Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
A transparent vinyl chloride resin composition excellent in surface gloss and resistant to weathering and impact, comprising 97 to 60 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride polymer and 3 to 40 parts by weight of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a mixture of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a polyfunctional crosslinking agent having at least one allyl group, then polymerizing, in the presence of the resulting polymer latex, a mixture of an alkyl acrylate having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and a polyfunctional crosslinking agent having at least one allyl group to form an acrylic elastomer (A) in the first stage, the proportions of said alkyl acrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer being 50 to 70% by weight and 50 to 30% by weight, respectively, and the amount of said crosslinking agent used being 0.1 to 5 parts by weight in total per 100 parts by weight of the sum of said alkyl acrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer; and graft-polymerizing, in the presence of the resulting acrylic elastomer (A), first methyl methacrylate and subsequently an aromatic vinyl monomer in the second stage, the proportions of said methyl methacrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer being 30 to 80% by weight and 70 to 20% by weight, respectively, and the total amount of said methyl methacrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer used being 70 to 20 parts by weight per 30 to 80 parts by weight of said acrylic elastomer (A).
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
A transparent vinyl chloride resin composition excellent in surface gloss and resistant to weathering and impact, comprising 97 to 60 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride polymer and 3 to 40 parts by weight of a graft copolymer (B) obtained by emulsion-polymerizing a mixture of an aromatic vinyl monomer and a polyfunctional crosslinking agent having at least one allyl group, then polymerizing, in the presence of the resulting polymer latex, a mixture of an alkyl acrylate having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and a polyfunctional crosslinking agent having at least one allyl group to form an acrylic elastomer (A) in the first stage, the proportions of said alkyl acrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer being 50 to 70% by weight and 50 to 30% by weight, respectively, and the amount of said crosslinking agent used being 0.1 to 5 parts by weight in total per 100 parts by weight of the sum of said alkyl acrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer; and graft-polymerizing, in the presence of the resulting acrylic elastomer (A), first methyl methacrylate and subsequently an aromatic vinyl monomer in the second stage, the proportions of said methyl methacrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer being 30 to 80% by weight and 70 to 20% by weight, respectively, and the total amount of said methyl methacrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer used being 70 to 20 parts by weight per 30 to 80 parts by weight of said acrylic elastomer (A).
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A vinyl chloride resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the graft copolymer (B) is obtained by graft-polymerizing, in the presence of the elastomer (A), first a portion of the methyl methacrylate, then the aromatic vinyl monomer and thirdly the remaining methyl methacrylate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A vinyl chloride resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the alkyl acrylate in the acrylic elastomer (A) is n-butyl acrylate, n-octyl acrylate, or 2-ethylhexyl acrylate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
A vinyl chloride resin composition according to claim 1, wherein the polyfunctional crosslinking agent having at least one allyl group in the molecule and used in the acrylic elastomer (A) is allyl methacrylate, triallyl cyanurate, or triallyl isocyanurate, the total amount used thereof is 0.4 to 2.5 parts by weight, and the weight proportions of the polyfunctional crosslinking agent to the aromatic vinyl monomer and the alkyl acrylate are 0.2 to 1.5 and 0.2 to 1.0, respectively.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
A vinyl chloride resin composition according to claim 1, wherein 40 to 20 parts by weight in total of the methyl methacrylate and the aromatic vinyl monomer are grafted onto 60 to 80 parts by weight of the acrylic elastomer (A) to form the graft copolymer (B), the proportions of said methyl methacrylate and said aromatic vinyl monomer being 40 to 60% by weight and 60 to 40% by weight, respectively.