IP Library Granted Patent US 9,522,519
Granted Patent B2
US 9,522,519 · App. 14/170,995 · Granted Dec 20, 2016

Polycarbonate resin laminate

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Patent No.
US 9,522,519
App. No.
14/170,995
Granted
Dec 20, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a polycarbonate resin laminate having the surface hardness remarkably improved and being excellent in color and impact resistance. A polycarbonate resin laminate which comprises at least a surface layer (A) and a resin layer (B) and is characterized by satisfying the following conditions: (i) the surface layer (A) is a layer made of a polycarbonate resin composition which comprises at least a polycarbonate resin (a) having at least structural units represented by the following formula (1) and a polycarbonate resin (b) having structural units different from the polycarbonate resin (a), (ii) the mass ratio of the polycarbonate resin (a) to the polycarbonate resin (b) in the surface layer (A) is within a range of from 45:55 to 99:1, and (iii) the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin laminate as specified by ISO 15184 and measured from the surface layer (A) side is at least H:

Claims (24)

1. A polycarbonate resin laminate which comprises at least a surface layer (A) and a resin layer (B) and is characterized by satisfying the following conditions:

(i) the surface layer (A) is a layer made of a polycarbonate resin composition which comprises a mixture of a polycarbonate resin (a) having at least structural units represented by the following formula (1) and a polycarbonate resin (b) having structural units different from the polycarbonate resin (a),

(ii) the mass ratio of the polycarbonate resin (a) to the polycarbonate resin (b) in the surface layer (A) is within a range of from 45:55 to 99:1, and

(iii) the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin laminate as specified by ISO 15184 and measured from the surface layer (A) side is at least H

wherein the polycarbonate resin (b) has at least structural units represented by the following formula (2):

in the formula (2), X represents

wherein each of R 3 and R 4 which are independent of each other, is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and Z is a group forming, as bonded to C, a C 6-12 alicyclic hydrocarbon which may have a substituent.

2. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the resin layer (B) is made of a polycarbonate resin composition which contains at least the polycarbonate resin (b).

3. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 2 , wherein the resin layer (B) is made of a polycarbonate resin composition which further contains the polycarbonate resin (a), and in the resin layer (B), the proportion of the polycarbonate resin (a) is from 30 to 1 mass %, and the proportion of the polycarbonate resin (b) is from 70 to 99 mass %.

4. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin (a) contains structural units derived from a compound represented by the following formula (8), and a content of such structural units is at least 20 ppm and at most 1,000 ppm:

in the formula (8), R 1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.

5. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 4 , wherein a content of the structural units derived from the compound represented by the formula (8) in the polycarbonate resin laminate is from 0.05 to 1,000 ppm.

6. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin (a) contains structural units derived from a compound represented by the following formula (9), and a content of such structural units is at least 10 ppm and at most 3,500 ppm

7. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 6 , wherein a content of the structural units derived from the compound represented by the formula (9) in the polycarbonate resin laminate is from 0.02 to 3,500 ppm.

8. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin (a) contains structural units derived from a compound represented by the following formula (10), and a content of such structural units is at least 40 ppm and at most 600 ppm

9. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 8 , wherein a content of the structural units derived from the compound represented by the formula (10) in the polycarbonate resin laminate is from 0.1 to 600 ppm.

10. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the polycarbonate resin laminate is from 200 to 5,000 μm.

11. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the surface layer (A) is from 20 to 1,000 μm, and the thickness of the resin layer (B) is from 10 to 5,000 μm.

12. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein a yellowness index is at most 10 when a 7 mass % solution of the polycarbonate resin laminate in methylene chloride is measured in an optical path length of 50 mm.

13. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin composition constituting the surface layer (A) and/or the resin layer (B) contains at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of a phosphorus type stabilizer, a phenol type stabilizer and a sulfur type stabilizer in an amount of from 0.01 to 1 part by mass.

14. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 13 , wherein the stabilizer is a phenol type stabilizer.

15. A protective window material for a portable display device, a component for a display device, a cover for a display device, a component for a protective equipment or an in-vehicle component made of the polycarbonate resin laminate as defined in claim 1 .

16. The polycarbonate resin laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the polycarbonate resin (a) contains structural units derived from a compound represented by the following formula (10), and a content of such structural units is at least 40 ppm and at most 600 ppm:

and wherein the content of the structural units derived from the compound represent ed by the formula (10) in the polycarbonate resin laminate is from 0.1 to 600 ppm.

Assignments (4)
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 5, 2023
From: MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065775/0613 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043750/0834 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 4, 2017
From: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
To: MITSUBISHI RAYON CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0207 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 12, 2014
From: HITOMI, TATSUYA; NISHIHARA, RYOUHEI; HIRANO, KIYOTAKA; SHIRAISHI, YOSHITAKA; YAMAMOTO, MASANORI; YOKOYAMA, TOMONARI; SHIDOU, MASAHIDE
To: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION; MITSUBISHI ENGINEERING-PLASTICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032418/0758 →