IP Library Granted Patent US 8,658,057
Granted Patent B2
US 8,658,057 · App. 13/498,816 · Granted Feb 25, 2014

Liquid crystal polyester resin composition

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Patent No.
US 8,658,057
App. No.
13/498,816
Granted
Feb 25, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal polyester resin composition for camera modules is used, the composition including, based on 100 parts by mass of the composition as a whole, (A) 49.5 to 69.5 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester, (B) 30.0 to 50.0 parts by mass of an irregular form or spherical powder having a Mohs hardness of 5 or higher and a primary particle diameter of 5 μm or less, and (C) 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of carbon black. The use of the resin composition allows a reduction in the amount of dust generated (particles falling off) during the production of the camera, the use of the camera, and the operation of the camera modules. The resin composition has high surface hardness, is excellent in balance between heat resistance, stiffness, moldability, and resistance to falling of particles off a surface, and causes no malfunction during autofocus control.

Claims (11)

1. A liquid crystal polyester resin composition for a camera module, comprising, based on 100 parts by mass of the composition as a whole,

(A) 49.5 to 69.5 parts by mass of a liquid crystal polyester,

(B) 30.0 to 50.0 parts by mass of an irregular form or spherical powder having a Mohs hardness of 5 or more and a primary particle diameter of 5 μm or less, and

(C) 0.5 to 5.0 parts by mass of carbon black.

2. The liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the (B) component is selected from titanium oxide, silica, and aluminum oxide.

3. The liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein the number of exfoliations from the surface of molded products molded by injection molding is 200 or less,

the number of exfoliations being defined as the number of particles falling off when the two injection molded products are placed in 266 mL of pure water and subjected to ultrasonic cleaning at 40 kHz and a power of 480 W for 30 seconds, each of the injection molded products having a cylindrical shape of an outer diameter of 7 mm, an inner diameter of 6 mm, and a height of 4 mm, a screw structure with a pitch of 0.3 mm and a groove depth of 0.2 mm being formed on the inner surface of each of the injection molded products, the number of particles falling off being the number of particles contained in 10 mL of the pure water after cleaning and having a maximum diameter of 2 μm or larger.

4. The liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a Rockwell hardness of a molded product molded by injection molding is 80 or higher.

5. The liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein an Izod impact strength of a molded product molded by injection molding is 40 KJ/m 2 or higher.

6. The liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 , wherein a deflection temperature under load of a molded product molded by injection molding is 245° C. or higher.

7. A camera module component produced by injection molding of the liquid crystal polyester resin composition according to claim 1 .

Assignments (5)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 26, 2024
From: ENEOS CORPORATION
To: ENEOS MATERIALS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 069443/0275 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066373/0720 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: JXTG NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: ENEOS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066373/0874 →
CHANGE OF NAME & ADDRESS Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
To: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066802/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2012
From: NAKAYAMA, TOSHIO; MUROUCHI, SATOSHI
To: JX NIPPON OIL & ENERGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028120/0719 →