Reactive hot melt adhesive

• US 6,387,449 B1
• Filed: 12/01/1999
• Issued: 05/14/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: HB Fuller Company
• Original Assignee: H.B. Fuller Licensing & Financing, Inc.
• Inventors: Haider, Gary J., Reid, Kevin J., Zimmel, John M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Short, Patricia A.
• Application Number:
  US09/453,361
• Time in Patent Office: 895 Days
• Field of Search: 525/125, 525/131, 525/438, 525/440, 525/54.42, 525/54.44, 427/385.5
• US Class Current: 427/385.5
• CPC Class Codes: B29B 7/726 Measuring properties of mixture, e.g. temperature or density B29B7/724 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/12 using two or more compounds having active hydrogen in the first polymerisation step
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/307 Atmospheric humidity
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/4027 Mixtures of compounds of group C08G18/54 with other macromolecular compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2170/20 Compositions for hot melt adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: C08L 2666/02 Organic macromolecular compounds, natural resins, waxes or and bituminous materials
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 175/06 from polyesters

Abstract

A hot melt curing urethane adhesives with heat stability, green bond strength and fully cured bond strength that are surprisingly compatible in production and use. The reactive hot melt adhesive composition includes a composition including an isocyanate compound; a polyester-polyol compound; a reactive tackifying resin including non-polar polyols; and a thermoplastic polymer. The components of the adhesive composition cooperate in at least some embodiments to form a hot melt compatible adhesive composition that has substantial initial green strength, substantial cured bond strength, chemical and heat resistance when cured, extended pot life, long open times, high heat resistance, (i.e., high PAFT), and good adhesion to plastics.

Claims

1. A hot melt adhesive composition comprising:

(a) an isocyanate compound;

(b) a polyester-polyol;

(c) a reactive tackifying resin comprising a non-polar polyol having a hydroxyl number of about 50 or less; and

(d) a thermoplastic polymer.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises a polyether-polyol.

3. The composition of claim 2, wherein the polyether-polyol has an average molecular weight in the range from 1,000 to 10,000.

4. The composition of claim 2, wherein the polyether-polyol is elected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols, tetramethylene glycols, polybutylene glycols, and mixtures thereof.

5. The composition of claim 2, wherein the ratio of polyester-polyol and the polyether-polyol is in the range of 10:

1 to 1;

5.

6. The composition of claim 1, which further comprises a non-reactive tackifying resin.

7. The composition of claim 6, wherein the non-reactive tackifying resin is an aliphatic or aliphatic-aromatic hydrocarbon resin.

8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the polyesterpolyol is a reaction product of a poly-functional carboxylic aid compound and an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diol or triol compound.

9. The composition of claim 8, wherein the polyfunctional carboxylic acid compound is an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid compound.

10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the aliphatic dicarboxylic compound is a dimer fatty acid.

11. The composition of claim 8, wherein the aliphatic diol is neopentyl glycol.

12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises an ethylene vinyl monomer copolymer composition.

13. The composition of claim 12, wherein the ethylene vinyl monomer copolymer composition comprises an ethylene vinyl acetate composition.

14. The composition of claim 13, wherein the ethylene vinyl acetate comprises 18 to 46 wt-% vinyl acetate.

15. The composition of claim 1, wherein the thermoplastic polymer comprises an ethylene n-butyl acrylate composition.

16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the ethylene n-butyl acrylate comprises 30 to 50 wt-% butylacrylate.

17. A composition of claim 1 comprising:

(a) from about 7 to about 18 wt-% of the isocyanate compound;

(b) from about 23 to about 52 wt-% of the polyester-polyol, or a mixture of polyester-polyol and a polyether-polyol;

(c) from about 5 to about 25 wt-% of the reactive tackifying resin;

(d) from about 15 to about 35 wt-% of the thermoplastic polymer; and

(e) from 0 to about 20 wt-% of a non-reactive tackifying resin.

18. The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of the combined weight of the polyester-polyol and isocyanate components in relation to the reactive tackifying resin is about 2:

1 to about 3;

1.

19. The composition of claim 2, wherein the weight ratio of the combined weight of the polyester-polyol, the polyether-polyol and the isocyanate components in relation to the reactive tackifying resin is about 2:

1 to about 3;

1.

20. A method of bonding at least two surfaces which comprises applying to at least one surface an effective bonding amount of the adhesive of claim 1 and curing the adhesive.

21. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein said hot melt adhesive has increased temperature resistance.

22. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 1 wherein said hot melt adhesive has increased open time.

23. The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein said reactive tackifying resin is selected from the group consisting of a terpen-phenolic copolymer resin, a rosin acid/diepoxy, a hydroxy modified rosin ester and mixtures.

24. The hot melt adhesive of claim 1 wherein said reactive tackifying resin is present in at least 30% by weight.

25. A hot melt adhesive composition comprising:

(a) an isocyanate compound;

(b) a polyester-polyol;

(c) a reactive tackifying resin comprising a non-polar polyol, wherein the reactive tacking resin is selected from the group consisting of a terpene-phenolic copolymer resin, a rosin acid/diepoxy, a hydroxy modified rosin ester and mixtures thereof, and (d) a thermoplastic polymer.

26. The composition of claim 25, wherein tie terpene-phenolic copolymer resin has a hydroxyl number between about 50 and 30.

27. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 25 wherein said hot melt adhesive has increased open time.

28. The hot melt adhesive composition of claim 25 further comprising anon-reactive tackifying resin.

29. A method of increasing temperature resistance and open time in a hot melt adhesive composition, the method comprising incorporating into said adhesive an isocyanate compound, a polyester-polyol, and a reactive tackifying resin comprising a non-polar polyol having a hydroxyl number about 50 or less.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the polyester-polyol is a reaction product of a dimer fatty acid and an aliphatic diol.

31. The method of claim 29, wherein the non-polar polyol has a hydroxyl number in the range of about 50 and about 30.

32. The method of claim 29, wherein the weight ratio of the combined weight of the polyester-polyol and isocyanate components to the reactive tackifying resin is about 2:

1 to about 3;

1.

33. The method of claim 29, wherein said reactive tackifying resin is selected from the group consisting of terpene-phenolic copolymer resin, a rosin acid/diepoxy, a hydroxy modified rosin ester and mixtures thereof.

34. A process for making a hot melt adhesive composition, the process comprising:

(a) providing a polyester-polyol component;

(b) adding to the polyesterpolyol component a reactive tackifying resin comprising a non-polar polyol having a hydroxyl number of about 50 or less and a thermoplastic polymer to form a first mixture; and

thereafter

(c) adding an isocyanate compound to the first mixture.

35. The process of claim 34, wherein step (b) further includes adding a non-reactive tackifying agent.

36. The process of claim 34, wherein the providing step includes providing a polyester-polyol compound or a mixture of a polyester-polyol compound and a polyether-polyol compound.

37. The process of claim 34 wherein said reactive tackifying resin is selected from the group consisting of a terpene-phenolic copolymer resin, a rosin acid/diepoxy, a hydroxy modified rosin ester and mixtures.