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Resin laminates

Assignee: Mitsubishi Chemical Corp
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Filing: 1991-03-29
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2011-03-29
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Abstract

Abstract A resin laminate containing: a layer (Layer A) of a modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin obtained by the graft copolymerization of a vinyl acetate monomer onto an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min. and a total vinyl acetate content of 20-80% by weight; and a layer (Layer B) of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from a styrene resin, an acrylic resin, a chlorine-containing resin, a polycarbonate resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hiroyuki Sato
  • 👤 Tetsuji Kakizaki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:35
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/30; B32B27/306; B32B27/32; B32B2331/00; B32B2331/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31507; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31681; Y10T428/31692; Y10T428/31699; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 98 words
A resin laminate comprising: a layer (Layer A) of a modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin obtained by the graft copolymerization of a vinyl acetate monomer onto an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, said modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min. and a total vinyl acetate content of 20-80% by weight; and a layer (Layer B) of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of a styrene resin, an acrylic resin, a chlorine-containing resin, a polycarbonate resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 98 words
A resin laminate comprising: a layer (Layer A) of a modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin obtained by the graft copolymerization of a vinyl acetate monomer onto an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, said modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min. and a total vinyl acetate content of 20-80% by weight; and a layer (Layer B) of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of a styrene resin, an acrylic resin, a chlorine-containing resin, a polycarbonate resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 176 words
A resin laminate comprising: a layer (Layer A) of a modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin obtained by the graft copolymerization of a vinyl acetate monomer onto a ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, said modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min. and a total vinyl acetate content of 20-80% by weight; and a layer (Layer B) of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of a styrene resin, an acrylic resin, chlorine-containing resin, a polycarbonate resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin, wherein the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin is obtained by heating an aqueous suspension containing ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer particles having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, a vinyl acetate monomer and a radical generator to a temperature at which the decomposition of said radical generator does not substantially take place, thereby impregnating said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer particles with said vinyl acetate monomer and, then, heating said aqueous suspension to a higher temperature thereby to complete graft polymerization.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 176 words
A resin laminate comprising: a layer (Layer A) of a modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin obtained by the graft copolymerization of a vinyl acetate monomer onto a ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, said modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an MFR of 0.5 to 30 g/10 min. and a total vinyl acetate content of 20-80% by weight; and a layer (Layer B) of at least one thermoplastic resin selected from the group consisting of a styrene resin, an acrylic resin, chlorine-containing resin, a polycarbonate resin and a thermoplastic polyester resin, wherein the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin is obtained by heating an aqueous suspension containing ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer particles having a vinyl acetate content of 5-50% by weight, a vinyl acetate monomer and a radical generator to a temperature at which the decomposition of said radical generator does not substantially take place, thereby impregnating said ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer particles with said vinyl acetate monomer and, then, heating said aqueous suspension to a higher temperature thereby to complete graft polymerization.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 20 words
The resin laminate according to claim 2, wherein the radical generator has a decomposition temperature of 50° C. or higher.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The resin laminate according to claim 2, wherein the temperature at which the decomposition of said radical generator does not substantially take place is 40°-60° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 14 words
The resin laminate according to claim 2, wherein said higher temperature is 50°-100° C.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
The resin laminate according to claim 2, wherein the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer particles have a particle size of about 3-7 mm.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 57 words
The resin laminate according to claim 2, wherein the layer (Layer A) of the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin constitutes an adhesive layer for the layer (Layer B) of the thermoplastic resin and a layer of another material is selected from styrene resins, olefin resins, rubbers, fluorohydrocarbon resins, metals, thermosetting resins, engineering plastics and gas barrier resin.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 34 words
The resin laminate according to claim 7, wherein the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin contains an unsaturated carboxylic acid or its derivative or an unsaturated glycidyl compound in the form of graft or copolymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 24 words
The resin laminate according to claim 7, wherein a part of the vinyl acetate in the modified ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin has been saponified.

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