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Plastic-paper composite in foil-form and its use for producing weatherproof laminated sheets with surface protection

Assignee: Isovolta AG
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Filing: 1995-10-04
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Granted: 1999-03-02
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Expires: 2015-10-04
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Abstract

Abstract The invention concerns a plastics-paper composite which substantially consists of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer and a polyester layer, the polyester layer forming one of the two surface layers of the plastics-paper composite. This plastics-paper composite is used to produce weatherproof laminated sheets with surface protection, an acrylate layer being applied to the polyester layer of the plastics-paper composite. This composite is stacked on one or both sides with a plurality of papers impregnated with synthetic resin to form a stack, the acrylate layer lying against the outermost paper layer(s). This stack is then pressed at high pressure and high temperature. For use, the surface protection is removed from the acrylate layer as from the polyester layer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Georg Petershofer
  • 👤 Michael Horvath

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 12:59
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/10; B32B27/32; B32B27/36; B32B7/00; B32B7/04; B32B7/12; B44; B44C; B44C5/00; B44C5/04; B44C5/0469; B44C5/0476; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/028; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/70; B32B2307/712; B32B2323/00; B32B2323/10; B32B2367/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/14; Y10T428/1471; Y10T428/1476; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24802; Y10T428/24851; Y10T428/2486; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/2495; Y10T428/24967; Y10T428/24975; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/269; Y10T428/27; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31786; Y10T428/31797; Y10T428/31855; Y10T428/3188; Y10T428/31895; Y10T428/31899; Y10T428/31902; Y10T428/31906; Y10T428/31909; Y10T428/31913; Y10T428/31928; Y10T428/31935; Y10T428/31938

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim 145 words
A process for producing a weatherproof laminated sheet with surface protection, comprising: forming a plastic-paper composite in the form of a foil comprised of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer adjacent to the paper layer and a polyethylene terephthalate layer adjacent to the polypropylene layer such that the polyethylene terephthalate forms one of the two surface layers of the composite; applying an acrylate layer on the polyethylene terephthalate surface layer; applying a plurality of synthetic resin impregnated paper strips to the acrylate layer of the plastic-paper composite to form a stack in which the acrylate layer lies in contact with the outer paper strip; compressing the stack under pressure and heat to produce a laminated sheet with surface protection; and peeling off the plastic-paper composite from the acrylate layer to produce a weatherproof laminated sheet with the acrylate layer serving as weatherproofing for the sheet.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 145 words
A process for producing a weatherproof laminated sheet with surface protection, comprising: forming a plastic-paper composite in the form of a foil comprised of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer adjacent to the paper layer and a polyethylene terephthalate layer adjacent to the polypropylene layer such that the polyethylene terephthalate forms one of the two surface layers of the composite; applying an acrylate layer on the polyethylene terephthalate surface layer; applying a plurality of synthetic resin impregnated paper strips to the acrylate layer of the plastic-paper composite to form a stack in which the acrylate layer lies in contact with the outer paper strip; compressing the stack under pressure and heat to produce a laminated sheet with surface protection; and peeling off the plastic-paper composite from the acrylate layer to produce a weatherproof laminated sheet with the acrylate layer serving as weatherproofing for the sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 23 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the acrylate layer is applied to the plastic-paper composite in the form of a lacquer coating.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the layers of the plastic-paper composite are attached to each other by a non-thermoplastic adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The process according to claim 3, wherein the non-thermoplastic adhesive is an acrylate adhesive.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate layer has a thickness to 6 to 100 μm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
The process according to claim 5, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate layer has a thickness of 12 to 25 μm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the paper used in the paper layer of the plastic-paper composite has a weight of 25 to 240 g/m 3 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 28 words
The process according to claim 7, wherein the paper used in the paper layer of the plastic-paper composite has a weight of 30 to 100 g/m 3 .
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the polypropylene layer in the plastic-paper composite is up to 100 μm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 22 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the polypropylene layer in the plastic-paper composite is 12 to 25 μm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 18 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the acrylate layer has a thickness of at least 30 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 25 words
The process according to claim 1, wherein the acrylate layer is directly applied to the polyethylene terephthalate layer of the plastic-paper composite without adhesive substance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 14 words
A waterproof laminated sheet with surface protection formed by the process of claim 1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 122 words
A process for producing a weatherproof laminated sheet with surface protection, comprising: forming a plastic-paper composite in the form of a foil comprised of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer adjacent to the paper layer and a polyethylene terephthalate layer adjacent to the polypropylene layer such that the polyethylene terephthalate forms one of the surface layers of the composite; forming a stack of a plurality of synthetic resin impregnated paper strips; applying an acrylate layer onto the outer surface layer of the stack; applying the plastic-paper composite to the acrylate layer so that it lies with its polyethylene terephthalate layer in contact with the acrylate layer; and compressing the stack under pressure and heat to produce a laminated sheet with surface protection.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 122 words
A process for producing a weatherproof laminated sheet with surface protection, comprising: forming a plastic-paper composite in the form of a foil comprised of a paper layer, a polypropylene layer adjacent to the paper layer and a polyethylene terephthalate layer adjacent to the polypropylene layer such that the polyethylene terephthalate forms one of the surface layers of the composite; forming a stack of a plurality of synthetic resin impregnated paper strips; applying an acrylate layer onto the outer surface layer of the stack; applying the plastic-paper composite to the acrylate layer so that it lies with its polyethylene terephthalate layer in contact with the acrylate layer; and compressing the stack under pressure and heat to produce a laminated sheet with surface protection.

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