Reusable elastic adhesive sheet redetachable without residue or damage

• US 7,175,898 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2004
• Issued: 02/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tesa SE (Maxingvest AG)
• Original Assignee: Tesa AG (Maxingvest AG)
• Inventors: Weiland, Kirstin, Luhmann, Bernd, Schumann, Uwe, Sunarto, Sianty, Hesse, Philippe, Junghans, Andreas
• Primary Examiner(s): Ahmad; Nasser
• Application Number:
  US10/813,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20040265529A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,050 Days
• Field of Search: 428/40.1, 428/41.7, 428/192, 428/194, 428/343, 428/354, 428/355.N, 428/355.RA, 528/44, 427/208.4
• US Class Current: 428/40.1
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/4808 Mixtures of two or more polyetherdiols
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/4812 Mixtures of polyetherdiols with polyetherpolyols having at least three hydroxy groups
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/4866 having a low unsaturation value
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/73 acyclic
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 18/755 and at least one isocyanate or isothiocyanate group linked to a secondary carbon atom of the cycloaliphatic ring, e.g. isophorone diisocyanate
• CPC Class Codes: C08G 2170/40 Compositions for pressure-sensitive adhesives
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2475/00 Presence of polyurethane
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/22 Plastics; Metallised plastics
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/38 Pressure-sensitive adhesives [PSA]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1471 Protective layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24777 Edge feature
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24793 Comprising discontinuous or differential impregnation or bond
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2848 Three or more layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2861 having readily strippable combined with readily readhearable properties [e.g., stick-ons, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2896 including nitrogen containing condensation polymer [e.g., polyurethane, polyisocyanate, etc.]

Abstract

A single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhesive, elastic adhesive sheet comprising at least one layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and having a maximum stretchability of more than 200% and a recovery of more than 60% after stretching to ⅔ of its maximum elongation, said pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) being based on a chemically crosslinked polyurethane, wherein the starting materials for the chemically crosslinked polyurethane include at least one isocyanate-reactive substance having a functionality of more than 2.0, in an amount of at least 5% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethane composition, where the molecular weight of at least one of the starting materials used to form the polyurethane is being greater than or equal to 1000, at least one difunctional polyisocyanates are being used to form the polyurethane, and the ratio of maximum tensile stress to stripping stress is of said elastic adhesive sheet being more than 1.2, and the tensile stress at an elongation of 200% is being not more than 2.0 N/mm.sup.2.

Claims

1. Single-sidedly or double-sidedly pressure-sensitively adhesive, elastic adhesive sheet comprising at least one layer of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and having

a maximum stretchability of more than 200% and a recovery of more than 60% after stretching to ⅔

of its maximum elongation, said pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) being based on a chemically crosslinked polyurethane, wherein the starting materials for the chemically crosslinked polyurethane include at least one isocyanate-reactive substance having a functionality of more than 2.0, in an amount of at least 5% by weight, based on the weight of the polyurethane composition,

the molecular weight of at least one of the starting materials used to form the polyurethane being greater than or equal to 1000,

at least difunctional polyisocyanates being used to form the polyurethane, and the ratio of maximum tensile stress to stripping stress of said elastic adhesive sheet being more than 1.2, and

the tensile stress at an elongation of 200% being not more than 2.0 N/mm².

2. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the polyurethane is formed of the following starting materials which are reacted with one another in the stated proportions:

at least one difunctional polyisocyanate,

a combination of at least one polypropylene glycol diol and at least one polypropylene glycol triol, the ratio of the number of hydroxyl groups in the diol component to the number of hydroxyl groups in the triol component being between 0.7 and 9.0, of the number of isocyanate groups to the total number of hydroxyl groups being between 0.5 and 1.3,

where diols having a molecular weight of less than or equal to 1000 are combined with triols whose molecular weight is greater than 1000, or diols having a molecular weight of greater than 1000 are combined with triols whose molecular weight is less than 1000.

3. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive sheet has a maximum stretchability of more than 300%, and/or a recovery of more than 80%, after stretching to ⅔

of its maximum elongation.

4. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the polyisocyanate is an aliphatic or alicyclic diisocyanate.

5. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the isocyanate is isophorone diisocyanate.

6. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the isocyanate-reactive substances used are polyols.

7. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, having a backing sheet applied to one side of the pressure-sensitive adhesive.

8. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the elastic adhesive sheet is a multi-ply laminate comprised of one or more elastic backing sheets and one or more layers of the polyurethane-based pressure-sensitive adhesive.

9. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the adhesive sheet is in a form which is partially non-tacky at one or more ends thereof, so that there are one or more grip tab regions starting from which the parting of the adhesive bond can be performed.

10. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein said pressure-sensitive adhesive comprises formulating constituents selected from the group consisting of catalysts, ageing inhibitors, light stabilizers, UV absorbers and rheological additives.

11. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1 having a peel strength on steel, determined at a peel angle of 90°

, of between 0.05 and 8 N/cm.

12. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, wherein the stripping forces measured during detachment by extensive stretching in the bond plane are less than 2.5 N/mm².

13. Elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 1, in the form of diecuts or cut shapes.

14. Process for producing the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet of claim 1, which comprises

a) charging a vessel A with the premixed isocyanate-reactive substances (polyol component) and charging a vessel B with the isocyanate component,

b) conveying the polyol component and the isocyanate component via pumps through a mixing head or mixing tube of a multi-component mixing and metering unit, and homogeneously mixing same to bring about a reaction between them,

c) applying the chemically inter-reactive components mixed in this way to a sheet form backing material,

d) passing the backing material coated with the reactive polyurethane composition through a heating tunnel in which the polyurethane composition cures to form the pressure-sensitive adhesive,

e) finally, winding the coated backing material up in a winding station.

15. A method for fastening notes, sheets of paper, calendar pages, strips, cards or cartons of paperboard, cardboard or plastic, small utility articles of plastic, wood, glass, stone or metal, which comprises fastening same with the elastic adhesive sheet of claim 1.

16. The elastic adhesive sheet according to claim 4, wherein said aliphatic or alicyclic diisocyanate has an asymmetrical molecular structure.

17. The elastic adhesive sheet of claim 6, wherein said polyols are selected fro the group consisting of polyether-polyols or polyester-polyols.