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Granted Patent B2
US 11,385,743 · App. 16/082,759 · Granted Jul 12, 2022

Light-transmitting conductive laminate and light-transmitting conductive molded body using same

Inventors: Shunichiro Nakai (Otsu, JP); Akihito Tsukamoto (Osaka, JP); Naoki Tsujiuchi (Otsu, JP); Keiji Iwanaga (Otsu, JP)
Assignee: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Patent No.
US 11,385,743
App. No.
16/082,759
Granted
Jul 12, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a light-transmitting conducive laminate which is moldable and has good designability. A light-transmitting conductive laminate is provided in which at least a surface skin material and a transparent conductive base are sequentially laminated from the input side.

Claims (22)

1. A light-transmitting conductive laminate at least comprising a surface material and a transparent electrically conductive substrate laminated in this order from an outer side of the light-transmitting conductive laminate,

wherein the surface material comprises a layer consisting of at least one member selected from the group consisting of woven fabric, knitted fabric, nonwoven fabric, synthetic leather, and artificial leather and a surface of the surface material has been napped,

wherein the light-transmitting conductive laminate has a total light transmission of at least 20%,

wherein the light-transmitting conductive laminate has a visual recognizability of see-through letters and symbols of the surface material, as determined by a light arranged on a back surface of the transparent conductive substrate to display a design on a surface of the surface material by illuminating the light,

wherein the surface material has an anti-see-through property of at least 90%, where anti-see-through property (%)=(lightness of the light-transmitting conductive laminate in the use of a black tile)/(lightness of the light-transmitting conductive laminate in the use of a white tile)×100, and

wherein a display mark is printed on the transparent conductive substrate.

2. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 wherein the surface material contains a synthetic fiber having a single fiber fineness of up to 2 dtex and a polymer elastomer.

3. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 wherein the light-transmitting conductive laminate has a surface resistance of 1 to 1000 Ω/□.

4. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 wherein the transparent conductive substrate contains at least one member selected from the group consisting of nanocarbon, indium-tin oxide, silver, copper, metal nano-wire, and electroconductive polymer.

5. A light-transmitting conductive molded laminate prepared by using the light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 .

6. A light-transmitting conductive molded laminate according to claim 5 wherein the transparent conductive substrate contains a nanocarbon or an electroconductive polymer.

7. A capacitive touch sensor prepared by using the light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 .

8. A method for producing the light-transmitting conductive molded laminate wherein the light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 is molded by at least one member selected from the group consisting of film insert molding, vacuum molding, three dimensional laminate molding, and thermal press molding.

9. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according to claim 1 , wherein the nonwoven fabric comprises:

(i) a natural fiber comprising cotton, linen, wool, or silk,

(ii) a polyester comprising polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, or polyethylene-2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate,

(iii) a polyamide comprising 6-nylon or 66-nylon,

(iv) a synthetic fiber comprising polyvinyl alcohol, polyacryl, polyethylene, or polypropylene, or

(v) a combination thereof.

10. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according claim 1 , wherein the surface material has been napped, and

wherein the light-transmitting conductive laminate comprises the entire napped surface of the surface material disposed over the transparent electrically conductive substrate.

11. A light-transmitting conductive laminate according claim 1 , wherein the surface material contains a synthetic fiber having a single fiber fineness of at least 0.001 dtex and upto 1.0 dtex and a polymer elastomer, or an apparent density of at least 0.30 to 0.70 g/cm 3 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2018
From: NAKAI, SHUNICHIRO; TSUKAMOTO, AKIHITO; TSUJIUCHI, NAOKI; IWANAGA, KEIJI
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-047994 · Mar 11, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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