JP5202440B2 - chain - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a chain comprising a Ruri links which have good formability and sliding properties.

  A link of a conveyor chain formed by connecting a link having a flat portion on which an article is placed with a connecting pin is manufactured by synthetic resin molding. In order to give this synthetic resin molded product performance such as sliding characteristics (friction characteristics, surface lubricity), antistatic properties, flame retardancy, etc., synthetic resin (base resin) is provided with a slidability improver and a lubricant. A plurality of functional additives such as antistatic agents and flame retardants are blended (for example, Patent Document 1).

However, when producing pellets of a resin composition such as Patent Document 1 in which a functional additive is blended with a base resin, the functional additive may ooze out, resulting in poor compoundability (pellet production). . Moreover, although it has favorable compound property when used alone, there is also a functional additive in which the compound property decreases when used in combination with other functional additives. In addition, the functional additive oozes out during injection molding, causing slipping between the screws, or the functional additive adhering to the mold, resulting in a decrease in moldability and a deterioration in the appearance quality of the resin molded product. is there. That is, considering the sustainability of functional additives such as slidability improvers, when trying to add a high concentration, the compound state becomes unstable and the pellet itself cannot be manufactured or the pellet is manufactured. Even if it is possible, there is a problem that it may become impossible to mold in the injection molding process. Furthermore, depending on the combination of functional additives, the strength of the molded product may be significantly reduced.
Therefore, there is a problem that the type, number and blending amount of functional additives must be determined not only from the viewpoint of performance and sustainability of performance, but also from the viewpoint of compoundability, moldability, suppression of strength reduction, etc. is there.

JP 2000-72214 A

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, has good moldability, can increase the amount of slidability improver added, or can be blended with a plurality of slidability improvers. , and to provide a Ruchi En that have good sliding properties (surface lubricity).

As a result of intensive studies, the present inventors have increased the amount of the slidability improver added by blending the polyolefin resin with the base resin, or when a plurality of slidability improvers are blended. It has been found that the compoundability and moldability are improved and the sliding properties can be improved, and the present invention has been completed.
That is, the chain according to the first invention contains a base resin containing a polyacetal resin and / or a polyamide resin, a polyolefin resin, a slidability improver containing a fatty acid ester and / or a fatty acid amide, and a silicone polymer. It is a chain formed by connecting a plurality of links obtained by molding a resin composition with connecting pins, and the resin composition contains the slidability improver in a total of 100 parts by mass of the base resin and the polyolefin resin. see containing 1.5 parts by mass or more 20 parts by mass or less with respect to the silicone polymer, the base resin and the total 100 parts by weight of the polyolefin resin comprises 5 parts by mass 1 part by mass or more, amorphous portion of the polyolefin resin Wherein the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide is retained .

Chain according to the second aspect, in the first shot bright, the resin composition, the polyolefin resin, and wherein the total weight of the polyolefin resin and the base resin to contain 1 wt% excess 20 wt% or less To do.
In the chain according to a third aspect of the invention, the resin composition is obtained by melting the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide and impregnating the polyolefin resin, and impregnating the polyolefin resin impregnated with the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide. It is obtained by blending with the base resin, or by blending the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide with the base resin in which the polyolefin resin is blended in advance.

In the present invention, since the polyolefin resin is blended with the polyacetal resin and / or polyamide resin as the base resin, a semi-solid or liquid fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide-based compound that can be blended only in a small amount with the base resin alone. A slidability improver (hereinafter referred to as an ester / amide slidability improver) is held in an amorphous part of a polyolefin resin having a simpler structure than the base resin. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the amount of the ester / amide-based slidability improver added, and the ester / amide-based slide which is easy to bleed out when producing pellets of the resin composition and when forming into a chain link. It is suppressed that the mobility improver oozes to the surface, and the compoundability and moldability are good.

The temperature of the link rises due to sliding heat during use. This increases the diffusion rate of the slidability improver. Accordingly, the ester / amide slidability improver retained in the amorphous part of the polyolefin resin existing inside the link diffuses smoothly through the amorphous part of the base resin and oozes out to the surface. By being held in the polyolefin resin, the ester / amide-based slidability improver can be uniformly and abundantly contained in the base resin. It can be efficiently and stably supplied to the surface of the link , and the chain of the present invention has good sliding characteristics in the long term.

Furthermore, in the present invention, since the ester / amide-based slidability improver is held by the polyolefin resin as the base resin, a silicone polymer can be used in combination as a slidability improver, and good moldability was maintained. In this state, the sliding property of the chain can be further improved.

  In the present invention, since the link has good sliding characteristics, the article can be transported and slipped in a state in which the article is prevented from overturning, and the flow of the article can be prevented by the stop bar during the transportation of the article. When stopping, the article can be satisfactorily slipped on the chain and waited.

According to the present invention, when a polyolefin resin and an ester / amide slidability improver are blended with a polyacetal resin and / or a polyamide resin as a base resin, the amorphous part of the polyolefin resin dispersed in the base resin is mixed with an ester. Since the amide slidability improver is retained, the amount of the ester / amide slidability improver can be increased. And when producing the pellet of a resin composition and shape | molding in a link, it is suppressed that a slidability improving agent oozes out on the surface. Accordingly, the compoundability and moldability are good.

The temperature of the link rises due to sliding heat during use. This increases the diffusion rate of the slidability improver. Accordingly, the ester / amide slidability improver retained in the amorphous part of the polyolefin resin existing inside the link diffuses smoothly through the amorphous part of the base resin and oozes out to the surface. In the present invention, since the amount of the ester / amide slidability improver can be increased as described above, the ester / amide slidability improver is continuously and efficiently used in a sliding environment. In addition, the chain of the present invention is stably supplied to the surface of the link and has good sliding characteristics in the long term. That is, since the ester / amide-based slidability improver acts on the link surface, it adheres to the mating material or decreases due to wear of the link, but in the present invention, it is stocked in the base resin. Wear reduction effect lasts for a long time.

In the present invention, since the ester / amide slidability improver is held in the polyolefin resin as the base resin, a silicone polymer can be used in combination as the slidability improver, and good moldability is maintained. In this state, the sliding property of the chain can be further improved.

Accordingly, since the link of the chain has a good sliding properties, it is possible to prevent the overturning of the article at the time and the slip transportation of goods, when stopping the flow of articles at the stop bar during conveyance of the article, the article Can be satisfactorily slipped on the chain to stand by.

It is a front view which shows the conveyor chain which concerns on 1st Example 1 of this invention. It is a top view which shows the conveyor chain which concerns on 1st Example 1 of this invention. It is a reverse view which shows the conveyor chain which concerns on 1st Example 1 of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the measuring method of tensile strength.

The resin composition for obtaining the link of the present invention is obtained by blending a polyolefin resin and a slidability improver into a base resin containing a polyacetal resin (POM) and / or a polyamide resin (PA). POM or PA may be used alone or in combination.
Examples of POM include homopolymers mainly composed of oxymethylene groups obtained by polymerization reaction using formaldehyde or trioxane as monomers, or copolymers with cyclic ether compounds.
Examples of PA include PA66.
Examples of the polyolefin resin include polyethylene (PE) resin and polypropylene (PP) resin. When PE is used as the polyolefin resin, any one of LDPE (low density PE) and HDPE (high density PE) having a molecular weight of tens of thousands or less and ultra high molecular weight PE having a molecular weight of about 4 million may be used. For high molecular weight PE, it takes time to exudation sliding property improving agent when using a chain, to select the type of appropriate PE in terms of improving the performance of the chain.
The polyolefin resin preferably contains more than 1% by mass and not more than 20% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polyolefin resin and the base resin. When the content of the polyolefin resin is 1% by mass or less, the effect of reducing the dynamic friction coefficient is not exhibited, and when the content exceeds 20 parts by mass, the tensile strength of the link becomes weak.

Examples of the slidability improver include fatty acid esters and / or fatty acid amides. Examples of fatty acid esters include esters of monobasic fatty acids and monohydric alcohols, esters of monobasic fatty acids and polyhydric alcohols, and the like. Examples of monobasic fatty acids include caproic acid, caprylic acid, undecylic acid, lauric acid, tridecylic acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, behenic acid, lignoceric acid, serotic acid, montanic acid, melicic acid, etc. Examples include fatty acids or unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic acid, elaidic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, pracidic acid, erucic acid, and ricinoleic acid. Examples of monohydric alcohols include alcohols such as propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, butyl alcohol, octyl alcohol, capryl alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and behenyl alcohol. Examples of the polyhydric alcohol include ethylene glycol.
Examples of the fatty acid ester include ethylene glycol distearate (EGDS), ethylene glycol monostearate, propylene glycol monostearate and the like.
Examples of the fatty acid amide include erucic acid amide, oleic acid amide, ethylene bisstearoamide (EBS) and the like.
The fatty acid ester and the fatty acid amide may be used alone or in combination. A plurality of fatty acid esters and fatty acid amides may be used.
When a fatty acid ester and / or a fatty acid amide is used alone as a slidability improver, 1 part by mass or more and less than 20 parts by mass is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the base resin and the polyolefin resin. When the blending amount of the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide is less than 1 part by mass, the effect of reducing the dynamic friction coefficient is not exhibited, and when the blending amount is 20 parts by mass or more, the compound property and the moldability are deteriorated.

The resin composition for obtaining the chain of the present invention can further contain a silicone polymer as the slidability improver. The silicone polymer is also called silicone resin or silicone gum. Examples of the silicone polymer include a straight silicone polymer such as a dimethyl silicone polymer having a polydimethylsiloxane group, and a modified silicone polymer in which an organic group is introduced into a side chain or a terminal. Since the surface modification property is excellent, it is preferable to use a high molecular weight silicone polymer having a kinematic viscosity of 1 million cs or more at 25 ° C. (also referred to as an ultra high molecular weight silicone polymer) as the silicone polymer. .

A high molecular weight silicone polymer has a high kinematic viscosity, and when it is directly blended with the base resin, there is a risk of aggregation and there is a problem in dispersibility. Therefore, it is preferable to use a master batch for POM or PA. As examples of master batches for POM, “silicone polymer master batch” (silicone polymer: 40% by mass, POM: 60% by mass) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., “silicone concentrate” manufactured by Toray Downing Silicone Co., Ltd. BY27-006B "(silicone polymer: 40% by mass, POM: 60% by mass).
As an example of a master batch for PA, “Silicone Concentrate BY27-005” (silicone polymer: 50 mass%, PA 66: 50 mass%) manufactured by Toray Downing Silicone Co., Ltd. may be mentioned.

When a silicone polymer is used in combination as a slidability improver, the total amount of the slidability improver is an ester / amide slidability improver and a silicone polymer. 5 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less are blended. When the total blending amount of the slidability improver is less than 1.5 parts by mass, the effect of reducing the dynamic friction coefficient is not exhibited, and when the blending amount exceeds 20 parts by mass, the strength decreases.
And it is still more preferable to mix | blend 1 mass part or more and 5 mass parts or less of silicone polymers among slidability improvement agents.

In the chain link of the present invention, first, an ester / amide slidability improver is melted and impregnated into a polyolefin resin, and this polyolefin resin is blended with the base resin. Or you may decide to mix | blend an ester amide-type slidability improver with the base resin which mix | blended polyolefin resin previously. Even in this case, the ester / amide slidability improver is retained in the polyolefin resin. In this case, the manufacturing cost is lowered.
Next, a resin composition in which a polyolefin resin and an ester / amide slidability improver are blended into the base resin is charged into an extruder (pellet production machine) to produce pellets.
When a silicone polymer is also blended as a slidability improver, the master batch corresponding to the above-described base resin is dry blended with the pellets (the pellets are mixed without applying heat).
And the pellet obtained from the said resin composition, or the mixture which dry-blended the said pellet and the above-mentioned masterbatch is supplied to an injection molding machine, and is injection-molded, and the link of this invention is obtained.

  In addition to the polyolefin resin, commonly used additives such as processing stabilizers, fillers, and dispersants can be blended with the base resin.

This onset Ming is applicable conveyor chain of the conveyor art, chain or the like for power transmission.

When used as a sliding component such as a synthetic resin chain of the transport sector For example, sliding property improving agent through the amorphous portion of the base resin from the amorphous portion of the polyolefin resin by the sliding heat during use spreading In addition, sliding characteristics are manifested .

Oite this onset Ming, an ester-amide sliding property improving agent is a semi-solid or liquid, polyolefin resin as a solid lubricant, a silicone polymer, "Teimen圧-fast" and "high surface pressure, High slidability is maintained for a long time under any of the low speed sliding conditions.

Examples of the present invention will be specifically described below, but the present invention is not limited to these examples. As an example, the present onset bright be described as applied to a conveyor chain.
[First Embodiment 1]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a conveyor chain 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the conveyor chain 1, and FIG. 3 is a back view showing the conveyor chain 1.
Conveyor chain 1 is formed by endlessly connected by link 2 of synthetic resin or metallic connecting pins 8 of the present invention. The link 2 is formed by integrally molding a top plate 7 on which an article is placed on the upper side of a link body 3 having a rectangular shape in plan view.

  A pair of hinge portions 4, 4 provided with pin holes 4 a, 4 a are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval at a substantially central portion of one long side of the top plate 7. A hinge portion 5 provided with a pin hole 5a is formed at a position corresponding to between the hinge portions 4 and 4 on the other long side of the top plate 7, and the link of the hinge portions 4 and 4 on the other long side is formed. Hinge portions 6 and 6 provided with pin holes 6a and 6a are juxtaposed at positions corresponding to both sides in the longitudinal direction.

  The conveyor chain 1 is hinged by inserting the connecting pins 8 into the pin holes 4a, 4a, 5a, 6a, and 6a, and the hinges 4 and 4 of the adjacent links 2 and the hinges 5 and 6 and 6 respectively. It is connected by connecting. The hinge portion may be provided at another position as long as the adjacent top plates 7 are hinge-connected by the connecting pins 8.

The conveyor chain 1 was produced as follows.
Using "Duracon NW-02" (manufactured by Polyplastics Co., Ltd.) in which 10% by mass of PE is blended with the copolymer POM as the base resin, 98.5 parts by mass of this "Duracon NW-02" 1 part by mass of “Emanon 3201MH-V” (EGDS: manufactured by Kao Corporation) as a fatty acid ester of a slidability improver, and the mixture obtained by mixing at room temperature is an extruder (pellet manufacturing machine) The pellets were produced. To 99.5 parts by mass of the pellets, 2.5 parts by mass of “silicone polymer masterbatch” (silicone polymer 40% by mass, POM 60% by mass) manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. was dry-blended, and the resulting mixture was injection molded. It was put into a machine, formed into the link 2 described above, and the link 2 was connected by a connecting pin 8 to produce a conveyor chain 1. In this embodiment, EGDS is held in PE during pellet production and molding. “Duracon NW-02” does not originally contain PE in POM for the purpose of retaining additives as in this example.
In the first example 1, when the POM contained in the “silicone polymer masterbatch” is included, the total of (POM + PE) is 100 parts by mass, and the ratio of the silicone polymer to 100 parts by mass is 1 part by mass. Become.
The first embodiment shown in Table 1 below 1 and the first embodiment will be described below 2-13, shows the formulation of the resin composition 及 beauty Comparative Example 1-18.

[First embodiment 2]
Except that 3 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 is prepared in the same manner as Example 1, and pellets are produced and formed into links. A conveyor chain was produced.
[First Embodiment 3]
Except for blending 10 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 was prepared in the same manner as Example 1, and pellets were produced and formed into links. A conveyor chain was produced.
[First Embodiment 4]
Except for blending 15 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 was prepared in the same manner as Example 1, and pellets were produced and formed into links. A conveyor chain was produced.

[First Embodiment 5]
Mixing 0.5 parts by mass of “Emanon 3201MH-V” (EGDS) with 95.5 parts by mass of “Duracon NW-02” and mixing at room temperature to produce a pellet did. 7.5 parts by mass of the above-mentioned “silicone polymer masterbatch” was dry blended with 96.0 parts by mass of the pellets, and the resulting mixture was put into an injection molding machine and formed into a link to prepare a conveyor chain.
In the first example 5, the ratio of the silicone polymer to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE) is 3 parts by mass.

[First Example 6]
Except that 1 part by mass of EGDS is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 is adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1 and formed into a link. Produced.
[First embodiment 7]
Except that 7 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 is adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1 and formed into a link. Produced.
[First Embodiment 8]
Except for blending 17 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 was adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1 and formed into a link. Produced.

[First Example 9]
Mixing 0.5 parts by mass of “Emanon 3201MH-V” (EGDS) with 92.5 parts by weight of “Duracon NW-02”, and mixing the mixture at room temperature into a pellet making machine to produce pellets did. 13.0 parts by mass of the above-mentioned “silicone polymer masterbatch” was dry blended into 93.0 parts by mass of the pellets, put into an injection molding machine, and formed into a link to prepare a conveyor chain.
In the first example 9, the ratio of the silicone polymer to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE) is 5 parts by mass.

[First Example 10]
Except that 3 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 is adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1 and molded into a link. Produced.
[First Example 11]
Except that 5 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 is adjusted in the same manner as in Example 1 and molded into a link. Produced.
[First Embodiment 12]
Except for blending 10 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 1 12 was adjusted in the same manner as Example 1 and molded into a link. Produced.
[First Example 13]
Except for blending 15 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Example 13 was adjusted in the same manner as in Example 9 and molded into a link. Produced.

[Comparative Example 1]
Instead of “Duracon NW-02”, “Duracon M90-44” (copolymer POM, PE not included: manufactured by Polyplastics Co., Ltd.) was used, except that PE and slidability improver were not added. Adjusted the resin composition of the comparative example 1 like the comparative example 14 mentioned later , produced the pellet and shape | molded it in the link, and produced the conveyor chain.

[Comparative Example 2]
Except that 99 parts by weight of “Duracon M90-44” was blended with 1 part by weight of PE, the resin composition of Comparative Example 2 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, pellets were prepared and formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.
[Comparative Example 3]
Except that 95 parts by weight of “Duracon M90-44” was blended with 5 parts by weight of PE, the resin composition of Comparative Example 3 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, pellets were prepared, formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.
[Comparative Example 4]
Except that 90 parts by mass of “Duracon M90-44” is blended with 10 parts by mass of PE, the resin composition of Comparative Example 4 is prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, pellets are produced, formed into links, and the conveyor chain is Produced.

[Comparative Example 5]
Except that 15 parts by weight of PE was blended with 85 parts by weight of “Duracon M90-44”, the resin composition of Comparative Example 5 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, pellets were prepared and formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.
[Comparative Example 6]
Except that 20 parts by weight of PE was blended with 80 parts by weight of “Duracon M90-44”, the resin composition of Comparative Example 6 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1, pellets were prepared and formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.

[Comparative Example 7]
"Duracon M90-44" is used instead of "Duracon NW-02", PE is not added, and 1 part by weight of "Emanon 3201MH-V" (EGDS) is added to 100 parts by weight of "Duracon M90-44" Except that, the resin composition of Comparative Example 7 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 14 , pellets were prepared and formed into links, and a conveyor chain was manufactured.
[Comparative Example 8]
The resin composition of Comparative Example 8 was prepared in the same manner as Comparative Example 7 except that 3 parts by mass of EGDS was blended with 100 parts by mass of “Duracon M90-44”. As will be described later, it was difficult to produce pellets and could not be formed into links.

[Comparative Example 9]
A pellet of “Duracon M90-44” was prepared without blending EGDS and PE, and 7.5 parts by weight of the above “silicone polymer masterbatch” was dry blended with 95.5 parts by weight of the pellets. The mixture was put into an injection molding machine and formed into a link of Comparative Example 9 to produce a conveyor chain.
In Comparative Example 9, the ratio of the silicone polymer to 100 parts by mass of POM is 3 parts by mass.
[Comparative Example 10]
1 part by mass of EGDS was mixed with 95.5 parts by mass of “Duracon M90-44”, and the mixture obtained by mixing at room temperature was put into a pellet manufacturing machine to produce pellets. 7.5 parts by mass of the “silicone polymer masterbatch” was dry blended with 96.5 parts by mass of the pellets. As will be described later, the compound property was Δ and could not be formed into a link.

[Comparative Example 11]
The resin composition of Comparative Example 11 was prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 14 except that “Duracon NW-02” was used and 0.5 part by mass of EGDS was added to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE). Fabricated and formed into a link to produce a conveyor chain.
[Comparative Example 12]
The resin composition of Comparative Example 12 was prepared in the same manner as Comparative Example 11 except that 20 parts by mass of EGDS was added to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE). As will be described later, the compoundability was poor, and it was impossible to form a link.

[Comparative Example 13]
“Duracon NW-02” is mixed with 99.25 parts by mass of EGDS and 0.5 parts by mass of EGDS to prepare pellets, and 99.75 parts by mass of the pellets are mixed with 1.25 parts by mass of the “silicone polymer masterbatch”. A conveyor chain was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the mixture was adjusted by dry blending. The ratio of the silicone polymer to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE) is 0.5 parts by mass.
[Second Embodiment 1]
[ Comparative Example 14 ]
1 part by mass of “Emanon 3201MH-V” (EGDS) is added to 100 parts by mass of “Duracon NW-02” (POM + PE), and the resin composition prepared by mixing at room temperature is added to a pellet making machine and pelletized. Was made. Then, the pellets were put into an injection molding machine and formed into a link to produce a conveyor chain.
[ Comparative Example 15 ]
Except that 3 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Comparative Example 15 is prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 14, pellets are produced, formed into links, and a conveyor chain is formed. Produced.
[ Comparative Example 16 ]
Except that 5 parts by mass of EGDS is blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Comparative Example 16 is prepared in the same manner as in Comparative Example 14, pellets are produced, formed into links, and a conveyor chain is formed. Produced.
[ Comparative Example 17 ]
Except for blending 10 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Comparative Example 17 was prepared in the same manner as Comparative Example 14, pellets were produced, formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.
[ Comparative Example 18 ]
Except for blending 15 parts by mass of EGDS with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the resin composition of Comparative Example 18 was prepared in the same manner as Comparative Example 14, pellets were produced, formed into links, and the conveyor chain was Produced.

The first embodiment 1-13 above, each 及 beauty Comparative Example 1 to 18 injection moldability at the time of molding compounds when fabricating a pellet of the resin composition (pellet fabrication) resistance, the resin composition in the link Table 1 shows the results of evaluation and measurement of the dynamic friction coefficient when assembled to the chain and the tensile strength of the link. A method for evaluating compoundability and injection moldability, and a method for measuring a coefficient of friction and tensile strength are as follows.

<Method of evaluating compoundability and injection moldability>
○: No problem Δ: The conditions need to be devised, but the process can proceed.
×: Level that it is possible to force the process forward (mass production is impossible)
XX: The process cannot proceed.

<Dynamic friction coefficient>
The conveyor chain of each example and comparative example is operated at a speed of 50 m / min, the mating material is placed on the flat part of the link without lubrication, and the push-pull gauge is hooked on the mating material to accumulate the mating material Produced. The dynamic friction coefficient was calculated by dividing the measured value of the push-pull gauge at that time by the mass of the counterpart material. Examples and comparative examples using ultra-high molecular weight PE assuming a rail member supporting the lower surface of the conveyor chain as an opposing material, aluminum cans, PET bottles, steel cans, and glass bottles assuming articles loaded on the conveyor chain The average value of the coefficient of dynamic friction when each material was used was determined. In Table 1, the dynamic friction coefficient of each Example and Comparative Example is 100% of the value of Comparative Example 1 in which a link is formed with a material of POM 100% without adding PE and a slidability improver and a conveyor chain is manufactured. It is shown as a percentage.

<Tensile strength>
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method for measuring tensile strength.
Three links of each Example and Comparative Example were connected by a stainless steel connecting pin to produce a three-link connecting chain 10.
Jigs 13 and 14 are attached to the fixed portion 11 and the movable portion 12 of the tensile tester, respectively.
The end of the three-link connecting chain in the longitudinal direction from which the hinges 4 and 4 protrude is fixed to the jig 14 in a state where the hinges 4 and 4 are sandwiched. The other end of the three-link connecting chain 10 has a jig 13 with a portion where the hinge portions 4 and 4 are fitted and a portion corresponding to the outside of the hinge portions 6 and 6 (not shown, see FIG. 3). It is fixed in a state of being sandwiched by the front and rear.
Then, the movable portion 12 is pulled in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4, and a tensile load is applied to the three-link connecting chain 10.
In Table 1, the tensile strength of each Example and Comparative Example is shown as a ratio when the value of Comparative Example 1 is 100%.

From Comparative Examples 1 to 6, by adding PE to POM, the dynamic friction coefficient can be reduced, and when the added amount of PE is 5 parts by mass or more, it can be reduced to 85% of Comparative Example 1 in which PE is not added. I understand. However, the amount of reduction in the dynamic friction coefficient is insufficient.
From Comparative Example 7, it can be seen that the dynamic friction coefficient can be lowered from Comparative Examples 1 to 6 by blending 1 part by mass of EGDS with 100 parts by mass of POM. However, in the case of Comparative Example 8 in which 3 parts by mass of EGDS is blended, it cannot be formed into a link, so it can be seen that there is a limit to adding EGDS to POM alone.

  From Comparative Example 9, it can be seen that when a silicone polymer is added to POM, the dynamic friction coefficient can be reduced, but when EGDS is further added as in Comparative Example 10, it cannot be formed into a link.

In the case of 1st Examples 1-13 and comparative examples 14-18 which added slidability improver after blending PE in POM, it turns out that compound nature and moldability are good and can reduce a dynamic friction coefficient. When PE was not blended as in Comparative Example 8 above, the moldability deteriorated, so EGDS could not be blended in an amount of 1 part by mass or more, but in Examples, the moldability was not deteriorated. EGDS can be blended to nearly 20 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), and the dynamic friction coefficient can be greatly reduced.
As shown in Comparative Examples 14 to 18 , when 1 part by mass or more of EGDS is blended, the dynamic friction coefficient can be reduced to 60%. In the case of the comparative example 11 which mix | blended 0.5 mass part of EGDS, a dynamic friction coefficient is 70% and a dynamic friction coefficient cannot fully be reduced. In the case of Comparative Example 12 in which 20 parts by mass of EGDS is blended, the compound property is poor, and a defect (slip) occurs and cannot be formed into a link. Therefore, when EGDS is used alone as a slidability improver, EGDS The blending amount is set to 1 part by mass or more and less than 20 parts by mass.

By comparing Comparative Examples 14-18 with First Examples 1-4, First Examples 5-8, and First Examples 9-13, a silicone polymer is further added as a slidability improver. It can be seen that the dynamic friction coefficient can be further reduced.
From Comparative Example 13, when 0.5 parts by mass of EGDS and 0.5 parts by mass of silicone polymer are blended with respect to 100 parts by mass of (POM + PE), the compoundability and moldability are good, but the effect of reducing the dynamic friction coefficient Is small. Therefore, when EGDS and the silicone polymer are used in combination, the total amount of EGDS and the silicone polymer is 1.5 parts by mass or more and 20 parts by mass or less from the viewpoint of the dynamic friction coefficient reduction effect and strength.
The tensile strength decreases as the additive amount of the slidability improver increases, but the tensile strength test is a very severe test, and the mass is larger due to the smaller dynamic friction coefficient. Since the mating material can be slid, there is no problem in practical use. It has been confirmed that the life of the conveyor chain is comparable to that of the conventional product.

As described above, by blending the polyolefin resin with the base resin, the ester / amide-based slidability improver is retained in the polyolefin resin, and the amount of the ester / amide-based slidability improver is increased. It was confirmed that the slidability improver was prevented from oozing to the surface during pellet formation and molding, and that the compoundability and moldability were good. When the chain is used, the slidability improver diffuses from the amorphous part of the polyolefin resin present in the chain and on the surface layer through the amorphous part of the base resin due to sliding heat, etc., and oozes out to the surface. It was confirmed that the sliding properties of the chain can be improved by increasing the blending amount of the slidability improver and using a plurality of types of slidability improvers.

Therefore, according to the conveyor chain of the present invention, the article can be transported satisfactorily and slipped in a state in which the article is prevented from falling, and when the flow of the article is stopped by the stop bar during the transportation of the article, Goods can be satisfactorily slipped on the chain to stand by.
In the above embodiment, and not While this onset bright is explained when applied to the conveyor chain is not limited thereto, the present invention also performed in the case of applying the power transmission for chain like Example It is thought that the same effect is produced.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyor chain 2 Link 3 Link main body 4, 5, 6 Hinge part 4a, 5a, 6a Pin hole 7 Top plate 8 Connection pin 10 3 Link connection chain 11 Fixed part 12 Movable part 13, 14 Jig

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Obtained by molding a resin composition comprising a base resin containing a polyacetal resin and / or a polyamide resin, a polyolefin resin, and a slidability improver containing a fatty acid ester and / or a fatty acid amide, and a silicone polymer. A chain formed by connecting a plurality of links with connecting pins ,
The resin composition is
The sliding property improving agent, unrealized 1.5 parts by mass or more 20 mass parts or less relative to total 100 parts by weight of the base resin and a polyolefin resin,
The silicone polymer is contained in an amount of 1 part by mass to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass in total of the base resin and the polyolefin resin,
A chain characterized in that the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide is held in an amorphous part of the polyolefin resin . 2. The chain according to claim 1, wherein the resin composition includes the polyolefin resin in excess of 1 mass% and 20 mass% or less with respect to a total mass of the polyolefin resin and the base resin. The resin composition is obtained by melting the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide and impregnating the polyolefin resin, and blending the polyolefin resin impregnated with the fatty acid ester and / or fatty acid amide into the base resin. 3. The chain according to claim 1, wherein the chain is obtained by blending the fatty acid ester and / or the fatty acid amide with the base resin in which the polyolefin resin is blended in advance.

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