IP Library Granted Patent US 11,648,756
Granted Patent B2
US 11,648,756 · App. 17/580,099 · Granted May 16, 2023

Plastic intermediate film, laminate including same, and mobility means including same

Inventors: Hyejin Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Haksoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SKC Co., Ltd.
B32B17/10761B32B17/10036B32B17/10605B32B17/10614B32B2307/102B32B2307/418B32B2307/538B32B2605/006
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Patent No.
US 11,648,756
App. No.
17/580,099
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The plastic intermediate film includes a sound insulating layer, wherein the sound insulating layer comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin, a plasticizer, and a refractive index regulator, wherein the refractive index regulator is particles with average diameter (D 50 ) of 100 nm or less and has an absolute refractive index of 2.0 or more, wherein the refractive index regulator is comprised in an amount of more than 0 wt % and 1 wt % or less based on the entire sound insulating layer, and wherein the plasticizer is comprised in an amount of 33 to 41 wt % based on the entire sound insulating layer.

Claims (26)

1. A plastic intermediate film comprising:

a sound insulating layer,

wherein the sound insulating layer comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin, a plasticizer, and a refractive index regulator,

wherein the refractive index regulator is particles with average diameter (D 50 ) of 100 nm or less and has an absolute refractive index of 2.0 or more,

wherein the refractive index regulator is comprised in an amount of more than 0 wt % and 1 wt % or less based on the entire sound insulating layer, and

wherein the plasticizer is comprised in an amount of 33 to 41 wt % based on the entire sound insulating layer.

2. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 ,

wherein one surface of the sound insulating layer has Sz value (surface roughness value) of 20 μm or less as surface roughness.

3. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , further comprising a first layer disposed on one surface of the sound insulating layer,

wherein the plastic intermediate film has an Rsc value of 0 to 1 according to below Equation 1:

Rsc= 1−(a refractive index of the first layer−a refractive index of the sound insulating layer)*100.  [Equation 1]

4. The plastic intermediate film of claim 3 , having an optical distortion index (A) of 30 μm or less expressed by below Equation 2:

A=Sz/Rsc   [Equation 2]

wherein, in the Equation 2, Sz is surface roughness (μm) of the one surface of the sound insulating layer, and Rsc is a value according to Equation 1.

5. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , having a haze value of 3% or less.

6. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , having an L/F (loss factor) of 0.34 or more.

7. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , having a long-term durability evaluation value (YH) of 1.2 or less according to below Equation 3:

YH=dY.I.*dH   [Equation 3]

wherein, in the Equation 3, YH is a long-term durability evaluation value, dY.I. is a value obtained by subtracting a yellow index value of the plastic intermediate film before an EMMAQUA test using an exposed energy of 500 K Langley from a yellow index value of the plastic intermediate film after passing the EMMAQUA test, and dH is a value obtained by subtracting a haze value of the plastic intermediate film before an EMMAQUA test using an exposed energy of 500 K Langley from a haze value of the plastic intermediate film after passing the EMMAQUA test.

8. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , wherein the dY.I. value of the plastic intermediate film is 3.5 or less.

9. The plastic intermediate film of claim 1 , wherein the refractive index regulator has a particle diameter difference between D 10 and D 90 within 1.5 times of D 50 .

10. A laminate comprising:

a first light transmitting layer;

the plastic intermediate film of claim 1 disposed on the first light transmitting layer; and

a second light transmitting layer disposed on the plastic intermediate film.

11. A mobility means, comprising the laminate according to claim 10 as a windshield.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 21, 2026
From: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
To: MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 073532/0116 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2023
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063931/0273 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 20, 2022
From: KIM, HYEJIN; LEE, HAKSOO
To: SKC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058712/0313 →