IP Library Granted Patent US 8,680,169
Granted Patent B2
US 8,680,169 · App. 13/378,107 · Granted Mar 25, 2014

Porous polypropylene film

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Patent No.
US 8,680,169
App. No.
13/378,107
Granted
Mar 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a porous polypropylene film having both air permeability properties and puncture strength. A porous polypropylene film which has an air permeability of 700 seconds/100 ml or less and a puncture strength of 1.5 N or greater, and has β activity can be obtained when the porous polypropylene film is made to have a tensile strength in the machine direction of the film, E MD , of 100 MPa or greater, a tensile strength in the transverse direction to the machine direction, E TD , of less than 100 MPa, and a ratio of E MD and E TD , E MD /E TD , of 1.5 to 10.

Claims (11)

1. A porous polypropylene film having a tensile strength in the flow direction of the film, E MD , of 100 MPa or greater; a tensile strength in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction, E TD , of less than 100 MPa; a ratio of E MD and E TD , E MD /E TD , of 1.5 to 10; an air permeability of 700 seconds/100 ml or less; a puncture strength of 1.5 N or greater; and having β activity wherein the porous polypropylene film is obtained under the following stretching conditions of a TD stretching temperature of from 100-160° C., and a MD stretching temperature of from 10 to 120° C. such that a stretch ratio in the flow direction of the film, λ MD , is 3.0 to 8.0 times; a stretch ratio in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction, λ TD , is 1.1 to 2.5 times; and a ratio between λ MD and λ TD , λ MD /λ TD , is 1.5 to 5.0.

2. The film of claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of dynamic friction at the front and back surfaces of the film is 0.10 to 0.80.

3. The film of claim 2 , wherein the porous polypropylene film is obtained under the following stretching conditions of a TD stretching temperature of from 100-160° C., and a MD stretching temperature of from 10 to 120° C. such that a stretch ratio in the flow direction of the film, λ MD , is 3.0 to 8.0 times; a stretch ratio in the direction perpendicular to the flow direction, λ TD , is 1.1 to 2.5 times; and a ratio between λ MD and λ TD , λ MD /λ TD , is 1.5 to 5.0.

4. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film comprises a polypropylene resin comprising a β crystal nucleating agent.

5. The film of claim 4 , wherein the β crystal nucleating agent is contained in an amount of 0.0001 to 5.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polypropylene resin.

6. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film comprises a polypropylene resin having a isotactic pentad fraction of 80% to 99%.

7. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film comprises a polypropylene resin having a Mw/Mn ratio of from 2.0 to 10.0.

8. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film comprises a polypropylene resin having a melt flow rate of from 0.5 to 15 g/10 min.

9. The film of claim 4 , wherein the thickness of the porous propylene film is from 1 to 500 μm.

10. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film has a porosity of from 30% to 70%.

11. The film of claim 1 , wherein the porous propylene film has a puncture strength of 3.0 N or greater.

Assignments (3)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2011
From: YAMADA, TAKEYOSHI; USAMI, YASUSHI; TERAKAWA, TORU
To: MITSUBISHI PLASTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027402/0827 →