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Method for producing flame- and smoke-resistant polyurethane foam sheet by incorporation of a urea derivative in reaction mixture

Assignee: Bridgestone Corp
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Filing: 1979-06-26
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Granted: 1981-01-20
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Expires: 1999-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract The flexible polyurethane foams having high flame resistance and smoke resistance can be produced by reacting a polyhydroxyl compound and a polyisocyanate with a urea derivative selected from the group consisting of (a) a compound represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 represents hydroxylalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkyl and aryl groups and the remainder represents hydrogen atom, and (b) a urea-formaldehyde condensation product in the presence of a catalyst, a surfactant and a blowing agent. These polyurethane foams can easily provide the favorable foam sheets by compression-molding these foams under heating.

Inventors

  • 👤 Toshio Yukuta
  • 👤 Takashi Ohashi
  • 👤 Minoru Kojima
  • 👤 Masumi Saito

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 18:30
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/30; C08G18/38; C08G18/3819; C08G18/3823; C08G18/3829; C08G18/40; C08G18/54; C08G18/544; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S521/00; Y10S521/903

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 238 words
A method of producing a flame- and smoke-resistant flexible polyurethane foam sheet which comprises (1) reacting a system consisting essentially of a polyhydroxyl compound and a polyisocyanate with a urea derivative selected from the group consisting of a. a compound represented by the general formula ##STR5## wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 represents a member selected from the class consisting of a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkyl group and an aryl group and wherein any of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which does not represent a member from said class represents a hydrogen atom; and b. a urea-formaldehyde condensation product prepared by reacting 1 mole of urea with 1 to 4 moles of formaldehyde in the presence of an alkali catalyst, said reacting with a. or b. being in the presence of a catalyst for the production of the polyurethane foam, a surfactant and a blowing agent, wherein the polyisocyanate is used in an amount corresponding to an isocyanate index of 80-130 and the urea derivative is used in an amount of 2-5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyhydroxyl compound; and c. compressing the polyurethane foam obtained in step (1) for 2-10 minutes at a temperature of 80°-120° C. and a pressure of 5-200 kg/cm 2 to obtain said flexible polyurethane foam sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 238 words
A method of producing a flame- and smoke-resistant flexible polyurethane foam sheet which comprises (1) reacting a system consisting essentially of a polyhydroxyl compound and a polyisocyanate with a urea derivative selected from the group consisting of a. a compound represented by the general formula ##STR5## wherein at least one of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 represents a member selected from the class consisting of a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkyl group and an aryl group and wherein any of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which does not represent a member from said class represents a hydrogen atom; and b. a urea-formaldehyde condensation product prepared by reacting 1 mole of urea with 1 to 4 moles of formaldehyde in the presence of an alkali catalyst, said reacting with a. or b. being in the presence of a catalyst for the production of the polyurethane foam, a surfactant and a blowing agent, wherein the polyisocyanate is used in an amount corresponding to an isocyanate index of 80-130 and the urea derivative is used in an amount of 2-5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the polyhydroxyl compound; and c. compressing the polyurethane foam obtained in step (1) for 2-10 minutes at a temperature of 80°-120° C. and a pressure of 5-200 kg/cm 2 to obtain said flexible polyurethane foam sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the polyhydroxyl compound has a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 6,000 and contains at most 70 mole % of primary hydroxyl groups in its terminal group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 33 words
The process of claim 1, wherein the polyhydroxyl compound has a number average molecular weight of 3,000 to 6,000 and contains at most 70 mole % of primary hydroxyl groups at its terminals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process as claimed in claim 3, wherein the polyhydroxyl compound is selected from the group consisting of a polyether polyol and a polyester polyol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 15 words
The process as claimed in claim 4, wherein the polyhydroxyl compound is a polyether polyol.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
The process as claimed in claim 5, wherein the polyether polyol in poly(oxypropylene) triol.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 31 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate is selected from the group consisting of tolylene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, diphenyl diisocyanate, chlorophenyl-2,4-diisocyanate, p-phenylene diisocyanate, xylylene diisocyanate and polymethylene-polyphenyl isocyanate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate is tolylene diisocyanate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate used has an isocyanate index of 80-130.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the urea derivative is a hydroxyalkyl substituted urea compound.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 33 words
The process as claimed in claim 10, wherein the hydroxyalkyl substituted urea compound is selected from the group consisting of N-methylol urea, N,N'-dimethylol urea, N,N,N'-trimethylol urea, N,N,N',N'-tetramethylol urea, N'N'-diethylol urea and N,N-di(β-hydroxyethyl) urea.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process as claimed in claim 11, wherein the hydroxyalkyl substituted urea compound is N,N'-dimethylol urea.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the urea derivative is an alkoxyalkyl substituted urea compound.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 29 words
The process as claimed in claim 13, wherein the alkoxyalkyl substituted urea compound is selected from the group consisting of N,N'-dimethoxymethyl urea, N,N'-dimethoxyethyl urea, N,N'-diethoxymethyl urea, and N,N'-diethoxyethyl urea.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process as claimed in claim 14, wherein the alkoxyalkyl substituted urea compound is N,N'-dimethoxymethyl urea.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the urea derivative is an alkyl substituted urea compound.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 29 words
The process as claimed in claim 16, wherein the alkyl substituted urea compound is selected from the group consisting of N-methyl urea, N,N'-dimethyl urea, N-ethyl urea and N,N'-diethyl urea.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 16 words
The process as claimed in claim 17, wherein the alkyl substituted urea compound is N,N'-dimethyl urea.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 17 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the urea derivative is an aryl substituted urea compound.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process as claimed in claim 19, wherein the aryl substituted urea compound is selected from the group consisting of N-phenyl urea and N,N'-diphenyl urea.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process as claimed in claim 1, wherein the amount of the urea derivative is 5-20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polyhydroxyl compound.

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