Kansai Paint USPTO patents

To provide a cationic electrodeposition coating composition manifesting excellent anticorrosive property at edges and in flat areas, along with finish quality, even in a state of thin film, as well as a coated article demonstrating these excellent coating film performances, the cationic electrodeposition coating composition includes an amino group-containing epoxy resin (A), a blocked polyisocyanate compound (B), and crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C), wherein the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) are contained by 0.1 to 40 parts by mass relative to the total mass in solids content of the amino group-containing epoxy resin (A) and blocked polyisocyanate compound (B); the number-average molecular weight of the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) is under 100,000; and/or the volume-average particle size of the crosslinked epoxy resin particles (C) is 30 to 1,000 nm.

A coating composition includes a blocked urethane elastomer (A) containing a terminal isocyanate group blocked with an oxime compound and having a number average molecular weight of 800 to 5,000, an aromatic diamine compound (B) containing an electron-donating group, and an amide compound (C).

A paint composition contains (A) a binder component, (B) a first rheology control agent, and (C) a second rheology control agent, wherein the first rheology control agent (B) is a non-aqueous dispersion resin (b); the second rheology control agent (C) contains a reaction product of (c1) a polyisocyanate compound, (c2) a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and (c3) a polyether amine having two or more amino groups and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000; and the proportion of the polyether amine having two or more amino groups and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000 (c3) is within the range of 10 to 30 mass % based on the total amount of the components (c1) to (c3).

Provided is a multilayer coating film comprising an effect base coating film and a colored base coating film formed on the effect base coating film, wherein when X=[(C*45)2+(C*75)2]1/2 and Y=[(L*15)2+(C*15)2]1/2+[(L*25)2+(C*25)2]1/2, X is 80 or more and Y is 145 or more (wherein C*15, C*25, C*45, and C*75 represent chroma values calculated from spectral reflectances of light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees and received at light-receiving angles of 15 degrees, 25 degrees, 45 degrees, and 75 degrees deviated from specular reflection light to the side closer to the incident light; and L*15 and L*25 represent lightness values when light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees is received at light-receiving angles of 15 degrees and 25 degrees deviated from specular reflection light to the side closer to the incident light).

A thermosetting coating composition includes a hydroxyl group-containing resin, a curing agent, a phosphazene compound, and a solvent.

Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising simultaneously curing an uncured base coating film, an uncured effect coating film, and an uncured clear coating film.

Provided is a multilayer coating film comprising a colored base coating film and an effect base coating film formed on the colored base coating film, wherein the hue angle h in the L*C*h color space diagram is within the range of 30° to 70°, and when the following formulas hold: X=[(C*45)2+(C*75) 2]1/2, and Y=[(L*15)2+(C*15)2]1/2+[(L*25)2+(C*25)2]1/2, X is 80 or more and Y is 140 or more; provided that C*15, C*25, C*45, and C*75 represent the chroma of the multilayer coating film when light is illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees and received at angles of 15 degrees, 25 degrees, 45 degrees, and 75 degrees deviated from the specular reflection light in the incident light direction, and L*15 and L*25 similarly represent the lightness of the multilayer coating film.

A paint composition contains (A) a binder component, (B) a first rheology control agent, and (C) a second rheology control agent, wherein the first rheology control agent (B) contains a reaction product of (b1) a polyisocyanate compound, (b2) a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and (b3) a polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of more than 300 and less than 6000; the proportion of the polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of more than 300 and less than 6000 (b3) is 0.5 mass % or more and less than 10 mass % based on the total amount of the components (b1) to (b3); the second rheology control agent (C) contains a reaction product of (c1) a polyisocyanate compound, (c2) a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and (c3) a polyether amine having two or more amino groups and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000; and the proportion of the polyether amine having two or more amino groups and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000 (c3) is within a range of 10 to 30 mass % based on the total amount of the components (c1) to (c3).

Provided is a water-based coating composition capable of forming a multilayer coating film having an excellent finished appearance and having excellent storage stability.

A rheology control agent contains a reaction product of a polyisocyanate compound (a1), a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less (a2), and a polyether amine having two or more amino groups and having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000 (a3), wherein the proportion of the polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of 1000 or more and less than 6000 (a3) is within the range of 10 to 30 mass % based on the total amount of the components (a1) to (a3).

A method includes a step of applying an aqueous 2-package type first colored paint to form an uncured first colored coating film; a step of applying an aqueous 1-package type second colored paint to form an uncured second colored coating film; a step of applying a solvent-based 2-package type clear paint to form an uncured clear coating film; and a step of heating the uncured first colored coating film, the uncured second colored coating film and the uncured clear coating film to 75 to 100° C. to simultaneously cure these films.

An active energy ray-curable coating composition, includes the following components (A), (B), (C), and (D): (A) urethane (meth)acrylate having a polycarbonate skeleton and three or more polymerizable unsaturated groups in one molecule and having a weight average molecular weight in a range of 10,000 to 40,000; (B) urethane (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight in a range of 1,000 or more and less than 10,000; (C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of (c1) to (c3); and (D) a photopolymerization initiator.

The present invention provides a multilayer coating film-forming method that is capable of forming a multilayer coating film with excellent finished appearance and excellent luster.

A paint composition comprises (A) a binder component and (B) a rheology control agent, the rheology control agent (B) comprising a reaction product of (b1) a polyisocyanate compound, (b2) a primary monoamine having a number average molecular weight of 300 or less, and (b3) a polyether amine having a number average molecular weight of more than 300 but less than 6000.

A method for forming a multilayer coating film, the method including the following steps (1) to (3): (1) applying a colored paint (X) to a substrate to form a colored coating film whose lightness L* value in the L*a*b* color space is 5 or less, (2) applying an effect pigment dispersion (Y) to the colored coating film formed in step (1) to form an effect coating film, and (3) applying a clear paint (Z) to the effect coating film formed in step (2) to form a clear coating film, wherein the effect pigment dispersion (Y) contains water, a rheology control agent (A), and a flake-effect pigment (B), the flake-effect pigment (B) being an effect pigment in which a transparent or translucent base material is coated with a metal oxide, and the effect pigment dispersion (Y) having a solids content of 0.1 to 15 mass %; the obtained multilayer coating film has a Y value (Y5) of 50 or more, the Y value (Y5) representing a luminance in the XYZ color space based on spectral reflectance when light illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the multilayer coating film is received at an angle of 5 degrees deviated from specular reflection light in the incident light direction; and the obtained multilayer coating film has a lightness L* value (L*25) of 25 or less in the L*a*b* color space when light illuminated at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the multilayer coating film is received at an angle of 25 degrees deviated from specular reflection light in the incident light direction.

An aqueous coating material composition, includes: a polyolefin resin aqueous dispersion (A) containing a polypropylene (a1); a crosslinking agent (B) having a functional group that reacts with a carboxyl group; and a polyester resin aqueous dispersion (C) having a resin acid value of 3 mgKOH/g to 100 mgKOH/g, and with respect to a total solid content of the polyolefin resin aqueous dispersion (A), a solid content of the crosslinking agent (B) is 0.1 mass % to 20 mass %, and a solid content of the polyester resin aqueous dispersion (C) is 0.5 mass % to 30 mass %.

The present invention provides a coating composition which has excellent trickle resistance and forms a coating film that exhibits excellent gloss stability.

This invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film, the method comprising forming a multilayer coating film that has excellent blackness, high reflectance of an infrared laser, and excellent coating film performance.