CA2344347A1 - Laminated structures with multiple denier polyester core fibers, randomly oriented reinforcement fibers, and methods of manufacture - Google Patents
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- Y10T442/674—Nonwoven fabric with a preformed polymeric film or sheet
Abstract
A laminated panel-type structure (10), particularly suited for vehicle interior applications such as headliners and door panels, has a multiple denier polyester fiber core (12) and randomly oriented structural reinforcin g fibers (14, 16) attached and intertwined with the core (12) on opposing majo r sides of the core. The core (12) of intertwined polyester fibers of differin g deniers preferably has relatively large denier fibers on exterior areas of t he core and some bicomponent fibers. The laminate structure also has an impervious polymer film (18) with a low melt layer, which retains the reinforcing fibers (14) against one side of the core (12), and a scrim layer (20) attached to said impervious film (18). Next to the reinforcing fiber layer (16) is a polymer web (19) and a cover stock (22). The invention furth er includes a method of manufacturing the laminated structure.
Description
Title of the Invention LAMINATED STRUCTURES WITH MULTIPLE DENIER
POLYESTER CORE FIBERS, RANDOMLY ORIENTED
REINFORCEMENT FIBERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
Field of the Invention The present invention pertains generally to molding of composite materials including fibers arzd plastics and, more particularly, to molding of structural and acoustical panels which include glass fibers and thermosetting resins.
Background of the Invention Composite material panels are used in many different applications, including automobiles, airplanes, housing and building construction. The properties sought in such panels are strength, rigidity, sound absorption, and heat and moisture resistance. One application of such panels which has been especially challenging is automobile headliners and other automotive interior panels. Many different types of laminates and laminated composites have been tested and produced for use in automobiles. Some headliners have a core of fiberglass fibers and a polyester resin. Others have been manufactured from a core of open cell polyurethane foam impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and with a reinforcing layer of fiberglass. This type of construction is inefficient in mass production, and has Iow acoustical attenuation which is particularly undesirable far automobile headliners.
Other approaches have been to form a laminate of fiber reinforcing mat, such as a glass fiber mat on a fibrous core, and a second reinforcing mat on the opposite side. The exposed surfaces of the reinforcing mat are then coated with a resin and an outer cover stock applied. This laminate is then formed to a desired shape under heat and pressure, i.e., compression molding. Although this type of structure has somewhat improved acoustical characteristics, additional sound dampening is desired, particularly for luxury automobiles.
In the prior art, the fibrous layers of the laminates consist of fibers of relatively large and uniform denier or size. This parameter is critical to sound attenuation properties, and fibers of finer or smaller denier are required to achieve greater sound absorption. However, fine denier fibers in the range of 1.2 or less lack the resiliency required for retention of thermoformed shapes. Although resiliency can be achieved by impregnating the fibers with a resin, it is very difficult to impart an even distribution of resin into a fibrous batt containing fme denier fibers. in the prior art, extensive impregnation of the fibrous layers was not required due to the presence of the stiff reinforcing layers. Hence, given these trade-offs, a truly superior acoustical dampening headliner of sufficient strength could not be produced.
Although layers containing fiberglass have the desirable characteristics of strength and some sound attenuation, they have the undesirable traits of reflecting sound when made very hard or dense.
Fiberglass, particularly in woven mat form, is also difficult to handle and is a known skin irritant. Because the production of headliners and similar panels using fiberglass is most commonly done manually, this is a significant problem which has not been addressed. Alternative fibers, natural and synthetic, have not been developed to be both cost effective and have strength comparable to glass.
Summary of the Present Invention The present invention overcomes these and other disadvantages of the prior art, by providing a composite material laminated structure which has all of the desired physical properties, and an improved method of manufacture.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a laminated structure having a core of polymeric fibers, a thermosetting resin impregnated into the core, and individual chopped fibers randomly applied to opposite sides of the core layer. A decorative layer is applied to an exterior side of the laminate, and an impervious film and finish scrim is applied to the opposite side of the core. The polymeric fibers of the core are bonded together by a thermoplastic binder system. A preferred method of bonding the fibers together is by a bicomponent fiber, in which an outer layer of fibers is a low melt temperature polymer, and an inner core layer of fibers is a polymer with a relatively higher melt temperature.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a laminate structure with enhanced sound absorption and structural properties having a central core having opposite sides and made of a combination of intertwined polyester fibers having differing deniers in an approximate range of 0.1 to 10a, the combined fibers arranged with the core to form a layer of fibers of relatively small denier adjacent to a layer of fibers of relatively large denier, a resin applied to the core, structural fibers randomly attached to the opposite sides of the core by contact with the resin, at least some of the structural f bers being intertwined with the polyester fibers of the core, a low melt polymer web over the structural fibers on one of the opposite sides of the core, and a face cloth over the low melt polymer web, an impervious polymer film over the structural fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer over the impervious polymer film.
And in accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a laminate structure which can be molded into a relatively rigid structure and which is effective at absorbing sound, the method including the steps of applying a thermoset resin to the fibrous core, providing a polymer film which has a melting temperature less than a melting temperature of the fibrous core adjacent to the fbrous core, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven f ber strands into contact with the polymer film and a first side of the fibraus core, positioning a f brous core containing a plurality of intertwined palyester fibers of differing denier with a thermoset resin applied to the fibrous core in contact with the plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with a second side of the fibrous core generally opposite to the first side, applying a polymer web over the f ber strands applied to the second side of the fibrous core, and applying a cover stock to the polymer web.
These and other aspects of the invention are herein descritbed in particularized detail with reference to the accompanying Figures.
Brief Description of the Figures In the accompanying Figures:
FIGS. l and 2 are schematic representations of the laminated structure of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a manufacturing set-up to produce the laminated structure of the invention in accordance with the method of manufacture of the invention.
Detailed Description of Preferred and Alternate Embodiments As schematically represented in FIG. l, the invention includes a laminate, collectively referenced at 10, made up of combined materials including a core 12 made of non-woven randomly intertwined polymeric staple fibers of differing deniers (or fineness as determined by weight per unit length) per filament, such as for example 0.9, 4.0, 15 and 45, and generally in a wide range from 0.1 to 100. Although these particular denier values are given as examples, the invention is not limited to these values.
The more significant factor is that the deniers are combined in a widely varying range which has been determined by the inventors to provide the desired mechanical, bonding and acoustical properties: In other words, it is the combination of fibers of different deniers, rather than the specific denier values combined, which improves the properties of the laminate 10. In particular, it has been found that the fibers with relatively low deniers of, for example, 0.9, contribute substantially to the increased sound absorption of the core 12, and therefore in a preferred embodiment a substantial percentage of the fibers of the core are of relatively small denier such as 0.9.
The fibers range in length from approxiri~ately 0.5 inches to 3.0 inches, although other lengths may be used. The fibers are blended with a bieomponent fiber, such as , which is utilized to effect adherence between the individual fibers when the core is combined with other layers of the laminate. As used herein, the term "bicomponent"
generally refers to a fibers having an outer layer or sheath with a melting temperature which is relatively lower than a melting temperature of a core.
This characteristic allows the fibers to bond to adjacent fibers or other materials in a thermal formation process, without altering the desired physical properties of the fiber core. The percentage content of the bicomponent fiber ranges from 10 to 100, and is preferably in the range of 40 percent.
The fibers of the core 12 are initially held together in for example a mat form by being intertwined by canventional textile blending equipment such as carding, needling, air laying or garnetting. The particular method of formation of the combined fibers in a mat form is selected to preferably produce a loft of approximately 1 SO% of the finished part thickness for use in the laminate manufacturing process described herein.
It has further been discovered that the sound absorption of the laminate 10 is further enhanced by creating a dual density/denier core 120, schematically depicted in FIG. 2, which can be used in place of a single fiber denier core 12. The core 120 includes a sublayer 121 which includes relatively fine denier fiber, preferably 0.9 denier, blended with, for example, l S denier fibers and bicomponent fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET}. A second sublayer 122 adjacent sublayer 121 (and/or on both sides of layer 121 as shown) has generally larger fibers, such as for example 1 S denier blended with 45 denier and bicomponent fibers creates a dual density/dual denier laminate core. The core 120 can be needled to impart sufficient strength, andlor passed through an oven to melt the outermost bicomponent fibers to give the core structural rigidity and strength.
The combined fibers of different deniers and the bicamponent fibers are more readily and effectively intertwined by needling than is a mass of fibers of the same denier. Because the fibers are adequately mechanically interconnected, there is no need to impregnate the core 12 with a binding agent such as a resin in order to form the core 12. However, in order to attach the other layers of the laminate 10 to the core 12, the individual fibers which make up the core 12 are preferably a thermoplastic polymer, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These fibers may be virgin or manufactured from recycled product. The fibers are preferably crimped at a rate of from 1 to 30 crimps per inch, although straight fbers may also be used. Internal bonding of the fibers ofthe core 12 occurs when the fibers are heated by forced air or by a fixed heat source such as a heated mold.
Referring again to FIG. l, the laminate 10 further includes structural reinforcement layers 14 and 16 which are fiber pieces chopped from rovings, preferably glass fiber rovings, having from 30 to 400 strands, with a strand thickness in an approximate range of S to 2S microns, and a specific gravity of approximately 2.5. In a manufacturing process further described below, the strands are fed into a glass chopper and cut to a length of between approximately 1 to 4 inches. After the fibers are fed through the chopper, they are allowed to fall at random onto the sides of the core 12 as further described below.
POLYESTER CORE FIBERS, RANDOMLY ORIENTED
REINFORCEMENT FIBERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE
Field of the Invention The present invention pertains generally to molding of composite materials including fibers arzd plastics and, more particularly, to molding of structural and acoustical panels which include glass fibers and thermosetting resins.
Background of the Invention Composite material panels are used in many different applications, including automobiles, airplanes, housing and building construction. The properties sought in such panels are strength, rigidity, sound absorption, and heat and moisture resistance. One application of such panels which has been especially challenging is automobile headliners and other automotive interior panels. Many different types of laminates and laminated composites have been tested and produced for use in automobiles. Some headliners have a core of fiberglass fibers and a polyester resin. Others have been manufactured from a core of open cell polyurethane foam impregnated with a thermosetting resin, and with a reinforcing layer of fiberglass. This type of construction is inefficient in mass production, and has Iow acoustical attenuation which is particularly undesirable far automobile headliners.
Other approaches have been to form a laminate of fiber reinforcing mat, such as a glass fiber mat on a fibrous core, and a second reinforcing mat on the opposite side. The exposed surfaces of the reinforcing mat are then coated with a resin and an outer cover stock applied. This laminate is then formed to a desired shape under heat and pressure, i.e., compression molding. Although this type of structure has somewhat improved acoustical characteristics, additional sound dampening is desired, particularly for luxury automobiles.
In the prior art, the fibrous layers of the laminates consist of fibers of relatively large and uniform denier or size. This parameter is critical to sound attenuation properties, and fibers of finer or smaller denier are required to achieve greater sound absorption. However, fine denier fibers in the range of 1.2 or less lack the resiliency required for retention of thermoformed shapes. Although resiliency can be achieved by impregnating the fibers with a resin, it is very difficult to impart an even distribution of resin into a fibrous batt containing fme denier fibers. in the prior art, extensive impregnation of the fibrous layers was not required due to the presence of the stiff reinforcing layers. Hence, given these trade-offs, a truly superior acoustical dampening headliner of sufficient strength could not be produced.
Although layers containing fiberglass have the desirable characteristics of strength and some sound attenuation, they have the undesirable traits of reflecting sound when made very hard or dense.
Fiberglass, particularly in woven mat form, is also difficult to handle and is a known skin irritant. Because the production of headliners and similar panels using fiberglass is most commonly done manually, this is a significant problem which has not been addressed. Alternative fibers, natural and synthetic, have not been developed to be both cost effective and have strength comparable to glass.
Summary of the Present Invention The present invention overcomes these and other disadvantages of the prior art, by providing a composite material laminated structure which has all of the desired physical properties, and an improved method of manufacture.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a laminated structure having a core of polymeric fibers, a thermosetting resin impregnated into the core, and individual chopped fibers randomly applied to opposite sides of the core layer. A decorative layer is applied to an exterior side of the laminate, and an impervious film and finish scrim is applied to the opposite side of the core. The polymeric fibers of the core are bonded together by a thermoplastic binder system. A preferred method of bonding the fibers together is by a bicomponent fiber, in which an outer layer of fibers is a low melt temperature polymer, and an inner core layer of fibers is a polymer with a relatively higher melt temperature.
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided a laminate structure with enhanced sound absorption and structural properties having a central core having opposite sides and made of a combination of intertwined polyester fibers having differing deniers in an approximate range of 0.1 to 10a, the combined fibers arranged with the core to form a layer of fibers of relatively small denier adjacent to a layer of fibers of relatively large denier, a resin applied to the core, structural fibers randomly attached to the opposite sides of the core by contact with the resin, at least some of the structural f bers being intertwined with the polyester fibers of the core, a low melt polymer web over the structural fibers on one of the opposite sides of the core, and a face cloth over the low melt polymer web, an impervious polymer film over the structural fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer over the impervious polymer film.
And in accordance with another aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a laminate structure which can be molded into a relatively rigid structure and which is effective at absorbing sound, the method including the steps of applying a thermoset resin to the fibrous core, providing a polymer film which has a melting temperature less than a melting temperature of the fibrous core adjacent to the fbrous core, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven f ber strands into contact with the polymer film and a first side of the fibraus core, positioning a f brous core containing a plurality of intertwined palyester fibers of differing denier with a thermoset resin applied to the fibrous core in contact with the plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with a second side of the fibrous core generally opposite to the first side, applying a polymer web over the f ber strands applied to the second side of the fibrous core, and applying a cover stock to the polymer web.
These and other aspects of the invention are herein descritbed in particularized detail with reference to the accompanying Figures.
Brief Description of the Figures In the accompanying Figures:
FIGS. l and 2 are schematic representations of the laminated structure of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of a manufacturing set-up to produce the laminated structure of the invention in accordance with the method of manufacture of the invention.
Detailed Description of Preferred and Alternate Embodiments As schematically represented in FIG. l, the invention includes a laminate, collectively referenced at 10, made up of combined materials including a core 12 made of non-woven randomly intertwined polymeric staple fibers of differing deniers (or fineness as determined by weight per unit length) per filament, such as for example 0.9, 4.0, 15 and 45, and generally in a wide range from 0.1 to 100. Although these particular denier values are given as examples, the invention is not limited to these values.
The more significant factor is that the deniers are combined in a widely varying range which has been determined by the inventors to provide the desired mechanical, bonding and acoustical properties: In other words, it is the combination of fibers of different deniers, rather than the specific denier values combined, which improves the properties of the laminate 10. In particular, it has been found that the fibers with relatively low deniers of, for example, 0.9, contribute substantially to the increased sound absorption of the core 12, and therefore in a preferred embodiment a substantial percentage of the fibers of the core are of relatively small denier such as 0.9.
The fibers range in length from approxiri~ately 0.5 inches to 3.0 inches, although other lengths may be used. The fibers are blended with a bieomponent fiber, such as , which is utilized to effect adherence between the individual fibers when the core is combined with other layers of the laminate. As used herein, the term "bicomponent"
generally refers to a fibers having an outer layer or sheath with a melting temperature which is relatively lower than a melting temperature of a core.
This characteristic allows the fibers to bond to adjacent fibers or other materials in a thermal formation process, without altering the desired physical properties of the fiber core. The percentage content of the bicomponent fiber ranges from 10 to 100, and is preferably in the range of 40 percent.
The fibers of the core 12 are initially held together in for example a mat form by being intertwined by canventional textile blending equipment such as carding, needling, air laying or garnetting. The particular method of formation of the combined fibers in a mat form is selected to preferably produce a loft of approximately 1 SO% of the finished part thickness for use in the laminate manufacturing process described herein.
It has further been discovered that the sound absorption of the laminate 10 is further enhanced by creating a dual density/denier core 120, schematically depicted in FIG. 2, which can be used in place of a single fiber denier core 12. The core 120 includes a sublayer 121 which includes relatively fine denier fiber, preferably 0.9 denier, blended with, for example, l S denier fibers and bicomponent fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET}. A second sublayer 122 adjacent sublayer 121 (and/or on both sides of layer 121 as shown) has generally larger fibers, such as for example 1 S denier blended with 45 denier and bicomponent fibers creates a dual density/dual denier laminate core. The core 120 can be needled to impart sufficient strength, andlor passed through an oven to melt the outermost bicomponent fibers to give the core structural rigidity and strength.
The combined fibers of different deniers and the bicamponent fibers are more readily and effectively intertwined by needling than is a mass of fibers of the same denier. Because the fibers are adequately mechanically interconnected, there is no need to impregnate the core 12 with a binding agent such as a resin in order to form the core 12. However, in order to attach the other layers of the laminate 10 to the core 12, the individual fibers which make up the core 12 are preferably a thermoplastic polymer, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). These fibers may be virgin or manufactured from recycled product. The fibers are preferably crimped at a rate of from 1 to 30 crimps per inch, although straight fbers may also be used. Internal bonding of the fibers ofthe core 12 occurs when the fibers are heated by forced air or by a fixed heat source such as a heated mold.
Referring again to FIG. l, the laminate 10 further includes structural reinforcement layers 14 and 16 which are fiber pieces chopped from rovings, preferably glass fiber rovings, having from 30 to 400 strands, with a strand thickness in an approximate range of S to 2S microns, and a specific gravity of approximately 2.5. In a manufacturing process further described below, the strands are fed into a glass chopper and cut to a length of between approximately 1 to 4 inches. After the fibers are fed through the chopper, they are allowed to fall at random onto the sides of the core 12 as further described below.
Alternatively, the reinforcement layers 14 and 16 may be constructed of continuous strands of continuous mineral fibers, such as Basalt. The individual strands would preferably have a thickness in an approximate range of 9 to 16 microns and specific gravity of approximately 2.9. The fibers would be processed (chopped) in a manner similar to the glass fiber rovings, with about 3 to 300 individual strands per roving.
With reference to FIG. 3, a method of manufacturing the laminate 10 is described. In an assembly line set-up indicated generally at 100, the core I2 (or 120) is fed from a spool 1 OI through a series of feed rollers 102 past a resin applicator 104 at which resin, supplied from a resin supply reservoirldispenser 106, is applied to the major surfaces of the core 12. The core with resin applied then passes through upper and lower press rollers 103, and upper and lower guide rollers 105. Fiber rovings, such as relatively short individual glass fibers, and also referred to as "strands" 14 are supplied from roving reservoir 108 and randomly applied to polymer film layer 18, preferably in a random gravity-fed fashion such as sprinkled from an agitator tray or chopper 109 positioned over the core as it passes by. Alternatively, the fiber strands may be applied by manual distribution from a container, or cut from continuous strands directly above the core and allowed to fall randomly upon the core. The fiber strand rovings only partially adhere to the core upon contact with the resin applied to the surfaces of the core. As the resin-carrying core 12 passes lower guide roller 105, the lower side of the core comes into contact with the randomly oriented strands 14 carried on the upper surface of layer 18. Thereafter, reinforcing strands 16 are randomly applied to the upper side of the core 12 from chopper 109.
The low melt polymer web layer 19, fed from spool 110, is then applied over strands 16 on the upper {interior) side of core 12, and passes through nip rollers 11 I . The primary purpose of the web layers 18 and 19 is to contain the individual strands of the fibers of layers 14 and i 6 until the laminate is nipped about the perimeter or otherwise self contained such as by insertion into a mold. Therefore, it is desirable hat the web layers 18 and 19 melt out in the forming process so as not to affect the structural properties of the completed laminate. A preferred material for the web layers 18 and 19 is a polyamide web, such as Spunfab PA1008.
As shown in FIG. I, the web layer 18 is preferably a mufti-layer impervious low melt polymer film applied to the inner side of the core 12, between the chopped fiber strands and an internal scrim layer 20. The purpose of web layer 18 is to prevent any resin from reaching the scrim layer 20 and to thereby retain the resin within the laminate. A preferred material for web layer 18 has a polyethylene core, and outer layers of a polymer with a low melting point which bonds by melting to the scrim layer 20 on one side, and to the fiber strands of layer 14 on the other side. The scrim layer is constructed from either a woven or needled/punched product and facilitates bonding and installation of the laminate 10, for example in the interior of a vehicle.
With reference to FIG. 3, a method of manufacturing the laminate 10 is described. In an assembly line set-up indicated generally at 100, the core I2 (or 120) is fed from a spool 1 OI through a series of feed rollers 102 past a resin applicator 104 at which resin, supplied from a resin supply reservoirldispenser 106, is applied to the major surfaces of the core 12. The core with resin applied then passes through upper and lower press rollers 103, and upper and lower guide rollers 105. Fiber rovings, such as relatively short individual glass fibers, and also referred to as "strands" 14 are supplied from roving reservoir 108 and randomly applied to polymer film layer 18, preferably in a random gravity-fed fashion such as sprinkled from an agitator tray or chopper 109 positioned over the core as it passes by. Alternatively, the fiber strands may be applied by manual distribution from a container, or cut from continuous strands directly above the core and allowed to fall randomly upon the core. The fiber strand rovings only partially adhere to the core upon contact with the resin applied to the surfaces of the core. As the resin-carrying core 12 passes lower guide roller 105, the lower side of the core comes into contact with the randomly oriented strands 14 carried on the upper surface of layer 18. Thereafter, reinforcing strands 16 are randomly applied to the upper side of the core 12 from chopper 109.
The low melt polymer web layer 19, fed from spool 110, is then applied over strands 16 on the upper {interior) side of core 12, and passes through nip rollers 11 I . The primary purpose of the web layers 18 and 19 is to contain the individual strands of the fibers of layers 14 and i 6 until the laminate is nipped about the perimeter or otherwise self contained such as by insertion into a mold. Therefore, it is desirable hat the web layers 18 and 19 melt out in the forming process so as not to affect the structural properties of the completed laminate. A preferred material for the web layers 18 and 19 is a polyamide web, such as Spunfab PA1008.
As shown in FIG. I, the web layer 18 is preferably a mufti-layer impervious low melt polymer film applied to the inner side of the core 12, between the chopped fiber strands and an internal scrim layer 20. The purpose of web layer 18 is to prevent any resin from reaching the scrim layer 20 and to thereby retain the resin within the laminate. A preferred material for web layer 18 has a polyethylene core, and outer layers of a polymer with a low melting point which bonds by melting to the scrim layer 20 on one side, and to the fiber strands of layer 14 on the other side. The scrim layer is constructed from either a woven or needled/punched product and facilitates bonding and installation of the laminate 10, for example in the interior of a vehicle.
After the web 19 is applied, a cover stock 22 is applied from spool 23 over web 19 to complete the laminate structure, after which it may be cut and molded as shown. The cover stock 22 is decorative and covers the exposed surface of the laminate 10, such as the interior side of an automobile headliner. It is typically constructed of a knit textile with a polymer base, such as nylon or polyester. The cured resin serves to bond the cover stock 22 to the fiber reinforcing layer. In installations where a soft feel to the cover stock 22 is desired, a layer of foam may be pre-attached to the internal side of the cover stock.
The resin used to impregnate the core i 2 is an elastomeric thermosetting resin, preferably a curable urethane of approximately I00 parts by weight of a polyol having three or four hydroxly groups, 70 to 95 parts by weight of an isocyanate compound having at least two reactive isocyanate groups, with dipheneimethane diisocyanate (MDI) being preferred;
approximately 0.00 to 0.15 parts of a catalyst such as an amine or metal complex; approximately 0 to 20 parts of an appropriate blowing agent; and 0 to 5 parts of a suitable surfactant. An example of one type of suitable resin system is a blend of Voranl 446 and Papi 4027 from Dow Chemical Co.;
Dabco from Air Products, Inc.; water, and DC-193 from Dow Corning. The amount of resin applied varies according to the density of the fiber core. A
preferred approximate ratio of resin to fiber density is 1.2 to 1.
Referring again to FIG. 3, the scrim layer 20 and impervious film layer I8 are unwound in unison from respective spools and fed under roving choppers 109 for random distribution of the chopped fiber strands I4. The core I2 is fed at the same rate as the scrim layer 20 and the impervious film layer I8. The -resin is applied by continuous coating such as roll coating, knife over roll, spray or curtain. A preferred method of coating for manufacture of the described laminate structure is to apply the resin to a coater blade 104 from the resin reservoir or nozzle 106 at a rate sufficient to maintain a small layer of resin on the blade. The tangential application angle of the blade relative to the direction of travel of the core 12 is critical to the amount of resin imparted into the core 12. The preferred application angle range is from IO degrees to 80 degrees, with 35 degrees the most preferred angle.
The distance from the coating blade 104 to the top nip roller 103 is also critical to the resin impregnation of the <;ore 12. This distance ranges from 10% to 100% of the thickness of the care, with 40% the most preferred distance. The coated core is then fed through the upper and lower nip rollers 103 to evenly distribute the resin into the core. The gap in the nip rollers is adjusted to adequately drive the resin into the pad. This gap ranges from 1 of the core thickness to 90% of the core thickness.
Subsequent to the nip process the core 12 is laid onto the randomly oriented fber strands 14 previously applied to film layer 18. The product then passes under the second fber chopper 109 where the fiber rovings 16 are cut to length and randomly distributed onto the impregnated core. The fibers are oriented to the plane of the core 12 at an infinite number of angles.
Some of the fibers become intertwined with the core 12.
The low melt polymer web 19 is laid onto the chopped fibers and the product is then fed into a second set of nip rollers 111. The second set of nip rollers serves to coat the resin around the fiber reinforcing strands. After the nip, the cover stock 22 is unrolled onto the pad. The product is then cut to length and can be fed into a mold (not shown) having the desired contours to which the laminate is to be formed. As is known in the art, the mold is heated to a temperature suff cient to set the thermosetting resin, and sufficient to melt the polymer layers of the polymer web 19. Pressure is applied to compress the laminate to conform to the internal conf guration of the mold.
Although the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred and alternate embodiments., the invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Minor variations and insubstantial differences in the various combinations of materials and methods of application may occur to those of ordinary skill in the art while remaining within the scope of the invention as claimed and equivalents.
The resin used to impregnate the core i 2 is an elastomeric thermosetting resin, preferably a curable urethane of approximately I00 parts by weight of a polyol having three or four hydroxly groups, 70 to 95 parts by weight of an isocyanate compound having at least two reactive isocyanate groups, with dipheneimethane diisocyanate (MDI) being preferred;
approximately 0.00 to 0.15 parts of a catalyst such as an amine or metal complex; approximately 0 to 20 parts of an appropriate blowing agent; and 0 to 5 parts of a suitable surfactant. An example of one type of suitable resin system is a blend of Voranl 446 and Papi 4027 from Dow Chemical Co.;
Dabco from Air Products, Inc.; water, and DC-193 from Dow Corning. The amount of resin applied varies according to the density of the fiber core. A
preferred approximate ratio of resin to fiber density is 1.2 to 1.
Referring again to FIG. 3, the scrim layer 20 and impervious film layer I8 are unwound in unison from respective spools and fed under roving choppers 109 for random distribution of the chopped fiber strands I4. The core I2 is fed at the same rate as the scrim layer 20 and the impervious film layer I8. The -resin is applied by continuous coating such as roll coating, knife over roll, spray or curtain. A preferred method of coating for manufacture of the described laminate structure is to apply the resin to a coater blade 104 from the resin reservoir or nozzle 106 at a rate sufficient to maintain a small layer of resin on the blade. The tangential application angle of the blade relative to the direction of travel of the core 12 is critical to the amount of resin imparted into the core 12. The preferred application angle range is from IO degrees to 80 degrees, with 35 degrees the most preferred angle.
The distance from the coating blade 104 to the top nip roller 103 is also critical to the resin impregnation of the <;ore 12. This distance ranges from 10% to 100% of the thickness of the care, with 40% the most preferred distance. The coated core is then fed through the upper and lower nip rollers 103 to evenly distribute the resin into the core. The gap in the nip rollers is adjusted to adequately drive the resin into the pad. This gap ranges from 1 of the core thickness to 90% of the core thickness.
Subsequent to the nip process the core 12 is laid onto the randomly oriented fber strands 14 previously applied to film layer 18. The product then passes under the second fber chopper 109 where the fiber rovings 16 are cut to length and randomly distributed onto the impregnated core. The fibers are oriented to the plane of the core 12 at an infinite number of angles.
Some of the fibers become intertwined with the core 12.
The low melt polymer web 19 is laid onto the chopped fibers and the product is then fed into a second set of nip rollers 111. The second set of nip rollers serves to coat the resin around the fiber reinforcing strands. After the nip, the cover stock 22 is unrolled onto the pad. The product is then cut to length and can be fed into a mold (not shown) having the desired contours to which the laminate is to be formed. As is known in the art, the mold is heated to a temperature suff cient to set the thermosetting resin, and sufficient to melt the polymer layers of the polymer web 19. Pressure is applied to compress the laminate to conform to the internal conf guration of the mold.
Although the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred and alternate embodiments., the invention is not limited to these specific embodiments. Minor variations and insubstantial differences in the various combinations of materials and methods of application may occur to those of ordinary skill in the art while remaining within the scope of the invention as claimed and equivalents.
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1. A laminate structure comprising:
a core of a combination of non-woven polyester fibers having dissimilar deniers, a thermoset resin in contact with the core, strands of non-woven structural reinforcing fibers randomly adhered to opposing sides of the core by contact with the resin, a polymer web laid over the reinforcing fibers on one side of the core, and a face cloth laid over the polymer web, an impervious polymer film laid over the reinforcing fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer laid over the polymer film.
a core of a combination of non-woven polyester fibers having dissimilar deniers, a thermoset resin in contact with the core, strands of non-woven structural reinforcing fibers randomly adhered to opposing sides of the core by contact with the resin, a polymer web laid over the reinforcing fibers on one side of the core, and a face cloth laid over the polymer web, an impervious polymer film laid over the reinforcing fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer laid over the polymer film.
2. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the polyester fibers of the core have combined deniers in a range of approximately 0.1 to 100.
3. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the polyester fibers of dissimilar deniers of the core are randomly intertwined, and a greater number of relatively small denier fibers than relatively large denier fibers.
4. The laminate structure of claim 3 wherein the core comprises layers of polyester fibers of dissimilar deniers, including an internal layer of relatively small denier fibers, and an outer layer of relatively larger density fibers.
5. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the core further comprises bicomponent fibers which partially melt when heated.
6. The laminate structure of claim 5 wherein the bicomponent fibers are blended with a layer of fibers having a denier which is larger than a denier of the bicomponent fibers.
7. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the polyester fibers of the core are bicomponent fibers which partially melt when heated.
8. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing fibers are chopped from rovings to lengths in an approximate range of 1 to 4 inches.
9. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein at least some of the reinforcing fibers are intertwined with the polyester fibers of the core.
10. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the reinforcing fibers are glass fibers.
11. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the polymer web laid over the reinforcing fibers on one side of the core has a melting temperature which is lower than a melting temperature of the fibers of the core.
12. The laminate structure of claim 1 wherein the impervious polymer film laid over the reinforcing fibers further comprises low melt polymer outer layers with adhesive properties.
13. A laminate structure with enhanced sound absorption and structural properties comprising:
a central core having opposite sides and made of a combination of intertwined polyester fibers having differing deniers in an approximate range of 0.1 to 100, the combined fibers arranged with the core to form a layer of fibers of relatively small denier adjacent to a layer of fibers of relatively large denier, a resin applied to the core, structural fibers randomly attached to the opposite sides of the core by contact with the resin, at least some of the structural fibers being intertwined with the polyester fibers of the core, a low melt polymer web over the structural fibers on one of the opposite sides of the core, and a face cloth over the low melt polymer web, an impervious polymer film over the structural fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer over the impervious polymer film.
a central core having opposite sides and made of a combination of intertwined polyester fibers having differing deniers in an approximate range of 0.1 to 100, the combined fibers arranged with the core to form a layer of fibers of relatively small denier adjacent to a layer of fibers of relatively large denier, a resin applied to the core, structural fibers randomly attached to the opposite sides of the core by contact with the resin, at least some of the structural fibers being intertwined with the polyester fibers of the core, a low melt polymer web over the structural fibers on one of the opposite sides of the core, and a face cloth over the low melt polymer web, an impervious polymer film over the structural fibers on an opposite side of the core, and a scrim layer over the impervious polymer film.
14. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the central core comprises polyester fibers of differing deniers in an approximate range of 0.9 to 45.
15. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the polyester fibers of the central core include at least some bicomponent fibers which partially melt when heated.
16. The laminate structure of claim 15 wherein the bicomponent fibers of the central core are located in outer regions of the core near the opposite sides of the core.
17. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the polyester fibers of the central core are arranged so that fibers of relatively large denier are positioned closer to at least one of the sides of the core than are fibers of relatively small denier.
18. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the resin applied to the core is a thermoset resin.
19. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the structural fibers randomly attached to the opposite sides of the central core are glass fibers of lengths in an approximate range of 1 to 4 inches.
20. The laminate structure of claim 13 wherein the impervious polymer film over the structural fibers on one side of the central core further comprises outer layers with adhesive properties to bond to the structural fibers and to the scrim layer.
21. A method of manufacturing a laminate structure which can be molded into a relatively rigid structure and which is effective at absorbing sound, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a fibrous core and applying a thermoset resin to the fibrous core, providing a polymer film which has a melting temperature less than a melting temperature of the fibrous core adjacent to the fibrous core, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with the polymer film and a first side of the fibrous core, positioning the fibrous core containing a plurality of intertwined polyester fibers of differing denier with a thermoset resin applied to the fibrous core in contact with the plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with a second side of the fibrous core generally opposite to the first side, applying a polymer web over the fiber strands applied to the second side of the fibrous core, and applying a cover stock to the polymer web.
providing a fibrous core and applying a thermoset resin to the fibrous core, providing a polymer film which has a melting temperature less than a melting temperature of the fibrous core adjacent to the fibrous core, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with the polymer film and a first side of the fibrous core, positioning the fibrous core containing a plurality of intertwined polyester fibers of differing denier with a thermoset resin applied to the fibrous core in contact with the plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands, putting a plurality of reinforcing non-woven fiber strands into contact with a second side of the fibrous core generally opposite to the first side, applying a polymer web over the fiber strands applied to the second side of the fibrous core, and applying a cover stock to the polymer web.
22. The method of claim 21 wherein the fibrous core, polymer film, and polymer web are placed in a generally co-planar arrangement by being unfurled from spools, and the non-woven fiber strands are placed in contact with the polymer film and fibrous core by random distribution.
23. The method of claim 21 further comprising the steps of applying the thermoset resin to the fibrous core by use of a resin dispensing mechanism and a coating blade, passing the fibrous core with thermoset resin through a first set of nip rollers prior to contact of a first side of the fibrous core with the fiber strands.
24. The method of claim 21 further comprising the step of passing the fibrous core with the thermoset resin, fiber strands on the first side of the fibrous core and polymer film, and fiber strands and polymer web on the second side of the fibrous core through a second set of nip rollers prior to application of the cover stock to the second side of the fibrous core.
25. The method of claim 21 wherein the fiber strands are applied to the polymer film and fibrous core by random distribution from a chopping mechanism operative to chop fiber rovings into strands.
26. A laminated fibrous and fiber-reinforced structure which can be molded in a heated mold to a fixed shape, the structure having sufficient structural strength to retain a fixed shape, and adapted to absorb sound energy, the laminated structure comprising:
a scrim layer adapted to be placed substantially against a surface in contact with the laminated structure, the scrim layer in contact on one side with an impervious low melt polymer film having at least first and second layers, the first layer being substantially impervious, and the second layer having a relatively low melting temperature whereby the second layer bonds with another material in contact when heated, a first layer of structurally reinforcing non-woven fiber strands placed in contact in a randomly oriented arrangement with the polymer film on a side opposite to the scrim layer, a generally planar core made of intertwined polyester fibers in contact on one side with the first layer of fiber strands, a second layer of structurally reinforcing non-woven fiber strands placed in contact in a randomly oriented arrangement on a side of the core opposite the first layer of fiber strands, a polymer web in contact with the second layer of fiber strands, and a cover stock in contact with the polymer web on a side opposite to the fiber strands.
a scrim layer adapted to be placed substantially against a surface in contact with the laminated structure, the scrim layer in contact on one side with an impervious low melt polymer film having at least first and second layers, the first layer being substantially impervious, and the second layer having a relatively low melting temperature whereby the second layer bonds with another material in contact when heated, a first layer of structurally reinforcing non-woven fiber strands placed in contact in a randomly oriented arrangement with the polymer film on a side opposite to the scrim layer, a generally planar core made of intertwined polyester fibers in contact on one side with the first layer of fiber strands, a second layer of structurally reinforcing non-woven fiber strands placed in contact in a randomly oriented arrangement on a side of the core opposite the first layer of fiber strands, a polymer web in contact with the second layer of fiber strands, and a cover stock in contact with the polymer web on a side opposite to the fiber strands.
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