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US 12,319,801 · App. 17/625,302 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Hard coating film for foldable display, and application of said film

Inventors: Yohei Yamaguchi (Otsu, JP); Kokichi Tokuo (Otsu, JP); Shotaro Nishio (Tsuruga, JP); Kiwamu Kawai (Tsuruga, JP)
Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
C08J7/042C08J5/18C08J7/043C09D5/002C09D7/45C09D7/61C09D7/65C09D7/67C09D7/68C09D167/02C09D175/04H04M1/0268C08J2367/02C08J2467/02C08J2475/04
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Patent No.
US 12,319,801
App. No.
17/625,302
Granted
Jun 3, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a hard coating film for foldable displays that does not form creases or cracks in the folding portion, and that is also excellent in reducing iridescent colors (interference mottling) caused by fine cracks in an easy-to-adhere resin layer or other layers. The hard coating film for a foldable display contains a polyester film having a thickness of 10 to 80 μm, an easy-to-adhere resin layer, and a hard coating layer, the easy-to-adhere resin layer and the hard coating layer being stacked in this order on at least one surface of the polyester film, wherein the easy-to-adhere resin layer is a cured product of a composition containing a binder resin and at least one type of particles selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide particles, zirconium oxide particles, and silica particles, the at least one type of particles have a mean particle size of 5 to 150 nm, and the polyester film having the easy-to-adhere resin layer stacked thereon but not yet having the hard coating layer stacked thereon satisfies specific conditions.

Claims (24)

1. A hard coating film for a foldable display, the hard coating film comprising

a polyester film having a thickness of 10 to 80 μm,

an easy-to-adhere resin layer, and

a hard coating layer, the easy-to-adhere resin layer and the hard coating layer being stacked in this order on at least one surface of the polyester film,

wherein

the easy-to-adhere resin layer is a cured product of a composition containing a binder resin and at least one type of particles selected from the group consisting of titanium oxide particles, zirconium oxide particles, and silica particles,

the at least one type of particles have a mean particle size of 5 to 150 nm,

the particles in the easy-to-adhere resin layer are present in a proportion smaller in the direction of the folding portion than in the bending direction, and

the polyester film having the easy-to-adhere resin layer stacked thereon but not yet having the hard coating layer stacked thereon satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4):

(1) the polyester film has a refractive index in the bending direction of 1.590 to 1.620,

(2) the polyester film has a refractive index in the direction of a folding portion of 1.670 to 1.700,

(3) the polyester film has a refractive index in the thickness direction of 1.520 or less, and

(4) the polyester film has a density of 1.380 g/cm 3 or more,

wherein the bending direction refers to a direction orthogonal to the folding portion of the polyester film to be folded.

2. The hard coating film for a foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the total solids content of the titanium oxide particles, the zirconium oxide particles, and the silica particles in solids of the easy-to-adhere resin layer is 1 to 15 mass %.

3. The hard coating film for a foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the composition to form the easy-to-adhere resin layer contains a dispersant for the at least one type of particles.

4. The hard coating film for a foldable display according to claim 3 , wherein the dispersant is an acrylic dispersant.

5. The hard coating film for a foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the polyester film having the easy-to-adhere resin layer stacked thereon but not yet having the hard coating layer stacked thereon has a total light transmittance of 85% or more, a haze of 3% or less, and a maximum heat shrinkage of 6% or less.

6. The hard coating film for a foldable display according to claim 1 , wherein the hard coating layer has a thickness of 1 to 50 μm.

7. A foldable display comprising the hard coating film for a foldable display of claim 6 ,

wherein

the hard coating film is disposed as a surface protection film such that the hard coating layer becomes the front surface, and

the hard coating film is a single continuous film placed through the folding portion of the foldable display.

8. A mobile device comprising the foldable display of claim 7 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2022
From: YAMAGUCHI, YOHEI; TOKUO, KOKICHI; NISHIO, SHOTARO; KAWAI, KIWAMU
To: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058593/0823 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-130037 · Jul 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220275159A1 · Sep 1, 2022
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