Composition for manufacturing polyurethane foam and molded article thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189966-B2
Application number	US-201615283191-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2016
Priority date	Apr 7, 2016
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed are a polyurethane composition, a molded article, and a vehicle comprising the polyurethane composition or the molded article. The polyurethane composition comprises a polyol composition (A) in which polyether polyol (a1) and polymer polyol (a2) are mixed at a predetermined amount, an isocyanate composition (B) obtainable by polymerizing polyether polyol (b2) and an isocyanate composition (b1) that comprises i) methylene diphenyl isocyanate (M-MDI) and ii) polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate (P-MDI). As such, the molded article such as a vehicle seat pad can be manufactured with improved static and dynamic comfort.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam, comprising:
an amount of 100 parts by weight of a polyol composition (A),
an isocyanate composition (B)
wherein the isocyanate composition (B) is obtainable by a step comprising polymerizing 1) an amount of about 1 to 5 parts by weight of polyether polyol (b2) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A) and 2) an isocyanate composition (b1) that comprises i) an amount of about 15 to 40 parts by weight of methylene diphenyl isocyanate (M-MDI) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A), and ii) an amount of about 8 to 21 parts by weight of polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate (P-MDI) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A),
wherein, based on the total weight of polyol composition (A), polyol composition (A) comprises:
an amount of about 85 to 95 wt % of a polyether polyol (a1); and
an amount of 5 to 15 wt % of a mixture (a2″) comprising one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile and styrene dispersed in a polyether polyol having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 8,000 g/mol and a OH value of 25 to 35 mg KOH/g, and
wherein the polyether polyol (a1) is obtainable by steps comprising polymerizing propylene oxide (PO) and ethylene oxide (EO), and has a weight average molecular weight of about 6,000 to 8,000 g/mol and a OH value of 20 to 30 mg KOH/g.

2. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 , further comprising, with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A):
one or more additives selected from the group consisting of a cross-linking agent (C) in an amount of about 0.01 to 10 parts by weight, a catalyst (D) in an amount of about 0.01 to 3 parts by weight, a foam stabilizer (E) in an amount of about 0.01 to 3 parts by weight, and a foaming agent (F) in an amount of about 1 to 5 parts by weight, all the parts by weight are with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A).

3. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 , wherein the methylene diphenyl isocyanate (M-MDI) has an NCO content of about 30 to 35 wt % based on the total weight of the methylene diphenyl isocyanate.

4. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 , wherein the polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate (P-MDI) has a weight average molecular weight in a range of about 370 to 390 g/mol and an NCO content of about 25 to 35 wt % based on the total weight of the polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate.

5. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 2 , wherein the polyether polyol (a1) comprises an amount of about 10 to 20 wt % of ethylene oxide (EO) and an amount of about 80 to 90 wt % of propylene oxide (PO), all the wt % based on the total weight of the polyether polyol (a1).

6. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 , wherein the polyether polyol (a1) comprises an amount of about 10 to 20 wt % of ethylene oxide (EO) and an amount of about 80 to 90 wt % of propylene oxide (PO), all the wt % based on the total weight of the polyether polyol (a1).

7. The composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 , wherein the polyether polyol (b2) is obtainable by steps comprising polymerizing propylene oxide and ethylene oxide, and has a weight average molecular weight of about 3,000 to 8,000 g/mol and a OH value of about 20 to 60 mg KOH/g.

8. A vehicle seat pad prepared by molding the composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 .

9. A vehicle comprising an article prepared with the composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam of claim 1 .

10. A composition for manufacturing a polyurethane foam, comprising:
an amount of 100 parts by weight of a polyol composition (A),
an isocyanate composition (B)
wherein the isocyanate composition (B) is obtainable by a step comprising polymerizing 1) an amount of about 1 to 5 parts by weight of a polyether polyol (b2) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A) and 2) an isocyanate composition (b1) that comprises i) an amount of about 15 to 40 parts by weight of methylene diphenyl isocyanate (M-MDI) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A) and ii) an amount of about 8 to 21 parts by weight of polymethylene diphenyl isocyanate (P-MDI) with respect to 100 parts by weight of the polyol composition (A),
wherein, based on the total weight of polyol composition (A), polyol composition (A) comprises:
an amount of about 85 to 95 wt % of a polyether polyol (a1); and
an amount of 5 to 15 wt % of a grafted polymer polyol (a2′) in which one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylonitrile and styrene are grafted to a polyether polyol having a weight average molecular weight of 5,000 to 8,000 g/mol and a OH value of 25 to 35 mg KOH/g, and
wherein the polyether polyol (a1) is obtainable by steps comprising polymerizing propylene oxide (PO) and ethylene oxide (EO), and has a weight average molecular weight of about 6,000 to 8,000 g/mol and a OH value of 20 to 30 mg KOH/g.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp

Inventors

• Lee Sung Hyun
• Choi Kwon Yong
• Lee Dong Uk
• Lim Byung Guk
• Jung Soon Joon
• Lee Il Gon
• Park Jae Beom

Classifications

• C08G18/10 Primary

  Prepolymer processes involving reaction of isocyanates or isothiocyanates with compounds having active hydrogen in a first reaction step · CPC title

• C08G18/7621

  being toluene diisocyanate including isomer mixtures · CPC title

• C08G18/12

  using two or more compounds having active hydrogen in the first polymerisation step · CPC title

• C08G18/4825

  Polyethers containing two hydroxy groups (C08G18/4833 - C08G18/5096 take precedence) · CPC title

• C08G2101/0058

  Chemistry & Metallurgy · mapped topic