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Granted Patent B2
US 7,534,494 · App. 10/536,393 · Granted May 19, 2009

Composite formed body and method for producing same

Assignee: Daicel-Evonik Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,534,494
App. No.
10/536,393
Granted
May 19, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a molded composite article formed by directly joining a resin member comprising a polyamide-series resin to a resin member comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin, as the polyamide-series resin, a polyamide-series resin having an amino group of not less than 10 mmol/kg is used. The molded composite article may be produced by heating at least any one of the polyamide-series resin and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin to join to the other resin.

Claims (27)

1. A molded composite article which comprises:

(Ia) a resin member comprising a polyamide-series resin; and

(IIa) a resin member comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin, wherein

the resin member (Ia) is directly joined or bonded to the resin member (IIa), and the polyamide-series resin has an amino group in a proportion of not less than 10 mmol/kg, and

the resin member (IIa) consists essentially of (i) the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin or (ii) the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin and an additive selected from the group consisting of a resin other than the polyurethane-series resin, a stabilizer, a plasticizer, a lubricant, a filler, a coloring agent, a flame retardant, an antistatic agent and mixtures thereof.

2. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) is the following resin (A) or (B):

(A) a polyamide-series resin which is (Ib-1) a single polyamide-series resin, or (Ib-2) a mixture of a plurality of polyamide-series resins each having different amino group content from each other, and which has an amino group in a proportion of not less than 20 mmol/kg,

(B) a polyamide-series resin which is (Ib-3) a resin composition containing a polyamide-series resin and a compound having an amino group, and which has an amino group in a proportion of not less than 10 mmol/kg.

3. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic polyamide-series resin, an alicyclic polyamide-series resin, an aromatic polyamide-series resin, and a polyamide block copolymer.

4. A molded composite article according to claim 2 , wherein, in the resin composition (Ib-3), the compound having an amino group comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a monoamine, a polyamine, and a polyamide oligomer.

5. A molded composite article according to claim 2 , wherein, in the resin composition (Ib-3), the proportion of the compound having an amino group is 0.01 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the base polyamide-series resin.

6. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) comprises a polyamide oligomer, and at least one base polyamide resin selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic polyamide-series resin, an alicyclic polyamide-series resin, and a polyamide block copolymer.

7. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer.

8. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin has a terminal amino group, and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin comprises a polyester polyurethane containing a polyester diol as a constitutive unit.

9. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic polyamide-series resin, an alicyclic polyamide-series resin, and an aromatic polyamide-series resin, and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyether urethane elastomer, a polyester ether urethane elastomer, and a polycarbonate urethane elastomer.

10. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) comprises at least a polyamide block copolymer, and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyether urethane elastomer, a polyester urethane elastomer, a polyester ether urethane elastomer, and a polycarbonate urethane elastomer.

11. A molded composite article according to claim 10 wherein the polyamide block copolymer is a polyamide elastomer having in a molecule thereof at least one member selected from the group consisting of a polyether segment, a polyester segment, and a polycarbonate segment.

12. A molded composite article according to claim 1 , which is a member of a shoe or a roll.

13. A molded composite article according to claim 4 , wherein in the resin composition (Ib-3), the compound having an amino group comprises a polyamide oligomer.

14. A molded composite article according to claim 6 , wherein the polyamide-series resin constituting the resin member (Ia) comprises a polyamide oligomer and a polyamide block copolymer.

15. A molded composite article according to claim 10 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin comprises a polyester urethane elastomer.

16. A molded composite article according to claim 11 , wherein the polyamide block copolymer is a polyamide elastomer having in a molecule thereof a polyether segment.

17. A process for producing a molded composite article recited in claim 1 , which comprises heating at least one resin selected from the group consisting of (Ib) a resin comprising a polyamide-series resin recited in claim 1 and (IIb) a resin comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin to join one resin to the other resin.

18. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin is melted or fused under heating, and the molten thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin is brought into contact with at least part of a resin member comprising the polyamide-series resin for uniting both resins.

19. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the polyamide-series resin is melted or fused under heating, and the molten polyamide-series resin is brought into contact with at least part of a resin member comprising the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin for uniting both resins.

20. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the polyamide-series resin and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin are independently melted or fused under heating, and the molten polyamide-series resin is brought into contact with the molten thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin for uniting both resins.

21. A process according to claim 17 , wherein the polyamide-series resin and the thermoplastic polyurethane-series resin are joined and united by a molding method selected from the group consisting of a thermoforming, an injection molding, an extrusion molding, and a blow molding.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 4, 2008
From: DAICEL-DEGUSSA LTD.
To: DAICEL-EVONIK LTD.
Reel/Frame 021037/0920 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2005
From: WAKITA, NAOKI; MUTSUDA, MITSUTERU; ARITA, HIROAKI; KOMADA, HAJIME; IKUTA, TORU
To: DAICEL-DEGUSSA LTD.
Reel/Frame 017051/0838 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2002-350043 · Dec 2, 2002 · national
JP 2003-358541 · Oct 17, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20060108708A1 · May 25, 2006