IP Library Granted Patent US 7,589,151
Granted Patent B2
US 7,589,151 · App. 10/591,455 · Granted Sep 15, 2009

Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article comprising the same

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Patent No.
US 7,589,151
App. No.
10/591,455
Granted
Sep 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a polylactic acid polymer (A), an acrylic polymer (B) containing units of methyl methacrylate monomer, and a graft copolymer (C) obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer onto a rubbery polymer, wherein the refractive index, Rc, of the graft copolymer (C) and the total refractive index, Rab, of the polylactic acid polymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) satisfy the following formula (1) −0.004≦ Rc−Rab ≦+0.008  (1).

Claims (15)

1. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising:

a polylactic acid polymer (A);

an acrylic polymer (B) containing a methyl methacrylate monomer unit; and

a graft copolymer (C) obtained by graft-polymerizing a vinyl monomer onto a rubbery polymer,

wherein the refractive index, Rc, of the graft copolymer (C) and the total refractive index, Rab, of the polylactic acid polymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) satisfy the following formula (1)

−0.004 ≦Rc−Rab≦+ 0.008  (1).

2. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the compositional ratio of the polylactic acid polymer (A) to the acrylic polymer (B) is within the range of from 1/99 to 99/1 (mass ratio).

3. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein 1 to 50 parts by mass of the graft copolymer (C) to 100 parts by mass of the total of the polylactic acid polymer (A) and the acrylic polymer (B) is blended.

4. The thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the graft copolymer (C) is obtained by using a silicone rubber containing a polyorganosiloxane or an acrylic rubber containing a polyalkyl(meth)acrylate rubber as the rubbery polymer.

5. A molded article obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 1 .

6. The molded article according to claim 5 , wherein total light transmittance of the molded article is 65% or more.

7. The molded article according to claim 6 , wherein haze of the molded article is 60% or less.

8. A molded article obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 2 .

9. A molded article obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 3 .

10. A molded article obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition according to claim 4 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2007
From: AOKI, HIDEO; ITO, MASAKAZU; MIURA, TAKASHI; OSUKA, MASAHIRO
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019512/0365 →