Hot-melt adhesive composition, preparation method thereof and vehicle headlamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10174231-B2
Application number	US-201715710789-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 20, 2017
Priority date	Nov 1, 2016
Publication date	Jan 8, 2019
Grant date	Jan 8, 2019

Abstract

A hot-melt adhesive composition comprises 35 wt % to 40 wt % of petroleum resin, 10 wt % to 14 wt % of polyester elastomer resin, 10 wt % to 14 wt % of ethylene vinyl acetate resin, 14 wt % to 19 wt % of polyether polyol, 15 wt % to 21 wt % of polyester polyol, 8 wt % to 10 wt % of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate, and 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an amine catalyst, wherein the hot-melt adhesive composition has a melt viscosity of 20,000 cps to 50,000 cps as measured at 150° C.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A hot-melt adhesive composition comprising:
35 wt % to 40 wt % of petroleum resin;
10 wt % to 14 wt % of polyester elastomer resin;
10 wt % to 14 wt % of ethylene vinyl acetate resin;
14 wt % to 19 wt % of polyether polyol;
15 wt % to 21 wt % of polyester polyol;
8 wt % to 10 wt % of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate; and
0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an amine catalyst,
wherein the hot-melt adhesive composition has a melt viscosity of 20,000 cps to 50,000 cps as measured at 150° C.

2. The hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the hot-melt adhesive composition has an adhesive strength (S 20 ) of 55 kg f /20 mm to 60 kg f /20 mm as measured at 20° C., an adhesive strength (S 80 ) of 20 kg f /20 mm to 25 kg f /20 mm as measured at 80° C., and an adhesive strength ratio of 35% to 45% as calculated using an Equation 1:
Adhesive strength ratio (%)=( S 80 /S 20 )×100  (Equation 1)

wherein S 20 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 20° C., and S 80 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 80° C.

3. The hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a total weight of the petroleum resin, the polyester elastomer resin and the ethylene vinyl acetate resin to a total weight of the polyether polyol, the polyester polyol and the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is 1:0.4 to 1:1.

4. The hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the petroleum resin to the polyester elastomer resin to the ethylene vinyl acetate resin is 3.5 to 4.0:1.0 to 1.4:1.0 to 1.4.

5. The hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of the polyether polyol to the polyester polyol to the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is 1.4 to 1.9:1.5 to 2.1:0.8 to 1.0.

6. The hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 , wherein the polyether polyol is polytetramethylene glycol, and the polyester polyol is one or more of polyethylene adipate, polybutylene adipate, polyhexylene adipate, and polydiethylene glycol adipate.

7. A method for preparing a hot-melt adhesive composition, comprising:
melting a mixture of 14 wt % to 19 wt % of polyether polyol and 15 wt % to 21 wt % of polyester polyol;
adding 8 wt % to 10 wt % of methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an amine catalyst to the melted mixture to prepare a reaction product; and
adding 35 wt % to 40 wt % of petroleum resin, 10 wt % to 14 wt % of polyester elastomer resin and 10 wt % to 14 wt % of ethylene vinyl acetate resin to the reaction product, followed by stirring.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein a reaction for preparing the reaction product is performed at a temperature ranging from 150° C. to 200° C.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein a ratio of a total weight of the petroleum resin, the polyester elastomer resin and the ethylene vinyl acetate resin to a total weight of the polyether polyol, the polyester polyol and the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is 1:0.4 to 1:1.

10. The method of claim 7 , wherein a weight ratio of the petroleum resin to the polyester elastomer resin to the ethylene vinyl acetate resin is 3.5 to 4.0:1.0 to 1.4:1.0 to 1.4.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein a weight ratio of the polyether polyol to the polyester polyol to the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate is 1.4 to 1.9:1.5 to 2.1:0.8 to 1.0.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the polyether polyol is polytetramethylene glycol, and the polyester polyol is one or more of polyethylene adipate, polybutylene adipate, polyhexylene adipate, and polydiethylene glycol adipate.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the hot-melt adhesive composition has an adhesive strength (S 20 ) of 55 kg f /20 mm to 60 kg f /20 mm as measured at 20° C., an adhesive strength (S 80 ) of 20 kg f /20 mm to 25 kg f /20 mm as measured at 80° C., and an adhesive strength ratio of 35% to 45% as calculated using an Equation 1:
Adhesive strength ratio (%)=( S 80 /S 20 )×100  (Equation 1)

wherein S 20 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 20° C., and S 80 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 80° C.

14. A vehicle headlamp, comprising:
a lens;
a light source; and
and a reflector, wherein the vehicle headlamp is sealed with the hot-melt adhesive composition of claim 1 .

15. A vehicle headlamp of claim 14 , wherein the hot-melt adhesive composition has the adhesive strength (S 20 ) of 55 kg f /20 mm to 60 kg f /20 mm as measured at 20° C., the adhesive strength (S 80 ) of 20 kg f /20 mm to 25 kg f /20 mm as measured at 80° C., and the adhesive strength ratio of 35% to 45% as calculated using an Equation 1:
Adhesive strength ratio (%)=( S 80 /S 20 )×100  (Equation 1)

wherein S 20 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 20° C., and S 80 is the adhesive strength of the hot-melt adhesive composition and is measured at 80° C.

16. The vehicle headlamp of claim 14 , wherein a preparation of the hot-melt adhesive composition comprises:
melting a mixture of 14 wt % to 19 wt % of the polyether polyol and 15 wt % to 21 wt % of the polyester polyol;
adding 8 wt % to 10 wt % of the methylene diphenyl diisocyanate and 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt % of an amine catalyst to the melted mixture to prepare a reaction product; and
adding 35 wt % to 40 wt % of the petroleum resin, 10 wt % to 14 wt % of the polyester elastomer resin and 10 wt % to 14 wt % of the ethylene vinyl acetate resin to the reaction product, followed by stirring.

17. The vehicle headlamp of claim 16 , wherein a reaction for preparing the reaction product is performed at a temperature ranging from 150° C. to 200° C.

18. The vehicle headlamp of claim 14 , wherein the lens and the reflector are sealed and attached to each other, the light source is directly disposed on the reflector, and inert gas is injected in the vehicle headlamp.

19. The vehicle headlamp of claim 14 , wherein the lens is sealed to a metal reflector, the metal reflector being configured to be welded with the light source.

20. The vehicle headlamp of claim 14 , wherein an end of the lens is combined with a grooved end of the reflector to form a connection, the connection being configured to physically fix the lens and the reflector.

Assignees

• Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd
• Daedong Chemtek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoo Min Keun
• Lee Jung Hwan
• Kim Seong Ho
• Kim Dongjoon

Classifications

• B29L2031/3055

  Cars · CPC title

• C08F240/00

  Copolymers of hydrocarbons and mineral oils, e.g. petroleum resins · CPC title

• B29K2023/12

  PP, i.e. polypropylene · CPC title

• B29C66/12469

  being asymmetric · CPC title

• C09J175/08

  from polyethers · CPC title