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US 8,053,065 · App. 11/578,586 · Granted Nov 8, 2011

Flexible layer composite comprising a support and a layer of curable surface coating composition applied thereto

Assignee: Karl WorKwag Lack- und Farbenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
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Patent No.
US 8,053,065
App. No.
11/578,586
Granted
Nov 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a flexible layer composite comprising a support and at least one curable surface coating composition applied to the support, the layer of curable surface coating composition comprises a binder which contains double bonds and has a double bond density in the range from 3 mol/kg to 6 mol/kg, a transition glass temperature T g in the range from −15° C. to 20° C. and a solids content in the range from 40% to 100%, if appropriate at least one surface coating auxiliary, preferably a surface coating auxiliary combination, if appropriate solvents and if appropriate pigments and/or fillers and is not sticky after thermal drying. At least one removable protective layer, preferably a removable protective film, has preferably been applied to the layer of curable surface coating composition.

Claims (48)

1. A flexible layer composite comprising a support and at least one layer of curable surface coating composition applied to the support, wherein the layer of curable surface coating composition comprises a binder which contains double bonds and has a double bond density in the range from 3 mol/kg to 6 mol/kg, a glass transition temperature T g in the range from −15° C. to 20° C. and a solids content in the range from 40% to 100% by weight, and is not sticky after thermal drying.

2. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the binder comprises an urethane acrylate.

3. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the binder has a glass transition temperature T g in the range from −10° C. to 12° C.

4. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the binder having the solids content of 100% by, weight is a solid.

5. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition comprises at least one surface coating auxiliary.

6. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition comprises at least one solvent.

7. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition comprises pigments and/or fillers.

8. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one removable protective layer has been applied to the layer of curable surface coating composition.

9. The layer composite according to claim 8 , characterized in that the removable protective layer has a thickness in the range from 20 μm to 60 μm.

10. The layer composite as claimed in claim 8 , characterized in that the at least one removable protective layer is a removable protective film.

11. The layer composite according to claim 8 , characterized in that the removable protective layer has a thickness in the range from 10 μm to 100 μm.

12. The layer composite as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the removable protective layer is a single-layer or multilayer film.

13. The layer composite as claimed in claim 10 , characterized in that the removable protective film is a plastic film.

14. The layer composite as claimed in claim 13 , characterized in that the plastic film is a film based on at least one selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polyolefins, polycarbonates, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/polycarbonate (ABS/PC), acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile/polycarbonate (ASA/PC) and polycarbonate/polybutylene terephthalate (PC/PBT).

15. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the support is a single-layer or multilayer film.

16. The layer composite according to claim 12 , characterized in that the film is a plastic film.

17. The layer composite according to claim 13 , characterized in that the plastic film is based on at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, polycarbonates, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS), acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile (ASA), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene/polycarbonate (ABS/PC), acrylic-styrene-acrylonitrile/polycarbonate (ASA/PC) and polycarbonate/polybutylene terephthalate (PC/PBT).

18. The layer composite as claimed in claim 16 , characterized in that the film contains pigments.

19. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition is thermally curable.

20. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition can be cured by means of radiation.

21. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition has a thickness in the range from 10 μm to 150 μm.

22. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that the layer of curable surface coating composition has been applied directly to the support.

23. The layer composite as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that at least one further surface coating layer is present between the support and the layer of curable surface coating composition.

24. The layer composite as claimed in claim 23 , characterized in that the at least one further surface coating layer is a color- and/or effect-imparting surface coating layer.

25. The layer composite as claimed in claim 22 having the following sequence of layers:

support,

at least one layer of curable surface coating composition,

at least one removable protective layer.

26. The layer composite as claimed in claim 23 having the following sequence of layers:

support,

at least one further surface coating layer,

at least one layer of curable surface coating composition,

at least one removable protective layer.

27. A method of coating a three-dimensional shaped body comprising a step of applying the layer composite as claimed in claim 1 to the three-dimensional shaped body.

28. The method as claimed in claim 27 , characterized in that the three-dimensional shaped body is a vehicle body or a part thereof.

29. A three-dimensional shaped body coated with a layer composite as claimed in claim 1 .

30. A method of applying a layer composite as claimed in claim 8 in a multiple stage application process having the following steps:

removal of the protective layer from the layer of curable surface coating composition,

thermoforming of the layer composite,

final curing of the layer of curable surface coating composition.

31. A curable surface coating composition comprising

50% by weight-100% by weight of a binder which contains double bonds and has a double bond density in the range from 3 mol/kg to 6 mol/kg, a glass transition temperature T g in the range from −15° C. to 20° C. and a solids content of 40%-100% by weight,

up to 15% by weight of at least one surface coating auxiliary,

up to 60% by weight of a solvent.

32. The curable surface coating composition as claimed in claim 31 , characterized in that the binder comprises an urethane acrylate.

33. The curable surface coating composition as claimed in claim 31 , characterized in that the binder having the solids content of 100% by weight is a solid.

34. The curable surface coating composition as claimed in claim 31 , characterized in that the solvent is an organic solvent.

35. A cured surface coating produced by curing a surface coating composition as claimed in claim 31 .

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2023
From: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
To: PPG ADVANCED SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 064172/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: KARL WORWAG LACK-UND FARBENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG
To: PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC.
Reel/Frame 062452/0100 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE'S NAME AND ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 019764 FRAME 0695. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT OF "THE ENTIRE AND EXCLUSIVE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO SAID INVENTION". Recorded Sep 5, 2012
From: ORTMEIER, JURGEN; KLEIN, OTTFRIED; DJUNAIDI, TERRY
To: KARL WORWAG LACK- UND FARBENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 028913/0643 →
RE-RECORD TO CORRECT ASSIGNEE'S NAME AND ASSIGNEE'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT R/F 019696/0050 Recorded Aug 23, 2007
From: ORTMEIER, JURGEN; KLEIN, OTTFRIED; DJUNAIDI, TERRY
To: KARL WORKWAG LACK-UND FARBENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 019764/0695 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2007
From: ORTMEIER, JURGEN; KLEIN, OTTFRIED; DJUNAIDI, TERRY
To: KARL WORKWAG LACK-UND FARENFABRIK GMBH & CO. KG
Reel/Frame 019696/0050 →
Priority Claims (2)
DE 10 2004 019 460 · Apr 16, 2004 · national
DE 10 2004 055 363 · Nov 5, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
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