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Polyurethane foam for cushioning materials

Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1990-12-27
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Granted: 1992-07-07
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Expires: 2010-12-27
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed herein is a polyurethane foam for cushioning materials. The polyurethane foam is formed by reacting a mixture of a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component and other optional components. The polyol component contains a mixed polyol which is composed of a low-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 30-80 and a high-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 350-600 and has an average hydroxyl number of 120-170. The mixture may additionally contain a plasticizer component containing at least one kind of plasticizer having one active hydrogen atom per molecule.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kouichi Tane
  • 👤 Katsuya Motojima
  • 👤 Yasumasa Sawachika
  • 👤 Tetsuya Oda
  • 👤 Yoshio Sakaguchi

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 17:23
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G18/00; C08G18/06; C08G18/28; C08G18/65; C08G18/66; C08G18/6666; C08G18/667; C08G18/2805; C08G18/2815; C08G18/40; C08G18/48; C08G18/4804; C08G18/4816; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/04; C08K5/10; C08G2110/00; C08G2110/0008; C08G2110/0041; C08G2110/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim 79 words
A polyurethane foam for cushioning materials, said polyurethane form having been formed by reacting a mixture containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, wherein the polyol component contains a mixed polyol which is composed of a low-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number 30-80 and a high-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 350-600 and has an average hydroxyl number of 120-170, and the weight ratio of the low-hydroxyl-number polyol to the high-hydroxyl-number polyol is from 85:15 to 70:30.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 79 words
A polyurethane foam for cushioning materials, said polyurethane form having been formed by reacting a mixture containing a polyol component and a polyisocyanate component, wherein the polyol component contains a mixed polyol which is composed of a low-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number 30-80 and a high-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 350-600 and has an average hydroxyl number of 120-170, and the weight ratio of the low-hydroxyl-number polyol to the high-hydroxyl-number polyol is from 85:15 to 70:30.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 86 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1, wherein the low-hydroxyl-number polyol is a polyol which has been obtained by adding at least one alkylene oxide to a compound containing 3-4 active hydrogen atoms per molecule, contains 3-4 hydroxyl groups per molecule and has a hydroxyl number of 30-80; and the high-hydroxyl-number polymer is a polyol which has been obtained by adding at least one alkylene oxide to a compound containing 3-4 active hydrogen atoms, contains 3-4 hydroxyl groups per molecule and has a hydroxyl number of 350-600.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 2, wherein the former and latter alkylene oxides are independently selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1, wherein the mixed polyol amounts to 80 wt. % of the whole polyol component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate component contains a mixed polyisocyanate composed of 2,4-tolylenediisocyanate and 2,6-tolylenediisocyanate at a weight ratio ranging from 80:20 to 65:35.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1, wherein the polyol component and the polyisocyanate component are reacted at a ratio such that the NCO/OH ratio falls within a range of 0.90-1.00.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 85 words
A polyurethane foam for cushioning materials, said polyurethane foam having been formed by reacting a mixture containing a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component and a plasticizer component, wherein the polyol component contains a mixed polyol, which is composed of a low-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 30-80 and a high-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 350-600 and has an average hydroxyl number of 120-170, and the plasticizer component contains at least one kind of plasticizer, which contains one active hydrogen atom per molecule.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 85 words
A polyurethane foam for cushioning materials, said polyurethane foam having been formed by reacting a mixture containing a polyol component, a polyisocyanate component and a plasticizer component, wherein the polyol component contains a mixed polyol, which is composed of a low-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 30-80 and a high-hydroxyl-number polyol having a hydroxyl number of 350-600 and has an average hydroxyl number of 120-170, and the plasticizer component contains at least one kind of plasticizer, which contains one active hydrogen atom per molecule.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 86 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the low-hydroxyl-number polyol is a polyol which has been obtained by adding at least one alkylene oxide to a compound containing 3-4 active hydrogen atoms per molecule, contains 3-4 hydroxyl groups per molecule and has a hydroxyl number of 30-80; and the high-hydroxyl-number polymer is a polyol which has been obtained by adding at least one alkylene oxide to a compound containing 3-4 active hydrogen atoms, contains 3-4 hydroxyl groups per molecule and has a hydroxyl number of 350-600.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 8, wherein the former and latter alkylene oxides are independently selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 25 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the mixing ratio of the low-hydroxyl-number polyol to the high-hydroxyl-number polyol ranges from 85:15 to 70:30 by weight.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 20 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the mixed polyol amounts to 80 wt. % of the whole polyol component.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the polyisocyanate component contains a mixed polyisocyanate composed of 2,4-tolylenediisocyanate and 2,6-tolylenediisocyanate at a weight ratio ranging from 80:20 to 65:35.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 30 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the polyol component and the polyisocyanate component are reacted at a ratio such that the NCO/OH ratio falls within a range of 0.90-1.00.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the plasticizer is an alcohol represented by the following formula: ROH wherein R is an alkyl group having 5-14 carbon atoms.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 28 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the plasticizer is a phenol represented by the following formula: ##STR3## wherein R is an alkyl group having 5-14 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 35 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the plasticizer is an alkyl hydroxyalkyl phthalate represented by the following formula: ##STR4## wherein n is an integer of 6-10 and m stands for an integer of 2-4.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 35 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the plasticizer is an alkyl hydroxyalkyl phthalate represented by the following formula: ##STR5## wherein n is an integer of 7-9 and m stands for an integer of 2-3.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 29 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 7, wherein the plasticizer component is added in a proportion of 1-15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polyol component.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 30 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 1 which, in additional, contains a plasticizer component in an amount of 1-15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the polyol component.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 25 words
The polyurethane foam of claim 19 wherein the plasticizer is an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group and an alkyl group having 5-14 carbon atoms.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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