Claims
- 1. An electrorheological fluid, comprising composite particles dispersed in an electrically insulating medium,
- wherein said composite particles consist essentially of a core consisting essentially of an electrically insulating organic polymeric compound and a single shell consisting essentially of microparticles of an inorganic material having electrorheological effects, and
- wherein the inorganic material having electrorheological effects is at least one inorganic ion exchanger selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of polyvalent metals, hydroxyapatites, Nasicon compounds, clay minerals, potassium titanates, heteropoly-acid salts and insoluble ferrocyanides.
- 2. An electrorheological fluid as in claim 1, wherein said composite particles are produced by a method in which said core and said shell are formed simultaneously by using one of emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization, and dispersion polymerization in the presence of inorganic microparticles having electrorheological effects.
- 3. An electrorheological fluid as in claim 1, wherein said Nasicon compounds include NaZr.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 and (H.sub.3 O)Zr.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3.
- 4. An electroheological fluid as in claim 1, wherein said electrically insulating organic compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylic ester, (meth)acrylic esterstyrene copolymer, polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, ABS resin, nylon, polyvinyl butylate, ionomer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl acetate resin, and polycarbonate resin.
- 5. An electrorheological fluid, comprising composite particles dispersed in an electrically insulating medium,
- wherein said composite particles consist essentially of a core consisting essentially of an electrically insulating organic polymeric compound and a single shell consisting essentially of microparticles of an inorganic material having electrorheological effects, and
- wherein the inorganic material having electrorheological effects at least one inorganic ion exchanger selected from the group consisting of hydroxides of polyvalent metals, hydroxyapatites, Nasicon compounds, clay minerals, potassium titanates, heteropoly-acid salts and insoluble ferrocyanides, and
- further wherein said composite particles have a polished surface.
- 6. An electrorheological fluid as in claim 5, wherein said polishing is conducted by means of jetstream-blown agitation.
- 7. An electrorheological fluid as in claim 5, wherein said composite particles are produced by a method in which said core and said shell are formed simultaneously by using one of emulsion polymerization, suspension polymerization, and dispersion polymerization in the presence of inorganic microparticles having electrorheological effects.
- 8. An electrorheological fluid as in claim 5, wherein said Nasicon compounds include NaZr.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3 and (H.sub.3 O)Zr.sub.2 (PO.sub.4).sub.3.
- 9. An electroheological fluid as in claim 5, wherein said electrically insulating organic compound is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of poly(meth)acrylic ester, (meth)acrylic esterstyrene copolymer, polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, ABS resin, nylon, polyvinyl butylate, ionomer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl acetate resin, and polycarbonate resin.
Priority Claims (2)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/293,111 filed Aug. 19, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/035,361 filed Mar. 22, 1993, now abandoned.
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