Can lid made of resin laminate steel sheet for resin-metal composite container, can bottom made of resin laminate steel sheet for resin-metal composite container, and resin-metal composite container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12030702-B2
Application number	US-202017290453-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2020
Priority date	Feb 7, 2019
Publication date	Jul 9, 2024
Grant date	Jul 9, 2024

Abstract

A can lid made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container, includes: a top sheet portion; and a curved portion located at an outer periphery of the top sheet portion, in which the resin laminate steel sheet includes a steel sheet, a thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer provided at a first surface of the steel sheet, a modified polypropylene-based resin layer provided at a second surface of the steel sheet, a polypropylene-based resin layer, and an ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer, a melting point of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 135° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower, a melting point of the thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer is higher than a melting point of the polypropylene-based resin layer by 40° C. or more, and a range of a proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A can lid made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container, comprising:
a top sheet portion made of a resin laminate steel sheet; and
a curved portion made of the resin laminate steel sheet and located at an outer periphery of the top sheet portion,
wherein the resin laminate steel sheet includes
a steel sheet,
a thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer provided at a first surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a modified polypropylene-based resin layer provided at a second surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a polypropylene-based resin layer provided as an upper layer to the modified polypropylene-based resin layer and in contact with the modified polypropylene-based resin layer, and
an ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer provided as an upper layer to the polypropylene-based resin layer to be and in contact with the polypropylene-based resin layer and containing an ethylene-propylene copolymer including an ethylene component and a propylene component,

a melting point of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 135° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower,
a melting point of the thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer is higher than a melting point of the polypropylene-based resin layer by 40° C. or more,
a proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less,
an average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less,
an average thickness of the polypropylene-based resin layer is 6.0 μm or more,
an average thickness of the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 18.0 μm or less,
a total average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer, the polypropylene-based resin layer, and the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 20.0 μm or more,
the second surface is at an inside bend of the curved portion, and
the first surface is at an outside bend of the curved portion.

2. The can lid made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 35.0 mass % or less.

3. A can bottom made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container, comprising:
a top sheet portion made of a resin laminate steel sheet; and
a curved portion made of the resin laminate steel sheet and located at an outer periphery of the top sheet portion,
wherein the resin laminate steel sheet includes
a steel sheet,
a thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer provided at a first surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a modified polypropylene-based resin layer provided at a second surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a polypropylene-based resin layer provided as an upper layer to the modified polypropylene-based resin layer and in contact with the modified polypropylene-based resin layer, and
an ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer provided as an upper layer to the polypropylene-based resin layer and in contact with the polypropylene-based resin layer and containing an ethylene-propylene copolymer including an ethylene component and a propylene component,

a melting point of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 135° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower,
a melting point of the thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer is higher than a melting point of the polypropylene-based resin layer by 40° C. or more,
a proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less,
an average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less,
an average thickness of the polypropylene-based resin layer is 6.0 μm or more,
an average thickness of the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 18.0 μm or less,
a total average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer, the polypropylene-based resin layer, and the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 20.0 μm or more,
the second surface is at an inside bend of the curved portion, and
the first surface is at an outside bend of the curved portion.

4. The can bottom made of a resin laminate steel sheet for a resin-metal composite container according to claim 3 ,
wherein the proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 35.0 mass % or less.

5. A resin-metal composite container comprising:
a can lid;
a can body made of a polypropylene-based resin;
a can bottom;
a first seamed portion in which the can lid and the can body are seamed; and
a second seamed portion in which the can bottom and the can body are seamed,
wherein the first seamed portion has a first fused portion in which the can lid and the can body are fused,
the second seamed portion has a second fused portion in which the can bottom and the can body are fused,
at least one of the can lid or the can bottom includes
a steel sheet,
a thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer provided at a first surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a modified polypropylene-based resin layer provided at a second surface of the steel sheet and in contact with the steel sheet,
a polypropylene-based resin layer provided as an upper layer to the modified polypropylene-based resin layer and in contact with the modified polypropylene-based resin layer, and
an ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer provided as an upper layer to the polypropylene-based resin layer and in contact with the polypropylene-based resin layer and containing an ethylene-propylene copolymer including an ethylene component and a propylene component,

a melting point of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 135° C. or higher and 150° C. or lower,
a melting point of the thermoplastic polyester-based resin layer is higher than a melting point of the polypropylene-based resin layer by 40° C. or more,
a proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 45.0 mass % or less,
an average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 15.0 μm or less,
an average thickness of the polypropylene-based resin layer is 6.0 μm or more,
an average thickness of the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 1.0 μm or more and 18.0 μm or less,
a total average thickness of the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer, the polypropylene-based resin layer, and the modified polypropylene-based resin layer is 20.0 μm or more,
the second surface is on a can body side, and
the first surface is on a side opposite to the can body side.

6. The resin-metal composite container according to claim 5 ,
wherein the proportion of the ethylene component in the ethylene-propylene copolymer in the ethylene-propylene copolymer resin layer is 1.0 mass % or more and 35.0 mass % or less.

Assignees

• Nippon Steel Corp

Inventors

• Kadowaki Nobuo
• IWAKIRI Kazushi
• Mizutani Tomohiro
• Kato Satoshi

Classifications

• C08L23/14

  Copolymers of propene (C08L23/16 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65D7/04

  of curved cross-section, e.g. cans of circular or elliptical cross-section (thermally insulated B65D81/3813, B65D81/3837) · CPC title

• B32B2439/66

  Cans, tins · CPC title

• B32B2307/732

  Dimensional properties · CPC title

• B32B2270/00

  Resin or rubber layer containing a blend of at least two different polymers · CPC title