IP Library Granted Patent US 9,079,375
Granted Patent B2
US 9,079,375 · App. 13/564,646 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Decorative film structure and decorative member

Inventors: Takashi Fujii (Fukuyama, JP); Daiji Katsura (Etajima, JP); Takakazu Yamane (Hiroshima, JP); Sakura Nakao (Hiroshima, JP); Kenta Okada (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignees: Ishii Hyoko Co., Ltd.; Mazda Motor Corporation
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Patent No.
US 9,079,375
App. No.
13/564,646
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A decorative film structure includes: a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer; a metal luster layer constituted by dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and an achromatic layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots. As surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an Ra is 2 μm or less and either an Rmax is 4 μm or less or a Sm is 50 μm or more. A stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 10000 or more. An area of each dot when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10 −3 -10 5 μm 2 . A dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%. A lightness L* of the achromatic layer is 0-80.

Claims (68)

1. A decorative film structure, comprising:

a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer;

a metal luster layer constituted by a plurality of dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and

an achromatic layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots of the metal luster layer, wherein

as surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an arithmetic average roughness Ra is 2 μm or less and either a maximum height Rmax is 4 μm or less or an average concave to convex distance Sm is 50 μm or more,

a stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer, which is a value of Y in tristimulus values of color of an object due to reflection in an XYZ colorimetric system in a case where an illumination optical axis angle is −45°±2° and a received reflected light optical axis angle is 45°±2° with respect to a direction normal to the front surface of the metal luster layer, is 10000 or more,

an area of each of the dots when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10 −3 -10 5 μm 2 ,

a dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%, and

a lightness L* of the achromatic layer in an L*a*b* colorimetric system is 0-80,

wherein,

the surface layer constitutes a front surface of the decorative film structure,

the achromatic layer absorbs part of light entering the decorative film structure from the front surface of the surface layer, and

the metal luster layer causes specular reflection of part of the light and causes diffuse reflection of part of the light on a periphery of the metal luster layer.

2. The decorative film structure of claim 1 , wherein as the surface roughness of the front surface of the surface layer, the Ra is 1 μm or less and either the Rmax is 2 μm or less or the Sm is 100 μm or more.

3. The decorative film structure of claim 1 , wherein the stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 20000 or more.

4. The decorative film structure of claim 1 , wherein the dot area percentage per the unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 40-99%.

5. The decorative film structure of claim 1 , wherein the lightness L* of the achromatic layer is 0-50.

6. A decorative film structure, comprising:

a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer;

a metal luster layer constituted by a plurality of dots provided on a front surface of the surface layer; and

an achromatic layer provided on a back surface of the surface layer, wherein

as surface roughness of the front surface of the surface layer, an arithmetic average roughness Ra is 2 μm or less and either a maximum height Rmax is 4 μm or less or an average concave to convex distance Sm is 50 μm or more,

a stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer, which is a value of Y in tristimulus values of color of an object due to reflection in an XYZ colorimetric system in a case where an illumination optical axis angle is −45°±2° and a received reflected light optical axis angle is 45°±2° with respect to a direction normal to the front surface of the metal luster layer, is 10000 or more,

an area of each of the dots when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10 −3 -10 5 μm 2 ,

a dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%, and

a lightness L* of the achromatic layer in an L*a*b* colorimetric system is 0-80,

wherein,

the surface layer and the metal luster layer constitute a front surface of the decorative film structure,

the achromatic layer absorbs part of light entering the decorative film structure from the front surface of the surface layer, and

the metal luster layer causes specular reflection of part of the light and causes diffuse reflection of part of the light on a periphery of the metal luster layer.

7. The decorative film structure of claim 6 , wherein as the surface roughness of the front surface of the surface layer, the Ra is 1 μm or less and either the Rmax is 2 μm or less or the Sm is 100 μm or more.

8. The decorative film structure of claim 6 , wherein the stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer is 20000 or more.

9. The decorative film structure of claim 6 , wherein the dot area percentage per the unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 40-99%.

10. The decorative film structure of claim 6 , wherein the lightness L* of achromatic layer is 0-50.

11. A decorative member, comprising:

a base material; and

a decorative film structure provided on a surface of the base material, wherein

the decorative film structure includes

a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer;

a metal luster layer constituted by a plurality of dots provided on a back surface of the surface layer; and

an achromatic layer provided on the back surface of the surface layer to fill a gap between the dots of the metal luster layer,

as surface roughness of a front surface of the surface layer, an arithmetic average roughness Ra is 2 μm or less and either a maximum height Rmax is 4 μm or less or an average concave to convex distance Sm is 50 μm or more,

a stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer, which is a value of Y in tristimulus values of color of an object due to reflection in an XYZ colorimetric system in a case where an illumination optical axis angle is −45°±2° and a received reflected light optical axis angle is 45°±2° with respect to a direction normal to the front surface of the metal luster layer, is 10000 or more,

an area of each of the dots when viewed from a front side of the surface layer is 10 −3 -10 5 μm 2 ,

a dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%, and

a lightness L* of the achromatic layer in an L*a*b* colorimetric system is 0-80,

wherein,

the surface layer constitutes a front surface of the decorative film structure,

the achromatic layer absorbs part of light entering the decorative film structure from the front surface of the surface layer, and

the metal luster layer causes specular reflection of part of the light and causes diffuse reflection of part of the light on a periphery of the metal luster layer.

12. The decorative member of claim 11 , wherein the base material is a resin-molded member.

13. A decorative member, comprising:

a base material; and

a decorative film structure provided on a surface of the base material, wherein

the decorative film structure includes

a surface layer constituted by a transparent or translucent resin layer;

a metal luster layer constituted by a plurality of dots provided on a front surface of the surface layer; and

an achromatic layer provided on a back surface of the surface layer,

as surface roughness of the front surface of the surface layer, an arithmetic average roughness Ra is 2 μm or less and either a maximum height Rmax is 4 μm or less or an average concave to convex distance Sm is 50 μm or more,

a stimulus value Y45° of the metal luster layer, which is a value of Y in tristimulus values of color of an object due to reflection in an XYZ colorimetric system in a case where an illumination optical axis angle is −45°±2° and a received reflected light optical axis angle is 45°±2° with respect to a direction normal to the front surface of the metal luster layer, is 10000 or more,

an area of each of the dots when viewed from a front side of the front surface of the surface layer is 10 −3 -10 5 μm 2 ,

a dot area percentage per a unit area when viewed from the front side of the surface layer is 20-99%, and

a lightness L* of the achromatic layer in an L*a*b* colorimetric system is 0-80,

wherein,

the surface layer and the metal luster layer constitute a front surface of the decorative film structure,

the achromatic layer absorbs part of light entering the decorative film structure from the front surface of the surface layer, and

the metal luster layer causes specular reflection of part of the light and causes diffuse reflection of part of the light on a periphery of the metal luster layer.

14. The decorative member of claim 13 , wherein the base material is a resin-molded member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2012
From: FUJII, TAKASHI; KATSURA, DAIJI; YAMANE, TAKAKAZU; NAKANO, SAKURA; OKADA, KENTA
To: ISHII HYOKI CO., LTD.; MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-170173 · Aug 3, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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