Coated structural members having improved resistance to cracking
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B32B-033/00
E04C-002/26
B05D-003/12
B27F-001/00
E04C-002/20
E04C-002/296
E04C-002/36
E04F-013/08
출원번호
US-0496567
(2014-09-25)
등록번호
US-9920526
(2018-03-20)
발명자
/ 주소
Frazier, Chad Alan
Iyer, Subramanian Easwaran
Stafford, Steven Lee
출원인 / 주소
Eastman Chemical Company
대리인 / 주소
Taylor, Tammye L.
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초록▼
Structural systems having coated structural members with enhanced durability are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. Structural members including at least one coating material applied to a substrate that comprises at least one protrusion may exhibit increased strength and/or d
Structural systems having coated structural members with enhanced durability are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. Structural members including at least one coating material applied to a substrate that comprises at least one protrusion may exhibit increased strength and/or durability and may be less likely fail during use. For example, structural members as described herein exhibit an improved resistance to cracking when a force is applied to the protrusion. Structural systems according to embodiments of the present invention can be suitable for use in a variety of applications, including in ready-to-assemble furniture or cabinetry applications or as building and construction materials such as wall board, flooring, trim, and the like.
대표청구항▼
1. A structural system comprising: a structural member comprising a substrate and an extrudable coating material extrusion coated onto at least a portion of said substrate,wherein said coating material is a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature in the range of from 60 to 150° C.
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A structural system comprising: a structural member comprising a substrate and an extrudable coating material extrusion coated onto at least a portion of said substrate,wherein said coating material is a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature in the range of from 60 to 150° C. and said coating material is capable of being applied in a molten or melted form,wherein said substrate is formed of a substrate material selected from the group consisting of medium-density fiber board (MDF), particle board, oriented strand board (OSB), high-density fiberboard (HDF), wood-filled plastic, wood-plastic composites, ultra-light density fiber board (LDF), plywood, and combinations thereof,wherein said substrate comprises a main body portion and at least one protrusion extending outwardly from said main body portion,wherein said main body portion presents at least one body surface and said protrusion presents at least one protrusion surface,wherein said substrate further comprises at least one junction defined at the intersection of said body surface and said protrusion surface,wherein said coating material is continuously coated between at least a portion of said body surface and at least a portion of said protrusion surface such that said junction is at least partially coated with said coating material,wherein said structural member exhibits a peak stress tolerance that increases by at least 50 percent, measured along the outer edge of said protrusion, as compared to an identically-configured but uncoated substrate,wherein a ratio of a maximum thickness of said main body portion to a maximum thickness of said protrusion is in the range of from 1.25:1 and to 5:1 and wherein a ratio of a maximum distance that said protrusion extends outwardly from said main body portion to the maximum thickness of said protrusion is in the range of from 0.10:1 to 5:1 wherein said coating material has a yield stress of at least 5 MPa, andwherein said coating material comprises a resin selected from the group consisting of polyesters, acrylics, cellulose esters, nylons, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), other styrene-based polymers and copolymers, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one body surface comprises a first body surface and a second body surface and said at least one protrusion surface comprises a first protrusion surface and a second protrusion surface, wherein said junction is defined at the intersection of said first body surface and said first protrusion surface, wherein said substrate further comprises another junction defined at the intersection of said second body surface and said second protrusion surface. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one protrusion comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion each extending outwardly from said main body portion. 4. The system of claim 3, wherein said substrate further comprises a recess at least partially defined by said first and said second protrusions. 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second structural member comprising a second substrate and a second coating material coated onto at least a portion of said second substrate, wherein said second substrate comprises a second main body portion that defines at least one recess, wherein said protrusion of said first substrate is configured for insertion into said recess of said second substrate. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the average thickness of said coating material coated onto said first substrate is in the range of from 0.001 to 0.25 inches. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein less than 10 percent of the total surface area of said substrate is not covered by said coating material. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein said substrate comprises a non-natural wood material. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein said structural member comprises a wall board, a floor board, a portion of a door jamb, a portion of a window jamb, crown molding, a chair railing, a door or window casing, a portion of a frame, a portion of a mantel, a portion of an accent box, or a portion of a cabinet door. 10. A structural system comprising: a first structural member comprising a first substrate and a first extrudable coating material extrusion coated onto at least a portion of said first substrate,wherein said first substrate comprises a first main body portion and a first protrusion extending outwardly from said first main body portion,wherein said first main body portion presents a first body surface and said first protrusion presents a first protrusion surface,wherein said first substrate further comprises a first junction defined at the intersection of said first body surface and said first protrusion surface; anda second structural member comprising a second substrate and a second extrudable coating material extrusion coated onto at least a portion of said second substrate,wherein said second substrate comprises a second main body portion, a second protrusion extending outwardly from said second main body portion, and at least one recess at least partially defined by said second main body portion and said second protrusion,wherein said second main body portion presents a second body surface and said second protrusion presents a second protrusion surface,wherein said second substrate further comprises a second junction defined at the intersection of said second body surface and said second protrusion surface,wherein at least one of said first and said second junctions is at least partially coated with said first or said second coating material, respectively,wherein said first and second coating materials are both thermoplastic resins having a glass transition temperature in the range of from 60 to 150° C. and each of said first and said second coating materials are capable of being applied in a molten or melted form, andwherein said first and second substrates are both formed of a substrate material selected from the group consisting of medium-density fiber board (MDF), particle board, oriented strand board (OSB), high-density fiberboard (HDF), wood-filled plastic, wood-plastic composites, ultra-light density fiber board (LDF), plywood, and combinations thereof,wherein the ratio of the maximum thickness of said first main body portion to the maximum thickness of said first protrusion is in the range of from 1.25:1 and to 5:1 and wherein the ratio of the maximum distance that said first protrusion extends outwardly from said first main body portion to the maximum thickness of said first protrusion is in the range of from 0.10:1 to 5:1wherein said first substrate further comprises another recess at least partially defined by said first main body portion, said system further comprising a third structural member comprising a third substrate having a third main body portion and a third protrusion extending outwardly from said third main body portion, wherein said third protrusion is configured for insertion into said another recess of defined by said first substrate,wherein at least one of said first and said second coating materials has a modulus of at least 5 MPa, measured according to ASTM D882, andwherein at least one of said first and said second coating materials comprises a resin selected from the group consisting of polyesters, acrylics, cellulose esters, nylons, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), other styrene-based polymers and copolymers, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein each of said first and said second junctions are at least partially coated with respective first and second coating materials. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein said first structural member exhibits a peak stress tolerance that increases by at least 50 percent, measured along the outer edge of said first protrusion, as compared to an identically-configured but uncoated substrate. 13. The system of claim 10, wherein said second substrate comprises a pair of protrusions extending outwardly from said second main body portion, wherein said recess is at least partially defined by said pair of protrusions. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the average thickness of said first coating material coated onto said first substrate and/or the average thickness of said second coating material coated onto said second substrate is in the range of from 0.001 inches to 0.25 inches. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein said first and said second coating materials are the same. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein at least one of said first and said second substrates comprises a non-natural wood material. 17. A method for making an extrusion-coated structural member, said method comprising: (a) providing an uncoated substrate, wherein said uncoated substrate comprises a main body portion and at least one protrusion extending outwardly from said main body portion, wherein said main body portion presents at least one body surface and said protrusion presents at least one protrusion surface, wherein said uncoated substrate further comprises at least one junction defined at the intersection of said body surface and said protrusion surface,wherein a ratio of a maximum thickness of said main body portion to a maximum thickness of said protrusion is in the range of from 1.25:1 and to 5:1 and wherein a ratio of a maximum distance that said protrusion extends outwardly from said main body portion to the maximum thickness of said protrusion is in the range of from 0.10:1 to 5:1,wherein said substrate is formed of a substrate material selected from the group consisting of medium-density fiber board (MDF), particle board, oriented strand board (OSB), high-density fiberboard (HDF), wood-filled plastic, wood-plastic composites, ultra-light density fiber board (LDF), plywood, and combinations thereof; and(b) extrusion coating a coating material onto at least a portion of said uncoated substrate to thereby provide an extrusion-coated structural member, wherein said extrusion coating includes continuously applying at least a portion of said coating material to said protrusion surface and said body surface such that said junction is at least partially coated with said coating material, wherein said coating material is applied to said uncoated substrate in a molten or melted form,wherein said coating material is a thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature in the range of from 60 to 150° C. and wherein said thermoplastic resin is selected from the group consisting of polyesters, acrylics, cellulose esters, nylons, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), other styrene-based polymers and copolymers, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof, and wherein said coating material has a yield stress of at least 5 MPa,wherein said extrusion-coated structural member exhibits a peak stress increase of at least 50 percent, measured along the outer edge of said protrusion, as compared to said uncoated substrate provided in step (a). 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the average thickness of said coating material coated onto said uncoated substrate is in the range of from 0.001 inches to 0.25 inches. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein said extrusion coating is carried out such that less than 10 percent of the total surface area of said substrate remains uncoated. 20. The method of claim 17, further comprising, subsequent to said extrusion coating, cooling said extrusion-coated structural member in a cooling zone to provide a cooled, extrusion-coated structural member, wherein said cooling includes reducing the surface temperature of said extrusion-coated structural member by at least 15° C. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one body surface comprises a first body surface and a second body surface and said at least one protrusion surface comprises a first protrusion surface and a second protrusion surface, wherein said junction is defined at the intersection of said first body surface and said second body surface, wherein said substrate comprises another junction defined at the intersection of said second body surface and said second protrusion surface, wherein said extrusion coating includes continuously applying said coating material to said another junction. 22. The method of claim 17, wherein said at least one protrusion comprises a first protrusion and a second protrusion extending outwardly from said main body portion. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein said first and said second protrusions at least partially define a recess therebetween. 24. The method of claim 17, wherein said coating material has a modulus of at least 10 MPa, measured according to ASTM D 882. 25. A method for assembling a structural system, said method comprising: (a) providing a first structural member comprising a first substrate and a first coating material coated onto at least a portion of said first substrate, wherein said first substrate comprises a first main body portion and a first protrusion extending outwardly from said first main body portion, wherein said first main body portion presents a first body surface and said first protrusion presents a first protrusion surface, wherein said first substrate comprises a first junction defined at the intersection of said first body surface and said first protrusion surface, wherein said first substrate further comprises another recess at least partially defined by said first main body portion,wherein the ratio of the maximum thickness of said first main body portion to the maximum thickness of said first protrusion is in the range of from 1.25:1 and to 5:1 and wherein the ratio of the maximum distance that said first protrusion extends outwardly from said first main body portion to the maximum thickness of said first protrusion is in the range of from 0.10:1 to 5:1;(b) providing a second structural member comprising a second substrate and a second coating material coated onto at least a portion of said second substrate, wherein said second substrate comprises a second main body portion, a second protrusion extending outwardly from said second main body portion, and at least one recess at least partially defined by said second main body portion and said second protrusion, wherein said second main body portion presents a second body surface and said second protrusion presents a second protrusion surface, wherein said second substrate further comprises a second junction defined at the intersection of said second body surface and said second protrusion surface,wherein said first and second substrates are both formed of a substrate material selected from the group consisting of medium-density fiber board (MDF), particle board, oriented strand board (OSB), high-density fiberboard (HDF), wood-filled plastic, wood-plastic composites, ultra-light density fiber board (LDF), plywood, and combinations thereof,wherein at least one of said first and said second junctions are at least partially coated with respective first and second coating materials, wherein said first and second coating materials are both thermoplastic resins having a glass transition temperature in the range of from 60 to 150° C. and each of said first and said second coating materials are capable of being applied in a molten or melted form, wherein at least one of said first and said second coating materials has a modulus of at least 5 MPa, measured according to ASTM D882, andwherein at least one of said first and said second coating materials comprises a resin selected from the group consisting of polyesters, acrylics, cellulose esters, nylons, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers (SAN), other styrene-based polymers and copolymers, polycarbonates, and combinations thereof;(c) providing a third structural member comprising a third structural member comprising a third substrate having a third main body portion and a third protrusion extending outwardly from said third main body portion;(d) coupling said first and said second structural members to one another to thereby form at least a portion of said structural system, wherein said coupling includes inserting said first protrusion of said first substrate into said recess of said second substrate; and(e) coupling said first and third structural members to one another to thereby form at least another part of said structural system, wherein said coupling includes inserting said third protrusion into said another recess defined by said first substrate. 26. The method of claim 25, wherein at least one of said first and said second coating materials has a yield stress of at least 5 MPa. 27. The method of claim 25, wherein said first and said second coating materials each have a yield stress of at least 5 MPa. 28. The method of claim 25, wherein at least one of said first and said substrates comprise a non-natural wood material. 29. The method of claim 25, wherein at least one of said first and said second structural members comprise a wall board, a floor board, a portion of a door jamb, a portion of a window jamb, crown molding, a chair railing, a door or window casing, a portion of a frame, a portion of a mantel, a portion of an accent box, or a portion of a cabinet door.
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