US4368300A
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Photosetting composition containing modified epoxy resins and an oligoester diacrylate compound
Assignee: Ube Corp
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Filing: 1981-12-03
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Granted: 1983-01-11
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Expires: 2001-12-03
Abstract
Abstract A photosetting composition comprises an unsaturated acid-modified bisphenol type epoxy compound having an acryloyl radical; an oligoester diacrylate compound having a molecular weight of 420 or more; a photopolymerizable acrylate type monomeric compound having a molecular weight of 100 to 400; a bisphenol type epoxy resin having a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C. or a saturated acid-modified bisphenol type epoxy resin having a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C.; and a photopolymerization initiator, said composition having a proper viscosity and an excellent photocuring reaction rate and being able to form a photocured resinous film or article having a satisfactory Dupont impact strength, impact bending strength, and bonding property to metallic materials.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsunetomo Nakano
- 👤 Kazuaki Nishio
- 👤 Hiroshi Watanabe
- 👤 Hiroshi Yasuno
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:30
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F299/00; C08F299/02; C08F299/026; C08F299/028; C08F299/04; C08F299/0485; C08F299/0492; G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/004; G03F7/027; G03F7/032; G03F7/033; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
247 words
A photosetting composition comprising: A. 100 parts by weight of a first epoxy component comprising at least one unsaturated acid-modified epoxy compound which has been prepared by the modification reaction of a bisphenol type epoxy resin with an unsaturated acid compound having at least one acryloyl radical; B. 30 to 400 parts by weight of an oligoester component comprising at least one oligoester diacrylate compound which has been prepared by the reaction of acrylic acid with an oligoester of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid with an organic dihydroxyl compound and which has a molecular weight of 420 or more and is in the form of a liquid at room temperature; C. 50 to 1200 parts by weight of a photopolymerizable monomeric component comprising at least one photopolymerizable acrylate type monomeric compound having a molecular weight of 100 to 400 and being in the form of a liquid at room temperature; D. 5 to 400 parts by weight of a second epoxy component comprising at least one epoxy compound selected from the group consisting of (1) bisphenol type epoxy resins having a softening point of from 50° C. to 150° C. and (2) saturated carboxylic acid-modified epoxy compounds which have been prepared by the modification reaction of bisphenol type epoxy resins with saturated hydrocarbon carboxylic acids and which have a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C., and; E. a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of 0.5% to 15% based on the entire weight of said photosetting composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
247 words
A photosetting composition comprising: A. 100 parts by weight of a first epoxy component comprising at least one unsaturated acid-modified epoxy compound which has been prepared by the modification reaction of a bisphenol type epoxy resin with an unsaturated acid compound having at least one acryloyl radical; B. 30 to 400 parts by weight of an oligoester component comprising at least one oligoester diacrylate compound which has been prepared by the reaction of acrylic acid with an oligoester of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid with an organic dihydroxyl compound and which has a molecular weight of 420 or more and is in the form of a liquid at room temperature; C. 50 to 1200 parts by weight of a photopolymerizable monomeric component comprising at least one photopolymerizable acrylate type monomeric compound having a molecular weight of 100 to 400 and being in the form of a liquid at room temperature; D. 5 to 400 parts by weight of a second epoxy component comprising at least one epoxy compound selected from the group consisting of (1) bisphenol type epoxy resins having a softening point of from 50° C. to 150° C. and (2) saturated carboxylic acid-modified epoxy compounds which have been prepared by the modification reaction of bisphenol type epoxy resins with saturated hydrocarbon carboxylic acids and which have a softening point of 50° C. to 150° C., and; E. a photopolymerization initiator in an amount of 0.5% to 15% based on the entire weight of said photosetting composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said unsaturated acid-modified epoxy compound, the degree of esterification of the epoxy rings in said bisphenol type epoxy resin molecules with said unsaturated acid compound is 30% to 80% based on the entire number of said epoxy rings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bisphenol type epoxy resin in said first epoxy component (A), has a molecular weight of from 380 to 2000, and an epoxy equivalent of from 180 to 2000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bisphenol type epoxy resin in said first epoxy component (A), is selected from the reaction products of bisphenol compounds with epichlorohydrin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said unsaturated acid compound is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, partial esterification products of organic polycarboxylic acids with acrylate compounds having at least one hydroxyl radical, and mono- and di-esterification products of acrylate compounds having at least one hydroxyl radical with phosphoric acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein each molecule of said partial esterification products of said organic polycarboxylic acids with said acrylate compound is provided with at least one carboxylic radical and at least one acryloyl radical and has a molecular weight of 1000 or less.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein said organic polycarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of o-, m-, and p-phthalic acids, trimellitic acid, pyromellitic acid, biphenyltetracarboxylic acids, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acids, citric acid, maleic acid, and anhydides of the above-mentioned acids.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 5, wherein said acrylate compound having at least one hydroxyl radical is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropylacrylate, diethylene glycol monoacrylate, dipropylene glycol monoacrylate, and triethylene glycol monoacrylate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
63 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said reaction product of acrylic acid with said oligoester comprises, as a main component, a compound selected from those of the formulae (I) and (II): ##STR2## wherein l represents an integer of 4 to 8, m represents an integer of 2 to 5, and n and n' represent an integer of 1 to 10.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said aromatic polycarboxylic acid is selected from aromatic dicarboxylic acids.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oligoester is a reaction product of an aromatic polycarboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of o-, m-, and p-phthalic acids, phthalic anhydride, trimellitic acid, trimellitic anhydride and 4,4'-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid with a dihydroxy compound selected from the group consisting of dihydroxy alkyl compounds and polyalkylene glycol compounds.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 11, wherein said dihydroxyalkyl compound is selected from the group consisting of n-butane diol, n-pentane diol, n-hexane diol, n-heptane diol, and n-octane diol.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 11, wherein said polyalkylene glycol compound is selected from the compounds of the formula: HO--C.sub.2 H.sub.5 O).sub.p H wherein p represents an integer of 2 to 5.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said oligoester diacrylate compound exhibits a rotation viscosity of 200 to 50,000 c poise.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable acrylate type monomeric compound is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkylacrylate compounds; glycoldiacrylate compounds; ester compounds of polyhydric alcohol compounds with acrylic acid; ester compounds of polycarboxylic acids with hydroxyalkylacrylates; ester compounds of phosphoric acid with hydroxyalkylacrylates; and phenol type acrylate compounds.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said hydroxyalkylacrylate compound is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate, 2-hydroxypropylacrylate, diethyleneglycol monoacrylate, dipropyleneglycol monoacrylate, and triethyleneglycol monoacrylate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said glycoldiacrylate compound is selected from the group consisting of ethyleneglycol diacrylate, propyleneglycol diacrylate, diethyleneglycol diacrylate, dipropyleneglycol diacrylate, and triethyleneglycol diacrylate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
36 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said ester compound of a polyhydric alcohol compound with acrylic acid is selected from the group consisting of pentaerithritol triacrylate, pentaerithritol diacrylate, glycerine monoacrylate, and glycerine diacrylate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
63 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein in said ester compound of a polycarboxylic acid with a hydroxyalkylacrylate, said polycarboxylic acid is selected from the group consisting of o-, m-, and p-phthalic acids, trimellitic acid, pyromellitic acid, biphenyl tetracarboxylic acids, benzophenone tetracarboxylic acids, citric acids, and maleic acids, and said hydroxyalkylacrylate is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate and 2-hydroxypropylacrylate.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein in said ester compound of phosphoric acid with hydroxyalkylacrylate, said hydroxyalkylacrylate is selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxyethylacrylate and 2-hydroxypropylacrylate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 15, wherein said phenol type acrylate compound is selected from the group consisting of phenoxyethylacrylate, phenoxymethylacrylate, 2-phenoxy-1-methyl-ethylacrylate, 3-phenoxy-2-hydroxy-propylacrylate.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
55 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photopolymerizable monomeric compound contains at least one additional photopolymerizable monomeric compound selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkylmethacrylate, ester compounds of polycarboxylic acids with hydroxyalkylmethacrylates, ester compounds of phosphoric acid with hydroxyalkylmethacrylate, glycol dimethacrylate, styrene, vinyl toluene, vinyl acetate, methylmethacrylate, acrylic acid, and methacrylic acid.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bisphenol type epoxy resins in said second epoxy component (D) are reaction products of bisphenol compounds with epichlorohydrin.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 23, wherein said bisphenol type epoxy resins have a molecular weight of 500 to 3000 and an epoxy equivalent of 300 to 2000.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
57 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said epoxy-modified saturated polymeric compound is selected from the reaction products of bisphenol type epoxy resins having a softening point of 70° C. to 170° C., with saturated hydrocarbon carboxylic acids selected from the group consisting of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, stearic acid, and caproic acid.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
45 words
A photosetting composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said photopolymerization initiator comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of benzoin, benzoin methylether, benzoin ethylether, benzoin isopropylether, benzoin butylether, α-methyl benzoin, α-chloroxybenzoin, benzophenone, dimethoxyphenylacetophenone, benzyl, thioxanthone, chlorothioxanthone, methylthioxanthone, anthranilic acid, and dimethylaminobenzoate.
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