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US 7,820,574 · App. 11/993,628 · Granted Oct 26, 2010

Grain leather-like sheet having excellent scratch resistance and abrasion resistance

Assignee: Kuraray Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,820,574
App. No.
11/993,628
Granted
Oct 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

A grain-finished leather-like sheet having a fibrous substrate layer, a polyurethane non-porous layer and a polyurethane surface layer which are successively laminated in this order. The polyurethane surface layer contains a binder polyurethane and polyurethane fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 50 μm. The total thickness of the polyurethane non-porous layer and the polyurethane surface layer is 150 μm or more. The polyurethane surface layer contains the polyurethane fine particles in an amount of 10 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the binder polyurethane. The polyurethane fine particles are not exposed to the surface. The grain-finished leather-like sheet characterized by the above features has a smooth and luster surface, a good hand, and excellent scratch resistance, abrasion resistance and buckling wrinkle resistance. The sheet hardly damages or soils an object which is in contact with its surface by friction.

Claims (10)

1. A grain-finished leather-like sheet comprising a fibrous substrate layer, a polyurethane non-porous layer and a polyurethane surface layer which are successively laminated in this order,

the polyurethane surface layer comprising a binder polyurethane and polyurethane fine particles having a particle size of 1 to 50 μm,

a total thickness of the polyurethane non-porous layer and the polyurethane surface layer being 150 μm or more,

the polyurethane surface layer comprising the polyurethane fine particles in an amount of 10 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the binder polyurethane, and

the polyurethane fine particles being not exposed to the surface of the polyurethane surface layer.

2. The grain-finished leather-like sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a film which consists of the binder polyurethane and the polyurethane fine particles has a 20% modulus of 30 kg/cm 2 or less.

3. The grain-finished leather-like sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a film which consists of the binder polyurethane and the polyurethane fine particles has a 300% modulus of 100 kg/cm 2 or less.

4. The grain-finished leather-like sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a film which consists of the binder polyurethane and the polyurethane fine particles has an elongation at break of 700% or more.

5. The grain-finished leather-like sheet according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the polyurethane surface layer is 5 μm or more.

6. The grain-finished leather-like sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the fibrous substrate layer comprises a nonwoven fabric and a porous elastic polymer which is impregnated between fibers constituting the nonwoven fabric, and a mass ratio of the fibers and the elastic polymer is 30:70 to 70:30.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 6, 2008
From: ASHIDA, TETSUYA; MAKIYAMA, NORIO
To: KURARAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 020471/0608 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2005-180595 · Jun 21, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100159772A1 · Jun 24, 2010