Water-soluble film and package

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12325569-B2
Application number	US-202217574792-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2022
Priority date	Jul 17, 2019
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

There is provided a water-soluble film containing polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein a ratio RSm (LD/TD) is 1.2 or greater and 2.5 or less, where the RSm (LD/TD) is the ratio of an average length RSm (LD) of roughness curve elements on at least one film surface in the longitudinal direction to an average length RSm (TD) of roughness curve elements on the same film surface in the transverse direction. This allows provision of a water-soluble film that can be suitably used for manufacturing a package with excellent uniformity of seal strength, even for manufacturing a package with excellent uniformity of seal strength during high-speed sealing; and a package using the film.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A water-soluble film containing polyvinyl alcohol resin, wherein a ratio RSm (LD/TD) is 1.2 or greater and 2.5 or less, where the RSm (LD/TD) is the ratio of an average length RSm (LD) of roughness curve elements on at least one film surface in a longitudinal direction to an average length RSm (TD) of roughness curve elements on the same film surface in a transverse direction.

2. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes.

3. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having an average aspect ratio of 2 or greater and 10 or less.

4. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having an average height of 0.5 μm or greater and 5 μm or less.

5. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having an average width of 10 μm or greater and 50 μm or less, and an average length of 30 μm or greater and 100 μm or less.

6. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes that are provided through transfer during film formation.

7. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes that are provided through embossing.

8. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein a front/back ratio Ra (M/G) of an arithmetic average roughness Ra of the film surface is 2 or greater and 10 or less.

9. The water-soluble film according to claim 1 , wherein the film surface having the RSm (LD/TD) of 1.2 or greater and 2.5 or less comprises a matte surface.

10. A package in which a water-soluble film is used for storing chemicals, wherein the water-soluble film contains polyvinyl alcohol resin, and a ratio RSm (LD/TD) is 1.2 or greater and 2.5 or less, where the RSm (LD/TD) is the ratio of an average length RSm (LD) of roughness curve elements on at least one film surface in a longitudinal direction to an average length RSm (TD) of roughness curve elements on the same film surface in a transverse direction.

11. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes.

12. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having an average aspect ratio of 2 or greater and 10 or less.

13. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having average height of 0.5 μm or greater and 5 μm or less.

14. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes having an average width of 10 μm or greater and 50 μm or less, and an average length of 30 μm or greater and 100 μm or less.

15. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes that are provided through transfer during film formation.

16. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface comprises a plurality of convex shapes that are provided through embossing.

17. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface having a front/back ratio Ra (M/G) of an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 2 or greater and 10 or less.

18. The package according to claim 10 , wherein the film surface having the RSm (LD/TD) of 1.2 or greater and 2.5 or less comprises a matte surface.

19. The package according to claim 18 , wherein an outer surface of the package comprises a glossy surface.

20. The package according to claim 18 , wherein the chemicals include at least one selected from the group consisting of pesticides, cleaners, and disinfectants.

Assignees

• Kuraray Co

Inventors

• Okamoto Minoru
• Shimizu Sayaka
• Kazeto Osamu

Classifications

• C08J2329/04

  Polyvinyl alcohol; Partially hydrolysed homopolymers or copolymers of esters of unsaturated alcohols with saturated carboxylic acids · CPC title

• C08J5/18 Primary

  Manufacture of films or sheets · CPC title

• B29L2007/008

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

• B29K2995/0062

  water-soluble · CPC title

• B29K2031/04

  Polymers of vinyl acetate, e.g. PVAc, i.e. polyvinyl acetate · CPC title