Aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition

Claim 2

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition comprising (A) fine thermosetting water-insoluble resin particles consisting essentially of (a) a preformed polyester-modified vinyl resin having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 200, which is formed by solution graft-polymerizing (i) an unsaturated polyester resin formed by reaction between an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol, with (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, and optionally with (iii) a phosphoric acid group-containing α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, and (b) a preformed cross-linkable copolymer resin derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iv) an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide and (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, (B) a surface active agent and/or a thickener, and (C) a necessary amount of water.

Claim 3

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 1, wherein said (A) fine water-insoluble thermosetting resin particles consist essentially of 5 to 90% by weight of said polyester-modified vinyl resin having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 200, which is formed by solution graft-polymerizing (i) 5 to 50% by weight of said unsaturated polyester resin with (ii) 95 to 50% by weight of at least one said α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and 95 to 10% by weight of said cross-linkable copolymer resin, and said (B) surface active agent and/or thickener is present in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0% by weight based on said resin particles.

Claim 4

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein said unsaturated polyester resin comprises 1 to 10% by weight of at least one α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as one constituent.

Claim 5

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein the α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer graft-polymerized with said unsaturated polyester resin is a monomer mixture comprising (ii)' 5 to 50% by weight of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and (ii)" 95 to 50% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomer (ii)'.

Claim 6

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 2 wherein said cross-linkable copolymer resin is derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iv) 5 to 30% by weight of an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide, (ii)''' 0.5 to 10% by weight an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and (ii)'''' 60 to 90% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomers (iv) and (ii)'''.

Claim 7

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said (A) fine water-insoluble thermosetting resin particles consist essentially of (a) 5 to 90% by weight of said polyester-modified vinyl resin having a hydroxy value of 30 to 200, which is formed by solution graft-polymerizing (i) 2 to 50% by weight of said unsaturated polyester resin with (ii) 95 to 40% by weight of at least one said α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (iii) 0.01 to 10% by weight of said phosphoric acid group-containing α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (b) 95 to 10% by weight of said cross-linkable copolymer resin, and said (B) surface active agent and/or thickener is present in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0% by weight based on said resin particles.

Claim 8

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 6 wherein said unsaturated polyester resin comprises 1 to 10% by weight of at least one α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as one constituent.

Claim 9

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 6 wherein the α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer graft-polymerized with said unsaturated polyester resin is a monomer mixture comprising (ii)' 1 to 40% by weight of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and (ii)" 99 to 60% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomer (ii)'.

Claim 10

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 6 wherein said cross-linkable copolymer resin is derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iv) 5 to 30% by weight of an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (ii)''' 0.5 to 10% by weight of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and (ii)'''' 60 to 90% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomers (iv) and (ii)'''.

Claim 11

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition which comprises (A) fine water-insoluble thermosetting resin particles consisting essentially of (a) 15 to 95% by weight of a preformed polyester-modified vinyl resin having a hydroxyl value of 10 to 150, which is formed by solution graft-polymerizing (i) 2 to 40% by weight of an unsaturated polyester resin formed by reaction between an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol with 98 to 60% by weight of a monomer mixture comprising (iv) an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide and (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (b) 85 to 5% by weight of a preformed phosphoric acid group-containing copolymer resin derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iii) a phosphoric acid group-containing α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, (B) a surface active agent and/or a thickener in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0% by weight based on said resin particles and (C) a necessary amount of water.

Claim 12

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition which comprises (A) fine water-insoluble thermosetting resin particles consisting essentially of (a) 15 to 95% by weight of a preformed polyester-modified vinyl resin having a hydroxyl value of 10 to 150, which is formed by solution graft-polymerizing (i) 2 to 40% by weight of an unsaturated polyester resin formed by reaction between an unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol with 98 to 60% by weight of a monomer mixture comprising (iv) an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide and (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (b) 85 to 5% by weight of a preformed phosphoric acid group-containing copolymer resin derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iii) a phosphoric acid group-containing α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer and (ii) at least one α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, (B) a surface active agent and/or a thickener in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0% by weight based on said resin particles and (C) a necessary amount of water.

Claim 13

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 10 wherein said unsaturated polyester resin comprises 1 to 10% by weight of at least one α,β-unsaturated dicarboxylic acid as one constituent.

Claim 14

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 10 where the α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture graft-polymerized with said unsaturated polyester resin comprises (ii)' 1 to 30% by weight of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (iv) 5 to 30% by weight of an N-alkoxymethylated monomer of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid amide and (ii)" 60 to 90% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomers (iv) and (ii)'.

Claim 15

An aqueous dispersion type thermosetting coating composition as set forth in claim 10 wherein said phosphoric acid group-containing copolymer resin is derived from a monomer mixture comprising (iii) 0.01 to 10% by weight of a phosphoric acid group-containing α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer, (ii)''' 0.5 to 10% by weight of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, (ii)' 1 to 30% by weight of a hydroxyalkyl ester of an α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and (ii)" 70 to 90% by weight of a copolymerizable α,β-monoethylenically unsaturated monomer other than said monomers (iii), (ii)''' and (ii)'.