Polyester composition, electronic device, and method of forming film

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10086557-B2
Application number	US-201314139482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 23, 2013
Priority date	Nov 7, 2013
Publication date	Oct 2, 2018
Grant date	Oct 2, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a film. 50 wt % to 85 wt % of a first polyester and 50 wt % to 15 wt % of a second polyester are dried and mixed to form a mixture. The first polyester is polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), or combinations thereof. The second polyester is copolymerized of 1 part by mole of terephthalic acid, m parts by mole of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol (1,4-CHDM), n parts by mole of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol (1,3-CHDM), and o parts by mole of ethylene glycol (EG). m+n+o=1, 0≤o≤0.4, 0.6≤m+n≤1, and 0.06≤n/m≤1.31. The mixture is melted and blended to form a polyester composition, which is extruded to form a sheet. The sheet is then biaxially stretched to obtain a film. The biaxially stretched film is then treated with a thermal setting.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A polyester composition, comprising:
50 to 85 parts by weight of a first polyester and 50 to 15 parts by weight of a second polyester blended to each other;
wherein the first polyester is polyethylene naphthalate;
wherein the second polyester is copolymerized of only 1 part by mole of terephthalic acid, m parts by mole of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, n parts by mole of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, and o parts by mole of ethylene glycol, wherein m+n+o=1, 0≤o≤0.4, 0.6≤m+n≤1, and 0.06≤n/m≤1.31,
wherein the polyester composition forms a film with a thermal contraction ratio of 0.45% to 2.01% at 150° C. for 30 minutes.

2. The polyester composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein o=0, and the second polyester is copolymerized of 1 part by mole of terephthalic acid, m parts by mole of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and n parts by mole of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, wherein m+n=1, and 0.06≤n/m≤1.31.

3. The polyester composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein 0<o≤0.4, 0.6≤m+n<1.

4. The polyester composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first polyester has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5 dL/g to 0.8 dL/g at 25° C.

5. The polyester composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second polyester has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5 dL/g to 0.8 dL/g at 25° C.

6. An electronic device, comprising a substrate and/or an optical film, wherein the substrate and/or the optical film comprise the polyester composition as claimed in claim 1 .

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , comprising a display, and the optical film comprises an optical protective film, a release film, a brightness enhancement film, a retardation film, a polarizer film, a polarizer protective film, an anti-reflection film, a light guide plate, or a light diffusion film.

8. A method of forming a film, comprising:
drying and mixing 50 to 85 parts by weight of a first polyester and 50 to 15 parts by weight of a second polyester to form a mixture, wherein the first polyester is polyethylene naphthalate; wherein the second polyester is copolymerized of only 1 part by mole of terephthalic acid, m parts by mole of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, n parts by mole of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, and o parts by mole of ethylene glycol, wherein m+n+o=1, 0≤o≤0.4, 0.6≤m+n≤1, and 0.06≤n/m≤1.31;
melting and blending the mixture to form a polyester composition, and extruding the polyester composition to form a sheet;
biaxially stretching the sheet to form a film; and
thermally setting the film, wherein the film has a thermal contraction ratio of 0.45% to 2.01% at 150° C. for 30 minutes.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein o=0, and the second polyester is copolymerized of 1 part by mole of terephthalic acid, m parts by mole of 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, and n parts by mole of 1,3-cyclohexanedimethanol, wherein m+n=1, and 0.06≤n/m≤1.31.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein 0<o≤0.4, 0.6≤m+n<1.

11. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first polyester has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5 dL/g to 0.8 dL/g at 25° C.

12. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second polyester has an intrinsic viscosity of 0.5 dL/g to 0.8 dL/g at 25° C.

13. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of melting and blending the mixture to form the polyester composition, and extruding the polyester composition to form the sheet is performed by a twin-screw extruder or a brabender with a screw rotation rate of 200 rpm to 800 rpm.

14. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of melting and blending the mixture to form the polyester composition, and extruding the polyester composition to form the sheet is performed by a twin-screw extruder or a brabender with a process temperature of 260° C. to 310° C.

15. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of biaxially stretching the sheet to form the film is performed by a circulating hot air motor with a rotation rate of 1400 rpm to 1800 rpm.

16. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of biaxially stretching the sheet to form the film is performed by a circulating hot air motor with a stretching speed of 1 mm/sec to 100 mm/sec.

17. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of biaxially stretching the sheet to form the film is performed by a circulating hot air motor with a stretching ratio of greater than 1×1 and less than or equal to 6×6.

18. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of biaxially stretching the sheet to form the film is performed by a circulating hot air motor with a process temperature of 120° C. to 160° C.

19. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of thermally setting the film is performed at a temperature of 180° C. to 250° C.

20. The method as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the step of thermally setting the film is performed for a period of 3 seconds to 180 seconds.

Assignees

• Ind Tech Res Inst

Inventors

• Fan Cheng-Hsing
• Chen Chun-Yen
• Leu Ming-Tsong
• Wu Chien-Pang

Classifications

• B29C55/00

  Shaping by stretching, e.g. drawing through a die; Apparatus therefor (B29C61/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• C08J2467/03

  the dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds having the hydroxy and the carboxyl groups directly linked to aromatic rings · CPC title

• C08L67/03

  the dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds having the carboxyl- and the hydroxy groups directly linked to aromatic rings · CPC title

• B32B27/36

  comprising polyesters · CPC title

• B29L2007/008

  Wide strips, e.g. films, webs · CPC title