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(11) EP 1 632 524 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 158(3) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
05.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/27

(43) Date of publication:
08.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/10

(21) Application number: 03751418.9

(22) Date of filing: 09.10.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C08J 9/12(1974.07)
E04B 1/66(1968.09)
 E04B 1/80(1968.09)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2003/012965
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/106418 (09.12.2004 Gazette 2004/50)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 28.05.2003 JP 2003150795

(71) Applicant: MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD
Tokyo 168-8533 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • KAMITE, Masayuki, c/o MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD
    Tokyo 168-8533 (JP)
  • ABIKO, Haruhiko, c/o MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD
    Tokyo 168-8533 (JP)
  • TABUCHI, Daisuke, c/o MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD
    Tokyo 168-8533 (JP)

(74) Representative: Goddar, Heinz J. 
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) FOAMED MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, CUSHIONING MATERIAL, THERMAL INSULATING MATERIAL AND STRUCTURE OF WALL OF BUILDING


    (57) A foamed material constituting a thermal insulator (360) which comprises 50 wt % or more of a non-resin component, preferably 50 to 70 wt % of a mixture of cellulose, starch and a poly(vinyl alcohol). In a more preferable embodiment, the foamed material contains 30 wt % of cellulose, 25 wt % of starch and poly(vinyl alcohol 2C, 0.7 wt % of an antioxidant, 0.2 wt % of a mildewproofing agent, 0.2 wt % of a pigment and 43.9 wt % of a polyolefm resin (2), wherein the antioxidant is a phenol type antioxidant having a melting point of 110°C being lower than that of the polyolefin resin.