Process for the production of polyurethane composite components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9238320-B2
Application number	US-201414202135-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2014
Priority date	Dec 8, 2009
Publication date	Jan 19, 2016
Grant date	Jan 19, 2016

Abstract

A composite and process for the production of a composite component, comprising a) a support of a thermoplastic composition, and b) at least one polyurethane layer in direct contact with the support.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A process for a production of a composite component, said component comprising:
a) a support of a thermoplastic composition, and
b) at least one polyurethane layer in direct contact with the support, wherein said process comprises:
(i) in a first process step, injecting a melt of the thermoplastic composition into a first mould cavity and subsequently cooling the melt, wherein the thermoplastic composition comprises:
A) 65.0 to 90.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of aromatic, polycarbonates, aromatic polyester carbonates and aromatic polyesters,
B) 10.0 to 35.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of an optionally rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymer and
C) 0 to 30.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A to C, of at least one polymer additive,

(ii) in a second process step, enlarging a cavity of the injection mould to thereby generate a gap therein,
(iii) in a third process step, injecting into said gap, a reactive polyurethane raw material mixture comprising:
at least one polyisocyanate component,
at least one polyfunctional H-active compound, and
optionally at least one polyurethane additive and/or process auxiliary substance whereby the polyurethane raw material mixture polymerizes in contact with a surface of the thermoplastic composition support to give a compact polyurethane layer and/or to give a polyurethane foam layer,

(iv) in a fourth process step, removing the composite component from the mould cavity,

and further wherein the process steps directly follow one another.

2. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the reactive polyurethane raw material mixture has a characteristic number of from >90 to <125.

3. The process according to claim 1 , wherein a mixture of at least one aromatic polycarbonate and/or polyester carbonate and at least one aromatic polyester is employed as component A.

4. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic composition of the support comprises 70.0 to 80.0 parts by wt. of component A, based on the sum of components A and B.

5. The process according to claim 1 , wherein process steps (ii) and (iii) are repeated at least once with variation of the reactive polyurethane raw material mixture.

6. The process according to claim 1 , wherein in process step (iii), a surface of the injection mould in contact with the thermoplastic composition is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 50 to 95° C., and a surface of the injection mould in contact with the reactive polyurethane mixture is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 50 to 160° C.

7. The process according to claim 5 , wherein process steps (ii) and (iii) are passed through several times, the process steps follow one another directly, and in process step (iii), a temperature of the mould cavity on the polyurethane side is at least 10° C. higher than a temperature of the mould cavity on the support side where the thermoplastic is provided.

8. The process according to claim 1 , wherein component C is at least one selected from the group consisting of flameproofing agents, flameproofing synergists, smoke-suppressing additives, antidripping agents, internal and external lubricants and mould release agents, flowability auxiliary agents, antistatics, conductivity additives, nucleating agents, stabilizers, antibacterially acting additives, additives which improve scratch resistance, IR absorbents, optical brighteners, fluorescent additives, fillers and reinforcing substances, dyestuffs and pigments, impact modifiers which do not fall under the definition of component B, and Bronstedt acid compounds.

9. The process according to claim 1 , whereby a two- or multicomponent part, coated with at least one polyurethane is produced in a 2-component injection molding or 2-component reactive injection moulding process.

10. The process according to claim 5 , wherein process steps (ii) and (iii) are passed through several times, the process steps follow one another directly, and in process step (iii), a temperature of the mould cavity on the polyurethane side is at least 15° C. higher than a temperature of the mould cavity on the support side where the thermoplastic is provided.

11. The process according to claim 5 , wherein process steps (ii) and (iii) are passed through several times, the process steps follow one another directly, and in process step (iii), a temperature of the mould cavity on the polyurethane side is at least 20° C. higher than a temperature of the mould cavity on the support side where the thermoplastic is provided.

12. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic composition of the support a) comprises:
A) 65.0 to 80.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of at least one polymer chosen from the group of aromatic polycarbonates, aromatic polyester carbonates and aromatic polyesters,
B) 20.0 to 35.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of an optionally rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymer, and
C) 0.1 to 15.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A to C, of a commercially available polymer additive.

13. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic composition of the support a) comprises:
A) 70.0 to 80.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of at least one polymer chosen from the group of aromatic polycarbonates, aromatic polyester carbonates and aromatic polyesters,
B) 20.0 to 30.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A and B, of an optionally rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymer, and
C) 0.2 to 5.0 parts by wt., based on a sum of components A to C, of a commercially available polymer additive.

14. The process according to claim 1 , wherein the reactive polyurethane raw material mixture has a characteristic number of from 105 to 115.

15. The process according to claim 1 , wherein in process step (iii), a surface of the injection mould in contact with the thermoplastic composition is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 60 to 85° C., and a surface of the injection mould in contact with the reactive polyurethane mixture is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 70 to 120° C.

16. The process according to claim 1 , wherein in process step (iii), a surface of the injection mould in contact with the thermoplastic composition is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 60 to 80° C., and a surface of the injection mould in contact with the reactive polyurethane mixture is temperature-controlled at a temperature from 80 to 110° C.

Assignees

• Bayer Materialscience Ag

Inventors

• Seidel Andreas
• Protte Rainer
• Wenz Eckhard
• Franz Uli
• Moeller Philipp

Classifications

• B32B2266/0278

  Polyurethane · CPC title

• B29C2037/0035

  the coating being applied as liquid, gel, paste or the like · CPC title

• B29C45/162 Primary

  using means, e.g. mould parts, for transferring an injected part between moulding stations · CPC title

• B32B2605/003

  Interior finishings · CPC title

• B29K2075/00

  Use of {PU, i.e.} polyureas or polyurethanes {or derivatives thereof}, as moulding material · CPC title