申请人:Kim Jin Hyun
公开号:US20060014898A1
公开(公告)日:2006-01-19
The present invention relates to a novel blend composition suitable for use in sports equipment in general and in particular for use in golf ball manufacture. The composition is the reaction product of; A) a polymer of ethylene and/or one or more alpha olefins, and an acid, ester, or anhydride (“Component (A)”); and B) a compound comprising both an amine and a carboxylic acid in the same molecule which may be present in either a neutral or ionic or zwitterionic form (“Component (B)”); and C) a basic metal ion salt, capable of neutralizing the acid groups of Component (A) and/or Component (B). The metal ions including Li
+
, Na
+
, K
+
, Zn
+
, Co
2+
, Ca
2+
, Ni
2+
, Cu
2+
, Pb
2+
, and Mg
2+
, with Li
+
, Na
+
, Zn
2+
, Ca
2+
, and Mg
2+
being preferred, and their salts include those of, for example, formic acid, acetic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, bicarbonic acid, as well as the metal oxides, hydroxides, and alkoxides (“Component (C)”).
The present invention is also embodied in a blend composition including the reaction product of one or more ionomers and Component (B) which is a compound having a general formula (R
2
N)
m
—R′—(X(O)
n
OR
y
)
m
, where R is either hydrogen, one or more C
1
-C
20
aliphatic systems, one or more cycloaliphatic systems, one or more aromatic systems, or a combination of these. Also R′ is a bridging group comprising one or more unsubstituted C
1
-C
20
straight chain or branched aliphatic or alicyclic groups, or one or more substituted straight chain or branched aliphatic or alicyclic groups, or one or more aromatic groups, one or more oligomers each containing up to 12 repeating units, and when X is C or S or P, m is 1-3. Also when X=C, n=1 and y=1, and when X=S, n=2 and y=1, and when X=P, n=2 and y=2. The present invention also resides in a golf ball including a core, an outer cover layer; and from 0 to 5 intermediate layers, wherein one or more of said core, outer cover, and/or intermediate layers, if present, includes the aforementioned blend compositions. Finally, the present invention is also embodied in sports equipment items comprising the aforementioned blend compositions.
本发明涉及一种适用于一般运动器材,尤其适用于高尔夫球制造的新型混合物。该组合物是以下物质的反应产物:A)乙烯和/或一种或多种α-烯烃的聚合物,以及酸、酯或酸酐("组分(A)");B)在同一分子中包含胺和羧酸的化合物,可以中性或离子或齐聚物形式存在("组分(B)");以及 C)碱性金属离子盐,能够中和组分(A)和/或组分(B)的酸性基团。金属离子包括 Li
+
、Na
+
, K
+
, Zn
+
, Co
2+
Ca
2+
Ni
2+
, Cu
2+
, Pb
2+
和 Mg
2+
与 Li
+
、Na
+
、Zn
2+
Ca
2+
和 Mg
2+
它们的盐包括甲酸、乙酸、硝酸、硫酸、碳酸、碳酸氢盐以及金属氧化物、氢氧化物和烷氧基化合物("组分 (C)")。
本发明还体现在一种混合组合物中,该组合物包括一种或多种离聚物与组分(B)的反应产物,组分(B)是一种具有通式(R
2
N)
m
-R′-(X(O)
n
或
y
)
m
其中 R 是氢、一个或多个 C
1
-C
20
脂族体系、一个或多个环脂族体系、一个或多个芳香族体系,或它们的组合。此外,R′是一个桥基,由一个或多个未取代的 C
1
-C
20
直链或支链脂肪族或脂环族基团,或一个或多个取代的直链或支链脂肪族或脂环族基团,或一个或多个芳香族基团,一个或多个低聚物,每个低聚物最多包含 12 个重复单元,当 X 为 C 或 S 或 P 时,m 为 1-3。另外,当 X=C 时,n=1,y=1;当 X=S 时,n=2,y=1;当 X=P 时,n=2,y=2。本发明还涉及一种高尔夫球,包括一个球芯、一个外包层;以及 0 至 5 个中间层,其中一个或多个所述球芯、外包层和/或中间层(如果存在)包括上述混合成分。最后,本发明还体现在包含上述混合物的运动器材中。