JPWO2014057740A1 - Bump cushion - Google Patents

Abstract

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bump cushion having excellent repeated compression durability. The present invention relates to a main agent (i) containing a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2), and a curing agent (ii) containing a polyol (B) and water (C). And a urethane foam composition containing refined cellulose (iii) having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less. The content of the fine cellulose (iii) is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the urethane foam composition. Moreover, it is preferable that the said refined cellulose (iii) is what refined | miniaturized the cellulose fine powder of the range of an average particle diameter of 20-50 micrometers in the said polyol (a1) and / or polyol (B).

Description

  The present invention relates to a bump cushion excellent in repeated compression durability.

  The bump cushion is a member that is mounted on a cylinder in a shock absorber of an automobile, and is intended to absorb shocks and vibrations from the road surface. The bump cushion is made of urethane foam or rubber, but it is foamed from the viewpoint of mechanical strength, dynamic characteristics under repeated load (compression), especially fatigue damage and repeated compression durability. Many products made of urethane are used.

  As the urethane foam bump cushion, for example, water and a number average molecular weight of 48 to 48 are added to a terminal isocyanate group-containing prepolymer obtained by reacting polyol and 3,3′-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4′-diisocyanate. A bump cushion obtained by using a urethane foam composition characterized in that a foaming agent comprising a mixture of 200 glycol and a glycol having a number average molecular weight of 1,000 to 3,000 is stirred and mixed to perform a foaming reaction. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

  The bump cushion has repeated compression durability at a practically usable level, but the market demands further improvement in repeated compression durability.

JP 2008-56730 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a bump cushion having excellent repeated compression durability.

The inventors of the present invention, while pursuing research to solve the above-mentioned problems, paid attention to the use of components other than the main agent and the curing agent, and conducted earnest research.
As a result, the inventors have found that the above problem can be solved by a foamed urethane composition containing a refined cellulose having an average particle size of 10 μm or less with respect to the foamed urethane composition containing the main agent and the curing agent, and the present invention is completed. It came to.

  That is, the present invention provides a main agent (i) containing a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2), and a curing agent containing a polyol (B) and water (C). A bump cushion obtained by using a urethane foam composition containing (ii) and refined cellulose (iii) having an average particle diameter of 10 μm or less is provided.

  The bump cushion of the present invention is excellent in repeated compression durability, has a long pot life, and is excellent in workability.

  The bump cushion of the present invention includes a main agent (i) containing a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2), a curing containing a polyol (B) and water (C). It is obtained using a foamed urethane composition containing an agent (ii) and refined cellulose (iii) having an average particle size of 10 μm or less.

  Examples of the polyol (a1) include polyester polyol, polycaprolactone polyol, polyether polyol, polycarbonate polyol, polybutadiene polyol, hydrogenated polybutadiene polyol, polyacryl polyol, dimer diol, hydrogenated dimer diol, and the like. These polyols may be used alone or in combination of two or more. In addition, when using 2 or more types together as the said polyol (a1), for example, the single thing is used as a polyol at the time of refining the cellulose fine powder mentioned later, and after refining, the polyisocyanate (a2) mentioned later and When making it react, you may mix and use another polyol. Among these, it is preferable to use polyester polyol and / or polyether polyol from the viewpoint that the fineness of cellulose fine powder can be easily improved, the dispersion stability of the fine cellulose, and the repeated compression durability can be further improved. It is more preferable to use

  As the polyester polyol, for example, a polyester polyol obtained by an esterification reaction of a low molecular weight polyol and a polycarboxylic acid can be used.

  Examples of the low molecular weight polyol include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, and 1,2-butane. Diol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,5-hexanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 2,5-hexanediol 1,7-heptanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,9-nonanediol, 1,10-decanediol, 1,11-undecanediol, 1,12-dodecanediol, 2-methyl-1,3 -Propanediol, neopentyl glycol, 2-buty 2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-methyl-1,8-octanediol, glycerin, trimethylolpropane Aliphatic polyols such as ditrimethylolpropane, trimethylolpropane and pentaerythritol; alicyclic polyols such as 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and hydrogenated bisphenol A; bisphenol A, alkylene oxide adducts of bisphenol A, bisphenol S, An alkylene oxide adduct of bisphenol S can be used. These low molecular weight polyols may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, from the point which can further improve the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of micronized cellulose, from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, diethylene glycol, 1,6-hexanediol and triethylene glycol It is preferable to use one or more selected ones.

  Examples of the polycarboxylic acid include succinic acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedicarboxylic acid, dimer acid aliphatic polycarboxylic acid; 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid, and the like. Alicyclic polycarboxylic acid; orthophthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 1,4-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,3-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, biphenyldicarboxylic acid, trimellitic acid, pyromellitic Aromatic polycarboxylic acids such as acids; and anhydrides or ester derivatives thereof can be used. These polycarboxylic acids may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, it is possible to use at least one selected from the group consisting of adipic acid, succinic acid, sebacic acid and orthophthalic acid from the viewpoint of further improving the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of the refined cellulose. preferable.

  Examples of the polyether polyol include polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, polybutylene glycol, and those obtained by reacting these with a lactone compound. Among these, polytetramethylene glycol and / or polytetramethylene glycol and a lactone compound are used from the viewpoint of further improving the ease of micronization of fine cellulose powder, the dispersion stability of micronized cellulose, and the repeated compression durability. It is preferable to use a reaction product.

  Examples of the lactone compound include δ-valerolactone, β-methyl-δ-valerolactone, ε-caprolactone, α-methyl-ε-caprolactone, β-methyl-ε-caprolactone, γ-methyl-ε-caprolactone, β, δ-dimethyl-ε-caprolactone, 3,3,5-trimethyl-ε-caprolactone, enanthlactone (7-heptanolide), dodecanolactone (12-dodecanolide) and the like can be used. These lactone compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, it is preferable to use ε-caprolactone from the viewpoint that the ease of reaction and repeated compression durability can be further improved.

  The hydroxyl equivalent of the polyol (a1) is 50 to 5,000 g / eq. From the viewpoint of repeated compression durability. The range of 200-3,000 g / eq. Is more preferable, 400 to 2,500 g / eq. The range of is more preferable. In addition, the hydroxyl group equivalent of the said polyol (a1) shows the value obtained by following formula (1).

Hydroxyl equivalent (g / eq.) = 56,100 / (hydroxyl value + acid value) (1)
Hydroxyl value (mgKOH / g): A value measured according to A method of JIS K1557-1.
Acid value (mgKOH / g): A value measured according to the indicator method of JIS K 1557-5.

  Examples of the polyisocyanate (a2) include diphenylmethane diisocyanate (4,4′-form, 2,4′-form, 2,2′-form, or a mixture thereof), a carbodiimide-modified form of diphenylmethane diisocyanate, and a burette-modified form. Diphenylmethane diisocyanate derivatives such as diphenylmethane diisocyanate derivatives, tolylene diisocyanate, tolidine diisocyanate, polymethylene polyphenyl polyisocyanate, xylene Aromatic polyisocyanates such as diisocyanate, 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, tetramethylxylene diisocyanate; isophorone diisocyanate, hydrogenated diph Methane diisocyanate, hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate, alicyclic polyisocyanates such as norbornene diisocyanate; hexamethylene diisocyanate, and aliphatic polyisocyanates such as dimer acid diisocyanate. These polyisocyanates may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, aromatic polyisocyanate is preferably used from the viewpoint of further improving the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of fine cellulose, and 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and / or a derivative thereof is preferably used. It is more preferable to use 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and / or a carbodiimide modified product thereof.

  As the polyisocyanate (a2), when used in combination with 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and its modified carbodiimide, the mass ratio of both can further improve the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of the refined cellulose, In addition, from the viewpoint of easy control of the melting point, it is preferably in the range of 50/50 to 99.5 / 0.5, more preferably in the range of 80/20 to 99/1, and 90/10 to 98/2. A range is more preferred.

  The reaction between the polyol (a1) and the polyisocyanate (a2) is, for example, the molar ratio ([NCO / OH]) between the hydroxyl group of the polyol (a1) and the isocyanate group of the polyisocyanate (a2). , Preferably in the range of 1.01-30, more preferably in the range of 2-20, still more preferably in the range of 4-15.

  The urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by the above method has an isocyanate group, and the isocyanate group equivalent (hereinafter abbreviated as “NCO equivalent”) is from 150 to 500 from the viewpoint of repeated compression durability. 1,000 g / eq. It is preferable that it is the range of 200-800 g / eq. Is more preferable, 220-750 g / eq. The range of is more preferable.

  The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A) at 40 ° C. is preferably in the range of 500 to 5,000 mPa · s, more preferably in the range of 650 to 4,000, from the viewpoint of repeated compression durability. . The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A) at 40 ° C. was measured using a BM viscometer after the storage container containing the urethane prepolymer (A) was immersed in a constant temperature water bath at 40 ° C. Indicates.

  As content of the said urethane prepolymer (A) in the said main ingredient (i), it is preferable that it is 50 mass% or more, and it is more preferable that it is the range of 70-100 mass%.

  As said polyol (B), the thing similar to the said polyol (a1) can be used. Among these, 1 is selected from the group consisting of polyester polyols, polyether polyols and polycaprolactone polyols from the viewpoint of further improving the ease of micronization of fine cellulose powder, the dispersion stability of micronized cellulose and the repeated compression durability. More than one kind of polyol is preferably used, polyester polyol, polytetramethylene glycol, a reaction product of polytetramethylene glycol and a lactone compound, polycaprolactone polyol is more preferably used, and polyester polyol and polycaprolactone polyol are preferably used. Further preferred. In addition, when using 2 or more types together as said polyol (B), like the said polyol (a1), a single thing is used as a polyol at the time of refining a cellulose fine powder, As a hardening | curing agent, other You may mix and use a polyol. When the polyester polyol and the polycaprolactone polyol are used as the polyol (B), the polyester polyol is used as a polyol for refining the cellulose fine powder, and the polyester polyol containing the polycaprolactone polyol and the refined cellulose as a curing agent. Are preferably used.

  The mass ratio of the polycaprolactone polyol and the polyester polyol is preferably in the range of 1/99 to 80/20 from the viewpoint of further improving the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of the fine cellulose. The range of / 95 to 50/50 is more preferable.

  As the caprolactone polyol, it is preferable to use a caprolactone polyol having an average functional group number in the range of 2.1 to 3 from the viewpoint of further improving the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of the refined cellulose.

  As the caprolactone polyol, for example, those obtained by ring-opening polymerization of a lactone compound and a low molecular weight polyol can be used.

  Examples of the lactone compound include δ-valerolactone, β-methyl-δ-valerolactone, ε-caprolactone, α-methyl-ε-caprolactone, β-methyl-ε-caprolactone, γ-methyl-ε-caprolactone, β, δ-dimethyl-ε-caprolactone, 3,3,5-trimethyl-ε-caprolactone, enanthlactone (7-heptanolide), dodecanolactone (12-dodecanolide) and the like can be used. These lactone compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, it is preferable to use ε-caprolactone from the viewpoint that the ease of reaction and repeated compression durability can be further improved.

  As said low molecular weight polyol, the thing similar to the low molecular weight polyol which can be used for manufacture of the said polyester polyol can be used. Especially, it is preferable to use trimethylol propane from the point which can improve the ease of reaction and repeated compression durability further.

  As said polyol (B), you may use together other low molecular weight polyols as needed.

  Examples of the other low molecular weight polyols include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,2-propanediol, 1,3-propanediol, 2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, and 2-butyl-2-ethyl-1. , 3-propanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol), 2-isopropyl-1,4-butanediol, 3 -Methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2,4-pentanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 3-methyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 2,4- Dimethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 2,4-diethyl-1,5-pentanediol, 1,5-hexanediol 1,6-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,3-hexanediol, 2-ethyl-1,6-hexanediol, 1,7-heptanediol, 3,5-heptanediol, 1,8-octanediol Aliphatic diols such as 2-methyl-1,8-octanediol, 1,9-nonanediol and 1,10-decanediol; cyclohexanedimethanol, cyclohexanediol, 2-bis (4-hydroxycyclohexyl) -propane and the like And trivalent or higher polyols such as trimethylolethane, trimethylolpropane, hexitol compound, pentitol compound, glycerin, polyglycerin, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, and tetramethylolpropane. These low molecular weight polyols may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, it is preferable to use ethylene glycol and 1,4-butanediol from the viewpoint that raw materials are easy to obtain and the repeated compression durability can be further improved.

  The water (C) functions as a foaming agent and can be used without any problem as long as it is water that is free from dirt and turbidity, tap water, and the like, but ion-exchanged water and pure water are preferably used. As a compounding quantity of the said water (C), the range of 0.05-3 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of the said polyol (B) from the point of the foaming state and density of a molded article, 0.3- A range of 2 parts by mass is more preferred.

  The total mass of the polyol (B) and the water (C) in the curing agent (ii) is preferably 50% by mass or more, and more preferably in the range of 70 to 100% by mass.

  The refined cellulose (iii) having an average particle size of 10 μm or less is an essential component for obtaining a bump cushion excellent in repeated compression durability. As a method for obtaining the refined cellulose, a method of obtaining a refined cellulose by refining cellulose fine powder in the polyol (a1) and / or the polyol (B) can be preferably used. According to this method, since the fine cellulose is present in the polyol, a bump cushion can be easily obtained.

  Examples of the fine cellulose powder that is the raw material of the fine cellulose include, for example, regenerated cellulose fibers such as pulp, cotton, paper, rayon, cupra, polynosic acetate, and the like; animal-derived cellulose such as bacteria-produced cellulose and sea squirt; regenerated cellulose fibers In addition, those obtained by chemically modifying the surface of animal-derived cellulose can be used.

  As said pulp, wood pulp, non-wood pulp, etc. can be used, for example. As the wood pulp, mechanical pulp and chemical pulp can be used, and it is preferable to use chemical pulp from the viewpoint of low lignin content. In addition, as the chemical pulp, sulfide pulp, kraft pulp, alkaline pulp or the like can be used. As the non-wood pulp, straw, bagasse, kenaf, bamboo, straw, straw, flax and the like can be used.

  The cotton is a plant mainly used for clothing fibers, and cotton, cotton fibers, cotton and the like can be used.

  The paper is obtained by removing fibers from pulp, and used paper such as newspaper, waste milk pack, copied paper, and the like can be used.

  The average particle size of the cellulose fine powder is preferably in the range of 20 to 50 μm from the viewpoint that it is easy to produce refined cellulose having an average particle size of 10 μm or less and the repeated compression durability can be further improved. The range of ˜46 μm is more preferable, and the range of 22 to 43 μm is more preferable. In addition, the average particle diameter of the said cellulose fine powder shows the value (micrometer) of D50 measured using Shimadzu Corporation laser diffraction type particle size distribution analyzer "SALD-7000".

  As the cellulose fine powder, for example, “KC Flock” (manufactured by Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.), “Theoras” (manufactured by Asahi Kasei Chemicals Co., Ltd.), “Avicel” (manufactured by FMC), etc. can be obtained as commercial products. .

  Examples of a method for refining the cellulose fine powder in the polyol (a1) include a method in which the cellulose fine powder is added to the polyol (a1) and mechanically giving a cutting force. Examples of the method for applying the shearing force include an extruder such as a bead mill, an ultrasonic homogenizer, a single screw extruder, a twin screw extruder; a Banbury mixer, a grinder, a pressure kneader, a kneader such as a two roll. A method is mentioned. Among these, it is preferable to use a pressure kneader from the viewpoint of obtaining a stable shear force in the polyol (a1).

  The rotation speed when using the pressure kneader is preferably 10 rpm or more, more preferably 30 to 100 rpm, and the defibration time is preferably about 60 to 600 minutes.

  By the above-mentioned refinement method, the cellulose fine powder is fibrillated into refined cellulose having an average particle size of 10 μm or less, preferably 0.01 to 10 μm, and becomes cellulose nanofiber (CNF). When the average particle diameter of the refined cellulose is not 10 μm or less, there is a problem that desired repeated compression durability cannot be obtained. In addition, the average particle diameter of the said refined cellulose shows the value (micrometer) of D50 measured using Shimadzu Corporation laser diffraction type particle size distribution measuring apparatus "SALD-7000".

  Further, in the above-mentioned miniaturization method, for example, in observation at 10,000 times of a scanning electron microscope, in the range of 100 nm to 1,000,000 nm in the major axis direction and in the range of 5 nm to 1,000 nm in the minor axis direction. The cellulose fine powder can be refined to obtain cellulose nanofiber (CNF).

  As content of the refinement | purification cellulose in the said main ingredient (i), from the point of the dispersion stability of a refinement | purification cellulose and the repeated compression durability, it is 0.5 ~ with respect to 100 mass parts of said urethane prepolymers (A). The range is preferably 10 parts by mass, and more preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5 parts by mass.

  As a method for refining the cellulose fine powder in the polyol (B), the same method as in the polyol (a1) can be used.

  As content of the refinement | purification cellulose in the said hardening | curing agent (ii), 0.5-0.5 with respect to 100 mass parts of said hardening | curing agents (ii) from the point of the dispersion stability and repeated compression durability of refinement | purification cellulose. The range is preferably 10 parts by mass, and more preferably 1 to 6 parts by mass.

  As content of the refinement | purification cellulose in the said foaming urethane composition, it is 0.1-5 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of foaming urethane compositions from the point of the dispersion stability and repetitive compression durability of refinement | purification cellulose. The range of 0.1 to 3.5 parts by mass is more preferable, and the range of 0.5 to 2.5 parts by mass is still more preferable.

  The urethane foam composition of the present invention comprises a main agent (i) containing the urethane prepolymer (A), a curing agent (ii) containing the polyol (B) and water (C), and the average particle size of 10 μm or less. The refined cellulose (iii) is contained as an essential component, but may contain other additives as necessary.

  Examples of the other additives include catalysts, foam stabilizers, abrasive grains, fillers, pigments, thickeners, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, surfactants, flame retardants, and plasticizers. it can. These additives may be contained in any of the main agent (i) and the curing agent (ii) as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Among these, it is preferable to contain a catalyst and a foam stabilizer from the viewpoint of improving the stability when molding the urethane foam composition.

  Examples of the catalyst include triethylenediamine, N, N, N ′, N′-tetramethylhexanediamine, N, N, N ′, N′-tetramethylpropanediamine, N, N, N ′, N ″. , N ″ -pentamethyldiethylenetriamine, N, N ′, N′-trimethylaminoethylpiperazine, N, N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, N, N, N ′, N′-tetramethylethylenediamine, bis (3-dimethylamino Propyl) -N, N-dimethylpropanediamine, N, N-dicyclohexylmethylamine, bis (dimethylaminoethyl) ether, N, N ′, N ″ -tris (3-dimethylaminopropyl) hexahydro-S-triazine, N, N-dimethylbenzylamine, N, N-dimethylaminoethoxyethoxyethanol, N, -Dimethylaminohexanol, N, N-dimethylaminoethoxyethanol, N, N, N'-trimethylaminoethylethanolamine, N, N, N'-trimethyl-2-hydroxyethylpropylenediamine, 1-methylimidazole, 1- Amine catalysts such as isobutyl-2-methylimidazole, 1,2-dimethylimidazole, dimethylethanolamine, triethanolamine; dibutyltin dilaurate, dioctyltin dilaurate, tin octylate 2-ethylhexanoic acid, potassium octylate, dibutyltin lauryl Metal catalysts such as mercaptide and bismuth tris (2-ethylhexanoate) can be used. These catalysts may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  As a compounding quantity of the said catalyst, it is preferable that it is the range of 0.01-1 mass part with respect to 100 mass parts of said polyols (B), and the range of 0.05-0.5 mass part is more preferable.

  The foam stabilizer is to stably form fine bubbles in the molded product, and a silicone surfactant can be preferably used. Examples of the foam stabilizer include “SZ-1919”, “SH-192”, “SH-190”, “SZ-580”, “SRX-280A”, “SZ-1959”, “SZ-1328E”. "SF-2937F", "SF-2938F", "SZ-1671", "SH-193", "SZ-1923", "Silicon Y-7006" (above, manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Silicone Co., Ltd.) Etc. can be obtained as commercial products. As a compounding quantity of the said foam stabilizer, it is preferable that it is the range of 0.01-5 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of said polyols (B), and the range of 0.03-3 mass parts is more preferable.

  Examples of the method for manufacturing the bump cushion include a method using a mixed casting machine.

  Specifically, first, the main agent (i) and the curing agent (ii) are put into each tank of a mixed casting machine, and the main agent (i) is heated preferably in the range of 40 to 80 ° C. And the said hardening | curing agent (ii) is heated in the range of 40-80 degreeC preferably, each is mixed with a mixing caster, and a foaming urethane composition is obtained.

  As a mixing ratio of the main agent (i) and the curing agent (ii), from the viewpoint of repeated compression durability, with respect to 1 mole of isocyanate group of the urethane prepolymer (A) in the main agent (i), The total number of moles of the group that reacts with the isocyanate group including the polyol (B) and the water (C) in the curing agent (ii) is preferably in the range of 0.7 to 1.5. The range of .8 to 1.2 is more preferable.

  Next, the urethane foam composition is heated and held in a state of being injected into the mold, foamed and cured, and preferably left in a mold at 40 to 120 ° C. for 30 minutes to 2 hours, to obtain a molded product. Subsequently, the obtained molded product is taken out, and preferably subjected to after-curing under conditions of 100 to 120 ° C. and 8 to 17 hours to obtain a bump cushion.

The density (kg / ^{m 3)} of the bump cushion obtained by the above method, from the viewpoint of repeated compression durability, is preferably in the range of 0.3~0.9kg / ^{m 3,} 0.4~0 A range of 0.8 kg / m ³ is more preferable. In addition, the density of the said bump cushion shows the value computed from the value obtained by measuring the mass (kg) and the volume (m ³ ) of the bump cushion.

  The hardness of the bump cushion is preferably in the range of 50 to 99 from the viewpoint of repeated compression durability. A range of 70 to 95 is more preferable. In addition, the hardness of the said bump cushion is a spring hardness test based on JIS K 7312-1996 (hardness test), and shows the value evaluated by type C.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples.

[Example 1]
A four-necked flask equipped with a stirrer, thermometer, reflux tube, polyester polyol ("Polylite CMA-244" manufactured by DIC Corporation, ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol and adipic acid reacted, hydroxyl group 50 parts by mass of an equivalent; 1,000 g / eq.) And 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle size of 37 μm were kneaded at 60 rpm for 480 minutes using a pressure kneader (DS1-5GHH-H) manufactured by Moriyama Co., Ltd. To obtain a polyester polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing polyester polyol” in Example 1). Here, when the obtained CNF-containing polyester polyol was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refinement state of the cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers finely-dissolved from 100 nm existed, and the average Since the particle diameter was 4.5 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could be produced.
Subsequently, a 4 liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer was charged with 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate as polyisocyanate (“Millionate MT” manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.) 95 parts by mass and a carbodiimide modified product of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate (“Cosmonate LL” manufactured by Mitsui Chemicals Polyurethane Co., Ltd., hereinafter abbreviated as “carbodiimide modified MDI”) 5 mass Part was charged and stirring was started. Next, 76.1 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) as a polyol component and 5.8 parts by mass of the CNF-containing polyester polyol were charged in a divided manner and reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream to produce an isocyanate group. An urethane prepolymer (A-1) having an isocyanate group of 254 equivalent (hereinafter abbreviated as “NCO equivalent”) was obtained. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-1) at 40 ° C. was 880 mPa · s.
Next, as a polyol (B), 60 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) and a polycaprolactone polyol (“polylite OD-X-2588” manufactured by DIC Corporation, a product obtained by reacting trimethylolpropane and ε-caprolactone, a hydroxyl group Equivalent: 1,250 g / eq.) 40 parts by weight, ethylene glycol 15.9 parts by weight, ion-exchanged water 0.6 parts by weight, foam stabilizer (“Silicone Y-7006” manufactured by Nihon Unicar Co., Ltd.) 0 .15 parts by mass and 0.4 parts by mass of triethylenediamine were mixed and sufficiently stirred and mixed to obtain a curing agent (ii-1).
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-1) as the main agent and the (ii-1) as the curing agent is adjusted to 50 ° C. in a container, and [urethane prepolymer (A-1)] / [curing agent (Ii-1)] = Stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 60.9 to prepare a foamed urethane composition, and in a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm × height 25 mm) preheated to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 85.

[Example 2]
50 parts by mass of polyester polyol (Polylite CMA-244) and 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle size of 23 μm are kneaded for 480 minutes at 60 rpm using a pressure kneader (DS1-5GHH-H) manufactured by Moriyama Corporation. Then, the cellulose was refined to obtain a polyester polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing polyester polyol” in Example 2). Here, when the obtained CNF-containing polyester polyol was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refinement state of the cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers finely-dissolved from 100 nm existed, and the average Since the particle diameter was 3.5 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could be produced.
Next, 95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1-liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 70 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) and 18 parts by mass of the CNF-containing polyester polyol were charged in a divided manner, reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream, and a urethane having an isocyanate group with an NCO equivalent of 263. A prepolymer (A-2) was obtained. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-2) at 40 ° C. was 1,130 mPa · s.
Next, 60 parts by mass of polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244), 40 parts by mass of polycaprolactone polyol (polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water, foam stabilizer ( “Silicone Y-7006” (manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.) 0.15 parts by mass and 0.4 parts by mass of triethylenediamine were blended and sufficiently stirred to obtain a curing agent (ii-2).
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-2) as the main agent and the (ii-2) as the curing agent is adjusted to 50 ° C. in a container, and [urethane prepolymer (A-2)] / [curing agent (Ii-2)] In a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm × height 25 mm) prepared by stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 58.9 to prepare a foamed urethane composition and preheated to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 87.

[Example 3]
50 parts by mass of polyester polyol (Polylite CMA-244) and 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle size of 37 μm are kneaded for 480 minutes at 60 rpm using a pressure kneader (DS1-5GHH-H) manufactured by Moriyama Corporation. Then, the cellulose was refined to obtain a polyester polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing polyester polyol” in Example 3). Here, when the obtained CNF-containing polyester polyol was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refinement state of the cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers finely-dissolved from 100 nm existed, and the average Since the particle diameter was 4.2 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could be produced.
Next, 95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1-liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 79 parts by mass of polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) was charged in portions and mixed, followed by reaction at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream to obtain a urethane prepolymer (A-3) having an isocyanate group with an NCO equivalent of 250. It was. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-3) at 40 ° C. was 750 mPa · s.
Subsequently, 56.9 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244), 6.2 parts by mass of the CNF-containing polyester polyol, 40 parts by mass of polycaprolactone polyol (polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, Mixing 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water, 0.15 parts by mass of a foam stabilizer (“Silicone Y-7006” manufactured by Nihon Unicar Co., Ltd.) and 0.4 parts by mass of triethylenediamine, thoroughly stirring, mixing and curing Agent (ii-3) was obtained.
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-3) as the main agent and the (ii-3) as the curing agent is adjusted to 50 ° C. in a container, and [urethane prepolymer (A-3)] / [curing agent (Ii-3)] In a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm × height 25 mm) prepared by stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 62.7 to prepare a foamed urethane composition and preheated to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 85.

[Example 4]
50 parts by mass of polyether polyol (“PTMG2000” manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, hydroxyl equivalent: 1,000 g / eq.) And 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle size of 23 μm were added to a pressure kneader manufactured by Moriyama Co., Ltd. DS1-5GHH-H) was kneaded at 60 rpm for 480 minutes to refine the cellulose, and the polyether polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing PTMG” in Example 4). Got. Here, when the obtained CNF-containing PTMG was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refinement state of cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers finely broken from 100 nm were present, and average particles Since the diameter was 3.5 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could be produced.
Next, 95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1-liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 70 parts by mass of a polyether polyol (PTMG2000) and 18 parts by mass of the CNF-containing PTMG were charged in portions and mixed, reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream, and a urethane prepolymer having an isocyanate group with an NCO equivalent of 263 (A -4) was obtained. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-4) at 40 ° C. was 930 mPa · s.
Next, 60 parts by mass of polyether polyol (PTMG2000) 40 parts by mass of polycaprolactone polyol (Polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water, foam stabilizer (Nippon Unicar Corporation) Company "Silicon Y-7006") 0.15 parts by mass and 0.4 parts by mass of triethylenediamine were blended and sufficiently stirred and mixed to obtain a curing agent (ii-4).
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-4) as the main agent and the (ii-4) as the curing agent is adjusted to 50 ° C. in a container, and [urethane prepolymer (A-4)] / [curing agent (Ii-4)] = In a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm × height 25 mm) prepared by stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 58.9 to prepare a foamed urethane composition and preheating to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 87.

[Example 5]
50 parts by mass of polyester polyol (Polylite CMA-244) and 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle diameter of 45 μm are kneaded at 60 rpm for 480 minutes using a pressure kneader (DS1-5GHH-H) manufactured by Moriyama Co., Ltd. Then, the cellulose was refined to obtain a polyester polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing polyester polyol” in Example 5). Here, when the obtained CNF-containing polyester polyol was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refinement state of the cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers finely-dissolved from 100 nm existed, and the average Since the particle diameter was 4.8 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could be produced.
Next, 95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1-liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 76.1 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) as a polyol component and 5.8 parts by mass of the CNF-containing polyester polyol were charged in a divided manner and reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream to produce an isocyanate group. An urethane prepolymer (A-5) having an isocyanate group of 254 equivalent (hereinafter abbreviated as “NCO equivalent”) was obtained. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-5) at 40 ° C. was 980 mPa · s.
Next, as the polyol (B), 60 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (Polylite CMA-244), 40 parts by mass of a polycaprolactone polyol (Polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water , 0.15 parts by mass of a foam stabilizer (Nihon Unicar Co., Ltd. “Silicone Y-7006”) and 0.4 parts by mass of triethylenediamine were mixed and sufficiently stirred to obtain a curing agent (ii-5). It was.
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-5) as the main agent and the (ii-5) as the curing agent in a container is adjusted to 50 ° C., and [urethane prepolymer (A-5)] / [curing agent] (Ii-5)] = In a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm × height 25 mm) prepared by stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 60.9 to prepare a foamed urethane composition and preheating to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 85.

[Comparative Example 1]
95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1 liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 79 parts by mass of polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) was charged in portions and mixed, and reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream to obtain a urethane prepolymer (A-6) having an isocyanate group with an NCO equivalent of 250. It was. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-6) at 40 ° C. was 760 mPa · s.
Next, 60 parts by mass of polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244), 40 parts by mass of polycaprolactone polyol (polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water, foam stabilizer ( Nippon Silicone Co., Ltd. “Silicon Y-7006”) 0.15 parts by mass and triethylenediamine 0.4 parts by mass were blended and sufficiently stirred to obtain a curing agent (ii-6).
Next, the urethane prepolymer (A-6) as the main agent and the (ii-6) as the curing agent are temperature-controlled at 50 ° C., and [urethane prepolymer (A-6)] / [curing agent] (Ii-6)] = Stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100/62 to prepare a foamed urethane composition, 3 in a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm x height 25 mm) preheated to 40 ° C. After injecting 5 parts by mass and immediately closing the mold lid, the mold was allowed to stand at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes, and then the resulting bump cushion, which was a foamed molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 84.

[Comparative Example 2]
50 parts by mass of polyester polyol (Polylite CMA-244) and 50 parts by mass of fine cellulose powder having an average particle size of 37 μm are kneaded at 60 rpm for 30 minutes using a pressure kneader (DS1-5GHH-H) manufactured by Moriyama Co., Ltd. Then, the cellulose was refined to obtain a polyester polyol containing the refined cellulose (hereinafter abbreviated as “CNF-containing polyester polyol” in Comparative Example 5). Here, when the obtained CNF-containing polyester polyol was observed with a scanning electron microscope (10,000 times) and the refining state of the cellulose was confirmed, cellulose nanofibers that were finely understood from 100 nm were present. It was confirmed that there was a lot of cellulose that was not refined. Since this average particle diameter was 16.5 μm, it was confirmed that a good cellulose nanofiber could not be produced.
Next, 95 parts by mass of MDI and 5 parts by mass of carbodiimide-modified MDI were charged into a 1-liter four-necked round bottom flask equipped with a nitrogen inlet tube, a condenser for cooling, a thermometer, and a stirrer, and stirring was started. Next, 76.1 parts by mass of a polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244) and 5.8 parts by mass of the CNF-containing polyester polyol were charged in portions and mixed, reacted at 60 ° C. for 8 hours under a nitrogen stream, and an isocyanate having an NCO equivalent of 254 A urethane prepolymer (A-7) having a group was obtained. The viscosity of the urethane prepolymer (A-7) at 40 ° C. was 830 mPa · s.
Next, 60 parts by mass of polyester polyol (polylite CMA-244), 40 parts by mass of polycaprolactone polyol (polylite OD-X-2588), 15.9 parts by mass of ethylene glycol, 0.6 parts by mass of ion-exchanged water, foam stabilizer ( Nippon Silicone Co., Ltd. “Silicon Y-7006”) 0.15 parts by mass and triethylenediamine 0.4 parts by mass were mixed and sufficiently stirred to obtain a curing agent (ii-7).
Next, the temperature of the urethane prepolymer (A-7), which is the main agent, and the (ii-7), which is the curing agent, is adjusted to 50 ° C., and [urethane prepolymer (A-7)] / [curing agent. (Ii-7)] = Stirring and mixing at a mass ratio of 100 / 60.9 to prepare a foamed urethane composition, and in a cylindrical mold (diameter 18 mm and height 25 mm) preheated to 40 ° C. After injecting 3.5 parts by mass, the mold was immediately covered and left at 40 ° C. for 5 minutes. Thereafter, the resulting bump cushion, which was a foam molded product, was taken out. The obtained bump cushion had a density of 0.55 kg / m ³ and a hardness of 86.

[Evaluation method of repeated compression durability]
A test piece was prepared by cutting the bump cushions obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples into a cylindrical shape having a diameter of 19 mm and a height of 25 mm. The test piece was repeatedly subjected to a compression test under conditions of a compression rate of 60% and 5 Hz, and the number of durability until the test piece was damaged was observed. In addition, the thing whose durability frequency is 10,000 times or more was evaluated as "(circle)", and the thing less than 10,000 times was evaluated as "x".

  It was found that all of the foamed urethane compositions of Examples 1 to 5 were excellent in compression durability.

  On the other hand, although the comparative example 1 is an aspect which does not contain refinement | purification cellulose, it turned out that repeated compression durability is unsatisfactory.

  Comparative Example 2 is an embodiment in which the average particle size of the refined cellulose is larger than the range specified in the present invention, but it has been found that repeated compression durability is poor.

That is, the present invention provides a main agent (i) containing a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2), and a curing agent containing a polyol (B) and water (C). A bump cushion characterized in that it is obtained by heating and foaming and curing a foamed urethane composition containing (ii) and refined cellulose (iii) having an average particle size of 10 μm or less. is there.

Claims (6)

A main agent (i) containing a urethane prepolymer (A) obtained by reacting a polyol (a1) and a polyisocyanate (a2), a curing agent (ii) containing a polyol (B) and water (C), and an average A bump cushion obtained by using a urethane foam composition containing refined cellulose (iii) having a particle size of 10 μm or less. The bump cushion according to claim 1, wherein the content of the fine cellulose (iii) is in the range of 0.1 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the urethane foam composition. 2. The refined cellulose (iii) is obtained by refining cellulose fine powder having an average particle diameter of 20 to 50 [mu] m in the polyol (a1) and / or polyol (B). Bump cushion. The bump cushion according to claim 1, wherein the polyol (a1) is a polyester polyol and / or a polyether polyol. The bump cushion according to claim 1, wherein the polyol (B) is one or more selected from the group consisting of a polyester polyol, a polyether polyol, and a polycaprolactone polyol. The bump cushion according to claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate (a2) is 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and / or a derivative thereof.