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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 26, 1996
Yoshio Kishimoto, Hirakata, JP;
Masa-aki Suzuki, Hirakata, JP;
Takashi Hashida, Osaka, JP;
Fumihiro Inagaki, Osaka, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Abstract
A thermal insulator of the present invention includes a foam containing solidified CO.sub.2 gas. A method for producing the thermal insulator includes the steps of: mixing a metal compound selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide and a metal hydroxide, water, a polyol component, and an isocyanate component to generate a mixture; foaming the mixture in a container to generate closed-cells made of a water-foamed polyurethane; and allowing CO.sub.2 gas generated during the foaming step to react with the selected metal compound to solidify the CO.sub.2 gas, thereby depressurizing the closed-cells in the closed-celled foam.