IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,623,985
Granted Patent B2
US 11,623,985 · App. 17/279,427 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Polyvinyl acetal resin film and film roll thereof, and laminate comprising same

Inventors: Yoshiaki Asanuma (Kurashiki, JP); Koichiro Isoue (Kurashiki, JP)
Assignee: KURARAY EUROPE GmbH
C08L29/14B29C48/022B32B3/263B32B3/30B32B17/10B32B17/1022B32B17/10036B32B17/10605B32B17/10761C08J5/18B29K2029/14B32B2307/102B32B2307/202B32B2307/412B32B2605/006
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Patent No.
US 11,623,985
App. No.
17/279,427
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material, wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of 5 to 350 μm, and satisfies the following Formulae (1) and (2) where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of the 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) μm and Rz2(a) μm, respectively: Rz 1( a )>1.1× Rz 2( a )  (1) 3> Rz 2( a )  (2), a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface A by Rz1(a) and a value obtained by dividing the standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the surface B by Rz2(a) are each 0 to 0.30, a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of a polyvinyl acetal resin contained in the polyvinyl acetal resin material, which is measured at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield-type (B-type) viscometer, is 100 to 1,000 mPa·s, and the amount of a plasticizer in the polyvinyl acetal resin film is 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

Claims (38)

1. A polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin material,

wherein

the polyvinyl acetal resin material comprises a polyvinyl acetal resin and optionally plasticizer,

the polyvinyl acetal resin film has a thickness of from 5 to 350 μm, and satisfies Formulae (1) and (2):

Rz 1( a )>1.1 ×Rz 2( a )  (1)

3> Rz 2( a )  (2),

where, comparing one surface and the other surface, a mean value of a 10-point average roughness of a rougher surface A and a mean value of a 10-point average roughness of a smoother surface B are defined as Rz1(a) μm and Rz2(a) μm, respectively and

a value obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the rougher surface A by Rz1 (a) and a value obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the 10-point average roughness of the smoother surface B by Rz2(a) are each from 0 to 0.30,

a viscosity of a toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin, which is measured at 20° C. and 30 rpm using a Brookfield-type viscometer, is from 100 to 1,000 mPas, and

the polyvinyl acetal resin film comprises the plasticizer in an amount of from 0 to 20% by mass based on a total mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

2. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , further satisfying Formula (3):

Rz 1( a )<5  (3).

3. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , further satisfying Formulae (4), (5) and (6):

0.7× Rz 1( a )≤ Rz 1( b )≤1.3× Rz 1( a )  (4)

0.7× Rz 2( a )≤ Rz 2( b )≤1.3× Rz 2( a )  (5)

Rz 1( b )> Rz 2( b )  (6)

where the mean value of the 10 -point average roughness of the rougher surface A and the mean value of the 10-point average roughness of the smoother surface B after the polyvinyl acetal resin film is maintained at 50° C. for 30 minutes are defined as Rz1 (b) μm and Rz2(b) μm, respectively.

4. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , wherein the viscosity of the toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin is 300 mPas or lower.

5. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , wherein the viscosity of the toluene/ethanol (1:1, mass ratio) solution containing 10%-by-mass of the polyvinyl acetal resin is higher than 200 mPas.

6. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin has a molecular weight distribution of 2.7 or higher.

7. The polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 , wherein the polyvinyl acetal resin is a mixture of at least two polyvinyl acetal resins having different viscosity-average polymerization degrees, or an acetalized product of a mixture of at least two polyvinyl alcohol-based resins having different viscosity-average polymerization degrees.

8. A polyvinyl acetal resin film roll, comprising the polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 which is wound such that the rougher surface A side is on the inside.

9. A polyvinyl acetal resin film roll, comprising the polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 which is wound such that the rougher surface A side is on the outside.

10. A method of storing a polyvinyl acetal resin film roll, the method comprising:

storing the polyvinyl acetal resin film roll according to claim 8 at a temperature of from −20° C. to 60° C.

11. A functional layer-equipped polyvinyl acetal resin film, comprising a functional layer on at least one surface of the polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 .

12. The functional layer-equipped polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 11 , wherein the functional layer is a conductive layer.

13. The functional layer-equipped polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 12 , wherein a material constituting the conductive layer comprises silver or copper.

14. The functional layer-equipped polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 12 , wherein the conductive layer comprises plural linear conductive materials having a line width of from 1 to 30 μm.

15. A method of producing the functional layer-equipped polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 11 , the method comprising:

coating, printing, or laminating a material constituting the functional layer on at least one surface of the polyvinyl acetal resin film.

16. A laminate, comprising:

a transparent substrate; and

the polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 .

17. A laminate, comprising the polyvinyl acetal resin film according to claim 1 between plural transparent substrates.

18. The laminate according to claim 16 , further comprising a plasticized polyvinyl acetal resin layer.

19. The laminate according to claim 16 , wherein the transparent substrate is a glass.

20. A vehicle, comprising: a glass comprising the laminate according to claim 16 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2022
From: KURARAY COMPANY, LTD.
To: KURARAY EUROPE GMBH
Reel/Frame 059422/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2021
From: ASANUMA, YOSHIAKI; ISOUE, KOICHIRO
To: KURARAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055704/0283 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2018-180929 · Sep 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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