Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
  • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
  • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
  • B29C44/1214—Anchoring by foaming into a preformed part, e.g. by penetrating through holes
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
  • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
  • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
  • B29C44/18—Filling preformed cavities
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
  • B29C44/02—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles for articles of definite length, i.e. discrete articles
  • B29C44/12—Incorporating or moulding on preformed parts, e.g. inserts or reinforcements
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
  • B29C44/34—Auxiliary operations
  • B29C44/3403—Foaming under special conditions, e.g. in sub-atmospheric pressure, in or on a liquid
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
  • B29C44/00—Shaping by internal pressure generated in the material, e.g. swelling or foaming ; Producing porous or cellular expanded plastics articles
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  • B29D22/00—Producing hollow articles
  • B29D22/003—Containers for packaging, storing or transporting, e.g. bottles, jars, cans, barrels, tanks
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
  • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • B29K—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
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Definitions

• the invention relates to the field of reactive polyurethane flows. More particularly, it relates to container modifications that reduce defects in polyurethanes formed by flowing reactants into the containers.
• Polyurethanes are widely employed to fill spaces and serve other purposes in structures. Examples may include their use in appliance walls, where they may contribute to provide insulation against heat or cold as well as structural strength; in automobiles, where they may provide insulation against noise, vibration, and/or fire; and in ship or boat hulls, where they may provide buoyancy.
• appliance walls where they may contribute to provide insulation against heat or cold as well as structural strength
• in automobiles where they may provide insulation against noise, vibration, and/or fire
• ship or boat hulls where they may provide buoyancy.
• the polyurethane be as uniform as possible, having few and/or small voids therein, such that any of the desired roles of the polyurethane (e.g., structural strength, buoyancy, and/or insulation against heat, cold, noise, etc.) are not compromised.
• any of the desired roles of the polyurethane e.g., structural strength, buoyancy, and/or insulation against heat, cold, noise, etc.
• the processes by which the polyurethane is formed exerts or results in flow, of the components and/or of the forming (reacting) polyurethane, prior to the setting and subsequent curing thereof.
• the processes by which the polyurethane is formed exerts or results in flow, of the components and/or of the forming (reacting) polyurethane, prior to the setting and subsequent curing thereof.
• the viscosities of the flowing material(s) the overall reactivity of the formulation, and the method and rate of introduction of the components, there is often a tendency for voids to form.
• Voids include a variety of holes within and/or at the surface of the foam that differ from the overall desired structure of the polyurethane.
• voids are any cells or holes that have diameters that are significantly larger than the desired average diameters. If the formulation is designed to produce a non-foamed polyurethane, then voids are any significant voids that result in a significantly non-uniform cross-section.
• any non-uniformity in the polyurethane structure risks undesirable performance reduction and/or, at the least, cosmetic detraction
• those skilled in the art continue to seek means and methods of reducing the occurrence and/or size of such voids.
• reductions in the occurrence and/or size of voids may enable corresponding reductions in the amount or thickness of the polyurethanes used, enabling lower costs without reduced performance, or increased performance without correspondingly increased costs.
• the invention provides a method of reducing the number or size of voids in a polyurethane formed in situ in a container, comprising forming a flow of at least two reactive polyurethane formulation components from a component source such that at least a portion of the flow contacts an inner surface of a container or of a liner thereof, the inner surface being (1) modified over at least 25 percent thereof by either (a) profiling features, said profiling features each having an average height-to-surface measurement ranging from 0.5 millimeter (mm) to 20 mm; or (b) engraving features, said engraving features having a depth-to-surface measurement ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm; the profiling or engraving features being repeated at intervals that range from 2 to 5 times the height-to-surface or depth-to-surface measurement, respectively; or (2) a mesh or having a mesh interposed between the inner surface and the component source, wherein the mesh has an average pore diameter ranging from 1 mm to 40 mm; under conditions such that a polyurethane is formed
• the invention provides an improvement in a method to form a polyurethane in situ in a container, wherein a flow of at least two reactive polyurethane formulation components into a container with an inner surface is initiated and the components react to form the polyurethane in the container, and wherein the flow exhibits dynamics that include shear forces resulting from the interaction of the flow and the inner surface, and wherein the polyurethane formed in the container from the formulation exhibits undesirable voids therein, the improvement comprising reducing the shear forces resulting from the interaction of the flow and the inner surface by (1) modifying the inner surface of the container or by inserting a liner having a modified inner surface into the container, such that the modification increases the area of the container or liner inner surface contacting the formulation by a factor of at least 25 percent compared to that of an otherwise identical container having an unmodified inner surface; or (2) wherein the liner is a mesh interposed between the inner surface and the component source, wherein the mesh has an average pore diameter ranging from 1 mm to 40 mm
• polyurethane broadly includes true polyurethanes as well as polyureas, polyurethane-ureas, and variously modified polyurethanes such as carbodiimide-modified polyurethanes.
• containers may include, but are not limited to, appliance interior and exterior walls and shelves; boat and ship hulls, compartment dividers, and other marine structures; vehicle and engine compartment dividers and modifiers; aircraft bodies and interior structures; helmets and other personal protective gear, especially athletic gear; sporting and recreational equipment, including but not limited to, for example, surfboards and campers; and electrical and electronics housings.
• the invention provides a means and method of reducing the size and/or number of voids by effectively modifying the shear stresses and/or flow dynamics occurring at or near the container walls, regardless of the method, means, or rate of introduction of the polyurethane's reactive components. This may be accomplished in various ways.
• the first way described herein is to modify the inner surface of the container via “profiling” it. As the term is used herein, “profiling” means that the inner surface of the container is three-dimensional, rather than the two-dimensional, flat plane which the word “surface” generally implies.
• the invention employs an inner surface that has been roughened, textured, or shaped in such a way that it has topological features, hereinafter “profiling features,” each having an average height-to-surface measurement of at least 0.5 mm, and preferably ranging from 1 mm to a maximum of 20 mm.
• profiling features each having an average height-to-surface measurement of at least 0.5 mm, and preferably ranging from 1 mm to a maximum of 20 mm.
• the word “height” refers to the location of the profiling feature that is farthest removed from the closest point that is located directly upon the essentially flat plane, i.e., the feature that transforms the essentially two-dimensional, otherwise-smooth, flat plane into a three-dimensional, but still primarily planar, object.
• the profiling be repeated across a major proportion of the surface. In most embodiments it is desirable that at least 25 percent, preferably at least 30 percent, and more preferably at least 40 percent of the total inner surface area include the profiling, which means that any profile features, for example, a bump or ridge, be repeated sufficiently to cover at least that percentage of the total inner surface area.
• the added surface area will be at least 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150 or even up to 300 percent greater surface area as compared to an inner surface of the container. Generally the increase in the surface area will be less than 290, 275, 250, 225 to less than 200 percent, as compared to a smooth inner liner.
• the measurement may be made edge to edge, e.g., in the case of a ridge, the distance from base on one side to base on the other side.
• edge to edge e.g., in the case of a ridge
• the container's inner surface is profiled with bumps that average 1 mm in height
• these bumps are preferably repeated such that the intervals between the center points of the bumps range from 2 mm to 5 mm, and that therefore the diameter of the bumps themselves may correspondingly range from 2 mm to 5 mm (i.e., radii from 1 mm to 2.5 mm); and if the bumps are 5 mm-high, then the peak-to-peak (center point) intervals preferably range from 10 mm to 25 mm, enabling bump diameters from 10 mm to 25 mm (i.e., radii may be 5 mm to 12.5 mm).
• interval spaces, type of features, or height of features be uniform.
• a very “rough” interior having a variety of features types and a variety of height-to-surface measurements ranging from 0.5 mm to 20 mm or higher and no discernible pattern of features or of interval spaces between features, may be used herein.
• This embodiment may be particularly convenient and inexpensive as it may help to avoid the need for more expensive or inconvenient fabrication methods.
• a chemical or mechanical means can be used to “roughen” the inner surface by scratching and/or etching it, hereinafter termed “engraving,” to a desired degree.
• a reduced range of feature measurement ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm as the preferred depth-to-surface measurement, may be sufficiently effective to accomplish the goal of altering the flow dynamics.
• Those skilled in the art will be able to easily discern optimal means and methods to obtain the profiling in a given application with routine experimentation.
• the invention may be carried out by including a “liner.”
• the liner serves the same purpose as the profiling of the inner surface, that is, it is designed to alter the flow of the polyurethane formulation components and/or forming polyurethane by altering the shear forces and/or the flow dynamics in general such that the incidence and/or size of voids is reduced.
• the liner is desirably positioned against or closely contiguous to the container's inner surface and, in certain preferred embodiments, covers a major part of the inner surface. In desirable embodiments it covers at least 70 percent of the inner surface; in more desirable embodiments at least 85 percent; and in most desirable embodiments, at least 95 percent.
• the liner may literally contact the surface, may be positioned very close to the surface, for example, within a distance up to 5 mm, or may include portions that contact the container's inner surface as well as portions that are positioned close to but do not touch the inner surface.
• This liner may include a variety of configurations on its own inner surface.
• the liner's inner surface is the surface facing toward the majority of the space being filled, i.e., the cavity in the appliance wall, ship or boat hull, etc., where the polyurethane is to be primarily located.
• profiling i.e., modification to alter the flow of the polyurethane formulation's components during introduction and reaction to form the final polyurethane, such that voids, within the polyurethane or at its surface that is contiguous with the liner and/or container inner surface, are reduced, in number and/or size.
• Such configuration is not to be construed as including a flow-through mesh, but may represent a mesh-like profiling which disrupts shear forces but which does not allow any polyurethane formulation to actually flow through it, e.g., as if a mesh were positioned flat against a planar and non-perforated surface.
• the liner may be a mesh or have a mesh applied to.
• the term “mesh” refers to a screen-type device that is made of metal or alloy, nylon or another thermoset polymer, a thermoplastic polymer such as polyethylene, an organic or inorganic woven or non-woven material, or any material capable of operating as a screen, i.e., of sufficient porosity, whereby some of the polyurethane intrudes through the spaces created between the material(s) making up the screen.
• the mesh serves to conveniently and effectively recreate the effect created by a “profiled” surface, i.e., alteration of the flow characteristics of the polyurethane components and/or of the reacting, forming polyurethane itself, i.e., it may change flow directions and reduce shear forces, and in addition may serve to help break up any forming voids.
• a mesh is used as a liner, it is, in certain particular embodiments, desirable that the mesh has an average pore diameter ranging from 1 mm to 40 mm. Such is more desirably from 10 mm to 30 mm, and most desirably from 15 mm to 25 mm.
• the alteration of flow dynamics may be accomplished by simply interposing a mesh between the source of the formulation component flow and the container's inner surface, and flowing the components such that they contact the mesh before they contact the container's inner surface.
• the flow source may be positioned such that flow is perpendicular to the mesh, or at essentially any lesser angle, i.e., from 1 degree to 90 degrees.
• flow may be directed directly through the mesh prior to contacting the container's inner surface, such that essentially all of the components pass through it; against the mesh at an angle such that a portion of the components pass first through the mesh while a portion may never actually come into contact with the mesh; or a combination thereof.
• the use of the profiled container inner surface or the use of a profiled liner may offer further benefits.
• One such benefit is that the final cured polyurethane may be better adhered to the container's inner surface than when the inner surface is neither profiled nor appropriately lined as described hereinabove.
• This feature may contribute to greater stability in the polyurethane and, therefore, in the structure wherein it is interposed. For example, greater adhesion may help to reduce shrinkage of the polyurethane over time, which may help to maintain the dimensions and strength of the structure as a whole.
• the formulations for the polyurethane may include certain typical polyurethane components, and may optionally include a number of additives or other modifiers.
• the first is a polyisocyanate component. This is referred to in the United States as the “A-component” (in Europe, as the “B-component”). Selection of the A-component may be made from a wide variety of polyisocyanates, including but not limited to those which are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, organic polyisocyanates, modified polyisocyanates, isocyanate-based prepolymers, and mixtures thereof may be employed. These may further include aliphatic and cycloaliphatic isocyanates, and in particular aromatic, especially multifunctional aromatic isocyanates. Also particularly preferred are polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates (PMDI).
• PMDI polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates
• polyisocyanates that may be useful in the present invention include 2,4- and 2,6-toluenediisocyanate and the corresponding isomeric mixtures; 4,4′-, 2,4′- and 2,2′-diphenyl-methanediisocyanate and the corresponding isomeric mixtures; mixtures of 4,4′-, 2,4′- and 2,2′-diphenyl-methanediisocyanates and polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates (PMDI); and mixtures of PMDI and toluene diisocyanates.
• PMDI polyphenyl polymethylene polyisocyanates
• aliphatic and cycloaliphatic isocyanate compounds such as 1,6-hexamethylene-diisocyanate; 1-isocyanato-3,5,5-trimethyl-1,3-isocyanatom ethyl-cyclohexane; 2,4- and 2,6-hexahydro-toluene-diisocyanate, as well as the corresponding isomeric mixtures; 4,4′-, 2,2′- and 2,4′-dicyclohexylmethanediisocyanate, as well as the corresponding isomeric mixtures.
• 1,3-tetramethylene xylene diisocyanate is also useful. In certain embodiments, however, the monomeric MDIs and mixtures thereof may not be preferred.
• modified multifunctional isocyanates that is, products which are obtained through chemical reactions of the above diisocyanates and/or polyisocyanates.
• modified multifunctional isocyanates that is, products which are obtained through chemical reactions of the above diisocyanates and/or polyisocyanates.
• Liquid polyisocyanates containing carbodiimide groups, uretonomine groups and/or isocyanurate rings, having isocyanate group (NCO) contents of from 15 to 50 weight percent, more preferably from 20 to 45 weight percent, may also be used.
• polyisocyanates based on 4,4′-, 2,4′- and/or 2,2′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and the corresponding isomeric mixtures 2,4- and/or 2,6-toluenediisocyanate and the corresponding isomeric mixtures; mixtures of diphenylmethane diisocyanates and PMDI; and mixtures of toluenediisocyanates and PMDI and/or diphenylmethane diisocyanates.
• Suitable prepolymers for use as the polyisocyanate component of the formulations of the present invention include those having NCO contents of from 2 to 45 weight percent, more preferably from 4 to 40 weight percent. These prepolymers are prepared by reaction of the di- and/or poly-isocyanates with materials including lower molecular weight diols and triols, but may alternatively be prepared with multivalent active hydrogen compounds, such as di- and tri-amines and di- and tri-thiols.
• aromatic polyisocyanates containing urethane groups preferably having NCO contents of from 5 to 48 weight percent, more preferably 20 to 45 weight percent, obtained by reaction of diisocyanates and/or polyisocyanates with, for example, lower molecular weight diols, triols, oxyalkylene glycols, dioxyalkylene glycols, or polyoxyalkylene glycols having molecular weights up to about 3000.
• These polyols may be employed individually or in mixtures as di- and/or polyoxyalkylene glycols.
• diethylene glycols, dipropylene glycols, polyoxyethylene glycols, ethylene glycols, propylene glycols, butylene glycols, polyoxypropylene glycols and polyoxypropylene-polyoxyethylene glycols may be used.
• Polyester polyols may also be used, as well as alkyl diols such as butane diol.
• Other useful diols may include bishydroxyethyl- and bishydroxypropyl-bisphenol A, cyclohexane dimethanol, and bishydroxyethyl hydroquinone.
• polyisocyanate component of useful prepolymer formulations are: (i) polyisocyanates having an NCO content of from 2 to 40 weight percent containing carbodiimide groups and/or urethane groups, from 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or a mixture of 4,4′- and 2,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanates; (ii) prepolymers containing NCO groups, having an NCO content of from 2 to 35 weight percent, based on the weight of the prepolymer, prepared by the reaction of polyols, having a functionality of preferably from 1.75 to 4 and a molecular weight of from 200 to 15,000, with 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate or with a mixture of 4,4′- and 2,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanates; mixtures of (i) and (ii); and (iii) 2,4′ and 2,6-toluene-diiso
• PMDI in any of its forms is the most preferred polyisocyanate for use with the present invention.
• it preferably has an equivalent weight between 125 and 300, more preferably from 130 to 175, and an average functionality of greater than about 1.5. More preferred is an average functionality of from 1.75 to 3.5.
• the viscosity of the polyisocyanate component is preferably from 25 to 5,000 centipoise (cP) (0.025 to about 5 pascal*seconds, Pa*s), but values from 50 to 1500 cP, at 25 degrees Celsius (° C.) (0.05 to 1.5 Pa*s) according to American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard D455, may be preferred for ease of processing. Similar viscosities are preferred where alternative polyisocyanate components are selected.
• the polyisocyanate component is selected from the group consisting of MDI, PMDI, an MDI prepolymer, a PMDI prepolymer, a modified MDI, and mixtures thereof.
• the B-component (in the U.S.; called the A-component in Europe) of the foam-forming formulation is a polyol or polyol system which may comprise polyols that contain at least two reactive hydrogen atoms in a hydroxyl group.
• Such polyols may be polyether polyols or polyester polyols, may be aromatic, aliphatic, or a combination thereof, and may be prepared using any suitable initiator, such as an amine.
• the selected polyol or polyols generally have a functionality of from 2 to 8, preferably 2 to 6, and an average hydroxyl number preferably from about 18 to about 2000, more preferably from about 20 to about 1810.
• the polyol or polyols may have a viscosity at 25° C.
• a higher viscosity of at least about 2,000 cP, may be preferable.
• An upper viscosity limit may be dictated by practicality and spraying and/or spray-foaming equipment limitations, but for most purposes a polyol or polyol system viscosity of less than about 20,000 cP, and more typically less than about 15,000 cP, is generally suitable.
• Non-limiting examples of the polyols which may be useful are polythio-ether-polyols, polyester-amides, and hydroxyl-containing polyacetals and hydroxyl-containing aliphatic polycarbonates. Other selections may include mixtures of at least two of the above-mentioned polyhydroxyl compounds, alternatively further including polyhydroxyl compounds having hydroxyl numbers of less than 100.
• a few non-limiting examples may include polyols based on styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers, polyisocyanate-poly-addition (PIPA) copolymers, poly(hydroxyl-ethyl methacrylate-co-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) (PHD) copolymers, and the like.
• SAN styrene-acrylonitrile
• PIPA polyisocyanate-poly-addition copolymers
• PTD poly(hydroxyl-ethyl methacrylate-co-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate) copolymers
• Suitable polyester-polyols may be prepared from, for example, organic dicarboxylic acids having from about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms, preferably aromatic dicarboxylic acids having from 8 to 12 carbon atoms and polyhydric alcohols, preferably diols having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably from 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• suitable dicarboxylic acids are succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, decanedicarboxylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and preferably phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid and the isomeric naphthalene-dicarboxylic acids.
• the dicarboxylic acids may be used either individually or mixed with one another.
• the free dicarboxylic acids may also be replaced by the corresponding dicarboxylic acid derivatives, for example, dicarboxylic esters of alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or dicarboxylic anhydrides.
• dicarboxylic acid mixtures comprising succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid in ratios of, for example, from 20 to 35:35 to 50:20 to 32 parts by weight, respectively, and mixtures of phthalic acid and/or phthalic anhydride and adipic acid; mixtures of phthalic acid or phthalic anhydride, isophthalic acid and adipic acid or dicarboxylic acid; mixtures of succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid; mixtures of terephthalic acid and adipic acid or dicarboxylic acid; and mixtures of succinic acid, glutaric acid and adipic acid.
• dihydric and polyhydric alcohols examples include ethanediol, diethylene glycol, 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,10-decanediol, glycerol, and trimethylol-propane.
• polyester-polyols made from lactones, for example, ⁇ -caprolactone, or from hydroxy-carboxylic acids, for example, ⁇ -hydroxycaproic acid or hydrobenzoic acid, may also be employed.
• the polyester-polyols may be prepared by polycondensing the organic, for example, aliphatic and preferably aromatic polycarboxylic acids and mixtures of aromatic and aliphatic polycarboxylic acids, and/or derivatives thereof, and polyhydric alcohols. This may be accomplished either without a catalyst or, preferably, with an esterification catalyst.
• An inert gas atmosphere for example, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, helium, or argon, may facilitate preparation, which is effectively carried out in a melt phase at from about 150° C. to about 250° C., preferably from 180° C. to 220° C., and at atmospheric pressure or under reduced pressure, until the desired acid number, which is advantageously less than 10, preferably less than 2, is reached.
• the esterification mixture is polycondensed at the above-mentioned temperatures at atmospheric pressure and subsequently under a pressure of less than 500 millibar (mbar, 50 kilopascals, kPa), preferably from 50 to 150 mbar (5 to 15 kPa), until an acid number of from 80 to 30, preferably from 40 to 30, has been reached.
• suitable esterification catalysts are iron, cadmium, cobalt, lead, zinc, antimony, magnesium, titanium and tin in the form of metals, metal oxides or metal salts.
• the polycondensation may also be carried out in the liquid phase in the presence of diluents and/or entrainers, for example, benzene, toluene, xylene or chlorobenzene, for removal of the water of condensation by azeotropic distillation.
• diluents and/or entrainers for example, benzene, toluene, xylene or chlorobenzene
• the polyester-polyols are advantageously prepared by polycondensing the organic polycarboxylic acids and/or derivatives thereof with polyhydric alcohols in a molar ratio of from 1:1 to 1:1.8, preferably from 1:1.05 to 1:1.2.
• the polyester-polyols preferably have a functionality of from 2 to 5 and a hydroxyl number of from 20 to 600, and in particular, from 25 to 550.
• polyether-polyols such may be prepared by known processes. For example, anionic polymerization, using alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or alkali metal alkoxides, such as sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide, potassium ethoxide or potassium isopropoxide as catalyst and with addition of at least one initiator molecule containing from 2 to 8, preferably 3 to 8, reactive hydrogen atoms in bound form, may be employed.
• alkali metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide
• alkali metal alkoxides such as sodium methoxide, sodium ethoxide, potassium ethoxide or potassium isopropoxide
• such may be prepared by cationic polymerization using Lewis acids, such as antimony pentachloride, boron fluoride etherate, inter alia, or bleaching earth as catalysts, from one or more alkylene oxides having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkylene moiety.
• Lewis acids such as antimony pentachloride, boron fluoride etherate, inter alia, or bleaching earth as catalysts, from one or more alkylene oxides having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkylene moiety.
• Non-limiting examples of suitable alkylene oxides are tetrahydrofuran, 1,3-propylene oxide, 1,2- and 2,3-butylene oxide, styrene oxide and, preferably, ethylene oxide and 1,2-propylene oxide.
• the alkylene oxides may be used individually, alternatively one after the other, or as mixtures.
• Suitable initiator molecules are water, organic dicarboxylic acids such as succinic acid, adipic acid, phthalic acid and terephthalic acid, and a variety of amines, including but not limited to aliphatic and aromatic, unsubstituted or N-mono-, N,N- and N,N′-dialkyl-substituted diamines having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety, such as unsubstituted or mono- or dialkyl-substituted ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, triethylene-tetramine, 1,3-propylene-diamine, 1,3- and 1,4-butylene-diamine, 1,2-, 1,3-, 1,4-, 1,5- and 1,6-hexamethylene-diamine, aniline, phenylenediamines, 2,3-, 2,4-, 3,4- and 2,6-tolylenediamine, and 4,4′-, 2,4′- and 2,2′-
• alkanolamines for example, ethanol-amine, N-methyl- and N-ethylethanolamine
• dialkanolamines for example, diethanolamine, Nmethyl- and N-ethyldiethanolamine, and trialkanolamines, for example, triethanolamine and ammonia
• polyhydric alcohols in particular dihydric and/or trihydric alcohols, such as ethanediol, 1,2- and 1,3-propanediol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-butane-diol, 1,6-hexanediol, glycerol, trimethylolpropane, pentaerythritol, sorbitol and sucrose
• polyhydric phenols for example, 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylmethane and 4,4′-dihydroxy-2,2-diphenylpropane, resols, for example, oligomeric products of
• the polyols are polyether-polyols having a functionality of from 2 to 8 and a hydroxyl number of from 100 to 850, prepared by anionic polyaddition of at least one alkylene oxide, preferably ethylene oxide or 1,2-propylene oxide or 1,2-propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, onto, as an initiator molecule, at least one aromatic compound containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms and also at least one hydroxyl, amino and/or carboxyl group.
• initiator molecules are aromatic polycarboxylic acids, for example, hemimellitic acid, trimellitic acid, trimesic acid and preferably phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid; mixtures of at least two of the polycarboxylic acids; and hydroxycarboxylic acids, for example, salicylic acid, p- and m-hydroxybenzoic acid and gallic acid.
• aromatic polycarboxylic acids for example, hemimellitic acid, trimellitic acid, trimesic acid and preferably phthalic acid, isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid; mixtures of at least two of the polycarboxylic acids; and hydroxycarboxylic acids, for example, salicylic acid, p- and m-hydroxybenzoic acid and gallic acid.
• Aminocarboxylic acids for example, anthranilic acid, m- and p-aminobenzoic acid, may be used, as well as polyphenols, for example, resor
• aromatic polyamines for example, 1,2-, 1,3- and 1,4-phenylenediamine and, in particular, 2,3-, 2,4-, 3,4- and 2,6-tolylenediamine, 4,4′-, 2,4′- and 2,2′-diamino-diphenylmethane, polyphenyl-polymethylene-polyamines, mixtures of diamino-diphenylmethanes and polyphenyl-polymethylene-polyamines, as formed, for example, by condensation of aniline with formaldehyde, and mixtures of at least two of said polyamines.
• polyether-polyols using at least difunctional aromatic initiator molecules of this type is known and described in, for example, DD-A-290 201; DD-A-290 202; DE-A-34 12 082; DE-A-4 232 970; and GB-A-2,187,449.
• the polyether-polyols preferably have a functionality of from 3 to 8, in particular from 3 to 7, and hydroxyl numbers of from 120 to 770, in particular from 200 to 650.
• polyether-polyols are melamine/polyether-polyol dispersions as described in, e.g., EP-A-23 987 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,293,657); polymer/polyether-polyol dispersions prepared from polyepoxides and epoxy resin curing agents in the presence of polyether-polyols, as described in, e.g., DE 29 43 689 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,305,861); dispersions of aromatic polyesters in polyhydroxyl compounds, as described in, e.g., EP-A-62 204 (U.S. Pat. No.
• DE-A 33 00 474 dispersions of organic and/or inorganic fillers in polyhydroxyl compounds, as described in, e.g., EP-A-11 751 (U.S. Pat. No. 4,243,755); polyurea/polyether-polyol dispersions, as described in, e.g., DE-A-31 25 402; tris(hydroxyalkyl) isocyanurate/polyether-polyol dispersions, as described in, e.g., EP-A-136 571 (U.S. Pat. No.
• nucleating agents such as liquid perfluoroalkanes and hydrofluoroethers
• inorganic solids such as unmodified, partially modified and modified clays, including, for example, spherical silicates and aluminates, flat laponites, montmorillonites and vermiculites, and particles comprising edge surfaces, such as sepiolites and kaolinite-silicas, are included.
• Organic and inorganic pigments and compatibilizers, such as titanates and siliconates, may also be included in useful polyol dispersions.
• the polyether-polyols may be used individually or in the form of mixtures. Furthermore, they may be mixed with the graft polyether-polyols or polyester-polyols and the hydroxyl-containing polyester-amides, polyacetals, polycarbonates and/or phenolic polyols.
• suitable hydroxyl-containing polyacetals are the compounds which may be prepared from glycols, such as diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 4,4′-dihydroxy-ethoxydiphenyldimethylmethane, hexanediol, and formaldehyde.
• Suitable polyacetals may also be prepared by polymerizing cyclic acetals.
• Suitable hydroxyl-containing polycarbonates are those of a conventional type, which can be prepared, for example, by reacting diols, such as 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol and/or 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol or tetraethylene glycol, with diaryl carbonates, for example, diphenyl carbonate or phosgene.
• diols such as 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol and/or 1,6-hexanediol
• diethylene glycol triethylene glycol or tetraethylene glycol
• diaryl carbonates for example, diphenyl carbonate or phosgene.
• the polyester-amides include, for example, the predominantly linear condensates obtained from polybasic, saturated and/or unsaturated carboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof and polyhydric, saturated and/or unsaturated amino alcohols, or mixtures of polyhydric alcohols and amino alcohols and/or polyamines.
• Suitable compounds containing at least two reactive hydrogen atoms are furthermore phenolic and halogenated phenolic polyols, for example, resol-polyols containing benzyl ether groups.
• Resol-polyols of this type can be prepared, for example, from phenol, formaldehyde, expediently paraformaldehyde, and polyhydric aliphatic alcohols. Such are described in, e.g., EP-A-0 116 308 and EP-A-0 116 310.
• the polyols may include a mixture of polyether-polyols containing at least one polyether-polyol based on an aromatic, polyfunctional initiator molecule and at least one polyether-polyol based on a non-aromatic initiator molecule, preferably a trihydric to octahydric alcohol.
• the formulation of the invention may also include at least one physical or chemical blowing agent, which is intended to foam the flexible polyurethane foam layer and, in some embodiments, the polyurethane heavy layer.
• This is generally considered to be part of the B-component, though is not necessarily incorporated therein prior to contact between the A-component and B-component.
• Water may be used as a blowing agent, generally in an amount not exceeding about 10 percent, based on the weight of the polyol or polyol system described hereinabove. Limitation of the amount of water may serve to reduce the overall exotherm of the foam-forming reaction, while at the same time enhancing the mechanical properties of the foam and its dimensional stability at low temperatures.
• cycloalkanes including, in particular, cyclopentane, cyclohexane, and mixtures thereof; other cycloalkanes having a maximum of 4 carbon atoms; dialkyl ethers, cycloalkylene ethers, and fluoroalkanes; and mixtures thereof.
• alkanes include, inter alia, propane, n-butane, isobutane, isopentane, and technical-grade pentane mixtures; cycloalkanes, for example, cyclobutane; dialkyl ethers, for example, dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, methyl butyl ether and diethyl ether; cycloalkylene ethers, for example, furan; and fluoroalkanes, which are believed to be broken down in the troposphere and therefore are presently assumed to not damage the ozone layer.
• cycloalkanes for example, cyclobutane
• dialkyl ethers for example, dimethyl ether, methyl ethyl ether, methyl butyl ether and diethyl ether
• cycloalkylene ethers for example, furan
• fluoroalkanes which are believed to be broken down in the troposphere and therefore are presently assumed to
• the fluoroalkanes include, but are not limited to, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, difluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, and hepta-fluoropropane.
• chemical blowing agents such as carbamates and carbamate adducts, such as are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,789,451 and 5,859,285.
• the blowing agents may, as noted hereinabove, be used alone or, preferably, in combination with water.
• the following combinations have proven highly successful and are therefore preferred: water and cyclopentane; water and cyclopentane or cyclohexane; mixtures of cyclohexane and at least one compound from the group consisting of n-butane, isobutane, n- and isopentane, technical-grade pentane mixtures, cyclobutane, methyl butyl ether, diethyl ether, furan, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, difluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, and/or hepta-fluoropropane; water and carbamate adducts; and carbamate adducts with one or more fluoroalkanes and or dialkyl ethers.
• blowing agent desirably has a boiling point that is below about 50° C., and preferably from about 0° C. to about 30° C.
• blowing agents are also described in, e.g., EP-A-0 421 269 (U.S. Pat. No. 5,096,933).
• the sound- and vibration-dampening polyurethane formulations may optionally include further additives or modifiers such as are well-known in the art.
• further additives or modifiers such as are well-known in the art.
• surfactants, catalysts, and/or flame retardants may be included.
• amine catalysts including any organic compound that contains at least one tertiary nitrogen atom and that is capable of catalyzing the hydroxyl/isocyanate reaction between the A-component and B-component may be used.
• Typical classes of amines include the N-alkylmorpholines, N-alkyl-alkanolamines, N,N-dialkylcyclohexylamines, and alkylamines where the alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl or isomeric forms thereof, and heterocyclic amines.
• Typical but non-limiting thereof are triethylenediamine, tetramethylethylenediamine, bis(2-dimethylaminoethyl)ether, triethylamine, tripropylamine, tributylamine, triamylamine, pyridine, quinoline, dimethylpiperazine, piperazine, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, N-ethylmorpholine, 2-methylpropanediamine, methyltriethylene-diamine, 2,4,6-tri-dimethylaminomethyl)phenol, N,N′,N′′-tris(dimethylamino-propyl)-sym-hexahydrotriazine, and mixtures thereof.
• a preferred group of tertiary amines comprises bis(2-dimethyl-aminoethyl)ether, dimethylcyclohexylamine, N,N-dimethylethanolamine, triethylenediamine, triethylamine, 2,4,6-tri(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol, N,N′,N-ethyl-morpholine, and mixtures thereof.
• One or more non-amine catalysts may also be used in the present invention.
• organometallic compounds of bismuth, lead, tin, titanium, iron, antimony, uranium, cadmium, cobalt, thorium, aluminum, mercury, zinc, nickel, cesium, molybdenum, vanadium, copper, manganese, zirconium, and combinations thereof. Included among illustrative examples are bismuth nitrate, lead 2-ethylhexoate, lead benzoate, lead naphthenate, ferric chloride, antimony trichloride, and antimony glycolate.
• a preferred organo-tin catalyst may be selected from the stannous salts of carboxylic acids, such as stannous acetate, stannous octoate, stannous 2-ethylhexoate, 1-methylimidazole, and stannous laurate, as well as the dialkyl-tin salts of carboxylic acids, such as dibutyl tin diacetate, dibutyl tin dilaurate, dibutyl tin dimaleate, dioctyl tin diacetate, combinations thereof, and the like.
• carboxylic acids such as stannous acetate, stannous octoate, stannous 2-ethylhexoate, 1-methylimidazole, and stannous laurate
• dialkyl-tin salts of carboxylic acids such as dibutyl tin diacetate, dibutyl tin dilaurate, dibutyl tin dimaleate, dioctyl
• trimerization catalysts may be used with the present invention.
• the trimerization catalyst employed may be any known to those skilled in the art which will catalyze the trimerization of an organic isocyanate compound to form the isocyanurate moiety.
• isocyanate trimerization catalysts see, e.g., The Journal of Cellular Plastics , November/-December 1975, page 329: and U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,745,133; 3,896,052; 3,899,443; 3,903,018; 3,954,684 and 4,101,465.
• Typical trimerization catalysts include the glycine salts and tertiary amine trimerization catalysts and alkali metal carboxylic acid salts and mixtures of the various types of catalysts.
• Preferred species within these classes are sodium N-2-(hydroxy-5-nonylphenyl) methyl-N-methyl-glycinate, N,N-dimethylcyclohexylamine, and mixtures thereof.
• Also included among preferred catalyst components are the epoxides.
• brominated or non-brominated flame retardants may serve to inhibit the ignition of combustible organic materials, and may also hinder the spread of fire, that is, the time to flashover, thereby providing valuable extra time in the early stages of a fire, during which escape may be possible.
• a brominated polyol having a relatively high viscosity ranging from about 20,000 cP to about 200,000 cP, and in other embodiments, from about 100,000 cP to about 180,000 cP, may be selected.
• a suitable flame retardant may be selected from the group consisting of decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and other polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), including, for example, pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE), octabromodiphenyl ether (octaBDE), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA or TBBP-A), hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), and combinations thereof.
• decabromodiphenyl ether decabromodiphenyl ether
• PBDEs polybrominated diphenyl ethers
• pentabromodiphenyl ether pentabromodiphenyl ether
• octaBDE octabromodiphenyl ether
• TBBPA or TBBP-A tetrabromobisphenol A
• HBCD hexabromo
• brominated organophosphates such as tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TRIS), bis(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate, combinations thereof, and the like.
• Non-brominated flame retardants include, for example, tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate, tris(2-chloropropyl)-phosphate, tris(1,3-dichloropropyl)-phosphate, diammonium phosphate, various halogen-ated aromatic compounds, antimony oxide, alumina trihydrate, polyvinyl chloride, and mixtures thereof.
• Dispersing agents, cell stabilizers, and surfactants may also be incorporated into the formulations.
• Surfactants including organic surfactants and silicone-based surfactants, may be added as cell stabilizers.
• Some representative materials are sold under the designations SF-1109, L-520, L-521 and DC-193, which are, generally, polysiloxane polyoxyalkylene block copolymers, such as those disclosed in, e.g., U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,834,748; 2,917,480; and 2,846,458.
• organic surfactants containing polyoxy-ethylene-polyoxybutylene block copolymers such as are described in, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,600,019.
• water or moisture scavengers such as those based upon or comprising carbodiimides, oxazolidines (ketone and aldehyde types), alkoxysilanes, certain isocyanates such as tosyl isocyanate, and calcium sulfate, as well as certain zeolites and other molecular sieves in general, frequently in a form such as a dispersion in an oil such as castor oil (for example, BAYLITHTM L paste, available from Bayer Corporation), and the like, may also be employed. In certain embodiments these scavengers may be helpful in ensuring a desired density, or achieving full density, in the polyurethane heavy layer in particular.
• the polyurethane foams formed by the present process offer in many embodiments the advantage of voids that are at least 10 percent fewer in number, at least 10 percent smaller in average diameter, or a combination thereof, when compared with polyurethanes formed under identical conditions but without the modified inner surface or liner inner surface as described hereinabove. In some embodiments significantly greater improvements may be attained.
• the improved process may be used in conjunction with vacuum assisted injection (VAI) methods, such as for making household appliances including but not limited to refrigerators, freezers and the like.
• VAI vacuum assisted injection
• This method is characterized in that the reaction mixture is injected into a closed mold cavity which is at a reduced pressure.
• the mold pressure is typically reduced to from 300 millibar (mbar) to 950 mbar (from 30 kPa to 95 kPa), preferably from 400 mbar to 900 mbar (from 40 kPa to 90 kPa) and even more preferably from 500 mbar to 850 mbar (from 50 kPa to 85 kPa), before or immediately after the foam forming composition is charged to the mold.
• the packing factor ratio of the density of the molded foam divided by its free rise density
• General information regarding VAI may be found in, for example, WO 2007/058793 and WO 2010/044361,
• foams are prepared using the formulation amounts shown in Tables 1-4, with all amounts given in parts by weight unless stated otherwise in the table.
• a high pressure CannonTM machine equipped with a mix-head is attached to a mold injection hole, at ambient pressures (0.95 bar) unless stated otherwise.
• the polyol component and additional formulation components are premixed and then injected, simultaneously with the isocyanate component, into a Brett mold at a mix-head pressure of at least 100 bar (10 megapascal, mPa).
• the temperature of the components is kept at 20° C.+/ ⁇ 2° C.
• the output of the machine is typically from about 150 to about 250 grams per second (g/s).
• the Brett mold is made of aluminum with a tempered glass lid with dimensions of 200 ⁇ 20 ⁇ 5 centimeters (cm), which allows creation of a reduced atmospheric pressure in the mold during foaming.
• An hourglass Brett (HGB) mold is also used in certain experiments, as shown in the following tables.
• smooth inserts are added at the sides of the mold, creating a narrow channel in the middle of the Brett through which the foam needs to flow. The result is that the additional shear forces on the foam tend to increase the number of voids forming, for experimental purposes.
• These additional smooth aluminum inserts having dimensions of 32 ⁇ 5 ⁇ 5 cm, are placed 1 meter high in the Brett mold, and mounted onto the side-wall.
• the internal pressure of the mold is controlled via a pipe connected to a 500 liter (L) buffer tank that is connected to a medium capacity vacuum pump (1500 liters per minute, L/min).
• the vacuum in the buffer tank, and thus the in-mold air pressure, is maintained with control valves.
• the foams produced in this Brett mold are typically used to measure thermal conductivity (also termed “lambda”), compression strength, molded density, and density distribution.
• the temperature of the mold is about 45° C. Typical demold-time of the foams is in the range of from about 6 to about 10 minutes.
• a release agent is applied to the mold prior to filling in order to facilitate demolding.
• Foams are made under four different conditions, as designated in the tables herein below: (a) without liners; (b) with a HIPS (high impact polystyrene) liner without profile (smooth); (c) with a HIPS liner with profile (thickness 0.2 mm); and (d) with a mesh, with a thickness 0.15 mm and pores of 2 mm squared (mm 2 ) area.
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