IP Library Granted Patent US 7,919,144
Granted Patent B2
US 7,919,144 · App. 10/547,266 · Granted Apr 5, 2011

Sheet-or web-like, decorative coating film and method for producing the same

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Patent No.
US 7,919,144
App. No.
10/547,266
Granted
Apr 5, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a sheet-like or web-like, decorative, scratch- and/or abrasion-resistant coating material, in particular a coating film, comprising the steps: coating a support layer ( 10 ) made of paper and/or plastic with a liquid or pasty base layer ( 12 ) which is free of organic solvents and comprises radiation-curing resins but no heat-curing resins and also an abrasive filler, preferably an inorganic filler, drying the support layer ( 10 ) coated with the base layer ( 12 ), in particular by supplying heat, applying a covering layer ( 14 ) to the dried, non-crosslinked base layer ( 12 ), said covering layer containing a radiation-curing resin and no abrasive fillers, and jointly curing and/or crosslinking the covering layer and also the radiation-curing resins in the base layer by irradiating the covering layer with UV and/or electron beams.

Claims (21)

1. A method for producing a sheet or web of decorative, scratch- and/or abrasion-resistant coating material, comprising the steps:

coating a support layer ( 10 ) made of paper and/or plastic with a liquid or pasty base layer ( 12 ) which is free of organic solvents and comprises aqueous radiation-curing resins but no heat-curing resins and also an inorganic filler,

drying the support layer ( 10 ) coated with the base layer ( 12 ) by supplying heat,

applying a covering layer ( 14 ) to the dried, non-crosslinked base layer ( 12 ), said covering layer containing a radiation-curing resin and no Al 2 O 3 or SiO 2 fillers, and

jointly curing and crosslinking the covering layer and also the radiation-curing resins in the base layer by irradiating the covering layer with UV and/or electron beams, wherein the crosslinking extends through both the base and covering layers.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the liquid or pasty base layer ( 12 ) is applied in a layer thickness of between 10 and 100 micrometers and is applied in a layer thickness such that the base layer in the dried state has a thickness of between 20 and 70 micrometers, and the covering layer ( 14 ) is applied in a layer thickness of between 10 and 30 micrometers.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radiation-curing resins of the base layer comprise an aqueous mixture of large-molecule and small-molecule prepolymers, wherein the particle size of the abrasive fillers is adapted to a layer thickness of the base layer ( 12 ).

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein anhydrous resins are used as the covering layer.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the covering layer is structured prior to curing and/or crosslinking and the structuring of the covering layer is carried out synchronously with a pattern which is printed onto the support layer ( 10 ) prior to the base layer coating operation.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the radiation-curing resin of the covering layer contains nanoparticles.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the support layer is a dry web which is selected from the group consisting of preimpreganted paper with binders which can be crosslinked by heat or radiation, plastic film, wood veneer, fibrous web and flexible panel substrate.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drying of the base layer results in the base layer coated with the support layer having a residual moisture content of less than 1% by weight.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including application of a heat-reactive adhesive to a side of the support layer opposite the base layer, wherein the adhesive is applied in a weight of between 2 to 20 g/m 2 , wherein the adhesive has a reaction temperature of <160° C.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including application of a heat-reactive adhesive to the a side of the support layer opposite the base layer, wherein the adhesive is applied in a weight of between 2 to 10 g/m 2 , wherein the adhesive has a reaction temperature of <160° C.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including application of a heat-reactive adhesive to the a side of the support layer opposite the base layer, wherein the adhesive is applied in a weight of between 2 to 5 g/m 2 , wherein the adhesive has a reaction temperature of <160° C.

12. The method as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the adhesive is selected and arranged so that the steps of jointly curing and crosslinking the covering layer and the base layer does not activate the adhesive.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the steps of coating the support layer, drying the coated support layer, applying the covering layer and jointly curing and crosslinking are carried out in a inline continuous process.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 , including pressing the decorative, scratch- and/or abrasion-resistant coating material onto the support made of paper, plastic, wood or wood materials by means of a static press or by means of a continuous double-belt press at a pressure in the range between 1 and 80 bar and a temperature in the range between 100° C. and 180° C.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler is a powdery substance.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler is selected from the group consisting of aluminum oxide, silicon oxide and combinations thereof.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic filler is a powdery substance which provides the base layer ( 12 ) with abrasion resistance.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT PATENT NO. 7919414 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 043184 FRAME: 0204. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Aug 11, 2017
From: SUEDDEKOR GMBH
To: SURTECO DECOR GMBH
Reel/Frame 043529/0715 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 1, 2017
From: SÜDDEKOR GMBH; SURTECO DECOR GMBH
To: SURTECO DECOR GMBH
Reel/Frame 043184/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2011
From: WKP WURTTEMBERGISCHE KUNSTSTOFF-PLATTEN-WERKE GMBH & CO KG
To: SUDDEKOR GMBH
Reel/Frame 025849/0119 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2008
From: KUNZ HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG
To: WKP WURTTEMBERGISCHE KUNSTSTOFF-PLATTENWERKE GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 020346/0514 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2006
From: HALLER, HEINZ
To: KUNZ HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 017848/0188 →