JP2011117576A - Friction transmission belt - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a friction transmission belt suppressing a pop-out phenomenon to achieve a long service life by preventing excessive acceleration of vulcanization of ethylene-&alpha;-olefin elastomer to prevent aging deterioration of adhesion between core wires and a core wire support layer. <P>SOLUTION: The friction transmission belt includes the core wire support layer 2 with the core wires 1 embedded along the longitudinal direction of the belt, and a compression layer 3 laminated on the core wire support layer 2. The core wire support layer 2 is formed by sulfur vulcanization of a rubber composition containing 0.7-2.0 pts.mass of an amine-based age resistor and 0.5-1.0 pts.mass of each of sulfenamide-based vulcanization accelerator, a thiuram-based vulcanization accelerator and thiazole-based vulcanization accelerator as a vulcanization accelerator to 100 pts.mass of ethylene-&alpha;-olefin elastomer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a friction transmission belt used for power transmission.

  Conventionally, rubbers such as chloroprene rubber and NBR are generally used as friction transmission belts used for automobiles, etc., but there is a tendency that parts are densely arranged in the engine room of automobiles. As a result, the ambient temperature in the engine room is rising. In such a high temperature atmosphere, there is a problem that these rubbers are easily cured and deteriorated, and cracks are likely to occur.

  On the other hand, ethylene / α-olefin elastomers such as ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymers are known to exhibit excellent heat resistance and cold resistance, and therefore friction transmission belts used in high-temperature atmospheres. Fabrication with such an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer has been carried out (for example, see Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  On the other hand, in recent years, small pulleys have been used for the purpose of improving the transmission efficiency and the complicated layout over multiple axes due to the downsizing of the engine, and the friction transmission belt is required to improve the bending fatigue resistance performance. . However, ethylene / α-olefin elastomers are inferior in tear resistance and flex crack resistance in terms of physical properties of the polymer itself compared to chloroprene rubber, ACSM, NBR, and the like. For this reason, in a friction transmission belt used for a small pulley, when the core support layer in which the core is embedded is formed of a rubber composition containing ethylene / α-olefin elastomer, the core protrudes from the end surface on the belt side. The problem was that line pop-out occurred.

  This phenomenon of core pop-out is caused by the physical properties of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer forming the core support layer, as well as a decrease in the adhesion between the core support layer and the core (core support layer). And physical fatigue of core wires, or decreased adhesive strength due to thermal degradation), and the radical reaction of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer itself is active, that is, the reaction of the vulcanization accelerator stops even after vulcanization. This is also caused by the tendency of vulcanization to be accelerated over time, and is a phenomenon that occurs in an unvulcanized state, but the vulcanization accelerator migrates to the vicinity of the rubber surface, and oxygen in the air It is considered that it is also caused by decomposition, which also promotes vulcanization. That is, if the vulcanization of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer is excessively promoted over time, co-crosslinking between the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer and the core wire is impaired due to deterioration over time, resulting in a decrease in adhesiveness. The core pop-out phenomenon is likely to occur.

JP 2005-314520 A JP 2008-304053 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and prevents the vulcanization of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer from being excessively accelerated, and the adhesiveness between the core wire and the core wire support layer deteriorates with time. It is an object of the present invention to provide a friction transmission belt that can prevent this and suppress a pop-out phenomenon and achieve a long life.

  A friction transmission belt according to the present invention is a friction transmission belt including a core wire support layer 2 in which a core wire 1 is embedded along the belt longitudinal direction, and a compression layer 3 laminated on the core wire support layer 2. The wire support layer 2 is composed of 0.7 to 2.0 parts by mass of an amine anti-aging agent and 100 parts by mass of an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer, and a sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator as a vulcanization accelerator. The rubber composition containing 0.5 to 1.0 parts by mass of a thiuram vulcanization accelerator and a thiazole vulcanization accelerator, respectively, is formed by sulfur vulcanization. is there.

  According to this invention, by using an amine-based anti-aging agent as an anti-aging agent, and setting the blending amount to an appropriate amount, the vulcanization accelerator in the rubber composition forming the cord support layer 2 can be decomposed. It can be suppressed regardless of whether it is unvulcanized or after vulcanization, and by combining sulfenamide, thiuram, and thiazole compounds as vulcanization accelerators and limiting their blending amounts The excessive vulcanization promoting reaction can be suppressed, and the co-crosslinking between the core wire 1 and the core wire support layer 2 is continuously maintained, and the core wire 1 and the core wire support layer 2 are bonded. It is possible to prevent the property from deteriorating with time, and to suppress the pop-out phenomenon and achieve a long belt life.

  In the present invention, the rubber composition contains 30 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black and 10 to 50 parts by mass of silica with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. is there.

  By adding such carbon black or silica to the rubber composition forming the core wire support layer 2, the compression elastic modulus of the core wire support layer 2 can be increased, and the pop-out phenomenon is more effectively suppressed. It is something that can be done.

  In the present invention, the core support layer 2 has a hardness (JIS-A) of 70 to 85.

  When the hardness of the core support layer 2 is within this range, the pop-out phenomenon can be more effectively suppressed.

  In the present invention, the compression layer 3 is made of a rubber composition containing an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer.

  Thus, the rubber | gum of the compression layer 3 is the same kind as the core wire support layer 2, and the interlayer adhesiveness of the core wire support layer 2 and the compression layer 3 can be obtained highly.

  According to the present invention, an amine-based anti-aging agent is used as an anti-aging agent, and the amount of the anti-aging agent is optimally defined, so that the vulcanization accelerator in the rubber composition for forming the cord support layer 2 is used. As the vulcanization accelerator is combined with sulfenamide, thiuram, and thiazole, and the blending amount thereof is limited, the cord 1 and The vulcanization acceleration reaction that causes a decrease in the adhesive strength with the core support layer 2 can be suppressed. As a result, the co-crosslinking between the core wire 1 and the core support layer 2 is continuously maintained. Thus, the adhesiveness between the core wire 1 and the core wire support layer 2 can be prevented from being deteriorated with time, and the long-life of the belt can be achieved by suppressing the pop-out phenomenon.

1 is a partially broken perspective view showing an example of an embodiment of a V-ribbed belt according to the present invention.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

  FIG. 1 shows an example of a friction transmission belt according to the present invention, in which a core wire support layer 2 in which a core wire 1 is embedded along the longitudinal direction of the belt, and the inner periphery side of the core wire support layer 2 are laminated. The compression layer 3 and the stretch layer 4 laminated on the outer peripheral surface of the core wire support layer 2 are included. The friction transmission belt includes a V-ribbed belt, a V-belt, and a flat belt. In the embodiment of FIG. 1, the compression layer 3 is provided with a plurality of ribs 5 having a substantially V-shaped cross section along the belt longitudinal direction. It is formed as a ribbed belt.

  In the present invention, the rubber composition for forming the core support layer 2 is 0.7 to 2.0 parts by mass of an amine anti-aging agent for 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer, and accelerates vulcanization. As the agent, a sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator, a thiuram vulcanization accelerator, and a thiazole vulcanization accelerator each containing 0.5 to 1.0 parts by mass are used. .

  As the rubber component of the rubber composition forming the core support layer 2, an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer is used as described above. As the ethylene / α-olefin rubber, ethylene and α-olefin (propylene, butene, hexene) are used. , Or octene), or a copolymer of ethylene, the above α-olefin, and a non-conjugated diene. Examples of the diene component include non-conjugated dienes having 5 to 15 carbon atoms such as ethylidene norbornene, dicyclopentadiene, 1,4-hexadiene, cyclooctadiene, and methylene norbornene. Specifically, rubbers such as EPM and EPDM can be given as typical examples.

  As the anti-aging agent for the rubber composition forming the core support layer 2, the amine anti-aging agent is used in the present invention as described above. Although it does not specifically limit as this amine type anti-aging agent, Octylated diphenylamine, N- (1,3-dimethylbutyl) -N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine, alkylated diphenylamine, 4,4 '-(Α, α-dimethylbenzyl) diphenylamine and the like can be mentioned, for example, “Nonflex OD-3” and “Ozonon 6C” manufactured by Seiko Chemical Co., Ltd., “Crack ODA” manufactured by Ouchi Shinsei Chemical Co., Ltd. Nocrack CD "and the like.

  The compounding quantity of an amine type anti-aging agent is set to the range of 0.7-2.0 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of ethylene * alpha-olefin elastomers. The amine-based anti-aging agent is capable of preventing the breakage of the curing accelerator and preventing adhesive breakage due to excessive crosslinking, and when the compounding amount of the amine-based anti-aging agent is less than 0.7 parts by mass, The effect of suppressing the decomposition of the vulcanization accelerator cannot be sufficiently obtained by adding the amine-based antioxidant, and the pop-out phenomenon cannot be sufficiently prevented. Even if it contains more than 2.0 parts by mass of the amine-based anti-aging agent, there is no improvement in the effect of suppressing the decomposition of the vulcanization accelerator, which is economically disadvantageous.

  In the present invention, as a vulcanization accelerator, a sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator, a thiuram vulcanization accelerator, and a thiazole vulcanization accelerator are used in combination as described above. .

  The sulfenamide-based vulcanization accelerator is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include CBS (N-cyclohexyl-2-benzothiazylsulfenamide) and TBBS (N-tert-butyl-2-benzothia). Such as N, N-dicyclohexyl-2-benzothiazylsulfenamide, N-oxydiethylene-2-benzothiazylsulfenamide, N, N-diisopropyl-2-benzothiazolesulfenamide, etc. And sulfenamide compounds.

  The thiuram vulcanization accelerator is not particularly limited. For example, TMTD (tetramethylthiuram disulfide), tetraethylthiuram disulfide, tetramethylthiuram monosulfide, dipentamethylenethiuram disulfide, dipentamethylenethiuram monosulfide. , Thiuram compounds such as dipentamethylene thiuram tetrasulfide, dipentamethylene thiuram hexasulfide, tetrabutyl thiuram disulfide and pentamethylene thiuram tetrasulfide can be used.

  The thiazole vulcanization accelerator is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include MBT (2-mercaptobenzothiazole), MBTS (dibenzothiazyl disulfide), sodium salt of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, cyclohexylamine salt, Thiazole compounds such as 2- (2,4-dinitrophenyl) mercaptobenzothiazole and 2- (2,6-diethyl-4-morpholinothio) benzothiazole can be used.

  In this way, by using sulfenamide, thiuram, and thiazole vulcanization accelerators together as vulcanization accelerators, in the vulcanized state, the bloom of the vulcanization accelerator is suppressed and adhesion is improved. On the other hand, after vulcanization, unreacted substances can be reduced to suppress excessive vulcanization acceleration.

  The amount of these sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator, thiuram vulcanization accelerator, and thiazole vulcanization accelerator is 0.5 to 1.0 mass for 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. Set to the range of the part. When the blending amount of each vulcanization accelerator exceeds 1.0 part by mass, adhesion failure may occur due to excessive vulcanization acceleration, and it becomes difficult to suppress the pop-out phenomenon. On the other hand, if the blending amount of each vulcanization accelerator is less than 0.5 parts by mass, the crosslinking density by vulcanization becomes insufficient, and there is a possibility that sufficient physical properties of rubber cannot be obtained.

  Moreover, the range of the total amount of these vulcanization accelerators is not particularly limited, but is in the range of 1.5 to 3.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. preferable.

  As the vulcanization accelerator, in addition to the above sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator, thiuram vulcanization accelerator, thiazole vulcanization accelerator, in order to increase the degree of crosslinking, a thiourea vulcanization accelerator, Guanidine vulcanization accelerators, maleimide vulcanization accelerators, and the like can also be blended. Thiourea vulcanization accelerators include thiourea compounds such as thiacarbamide, diethyl thiourea, dibutyl thiourea, trimethyl thiourea, diortolyl thiourea, etc., and guanidine vulcanization accelerators include diphenyl guanidine, diorthotolyl. Examples thereof include guanidine and triphenylguanidine. Although the compounding quantity of these vulcanization accelerators is not specifically limited, The range of 0.5-1.0 mass part is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of ethylene * alpha-olefin elastomers.

  In addition to the above components, carbon black or silica can be blended in the rubber composition forming the core wire support layer 2.

  The carbon black preferably has an iodine adsorption amount of 70 to 125 g / kg and a DBP oil absorption amount of 80 to 135 ml / 100 g, and is not particularly limited. For example, HAF, MAF, GPF, ISAF, FEF EPC or the like can be used. The compounding amount of carbon black is preferably in the range of 30 to 70 parts by mass, more preferably 40 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin rubber. When the blending amount of carbon black is less than 30 parts by mass, the amount of carbon black is insufficient, the compression elastic modulus of the core wire support layer 2 is lowered, and the strain when the stress concentration is applied from the core wire 1 is reduced. The suppression effect does not work, and pop-out easily occurs in the core wire 1. In order to prevent the pop-out phenomenon, it is necessary to increase the blending amount of carbon black. However, if the blending amount exceeds 70 parts by mass, the amount of carbon black is excessively increased and the compression elastic modulus is excessively increased. It becomes difficult.

  The blending amount of silica is preferably in the range of 10 to 50 parts by mass, more preferably 15 to 40 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. When the blending amount is less than 10 parts by mass, the compressive elastic modulus of the core support layer 2 is lowered, the effect of suppressing strain when stress concentration from the core 1 is not exerted, and pop-out occurs in the core 1. It becomes easy to do. In order to prevent the pop-out phenomenon, it is necessary to increase the amount of silica. However, if the amount exceeds 50 parts by mass, the amount of silica increases too much and the compression elastic modulus increases too much, making kneading difficult. Become.

  The total compounding amount of carbon black and silica is preferably 55 to 80 parts by mass, more preferably 60 to 80 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin rubber. If the amount is less than 55 parts by mass, the compressive elastic modulus of the core wire support layer 2 is reduced to less than 10%, and pop-out of the core wire 1 may occur in a short time. On the other hand, when the amount exceeds 80 parts by mass, the Mooney viscosity of the rubber composition is increased, and the flow of the core support layer 2 around the core 1 becomes insufficient, resulting in extremely minute voids, which are the starting points. As a result, the pop-out phenomenon is likely to occur.

  Moreover, sulfur is mix | blended with said rubber composition as a crosslinking agent for vulcanization | cure. Although the compounding quantity of sulfur is not specifically limited, The range of 0.5-2 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of ethylene * alpha-olefin rubber.

  The rubber composition for forming the core support layer 2 may further contain a co-crosslinking agent, a reinforcing agent, a plasticizer, a stabilizer, a processing aid, a colorant, a short fiber, and the like as necessary. Well, each of the above components can be kneaded using commonly used means such as a Banbury mixer or a kneader.

  On the other hand, as the core wire 1, for example, a polyester fiber such as polyethylene terephthalate fiber (PET fiber), polyethylene naphthalate fiber (PEN fiber), polytrimethylene terephthalate fiber (PTT fiber), or aramid fiber is used as a material. Combined fiber cords can be used. In particular, it is preferable to use a polyester fiber or an aramid fiber. Since the polyester fiber is contracted by heat, it is excellent in belt tension maintenance. On the other hand, since the aramid fiber has a higher tensile strength than the polyester fiber, it can compensate for a part that cannot be realized by the polyester fiber with respect to the demand for high tension and high load.

  It is desirable to use the core wire 1 in a state where an adhesive treatment is applied. For example, (1) After impregnating a tank containing a treatment liquid selected from an epoxy compound and an isocyanate compound with an untreated cord and pre-dipping, (2) 30-600 in a drying furnace set at a temperature of 160-200 ° C. (3) Subsequently, it is immersed in a tank containing an adhesive solution made of RFL liquid (a mixture of resorcin and formaldehyde initial condensate and rubber latex), and (4) 210-260 ° C. Bonding can be performed in each step of passing through a temperature-set stretching heat setting processor for 30 to 600 seconds and stretching to −1 to 3% to obtain a stretching treatment cord.

  The compression layer 3 is formed by vulcanizing a rubber composition. In this rubber composition, it is preferable to use ethylene / α-olefin rubber as a rubber component. For example, ethylene / α-olefin rubber alone or a blend rubber obtained by mixing ethylene / α-olefin rubber and other types of rubber can be used. The types of rubber blended with ethylene / α-olefin rubber include butadiene rubber (BR), styrene / butadiene rubber (SBR), acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR), and chloroprene rubber (CR). And at least one rubber of butyl rubber (IIR) and natural rubber (NR). In addition, the friction transmission belt excellent in heat resistance can be obtained by comprising all the rubber composition which comprises the friction transmission belt of this invention with an ethylene-alpha-olefin rubber composition. If necessary, vulcanizing agents, vulcanization accelerators, co-crosslinking agents, reinforcing agents, plasticizers, stabilizers, processing aids, colorants, short fibers, etc. are blended, and usually used in Banbury mixers, kneaders, etc. The rubber composition for forming the compression layer 3 can be prepared by kneading using the means used.

  Here, short fibers such as cotton, nylon (registered trademark), p-aramid, and m-aramid are projected on the surface of the rib 5 of the compression layer 3, and wear resistance and quietness during running of the belt are achieved. Can be secured. In this way, in order to project the short fibers on the surface of the rib 5, the short fiber is contained in the rubber composition forming the compression layer 3, and the rib 5 is formed by cutting the compression layer 3 to form the rib 5. 5 can be carried out by protruding a part of the short fiber on the surface of 5. In addition, the friction transmission surface which is the surface of the compression layer 3 includes short fibers such as polyamide short fibers such as cotton, 46 nylon, 6 nylon and 66 nylon, rayon short fibers, aramid short fibers such as p-aramid and m-aramid. You may make it provide the flock layer which fixed the short fiber of the some raw material containing this.

  Further, the stretch layer 4 may be made of a rubber composition that does not use a canvas or a canvas. In the case of a rubber composition, it can be formed of the same rubber composition as that constituting the compression layer 3, but there are cases where short fibers are not included. When the stretch layer 4 is formed of a rubber composition, the back surface of the stretch layer 4 has polyamide short fibers such as cotton, 46 nylon, 6 nylon and 66 nylon, rayon short fibers, aramid such as p-aramid and m-aramid. You may make it provide the flock layer which fixed the short fiber of the some raw material containing short fibers, such as a short fiber.

  When the stretch layer 4 is formed of a canvas, a fiber base selected from a woven fabric, a knitted fabric, a non-woven fabric and the like can be used as the canvas. As this fiber material, publicly known materials can be used. For example, natural fibers such as cotton and hemp, inorganic fibers such as metal fibers and glass fibers, and polyamide, polyester, polyethylene, polyurethane, polystyrene, polyfluoroethylene, Examples thereof include organic fibers such as polyacryl, polyvinyl alcohol, wholly aromatic polyester, and aramid. In the case of a woven fabric, these yarns are woven by plain weaving, twill weaving, satin weaving or the like. This canvas is preferably used by dipping in an RFL solution according to a known technique. Further, after immersing in the RFL solution, friction can be performed by rubbing the unvulcanized rubber into the canvas, and further, immersing treatment can be performed in a soaking solution in which the rubber is dissolved in a solvent. The RFL solution may be appropriately mixed with a carbon black solution to blacken the treated canvas, and a known surfactant may be added in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0% by mass.

  Next, an example of a method for manufacturing the V-ribbed belt shown in FIG. 1 will be described. As a first method, first, a member constituting the stretch layer 4 and a rubber sheet made of a rubber composition forming the core support layer 2 are wound around the circumferential surface of a cylindrical molding drum, and then this rubber is wound. A cord 1 made of a cord is spun on the sheet in a spiral manner, and a rubber sheet for forming the compression layer 3 is wound around to produce an unvulcanized sleeve. Next, the unvulcanized sleeve is vulcanized to obtain a vulcanized sleeve. Thereafter, while the vulcanization sleeve is hung on the driving roll and the driven roll under a predetermined tension and moved, the rotated grinding wheel is moved so as to come into contact with the vulcanized sleeve that has been moved, and the vulcanization sleeve is moved. Ribs 5 are formed by cutting a plurality of 3 to 100 grooves on the surface of the compressed layer 3. The sleeve in which the rib 5 is formed in this way is removed from the driving roll and the driven roll, and the sleeve is hung between the other driving roll and the driven roll and is cut so as to be cut into a predetermined width by a cutter. Can be finished into individual V-ribbed belts.

  As a second method, after a rubber sheet for forming the compression layer 3 and a rubber sheet for forming the core support layer 2 are wound around a cylindrical molding drum having rib groove-shaped marks on the peripheral surface, Then, the core wire 1 is spun and a member for forming the stretched layer 4 is wound thereon to produce an unvulcanized sleeve. Thereafter, the unvulcanized sleeve is vulcanized while being pressed against the forming drum, thereby obtaining a vulcanized sleeve in which the rib 5 is formed on the compression layer 3. Next, after polishing the surface of the rib 5 as necessary, each V-ribbed belt can be finished by cutting the vulcanization sleeve so as to be cut into a predetermined width.

  As a third method, a member constituting the stretch layer 4 and a rubber sheet forming the core support layer 2 are wound on a flexible jacket mounted on a cylindrical forming drum, and a core wire is wound thereon. After spinning 1, a rubber sheet for forming the compression layer 3 is further wound to produce an unvulcanized sleeve. Then, the flexible jacket is expanded and vulcanized while pressing the unvulcanized sleeve against the outer mold having groove-shaped marks corresponding to the ribs 5. In this way, a vulcanized sleeve in which the rib 5 is formed can be manufactured. After polishing the surface of the rib 5 as necessary, the vulcanized sleeve is cut so as to be cut into a predetermined width. Individual V-ribbed belts can be finished.

  In the V-ribbed belt produced as described above, the hardness (JIS-A) of the core support layer 2 is desirably in the range of 70 to 85. When the hardness of the core wire support layer 2 is less than 70, distortion applied to the core wire support layer 2 when the belt is bent increases, and a pop-out phenomenon is likely to occur. The hardness of the core support layer 2 is preferably larger than 70. However, if the hardness exceeds 85, the bending fatigue property of the belt may be lowered, and the belt life may be shortened.

  Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples.

  As an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer, EPDM (an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer having a diene component of ethylidene norbornene, an ethylene content of 55% by mass, a diene component content of 2.9% by mass, and the remaining propylene) is used. The rubber composition of Examples 1-7 and Comparative Examples 1-5 was obtained by mix | blending each material with the compounding quantity of 1 (core wire support layer), and knead | mixing this with a banbury. And this rubber composition was rolled with the calender roll, and the unvulcanized rubber sheet for core wire support layer formation was obtained.

  On the other hand, 100 parts by mass of the above EPDM, 5 parts by mass of zinc white, 1 part by mass of stearic acid, 65 parts by mass of HAF carbon black, 2 parts by mass of anti-aging agent, co-crosslinking agent (N, N′-m-phenylene dimaleimide), A rubber composition is prepared from 8 parts by weight of organic peroxide, 0.3 part by weight of sulfur, short fibers, polyether ester plasticizer, polyether plasticizer, paraffin oil, and surfactant, After kneading, the unvulcanized rubber sheet for forming the compression layer was obtained by rolling with a calender roll.

  First, a two-ply rubberized cotton canvas and a rubber sheet for a core support layer are wound around a cylindrical molding mold having a smooth surface, and a PET core is spun on it, and a compression layer is further formed thereon. A rubber sheet was wrapped around. Next, a vulcanization jacket was inserted on the rubber sheet for the compression layer, and the molding mold was placed in a vulcanization can for vulcanization. The cylindrical vulcanized sleeve thus vulcanized is taken out from the molding mold, the compressed layer of the vulcanized sleeve is ground with a grinder to form a plurality of ribs, and then cut with a predetermined width so as to be cut by a cutter. Thus, a V-ribbed belt was finished. Here, the compressed layer contained short fibers, and the short fibers were oriented in the belt width direction.

上記の心線支持層形成用のゴム組成物についてムーニー粘度、ＰＥＴ心線の平剥離力を測定した。またＶリブドベルトについての高温低張力逆曲げ試験を行ない、心線ポップアウト時間（ただし４００時間で打ち切り）を測定した。結果を表２に示す。

The rubber composition for forming the core support layer was measured for Mooney viscosity and flat peel strength of the PET core. Further, a high-temperature low-tension reverse bending test was performed on the V-ribbed belt, and the core pop-out time (but cut off at 400 hours) was measured. The results are shown in Table 2.

Mooney viscosity With respect to the kneaded rubber for the kneaded cord support layer, the Mooney viscosity was measured according to JIS K6300-1.

◎ Measurement of flat peel force On a rubber sheet of 4 mm thickness with the rubber composition shown in Table 1, PET core wires are arranged in a width of 25 mm, a pressure of 2.0 MPa is applied with a press plate, and vulcanized at 163 ° C. for 30 minutes. Thus, a sample for a peel test was produced. And this sample was heat-aged at 120 degreeC for 5 days, Then, the plane peeling force was measured according to JISK6256 at 120 degreeC atmospheric temperature.

◎ Hardness (JIS-A)
A rubber sheet having a thickness of 4 mm with the rubber composition shown in Table 1 was subjected to a pressure of 2.0 MPa with a press plate and vulcanized at 163 ° C. for 30 minutes. About this vulcanized rubber, hardness (JIS-A) was measured according to JIS K6253.

◎ High-temperature low-tension reverse bending test A running test machine comprising a driving pulley (diameter 120 mm), an idler pulley (diameter 85 mm), a driven pulley (diameter 120 mm), and a tension pulley (diameter 45 mm) was used. Then, a V-ribbed belt is hung on each pulley of the testing machine, the winding angle of the V-ribbed belt around the tension pulley is 90 °, the winding angle around the idler pulley is 120 °, the ambient temperature is 120 ° C, and the drive pulley rotates. A heat durability test was performed in which a load was applied to the drive pulley under the test conditions of several 4900 rpm, belt tension of 55 kgf / 3 rib, and 75 kgf / 3 rib, and the driven pulley was subjected to a load of 12 PS and the V-ribbed belt was run. In the test, the running time was discontinued at 400 hours, and the time until six cracks reaching the core line occurred was examined.

表２にみられるように、実施例１〜５では心線の平剥離力が高く、高温低張力逆曲げ試験においても４００時間、ポップアウトが発生することなく走行させることができるものであった。

As can be seen in Table 2, in Examples 1 to 5, the flat peel force of the core wire was high, and it was possible to run without pop-out for 400 hours even in the high temperature low tension reverse bending test. .

  In Examples 6 and 7, since the blending amount of carbon black and silica is out of the specified range and the hardness is also out of the specified range, there is no particular problem with the flat peel force of the core wire, but the durability is inferior. The result was.

  On the other hand, in Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the amine anti-aging agent is not blended or the blending amount is too small, so that the flat peel strength of the core wire is low and the pop-out phenomenon occurs early. It was. Moreover, in Comparative Examples 3-5, since the compounding quantity of a vulcanization accelerator is excessive, the flat peeling force of a core wire is low and the pop-out phenomenon generate | occur | produces at an early stage.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Core wire 2 Core wire support layer 3 Compression layer 4 Stretch layer 5 Rib

Claims (5)

  In a friction transmission belt provided with a core support layer in which a core wire is embedded along the belt longitudinal direction and a compression layer laminated on the core support layer, the core support layer is 100 masses of ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. 0.7 to 2.0 parts by mass of an amine anti-aging agent, and a sulfenamide vulcanization accelerator, a thiuram vulcanization accelerator, and a thiazole vulcanization accelerator as a vulcanization accelerator A friction transmission belt characterized by being formed by sulfur vulcanizing a rubber composition containing 0.5 to 1.0 parts by mass of an agent.   2. The friction according to claim 1, wherein the rubber composition contains 30 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black and 10 to 50 parts by mass of silica with respect to 100 parts by mass of the ethylene / α-olefin elastomer. Transmission belt.   The friction transmission belt according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the core support layer has a hardness (JIS-A) of 70 to 85.   The friction transmission belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the compression layer is made of a rubber composition containing an ethylene / α-olefin elastomer.   5. The friction transmission belt according to claim 1, wherein the friction transmission belt is a V-ribbed belt.

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