IP Library Granted Patent US 12,534,647
Granted Patent B2
US 12,534,647 · App. 17/425,394 · Granted Jan 27, 2026

Adhesive film, method for manufacturing same, and foldable display device comprising same

Inventors: Hee Song (Daejeon, KR); Hyun Cheol Kim (Daejeon, KR); Hyon Gyu Park (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: Xinmei Fontana Holding (Hong Kong) Limited
C09J7/385B32B7/12B32B27/283C09J7/25B32B2457/20C09J2203/326C09J2400/146C09J2433/00C09J2479/088C09J2483/006Y10T428/2891
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Patent No.
US 12,534,647
App. No.
17/425,394
Granted
Jan 27, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application relates to an adhesive film comprising a first (meth)acrylate resin and at least one type of a monomer of the following Chemical Formula 1, a method for manufacturing the same, and a foldable display device comprising the same:

Claims (54)

1 . An adhesive film comprising:

a first (meth)acrylate resin; and

at least one monomer of the following Chemical Formula 1,

in the Chemical Formula 1,

R 1 is hydrogen; or an alkyl group;

R 2 is a hydroxyl group; and

m is an integer of 0 to 200;

wherein an early peel strength of the adhesive film after stored for 1 day at 23° C. is greater than 0 gf/inch and less than or equal to 10 gf/inch, and a late peel strength of the adhesive film after stored for 5 days at 40° C. is greater than 0 gf/inch and less than or equal to 11 gf/inch;

the adhesive film is cut to a size of one inch×one inch to attach one surface thereof to a first substrate and then stored for 1 day at 23° C. before measuring the early peel strength or stored for 5 days at 40° C. before measuring the late peel strength; and

the first substrate is a silicone-based substrate,

wherein the first (meth)acrylate resin has a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 1,000,000 g/mol and less than or equal to 5,000,000 g/mol,

wherein the first (meth)acrylate resin is a copolymer of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin and a crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer,

wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin included in the first (meth)acrylate resin comprises one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having 11 to 30 carbon atoms,

wherein the crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer of the first (meth)acrylate resin is one or more selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid and 4-hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate,

wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin is included in greater than or equal to 70 parts by weight and less than or equal to 99 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin,

wherein the crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer is included in greater than or equal to 1 part by weight and less than or equal to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin, and

wherein a storage modulus of the adhesive film at 20° C. (G1) and a storage modulus of the adhesive film at −20° C. (G2) satisfy the following Equation (1) and Equation (2) as measured at a frequency of 1 Hz, 5% strain, and a temperature increasing rate of 10° C./minute in a range of −20° C. to 90° C.:

1×10 4 Pa≤ G 1≤9.5×10 4 Pa  [Equation (1)]

G 1 ≤G 2≤5.0×10 5 Pa  [Equation (2)]

2 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein an adhesive strength of the adhesive film after attaching one surface of the adhesive film to a second substrate and then stored for 1 day at 23° C. is at least 500 gf/inch; and

the second substrate is a glass or polyimide (PI) substrate.

3 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein a rate of change in the peel strength represented by Equation (3) is greater than or equal to −10% and less than or equal to 20%:

[( B−A )/ A]× 100  [Equation (3)]

in the Equation (3),

A is the early peel strength; and

B is the late peel strength.

4 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein a content of the monomer of Chemical Formula 1 is greater than or equal to 0.01 parts by weight and less than or equal to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin.

5 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive film has a thickness of greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 100 μm.

6 . A foldable display device comprising the adhesive film of claim 1 .

7 . A method for manufacturing an adhesive film, the method comprising:

preparing a first substrate; and

forming an adhesive film by coating an adhesive composition on one surface of the first substrate,

wherein the first substrate is a silicone-based substrate; and

the adhesive composition comprises a first (meth)acrylate resin; and at least one monomer of the following Chemical Formula 1,

in the Chemical Formula 1,

R 1 is hydrogen; or an alkyl group;

R 2 is a hydroxyl group; and

m is an integer of 0 to 200;

wherein the first (meth)acrylate resin has a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 1,000,000 g/mol and less than or equal to 5,000,000 g/mol,

wherein the first (meth)acrylate resin is a copolymer of an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin and a crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer,

wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin included in the first (meth)acrylate resin comprise one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of an alkyl (meth)acrylate having 11 to 30 carbon atoms,

wherein the crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer of the first (meth)acrylate resin is one or more selected from the group consisting of (meth)acryli c acid and 4-hydroxybutyl (meth)acrylate,

wherein the alkyl (meth)acrylate-based resin is included in greater than or equal to 70 parts by weight and less than or equal to 99 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin,

wherein the crosslinkable functional group-containing monomer is included in greater than or equal to 1 parts by weight and less than or equal to 30 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin, and

wherein a content of the monomer of Chemical Formula 1 is greater than or equal to 0.01 parts by weight and less than or equal to 2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first (meth)acrylate resin

wherein a storage modulus of the adhesive film at 20° C. (G1) and a storage modulus of the adhesive film at −20° C. (G2) satisfy the following Equation (1) and Equation (2) as measured at a frequency of 1 Hz, 5% strain, and a temperature increasing rate of 10° C./minute in a range of −20° C. to 90° C.:

1×104 Pa≤ G 1≤9.5×104 Pa  [Equation (1)]

G 1 ≤G 2≤5.0×105 Pa.  [Equation (2)]

8 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 7 , wherein the forming of an adhesive film by coating an adhesive composition on one surface of the first substrate further comprises drying after coating the adhesive composition.

9 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 8 , further comprising attaching one surface of the adhesive film to a second substrate after the forming of an adhesive film by coating an adhesive composition on one surface of the first substrate,

wherein the second substrate is a glass or polyimide (PI) substrate; and

an adhesive strength after attaching one surface of the adhesive film to the second substrate and then stored for 1 day at 23° C. is at least 500 gf/inch.

10 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 8 , further comprising removing the first substrate after the forming of an adhesive film by coating an adhesive composition on one surface of the first substrate,

wherein a peel strength for the surface in contact with the first substrate of the adhesive film is greater than 0 gf/inch and less than or equal to 10 gf/inch in the removing of the first substrate.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD.
To: XINMEI FONTANA HOLDING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070608/0517 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2025
From: LG CHEM, LTD
To: XINMEI FONTANA HOLDING (HONG KONG) LIMITED
Reel/Frame 070609/0245 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2021
From: SONG, HEE; KIM, HYUN CHEOL; PARK, HYON GYU
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 056956/0090 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0094798 · Aug 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220081594A1 · Mar 17, 2022
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