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Process for preparing multihardness foam articles
Assignee: BP Chemicals Ltd
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Filing: 1990-05-09
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Granted: 1993-12-28
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Expires: 2010-05-09
Abstract
Abstract A multihardness foamed seat having side rolls including one or more zones of a second polyurethane foam encapsulated in a first polyurethane foam is prepared by arranging the seat mould (10) so that the side roll well (12) is inclined in a direction parallel to its length, introducing a liquid first foam formulation into the side roll well, and then introducing a liquid second foam formulation within a time interval corresponding to between 0.01t to 1.5t where t is the cream time of the first foam formulation. The process is particularly useful for the preparation of automobile seats having side rolls.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael J. Brown
- 👤 Werner A. Lidy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 12:08
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C44/00; B29C44/02; B29C44/04; B29C44/0461; B29C44/0476
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
183 words
A process for preparing a multihardness foamed seat having side rolls comprising one or more zones of a second polyurethane foam encapsulated in a first polyurethane foam by foaming and curing a first polyurethane foam formulation and a second polyurethane foam formulation in a side roll well of a seat mould which comprises the steps of: (a) arranging the seat mould so that the side roll well is inclined in a direction parallel to its length, (b) introducing a liquid first foam formulation into the side roll well, (c) thereafter introducing a liquid second foam formulation onto the liquid first foam formulation commencing within a time interval after the end of the addition of the liquid first foam formulation corresponding to between 0.01t to 1.0t where t is the cream time of the liquid first foam formulation, the second foam formulation becoming encapsulated by the first foam formulation such that upon foaming and curing of the first and second formulations, the multihardness foamed seat having side rolls comprising one or more zones of the second formulation encapsulated in the first formulation is produced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
183 words
A process for preparing a multihardness foamed seat having side rolls comprising one or more zones of a second polyurethane foam encapsulated in a first polyurethane foam by foaming and curing a first polyurethane foam formulation and a second polyurethane foam formulation in a side roll well of a seat mould which comprises the steps of: (a) arranging the seat mould so that the side roll well is inclined in a direction parallel to its length, (b) introducing a liquid first foam formulation into the side roll well, (c) thereafter introducing a liquid second foam formulation onto the liquid first foam formulation commencing within a time interval after the end of the addition of the liquid first foam formulation corresponding to between 0.01t to 1.0t where t is the cream time of the liquid first foam formulation, the second foam formulation becoming encapsulated by the first foam formulation such that upon foaming and curing of the first and second formulations, the multihardness foamed seat having side rolls comprising one or more zones of the second formulation encapsulated in the first formulation is produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein in step (c) the liquid second foam formulation is introduced within a time interval corresponding to between 0.05t to 1.0t where t is the cream time of the first foam formulation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of claim 1 wherein in step (c) the liquid second foam formulation is introduced within a time interval corresponding to between 0.2t to 1.0t where t is the cream time of the first foam formulation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 3 wherein said liquid first foam formulation and said liquid second foam formulation give foams of different hardness.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The process of claim 4 wherein said liquid first foam formulation gives soft foam and said liquid second foam formulation gives hard foam.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said liquid first foam formulation and said liquid second foam formulation are introduced into the side roll well at the same point located at or near the top of the incline of the side roll well.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
37 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said liquid second foam formulation is introduced into the side roll well at a point different from that where said liquid first foam formulation was introduced.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said liquid first foam formulation and said liquid second foam formulation are introduced into the side roll well stripwise.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 8 wherein the side roll well is inclined between 0.1 to 40 degrees to the horizontal plane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The process of any one of claims 1 to 9 wherein said liquid first foam formulation has a cream time of 3 to 10 seconds.
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