IP Library Granted Patent US 8,197,929
Granted Patent B2
US 8,197,929 · App. 12/007,748 · Granted Jun 12, 2012

Aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film and reflection plate

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Patent No.
US 8,197,929
App. No.
12/007,748
Granted
Jun 12, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

To obtain a reflection film that does not undergo yellowing or a reduction in reflectance with a lapse of time by using, has excellent deadfold properties, generates less calorific when incinerated, and is degradable by microorganisms when subjected to earth filling, and causes no problem of waste disposal, the reflection film includes an aliphatic polyester based resin as a base resin and fine powder filler. The reflection film has pores inside thereof at a porosity of 50% or less. Preferably, the fine powder filler includes titanium oxide.

Claims (14)

1. An aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film comprising:

an aliphatic polyester based resin; and

a fine powder filler, wherein the fine powder filler has a refractive index of 1.6 or more,

wherein a content of the fine powder filler is 10 mass parts or more and 60 mass parts or less per 100 mass parts of the aliphatic polyester based resin composition comprising the fine powder filler and the aliphatic polyester based resin,

wherein the aliphatic polyester based resin is a polylactic, acid based resin having a compositional ratio of D-lactic acid to L-lactic acid such that D-lactic acid:L-lactic acid=99.5:0.5 to 95:5 or D-lactic acid:L-lactic acid=0.5:99.5 to 5:95,

wherein the film has pores therein at a porosity of 5% or more and 50% or less, and

wherein the aliphatic polyester based resin has a refractive index of less than 1.50, and

wherein the film has an average reflectance of 95% or more at a wavelength in the range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

2. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to claim 1 , wherein the fine powder filler contains at least titanium oxide.

3. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to claim 1 , wherein the titanium oxide is titanium oxide with a vanadium content of 5 ppm or less.

4. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a difference between the refractive index of the aliphatic polyester based resin and a refractive index of the fine powder filler is 0.15 or more.

5. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the porosity of the film is 5% or more and 50% or less.

6. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film is a film obtained by melting an aliphatic polyester based resin composition comprising the aliphatic polyester based resin and the fine powder filler, and molding the melt into a film, and drawing the resultant film at least monoaxially at an area ratio of at least 5 times based on an original area of the film.

7. The aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the aliphatic polyester based resin reflection film after storage at 80° C. for 3 hours has a shrinkage factor of more than 0% and less than 0.7% in a longitudinal direction, and −0.1% or more and 0.5% or less in a transverse direction.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 31, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043746/0912 →