阅读说明：本技术 层叠体及其制备方法 (Laminate and method for producing same ) 是由 大久保雄司 山村和也 石原健人 柴原正文 长谷朝博 本田幸司 于 2018-05-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明的目的在于提供使聚合物层与橡胶层的粘接性进一步提高的PTFE等的聚合物层与橡胶的层叠体。本发明涉及层叠体,其特征在于,其为含氟高分子化合物层与由橡胶组合物形成的橡胶层层叠而成的层叠体,其中,所述含氟高分子化合物为六氟丙烯单元、全氟烷基乙烯基醚单元、亚甲基单元、乙烯单元和全氟二氧杂环戊烯单元中的至少一种与二氟亚甲基单元的共聚物,或者聚四氟乙烯,所述橡胶层含有SiO<Sub>2</Sub>。(The purpose of the present invention is to provide a laminate of a polymer layer such as PTFE and a rubber, wherein the adhesiveness between the polymer layer and the rubber layer is further improved. The present invention relates to a laminate comprising a layer of a fluorine-containing polymer compound and a rubber layer made of a rubber composition, wherein the fluorine-containing polymer compound is at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit, and a perfluorodioxole unitAt least one copolymer with difluoromethylene units, or polytetrafluoroethylene, said rubber layer containing SiO 2 。)

1. A laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber layer made of a rubber composition, wherein the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer are laminated,

the surface roughness Ra of the fluorine-containing polymer compound layer is 1 [ mu ] m or less,

the fluorine-containing high molecular compound is a copolymer of at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit and a perfluorodioxole unit and a difluoromethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene,

the content of the organic peroxide in 100 parts by mass of the rubber composition is less than 0.1 part by mass,

the rubber layer contains SiO₂。

2. The laminate according to claim 1, wherein the rubber composition is a natural rubber composition and/or a butyl-like rubber.

3. A laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber layer made of a natural rubber composition, wherein the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer have an adhesion strength of 0.15N/mm or more,

the surface roughness Ra of the fluorine-containing polymer compound layer is 1 [ mu ] m or less,

the fluorine-containing high molecular compound is a copolymer of at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit and a perfluorodioxole unit and a difluoromethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene.

4. The laminate according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fluoropolymer layer has a higher adhesive strength with the rubber layer than the strength of the rubber layer.

5. The laminate according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the rubber composition contains a rubber main agent and SiO₂SiO in an amount of 100 parts by mass based on the rubber base₂In a ratio of10 parts by mass or more.

6. The laminate according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein in the fluoropolymer layer, oxygen atoms are bonded to carbon atoms on a surface opposite to the rubber layer.

7. A method for producing a laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber layer laminated together,

the fluorine-containing high molecular compound is a copolymer of at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit and a perfluorodioxole unit and a difluoromethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene,

the preparation method comprises the following steps: from containing SiO₂A step of preparing an unvulcanized rubber sheet from the natural rubber composition of (1);

a step of subjecting the surface of a molded article comprising the fluorine-containing polymer compound to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment so that the surface temperature of the molded article is not lower than (the melting point of the polymer compound is-120 ℃), thereby producing a surface-modified molded article; and

and a step of bringing the modified surface of the surface-modified molded article into contact with the unvulcanized rubber sheet, and heating and pressing the sheet.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a laminate in which a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber layer are laminated, and a method for producing the same.

Background

Conventionally, etching treatment, ultraviolet treatment, chemical vapor deposition treatment, plasma treatment, and the like have been performed to impart various functions to the surface of a molded article containing an organic polymer compound. For example, since a molded article molded with a fluororesin has low surface wettability and is difficult to adhere with an adhesive, the adhesiveness of the surface of the molded article is improved by performing etching treatment or plasma treatment.

Patent document 1, which the inventors of the present invention have filed, discloses a method for producing a surface-modified molded article, characterized in that the surface temperature of a molded article containing an organic polymer compound is set to be not less than (the melting point of the organic polymer compound is-120 ℃) and the surface of the molded article is subjected to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment to introduce peroxide radicals. Patent document 1 discloses the following description of PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) that is difficult to adhere to fluororesins, particularly other materials. That is, although the surface of the PTFE sheet is plasma-treated to obtain a certain degree of adhesion effect, when the surface of the PTFE sheet is plasma-treated and a peeling test of a composite body bonded to an adherend is performed, the surface strength of the sheet-shaped molded article (PTFE sheet) of PTFE is low due to the influence of cutting treatment at the time of molding, and the PTFE sheet is easily peeled. Further, according to the method of patent document 1, it is disclosed that peroxide radicals can be sufficiently formed on the surface of the molded article, and when the bond between the carbon atom of the organic polymer compound and the carbon atom or other atoms is cleaved, a crosslinking reaction occurs between the carbon atoms in which the bond in each polymer is cleaved, and the strength of the surface layer can be improved.

Disclosure of Invention

The atmospheric pressure plasma treatment disclosed in patent document 1 can improve the surface layer strength of a polymer layer containing tetrafluoroethylene units such as PTFE, and can improve the adhesion of the polymer layer to an adherend. The present invention has an object to provide a laminate of a polymer layer such as PTFE and a rubber, which further improves the adhesion between the polymer layer and the rubber layer, particularly when the adherend is a rubber.

The present invention for solving the above problems is as follows.

(1) A laminate comprising a fluorine-containing polymer compound layer and a rubber layer formed from a rubber composition, wherein the surface roughness Ra of the fluorine-containing polymer compound layer is 1 [ mu ] m or less, the fluorine-containing polymer compound is a copolymer of a difluoromethylene unit and at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit, and a perfluorodioxole unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene, the content of an organic peroxide in 100 parts by mass of the rubber composition is less than 0.1 part by mass, and the rubber layer contains SiO₂。

(2) The laminate according to the item (1), wherein the rubber composition is a natural rubber composition and/or a butyl-based rubber.

(3) A laminate comprising a rubber layer made of a natural rubber composition and a fluorine-containing polymer compound layer laminated thereon, wherein the adhesion strength between the fluorine-containing polymer compound layer and the rubber layer is 0.15N/mm or more, the surface roughness Ra of the fluorine-containing polymer compound layer is 1 [ mu ] m or less, and the fluorine-containing polymer compound is a copolymer of a difluoromethylene unit and at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit, and a perfluorodioxole unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene.

(4) The laminate according to any one of the above (1) to (3), wherein the adhesive strength between the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer is greater than the strength of the rubber layer.

(5) The laminate according to any one of the above (1) to (4), wherein the rubber composition contains a rubber main agent and SiO₂SiO in an amount of 100 parts by mass based on the rubber base₂The proportion of (B) is 10 parts by mass or more.

(6) The laminate according to any one of the above (1) to (5), wherein in the fluoropolymer layer, oxygen atoms are bonded to carbon atoms on a surface opposite to the rubber layer.

(7) A method for producing a laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer and a rubber layer laminated together,

the fluorine-containing high molecular compound is a copolymer of at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit and a perfluorodioxole unit and a difluoromethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene, and the preparation method comprises the following steps: from containing SiO₂A step of preparing an unvulcanized rubber sheet from the natural rubber composition of (1); a step of preparing a surface-modified molded article by subjecting the surface of the molded article to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment while the surface temperature of the molded article made of the fluorine-containing polymer compound is set to be not less than (the melting point of the polymer compound-120 ℃); and a step of bringing the modified surface of the surface-modified molded article into contact with the unvulcanized rubber sheet, and heating and pressing the sheet.

According to the invention, since the rubber layer as the adherend contains SiO₂Can provideA laminate which can improve the bonding strength between a polymer layer such as PTFE and a rubber layer without using an adhesive.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing an atmospheric pressure plasma processing apparatus.

FIG. 2 is an XPS chart measured in the examples.

Detailed Description

The present invention is a laminate comprising a fluoropolymer layer such as polytetrafluoroethylene and a rubber layer comprising a rubber composition, wherein the rubber layer contains SiO₂. By making the rubber layer contain SiO₂The adhesive strength at the interface between the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer can be improved.

In the production of the laminate of the present invention, the surface of the fluoropolymer layer is subjected to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment as described in patent document 1 to modify the surface. Because the rubber layer contains SiO₂The mechanism by which the PTFE layer and the rubber layer are bonded (joined) to achieve good bonding strength (joint strength) is not clear, but it is considered that C — OH groups or COOH groups (carboxyl groups) formed by initiation of peroxide radicals introduced on the PTFE surface by atmospheric pressure plasma treatment and SiO groups₂Silanol (Si — OH) groups present on the surface are bonded by hydrogen bonds or chemical bonds after dehydration condensation reaction. SiO 2₂Can be SiO prepared by a wet method₂Or SiO prepared by a dry method₂But is preferably hydrophilic silica. However, the mechanism for improving the adhesive strength in the present invention is not limited to the above mechanism.

Specifically, the adhesion strength at the interface between the predetermined fluoropolymer compound layer and the rubber layer may be 0.15N/mm or more, and particularly, when the rubber layer is formed of a natural rubber composition, the adhesion strength is remarkably exhibited. The adhesive strength at the interface between the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer is preferably 0.2N/mm or more, more preferably 0.3N/mm or more. This adhesion strength is higher than the strength of the rubber layer, that is, when a peel test is performed at the interface between the PTFE layer and the rubber layer, it is preferable that the rubber layer is broken first instead of the interface. The adhesive strength in this case cannot be generally defined depending on the composition of the rubber layer, but is, for example, 1.5N/mm or more when the rubber layer is formed of a natural rubber composition.

SiO based on 100 parts by mass of a rubber base material forming a rubber layer₂Preferably 10 parts by mass or more, more preferably 12 parts by mass or more, further preferably 15 parts by mass or more, and particularly preferably 20 parts by mass or more. SiO 2₂The upper limit of the amount is not particularly limited, and is, for example, 40 parts by mass or less.

The rubber layer is preferably a butyl rubber, isoprene rubber, butadiene rubber, styrene butadiene rubber, nitrile rubber such as natural rubber (mainly composed of polyisoprene), chloroprene rubber, acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, hydrogenated nitrile rubber, norbornene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber, ethylene-propylene-diene rubber, acrylic rubber, ethylene acrylate rubber, fluorine rubber, chlorosulfonated polyethylene rubber, epichlorohydrin rubber, silicone rubber, polyurethane rubber, polysulfide rubber, phosphazene rubber, or a rubber layer made of a rubber composition such as 1, 2-polybutadiene. These can be used alone in 1, also can be used in 2 or more combinations. Among them, butyl rubber or natural rubber is preferable. Examples of the butyl-based rubber include isobutylene-isoprene copolymer rubber, halogenated isobutylene-isoprene copolymer rubber (in particular, chlorinated isobutylene-isoprene copolymer rubber (hereinafter, also referred to as chlorinated butyl rubber)), and modified products thereof. The rubber layer is particularly preferably formed of a natural rubber composition and/or a butyl-like rubber, and more preferably formed of a natural rubber composition. In addition, from the viewpoint of bonding to the surface-modified molded article, the rubber layer preferably has a reactive functional group such as a halogen or thiol group derived from a main component polymer of the rubber, a crosslinking agent, or the like.

The rubber composition forming the rubber layer generally contains a crosslinking agent depending on the kind of the polymer as the main component of the rubber. The crosslinking agent is preferably reactive with peroxide radicals introduced by surface modification of the fluoropolymer compound layer. Examples of the crosslinking agent include sulfur, sulfur chloride and sulfur dichlorideSulfur-based crosslinking agents such as disulfide and polysulfide; peroxide crosslinking agents such as dicumyl peroxide; quinone cross-linking agents for p-quinone dioxime, dibenzoyl-p-quinone dioxime; resin crosslinking agents such as low-molecular alkylphenol resins; amine crosslinking agents such as diamine compounds (e.g., hexamethylenediamine carbamate); triazine thiol crosslinking agents such as 2-di-n-butylamino-4, 6-dimercapto-s-triazine; a polyol-based crosslinking agent; metal oxide crosslinking agents, and the like. In the case of butyl-based rubbers, a triazine thiol-based crosslinking agent is preferably used from the viewpoint of improving the bonding strength with the surface-modified molded article, and in the case of natural rubbers, a sulfur-based crosslinking agent or a peroxide-based crosslinking agent is preferable. The crosslinking agent may be used alone, or 2 or more kinds may be used in combination. When the rubber layer is made of natural rubber, the amount of the triazine thiol crosslinking agent is preferably small, and the amount of the triazine thiol crosslinking agent is preferably 7 parts by mass or less, more preferably 3 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the main component of the natural rubber, and most preferably the triazine thiol crosslinking agent is not contained. When the rubber layer is made of natural rubber, a sulfur-based crosslinking agent and/or a peroxide-based crosslinking agent is used as the crosslinking agent, and SiO is used in an amount of 100 parts by mass based on the rubber base₂The amount is 10 parts by mass or more (more preferably 12 parts by mass or more, further preferably 15 parts by mass or more, and particularly preferably 20 parts by mass or more), and the triazinethiol-based crosslinking agent is particularly preferably not contained.

The total amount of the crosslinking agent is preferably 1 part by mass or more, more preferably 1.5 parts by mass or more, further preferably 2 parts by mass or more, and further preferably 10 parts by mass or less, more preferably 7 parts by mass or less, further preferably 5 parts by mass or less, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber base compound.

The rubber composition may contain, as necessary, other additives such as a vulcanization accelerator, a crosslinking assistant, a reinforcing agent, an acid absorbent, a plasticizer, a heat resistant preventive, and a coloring agent, which are blended in a usual rubber composition. The total content of these other additives is preferably 10 parts by mass or less, more preferably 8 parts by mass or less, and still more preferably 7 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber base compound.

In the present invention, it is preferable that the rubber composition contains substantially no organic peroxide. Specifically, the content of the organic peroxide in 100 parts by mass of the rubber composition is preferably less than 0.1 part by mass, more preferably 0.05 part by mass or less, and still more preferably 0.01 part by mass or less.

The fluorine-containing high molecular compound is a copolymer of at least one of a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a methylene unit, an ethylene unit and a perfluorodioxole unit and a difluoromethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene. Preferably, the fluorine-containing polymer compound is a hexafluoropropylene unit, a perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether unit, a copolymer of an ethylene unit or a perfluorodioxole unit and a tetrafluoroethylene unit, or polytetrafluoroethylene. Examples of the fluorine-containing polymer compound include polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF, melting point: 151 ℃.;. about.178 ℃), tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer (FEP, melting point: 250 ℃.;. about.275 ℃), tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether copolymer (PFA, melting point: 302 ℃.;. about.310 ℃), tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene copolymer (ETFE, melting point: 218 ℃.;. about.270 ℃), tetrafluoroethylene-perfluorodioxole copolymer (TFE/PDD), and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE, melting point: 327 ℃), with polytetrafluoroethylene being most preferred.

In the present invention, it is not necessary to roughen the surface of the fluoropolymer layer with sandpaper or the like, and the surface roughness Ra of the fluoropolymer layer is preferably 1 μm or less, more preferably 0.5 μm or less, and still more preferably 0.3 μm or less. The surface roughness Ra can be measured in accordance with JIS B0601, and the surface roughness Ra of the laminate described in the examples described later is 0.3 μm or less.

In the present invention, it is also not necessary to immerse the fluoropolymer layer in a chemical containing Na to chemically etch the surface of the fluoropolymer layer. Whether or not the chemical etching is performed can be determined by slicing the interface between the fluoropolymer layer and the rubber layer so that the thickness of the rubber layer side is 0.1mm or less, and measuring the Na content of the product dissolved in a solvent by using an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) or an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). As a result of the above measurement, when the Na content is 0.01% or less, the above chemical etching may not be performed.

The laminate of the present invention includes, of course, a laminate formed of only one fluoropolymer layer and one rubber layer, and also includes a laminate formed of only one fluoropolymer layer and one rubber layer and further laminated with other layers (including fluoropolymer layer and rubber layer).

The method for producing the laminate of the present invention is explained below.

1. Process for producing unvulcanized rubber sheet

The unvulcanized rubber sheet comprises a polymer as a main component of rubber, a crosslinking agent, and SiO₂And additives such as a crosslinking aid and a reinforcing agent, which are used as needed, are kneaded, and an unvulcanized rubber sheet is produced using a rubber roll machine or the like.

2. Surface modification step of molded article comprising fluorine-containing polymer compound

The surface of a molded article containing a fluorine-containing polymer compound is modified by subjecting the surface of the molded article to a treatment with atmospheric pressure plasma at a temperature of not less than the surface temperature (melting point of the organic polymer compound-120 ℃). By the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, peroxide radicals are introduced into the surface of the molded article, and the surface hardness can be improved.

When the treatment with atmospheric pressure plasma is performed, the surface temperature of the molded article is set to a temperature of-120 ℃ or higher (the melting point of the polymer compound (hereinafter also simply referred to as the melting point)) contained in the molded article. At such a surface temperature, the mobility of the polymer in the polymer compound on the surface of the molded body to be irradiated with plasma is improved. When the polymer compound in such a highly mobile state is irradiated with plasma, if the bond between the carbon atom of the polymer compound and a carbon atom or another atom is broken, a crosslinking reaction occurs between the carbon atoms whose bond is broken in each polymer, and the strength of the surface layer can be improved and peroxide radicals can be sufficiently formed. The surface temperature of the molded article is more preferably (melting point-100 ℃ C.) or higher, and still more preferably (melting point-80 ℃ C.) or higher. In particular, when the organic polymer compound constituting the molded article is PTFE, it is preferable to set the surface temperature of the molded article within the above range. The surface temperature of the molded article satisfies the requirement of (melting point-120 ℃ C.) or higher, and is preferably 20 ℃ or higher. The upper limit of the surface temperature of the molded article is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, (melting point +20 ℃ C.) or lower.

The form of the molded article that can be used in the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can be irradiated with plasma, and it can be applied to molded articles having various shapes and structures. Examples of the shape include a square shape, a spherical shape, a film shape, and the like having a surface shape such as a flat surface, a curved surface, and the like, but the shape is not limited thereto. The molded article may be one obtained by various molding methods such as injection molding, melt extrusion molding, paste extrusion molding, compression molding, cutting molding, casting molding, and dip molding, depending on the characteristics of the polymer compound. The molded article may be a resin such as a normal injection molded article having a dense continuous structure, may have a porous structure, may be in the form of a nonwoven fabric, or may have another structure.

In the present invention, the surface of the molded article containing the polymer compound is modified by atmospheric pressure plasma. The conditions for the treatment by the atmospheric pressure plasma are not particularly limited as long as peroxide radicals can be introduced into the surface of the molded article. The conditions used in the technical field of surface modification of a molded article by plasma and capable of generating atmospheric pressure plasma can be suitably employed. In the present invention, the treatment by the atmospheric pressure plasma is performed while the surface temperature of the molded article is in a predetermined temperature range in which the mobility of the polymer of the organic polymer compound on the surface of the molded article can be improved, and therefore, when the surface temperature is increased only by the heating effect by the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment, it is preferable to perform the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment under conditions in which the heating effect can be obtained.

In the generation of the atmospheric pressure plasma, for example, a high-frequency power source having a frequency of 50Hz to 2.45GHz for applying a voltage can be used. Further, since it depends on the constituent materials of the plasma generator and the molded body, it cannot be said that the output per unit area is set to 15W/cm, for example²Above, it is preferably set to 20W/cm²More preferably 25W/cm²The upper limit is not particularly limited, and may be, for example, 40W/cm²The following. In the case of using a pulse output, a pulse modulation frequency of 1 to 50kHz (preferably 5 to 30kHz) and a pulse duty ratio of 5 to 99% (preferably 15 to 80%, more preferably 25 to 70%) can be set. The counter electrode may be a cylindrical or flat plate-shaped metal having at least one side covered with a dielectric. The distance between the opposing electrodes depends on other conditions, but is preferably 5mm or less, more preferably 3mm or less, further preferably 1.2mm or less, and particularly preferably 1mm or less, from the viewpoint of plasma generation and heating. The lower limit of the distance between the opposing electrodes is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 0.5mm or more.

As the gas for generating plasma, for example, a rare gas such as helium, argon, or neon, or a reactive gas such as oxygen, nitrogen, or hydrogen can be used. That is, as the gas used in the present invention, it is preferable to use only a non-polymerizable gas. These gases may be 1 or 2 or more kinds of rare gases alone, or may be a mixed gas of 1 or 2 or more kinds of rare gases and an appropriate amount of 1 or 2 or more kinds of reactive gases. The plasma generation may be performed under controlled conditions using a chamber in which the gas atmosphere described above is controlled, and may be performed under a completely open atmosphere condition such that a rare gas flows to the electrode portion, for example.

Hereinafter, an example of an embodiment of the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment which can be used in the surface modification method according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, mainly taking a case where the molded article is a sheet (thickness: 0.2mm) made of PTFE as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this example at all, and can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a capacity-coupled atmospheric pressure plasma processing apparatus as an example of an atmospheric pressure plasma processing apparatus usable in the present invention. The atmospheric pressure plasma processing apparatus a shown in fig. 1 a is composed of a high frequency power supply 10, a matching unit 11, a chamber 12, a vacuum exhaust system 13, an electrode 14, a grounded electrode elevating mechanism 15, a scanning stage 16, and a scanning stage control unit (not shown). On the upper surface of the scanning stage 16, a sample holder 19 holding the molded body 1 is disposed so as to face the electrode 14. As the sample holder 19, for example, a sample holder made of aluminum alloy can be used. As shown in FIG. 1(b), the electrode 14 may have a rod-like shape, and for example, the surface of the inner tube 17 made of copper may be made of, for example, alumina (Al)₂O₃) The outer tube 18 of (a) and (b).

The surface modification method of the molded article 1 using the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment apparatus a shown in fig. 1 is as follows. First, after the molded body 1 is washed with an organic solvent such as acetone or pure water as needed, as shown in fig. 1, a sheet-like molded body 1 is disposed on the upper surface side of the sample holder 19 in the chamber 12, air in the chamber 12 is sucked from the vacuum exhaust system 13 by a suction device not shown to reduce the pressure, and a gas for generating plasma (see an arrow in fig. 1 a) is supplied into the chamber to make the pressure in the chamber 12 atmospheric. Further, the atmospheric pressure does not need to be strictly 1013hPa, and may be in the range of 700-1300 hPa.

Next, the height of the electrode elevating mechanism 15 (vertical direction in fig. 1) is adjusted by the scanning table controller, and the scanning table 16 is moved to a desired position. By adjusting the height of the electrode elevation mechanism 15, the distance between the electrode 14 and the surface (upper surface) of the molded body 1 can be adjusted. The distance between the electrode 14 and the surface of the molded body 1 is preferably 5mm or less, and more preferably 1.2mm or less. In particular, when the surface of the molded body 1 is brought within a specific range by natural temperature rise by plasma treatment, the distance is particularly preferably 1.0mm or less. Furthermore, since the shaped body 1 is moved by the scanning table 16, the distance between the electrode 14 and the surface of the shaped body 1 should of course be greater than zero.

Further, by moving the scanning stage 16 in a direction (fig. 1(b), an arrow direction (a left-right direction in fig. 1)) orthogonal to the axial direction of the electrode 14, plasma can be irradiated to a desired portion of the surface of the molded body 1. For example, the moving speed of the scanning stage 16 is preferably 1 to 3 mm/sec, and the present invention is not limited to such an example. The plasma irradiation time to the molded body 1 may be adjusted, for example, by adjusting the moving speed or by reciprocating the scanning stage 16 a desired number of times.

The high-frequency power source 10 is operated to generate plasma between the electrode 14 and the sample holder 19 while moving the molded body 1 by moving the scanning stage 16, and the plasma is irradiated to a desired range on the surface of the molded body 1. In this case, as the high-frequency power source 10, for example, a power source having the frequency and output power density of the applied voltage as described above is used, and for example, an alumina-coated copper electrode and an aluminum alloy sample holder are used, whereby glow discharge can be realized under the dielectric barrier discharge condition. Therefore, peroxide radicals can be stably generated on the surface of the molded article. The introduction of the peroxide radical induces the formation of dangling bonds due to defluorination on the surface of the PTFE sheet by radicals, electrons, ions, and the like contained in the plasma, and reacts with oxygen in the air by exposure to the air remaining in the chamber or the clean air after the plasma treatment. In addition, a hydrophilic functional group such as a hydroxyl group or a carbonyl group is formed in the dangling bond in addition to the peroxide radical.

The intensity of the plasma irradiated on the surface of the molded article can be appropriately adjusted by the various parameters of the high-frequency power supply, the distance between the electrode 14 and the surface of the molded article, and the irradiation time. Therefore, when the surface of the molded article is brought within a specific range by the natural temperature rise of the plasma treatment, these conditions can be adjusted in accordance with the characteristics of the organic polymer compound constituting the molded article. The preferable conditions for the generation of the atmospheric plasma (frequency of applied voltage, output per unit area, pulse modulation rate, pulse duty ratio, etc.) are particularly effective when the molded article is a sheet made of PTFE. Further, the surface of the molded body is adjusted according to the output densityThe cumulative irradiation time of (2) can be adjusted to a specific temperature range on the surface of the molded article. For example, the frequency of the applied voltage is 5-30MHz, the distance between the electrode 14 and the surface of the molded body is 0.5-2.0mm, and the output power density is 15-30W/cm²In the case of (3), the cumulative irradiation time on the surface of the molded article is preferably 50 seconds to 3300 seconds, more preferably 250 seconds to 3300 seconds, and particularly preferably 550 seconds to 2400 seconds. In particular, the surface temperature of the sheet-like molded article made of PTFE is preferably set to 210 ℃ and 327 ℃ and the irradiation time is preferably set to 600 ℃ and 1200 seconds. When the irradiation time is long, the influence of heating is likely to be exhibited. The plasma irradiation time is the cumulative time of plasma irradiation on the surface of the molded article, and the molded article surface temperature may be (melting point-120 ℃) or higher for at least a part of the plasma irradiation time, for example, 1/2 or higher (preferably 2/3 or higher) in the plasma irradiation time. In any of the above embodiments, when the surface temperature of the molded article is within the above range, the mobility of the PTFE molecules on the surface of the molded article is increased, and the probability that a carbon atom in a carbon-fluorine bond of the PTFE molecule cut by plasma is bonded to a carbon atom of another PTFE molecule generated in the same manner to generate a carbon-carbon bond is greatly increased, whereby the surface hardness can be increased. Although not shown, a heating means for heating the molded body 1 may be separately provided.

The surface temperature of the molded article during the plasma treatment can be measured, for example, by using a radiation thermometer or a temperature measurement sticker (thermal label).

The molded article 1 subjected to the atmospheric pressure plasma treatment at a predetermined temperature as described above is cooled to obtain a surface-modified molded article.

3. Contact and adhesion step of surface-modified PTFE with unvulcanized rubber sheet

The unvulcanized rubber sheet is brought into contact with the surface (modified surface) of the molded article to be modified as described above, and the unvulcanized rubber is cured by heating and pressurizing the sheet to crosslink the polymer as the main component of the rubber, and the sheet and the molded article can be directly bonded to each other. Thus, a laminate of a surface-modified molded article comprising a fluoropolymer compound and a vulcanized rubber was obtained. When the rubber layer has a reactive functional group (derived from a crosslinking agent or the like), the peroxide radical introduced to the surface of the surface-modified molded article and the action of the reactive functional group are considered to act on the adhesion between the molded article and the rubber layer. The heating temperature is, for example, 140-. In the case where both are sheet-like, they may be laminated and compression molded. When the rubber layer is formed to have a predetermined shape and the surface thereof is covered with the sheet-like surface-modified molded article, the surface-modified molded article may be placed in the cavity of the mold in advance, and the rubber layer may be injected into the cavity to perform transfer molding or the like.

In the laminate obtained by subjecting the surface of the fluoropolymer layer to the plasma treatment and then subjecting to the contact and adhesion steps as described in the above item 2, oxygen atoms are bonded to carbon atoms in the surface of the fluoropolymer layer facing the rubber layer. The bonding of the oxygen atom to the carbon atom can be confirmed by chemical structure analysis using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

The invention claims the benefit of priority based on Japanese patent application No. 2017-108427, applied for 31/5/2017. The entire contents of the specification of Japanese patent application No. 2017-108427, filed on 31/5/2017, are incorporated herein by reference.