Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or... – Adhesive outermost layer
Patent
1994-09-19
1997-02-18
Davis, Jenna
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or...
Adhesive outermost layer
525318, C09J 702
Patent
active
056040342
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a plasticizer resistant, decorative film and an adhesive therefor.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
A decorative film is comprised of a surface film, such as vinyl chloride, on which an adhesive layer is applied or laminated and, in some cases, said adhesive layer is protected by a release film. In the case of possessing a release film, this decorative film is used by applying it on the surface of an adherent (article to be decorated) after removing the release film.
In this case, since the adherend is comprised of a resin having a strong plasticizer migration ability, such as a vinyl chloride resin, when the surface film is a film having a low plasticizer resistance, such as a vinyl chloride sheet, the plasticizer is migrated from the adherent to the surface film, generating wrinkles on the surface sheet and, thereby resulting in the impairment of its decorative characteristics and weathering characteristics. For this reason, a means is required to prevent the deterioration of the surface film due to the migration of the plasticizer from the adherent.
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 59-5944 discloses a decorative film which prevents the migration of a plasticizer from an adherent to the film by placing a barrier layer comprising a urethane resin between a vinyl chloride surface film and an adhesive layer. In such an aspect, however, the production cost become unduly expensive because of the addition of the barrier layer. Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 3-45671 discloses a decorative film which utilizes a surface film having improved plasticizer resistance due to the content of a urethane resin, and an adhesive containing a plasticizer resistant monomer, such as vinyl acetate. However, the cost of this decorative film tends to be expensive due to the use of the surface film containing a urethane resin.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an adhesive film having high plasticizer resistance and capable of preventing the deterioration of a film without placing any barrier layer against a plasticizer, and to provide a decorative film using said adhesive comprising 100 parts by weight of a copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 700,000-1,200,000 obtained by copolymerization of 64-75% by weight of a (meth)acrylate having a C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -alkyl group, 20-26% by weight of methyl methacrylate and 5-10% by weight of acrylic acid, and 0.005 to 0.1 parts by weight of a crosslinker.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The "(meth)acrylate having a C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -alkyl group" which is used in the present invention means an alkyl acrylate or alkyl methacrylate having 4-8 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, the alkyl moiety of which is butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, or octyl, it being possible for these alkyl groups to be a linear or branched chain. Typical examples of such alkyl acrylates and alkyl methacrylates include 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, and butyl methacrylate.
The reasons why the amount of the (meth)acrylate having a C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -alkyl group should be defined to be 64 to 75% by weight based on 100% by weight the total monomer amount are as follows: if the amount is more than the upper limit, the performance of plasticizer resistance deteriorates, and if it is less than the lower limit, the glass transition point increases and, thus, the adhesion at a low temperature decreases. More preferably, the amount of (meth)acrylate having a C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 -alkyl group is 70 to 72 parts by weight.
The amount of methyl methacrylate is to be defined in the range of 20-26% by weight based on 100% by weight the total monomer amounts, because the adhesion decreases if it is less than 20% by weight, and conversely the adhesion characteristics at a low temperature decrease if it is more than 26% by weight. The amount of acrylic acid is to be defined in the range of 5-10% by weight based on 100% by weight the total monomer amount, because the adhesion drastically decreases if it
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patent: 4605592 (1986-08-01), Paquette
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Davis Jenna
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Peters Carolyn V.
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