer provided as an outermost layer and composed of a fluororesin A, and a primer layer provided in contact with the surface layer, wherein the primer layer is composed of a material obtained by mixing a fluorine-containing ion conductive agent, such as a fluorine-containing alkali metal salt, with a fluororesin B. | 12-13-2012 |
20120315068 | FLUORORESIN TUBE AND ROTARY MEMBER FOR FIXING DEVICE - Provided are a fluororesin tube that has substantially no scratches formed during manufacturing, and a rotary member for a fixing device, the rotary member obtained by using the fluororesin tube. The fluororesin tube is a heat-shrinkable fluororesin tube that covers a rotary member for a fixing device, such as a fixing roller or a pressure roller, to form an outermost layer of the rotary member, wherein a maximum depth of a linear scratch on a surface of the fluororesin tube is 0.8 μm or less. In one embodiment, the length of the linear scratch is 1 mm or less, and the thickness of the fluororesin tube is 100 μm or less. | 12-13-2012 |
20120309602 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROLLER FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT AND ROLLER FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT - Provided are a method for producing a roller for office automation (OA) equipment, the roller capable of realizing an increase in the printing speed and having a good releasing property, and a roller for OA equipment. The method for producing a roller for OA equipment, the roller including a fluororesin layer provided on an outer circumferential surface of a tubular base either directly or with an intermediate layer therebetween, includes the steps of preparing a fluororesin coating material containing a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkylvinylether copolymer (PFA) and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) in a ratio of 99:1 to 50:50 (mass ratio); applying the fluororesin coating material onto an outer circumferential surface of a tubular base either directly or with an intermediate layer therebetween; baking the fluororesin coating material at a temperature of 340° C. or higher to form a fluororesin layer; and after baking, cooling the fluororesin layer at a cooling rate of 20° C./min or less. | 12-06-2012 |
20120298250 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE TUBE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION APPARATUS THEREOF - Provided are a method and an apparatus for producing a heat-shrinkable tube. An apparatus | 11-29-2012 |
20120285874 | IMMERSION TYPE MEMBRANE MODULE UNIT AND MEMBRANE SEPARATION ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS EQUIPMENT - An immersion type membrane module unit includes: an immersion type membrane module for membrane separation activated sludge filtration; an extended wall extending from a lower end of the membrane module and surrounding a space downward of the membrane module; and a membrane aerating air diffusion device disposed at one of a lower portion in the space and a position around and downward of the space and having a plurality of air diffusion holes arranged in a plane, and the membrane module has separation membranes with gaps therebetween and the extended wall receives bubbles output through the air diffusion holes and guides the bubbles to the gaps. | 11-15-2012 |
20120225232 | HEAT-SHRINKABLE RESIN TUBE AND ROTARY MEMBER FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - Provided is a heat-shrinkable resin tube for forming a resin layer on a rotary member for an image forming part, such as a charging roller, a developing roller, or a transfer roller, a rotary member for support, or a rotary member for paper discharge in an image forming apparatus, in which a maximum depth of at least one linear scratch on a surface of the heat-shrinkable resin tube is 0.8 μm or less. A maximum length of the at least one linear scratch may be 1 mm or less, the resin tube may have a thickness of 100 μm or less, and the at least one linear scratch may extend in a direction parallel to an axial direction of the resin tube or in a direction tilted by 20° or less with respect to the axial direction. | 09-06-2012 |
20120222796 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORORESIN-COATED ROLLER OR BELT - A fluororesin coating layer fusion-bonded directly to a base member or to a rubber layer on a base member can be formed by conducting heating for a significantly short time. A fluororesin-coated roller or belt that has a fluororesin coating layer with few defects and a rubber layer underneath whose thermal deterioration is suppressed is provided. The production method therefor include a step of inserting a base member or a rubber-coated base member including a base member and at least a rubber layer on the outer peripheral surface of the base member into an empty space of a thermally shrinkable fluororesin tube; a preliminary shrinking step conducted according to need; a pressure fusion-bonding step of bringing the base member or rubber-coated base member into contact with a hot plate surface heated to a temperature in a range of 250° C. to 400° C. under pressure while rotating the base member or rubber-coated base member so as to fusion-bond the thermally shrinkable fluororesin tube onto the outer peripheral surface of the base member or the rubber-coated base member; and a reheating step and a rapid cooling step that are conducted according to need. | 09-06-2012 |
20120170958 | FIXING BELT - Provided is a fixing belt which has high thermal conductivity capable of achieving an excellent fixing property that can respond to the recent increase in printing speed, which has a proper degree of elasticity such that color toners are sufficiently enveloped so as to be melted and mixed, and which has excellent mechanical strength and durability. A fixing belt includes a tubular base member, an elastic layer disposed on the outer circumferential side of the base member, and a surface layer disposed on a surface on the outer circumferential side of the elastic layer, the fixing belt being characterized in that the elastic layer is composed of rubber into which a filler primarily composed of silicon carbide powder and a carbon nanotube are compounded, and the formulae 10X+3Y<750, 3X+30Y>170, X>10, and Y>0.1 are satisfied, where X is the percent by volume of the filler and Y is the percent by volume of the carbon nanotube in the elastic layer. | 07-05-2012 |
20120111784 | FILTRATION PURPOSE FLAT-MEMBRANE ELEMENT, FLAT-MEMBRANE-TYPE SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE, AND FILTRATION APPARATUS - A flat-membrane element is rendered likely to vibrate by air bubbling from an aeration tube. The element has a sheet-shaped filtering membrane that has oppositely positioned portions placed with a space between them being provided as a flowing path for a treated liquid, a supporter that is placed between the oppositely positioned portions of the filtering membrane to secure the space as a flowing path for a treated liquid, and a periphery-sealing portion that seals the peripheral edges of the oppositely positioned portions of the filtering membrane with a treated-liquid outlet being provided. The filtering membrane and supporter are formed of flexible material and the periphery-sealing portion has flexibility, thereby rendering the entire element flexible. The flat-membrane element has a total thickness of 6 to 1 mm. | 05-10-2012 |
20120103904 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE FOR OIL-CONTAINING WASTEWATER TREATMENT, OIL-CONTAINING WASTEWATER TREATMENT METHOD, AND OIL-CONTAINING WASTEWATER TREATMENT APPARATUS - Provided is a separation membrane module which is suitable for filtration of oil-containing wastewater. The separation membrane module for oil-containing wastewater treatment separates water-insoluble oil from oil-containing wastewater that has high turbidity and/or high temperature. The separation membrane module for oil-containing wastewater treatment is characterized by using a hollow fiber membrane which is composed of an alkali-resistant porous membrane selected from polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), polysulfone (PSF), and polyether sulfone (PES) and which has a tensile strength of 30 N or more, and characterized in that each of the hollow fiber membrane and an end-sealing member of the hollow fiber membrane has a heat distortion temperature of 100° C. or higher. | 05-03-2012 |
20110236691 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FIXING-UNIT MEMBER AND FIXING-UNIT MEMBER - A method for producing a fixing-unit member including a base, a rubber elastic layer, and a PFA layer includes a step of forming a primer layer by applying a primer containing a low-melting fluorocarbon resin to the outer circumferential surface of a rubber roller having the rubber elastic layer on the outer circumferential surface of the base; a step of sheathing the rubber roller with a thermally shrinkable tube formed by diametrically expanding a PFA tube so as to have an inner diameter more than the outer diameter of the rubber roller; a step of forming the PFA layer from the thermally shrinkable tube by heating the thermally shrinkable tube so as to be thermally shrunken and fused with the rubber roller; and a reheating step of heating the PFA layer to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the PFA contained in the PFA layer. | 09-29-2011 |
20110198277 | FILTRATION APPARATUS - A filtration apparatus for performing solid-liquid separation by immersing a plurality of hollow fiber membranes in a to-be-treated liquid containing a suspended component so that the treated liquid permeates the hollow fiber membranes. The filtration apparatus includes the hollow fiber membranes folded double; a treated liquid collection means communicated with an open-side end of each of the hollow fiber membranes; a holding member for holding a bent portion at an other-end side of each of the hollow fiber membranes with a gap formed between the bent portion of each of the hollow fiber membranes and the holding member; and a gas-jetting means for jetting a cleaning gas from the other-end side of each of the hollow fiber membranes to the open-side end of each of the hollow fiber membranes. A gap for flowing the gas jetted by the gas-jetting means is formed between the hollow fiber membranes held by the holding member and the holding member or/and on at least one part of gaps between the hollow fiber membranes. | 08-18-2011 |
20110142509 | HEATING FIXING ROLLER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE HEATING FIXING ROLLER - Provided is a heating fixing roller which includes a tubular base member and a fluororesin layer provided on an outer circumferential surface of the base member directly or through an adhesive layer, the heating fixing roller being characterized in that the fluororesin layer contains phosphorus-doped tin oxide. The heating fixing roller has a surface resistance capable of stably and effectively preventing the occurrence of electrostatic offsets, and also has an excellent releasing property. Also provided is a process for producing the heating fixing roller, characterized by including the steps of applying a fluororesin dispersion containing an aqueous dispersion of phosphorus-doped tin oxide onto a tubular base member or an adhesive layer disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the tubular base member, and then sintering the fluororesin. | 06-16-2011 |
20110052900 | POROUS MULTILAYER FILTER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - Provided is a porous multilayer filter which can trap ultrafme particles and in which permeability is high and treatment can be performed at a high flow rate. A porous multilayer filter is characterized by including a support layer | 03-03-2011 |
20100320650 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MOLDED OBJECTS, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HEAT-SHRINKABLE TUBE - An adhesive composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a fluorine-containing polymer and 2 to 30 parts by weight of an unsaturated compound containing at least one polar group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group and a carboxyl group, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer has been graft-modified with the polar group-containing unsaturated compound by irradiation of ionizing radiation, a production process thereof, and formed products such as a heat-shrinkable tube equipped with a layer composed of the adhesive composition. | 12-23-2010 |
20100285262 | FLUOROCARBON RESIN COMPOSITE, COOKWARE, COOKER, ROLLER FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT, BELT FOR OFFICE AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THEM - [Object] There are provided a fluorocarbon resin composite having improved abrasion resistance while nonadhesiveness, which is a feature of a fluorocarbon resin, is maintained, cookware, and a roller and a belt for use in office automation equipment. | 11-11-2010 |
20100279045 | POLYIMIDE TUBE, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME AND FIXING BELT - Provided are a polyimide tube including a polyimide resin composition, wherein the polyimide resin composition contains a polyimide resin in which an acicular highly thermally conductive filler such as carbon nanotubes is dispersed in 15 volume percent or more relative to the total volume of the composition; the acicular highly thermally conductive filler has an orientation of 1.3 or more, the orientation being represented by the modulus of elasticity of the polyimide resin composition in the circumferential direction/the modulus of elasticity of the polyimide resin composition in the axial direction; and the polyimide tube has high thermal conductivity, is excellent in terms of mechanical strength and indentation strength, and provides a high fixing property and an excellent offsetting property; a process for producing such a tube; and a fixing belt including such a tube serving as a base member. | 11-04-2010 |
20100276355 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENTS, SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - The invention offers a separation membrane element that can be produced by a method in which a membrane-sealing portion is formed by, first, immersing end portions of hollow-fiber-shaped porous separation membranes in a resinous liquid and, then, curing the resin, that has a feature in that the membrane-sealing portion is formed of a casting resin and pores of the hollow-fiber-shaped porous separation membranes are filled with a pore-filling resin at the portion at which the membranes are in contact with the membrane-sealing portion, so that the casting resin is strongly bonded with the pore-filling resin, and that has the hollow-fiber-shaped porous separation membranes whose basal portions are flexible, so that breakage of the basal portions and leakage of gas or liquid are less likely to occur when in use; a separation membrane element that has a feature in that in the membrane-sealing portion, at least the surface at a side that is to be in contact with a liquid to be treated is formed of a thermosetting fluororesin, so that the membrane-sealing portion has excellent chemical resistance comparable to that of the conventional membrane-sealing portion formed of a thermoplastic fluororesin; separation membrane modules having these separation membrane elements as constituting elements; and a method of producing the separation membrane element. | 11-04-2010 |
20100258497 | SEPARATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT FOR FILTRATION AND MEMBRANE MODULE FOR FILTRATION - Provided is a separation membrane element for filtration which has excellent filtration performance and is excellent in terms of chemical resistance and mechanical strength and with which a stable permeation flow rate can be obtained over a long period of time. A separation membrane element for filtration is configured to perform solid-liquid separation treatment by being immersed in a liquid to be treated which contains a suspended component, and includes a cylindrical filtration membrane obtained by forming a porous sheet including at least an expanded porous PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) membrane into a cylindrical shape and in which a hollow surrounded by the porous sheet serves as a treated-liquid passage; a support member for maintaining the hollow serving as the treated-liquid passage; and sealing parts which seal both axial-direction ends of the cylindrical filtration membrane so as to leave at least one treated-liquid takeout opening open. | 10-14-2010 |
20100203310 | FLUORORESIN THIN FILM, FLUORORESIN COMPOSITE, POROUS FLUORORESIN COMPOSITE, MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF, AND SEPERATION MEMBRANE ELEMENT - There are provided a fluororesin thin film which is composed of a fluororesin, which has a thickness of 20 μm or less and a Gurley's number of 300 seconds or more, and which includes no defects, such as voids and/or cracks; a method for manufacturing the fluororesin thin film in which after a fluororesin dispersion including a dispersing medium and a fluororesin powder dispersed therein is applied on a flat and smooth foil, the dispersing medium is dried, and the fluororesin powder is sintered; the fluororesin dispersion; a fluororesin composite including a porous base material and the fluororesin thin film; a manufacturing method thereof a porous fluororesin composite formed by stretching the fluororesin composite; and a separation membrane element using the porous fluororesin composite. | 08-12-2010 |
20100167890 | OA APPARATUS ROLLER - The invention offers an OA apparatus roller that has a surface layer formed by applying fluororesin and baking it, that has various excellent properties with-out impairing the parting ability and thermal conductivity, and that is suitable for mass production. An OA apparatus roller is produced by forming an elastic layer and a surface layer in this order on a core metal. In the roller, the surface layer is composed of a plurality of fluororesin layers and has a thickness of 6 to 30 μm. An OA apparatus roller has a structure in which of the multiple fluororesin layers forming the surface layer, at least one layer is a fluororesin layer containing filler. An OA apparatus roller has a structure in which of the multiple fluororesin layers forming the surface layer, the outer-most layer is a fluororesin layer containing no filler and at least one layer other than the outermost layer is a fluororesin layer containing filler. | 07-01-2010 |
20100104335 | FIXING ROLLER/FIXING BELT, AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A fixing roller/fixing belt having an elastic layer and a surface layer formed on a substrate material in the enumerated order, wherein the surface layer is a layer formed by thermally shrinking a PFA tube, and the surface layer and the elastic layer are bonded together through a PFA-containing adhesive material. In particular, a fixing roller/fixing belt in which the ratio of heat shrinkage of the PFA tube forming the surface layer is 3 to 20%. Also, a fixing roller/fixing belt, in which the quantity of PFA contained in the PFA-containing adhesive material is 20 to 30 wt %. | 04-29-2010 |
20100096317 | FLAT SHEET MEMBRANE ELEMENT FOR FILTRATION AND FLAT SHEET MEMBRANE FILTRATION MODULE - A flat sheet membrane element for performing solid-liquid separation by immersion in a liquid to be treated which contains a suspended component includes sheet-shaped filtration membranes disposed opposite to each other with a space for a treated liquid flow path, a support portion for securing the space for the treated liquid flow path, and a peripheral sealing portion for sealing the peripheral edges of the filtration membranes arranged opposite to each other so as to form at least one treated liquid outlet, the filtration membranes including at least expanded PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) porous membranes. | 04-22-2010 |
20100055365 | POLYIMIDE TUBE, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYIMIDE VARNISH, AND FIXING BELT - A polyimide tube composed of a polyimide resin composition in which 5 to 23.5 volume percent of boron nitride and 1 to 15 volume percent of an acicular substance are dispersed as a filler in a polyimide resin on the basis of the total volume of the composition, a method of producing the tube, a method of producing a polyimide varnish used for producing the tube, and a fixing belt including the tube as a base member are provided. | 03-04-2010 |
20090236280 | FILTRATION APPARATUS - A filtration apparatus for performing solid-liquid separation by immersing a plurality of hollow fiber membranes in a to-be-treated liquid containing a suspended component includes the hollow fiber membranes folded double, a treated liquid collection means communicated with an open end of each of the hollow fiber membranes, a holding member for holding a bent portion of each of the hollow fiber membranes with a gap formed between the bent portion and the holding member, and a gas-jetting means for jetting a cleaning gas from the bent side of each of the hollow fiber membranes to a side of the open end. A gap for flowing the gas jetted by the gas-jetting means is formed between the hollow fiber membranes and the holding member or/and in at least one part of gaps between the hollow fiber membranes. | 09-24-2009 |
20090232564 | METHOD OF PRODUCING OA APPARATUS ROLLER AND OA APPARATUS ROLLER - The invention offers a method of producing an OA apparatus roller that can increase the thermal conductivity of the surface layer composed of a fluororesin layer by decreasing its thickness, that has an excellent parting ability, that can prevent the rubber layer from deteriorating, and that is free from foreign matters adhering onto the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical mold even when the hollow cylindrical mold is used. The invention also offers an OA apparatus roller produced by the foregoing method. The method of producing an OA apparatus roller is provided with a step of forming an elastic layer and a surface layer in this order on a core metal. In this method, the surface layer is formed by using a fluororesin dispersion and the fluororesin dispersion contains a surfactant, a film-thickening agent, and a viscosity-increasing agent with a total content of 1.0 to 5.0 wt %. | 09-17-2009 |
20090176637 | OA APPARATUS ROLLER - The invention offers an OA apparatus roller that has a surface layer formed by applying fluororesin and baking it, that has various excellent properties without impairing the parting ability and thermal conductivity, and that is suitable for mass production. An OA apparatus roller is produced by forming an elastic layer and a surface layer in this order on a core metal. In the roller, the surface layer is composed of a plurality of fluororesin layers and has a thickness of 6 to 30 μm. An OA apparatus roller has a structure in which of the multiple fluororesin layers forming the surface layer, at least one layer is a fluororesin layer containing filler. An OA apparatus roller has a structure in which of the multiple fluororesin layers forming the surface layer, the outermost layer is a fluororesin layer containing no filler and at least one layer other than the outermost layer is a fluororesin layer containing filler. | 07-09-2009 |
20090085260 | BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A biodegradable aliphatic polyester, such as polylactic acid, is mixed with a monomer having allyl and molded into a molding having the crosslinking degree of the biodegradable aliphatic polyester increased. Thereafter, the molding is exposed to ionizing radiation to thereby obtain a molding excelling in heat resistance. Triallyl isocyanurate or triallyl cyanurate is used as the monomer having allyl. | 04-02-2009 |
20090047048 | PRESSURE ROLLER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF - A pressure roller includes a rubber layer containing organic microballoons and a heat-resistant resin layer arranged in that order on a roller base, wherein an intermediate rubber layer having a heat conductivity of 1.0 to 4.0 W/m·K is arranged between the rubber layer containing the organic microballoons and the heat-resistant resin layer. There is provided a method for producing the pressure roller. | 02-19-2009 |
20080317523 | Fixing Belt - A polyimide-based resinous cylindrical body characterized in that 3 to 20% by volume of fluororesin having a number average molecular weight of more than 56000 and equal to or less than 3000000 is combined in the resinous cylindrical body. In the resinous cylindrical body, preferably BN is further combined as a heat conductive element by the amount of 5 to 40% by volume in the resinous cylindrical body. The resinous cylindrical body and a fixing belt having an inner layer made of the resinous cylindrical body exhibit excellent properties in terms of friction with a slide member, resulting superior durability and image formation. | 12-25-2008 |
20080213569 | Film for Pressure Roller - The invention aims to provide a film for a pressure roller, without requiring an adhesive layer and capable of maintaining or improving conventionally obtained characteristics such as a tensile strength, a tear strength and an excellent releasing property with a recording material. The invention provides a film for a pressure roller, including a polyimide layer in which fluorinated resin powder is dispersed. The fluorinated resin powder is dispersed in an amount of from 10 to 20 vol % in the polyimide layer, and has an average particle size of from 1 to 20 μm. | 09-04-2008 |