IP Library Granted Patent US 12,545,819
Granted Patent B2
US 12,545,819 · App. 17/426,977 · Granted Feb 10, 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
C09J133/08C08F220/06C08F220/1804C08F220/1808C08F220/1812C08F220/20C08G77/12C08G77/20C09J7/10C09J7/40C08G2170/00C09J2203/318C09J2301/20C09J2301/30C09J2433/00C09J2479/086C09J2483/006G09F9/301
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Patent No.
US 12,545,819
App. No.
17/426,977
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An adhesive film including a first polymer comprising a first (meth)acrylate resin and at least one type of monomer represented by Chemical Formula 1; and a second polymer comprising a second (meth)acrylate resin. Also disclosed are a method for manufacturing the adhesive film and a foldable display device comprising the adhesive film.

Claims (58)

1 . An adhesive film comprising:

a first polymer comprising a first (meth)acrylate resin and at least one type of monomer of the following Chemical Formula 1; and

a second polymer comprising a second (meth)acrylate resin,

wherein the first polymer comprises the following monomers (by weight %):

a) 0-80% Ethylhexyl Acrylate; b) 0-50% Butyl Acrylate; c) 0-50% FM-0721; and d) 0-50% FM-0711, with the proviso that at least one of FM-0721 or FM-0711 is present, and with the proviso that at least one of Ethylhexyl Acrylate or Butyl Acrylate is present; wherein the FM0721 and the FM0711 are multifunctional polysiloxane;

wherein the second polymer comprises the following monomers (by weight %):

a) 0-98% Ethylhexyl Acrylate; b) 0-2% Acrylic Acid; c) 0-50% Butyl Acrylate; d) 0-48% Lauryl Acrylate; and e) 0-20% Hydroxybutyl Acrylate, with the proviso that at least one of Ethylhexyl Acrylate or Butyl Acrylate is present;

wherein the adhesive film further comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of BXX-5240, BXX-5627, and TKA-100;

wherein the weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is in a range from 0.05:99.95 to 0.3:99.7;

wherein the crosslinking agent is present in an amount of 0.03 parts by weight (pt) to 0.07 parts by weight (pt) per 100 parts by weight of the first polymer and second polymer combined;

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 being stored for 5 days at 40° C. is greater than 0 gf/inch and less than or equal to 10.5 gf/inch;

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

[( B−A )/ A]× 100  [Equation (1)]

in the Equation (1),

A is the early peel strength; and

B is the late peel strength;

the adhesive film is cut to a size of one inch×one inch to attach one surface thereof to a first substrate and then being 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; and

wherein the adhesive film has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of higher than or equal to −90° C. and lower than or equal to −40° C.:

in the Chemical Formula 1,

R1 is hydrogen; or an alkyl group;

R2 is a functional group comprising a (meth)acryloyl group; and

m is an integer of 0 to 200.

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 being 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 content of the first polymer is greater than or equal to 0.01 parts by weight and less than or equal to 5 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the second polymer.

4 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , further comprising the first substrate provided on one surface of the adhesive film; or both surfaces of the adhesive film.

5 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein the first polymer has a weight average molecular weight of greater than or equal to 10,000 g/mol and less than or equal to 100,000 g/mol.

6 . The adhesive film of claim 1 , wherein a content of the monomer of Chemical Formula 1 is greater than or equal to 5 parts by weight and less than or equal to 95 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first polymer.

7 . 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.

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

9 . 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;

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

wherein the first polymer comprises the following monomers (by weight %):

a) 0-80% Ethylhexyl Acrylate; b) 0-50% Butyl Acrylate; c) 0-50% FM-0721; and d) 0-50% FM-0711, with the proviso that at least one of FM-0721 or FM-0711 is present, and with the proviso that at least one of Ethylhexyl Acrylate or Butyl Acrylate is present; wherein the FM0721 and the FM0711 are multifunctional polysiloxane;

wherein the second polymer comprises the following monomers (by weight %):

a) 0-98% Ethylhexyl Acrylate; b) 0-2% Acrylic Acid; c) 0-50% Butyl Acrylate; d) 0-48% Lauryl Acrylate; and e) 0-20% Hydroxybutyl Acrylate, with the proviso that at least one of Ethylhexyl Acrylate or Butyl Acrylate is present;

wherein the adhesive film further comprises a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of BXX-5240, BXX-5627, and TKA-100;

wherein the weight ratio of the first polymer to the second polymer is in a range from 0.05:99.95 to 0.3:99.7;

wherein the crosslinking agent is present in an amount of 0.03 parts by weight (pt) to 0.07 parts by weight (pt) per 100 parts by weight of the first polymer and second polymer combined;

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

[( B−A )/ A]× 100  [Equation (1)]

in the Equation (1),

A is the early peel strength; and

B is the late peel strength;

the adhesive film has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of higher than or equal to −90° C. and lower than or equal to −40° C.; and

a content of the monomer of Chemical Formula 1 is greater than or equal to 5 parts by weight and less than or equal to 95 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the first polymer:

in the Chemical Formula 1,

R 1 is hydrogen; or an alkyl group;

R 2 is a functional group comprising a (meth)acryloyl group; and

m is an integer of 0 to 200.

10 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 9 , 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.

11 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 10 , 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.

12 . The method for manufacturing an adhesive film of claim 10 , 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 Sep 3, 2021
From: SONG, HEE; KIM, HYUN CHEOL; PARK, HYON GYU
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 057381/0231 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0094795 · Aug 5, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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