CA1112522A - Process for producing a raised embossed effect - Google Patents
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Abstract
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A RAISED EMBOSSED EFFECT
Abstract of the Disclosure A process for producing a raised embossed effect on a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein. The depressions are filled with a coating composition comprising a filler, a binder for the filler, water, and montmorillonite. The coating composition is transferred to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition. Water is then removed from the coating composition.
Abstract of the Disclosure A process for producing a raised embossed effect on a substrate comprising contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein. The depressions are filled with a coating composition comprising a filler, a binder for the filler, water, and montmorillonite. The coating composition is transferred to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition. Water is then removed from the coating composition.
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PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A RAIS~D EMBOSSED ~FFECT
~isclosure A wide variety of processes have been employed in tr.e past to produce a raised embossed effect on substrates in general and fiber board ceiling panels in particular. One such prior rr,ethod includes pressing a textured roll or plate onto the surface of the substrate. Another prior method includes cutting, abxading, or routing out a portion of the surface of the sui~strate, thus creating a pattern. Yet another prior method includes the application of a pa~tern from a printing press employing an adh~sive ink follo~7ed by building up the pattern with solid materlal ~7hich is attached to the lnked portion. Still an'o~her prior process includes the use of a chemical ink ~7hich resists cutting action follo~;ed by abrading of the surface. In an additional prior process a te~plate ~1;Z5Z~
having a pattern therein is placed over the surface. Those portions of the substrate not shielded by the template are then cut or abraded away.
The above prior methods suffer from a number of dis-advantages. In general, the substrate is weakened because of the portion of the substrate material removed. Another disadvan-tage is that cutting, routing, and abrading creates dust. The dust creates an explosion hazard and is hazardous to workers.
In order to ameliorate these hazards it is necessary to install and maintain complicated and expensive dust collection systems.
Furthermore, when adhesive inks are employed the material attached to the ink is flammable and difficult to handle~
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved process for producing a raised embossed effect which is substantially free of one or more of the disadvantages of prior processes.
Another object is to provide an improved process which does not weaken the substrate.
Yet another object is to provide an improved process which does not require cuttihg, routing, or abrading.
Still another object is to provide an improved process which does not re~uire the use of adhesive inks, chemical inks, or templates.
Additional objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the ollowing detailed description and drawing which is a schematic representation to no scale of an apparatus suitable for practicing the process of the present invention.
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According to the present invention, there is provided an improved process for producing a raised embossed effect on a substrate comprising the steps of:
I. contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, D. montmorillonite which is finely divided, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retainlng the shape of the coat-ing composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
In a further embodiment, the invention contemplates a process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board panel which comprises the step of contacting under pressure the panel with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition. That composition com-prises a finely divided filler selected from the group consist-ing of calcium ca bonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof, a polymeric binder selected from the group consist-ing of poly(vinyl acetate), styrene-butadiene copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl meth-acrylate and vinyl acetate, water, and finely divided mont-morillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition. That contacting step thereby transfers the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then the step of removing the water from the coating composition.
6~3 5:~2 In yet another embodime~t, theinvention contemplates a process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board ceiling panel which comprises in sequence the steps of contacting under pressure the panel with a cylindrical rubber pattern roll having depressions therein of substantially equal depth when measured from the surface of the pattern roll, the depth being generally less than 1 cm wherein the depress-ions are complete]y filled with a coating composition. That composition comprises a finely divided particulate filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, and mica, a binder for the filler with the binder being an aqueous latex of a polymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, water, and montmorillonite having a particle size less than 50 microns, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, wherein the weight ratio - of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, wherein the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coat-ing composition in an embossed pattern. That contacting step thereby transfers the coating composition to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition to produce a coated panel, and then the step of heating the coated panel to 180C to 240C. to remove the water from the coating composition creating a raised embossed effect on the ~ panel corresponding to the depressions in the pattern xoll.
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~ Referring now to the drawings, there is shown an : apparatus 10 suitable for practicing the process of the present invention. The apparatus 10 comprises a rubber pattern roll 12 rotatable about an axis 14. Adjacent to the pattern roll 12 is S a doctor roll 16 having an axis 18 parallel to the axis 14. A
bank 20 of coating composition is held in the nip between the pattern roll 12 and the doctor ro~l. 16. The doctor roll 16 : rotates in the direction of the arrow 22 whereas the pattern roll 12 rotates in the direction of the arrows 24, 24'. The pattern ~ 10 roll 12 is provided with depressions 26, 26', 26". A support - roll 28 is juxtaposed to the pattern roll 12. The apparatus 10 further comprises an oven 30 provided with a thermo~eter 32~and . a spray nozzle 34.
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In operation, the pattern roll 12 is caused to rotate in the direction of the arrows 24, 24', and the doctor roll 16 is caused to rotate in the direction of the arrow 22 preferably at an equal peripheral speed. The coating composition is added to the nip between the rolls 12, 16 to create the bank 20. ~s the depression 26 passes the bank 20 the depression 26 becomes filled with coating composition, as is the depression 26' The substrate 36 which is pre~erably the fiber board ceiling panel is passed through the nip between the pattern roll 12 and the support roll 28. The pattern roll 12 is pressed toward the support roll 28 exerting a slight pressure such that the coating cDmposition in the depression 26' leave~ the depression 26' and is deposited on the substrate 36 in the form of a raised portion 38, 38', 38". The substrate 36 then passes into the oven 30 where water is removed from the coating composition. When the substrate 36 leaves the oven 30, the raised portion 38' is only slightly reduced in size. If desired, a coating composition can be sprayed on the substrate 36 and the raised portion 38' by means of the nozzle 34.
It should be noted that the drawing is to no scale and that in an actual embodiment the pattern roll 12 has a diameter of only 19 cm. whereas the oven 30 is many times larger than thc pattern roll 12; similarly, the depth of the depressions 26 are generally less than 1 cm. The substrate 36 can have a widely ~5 varying thickness but is commonly one-half inch thick (1.25 cm).
The substrate 36 can be any planar construction panel such as a low density or a high density fiber board, a gypsum wall board, or a siding product. The upper surface of the substrate 36 can be of any material such as paper, aluminum, steel, felt or asbestos.
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A wide variety of fillers can be employed in the present invention. The preferred fillers are those which are inorganic, and are finely divided, having a particle si~e generally less than 200 microns and preferably less than 100 microns. Examples of suitable fillers include among others calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica,china clay, calcined clay, and calcium metasilicate.
In the broadest aspects of the present invention, any binder can be employed that is compatible with the filler.
However, the preferred binders are polymers of vinyl monomers such 10 as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and otl-er vinyl monomers copolymerizable thcrewith.
One preferred subclass of polymers are copolymers of styrene and butadiene. Another preferred class of polymers are those of methyl methacrylate either alone or in combination with 15 other vinyl monorners copolymerizable therewith. q'he binder is employed in an amount sufficient to bind the particles of the filler together and to adhere the filler to the substrate and is generally present in a weight ratio of filler to binder of
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A RAIS~D EMBOSSED ~FFECT
~isclosure A wide variety of processes have been employed in tr.e past to produce a raised embossed effect on substrates in general and fiber board ceiling panels in particular. One such prior rr,ethod includes pressing a textured roll or plate onto the surface of the substrate. Another prior method includes cutting, abxading, or routing out a portion of the surface of the sui~strate, thus creating a pattern. Yet another prior method includes the application of a pa~tern from a printing press employing an adh~sive ink follo~7ed by building up the pattern with solid materlal ~7hich is attached to the lnked portion. Still an'o~her prior process includes the use of a chemical ink ~7hich resists cutting action follo~;ed by abrading of the surface. In an additional prior process a te~plate ~1;Z5Z~
having a pattern therein is placed over the surface. Those portions of the substrate not shielded by the template are then cut or abraded away.
The above prior methods suffer from a number of dis-advantages. In general, the substrate is weakened because of the portion of the substrate material removed. Another disadvan-tage is that cutting, routing, and abrading creates dust. The dust creates an explosion hazard and is hazardous to workers.
In order to ameliorate these hazards it is necessary to install and maintain complicated and expensive dust collection systems.
Furthermore, when adhesive inks are employed the material attached to the ink is flammable and difficult to handle~
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved process for producing a raised embossed effect which is substantially free of one or more of the disadvantages of prior processes.
Another object is to provide an improved process which does not weaken the substrate.
Yet another object is to provide an improved process which does not require cuttihg, routing, or abrading.
Still another object is to provide an improved process which does not re~uire the use of adhesive inks, chemical inks, or templates.
Additional objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the ollowing detailed description and drawing which is a schematic representation to no scale of an apparatus suitable for practicing the process of the present invention.
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According to the present invention, there is provided an improved process for producing a raised embossed effect on a substrate comprising the steps of:
I. contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, D. montmorillonite which is finely divided, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retainlng the shape of the coat-ing composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
In a further embodiment, the invention contemplates a process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board panel which comprises the step of contacting under pressure the panel with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition. That composition com-prises a finely divided filler selected from the group consist-ing of calcium ca bonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof, a polymeric binder selected from the group consist-ing of poly(vinyl acetate), styrene-butadiene copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl meth-acrylate and vinyl acetate, water, and finely divided mont-morillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition. That contacting step thereby transfers the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then the step of removing the water from the coating composition.
6~3 5:~2 In yet another embodime~t, theinvention contemplates a process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board ceiling panel which comprises in sequence the steps of contacting under pressure the panel with a cylindrical rubber pattern roll having depressions therein of substantially equal depth when measured from the surface of the pattern roll, the depth being generally less than 1 cm wherein the depress-ions are complete]y filled with a coating composition. That composition comprises a finely divided particulate filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, and mica, a binder for the filler with the binder being an aqueous latex of a polymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, water, and montmorillonite having a particle size less than 50 microns, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, wherein the weight ratio - of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, wherein the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coat-ing composition in an embossed pattern. That contacting step thereby transfers the coating composition to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition to produce a coated panel, and then the step of heating the coated panel to 180C to 240C. to remove the water from the coating composition creating a raised embossed effect on the ~ panel corresponding to the depressions in the pattern xoll.
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~ Referring now to the drawings, there is shown an : apparatus 10 suitable for practicing the process of the present invention. The apparatus 10 comprises a rubber pattern roll 12 rotatable about an axis 14. Adjacent to the pattern roll 12 is S a doctor roll 16 having an axis 18 parallel to the axis 14. A
bank 20 of coating composition is held in the nip between the pattern roll 12 and the doctor ro~l. 16. The doctor roll 16 : rotates in the direction of the arrow 22 whereas the pattern roll 12 rotates in the direction of the arrows 24, 24'. The pattern ~ 10 roll 12 is provided with depressions 26, 26', 26". A support - roll 28 is juxtaposed to the pattern roll 12. The apparatus 10 further comprises an oven 30 provided with a thermo~eter 32~and . a spray nozzle 34.
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In operation, the pattern roll 12 is caused to rotate in the direction of the arrows 24, 24', and the doctor roll 16 is caused to rotate in the direction of the arrow 22 preferably at an equal peripheral speed. The coating composition is added to the nip between the rolls 12, 16 to create the bank 20. ~s the depression 26 passes the bank 20 the depression 26 becomes filled with coating composition, as is the depression 26' The substrate 36 which is pre~erably the fiber board ceiling panel is passed through the nip between the pattern roll 12 and the support roll 28. The pattern roll 12 is pressed toward the support roll 28 exerting a slight pressure such that the coating cDmposition in the depression 26' leave~ the depression 26' and is deposited on the substrate 36 in the form of a raised portion 38, 38', 38". The substrate 36 then passes into the oven 30 where water is removed from the coating composition. When the substrate 36 leaves the oven 30, the raised portion 38' is only slightly reduced in size. If desired, a coating composition can be sprayed on the substrate 36 and the raised portion 38' by means of the nozzle 34.
It should be noted that the drawing is to no scale and that in an actual embodiment the pattern roll 12 has a diameter of only 19 cm. whereas the oven 30 is many times larger than thc pattern roll 12; similarly, the depth of the depressions 26 are generally less than 1 cm. The substrate 36 can have a widely ~5 varying thickness but is commonly one-half inch thick (1.25 cm).
The substrate 36 can be any planar construction panel such as a low density or a high density fiber board, a gypsum wall board, or a siding product. The upper surface of the substrate 36 can be of any material such as paper, aluminum, steel, felt or asbestos.
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A wide variety of fillers can be employed in the present invention. The preferred fillers are those which are inorganic, and are finely divided, having a particle si~e generally less than 200 microns and preferably less than 100 microns. Examples of suitable fillers include among others calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica,china clay, calcined clay, and calcium metasilicate.
In the broadest aspects of the present invention, any binder can be employed that is compatible with the filler.
However, the preferred binders are polymers of vinyl monomers such 10 as vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and otl-er vinyl monomers copolymerizable thcrewith.
One preferred subclass of polymers are copolymers of styrene and butadiene. Another preferred class of polymers are those of methyl methacrylate either alone or in combination with 15 other vinyl monorners copolymerizable therewith. q'he binder is employed in an amount sufficient to bind the particles of the filler together and to adhere the filler to the substrate and is generally present in a weight ratio of filler to binder of
2:1 to 10:1. At much lower ratios, there is insufficient binder ~o bind the filler. Higher ratios are possible but are economically undesirable because the filler is less expensive than the binder.
Water is an essential ingredient of the coating composition and is present in an amount to provide the coating composition with the desired viscosity which is generally from 2,000 to 10,000 and preferably from 4,000 to 8,000 centipoises measured at 25C. qhe ratio of fillcr to water is gcnerally 1:1 to 5:1.
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The coating composition can optionally contain additional ingredients such as pigments, fungicides, wetting agents, freezing point depressants, and/or defoamers. Examples of suitable pigments include, among others, titanium dioxide, red iron oxide, burnt umber, siennas, phthalocyanine green, phthalocyanine blue, and phthalocyanine red. Examples of suitable freezing point depressants include, among others, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol and hexylene glycol.
Montmorillonite is an essential component of the coating ~0 composition and is presént in an amount suficient to impart the desired thixotropic properties to the coating composition.
The montmorillonite generally comprises from 2 to 20 and preferably comprises from 5 to lS grams per liter based upon the volume of the coating composition. At much lower ratios, S the raised portions 38, 38' will not maintain their form when present on the substrate 36. At much higher ratios, excessive pressure between the pattern roll 12 and the support roll 28 is required in ordér to transfer the coating composition from the depression 26' to the substrate 36. Furthermore, deformation of '0 the raised portion 38' occurs.
The removing of the water can be effected by any convenient means such as aiI~ drying under ambient conditions, however the removing of the water is preferably accornplished by heating. The heating is effected for a time and at a temperature '5 necessary to remove the water from the raised portion 38 and generally from 100 to 300 and preferably from 180 to 240~C.
At lower temperatures, an excessively long time is required for - drying, whereas at higher temperatures, some thermal degradation of the binder or the substrate may occur.
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~1 Example 1 This example illustrates the synthesis of a coating composition useful in the present invention.
Tlle following quantities of the following ingrcdients are combined as indicated.
Item Ingredient Quantity_~rams) A Filler - calcium carbonate and 4540 silica in a wei~ht ratio of 1:9 0 B Polyvinylacetate latex 700 C ~ater 1500 D ~lontmorillonite 25 E Wetting agent 15 F Defoamer 10 G Fungicide 5 .
Items A through G are mixed under high shear.
The ~etting agent is sodi~ hexametapllosp~-ate. Tile !, defoamer is that available from the Drew Chemical Comyany under ~0 the tradename L-475~ The fungicide is that available from the Dow Chemical Company under the tradename "Dowicide G".
The polyvinylacetate latex is available from the Vnion Carbide Company under the tradename "VC~R 1~C-131". This product is a homopolymcr of vinyl acctate m.i xec~ ~ith a dibutyl ~5 phthalate as a plasticizer. It is an oil-in-~ater cmulsion at 60% solids and ~eighs 9.1 pounds per gallon.
The resultant coating composition is terlned Composition A.
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Examples 2 and 3 These examples illustrate the synthesiq of coating compositions of the present invention employing various fillers.
The procedure of Example 1 ~as repeated except that j the filler was replaced by an equal weight of talc, and the resultant composition termed Composition B.
The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the filler is replaced by an equal weight of mica, and the resultant cornposition termed Composition C~
~o Examples 4~6 These examples illustrate the synthesis of coating compositions of the present invention employing different binders.
lihe procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the polyvinylacetate latex is replaced with an equal weight of a styrer butadiene copolymer and the resultant composition termed Composition D; and then with an equal weight of a polymethyl-: methacrylate latex and the resultant composition termed Composition E; and finally with an equal weight of a copolymer of methylmethacrylate and vinyl acetate and the resulting composition termed Composition F.
Example 7 - This example illustrates the process of the present invention.
Referring to the figure, a substrate 36 which is a one-half inch thick bagasse fiber board is passed under a pattern roll 12, the bank 20 of which is sequentially filled with Compo-sitions A through,F, and then passed through an oven 30 maintained at 210C. The resultant ceiling panels have a pleasing raised embossed effect correspondin~ to the depressions 26, 26', 26" on the pattern roll 12.
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Water is an essential ingredient of the coating composition and is present in an amount to provide the coating composition with the desired viscosity which is generally from 2,000 to 10,000 and preferably from 4,000 to 8,000 centipoises measured at 25C. qhe ratio of fillcr to water is gcnerally 1:1 to 5:1.
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The coating composition can optionally contain additional ingredients such as pigments, fungicides, wetting agents, freezing point depressants, and/or defoamers. Examples of suitable pigments include, among others, titanium dioxide, red iron oxide, burnt umber, siennas, phthalocyanine green, phthalocyanine blue, and phthalocyanine red. Examples of suitable freezing point depressants include, among others, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol and hexylene glycol.
Montmorillonite is an essential component of the coating ~0 composition and is presént in an amount suficient to impart the desired thixotropic properties to the coating composition.
The montmorillonite generally comprises from 2 to 20 and preferably comprises from 5 to lS grams per liter based upon the volume of the coating composition. At much lower ratios, S the raised portions 38, 38' will not maintain their form when present on the substrate 36. At much higher ratios, excessive pressure between the pattern roll 12 and the support roll 28 is required in ordér to transfer the coating composition from the depression 26' to the substrate 36. Furthermore, deformation of '0 the raised portion 38' occurs.
The removing of the water can be effected by any convenient means such as aiI~ drying under ambient conditions, however the removing of the water is preferably accornplished by heating. The heating is effected for a time and at a temperature '5 necessary to remove the water from the raised portion 38 and generally from 100 to 300 and preferably from 180 to 240~C.
At lower temperatures, an excessively long time is required for - drying, whereas at higher temperatures, some thermal degradation of the binder or the substrate may occur.
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~1 Example 1 This example illustrates the synthesis of a coating composition useful in the present invention.
Tlle following quantities of the following ingrcdients are combined as indicated.
Item Ingredient Quantity_~rams) A Filler - calcium carbonate and 4540 silica in a wei~ht ratio of 1:9 0 B Polyvinylacetate latex 700 C ~ater 1500 D ~lontmorillonite 25 E Wetting agent 15 F Defoamer 10 G Fungicide 5 .
Items A through G are mixed under high shear.
The ~etting agent is sodi~ hexametapllosp~-ate. Tile !, defoamer is that available from the Drew Chemical Comyany under ~0 the tradename L-475~ The fungicide is that available from the Dow Chemical Company under the tradename "Dowicide G".
The polyvinylacetate latex is available from the Vnion Carbide Company under the tradename "VC~R 1~C-131". This product is a homopolymcr of vinyl acctate m.i xec~ ~ith a dibutyl ~5 phthalate as a plasticizer. It is an oil-in-~ater cmulsion at 60% solids and ~eighs 9.1 pounds per gallon.
The resultant coating composition is terlned Composition A.
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Examples 2 and 3 These examples illustrate the synthesiq of coating compositions of the present invention employing various fillers.
The procedure of Example 1 ~as repeated except that j the filler was replaced by an equal weight of talc, and the resultant composition termed Composition B.
The procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the filler is replaced by an equal weight of mica, and the resultant cornposition termed Composition C~
~o Examples 4~6 These examples illustrate the synthesis of coating compositions of the present invention employing different binders.
lihe procedure of Example 1 is repeated except that the polyvinylacetate latex is replaced with an equal weight of a styrer butadiene copolymer and the resultant composition termed Composition D; and then with an equal weight of a polymethyl-: methacrylate latex and the resultant composition termed Composition E; and finally with an equal weight of a copolymer of methylmethacrylate and vinyl acetate and the resulting composition termed Composition F.
Example 7 - This example illustrates the process of the present invention.
Referring to the figure, a substrate 36 which is a one-half inch thick bagasse fiber board is passed under a pattern roll 12, the bank 20 of which is sequentially filled with Compo-sitions A through,F, and then passed through an oven 30 maintained at 210C. The resultant ceiling panels have a pleasing raised embossed effect correspondin~ to the depressions 26, 26', 26" on the pattern roll 12.
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Claims (36)
1. A process for producing a raised embossed effect on a substrate comprising the steps of:
I. contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, and D. montmorillonite which is finely divided in an amount necessary to impart the desired thixotropic properties to the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then, II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, and D. montmorillonite which is finely divided in an amount necessary to impart the desired thixotropic properties to the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then, II. removing the water from the coating composition.
2. The process of Claim 1 wherein the substrate is a planar construction panel.
3. The process of Claim 2 wherein the upper surface of the substrate is a member selected from the group consisting of paper, aluminum, steel, felt and asbestos.
4. The process of Claim 2 wherein the planar construction panel is a member selected from the group consisting of a fiber board, a gypsum wall board and a siding product.
5. The process of Claim 2 wherein the substrate is a fiber board.
6. The process of Claim 1 wherein the filler is a finely divided inorganic material.
7. The process of Claim 6 wherein the filler has a particle size generally less than 200 microns.
8. The process of Claim 6 wherein the filler has a particle size generally less than 100 microns.
9. The process of Claim 1 wherein the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, china clay, calcined clay, calcium metasilicate, and mixtures thereof.
10. The process of Claim 1 wherein the filler is finely divided and is a member selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica and mixtures thereof.
11. The process of Claim 1 wherein the binder is a polymer of vinyl monomers.
12. The process of Claim 11 wherein the binder is a polymer of a member selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith.
13. The process of Claim 11 wherein the binder is a polyvinyl acetate latex.
14. The process of Claim 11 wherein the binder is a copolymer of styrene and butadiene.
15. The process of Claim 11 wherein the binder is a polymer of methyl methacrylate.
16. The process of Claim 11 wherein the binder is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and a vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith.
17. The process of Claim 1 wherein the substrate is a fiber board panel and the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof.
18. The process of Claim 1 wherein the substrate is a fiber board panel, the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof, and the montmorillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition.
19. The process of Claim 1 wherein the coating composition additionally contains pigments, fungicides, wetting agents, freezing point depressants, and/or defoamers.
20. The process of Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1.
21. The process of Claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1.
22. The process of Claim 1 wherein the water is present in an amount to provide the coating composition with a viscosity of from 2,000 to 10,000 centipoises measured at 25°C.
23. The process of Claim 1 wherein the water is present in an amount to provide the coating composition with a viscosity of from 4,000 to 8,000 centipoises measured at 25°C.
24. The process of Claim 1 wherein the mont-morillonite comprises from 2 to 20 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition.
25. The process of Claim 1 wherein the mont-morillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition.
26.The process of Claim 1 comprising the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided inorganic filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the montmorillonite comprises from 2 to 20 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting under pressure the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided inorganic filler, B. a binder for the filler, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the montmorillonite comprises from 2 to 20 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
27. The process of Claim 26 wherein the substrate is a fiber board panel and the filler is a member selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof.
28. The process of Claim 27 wherein the binder is a polymer of vinyl monomers.
29. The process of Claim 26 comprising the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, china clay, calcined clay, calcium metasilicate, and mixtures thereof, B. a binder comprising a polymer of vinyl monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite wherein the montmorillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting under pressure the substrate with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, china clay, calcined clay, calcium metasilicate, and mixtures thereof, B. a binder comprising a polymer of vinyl monomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite wherein the montmorillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
30. The process of Claim 26 comprising the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure a planar construction panel selected from the group consisting of a fiber board, a gypsum wall board and a siding product with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, china clay, calcined clay, calcium metasilicate, and mixtures thereof.
B. a binder comprising a polymer of vinyl mono-mers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting under pressure a planar construction panel selected from the group consisting of a fiber board, a gypsum wall board and a siding product with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, china clay, calcined clay, calcium metasilicate, and mixtures thereof.
B. a binder comprising a polymer of vinyl mono-mers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises from 5 to 15 grams per liter based upon the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
31. The process of Claim 30 wherein the planar con-struction panel is a fiber board.
32. A process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board ceiling panel comprising in sequence the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a cylindrical rubber pattern roll having depressions therein of substantially equal depth when measured from the surface of the pattern roll, the depth being generally less than 1 cm wherein the depressions are completely filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided particulate filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, and mica, B. a binder for the filler, said binder being an aqueous latex of a polymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. montmorillonite having a particle size less than 50 microns, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, wherein the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, wherein the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition in an embossed pattern, thereby transferring the coating composition to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition to produce a coated panel, and then, II. heating the coated panel to 180° to 240°C.
to remove the water from the coating composition creating a raised embossed effect on the panel corresponding to the depressions in the pattern roll.
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a cylindrical rubber pattern roll having depressions therein of substantially equal depth when measured from the surface of the pattern roll, the depth being generally less than 1 cm wherein the depressions are completely filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided particulate filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, and mica, B. a binder for the filler, said binder being an aqueous latex of a polymer of a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methyl methacrylate, styrene, butadiene, and other vinyl monomers copolymerizable therewith, C. water, and D. montmorillonite having a particle size less than 50 microns, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, wherein the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, wherein the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition in an embossed pattern, thereby transferring the coating composition to the substrate while retaining the shape of the coating composition to produce a coated panel, and then, II. heating the coated panel to 180° to 240°C.
to remove the water from the coating composition creating a raised embossed effect on the panel corresponding to the depressions in the pattern roll.
33. A process for producing a raised embossed effect on a fiber board panel comprising the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof, B. a polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetate), styrene-butadiene co-polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition r and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided filler selected from the group consisting of calcium carbonate, talc, silica, mica, and mixtures thereof, B. a polymeric binder selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetate), styrene-butadiene co-polymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and vinyl acetate, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 2:1 to 10:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 1:1 to 5:1, and the montmorillonite comprises 5 to 15 grams per liter based on the total volume of the coating composition, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition r and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
34. The process of Claim 33 wherein the coating composition additionally contains a wetting agent, defoamer and fungicide.
35. The process of Claim 33 comprising the steps of:
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a rubber pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided filler selected from the group consisting of (a) a mixture of calcium carbonate and silica in a weight radio of 1:9, (b) talc and (c) mica, B. a polymerlc binder selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetate) styrene-butadiene copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl meth-acrylate and vinyl acetate, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 6.5:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 3:1, and the weight ratio of A:D is 182:1, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
I. contacting under pressure the panel with a rubber pattern roll having depressions therein which are filled with a coating composition comprising:
A. a finely divided filler selected from the group consisting of (a) a mixture of calcium carbonate and silica in a weight radio of 1:9, (b) talc and (c) mica, B. a polymerlc binder selected from the group consisting of poly(vinyl acetate) styrene-butadiene copolymer, poly(methyl methacrylate), and a copolymer of methyl meth-acrylate and vinyl acetate, C. water, and D. finely divided montmorillonite, wherein the weight ratio of A:B is 6.5:1, the weight ratio of A:C is 3:1, and the weight ratio of A:D is 182:1, thereby transferring the coating composition in an embossed pattern to the panel while retaining the shape of the coating composition, and then II. removing the water from the coating composition.
36. The process of Claim 35 wherein the coating composition additionally contains a wetting agent, defoamer and fungicide.
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