Method for Preparing Thermoplastic Polyurethane Film and Thermoplastic Polyurethane Film Prepared Thereby

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020009842-A1
Application number	US-201816495216-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2018
Priority date	Mar 20, 2017
Publication date	Jan 9, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for preparing a thermoplastic polyurethane film having a large thickness and excellent durability, and a thermoplastic polyurethane film prepared thereby are provided.

First claim

1 . A method for preparing a thermoplastic polyurethane film, the method comprising:
preparing a polyurethane resin composition comprising a polyurethane resin, a first isocyanate-based curing agent, and an organic solvent; preparing two laminates, each comprising a polyurethane resin layer by applying the polyurethane resin composition onto a substrate film and heat-treating the polyurethane resin composition; joining the two laminates so that respective polyurethane resin layers of the two laminates face each other to form joined laminates; and forming a thermoplastic polyurethane film comprising two polyurethane resin layers directly brought into contact with each other by aging the joined laminates, wherein an interfacial bonding strength between the two polyurethane resin layers is 14 Mpa to 18 Mpa.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the heat treating is carried out at a temperature of 100° C. to 150° C.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the two laminates are joined at a temperature of 80° C. to 140° C.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the joined laminates are aged at a temperature of 20° C. to 60° C. for 12 to 24 hours.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a content of the first isocyanate-based curing agent is more than 5 parts by weight and less than 7.5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyurethane resin.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first isocyanate-based curing agent comprises two to six isocyanate functional groups.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyurethane resin is prepared by carrying out a copolymerization reaction of a mixture, which comprises: a polyol having a number average molecular weight of 1,800 g/mol to 2,200 g/mol; a chain extender comprising a diol having 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and a second isocyanate-based curing agent, in an organic solvent.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the copolymerization reaction is carried out at a temperature of 50° C. to 70° C.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein a content of the polyol is 45 wt % to 55 wt % based on a total weight of the mixture.

10 . The method of claim 7 , wherein a content of the chain extender is 10 wt % to 15 wt % based on a total weight of the mixture.

11 . The method of claim 7 , wherein a content of the second isocyanate-based curing agent is 32.5 wt % to 40 wt % based on a total weight of the mixture.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a content of a solid content of the polyurethane resin composition is 20% to 70%.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane film has a thickness of 20 μm to 500 μm.

14 . A thermoplastic polyurethane film comprising two polyurethane resin layers directly brought into contact with each other,
wherein an interfacial bonding strength between the two polyurethane resin layers is 14 Mpa to 18 Mpa, and the polyurethane resin layer comprises a cured product of a polyurethane resin composition comprising a polyurethane resin, a first isocyanate-based curing agent, and an organic solvent.

15 . The thermoplastic polyurethane film of claim 14 , wherein the polyurethane resin is a copolymer of a mixture comprising: a polyol having a number average molecular weight of 1,800 g/mol to 2,200 g/mol; a chain extender comprising a diol having 4 to 10 carbon atoms; and a second isocyanate-based curing agent.

16 . The thermoplastic polyurethane film of claim 14 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane film has a thickness of 20 μm to 500 μm.

Assignees

• Lg Chemical Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Sang Yool
• Hong Joo Hee
• Park Se Jung
• Kim Sang Hwan
• Kim Jang Soon

Classifications

• C08J2375/04

  Polyurethanes · CPC title

• C08J5/121

  by heating · CPC title

• B29C66/71

  characterised by the composition of the plastics material of the parts to be joined (welding bar compositions B29C65/125) · CPC title

• B29C66/73754

  the to-be-joined areas of both parts to be joined being partially cured · CPC title

• B32B2250/24

  All layers being polymeric · CPC title