US4419459A
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Process of producing transparent foamed plastics materials
Assignee: BLUENERGY SOLARWIND Inc
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Filing: 1981-01-14
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Granted: 1983-12-06
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Expires: 2001-01-14
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to processes of producing transparent foamed plastics, particularly foamed acrylate and methacrylate materials, in the form of e.g. panels, molded articles, or as cores for laminate bodies. Solid beads of transparent polymer material and containing a blowing agent are mixed with a reaction resin, softened by heating or swelling, and expanded to large pore size. During the blowing the beads may be displaced relative to one another. Subsequently the reaction resin is completely polymerized. The so obtained foamed plastics panels, which have large closed cells with contiguous faces and a smooth, non-porous surface, are particularly useful as insulating and building material exhibiting good transparency and protection against loss of heat, especially for greenhouses.
Inventors
- 👤 Bernd Melchior
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:43
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J9/00; C08J9/22; C08J9/228; C08J9/236; B; B32; B32B; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/065; C08J9/32; E; E04; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/54; B32B2266/00; B32B2266/02; B32B2266/0214; B32B2266/025; B32B2266/08; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/02; B32B2305/022; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/10; B32B2307/102; B32B2307/30; B32B2307/306; B32B2307/3065; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/536; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/04; B32B2419/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A process of producing transparent foamed plastics, comprising mixing (i) a polymerizable composition consisting essentially of methyl methacrylate and a polymerization catalyst and which does not contain a blowing agent, and (ii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of (a) solid beads comprising a mixture of at least one transparent polymethylmethacrylate and blowing agent, and (b) solid beads comprising at least one transparent polymethylmethacrylate with blowing agent containing micro-capsules enclosed therein, heating and expanding said beads and polymerizing said polymerizable composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A process of producing transparent foamed plastics, comprising mixing (i) a polymerizable composition consisting essentially of methyl methacrylate and a polymerization catalyst and which does not contain a blowing agent, and (ii) at least one component selected from the group consisting of (a) solid beads comprising a mixture of at least one transparent polymethylmethacrylate and blowing agent, and (b) solid beads comprising at least one transparent polymethylmethacrylate with blowing agent containing micro-capsules enclosed therein, heating and expanding said beads and polymerizing said polymerizable composition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The process of claim 1, characterized by using a blowing agent which causes expansion of the solid beads at a temperature lower than the temperature required for curing the reaction resin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1, characterized in that prior to expanding the solid beads are softened by heating or by partially dissolving in said polymerizable composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The process of claim 1, characterized in that the mixture composed of said polymerizable composition and blowing agent containing solid beads is charged into a mold, subsequently the beads are expanded, and then the polymerizable composition is polymerized.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
65 words
The process of claim 4, characterized in that the mixture composed of said polymerizable composition and blowing agent containing solid beads, to which mixture a coupling agent has been added, is fed between two transparent panels forming the mold or part of the same, the beads are subsequently expanded, and said polymerizable composition is polymerized, whereby the foamed plastics is firmly bonded to the panels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
86 words
The process of claim 4, characterized in that the mixture composed of said polymerizable composition and blowing agent containing solid beads is fed into a mold the inner surfaces of which are coated with a layer of partially polymerized or gelatinated polymerizable composition, the beads are subsequently expanded, and thereupon both said polymerizable composition and the partially polymerized or gelatinated layer are polymerized completely, whereby a foamed plastics having an increased thickness of the smooth, non-porous cover layers and thus an increased mechanical strength is obtained.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The process of any one of claims 1 or 5 or 6 characterized in that the blowing agent content of the solid beads, the size of the beads, and their proportion in the mixture with the polymerizable composition are selected such that after expansion of the beads the thus formed cells will adjoin one another with larger surfaces.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
98 words
The process of claim 1, characterized in that 100 parts by weight of the mixture contain (1) 5 to 50 parts by weight of said polymerizable composition, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of (2) 95 to 50 parts by weight of solid beads, composed of a mixture of at least one transparent polymer and blowing agent, and (3) 95 to 50 parts by weight of solid beads composed of at least one transparent polymer having blowing agent containing micro-capsules included therein, the beads having a particle size of about 0.5 to 8 mm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
142 words
The process of claim 1, characterized in that 100 parts by weight of the mixture contain (1) 5 to 50 parts by weight of said polymerizable composition, and at least one component selected from the group consisting of (2) 95 to 50 parts by weight of solid beads, composed of a mixture of at least one transparent polymer and blowing agent, and (3) 95 to 50 parts by weight of solid beads composed of at least one transparent polymer having blowing agent containing micro-capsules included therein, the beads having a particle size of about 0.5 to 8 mm, wherein the blowing agent content of the solid beads, the size of the beads, and their proportion in the mixture with said polymerizable composition are selected such that after expansion of the beads the thus formed cells will adjoin one another with large surfaces.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The process of claim 1 wherein said transparent polymer forming the blowing agent containing solid beads consists essentially of polymethacrylate.
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