WO1995030061A1 - Bardeau synthetique - Google Patents

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WO1995030061A1
WO1995030061A1 PCT/US1994/005031 US9405031W WO9530061A1 WO 1995030061 A1 WO1995030061 A1 WO 1995030061A1 US 9405031 W US9405031 W US 9405031W WO 9530061 A1 WO9530061 A1 WO 9530061A1
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Joseph A. Tasso
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Akmakjian, Lewis
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
    • C08J5/00—Manufacture of articles or shaped materials containing macromolecular substances
    • C08J5/04—Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material
    • C08J5/06—Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material using pretreated fibrous materials
    • C08J5/08—Reinforcing macromolecular compounds with loose or coherent fibrous material using pretreated fibrous materials glass fibres
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04D—ROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D1/00—Roof covering by making use of tiles, slates, shingles, or other small roofing elements
    • E04D1/29—Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements
    • E04D1/2907—Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements by interfitted sections
    • E04D1/2914—Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements by interfitted sections having fastening means or anchors at juncture of adjacent roofing elements
    • E04D1/2916—Means for connecting or fastening adjacent roofing elements by interfitted sections having fastening means or anchors at juncture of adjacent roofing elements the fastening means taking hold directly on adjacent elements of the same row
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04F—FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS
    • E04F13/00—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings
    • E04F13/07—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor
    • E04F13/08—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements
    • E04F13/18—Coverings or linings, e.g. for walls or ceilings composed of covering or lining elements; Sub-structures therefor; Fastening means therefor composed of a plurality of similar covering or lining elements of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials or with an outer layer of organic plastics with or without reinforcements or filling materials; plastic tiles
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
    • C08J2367/00—Characterised by the use of polyesters obtained by reactions forming a carboxylic ester link in the main chain; Derivatives of such polymers
    • C08J2367/02—Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds

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  • This invention relates to flame retardant and fire resistant roofing materials, and more particularly, to a synthetic shake shingle that provides many advantages over conventional wood shake shingles and the more recently developed synthetic or concrete shake shingles intended to simulate or provide alternatives for wooden shakes.
  • Wooden shake shingles have been extremely popular for many years in the building and construction industries, especially for home construction.
  • synthetic shake shingles are intended to closely simulate wooden shakes so they can be cut, nailed or otherwise handled in the same manner as wooden shakes.
  • these products, and particularly concrete shake shingles still suffer from a number of drawbacks.
  • synthetic shake shingles can be flame retardant and fire resistant, they are often not easy to install on the roof, and they can add a tremendous amount of weight to the roof when compared with wooden shakes, often requiring additional reinforcement to the roof substructure. They are also prone to chip or crack which can be a problem particularly when a homeowner who is not an experienced roofer needs to walk on the roof.
  • the present invention provides a synthetic fire resistant and flame retardant shake shingle suitable for roofing construction which overcomes the disadvantages of prior art synthetic shake shingles, particularly concrete shakes.
  • a synthetic shake shingle is formed of a composite material of generally uniform cross-sectional composition made from a water extended polyester resin molded to the shape of shake shingle and dried to form a semi-rigid, cellular lightweight structure containing a filler of fiberglass pieces substantially uniformly dispersed and embedded throughout the cross section of the molded and dried polyester resinous structure.
  • the resulting synthetic shake shingle is surprising in its ability to provide superior thermal and structural capabilities while avoiding nearly all of the recognized disadvantages of prior art synthetic shake shingles.
  • the invention simulates wooden shake shingles in appearance, it is highly flame retardant and fire resistant, reasonably inexpensive to manufacture, and a roof made from the shingles is extremely waterproof.
  • the shingles are also very light in weight when compared with conventional concrete shakes, and as a result, no additional reinforcement is required to use the shingles on a house of conventional framing construction.
  • the shingles are easy to install on a roof, they do not warp when subjected to extremes of temperature, and they are of high strength, making it possible to easily walk on the roof without cracking or chipping the shingles.
  • FIG. 1 is a top plan view illustrating one embodiment of a shake shingle useful in roofing construction
  • FIG. 2 is an elevational view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 is a side elevational view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1 , showing the shingle used in a typical roofing construction;
  • FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary cross sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view schematically illustrating the composition of one embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view schematically illustrating an alternative composition of the invention.
  • FIGS. 1 through 4 illustrate a flame retardant and fire resistant synthetic shake shingle 10 which can be in many configurations, one of which is shown in the figures as an example only.
  • the illustrated shake shingle has a ribbed upper surface 12 and recessed regions 14 which open downwardly and are spaced apart along the width of the shingle, separated by long, parallel ribs 16.
  • An overhang 18 extends along one edge of the shingle.
  • the overhang has a downwardly projecting ridge 19.
  • the overhang interlocks with an adjacent shingle having a recessed interlocking region 20 along the opposite edge of the shingle.
  • An upwardly projecting ridge 21 extends along the outer edge of the recessed region 20.
  • the shingle also has a flat rear portion 22 which is overlapped by a shingle to the rear as illustrated in FIG. 3.
  • shingles identical to the shingle 10 are overlaid and interlocked to form a shingled roofing construction, adjacent shingles are overlapped, as illustrated in FIG. 3, and are interlocked laterally, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • a lateral offset space 22 is left between the adjacent edges of the ridges 19 and 21 to accommodate thermal expansion or possible shrinkage of the roofing material.
  • One or more nail holes 24 are formed in the rear, outer section of the shingle for use in nailing or stapling the shingle to a roof substructure.
  • the shake shingle is made from a water extended polyester resin in which the resin is mixed with water and the resulting resin-water emulsion is then mixed with a fire resistant and flame retardant filler.
  • the preferred filler comprises chopped pieces of fiberglass matte.
  • a particular fire retardant material such as hydrated aluminum also can be added to the mixture.
  • Various pigments can be added to the resinous mixture for coloration of the finished product.
  • the chopped fiberglass pieces are uniformly dispersed in the resinous mixture.
  • a catalyst for curing the resin is injected into the resinous mixture prior to injecting the mixture into a mold shaped as a shake shingle. The mixture cures in the mold and dehydrates to form a hardened shake shingle.
  • the water-extended polyester resin is mixed with a sufficient amount of water in the first step of the process so that a controlled level of strength is produced in the finished product necessary for the shingle to serve as a roofing material.
  • the curable resin dehydrates in the mold and forms a cellular lightweight shingle structure in which the chopped fiberglass pieces are uniformly dispersed throughout the cross section of the shingle. This form of the shingle composition is illustrated schematically at 26 in FIG. 5.
  • the thermal barrier structure of the shingle is composed principally of a water-extended polyester resin.
  • These resins which are suitable for use in the present invention, are described, for example, in U.S. Patent Nos. 3,836,687 and 3,256,219 to Re, which are incorporated herein by this reference.
  • the water- extended polyester resin when cured, forms internal pores or cells dispersed throughout the cross section of the shingle. These pores or cells contain water, but the resin plastic material progressively dehydrates over time after molding and curing and produces a lightweight, internally cellular, semi-rigid structure essentially free of water.
  • the plastic structure shrinks to some extent during dehydration; curing can be carried out under elevated temperatures to enhance dehydration so that shrinkage of the shingle is minimized once the product is ready for use.
  • the preferred water-extended polyester resin is sold under the designation Aropol WEP 662P polyester resin sold by Ashland Chemical Co. When hardened, this resin forms a closed cell foam.
  • the polyester resin-water emulsion contains about 60% to about 65% water.
  • the shingle Upon curing and dehydration and when mixed with other components of the preferred formulation, the shingle surprisingly has extremely good strength as well as other useful properties described below.
  • the filler mixed with the resin-water emulsion is preferably a particulate flame retardant and fire resistant material that adds bulk to the resin while also enhancing the structural properties, particularly strength, of the finished product.
  • a desirable filler comprises pieces of chopped fiberglass matte added in the range of about 15% to about 25% by weight of the resin-water-fiberglass mixture.
  • the fiberglass pieces are uniformly dispersed in the emulsion preferably with a high shear mixer.
  • the resinous mixture impregnates the fiberglass pieces, and when the resin is cured the fiberglass filler provides a level of elasticity that reduces warping of the shingle.
  • the formula was as follows: (1 ) 3 lbs. water-extended polyester resin, Aropol WEP 662P (2) 2 lbs. chopped fiberglass pieces in a size range of about 1 /8 in. to about 1 /4 in.
  • Components (1 ) through (5) were mixed in a high shear airless mixing machine, such as the Ashland mixer for WEP resin systems, sold by Ashland Chemical Co.
  • Ethyl acetate (6) and catalyst (7) can either be added via a mixing nozzle or put in the water side of the mixing machine in which case the catalyst strength must be continually monitored.
  • the resin is pumped through the continuous mixing machine with catalyzed water to produce a fluid emulsion with a gel time of approximately 2 to 4 minutes.
  • the material was then injected under pressure into a closed vented sculptured mold in the shape of a shake shingle. This shake shingle was different in shape from the shake shingle illustrated in the drawings.
  • the material in the mold was cured by adding heat to the mold through a heat tunnel. Shocking the resinous mixture with heat during curing drives out the water from the resulting foam structure and minimizes subsequent shrinkage of the finished product. Curing alternatively can be at ambient temperatures but the product must remain in the mold and not be put into use until a longer curing time has elapsed so as to minimize shrinkage during use.
  • the resulting shingle had a size of approximately 4 ft. by 14 in., a thickness of about 3/4 in. and a weight of approximately 1 -1 /2 lbs. It is desirable that the shake shingle have a thickness from about 3/4 in. to about one inch uniformly across its cross section in order to maintain structural properties of the shingle.
  • the finished product is a synthetic fire resistant and flame retardant shingle suitable for roofing construction in which substantially the entire cross section of the finished shingle consists essentially of a semi-rigid lightweight closed cell polyester foam structure containing the filler of fiberglass pieces substantially uniformly dispersed throughout the cross section of the dried and hardened polyester resinous structure.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates an alternative form of the invention in which the chopped fiberglass pieces are replaced with a coarse fiberglass mat impregnated with the water-extended polyester resin so the fiberglass forms a core of the resulting shake shingle.
  • a coarse fiberglass mat 28 approximately 11B in. to 3/1 6 in.
  • the mold in thickness is placed in the mold and the water-extended resinous material 27, such as the formulation described in the previous example (omitting the chopped fiberglass pieces) is poured into the mold so as to surround the fiberglass mat.
  • the resinous material becomes impregnated into the fiberglass mat and the mat has coarse fibers projecting outwardly from all sides which become embedded in the finished shingle product 30.
  • the fiberglass mat is surrounded on all sides by the cured porous semi ⁇ rigid polyester resin structure when dehydration is complete.
  • the fiberglass mat adds bulk to the finished shingle and forms a lightweight flame retardant and fire resistant core of the finished shingle which also enhances flexibility of the finished shingle to the extent that the shingle resists warping and cracking during use.

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Bardeau synthétique ignifuge (10) s'utilisant pour recouvrir des toitures et constitué par une résine de polyester aqueuse, moulée sous forme d'un bardeau et séchée, de façon à obtenir une structure légère, cellulaire et semi-rigide contenant une charge de morceaux de fibres de verre pratiquement uniformément répartis à travers la section de ladite structure en résine de polyester moulée et séchée. Dans un mode de réalisation, le rapport entre la résine de polyester, les morceaux de fibres de verre et l'eau dans la formule de moulage est de 3 pour 2 pour 5,5 environ. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les morceaux de fibres de verre sont remplacés par un mat de verre grossier (28), imprégné par le polyester (27), de façon à constituer l'âme du bardeau final (26).
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EP1517959A1 (fr) * 2002-06-18 2005-03-30 Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. Liant pour isolant au polyester exempte de formaldehyde
US7795354B2 (en) 2006-06-16 2010-09-14 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc Formaldehyde free binder
US7803879B2 (en) 2006-06-16 2010-09-28 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc Formaldehyde free binder
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US3830687A (en) * 1972-08-04 1974-08-20 Dyna Shield Inc Flame retardant and fire resistant roofing material
US3905167A (en) * 1973-11-09 1975-09-16 Berne A Watkins Modularized building system
US4619954A (en) * 1984-06-22 1986-10-28 Sequentia, Incorporated Fiberglass reinforced plastic sheet material with fire retardant filler
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US3256219A (en) * 1959-07-28 1966-06-14 Will Guenther Process for the production of porous plastics and products comprising polymerizing a monomer in a waterin-oil emulsion
US3830687A (en) * 1972-08-04 1974-08-20 Dyna Shield Inc Flame retardant and fire resistant roofing material
US3905167A (en) * 1973-11-09 1975-09-16 Berne A Watkins Modularized building system
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EP0228296A2 (fr) * 1985-12-30 1987-07-08 Pbt International Limited Panneau de toiture

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EP1517959A1 (fr) * 2002-06-18 2005-03-30 Georgia-Pacific Resins, Inc. Liant pour isolant au polyester exempte de formaldehyde
EP1517959A4 (fr) * 2002-06-18 2006-03-22 Georgia Pacific Resins Liant pour isolant au polyester exempte de formaldehyde
US7795354B2 (en) 2006-06-16 2010-09-14 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc Formaldehyde free binder
US7803879B2 (en) 2006-06-16 2010-09-28 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc Formaldehyde free binder
US9169157B2 (en) 2006-06-16 2015-10-27 Georgia-Pacific Chemicals Llc Formaldehyde free binder

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