JP2005029651A - Preparation method of powder coating - Google Patents

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JP2005029651A
JP2005029651A JP2003194560A JP2003194560A JP2005029651A JP 2005029651 A JP2005029651 A JP 2005029651A JP 2003194560 A JP2003194560 A JP 2003194560A JP 2003194560 A JP2003194560 A JP 2003194560A JP 2005029651 A JP2005029651 A JP 2005029651A
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Eiichiro Ishida
英一郎 石田
Yoshiyuki Kanoya
美幸 彼ノ矢
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a preparation method of a powder coating which permits acquisition by color matching of a powder coating which causes no re-segregation into basic color coatings during service, gives stable external colors of the coating film when baked and suffers from neither generation of color segregation in external appearances of the coating film nor deterioration in smoothness. <P>SOLUTION: An achromatic color coating as one of a plurality of basic color coatings is caused to contain a powder having a larger particle size than those of the residual color coatings. The residual color coatings are dispersed in a binder and are sprayed in an airflow onto the achromatic color coating thereby being mixed by the airflow to be color-matched and simultaneously dried and solidified. The thus-obtained color-matched coating has a form of a composite particle 1 comprising a central core particle 2 composed of the achromatic coating particle and, attached on the surface thereof by the binder, attached particles 3 composed of the residual color coating particles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、色の異なる複数の粉体塗料を混合して調色することにより、所望の色の粉体塗料を得る粉体塗料の調製方法に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
結着樹脂に着色剤や添加剤を配合し、溶融混練・粉砕・分級の各工程を経て得られる粉体塗料は製造に時間を要し、製造色の変更の小回りが効かないため、大ロット生産には向いているが、小ロット生産に不向きである。
【0003】
その短所を改善するために、三原色等の粉体塗料を基本色として、これらの粉体塗料を所定の比率でドライブレンドして調色し、所望の色の粉体塗料を得る調製方法が知られている(例えば、特許文献1、2参照)。
【0004】
【特許文献1】
特許第3267295号公報
【0005】
【特許文献2】
特開平8−206580号公報
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、従来の調製方法で得られた粉体塗料(調色塗料)は、塗装中に静電塗装ガンへの送給管内で調色塗料から基本色塗料が分離して、得られる塗膜の外観色にまだら模様が生じる欠点があった。また塗膜外観色の色分かれ(目視で確認できる程度のまだら模様)を防ぐためには、塗料粒子を小粒径化することが必要となるが、小粒径化すると塗料粒子の凝集が起り、塗膜表面に凝集した塗料粒子塊による凸状のブツブツが生じて、塗膜の平滑性が損なわれる欠点もあった。
【0007】
さらに、塗料の隠蔽性が不十分な場合には、塗膜を焼き付けたときの色が基材の色や塗膜の厚さによってばらついてしまい、外観色の安定化が図られない問題もあった。
【0008】
したがって、本発明の課題は、使用中に基本色塗料への再分離がなく、焼き付けたときの塗膜の外観色が安定で、塗膜外観の色別れの発生や平滑性の低下がない等の粉体塗料を調色により得ることを可能とした粉体塗料の調製方法を提供することである。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決すべく、本発明の粉体塗料の調製方法は、有彩色、無彩色および透明色の複数の粉体塗料を基本色として、これらの塗料を混合して所望の色に調色した塗料を得る粉体塗料の調製方法であって、前記複数の塗料のうちの1色の無彩色の塗料の粒径として、残余の色の塗料の粒径よりも大きい粒径を用いると共に、前記残余の色の塗料を溶液状のバインダーに分散し、前記残余の色の塗料が分散されたバインダーを気流中で前記1色の塗料にスプレー噴霧して、前記1色の塗料と前記残余の色の塗料とを気流により混合して調色すると共に乾燥固化することにより、前記調色された塗料を、前記1色の塗料の粒子を中心核粒子とし、前記残余の色の塗料の粒子を前記バインダーによる前記中心核粒子の表面への付着粒子とした複合粒子に形成したことを特徴とする。
【0010】
好ましくは、前記中心核粒子が平均粒径が4〜20μmであり、前記付着粒子の平均粒径が2〜10μmであり、前記複合粒子の平均粒径が8〜40μm、その標準偏差が20μm以下である。前記有彩色の粉体塗料がイエロー、マゼンタおよびシアンの少なくとも1色の塗料であり、前記無彩色の粉体塗料がホワイト、ブラックおよびグレーの少なくとも1色の塗料であり、前記透明色の粉体塗料が着色剤の含有がない塗料である。
【0011】
本発明によれば、複数の基本色の粉体塗料を混合して所望の色に調色した粉体塗料を得るに際し、中心核粒子となる1色の無彩色の塗料粒子の表面に付着粒子となる残余の色の塗料粒子をバインダーにより付着して複合粒子化しているので、得られた調色塗料中から基本色塗料が分離しづらい。これにより、塗装中、静電塗装ガンへの送給管内等で調色塗料からの基本色塗料への分離がなく、得られる塗膜の外観色にまだら模様が生じるのを防ぐことができる。また基本色塗料を複合粒子化しているので、塗料粒子を小粒径化しても凝集の問題がなく、凝集した塗料粒子塊による凸状のブツブツのない平滑な塗膜表面が得られる。もちろん、塗膜外観色の色分かれを防ぐことができる。さらに、基本色塗料の一つとして無彩色塗料を用いているので、塗料の隠蔽性が不十分になることはなく、塗膜を焼き付けたときの色が基材の色や塗膜の厚さによってばらついたりせず、外観色が安定である。さらにまた、基本色塗料の一つとして透明色塗料を用いているので、淡色や透明感のある色、鮮やかな色など調色が難しい色を容易に再現することができる。
【0012】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施の形態を詳述する。
【0013】
本発明は、基本色の粉体塗料のうちの1色の無彩色の粉体塗料を中心核粒子とし、有彩色塗料等の残余の色の粉体塗料を付着粒子として、該付着粒子を溶液状のバインダーに分散して気流中で中心核粒子の粉体塗料にスプレー噴霧して、気流中で混合して調色し、これと同時に調色された粉体塗料を乾燥固化する。これにより得られる調色塗料を、図1に示すように、中心核粒子2の表面に付着粒子3をバインダー4で付着した複合粒子1に形成するものである。
【0014】
本発明において、粉体塗料の基本色としては、有彩色、無彩色および透明色の3種を用いる。有彩色はどの色でも使用可能であるが、好ましくは、三原色であるイエロー、マゼンタおよびシアンを使用する。このうちのどの色を使用するか、またどの割合で使用するかは、調色により再現する色により定まる。
【0015】
無彩色は、ベースカラーであるホワイト、ブラックおよびグレーであり、このうちの少なくとも1色を使用する。この1色の無彩色の塗料は、粒径を他の三原色塗料や透明色塗料の粒径よりも大きくして中心核粒子として使用するが、必要に応じて、同一色の無彩色塗料もしくは他の色の無彩色塗料を、中心核粒子への付着粒子とすることができる。付着粒子として使用する場合の無彩色塗料の粒径は、三原色塗料等の粒径と同様とする。本発明では、このように、基本色塗料の一つとして無彩色塗料を用いることにより、塗料の隠蔽性を十分にして、塗膜を焼き付けたときの色が基材の色や塗膜の厚さによってばらついたりするのを防止し、塗膜の外観色の安定化を図っている。
【0016】
透明色は所謂クリアで、透明色の塗料、即ちクリアの塗料は着色剤を含んでいない塗料をいう。クリアの塗料は着色剤を含んでいない点を除けば、三原色塗料やベースカラー塗料と基本的に同様に構成され、結着樹脂および電荷制御剤等の添加剤からなる。本発明では、このように、基本色の塗料の一つとして透明色の塗料を用いていることにより、淡色や透明感のある色、鮮やかな色など調色が難しい色の容易な再現を実現可能としている。
【0017】
本発明において、付着粒子の平均粒径は、2〜10μm程度とすることが好ましい。付着粒子の平均粒径が2μm未満では、複合粒子化する以前の段階で凝集が著しく生じて、粒子を凝集なく均一に分散させたバインダーを得ることができず、中心核粒子の表面に付着粒子を均一に付着させた複合粒子を形成させることができない。一方、付着粒子の平均粒径が10μmを超える場合は、塗膜外観の色分かれが生じやすくなり、また複合粒子の平均粒径の増大を招く。なお、粉体塗料の粒径分布は、例えば光回折散乱法により測定することができる。
【0018】
中心核粒子の平均粒径は、4〜20μm程度とすることが好ましい。中心核粒子の平均粒径が4μm未満では、中心核粒子の表面に付着粒子を十分な量で付着させるのに必要な表面積を得ることができず、複合化されない塗料粒子が少なからず残存して、塗料の複合粒子化による効果を十分に発揮させることができない。中心核粒子の平均粒径が20μmを超える場合は、複合粒子の平均粒径の増大を招く。
【0019】
複合粒子の平均粒径は8μm以上であることが好ましく、平均粒径が8μm未満では小さすぎて、複合粒子を形成するのが困難になる。複合粒子の平均粒径が40μmを超えると粒径が大きすぎて、複合粒子化された調色塗料の流動性、搬送性が悪化し、塗装性が劣化する。この複合粒子の平均粒径は標準偏差が20μm以下であることが好ましく、標準偏差が20μmを上回ると、塗膜の平滑性が損なわれる。
【0020】
本発明では、複数の基本色塗料を混合して調色すると同時に、中心核粒子にバインダーにより付着粒子を付着させて、調色された塗料を複合粒子化するが、この目的のために、付着粒子の塗料の方をバインダー(液状)に分散して使用する。これは、粒径の小さい粒子とされる付着粒子は、それ自体では凝集しやすいが、バインダーに分散させることにより、個々の粒子にバラけて塊にならず、凝集を防いだ取り扱いができるからである。一方、粒径の大きい中心核粒子は、それ自体では凝集しにくいが、中心核粒子の塗料をバインダーに分散させて使用すると、気流による付着粒子との混合中に中心核粒子同士が付着して塊状になり、個々の中心核粒子の表面に付着粒子を付着させた複合粒子を得ることができない。
【0021】
バインダーとしては、塗装ガンへの搬送過程等で、中心核粒子から付着粒子が剥がれない程度の接着力が得られるものならば、いずれのものも使用可能である。バインダーは分散媒体に分散して使用する。例えばグルー、カゼイン等の天然のものや、PVA(ポリビニルアルコール)、EVOH(ビニルアルコール−エチレン共重合体)、EVA(エチレン−酢酸ビニル共重合体)等の樹脂系のものなどは、分散媒体として水やアルコール水溶液を使用できるので好適である。
【0022】
バインダー液に分散させる付着粒子の濃度は、付着粒子の量によって異なるが、概ね、10〜50wt%である。濃度が10wt%未満では、効果が無く、50wt%を超えると核同士がくっついてしまう。水等の適当な分散媒体に分散したバインダーの濃度は、0.5〜20.0wt%程度の濃度で使用する。付着粒子の分散に当たって、分散を容易にするために、界面活性剤等の分散促進剤を使用することができる。
【0023】
複数の基本色塗料を調色すると同時に複合粒子化するには、付着粒子の塗料が分散されたバインダーを気流中で中心核粒子の塗料にスプレー噴霧して、気流により中心核粒子の塗料と付着粒子の塗料とを混合すると共に乾燥固化すればよい。この製造プロセスには、市販の転動流動造粒コーティング装置(例えばパウレック社製MULTIPLEX)を用いることができる。
【0024】
該装置は、図2に示すように、吸気筒5、ノズル装着部6、攪拌筒7、中間筒8およびフィルター筒9を積層して、密閉体に構築されている。フィルター筒9の上部には排気ダクト10が設けられている。吸気筒5は吸気ダクト5aを備え、排気ダクト10からの排気により外部の送気手段からの加温された乾燥空気を吸気ダクト5aから吸気筒5内に吸気し、吸気した空気を短い筒状のノズル装着部6内を通って攪拌筒7に送り込むようになっている。攪拌筒7内に送り込まれた空気は、中間筒8およびフィルター筒9を介して排気ダクト10から排出される。
【0025】
攪拌筒7の下面には、塗料粒子を通さない細孔が設けられた透孔板7aが取付けられており、ノズル装着部6を通った吸気筒5からの空気は、透孔板7aの細孔から攪拌筒7に入る。攪拌筒7の内側には同心の内筒7bが設置されており、内筒7bは透孔板7aと間隔を開けて支持されている。この透孔板7aにはノズル6aが装着されており、ノズル6aは送液管6bの先端から直角に突出して内筒7b内に臨んでいる。送液管6aはノズル装着部6を通って外部の図示しないバインダー調製タンクに接続されている。
【0026】
調色粉体塗料を調製するには、まず、使用する基本色の各粉体塗料を秤量後、付着粒子となる粉体塗料を調製タンク内のバインダーに分散して、付着粒子が分散されたバインダーを調製しておく。ついで中心核粒子となる無彩色の粉体塗料を攪拌筒7内に装入した後、排気ダクト10から排気して、送気手段からの加温された乾燥空気を攪拌筒7の透孔板7aを通って攪拌筒7内に送り込む。攪拌筒7内に装入された中心核粒子は、気流により転動・流動している。
【0027】
ついで中心核粒子の転動・流動状態下に、調製タンクからの付着粒子を分散したバインダーをノズル6aから内筒7b内に上方に向けてスプレー噴霧する。このスプレー噴霧による付着粒子の内筒7b内上方へ向けた吹き込みと、透孔板7aからの攪拌筒7内の上方に向けた空気の流れとにより、攪拌筒7内の中心核粒子と付着粒子とに、図に白抜きの矢印で示すように、内筒7bの内側を上昇し、内筒7bの上端で内筒7bの外側に回って下降し、内筒7bの下端で内筒7bの内側に回って再び上昇する向きの流動が発生し、中心核粒子と付着粒子とが混合される。
【0028】
この混合中に、付着粒子と中心核粒子とが接触して、付着粒子の表面のバインダーにより中心核粒子の表面に付着粒子が付着し、これを中心核粒子に対して付着粒子が次々に繰り返す。その付着と共に、気流が持つ熱が付着粒子を中心核粒子に付着させているバインダーの分散媒体を蒸発して乾燥固化し、調色された粉体塗料が、最終的に、中心核粒子の表面に付着粒子がバインダーで付着した複合粒子に形成される。
【0029】
上記の気流による混合を所定時間(例えば100分)を行って、粉体塗料の複合粒子化を十分に行ったら、排気ダクト10からの排気を止めて静置後、攪拌筒7を外して得られた調色粉体塗料を取り出せばよい。
【0030】
本発明では、複合粒子の流動性や帯電特性などを向上するために、公知の無機微粒子の外添剤、例えば酸化アルミニウムや酸化ケイ素、酸化チタニウム、酸化亜鉛などを添加することができる。その添加量は特に限定されないが、基本色塗料を複合化しないで調色する従来の場合と同様、調色後の粉体塗料100重量部に対し外添剤を0.1〜3.0重量部程度を用いることができる。必要に応じて、増減することができる。
【0031】
粉体塗料を用いて塗装するには、摩擦やコロナ放電で粉体塗料を一定の極性に帯電し、その粉体塗料を接地した被塗装物の表面に静電付着し、その後、付着した粉体塗料層を約120〜250℃で5〜30分間程度、焼成して加熱溶融し、粉体塗料層を塗膜に形成する方法を用いることができる。あるいは、気流中で粉体塗料を浮遊、流動させておき、この気流中に予め加熱した被塗装物を挿入して、被塗装物の表面に付着した粉体塗料を被塗装物の熱を利用して溶融し、延展する方法を利用することもできる。塗膜厚は普通30〜200μm程度とされる。
【0032】
本発明において、基本色塗料として使用する粉体塗料は、製法が特に制限されず、またその結着樹脂も特に制限されない。結着樹脂としては、例えばエポキシ系樹脂、ポリエステル系樹脂、ウレタン系樹脂およびアクリル系樹脂等の熱硬化性樹脂を使用することができる。これらは単独で用いても、必要に応じて複数を併用してもよく、更にはこれらを共重合して用いてもよい。また、それ自体が加熱により溶融または流動する樹脂に硬化剤を配合したものを用いることもできる。
【0033】
使用可能な熱硬化性樹脂の幾つかを例示すれば、エポキシ系樹脂としては、例えばビスフェノール類のグリシジルエーテル型エポキシ樹脂と硬化剤としてジシアンジアミド類や酸無水物を混合したものを挙げることができる。エポキシ系樹脂とポリエステル系樹脂が組み合わされたものとしては、ビスフェノール類のグリシジルエーテル型エポキシ樹脂と硬化剤としてカルボキシル基を含有するポリエステル樹脂を混合したものを挙げることができる。ウレタン系樹脂としては、水酸基を含有するポリエステル樹脂と硬化剤としてグリシジルイソシアネートを混合したものを挙げることができる。ポリエステル系樹脂としては、カルボキシル基を含有するポリエステル樹脂と硬化剤としてグリシジルイソシアネートを混合したものを挙げることができる。ポリエステル系樹脂とアクリル系樹脂とが組み合わされたものとしては、水酸基およびカルボキシル基を含有するポリエステル樹脂と硬化剤としてグリシジル基を含有するアクリル樹脂とを混合したものが挙げられる。アクリル系樹脂としては、グリシジル基を含有するアクリル樹脂と硬化剤として2塩基酸とを混合したものが上げられる。また熱硬化性樹脂以外に、アクリル酸化合物、エポキシ化合物などのモノマーやオリゴマーに増感剤を加えて、紫外線照射で硬化する紫外線硬化型樹脂を用いてもよい。
【0034】
以上の樹脂には、必要に応じて従来公知の添加剤、例えば硬化触媒または硬化促進剤、酸化防止剤、充填剤、紫外線安定剤、紫外線吸収剤、熱安定剤、ワキ防止剤、可塑剤、顔料分散剤、流動性調整剤、摺動性改良剤、電荷制御剤等を転嫁することができる。
【0035】
基本色塗料に使用する顔料としては、ホワイトには酸化チタンなどが挙げられ、ブラックにはカーボンブラックなどが挙げられる。グレーにはこれらの顔料を混合して使用する。またシアンにはコバルトブルー、プルシアンブルー、フタロシアニン、バット系等の有機および無機の顔料が挙げられる。イエローにはキナフタロンやアゾ系、黄色酸化鉄や黄土、黄鉛、亜黄鉛、カドミウムイエロー等の有機および無機の顔料が挙げられる。マゼンタにはキナクリドン、アントラキノン、べんがら、カドミウムレッド、鉛丹、硫化水銀カドミウム、マンガン紫、赤口黄鉛、モリブデンオレンジ、アゾ系、チオインジゴなどが挙げられ、またマゼンタの酸性染料や塩基性染料を不溶化したレーキ系顔料などが挙げられる。クリアには前述したように顔料を含有させない。
【0036】
顔料の添加量は、有機顔料の場合、結着樹脂100重量部に対し0.01〜5重量部程度が好ましく、無機顔料の場合、結着樹脂100重量部に対し1〜35重量部程度が好ましい。有機顔料と無機顔料とは組み合わせて使用することができる。
【0037】
粉体塗料の製法としては、原料である結着樹脂、添加剤および顔料をボールミル、ヘンシェンミキサー、スーパーミキサー等の混合機により混合し、熱ロール、エクスクルーダ、コニーダ等の混錬機で溶融混錬し、得られた混合物をペレットに成形する。ついで得られたペレットをアトマイザー等の粉砕機で粗粉砕し、ジェットミル等の粉砕機により求める粒径の収率を考慮した条件で粉砕する。得られた粉体をエルボージェット等の気流分級機やTSPセパレータ等の流体分級機等により、求める粒径に分級することによって、粉体塗料が得られる。
【0038】
【発明の効果】
以上の説明から明らかなように、本発明によれば、複数の基本色の粉体塗料を混合して所望の色に調色した粉体塗料を調製するに際し、中心核粒子となる1色の無彩色の塗料粒子の表面に付着粒子となる残余の色の塗料粒子をバインダーにより付着して、調色粉体塗料を複合粒子化したので、調色塗料の使用中に基本色塗料への再分離がなく、焼き付けたときの塗膜の外観色が安定で、塗膜外観の色別れの発生や平滑性の低下がない等の調色粉体塗料を得ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の方法によって調製した調色塗料の断面構造を模式的に示す説明図(a)およびその一部を拡大して示す説明図(b)である。
【図2】図1の調色塗料の調製に使用する転動流動造粒コーティング装置を示す概念図(a)および該装置の攪拌筒の部分を模式的に示す斜視図(b)である。
【符号の説明】
1 複合粒子
2 中心核粒子
3 付着粒子
4 バインダー
6a ノズル
7 攪拌筒
7a 透孔板
7b 内筒
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a powder coating preparation method for obtaining a powder coating having a desired color by mixing and adjusting a plurality of powder coatings having different colors.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Powder paint obtained by blending colorants and additives into the binder resin and undergoing the steps of melt-kneading, pulverization, and classification takes time to manufacture, and the small change in manufacturing color does not work. Suitable for production but unsuitable for small lot production.
[0003]
In order to improve the disadvantages, a preparation method is known in which powder coatings of three primary colors are used as basic colors and these powder coatings are dry blended at a predetermined ratio and toned to obtain a powder coating of a desired color. (For example, see Patent Documents 1 and 2).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent No. 3267295 [0005]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-8-206580 [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the powder paint (toning paint) obtained by the conventional preparation method has a coating film obtained by separating the basic paint from the toning paint in the feeding pipe to the electrostatic painting gun during painting. There was a defect that a mottled pattern was formed in the appearance color. In addition, in order to prevent color separation of the appearance color of the coating film (a mottled pattern that can be visually confirmed), it is necessary to reduce the particle size of the paint particles, but when the particle size is reduced, aggregation of the paint particles occurs, There was also a drawback that the smoothness of the coating film was impaired due to the occurrence of convex protrusions due to the coating particle mass aggregated on the surface of the coating film.
[0007]
In addition, if the paint is not sufficiently concealed, the color when the paint film is baked varies depending on the color of the base material and the thickness of the paint film, and the appearance color cannot be stabilized. It was.
[0008]
Therefore, the problem of the present invention is that there is no re-separation into the basic color paint during use, the appearance color of the coating film is stable when baked, and there is no occurrence of color separation of the coating film appearance or deterioration of smoothness, etc. It is an object to provide a method for preparing a powder coating material that makes it possible to obtain a powder coating material by color matching.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the powder coating material preparation method of the present invention is based on a plurality of powder coating materials of chromatic, achromatic, and transparent colors, and these paints are mixed and adjusted to a desired color. A method for preparing a powder coating material for obtaining a paint, wherein a particle size larger than the particle size of the remaining color paint is used as the particle size of one achromatic color paint among the plurality of paints, The remaining color paint is dispersed in a solution-like binder, and the binder in which the remaining color paint is dispersed is spray-sprayed on the one color paint in an air stream, so that the one color paint and the remaining paint are sprayed. The color paint is mixed and mixed by an air stream and dried and solidified, so that the toned paint has the one color paint particle as a core particle, and the remaining color paint particle. A composite of particles adhered to the surface of the central core particle by the binder. Characterized by being formed into particles.
[0010]
Preferably, the central core particles have an average particle size of 4 to 20 μm, the attached particles have an average particle size of 2 to 10 μm, the composite particles have an average particle size of 8 to 40 μm, and a standard deviation of 20 μm or less. It is. The chromatic powder paint is at least one paint of yellow, magenta and cyan, the achromatic powder paint is at least one paint of white, black and gray, and the transparent powder The paint is a paint that does not contain a colorant.
[0011]
According to the present invention, when obtaining a powder paint in which a plurality of basic color powder paints are mixed and toned to a desired color, the adhering particles are attached to the surface of one achromatic paint particle as a central core particle. Since the paint particles of the remaining color are attached by a binder to form composite particles, the basic color paint is difficult to separate from the obtained toning paint. Thereby, there is no separation from the toning paint to the basic color paint in the feeding pipe to the electrostatic paint gun during painting, and it is possible to prevent a mottled pattern from appearing in the appearance color of the obtained coating film. Further, since the basic color paint is made into composite particles, there is no problem of agglomeration even if the paint particles are made smaller in size, and a smooth coating film surface without a convex buzz due to the agglomerated paint particle mass can be obtained. Of course, color separation of the appearance color of the coating film can be prevented. Furthermore, since an achromatic color paint is used as one of the basic color paints, the paint concealability is not insufficient, and the color when the paint film is baked is the color of the substrate and the thickness of the paint film. The appearance color is stable. Furthermore, since a transparent color paint is used as one of the basic color paints, it is possible to easily reproduce difficult colors such as a light color, a transparent color, and a vivid color.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.
[0013]
In the present invention, an achromatic powder coating of one of the basic color powder coatings is used as a core particle, and a powder coating of the remaining color such as a chromatic coating is used as an adhesion particle. The powder is dispersed in a binder and sprayed onto the powder coating of the central core particles in an air stream, mixed in the air stream and toned, and at the same time, the toned powder coating is dried and solidified. As shown in FIG. 1, the toning paint obtained in this way is formed into composite particles 1 in which the adhered particles 3 are adhered to the surface of the central core particle 2 with the binder 4.
[0014]
In the present invention, three types of chromatic, achromatic and transparent colors are used as basic colors of the powder coating. Although any chromatic color can be used, the three primary colors yellow, magenta and cyan are preferably used. Which of these colors is used and at what ratio is determined by the color reproduced by the toning.
[0015]
The achromatic colors are base colors such as white, black and gray, and at least one of them is used. This one-color achromatic paint is used as a central core particle with a particle size larger than that of other three primary color paints and transparent paints, but if necessary, the same color achromatic paint or other The achromatic color paint of the color can be used as particles adhering to the central core particle. The particle size of the achromatic color paint when used as the adhering particles is the same as that of the three primary color paints. In the present invention, as described above, by using an achromatic color paint as one of the basic color paints, the concealability of the paint is sufficient, and the color when the paint film is baked is the color of the base material or the thickness of the paint film. This prevents the variation from occurring and stabilizes the appearance color of the coating film.
[0016]
The transparent color is so-called clear, and the transparent paint, that is, the clear paint is a paint containing no colorant. The clear paint is basically configured in the same manner as the three primary color paints and the base color paint except that it does not contain a colorant, and is composed of additives such as a binder resin and a charge control agent. In the present invention, by using a transparent color paint as one of the basic color paints as described above, it is possible to easily reproduce difficult colors such as light colors, transparent colors, and vivid colors. It is possible.
[0017]
In the present invention, the average particle size of the adhered particles is preferably about 2 to 10 μm. If the average particle size of the adhering particles is less than 2 μm, agglomeration occurs remarkably before the composite particles are formed, and a binder in which the particles are uniformly dispersed without aggregation cannot be obtained. It is impossible to form composite particles in which the particles are uniformly attached. On the other hand, when the average particle diameter of the adhered particles exceeds 10 μm, color separation of the appearance of the coating film tends to occur, and the average particle diameter of the composite particles increases. In addition, the particle size distribution of the powder coating material can be measured by, for example, a light diffraction scattering method.
[0018]
The average particle diameter of the central core particles is preferably about 4 to 20 μm. If the average particle size of the central core particles is less than 4 μm, the surface area required to attach the adhering particles in a sufficient amount to the surface of the central core particles cannot be obtained, and there are not a few paint particles that are not combined. Therefore, the effect of making the composite particles of the paint cannot be exhibited sufficiently. When the average particle diameter of the central core particles exceeds 20 μm, the average particle diameter of the composite particles is increased.
[0019]
The average particle size of the composite particles is preferably 8 μm or more. If the average particle size is less than 8 μm, the composite particles are too small to form composite particles. When the average particle size of the composite particles exceeds 40 μm, the particle size is too large, and the fluidity and transportability of the toned coating material formed into composite particles are deteriorated, and the paintability is deteriorated. The average particle size of the composite particles preferably has a standard deviation of 20 μm or less. If the standard deviation exceeds 20 μm, the smoothness of the coating film is impaired.
[0020]
In the present invention, toning is performed by mixing a plurality of basic color paints, and at the same time, adhering particles are adhered to the central core particles by a binder, and the toned paint is formed into composite particles. The particle paint is used by dispersing it in a binder (liquid). This is because adhering particles, which are considered to be small particles, tend to agglomerate by themselves, but by dispersing in a binder, they can be handled in a manner that prevents them from agglomerating because they are separated into individual particles. It is. On the other hand, central core particles having a large particle size are difficult to agglomerate by themselves. However, if the coating of the central core particles is dispersed in a binder, the central core particles adhere to each other during mixing with the attached particles by an air flow. It is impossible to obtain composite particles that are agglomerated and have adhered particles attached to the surface of each central core particle.
[0021]
As the binder, any binder can be used as long as it can provide an adhesive force enough to prevent the adhered particles from being peeled off from the central core particles during the conveyance process to the coating gun. The binder is used by being dispersed in a dispersion medium. For example, natural materials such as glue and casein, and resin-based materials such as PVA (polyvinyl alcohol), EVOH (vinyl alcohol-ethylene copolymer), EVA (ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer) are used as dispersion media. Water or an aqueous alcohol solution can be used, which is preferable.
[0022]
The concentration of the adhering particles dispersed in the binder liquid varies depending on the amount of adhering particles, but is generally 10 to 50 wt%. If the concentration is less than 10 wt%, there is no effect, and if it exceeds 50 wt%, the nuclei stick together. The binder dispersed in a suitable dispersion medium such as water is used at a concentration of about 0.5 to 20.0 wt%. In order to facilitate the dispersion of the adhered particles, a dispersion accelerator such as a surfactant can be used.
[0023]
To mix multiple basic color paints into composite particles at the same time, spray the binder with dispersed paint on the core particles onto the core particle paint in an air stream, and adhere to the core core paint by the air stream. What is necessary is just to dry and solidify while mixing with the coating material of particle | grains. In this manufacturing process, a commercially available rolling fluidized granulation coating apparatus (for example, MULTIPLEX manufactured by POWREC) can be used.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus is constructed as a sealed body by stacking an intake cylinder 5, a nozzle mounting portion 6, a stirring cylinder 7, an intermediate cylinder 8 and a filter cylinder 9. An exhaust duct 10 is provided above the filter cylinder 9. The intake cylinder 5 is provided with an intake duct 5a, and the exhaust air from the exhaust duct 10 sucks dry air heated from an external air supply means into the intake cylinder 5 from the intake duct 5a, and the intake air is short in a cylindrical shape. The nozzle mounting portion 6 is fed into the stirring cylinder 7. The air sent into the stirring cylinder 7 is discharged from the exhaust duct 10 via the intermediate cylinder 8 and the filter cylinder 9.
[0025]
A through-hole plate 7a provided with pores that do not allow paint particles to pass through is attached to the lower surface of the stirring cylinder 7, and air from the intake cylinder 5 that has passed through the nozzle mounting portion 6 passes through the fine holes of the through-hole plate 7a. Enter the stirring cylinder 7 through the hole. A concentric inner cylinder 7b is installed inside the stirring cylinder 7, and the inner cylinder 7b is supported at a distance from the through-hole plate 7a. A nozzle 6a is mounted on the through-hole plate 7a, and the nozzle 6a protrudes at a right angle from the tip of the liquid feeding pipe 6b and faces the inner cylinder 7b. The liquid feeding pipe 6 a is connected to an external binder preparation tank (not shown) through the nozzle mounting portion 6.
[0026]
To prepare the toned powder paint, first, after weighing each powder paint of the basic color to be used, the powder paint to be adhered particles was dispersed in the binder in the preparation tank, and the adhered particles were dispersed Prepare a binder. Next, an achromatic powder coating material serving as the central core particle is charged into the stirring cylinder 7 and then exhausted from the exhaust duct 10 so that the heated dry air from the air feeding means is passed through the perforated plate of the stirring cylinder 7. It feeds into the stirring cylinder 7 through 7a. The central core particles charged in the stirring cylinder 7 are rolling and flowing by the air current.
[0027]
Next, under the rolling / flowing state of the central core particles, the binder in which the adhered particles from the preparation tank are dispersed is sprayed upward from the nozzle 6a into the inner cylinder 7b. The core particles and the adhering particles in the stirring cylinder 7 are generated by blowing the adhering particles by spraying upward in the inner cylinder 7b and the flow of air in the stirring cylinder 7 from the through hole plate 7a. In addition, as shown by a white arrow in the figure, the inside of the inner cylinder 7b is raised, the upper end of the inner cylinder 7b is turned to the outside of the inner cylinder 7b, and the inner cylinder 7b is lowered at the lower end of the inner cylinder 7b. A flow in an upward direction around the inside is generated, and the central core particles and the adhering particles are mixed.
[0028]
During the mixing, the adhering particles and the central core particles come into contact with each other, and the adhering particles adhere to the surface of the central core particles by the binder on the surface of the adhering particles. . Along with the adhesion, the heat of the airflow evaporates the binder dispersion medium that adheres the adhering particles to the central core particles to dry and solidify, and the toned powder coating finally becomes the surface of the central core particles The adhered particles are formed into composite particles adhered with a binder.
[0029]
When mixing by the above airflow is performed for a predetermined time (for example, 100 minutes) and the powder coating is sufficiently made into composite particles, the exhaust from the exhaust duct 10 is stopped and allowed to stand, and then the stirring cylinder 7 is removed. What is necessary is just to take out the toned powder coating material.
[0030]
In the present invention, a known inorganic fine particle external additive such as aluminum oxide, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, or zinc oxide can be added in order to improve the fluidity and charging characteristics of the composite particles. The amount of addition is not particularly limited, but in the same manner as in the conventional case of toning without complexing the basic color paint, the external additive is added in an amount of 0.1 to 3.0 weight per 100 parts by weight of the powder paint after toning. About a part can be used. It can be increased or decreased as necessary.
[0031]
To paint using powder paint, the powder paint is charged to a certain polarity by friction or corona discharge, and the powder paint is electrostatically attached to the surface of the grounded workpiece, and then the attached powder. A method can be used in which the body coating layer is baked at about 120 to 250 ° C. for about 5 to 30 minutes and heated and melted to form a powder coating layer on the coating film. Alternatively, the powder coating is floated and fluidized in an air stream, and a pre-heated object to be coated is inserted into the air stream, and the powder paint adhering to the surface of the object to be coated is used for the heat of the object to be coated. Then, a method of melting and spreading can be used. The coating thickness is usually about 30 to 200 μm.
[0032]
In the present invention, the powder coating used as the basic color coating is not particularly limited in the production method, and the binder resin is not particularly limited. As the binder resin, for example, a thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin, a polyester resin, a urethane resin, and an acrylic resin can be used. These may be used alone, or may be used in combination as needed, and further, these may be copolymerized and used. Moreover, what mixed the hardening | curing agent with resin which melts or flows by heating itself can also be used.
[0033]
If some examples of the thermosetting resin which can be used are illustrated, as an epoxy-type resin, what mixed dicyandiamide and acid anhydride as a hardening | curing agent as glycidyl ether type epoxy resin of bisphenol can be mentioned, for example. Examples of the combination of the epoxy resin and the polyester resin include a mixture of a glycidyl ether type epoxy resin of bisphenol and a polyester resin containing a carboxyl group as a curing agent. Examples of the urethane resin include those obtained by mixing a polyester resin containing a hydroxyl group and glycidyl isocyanate as a curing agent. Examples of the polyester resin include a mixture of a polyester resin containing a carboxyl group and glycidyl isocyanate as a curing agent. As what combined polyester resin and acrylic resin, what mixed the polyester resin containing a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group, and the acrylic resin containing a glycidyl group as a hardening | curing agent is mentioned. Examples of the acrylic resin include a mixture of an acrylic resin containing a glycidyl group and a dibasic acid as a curing agent. In addition to the thermosetting resin, an ultraviolet curable resin that is cured by ultraviolet irradiation by adding a sensitizer to a monomer or oligomer such as an acrylic acid compound or an epoxy compound may be used.
[0034]
For the above resins, conventionally known additives, for example, curing catalysts or curing accelerators, antioxidants, fillers, UV stabilizers, UV absorbers, heat stabilizers, anti-waxing agents, plasticizers, if necessary Pigment dispersants, fluidity modifiers, slidability improvers, charge control agents, and the like can be passed on.
[0035]
Examples of the pigment used in the basic color paint include titanium oxide for white and carbon black for black. For gray, these pigments are mixed and used. Examples of cyan include organic and inorganic pigments such as cobalt blue, Prussian blue, phthalocyanine, and vat. Examples of yellow include organic and inorganic pigments such as quinaphthalone, azo, yellow iron oxide, ocher, yellow lead, sub-yellow lead, and cadmium yellow. Examples of magenta include quinacridone, anthraquinone, red bean, cadmium red, lead tan, mercury cadmium sulfide, manganese purple, red-brassed yellow lead, molybdenum orange, azo, and thioindigo. Examples include lake pigments. Clear does not contain a pigment as described above.
[0036]
The addition amount of the pigment is preferably about 0.01 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the binder resin in the case of an organic pigment, and about 1 to 35 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the binder resin in the case of an inorganic pigment. preferable. Organic pigments and inorganic pigments can be used in combination.
[0037]
The powder coating is made by mixing the binder resin, additives, and pigments, which are raw materials, using a mixer such as a ball mill, Henschen mixer, or super mixer, and then melt-mixing them using a kneader such as a hot roll, an excluder, or a kneader. Smelt and shape the resulting mixture into pellets. Next, the obtained pellets are roughly pulverized by a pulverizer such as an atomizer, and pulverized by a pulverizer such as a jet mill under the conditions in consideration of the yield of the desired particle diameter. A powder coating material is obtained by classifying the obtained powder to a desired particle size by an air classifier such as an elbow jet or a fluid classifier such as a TSP separator.
[0038]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, when preparing a powder paint in which a plurality of basic color powder paints are mixed and adjusted to a desired color, one color serving as a central core particle is prepared. The remaining color paint particles that become adhering particles are adhered to the surface of the achromatic color paint particles with a binder, and the toned powder paint is made into composite particles. There is no separation, and the toned powder paint can be obtained such that the appearance color of the coating film is stable when baked, and there is no occurrence of color separation of the coating film appearance or deterioration of smoothness.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram (a) schematically showing a cross-sectional structure of a toning paint prepared by the method of the present invention and an explanatory diagram (b) showing an enlarged part thereof.
2 is a conceptual diagram (a) showing a rolling fluidized granulation coating apparatus used for preparing the toning paint of FIG. 1, and a perspective view (b) schematically showing a part of a stirring cylinder of the apparatus.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Composite particle 2 Central core particle 3 Adhering particle 4 Binder 6a Nozzle 7 Stirring cylinder 7a Through-hole board 7b Inner cylinder

Claims (3)

有彩色、無彩色および透明色の複数の粉体塗料を基本色として、これらの塗料を混合して所望の色に調色した塗料を得る粉体塗料の調製方法であって、
前記複数の塗料のうちの1色の無彩色の塗料の粒径として、残余の色の塗料の粒径よりも大きい粒径を用いると共に、前記残余の色の塗料を溶液状のバインダーに分散し、前記残余の色の塗料が分散されたバインダーを気流中で前記1色の塗料にスプレー噴霧して、前記1色の塗料と前記残余の色の塗料とを気流により混合して調色すると共に乾燥固化することにより、前記調色された塗料を、前記1色の塗料の粒子を中心核粒子とし、前記残余の色の塗料の粒子を前記バインダーによる前記中心核粒子の表面への付着粒子とした複合粒子に形成したことを特徴とする粉体塗料の調製方法。
A method for preparing a powder coating, wherein a plurality of powder coatings of chromatic, achromatic, and transparent colors are used as basic colors, and these coatings are mixed to obtain a coating toned to a desired color,
A particle size larger than the particle size of the remaining color paint is used as the particle size of one achromatic color paint among the plurality of paints, and the remaining color paint is dispersed in a solution binder. And spraying the binder in which the remaining color paint is dispersed onto the one color paint in an air current, and mixing the one color paint and the remaining color paint by the air current to adjust the color. By drying and solidifying, the toned paint has the one-color paint particles as central core particles, and the remaining color paint particles adhere to the surface of the central core particles by the binder. A method for preparing a powder coating, characterized in that the powder coating is formed into a composite particle.
前記中心核粒子の平均粒径が4〜20μmであり、前記付着粒子の平均粒径が2〜10μmであり、前記複合粒子の平均粒径が8〜40μm、その標準偏差が20μm以下であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の粉体塗料の調製方法。The average particle size of the central core particles is 4 to 20 μm, the average particle size of the adhered particles is 2 to 10 μm, the average particle size of the composite particles is 8 to 40 μm, and the standard deviation thereof is 20 μm or less. The method for preparing a powder coating material according to claim 1. 前記有彩色の塗料がイエロー、マゼンタおよびシアンの少なくとも1色の塗料であり、前記無彩色の塗料がホワイト、ブラックおよびグレーの少なくとも1色の塗料であり、前記透明色の塗料が着色剤の含有がない塗料であることを特徴とする請求項1または2記載の粉体塗料の調整方法。The chromatic color paint is at least one color paint of yellow, magenta and cyan, the achromatic color paint is at least one color paint of white, black and gray, and the transparent color paint contains a colorant. The method for adjusting a powder coating material according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the coating material has no coating.
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