IP Library Granted Patent US 12,415,928
Granted Patent B2
US 12,415,928 · App. 18/911,418 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Anti-fog sheet structure and helmet

Inventors: Kenichiro Nakamatsu (Kameyama, JP); Mitsuaki Sugine (Kameyama, JP); Hideya Hashii (Kameyama, JP); Tokio Taguchi (Kameyama, JP)
Assignee: Sharp Display Technology Corporation
C09D5/1668A42B3/0406C09D4/00C09D133/14C09D135/02
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Patent No.
US 12,415,928
App. No.
18/911,418
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anti-fog sheet structure includes: a substrate made of polycarbonate, a first synthetic polymer film formed on a first main surface side of the substrate, and a second synthetic polymer film formed on a second main surface side, wherein the first synthetic polymer film has, on its surface, a plurality of first bumps having an equivalent circular area diameter Dp 1 in the range of more than 50 nm and less than 500 nm, the second synthetic polymer film has, on its surface, a plurality of second bumps having an equivalent circular area diameter Dp 2 in the range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm, and the first synthetic polymer film is formed from a cured product of a photocurable resin containing 30 mass % or more of ethoxylated pentaerythritol tetraacrylate.

Claims (26)

1. An anti-fog sheet structure comprising:

a substrate made of a transparent plastic,

a first synthetic polymer film formed on a first main surface side of the substrate, and

a second synthetic polymer film formed on a second main surface side of the substrate on an opposite side from a first main surface,

wherein the first synthetic polymer film has, on its surface, a plurality of first bumps having an equivalent circular area diameter Dp 1 in a range of more than 50 nm and less than 500 nm as viewed in a normal direction of the first synthetic polymer film,

the second synthetic polymer film has, on its surface, a plurality of second bumps having an equivalent circular area diameter Dp 2 in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm as viewed in a normal direction of the second synthetic polymer film,

the first synthetic polymer film is formed from a cured product of a photocurable resin containing 30 mass % or more of ethoxylated pentaerythritol tetraacrylate,

the second synthetic polymer film is formed from a cured product of a photocurable resin, and

the anti-fog sheet structure has anti-fog properties such that a time for a visible light in-line transmittance of the first synthetic polymer film to decrease to 80% of an initial value with the surface of the first synthetic polymer film in contact with saturated water vapor at 50° C. is 90 seconds or longer.

2. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 ,

wherein, when a height of the plurality of first bumps is represented by Dh 1 , Dh 1 is 50 nm or more, and an aspect ratio A 1 =Dh 1 /Dp 1 is less than 1.0; and

when a height of the plurality of second bumps is represented by Dh 2 , an aspect ratio A 2 =Dh 2 /Dp 2 is 1.0 or more.

3. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 2 , wherein the height Dh 1 of the plurality of first bumps satisfies 150 nm≤Dh 1 ≤300 nm.

4. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 2 , wherein the height Dh 2 of the plurality of second bumps satisfies 150 nm≤Dh 2 ≤200 nm.

5. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 2 , wherein the aspect ratio A 2 =Dh 2 /Dp 2 is 1.5 or less.

6. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 2 , wherein the height Dh 1 of the plurality of first bumps is greater than or equal to the height Dh 2 of the plurality of second bumps.

7. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein the surface of the first synthetic polymer film has a contact angle to water of 20° or more.

8. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first synthetic polymer film is formed from a cured product of the photocurable resin further containing urethane acrylate.

9. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 8 , wherein the urethane acrylate is such that a cured product of a mixture of 70 mass % of the urethane acrylate and 30 mass % of 2-(2-vinyloxyethoxy)ethyl acrylate monomer has a water absorption rate of more than 2.0%.

10. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a third synthetic polymer film formed between the first main surface of the substrate and the first synthetic polymer film,

wherein the third synthetic polymer film has, on its surface, a plurality of third bumps having an equivalent circular area diameter Dp 3 in a range of more than 20 nm and less than 500 nm as viewed in a normal direction of the third synthetic polymer film.

11. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein the anti-fog sheet structure has a haze value of 1.0 or less.

12. The anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 , wherein an absolute value of a* and an absolute value of b* of transmitted light in an L*a*b* color space are each independently 1.0 or less.

13. A helmet comprising a shield and a shell,

wherein the helmet further comprises an anti-fog sheet structure inside the shield with a gap therebetween,

the anti-fog sheet structure is the anti-fog sheet structure according to claim 1 and configured such that the first synthetic polymer film comes inside when the helmet is worn.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2024
From: NAKAMATSU, KENICHIRO; SUGINE, MITSUAKI; HASHII, HIDEYA; TAGUCHI, TOKIO
To: SHARP DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-190014 · Nov 7, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250145837A1 · May 8, 2025
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