Solid anti-friction devices – materials therefor – lubricant or se – Lubricants or separants for moving solid surfaces and... – Organic compound containing silicon
Reexamination Certificate
2002-11-01
2004-06-01
McAvoy, Ellen M. (Department: 1764)
Solid anti-friction devices, materials therefor, lubricant or se
Lubricants or separants for moving solid surfaces and...
Organic compound containing silicon
C508S214000, C508S485000, C508S583000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06743758
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to conveyor lubricants and to a method for conveying articles. The invention also relates to conveyor systems and containers wholly or partially coated with such lubricant compositions.
BACKGROUND ART
In commercial container filling or packaging operations, the containers typically are moved by a conveying system at very high rates of speed. Copious amounts of aqueous dilute lubricant solutions (usually based on fatty acid amines) are typically applied to the conveyor or containers using spray or pumping equipment. These lubricant solutions permit high-speed operation of the conveyor and limit marring of the containers or labels, but also have some disadvantages. For example, aqueous conveyor lubricants based on fatty amines typically contain ingredients that can react with spilled carbonated beverages or other food or liquid components to form solid deposits. Formation of such deposits on a conveyor can change the lubricity of the conveyor and require shutdown to permit cleanup. Some aqueous conveyor lubricants are incompatible with thermoplastic beverage containers made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and other plastics, and can cause environmental stress cracking (crazing and cracking that occurs when the plastic polymer is under tension) in plastic containers. Dilute aqueous lubricants typically require use of large amounts of water on the conveying line, which must then be disposed of or recycled, and which causes an unduly wet environment near the conveyor line. Moreover, some aqueous lubricants can promote the growth of microbes.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides, in one aspect, a method for lubricating the passage of a container along a conveyor comprising applying a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant to at least a portion of the container-contacting surface of the conveyor or to at least a portion of the conveyor-contacting surface of the container.
The present invention provides, in another aspect, a lubricated conveyor or container, having a lubricant coating on a container-contacting surface of the conveyor or on a conveyor-contacting surface of the container, wherein the coating comprises a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant.
The invention also provides conveyor lubricant compositions comprising a mixture of a water-miscible silicone material and a water-miscible lubricant.
The compositions used in the invention can be applied in relatively low amounts and do not require in-line dilution with significant amounts of water. The compositions of the invention provide thin, substantially non-dripping lubricating films. In contrast to dilute aqueous lubricants, the lubricants of the invention provide drier lubrication of the conveyors and containers, a cleaner and drier conveyor line and working area, and reduced lubricant usage, thereby reducing waste, cleanup and disposal problems.
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McAvoy Ellen M.
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