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JP3857442B2
JP3857442B2 JP32211798A JP32211798A JP3857442B2 JP 3857442 B2 JP3857442 B2 JP 3857442B2 JP 32211798 A JP32211798 A JP 32211798A JP 32211798 A JP32211798 A JP 32211798A JP 3857442 B2 JP3857442 B2 JP 3857442B2
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、曲面部に施工するために曲面成形した突板貼り無機質板の製造方法に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来技術と発明が解決しようとする課題】
従来より、防火性を必要とする曲面部に木質化粧仕上げをする際には、ケイ酸カルシウム板や繊維強化石膏板等の無機質板に散水して数分間放置し板材全体に吸水させた後、型材等で所望の曲率に曲面成形し、適当な含水率まで乾燥させてから、曲面部にビスや接着剤で固定した後、無機質板表面に不織布等で裏面側を裏打ちした突板をゴム系等のタック性の強い接着剤で接着する方法が一般的であった。
【0003】
この方法では、施工現場で無機質板に散水し曲面に成形した後乾燥させてから突板を貼るので、ひじょうな手間と時間がかかり、その後、突板をタック性の強い接着剤を用いて現場接着するため、接着剤の均一な塗布が難しく突板表面に凹凸が発生したり部分的に剥離等の発生するおそれがある。
【0004】
本発明は、前記問題点に鑑み、突板が平滑に貼れて剥離の発生も防止できると共に、生産性の高い突板貼り無機質板の製造方法を提供しようとするものである。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
上記課題を解決するために、本発明にかかる突板貼り無機質板の製造方法は、鉱物質繊維と無機粉状体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする表裏層と、無機発泡体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする芯層を積層一体化した三層構成の無機質板を加熱して柔軟性を付与した後、該無機質板の少なくとも片面に熱硬化性接着剤を介して突板を配置し、加熱状態で圧締して曲面に成形すると共に熱硬化性接着剤を硬化させ、次いで該無機質板を冷却して再活性化性結合剤を硬化させることからなるものである。
【0006】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明にかかる好ましい実施の一形態を図1に従って説明する。
図1に示す突板貼り無機質板Aは、鉱物質繊維と無機粉状体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする表裏層1a,1cと、無機発泡体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする芯層1bを積層一体化した三層構成からなる無機質板1を曲面成形すると共に、熱硬化性接着剤2を介して突板3を貼着したものである。
【0007】
本発明の製造方法を具体的に説明すると、まず、無機質板1を予めホットプレスやドライヤーで加熱して柔軟性を付与する。加熱条件は板の厚みや再活性化性結合剤の種類によって変動するが、通常は100〜150℃の温度で数分以内で良い。次いで熱硬化性接着剤2を無機質板1上に塗布し突板3を配置する。熱硬化性接着剤として、ユリア、メラミン、ユリア・メラミン、フェノール、エポキシ等を用いることができる。次いで、図2に示すように曲面の型枠11に挿入しプレス機10で圧締し無機質板1と突板3を一体で曲面に成形すると共に熱硬化性接着剤2を硬化させ、冷却後再活性化性結合剤が硬化した後型枠11から取り出して、図1に示すように曲面状の突板貼り無機質板Aを得た。
【0008】
次に、無機質板1の具体的な組成と製造方法について説明する。
表裏層1a,1bを形成し強度を発現する主体となる鉱物質繊維としては、ロックウール、スラグウール、グラスウール等を用いることができ、添加量は20〜80重量%である。無機粉状体は表面硬度や平滑性を高めるためのものであり、水酸化アルミニウム、炭酸カルシウム、珪砂等を用いることができ、添加量は10〜65重量%である。これらを結合一体化する再活性化性結合剤とは水分の存在下で加熱すると軟化し冷却すると再度硬化する結合剤のことであり、でんぷん、ポリビニルアルコール等を用いることができる。通常は板材の含有する水分により加熱すると柔軟性を発現するが、さらに水分をを添加することが好ましい。その他、耐水性を付与するためにフェノール樹脂、アクリル樹脂等の耐水性結合剤を添加することが好ましい。これらの結合剤の添加量は合わせて5〜30重量%である。強度を高めるためにパルプやポリプロピレン等の有機繊維を3〜15重量%添加できる。これらを水中に投入撹拌して得たスラリーを抄造し表裏層となるウェットマットを得た。
【0009】
一方、芯層2の主体となり板材の軽量化に効果のある無機発泡体としては、パーライト、シラス発泡体、ガラス発泡体等を用いることができ、添加量は40〜80重量%である。無機発泡体を結合するための結合剤については表裏層と同様のものを用いることができ、添加量は再活性化性結合剤とその他の耐水性結合剤を合わせて5〜30重量%である。強度を高めるためパルプやポリプロピレン等の有機繊維を5〜30重量%添加できる。また、必要に応じて無機粉状体を添加しても良い。これらを水の噴霧化で混合し、裏層の前記ウェットマット上に散布堆積し、その上に表層のウェットマットを配し、連続プレスで加熱圧締した後ドライヤーで乾燥し、表裏層の比重が0.8〜1.2、芯層の比重が0.4〜0.7で、全体比重が0.6〜0.9の無機質板1を得た。
【0010】
無機質板1は表裏層が鉱物質繊維を主体としているので、曲面成形時に曲面に沿って変形しやすく、結合剤として再活性化性結合剤を主として用いているので、加熱により板材は軟化しさらに変形しやすく曲面加工が可能となる。また、無機質板1の加熱後に熱硬化性接着剤2を介して突板3を配置し直ぐに曲面成形を行うので、曲面成形と同時に熱硬化性接着剤2が硬化し突板が平滑に貼れかつ剥離の発生も防止できる。また、曲面成形と突板貼りが同時に行え生産性を高めることができる。
【0011】
【実施例】
鉱物質繊維としてロックウール65重量%、無機粉状体として水酸化アルミニウム20重量%、有機繊維としてパルプ5重量%、再活性化性結合剤としてでんぷん5重量%、耐水性結合剤として粉末フェノール5重量%を水中に投入、攪拌して得た約2%のスラリーを長網式抄造機で抄造し、表層部と裏層部のウェットマットを得た。
一方、芯層部としては、無機発泡体としてパーライト65重量%、無機粉状体として水酸化アルミニウム20重量%、有機繊維としてパルプ5重量%、再活性化性結合剤としてでんぷん5重量%、耐水性結合剤として粉末フェノール5重量%を水の噴霧化で混合して得られた混合物から形成され、前記裏層部となるウェットマット上に散布堆積しその上面に表層部となる前記ウェットマットを積層して積層体を得た。この積層体を100℃のホットプレスで5分間プレスした後、200℃のドライヤーで60分間乾燥し、常温まで冷却して比重0.7、厚さ6mmの無機質板1(大建工業(株)製、商品名:ダイライト)を得た。
【0012】
次いで、この無機質板1を130℃のホットプレスに約1分間はさんで加熱し柔軟性がでた状態で、その片面にユリア・メラミン接着剤2を手早く塗布し、その上に突板3を配置して図2に示すようにプレス機10に装着した下枠11aに載せて上枠11bで圧締し曲面成形した。型枠11にはさんだまま冷却し、無機質板の再活性化性結合剤を硬化させ図1に示すような所望の曲面に成形された突板貼り無機質板Aを得た。突板3としては従来より合板やMDF(中質繊維板)に貼られているものをそのまま用いることができ特に限定はしない。
なお、無機質板1に水を噴霧したり蒸気を発生するプレス機等で水分を加えることにより柔軟性はより高まる。
また、無機質板1の加熱手段はホットプレスだけに限定せずドライヤーでも良く、曲面成形の手段は板を曲げてその状態で保持することができれば、本実施例に示すような型枠11だけに限定しない。
【0013】
無機質板1の厚みや用いる再活性化性結合剤の種類によって柔軟性を与えるための加熱温度、時間は適宜選択される。また、突板を貼る熱硬化性接着剤の種類によって曲面成形時のホットプレスの温度は適宜選択され、無機質板1が熱硬化性接着剤を硬化させるに十分な熱を保持しておれば常温のプレスによる曲面成形でも良い。
【0014】
得られた突板貼り無機質板Aは所望の曲率で曲面成形されているので、接着剤や釘等でそのまま曲面部に固定でき施工性にも優れたものである。なお、平面部に施工する平板の突板貼り無機質板については、本発明に用いられる無機質板1に合板やMDFに突板を貼るのと同じように接着剤を介して突板3を貼るだけで良く、この時には接着剤として特に熱硬化性接着剤を用いる必要はない。
【0015】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明によると、再活性化性結合剤を用いて形成した無機質板を加熱して柔軟性を付与した直後に、熱硬化性接着剤を介して突板を配置し、曲面に成形しているので、曲面成形と同時に突板を無機質板に貼着一体化することができ、突板が平滑に貼れて剥離も防止できると共に、生産性を高めることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の実施形態を示す突板貼り無機質板の断面図である。
【図2】本発明の製造説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1…無機質板
2…熱硬化性接着剤
3…突板
11…型枠
A…突板貼り無機質板
[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a veneered inorganic board that is curved to form a curved surface.
[0002]
[Prior art and problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, when making a wooden decorative finish on a curved surface part that requires fire resistance, after spraying water on an inorganic board such as a calcium silicate board or fiber reinforced gypsum board and letting it stand for several minutes, Molded into a desired curvature with a mold material, etc., dried to an appropriate moisture content, fixed to the curved surface with screws or adhesive, and then a rubber plate with a veneer backed with a nonwoven fabric etc. on the surface of the inorganic board A method of bonding with an adhesive having a strong tackiness is generally used.
[0003]
In this method, water is sprinkled on an inorganic board at the construction site, and the veneer is pasted after drying to form a curved surface. Therefore, it takes a lot of labor and time, and then the veneer is bonded to the site using a highly tacky adhesive. For this reason, it is difficult to uniformly apply the adhesive, and the surface of the veneer may be uneven or may be partially peeled off.
[0004]
In view of the above-described problems, the present invention is intended to provide a method for manufacturing a veneered inorganic board with high productivity while the veneer can be stuck smoothly and the occurrence of peeling can be prevented.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a method for producing a veneered inorganic board according to the present invention includes a front and back layer comprising mineral fibers, an inorganic powder, and a reactivating binder, an inorganic foam, After heating a three-layered inorganic plate in which a core layer containing an activatable binder as an essential component is integrated and imparting flexibility, at least one surface of the inorganic plate is protruded through a thermosetting adhesive. And pressing in a heated state to form a curved surface, curing the thermosetting adhesive, and then cooling the inorganic plate to cure the reactivating binder.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
The veneered inorganic board A shown in FIG. 1 is required to have front and back layers 1a and 1c containing mineral fibers, inorganic powders, and a reactivating binder as essential components, an inorganic foam and a reactivating binder. The inorganic plate 1 having a three-layer configuration in which the core layer 1b as a component is laminated and integrated is formed into a curved surface, and the projecting plate 3 is pasted through a thermosetting adhesive 2.
[0007]
The production method of the present invention will be specifically described. First, the inorganic plate 1 is heated in advance with a hot press or a dryer to impart flexibility. The heating conditions vary depending on the thickness of the plate and the type of the reactivatable binder, but are usually within a few minutes at a temperature of 100 to 150 ° C. Next, the thermosetting adhesive 2 is applied onto the inorganic plate 1 and the protruding plate 3 is disposed. As the thermosetting adhesive, urea, melamine, urea-melamine, phenol, epoxy or the like can be used. Next, as shown in FIG. 2, it is inserted into a curved mold 11 and pressed by a press 10 to integrally mold the inorganic plate 1 and the projecting plate 3 into a curved surface, cure the thermosetting adhesive 2, and re-cool after cooling. After the activatable binder was cured, it was taken out from the mold 11 to obtain a curved veneered inorganic board A as shown in FIG.
[0008]
Next, a specific composition and manufacturing method of the inorganic plate 1 will be described.
Rock mineral, slag wool, glass wool, etc. can be used as the mineral fiber that forms the front and back layers 1a, 1b and develops strength, and the added amount is 20 to 80% by weight. The inorganic powder is for increasing the surface hardness and smoothness, and aluminum hydroxide, calcium carbonate, silica sand and the like can be used, and the addition amount is 10 to 65% by weight. The reactivating binder that binds and integrates them is a binder that softens when heated in the presence of moisture and hardens again when cooled. Starch, polyvinyl alcohol, and the like can be used. Usually, when heated by the moisture contained in the plate material, flexibility is exhibited, but it is preferable to add more moisture. In addition, it is preferable to add a water-resistant binder such as a phenol resin or an acrylic resin in order to impart water resistance. The combined amount of these binders is 5 to 30% by weight. In order to increase the strength, 3 to 15% by weight of organic fibers such as pulp and polypropylene can be added. A slurry obtained by adding and stirring these into water was made into a paper to obtain a wet mat serving as front and back layers.
[0009]
On the other hand, pearlite, shirasu foam, glass foam or the like can be used as the inorganic foam which is the main component of the core layer 2 and is effective in reducing the weight of the plate material. The addition amount is 40 to 80% by weight. The binder for binding the inorganic foam can be the same as that of the front and back layers, and the addition amount is 5 to 30% by weight including the reactivating binder and other water-resistant binder. . In order to increase the strength, 5 to 30% by weight of organic fibers such as pulp and polypropylene can be added. Moreover, you may add an inorganic powdery body as needed. These are mixed by atomization of water, sprayed and deposited on the wet mat on the back layer, and the wet mat on the surface layer is placed on it, dried by a dryer after being heated and pressed with a continuous press, and the specific gravity of the front and back layers. Is 0.8 to 1.2, the core layer has a specific gravity of 0.4 to 0.7, and an overall specific gravity of 0.6 to 0.9 is obtained.
[0010]
Since the inorganic board 1 is mainly composed of mineral fibers in the front and back layers, it is easily deformed along the curved surface during curved molding, and the reactivating binder is mainly used as the binder. It can be easily deformed and curved surface processing becomes possible. In addition, since the curved plate is formed immediately after placing the protruding plate 3 through the thermosetting adhesive 2 after the inorganic plate 1 is heated, the thermosetting adhesive 2 is cured simultaneously with the curved forming so that the protruding plate is stuck smoothly and peeled off. Occurrence can also be prevented. Moreover, curved surface molding and veneering can be performed simultaneously, and productivity can be improved.
[0011]
【Example】
65% by weight of rock wool as mineral fiber, 20% by weight of aluminum hydroxide as inorganic powder, 5% by weight of pulp as organic fiber, 5% by weight of starch as reactivating binder, 5% of powdered phenol as water-resistant binder About 2% of the slurry obtained by adding and stirring the weight percent in water was made with a long net paper machine to obtain a wet mat for the surface layer portion and the back layer portion.
On the other hand, as the core layer part, 65% by weight of pearlite as an inorganic foam, 20% by weight of aluminum hydroxide as an inorganic powder, 5% by weight of pulp as an organic fiber, 5% by weight of starch as a reactivating binder, water resistance Formed from a mixture obtained by mixing 5% by weight of powdered phenol as a water-soluble binder by atomization of water, sprayed and deposited on the wet mat serving as the back layer portion, and the wet mat serving as the surface layer portion on the upper surface Lamination was performed to obtain a laminate. This laminate was pressed with a hot press at 100 ° C. for 5 minutes, then dried with a dryer at 200 ° C. for 60 minutes, cooled to room temperature, and an inorganic plate 1 having a specific gravity of 0.7 and a thickness of 6 mm (Daiken Industry Co., Ltd.) Product name: Dielite).
[0012]
Next, the inorganic plate 1 is heated in a hot press at 130 ° C. for about 1 minute to be flexible, and then the urea / melamine adhesive 2 is quickly applied on one surface thereof, and the projecting plate 3 is disposed thereon. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, it was placed on the lower frame 11a mounted on the press 10 and pressed with the upper frame 11b to form a curved surface. Cooling while sandwiched between the molds 11, the reactivating binder of the inorganic plate was cured to obtain a veneered inorganic plate A having a desired curved surface as shown in FIG. As the veneer plate 3, those conventionally attached to plywood or MDF (medium fiber board) can be used as they are, and are not particularly limited.
In addition, flexibility is further increased by adding water to the inorganic plate 1 by spraying water or using a press machine that generates steam.
Further, the heating means for the inorganic plate 1 is not limited to the hot press but may be a dryer. The curved surface forming means can be used only for the mold 11 as shown in this embodiment as long as the plate can be bent and held in that state. Not limited.
[0013]
The heating temperature and time for imparting flexibility are appropriately selected depending on the thickness of the inorganic plate 1 and the type of the reactivating binder used. Moreover, the temperature of the hot press at the time of curved surface molding is appropriately selected depending on the type of the thermosetting adhesive on which the veneer is pasted, and if the inorganic board 1 retains sufficient heat to cure the thermosetting adhesive, Curved molding by pressing may be used.
[0014]
Since the obtained protruding plate-attached inorganic plate A is formed into a curved surface with a desired curvature, it can be directly fixed to the curved portion with an adhesive, a nail or the like, and has excellent workability. In addition, about the flat board sticking inorganic board applied to a plane part, just sticking the stick board 3 via an adhesive like the sticking board to a plywood or MDF to the inorganic board 1 used for the present invention, At this time, it is not necessary to use a thermosetting adhesive as the adhesive.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, immediately after heating the inorganic plate formed using the reactivatable binder to impart flexibility, the veneer is disposed via the thermosetting adhesive, and the curved surface Thus, the protruding plate can be bonded and integrated with the inorganic plate simultaneously with the curved surface forming, the protruding plate can be applied smoothly and peeling can be prevented, and productivity can be increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a veneered inorganic board showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a production explanatory view of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Inorganic board 2 ... Thermosetting adhesive 3 ... Veneer board 11 ... Formwork A ... Veneer board inorganic board

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鉱物質繊維と無機粉状体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする表裏層と、無機発泡体と再活性化性結合剤を必須成分とする芯層を積層一体化した三層構成の無機質板を加熱して柔軟性を付与した後、該無機質板の少なくとも片面に熱硬化性接着剤を介して突板を配置し、加熱状態で圧締して曲面に成形すると共に熱硬化性接着剤を硬化させ、次いで該無機質板を冷却して再活性化性結合剤を硬化させることを特徴とする突板貼り無機質板の製造方法。A three-layer structure in which mineral fibers, inorganic powders, and a reversible binder as essential components, and a core layer that includes inorganic foam and a reactivating binder as essential components are laminated and integrated. After imparting flexibility by heating the inorganic plate, a projecting plate is disposed on at least one surface of the inorganic plate via a thermosetting adhesive, pressed in a heated state and molded into a curved surface, and a thermosetting adhesive And then cooling the inorganic plate to cure the reactivating binder, and a method for producing a veneered inorganic plate.
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