JP2003148562A - Toothed belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a belt capable of preventing cracks and damages of a belt back face generated under high load, and abrasions and damages of an end face of the belt caused by the movement of the belt to a pulley flange part, by lowering a frictional coefficient of the rubber used in a back part of the toothed belt, whereby the normal movement of an engine can be kept. SOLUTION: This toothed belt is manufactured by forming a plurality of tooth parts 3 along the longitudinal direction of the toothed belt 5 having a core wire 1 buried in its back part 2, and covering the surfaces of the tooth parts 3 by tooth cloth 4. The dynamic frictional coefficient of the rubber used in at least the back part 2 is adjusted within a range of 0.4-0.5. As a means for controlling the dynamic frictional coefficient, carbon black of particle size of 30 μm or less is blended in the rubber.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a toothed belt covered with a tooth cloth which is used, for example, for driving a cam shaft of an automobile engine or a cam shaft and an injection pump, and for synchronous transmission of general industrial machines. It is a thing. In particular, the present invention relates to a high load belt which is improved to prevent damage to the end surface of the belt while maintaining wear resistance and tooth chipping resistance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Toothed belts for driving camshafts, injection pumps, oil pumps, water pumps, etc. of automobile engines are being used to increase the load on the belts and to make the engine room compact as the engine output increases. Since the environment in which the toothed belt is used has become particularly severe in recent years due to a rise in the ambient temperature, further improvement in durability is required. Further, with respect to a toothed belt used for general industries, it is required to extend a replacement cycle for driving a high load such as an injection molding machine.

The failure mode of the toothed belt is belt cutting due to bending fatigue of the core wire and crack generation due to insufficient heat resistance of rubber, overload, insufficient heat resistance of tooth cloth and tooth rubber, tooth loss due to wear of tooth cloth. It is roughly divided into. With respect to belt cutting due to bending fatigue of the core wire and insufficient heat resistance of rubber, improvements have been made in the core material, core diameter, and other factors, and in heat resistance of the core treatment agent. Also, with regard to improving the heat resistance of rubber, the number of failures has decreased due to the use of hydrogenated nitrile rubber.

[0004]

Particularly, in a toothed belt for driving an engine or an industrial drive device in which a high load is applied to the belt, the pulley shaft is bent due to the high load, and the belt runs unbalanced. Abnormal wear on the side surface of the belt due to friction with the pulley flange and the like, and cutting and tooth breakage due to damage on the side surface are likely to occur.

Further, the belt is stretched by a high load, the auto tensioner does not operate, the belt is not properly loaded, and the normal operation of the engine is hindered.

With respect to belt side wear, damage, and belt elongation, the tooth cloth material on the surface of the toothed belt which meshes with the pulley teeth is subjected to a treatment in which a fluororesin or a layered graphite having a friction coefficient reducing action is added, The core material has been examined, but no sufficient improvement measures have been found yet.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention reduces the friction coefficient of rubber used for the back portion of a toothed belt to cause cracks and damages on the back surface of the belt under high load. Further, it is possible to prevent wear and damage of the end surface of the belt due to the movement of the belt to the pulley flange portion, thereby providing a belt that maintains the normal operation of the engine.

As a means therefor, the present invention comprises a plurality of rubber-based tooth portions arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction,
In a toothed belt having a rubber-backed back in which core wires are embedded, and the surface of the tooth portion covered with a tooth cloth, at least the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used in the back is from 0.04 to 0.04. It is in the toothed belt designated as 5.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by using a toothed belt in which at least the rubber used for the back portion has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.04 to 0.5, the back surface of the belt generated under a high load is generated. It is possible to prevent cracks, damage, and abrasion and damage of the end surface of the belt due to movement of the belt to the pulley flange portion.

The invention according to claim 2 is the toothed belt according to claim 1, wherein carbon black having a particle diameter of less than 30 μm is mixed in the rubber.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber can be made smaller than 0.5 by incorporating carbon black having a particle size smaller than 30 μm into the rubber.

The invention according to claim 3 is the toothed belt according to claim 2, wherein the amount of the carbon black is 10 to 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of rubber.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the amount of the carbon black is 10 to 5 with respect to 100 parts by mass of rubber.
When the content is 0 part by mass, the processing becomes easy and the physical properties of the rubber usable as the toothed belt for automobiles can be sufficiently exhibited.

The invention according to claim 4 is the toothed belt according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at least the rubber layer of the back part contains 1 to 20 parts by mass of short fibers.

When the amount of the short fibers is less than 1 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber, the effect of mixing the short fibers is small, and when the amount exceeds 20 parts by mass, the Mooney viscosity of the rubber is increased. This is a problem in the processing steps (poor dispersion in the kneading step, unrollable in the sheet rolling step, poor surface texture and no thickness, etc.). There is also a problem that the teeth are not formed accurately.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber compounded with an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt and an organic peroxide or a sulfur compound.

According to the invention of claim 5, since the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber mixed with an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt and an organic peroxide or a sulfur compound, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back part Can be 0.04 to 0.5.

The invention according to claim 6 is the one according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber in which 15 to 40 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added to the total polymer. It is a toothed belt.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber containing 15 to 40 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt based on the total polymer. Since it is a toothed belt, the coefficient of dynamic friction of the rubber used for the back can be reliably changed from 0.04 to 0.5, and cracks, damages and It is possible to prevent wear and damage of the end surface of the belt due to the movement to the pulley flange portion.

The invention according to claim 7 is the toothed belt according to claim 4, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber in which 5 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added to the total polymer. .

According to the invention of claim 7, in the toothed belt according to claim 4, the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber in which 5 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added to the total polymer. Therefore, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back portion is surely 0.
It can be changed from 04 to 0.5, and it is possible to prevent cracks and damages on the back surface of the belt which occur under high load and wear and damage on the end surface of the belt due to movement of the belt to the pulley flange portion.

The invention according to claim 8 is the toothed belt according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the back surface hardness of the toothed belt is 80 degrees or more (JIS A hardness meter).

According to the invention described in claim 8, the back surface hardness of the toothed belt is 80 degrees or more (JIS A hardness meter),
Since it is preferably 85 degrees or more, the deformation of the rubber can be suppressed even when stress is applied. For this reason, heat generation during belt running can be suppressed and resistance during friction can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to reduce wear and damage on the side surface of the belt when the belt is running.

[0024]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective schematic view of the toothed belt according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 1, the toothed belt 5 includes a plurality of tooth portions 3 arranged at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and tooth portions 3.
Is a structure having a back portion 2 continuous with, a core wire 1 embedded in the back portion 2, and a tooth cloth 4 covering the surface of the tooth portion 3.
The back portion 2 and the tooth portions 3 form a belt body formed of the rubber layer 9. The tooth cloth 4 is made of a fibrous material as a base material, which is formed by weaving a weft yarn 7 extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt and a warp yarn 8 extending in the width direction of the belt.

Here, it is preferable that at least the rubber used for the back has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.04 to 0.5. More preferably, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back part of the belt is from 0.04 to 0.4, and even more preferably from 0.04 to 0.2. When a belt having a coefficient of dynamic friction of more than 0.5 is used, the thrust force becomes large, and the belt remains moving in front of the shaft and to the engine body side, which causes damage to the belt end surface and damage to the belt. The problem arises.

In order to keep the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back part of the belt within a predetermined range, it is preferable to mix carbon black having a particle size of less than 30 μm in at least the rubber part of the back part. It is desirable to blend carbon black having a particle diameter of 15 μm or less. When carbon black with a particle size of 30 μm or more is used, the heat generation increases and the friction coefficient on the back increases, which increases the resistance under load on the belt, resulting in cracks, damage on the back of the belt, and movement to the pulley flange. End face damage occurs.

The compounding amount of the carbon black is preferably 10 to 50 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber polymer. If the amount of carbon black is less than 10 parts by mass, the required rubber physical properties will not appear. Also, in the kneading process,
The kneaded rubber will fall apart. Further, the strength of unvulcanized rubber is weak, and if it is formed into a sheet, the rolled rubber becomes thin, and there is a problem that the sheet is cut at worst. Further, in the rolling process, a phenomenon occurs in which the kneaded rubber does not wind around the roll, or a situation in which sheeting cannot be performed occurs. On the other hand, when the amount of carbon black exceeds 50 parts by mass, the Mooney viscosity of the kneaded rubber increases, which causes a problem that the rubber cannot be processed.

The material of the rubber compound forming the belt main body is not particularly limited, and a suitable material is appropriately selected according to the use conditions. In the case of toothed belts for automobile engines and various engines, H-NBR and C with heat resistance and oil resistance are provided.
R, CSM, etc. are used. In addition to H-NBR, CR and CSM, toothed belts used in general industrial machines include
NBR, ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPD
M), ethylene propylene copolymer (EPR), SB
R, isopropylene rubber (IR), natural rubber (NR),
Any of fluororubber, silicone rubber and the like can be used. In the case of such a toothed belt, the use of the tooth cloth described in FIG. 1 is effective.

The material of the fiber material forming the weft threads, warp threads 8 and the like of the tooth cloth 4 is nylon, aramid (meta-based or para-based), polyester, polybenzoxazole, cotton or the like, or a combination thereof. Can be adopted. The form of the fiber may be either a filament yarn or a spun yarn, and may be a single-composition twisted yarn, a mixed-twisted yarn, or a mixed-spun yarn. Further, the woven structure may be any of twill weave, satin weave, plain weave, and the like.

The rubber layer 9 of the back portion 2 contains 1 to 20 parts by mass of short fibers 17 with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber constituting the rubber layer 9. Here, the short fibers 17 are preferably made of cotton, vinylon, aramid, inorganic fiber, or the like, which has a high melting point that does not easily melt at a low temperature during friction or has no melting point. The length is preferably 5 mm or less. Fiber length is 5m
If it exceeds m, it tends to be oriented when the rubber is formed into a rolled sheet by a calender, an extruder or the like, and when it becomes a belt, it is likely to cause early cracking due to bending. The orientation direction of the short fibers is preferably the belt width direction,
It may be oriented in the belt length direction. When the amount of the short fibers is less than 1 part by mass, the effect of incorporating the short fibers does not appear. On the other hand, when the amount of the short fibers is more than 20 parts by mass, the Mooney viscosity of the rubber is increased and processing (dispersion failure in the kneading step) However, there are problems that it cannot be rolled in the sheet rolling step, that the surface texture is bad and the thickness does not appear, and that the teeth cannot be formed accurately.

The back surface hardness of the belt is at least 80 degrees or more, preferably 85 degrees or more (JISA). In order to obtain a back hardness of at least 80 degrees or more, H-NBR is used as the rubber compound, or 15-40 parts by mass of the unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt in H-NBR with respect to the total polymer, or Add 5 to 15 parts by mass. When the amount of the unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is less than 5 parts by mass, the rubber hardness does not reach the predetermined hardness, while when it exceeds 40 parts by mass, the rubber hardness becomes too large, the belt rigidity becomes high, and the bending fatigue resistance becomes high. Inferior belt life is shortened.

Further, as the above hydrogenated nitrile rubber,
From the viewpoint of heat resistance, it is necessary that the hydrogenation rate is at least 90% or more, and 92 to 98% is preferable. The hydrogenated nitrile rubber is mixed with a metal salt of an unsaturated carboxylic acid to increase the modulus (tensile elastic modulus) and the hardness, and the modulus (tensile elastic modulus), the cutting elongation, and the higher In order to secure the tear strength and hardness, the hydrogenated nitrile rubber is mixed with the unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt in an amount of 15 to the total polymer as described above.
It is desirable to mix it in an amount of -40 parts by mass. Alternatively, 5 to 1
When 5 parts by mass are mixed, short fibers are mixed with the polymer component 10
It is necessary to mix 1 to 20 parts by mass with respect to 0.

As the core wire 3, a filament of 5 to 9 μm E glass or high strength glass, or 0.5 to
A twisted cord obtained by twisting filaments of para-aramid fiber of 2.5 denier and treated with an adhesive of RFL liquid, epoxy solution, isocyanate solution and rubber compound is used.

[0034]

EXAMPLES Next, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to examples. (Example) A rubber having the composition shown in Table 1 was kneaded by a usual method, and rubber sheets A-1 to A-5 having a predetermined thickness were prepared with a calender roll. Further, as the tooth cloth, the fibers shown in Table 2 were used to perform the treatment shown in Table 2 to obtain B-1.
In the RFL treatment in Table 2, the tooth cloth is immersed in the RFL treatment liquid having the composition of C-1 shown in Table 3, dried at 120 ° C, and then heat-treated at 180 ° C for 2 minutes. Further, the rubber paste treatment in Table 2 was carried out by dissolving the rubber compound shown in Table 4 in MEK and toluene as C-2 and C-3 shown in Table 3 and then polyaryl polyisocyanate (trade name as an isocyanate compound). PAPI) is added to the treatment solution as appropriate to MBI or N- (1,3-Dimeth
yl-Butyl) -N'-phenyl-pheny
The tooth cloth is immersed and dried in a treatment liquid to which an antifriction material such as lendamine, fluororesin powder or graphite is added and mixed.

[0035]

[Table 1]

[0036]

[Table 2]

[0037]

[Table 3]

[0038]

[Table 4]

Next, the above-mentioned tooth cloth is wound around a mold having 120 ZBS tooth shapes for belt production, and a pair of SZ twisted RFLs is used.
The core wire shown in Table 5, which was adhered with a rubber paste prepared by dissolving hydrogenated nitrile rubber in a solvent such as toluene, was spirally wound at a predetermined tension at a pitch shown in Table 6. The rubber sheet in Table 1 was attached on the core wire. Furthermore, after being placed in a vulcanizing can to form a tooth profile by a normal press-fitting method, it is pressure-vulcanized at 165 ° C for 30 minutes, and the back surface of the belt is ground to a certain thickness and cut into a certain width (30 mm). To obtain a running toothed belt. The backside hardness of each belt is shown in Table 7.

[0040]

[Table 5]

[0041]

[Table 6]

The size of the produced belt has a belt width of 30.
mm, belt tooth profile ZBS, 120 teeth, tooth pitch 9.
It is 525 mm and is usually displayed as 120 ZBS30. As a running test device, a 22-tooth crank pulley 11, a 44-tooth cam pulley 13 and a 19-tooth water pump pulley 15, an eccentric pulley 19, and an idler 21 shown in FIG.
Use a test device with a layout consisting of. A running test was conducted at an effective tension of 3700 N applied to the belt at a crank pulley rotation speed of 4000 rpm and an initial tension of 350 N. Then, a mark (painted) was put on the front surface of the tooth portion with white ink on both tooth portions of the running test belt. The running condition was running at 4000 rpm for 200 hours, and the end face damage was evaluated by the disappearance of the mark after running. Table 8 shows the relationship between the end surface phenomenon and the evaluation points, and Table 7 shows the results.

Next, the friction coefficient was measured using the rubber sheet of Table 1 as a sample. The measured friction coefficient is a dynamic friction coefficient. As a measuring method, as shown in FIG.
Measured in accordance with 25 “Plastic Film and Sheet Friction Coefficient Test Method”. At this time, as the mating material, the center line average roughness (Ra) specified in JIS B0601
Is 0.4 μmRa or less, and the material used is a table which is an S45C iron plate. Furthermore, JISK7 as shown in FIG.
218 “Sliding wear test method for plastics” was measured by method A. JIS as the mating material at this time
The center line average roughness (Ra) specified in B0601 is 0.4.
An iron plate of S45C with a material of μmRa or less was used. The results are shown in Table 8.

[0044]

[Table 7]

[0045]

[Table 8]

From Table 7, in Examples 1 to 3 in which the friction coefficient of the back rubber is much lower than 0.5, more than half of the marks are damaged in the end face as compared with the comparative example in which the friction coefficient is higher than 0.5. It turns out that is quite small. Therefore, it is understood that the example is considerably effective in end face damage as compared with the comparative example.

[0047]

As described above, according to the present invention, at least the belt used in the back has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.04 to 0.5. There is an effect that it is possible to prevent cracks and damages on the back surface and wear and damage of the end surface of the belt due to movement of the belt to the pulley flange portion.

In the invention described in claim 2, the effect that the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber can be made 0.04 to 0.5 by incorporating carbon black having a particle size smaller than 30 μm in the rubber. There is.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the amount of the carbon black is 10 to 5 with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber.
The use of 0 parts by mass has an effect that the processing is facilitated and the physical properties of the rubber usable as the toothed belt for automobiles are sufficiently exhibited.

According to the invention described in claim 4, by mixing 1 to 20 parts by mass of the short fibers in at least the rubber layer of the back part, friction with the idler or tensioner pulley surface which comes into contact with the back surface of the belt on the belt layout. There is an effect that the coefficient can be reduced, the stress at the time of friction between the belt side surface and the pulley flange which is in contact with the belt during traveling can be relieved, and the side surface can be prevented from being worn or damaged.

According to the invention described in claim 5, since the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber mixed with an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt and an organic peroxide or a sulfur compound, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back part is There is an effect that can be made 0.04 to 0.5.

According to the invention described in claim 6, the rubber is hydrogenated nitrile rubber containing 15 to 40 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt based on the total polymer. Since it is a toothed belt, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back can be reliably changed from 0.04 to 0.5, and cracks on the back surface of the belt generated under high load, damage, and belt There is an effect that abrasion and damage of the end surface of the belt due to the movement to the pulley flange portion can be prevented.

According to the invention of claim 7, in the toothed belt according to claim 4, the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber in which 5 to 15 parts by mass of an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added to the total polymer. Therefore, the dynamic friction coefficient of the rubber used for the back portion is surely 0.
It is possible to set the ratio from 04 to 0.5, and it is possible to prevent cracks and damages on the back surface of the belt which occur under high load and wear and damage on the end surface of the belt due to movement of the belt to the pulley flange portion. .

According to the invention of claim 8, the back hardness of the toothed belt is 80 degrees or more (JISA hardness meter),
Since it is preferably 85 degrees or more, the deformation of the rubber can be suppressed even when stress is applied. For this reason, heat generation during belt running can be suppressed and resistance during friction can be reduced. This has the effect of reducing wear and damage on the side surface of the belt when the belt is running.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective schematic view of a toothed belt according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a running test device for a toothed belt.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a measuring method of JIS K7125.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a measuring method of JIS K7218.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 core wire 2 back 3 teeth 4 tooth cloth 5 toothed belt 7 Weft 8 warp 9 rubber layer 11 crank pulley 13 Cam pulley 15 Water pump pulley 19 Eccentric pulley 21 idler 23 Auto tensioner 27 measurement samples 29 load 31 Rotational friction force 33 Pressure 35 Measurement sample

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A tooth portion having a plurality of rubbers as a base material, which are arranged at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and a back portion having a base material made of rubber in which a core wire is embedded, and a tooth is provided on a surface of the tooth portion. A toothed belt covered with a cloth, characterized in that at least the rubber used for the back portion has a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.04 to 0.5. 2. The toothed belt according to claim 1, wherein carbon black having a particle size smaller than 30 μm is mixed in the rubber. 3. The amount of carbon black is 100 rubber.
The toothed belt according to claim 2, which is 10 to 50 parts by mass with respect to parts by mass. 4. The toothed belt according to claim 1, wherein at least the rubber layer of the back portion contains 1 to 20 parts by mass of short fibers. 5. The toothed belt according to claim 1, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber blended with an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt and an organic peroxide or a sulfur compound. 6. The toothed belt according to claim 1, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber to which an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added in an amount of 15 to 40 parts by mass based on the total polymer. 7. The toothed belt according to claim 4, wherein the rubber is a hydrogenated nitrile rubber to which an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt is added in an amount of 5 to 15 parts by mass based on the total polymer. 8. The back hardness of the toothed belt is 80 degrees (J
(ISA type hardness meter) or more, The toothed belt according to any one of claims 1 to 7.