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    'US 2009007792141 m0 cu») United States cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2009/0077921 A1 Carbary et al. 4s) Pub, Dat Mar. 26, 2009 Ga sTRUC! RAL ATTACHMENT ME Related Application Data (60) Provisional application No. 60/701,120, filed om Jl. -y, Midland, MI 19.2008. jeder, Midland, Nesbitt, Car, MI(US): Andrew Beger, G1) Ine (76) Inventors ication Classification Haabtionn, RY (OS) Loren ve bas (206.01 Laer Sunn (08). and men iin2 Gove) Schmit ian M3) ims S10 Goo) ose 320 (so) ive 310 Gros 01) Conesyonenot Adds ow CORNING CORPORATION Cows azn gag oes. 22008, SALZBURG ROAD, FO. BOX 9 (62) USC $268 Se 427/208 4247, MIDLAND. aose-994 (U3) Se 27208 ala; (21) App Nos t4manoon 6 ApsTRAcT Arata adie tops inluesachseeel scone PCT Filed: 62006 ‘type anda tect ase comportion on oppo Sia ofthe ced cel ikon em soporte Seta (86) CEN PeTiUszo06i26398 babcveconponton mayb coscaiourexcuoc cable pretre solve adhe compotion Ths arated $371 oun, heaps wel in simtal ling oppo, such as Gh A)Date Now. 26,2007 ora all aplatons 107 104. 105 104 Patent Application Publication Mar. 26, 2009 Sheet 1 of 3 US 2009/0077921 AI Figure 1 205. 204 205 Figure 2 Patent Application Publication Mar. 26, 2009 Sheet 2 of 3 US 2009/0077921 AI 305 Figure 3 Prior Art Patent Application Publication —_ Mar. 26, 2009 Sheet 3 of 3 US 2009/0077921 AI 302 303 304] 400 305 Bex 401 402 301 Figure 4 US 2009/0077921 AI STRUCTURAL ATTACHMENT MEDIA (CROSS REFERENCE 10001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provic sonal Pateat Application No, 607701, 120 filed 17 Ju. 200 under35US.C. $119(e).US. Provisional Patent Application No, 60/701,120 is hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD [0002] This invention relates to structural attachment ‘medi useful in stecmnal glazing applications, More paricu- Taely, this vention relates to sinictural adhesive tape com- prising a silicone foam support bearing an adhesive compo- ition o opposing sides thats useful in insulating glass and ‘curtain wall applications. BACKGROUND 10003] Structural glazing is typically performed by placing an uncured silicone sealant into cavity formed by a spacer ‘material, glass panel, and a metal frame, This system may suffer from drawbacks suchas log times novded to eure the sealant before a prefabricated unit ean be moved, high mul- ion width of the system die to the spacer, inadequate thermal resistance, and inadequate sound damping. rom the exteroe, ‘There is a continuing need in industry to improve perfor. ‘mance in structural glazing applications SUMMARY, 0004} This invention relates toa stracturl adhesive tape and methods for its preparation and use. The structural adhe five tape comprises (i) a silicone foam support, and (i) & ‘curable adhesive composition applied on opposing sides of the silicone foam support DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0005] All amounts, ratios, and percentages are by weight unless otlerwise indicated. The following is list of delii- tions, as used herein Definitions and Usage of Terms [0006] A" and “an” each mean one or more. [0007] “Bodied MQresin” meansasiloxane havinga simc- ture comprising (i) 8 resinous core and (i) a nonresinous polyoraanosiloxane group, where the nonesinovs polyorga- hosiloxane group is temainated with a silicon bonded hydroxy! group. The siloxane consists essentially of M, D, ‘and Q units and has aydroxyl group content of 0.5% 10 [0008] -"D" means asiloxane nit ofthe formula R,SiO... Where each R is independently a monovalent group. 10009] "MP" means siloxane unit ofthe Formula R,SiO, Where cach R it independently a monovalent eroup, [0010] “Q" means a siloxane unit ofthe formula SiO, [0011] “PSAC* means pressure sensitive adhesive compo- sition, 10012] “PSAP” means pressure sensitive adhesive product, ‘which is the result of curing a PSAC. [0013] “Substituted” means one or more hydrogen atoms in aiydrocarbon group has been replaced with another substi ‘ent, Examples such substitaents elude, but are no fimited to, halogen atoms such as chlorine, Nuorin, bromine, and ‘odine; halogen atom containing groups such as chlorom- ‘ethyl, pervorobutyl, tiflioroethvl, and nonafluorohexyI: Mar. 26, 2009 ining groups such as ‘toms: aittogen atom containing groups such as amino-funetonal groups, amido- {unetional groups, and cyano-funetional groups: sulfur atoms; and sulfur atom containing groups suc as mereapto, [0014] 1" means a siloxane unit of the formula RSIO,,, ‘where is a monovslent group. [0015] “Treated MQ resin” means a siloxane consisting essentially of M and Q units and having a hydroxyl group jontent oF 0% 10.2%, Structural Adhesive Tape [0016] This invention relates 1 a structural adhesive tape ‘comprising (i) a silicone foam support, and (i) a curable adhesive composition applied on opposing sides of the si fcone foam support. The silicone foam support maybe ‘closed cell silicone foam, The closed eel silicone foam sup: port may be an extrusion or a cut piece from a foam sheet. Closed cell silicone foam extrusions and sheets such as eal- tendered sheets useful as the support are known in the at and are commercially available. For example, the closed eels ‘sone foam extrsion may have density ranging from 3 altematively 31 1037 pounds per cubic foot pet) as measured by ASTM D207 snd compression deflection ranging fom 13 030, altematively 13 to 17,28 measured by ASTM D 1056- 00, [0017] Thecurableadhesivecomposition may beany struc- tural silicone composition known inthe at. Structural si ‘cone compositions suitable for use in this invention inelude condensation reaction curable strctur silicone compos ‘ions. Examples of structural silicone compositions are com- ‘mercially available from Dow Coming Corporation of Mid- land, Mich,, U.S.A. and include DOW CORNING® 795, DOWCORNING# 983, and DOW CORNINGR 995 o¢ Dost Coming. of Senefe, Belgium and include DOW CORN- ING 895 ape DOW CORNING 993. US. Pat, Nos. 5.983, '593 and 5,051,485 also disclose suitable structural silicone compositions PSAC [0018] Alternatively, the curuble adhesive composition ray be 4 condensation reaction curable pressure sensitive adhesive composition, A stitable condensation reaction ct able pressure sensitive adhesive composition for use in this Jnvention comprises [0019] (A) a bodied MQ resin comprising 0020] (i) resinous core and 0021) (i) a nonresinous polyorganosiloxane group. where the nonresinous polyorganosiloxane group 1s \erminated with a silioa-bonded hydrox] group 0022] (B)a neated MQ resin, where (B)(A) ratio has a value of 03 to 50, and 0023] (©) a polydiorganosiloxane temninated with ‘condensation reaetable group; where resin/polymer ratio has 8 value of 2.010 3.0, 0024] (D) a crosslinker; and [0025] () a catalyst Components (A) and (B) MQ Resins [0026] | Component (A) comprises a bodied MQ resin com- rising resinous core anda nonresinows polyorganosiloxane US 2009/0077921 AI roup, and component (B) comprises a treated MQ resin. ‘Components (A) and (2) may be prepared by methods known, in thea [0027] Aa MQresin comprise siloxane uni Jae R',SiO,,, and SiO, here exch Ris monovalent hydrocarbon group, a monovalent halogenated hydrocarbon group, a hydrogen atom, or a hydroxy! aroup. Examples of monovalent hydrocarbon groups for R include, but are not limited to, alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, pentyl, octyl, undeyl, and octadoeyl; cycloalkyl such as ‘eyclohexyl: aryl such as pheayl, tolyl, xylyl, benzyl, and 2-phenylethy. Examples of monovalent halogenated hydno- ‘carbon groups for R inlude, but are nt limited 10, chlor rated alky! groups such as chloromethy! and chlonopropy sroups and fluorinated alkyl groups such as 3.3.3-tifluoro- propyl, 44.433-pentafhuorobutyl, $5,5.4,4.3.-beptatuo- Fopentyl and 6.5,0,5.544,3,3-nonalluoroexyl 10028] ‘The MQ resin may havea ratio of Munits to Q units (MQ) of 05 to 1.2, alternatively 0.89:1 to Il. The MQ resin may have « number sverage molecular weight of 1,500 to 8,000, altematively 5,000, The MQ resin may have a weight average molecular weight of 3,000 t© 40,000, alternatively 15,000, 10029] _Methols of preparing MQ resins are known in the ad. For example, « MQ resin may be prepared by trating & product produced by the sli hydrosol capping process of Dauat, eta. disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,676,182. Briefly stated, the method of Dau, ea. volves reacting a silica hydrosol uader acidic conditions with a hydrolyzable tor anosilano such as trimethylchlorosilane siloxane such as hhexamethyldisiloxane, or combinations thereof, and recover- ing a precoet comprising M and Q units (MQ resin). The resulting MQ resins may contain from 2 10 5 percent by ‘weight of silicon-bonded hydroxy! groups. 10030) A bodied MQ resin may be prepared from the MQ resin described above by methods known inthe at, soch as those disclosed in US. Pat. Nos. §.726,256; 5.861.472; and 5,869,556. For example, the bodied MQ resin may be pre- pared by dissolving the MQ resin described sbove dissolving the MQ resin ina solvent, such asa solvent described below ‘component (F); heating the MQ resin i the presence of a ‘acid ar base catalyst and a polyiorganosifoxane terminated ith silicon-bonded hydroxy! groups; and removing water. The resulting producto this process is (A) bodied MQ resin ‘comprising () a core and (i). polydiganosiloxane pou, ‘where the polydionzanosiloxane group has terminal silicon= bonded hydroxyl group, The bodied MQ resin may contin 05% to 2%, alternatively 0.75% to 1.25% hydroxyl groups. 10031] "Component (A) can bea single bodied MQ resin oF ‘acombination comprising two or more bodied MQ resins that differ in at least one ofthe flowing properties: hydroxyl r0up content, ratio of amount of component (Xi) to com- ponent (A)(@) siloxane units, and sequence. The ratio ofthe ‘amount of eomponent (A)G) to amount of component (ANG) (the (AXG)(AVG) ratio) may be 1 10 2.5. The amount of ‘component (aed tothe PSAC depends on various factors ‘nchiding esin/polymer ratio and bodied (P(A) ratio, hom= ‘ever, comiponent (A) may beaded to the PSAC in an amount ‘of 10% 10 50% basod on the weight of the PSAC. 10032] | Component (B) may be prepared fom the MQ resin described above by dissolving the MQ resin, treating agent, ‘and an acid catalyst ina solvent and heating the resulting ‘combination until the hydroxyl content ofthe MQ resins 010 24, alternatively 0.5% to 1%, The treating agent may be @ Mar. 26, 2009 silane of the formula R?,SiR?, where each R? is indepen- ently @ monovalent hydrocarbon group such as methyl, vinyl or pheayl altematively methyl; and R* is group reve: tivewithsilanol, The acid catalyst may be riluoroacetic acid “The solvent may be a solvent deseribed below as component (©) such as xylene. The treating process reacts the R” subst ‘ted silicon atom a hydroxy! group inthe MQ resin, thereby linking the R°.Si- group witha silicon atom in the MQ resin through a divalent oxygen atom and forming component (B). [0033] Component (B) can be a single tated MQ resin or acombination comprising two or more treated MQ resins that ier in at least one of the following properties: verge ‘molecular weight, siloxane units, and sequence. Component (B) may havea ratio of M units t Q units (MEQ) of 0.$ 0 1.2 altematively 0.88:1 to :1, Component (B) may have a oum- beraverage molecular weight of 1,500 to 8,000, alternatively 5,000. Component (3) may'have weight average molecular ‘Weight of 3,000 9 40,000, alteaatvely 15,000. Compone: (B) may be added to the PSAC in an amount of 3% 10 50% based on the Weight ofthe PSAC. [034] ‘The amounts of eomponcats (A) and (B) relative wo ‘each other ae selected such that the ratio of the amount of ‘component (3) to the amount oF component (A) (the (BY(A) ratio) may havea value of 0.3 10 5.0, alternatively 0.5 1.0, The (BY(A) ratio may be calculated as follows. First, the amounts by weight of components (A) through (B) in the PSAC are normalized wo 14M wo exclude any optional com- ponents if present. The normalized weight of component (B) Js then divided by the normalized weight of component (A) ‘Component (C) Poly dionzanosiloxane {0035} Component (C) is 2 polydirganosiloxane termi ated with a condensation reactable group. Componcat (C) ‘ay comprise an c.>

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