Printing film from which printing layer can be detached

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12359085-B2
Application number	US-202418627974-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 5, 2024
Priority date	Oct 15, 2021
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a printed film including a base film, a removable printed layer containing an alkali-removable ink, and a finishing varnish layer, the layers being formed on the base film. The finishing varnish layer contains at least a curable resin and a curing agent, and the curing agent is blended in an amount of less than 40 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the curable resin. Thus, the printed layer is prevented from being scratched or peeled off and can be reliably removed by alkali treatment at the time of disposal.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A printed film comprising a base film, a removable printed layer containing an alkali-removable ink, and a finishing varnish layer, the layers being formed on the base film, wherein
the finishing varnish layer contains at least a curable resin and a curing agent, the curing agent is blended in an amount of less than 40 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the curable resin,
a coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less,
the curable resin is an epoxy-based resin, and the curing agent is an isocyanate-based curing agent,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that an NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 0.525 when another printed layer is not formed on the removable printed layer and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and less than 2.6 g/m 2 ,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 1.05 when another printed layer is not formed on the removable printed layer and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 2.6 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 1.05 when another printed layer is formed on the removable printed layer such that a coating amount of the another printed layer is 2.2 g/m 2 or more and 11.9 g/m 2 or less and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and less than 2.6 g/m 2 ,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 4.2 when another printed layer is formed on the removable printed layer such that a coating amount of the another printed layer is 2.2 g/m 2 or more and 11.9 g/m 2 or less and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 2.6 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less, and
the removable printed layer is removable from the base film by alkali treatment.

2. The printed film according to claim 1 , wherein a coefficient of kinetic friction of a surface of the finishing varnish layer is 0.1 to 0.3.

3. The printed film according to claim 1 , wherein a sealant layer is formed on a side of the base film opposite to the removable printed layer.

4. The printed film according to claim 3 , wherein the base film is a stretched film containing an olefin resin or a polyester resin, and the sealant layer is an unstretched film or amorphous film containing the same type of resin as that of the base film on which the sealant layer is laminated.

5. A printed film comprising a base film, a removable printed layer containing an alkali-removable ink, and a finishing varnish layer, the layers being formed on the base film, wherein
the finishing varnish layer contains at least a curable resin and a curing agent, the curing agent is blended in an amount of less than 40 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the curable resin,
a coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less,
the curable resin is a urethane-based resin, and the curing agent is an isocyanate-based curing agent,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that an NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 0.53 when another printed layer is not formed on the removable printed layer and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and less than 2.6 g/m 2 ,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 1.07 when another printed layer is not formed on the removable printed layer and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 2.6 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 1.07 when another printed layer is formed on the removable printed layer such that a coating amount of the another printed layer is 2.2 g/m 2 or more and 11.9 g/m 2 or less and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 1.2 g/m 2 or more and less than 2.6 g/m 2 ,
the curing agent is blended in such an amount that the NCO/OH mol ratio is less than 3.2 when another printed layer is formed on the removable printed layer such that a coating amount of the another printed layer is 2.2 g/m 2 or more and 11.9 g/m 2 or less and when the coating amount of the removable printed layer is 2.6 g/m 2 or more and 5.1 g/m 2 or less, and
the removable printed layer is removable from the base film by alkali treatment.

Assignees

• Toyo Seikan Co Ltd

Inventors

• Maeda Masayuki
• Fukahori Atsushi
• Yasuumi Takahiro

Classifications

• B29L2007/00

  Flat articles, e.g. films or sheets (B29L2024/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B29B2017/0296

  Dissolving the materials in aqueous alkaline solutions, e.g. NaOH or KOH · CPC title

• B29B17/02

  Separating plastics from other materials · CPC title

• B65D2565/385

  especially suited for or with means facilitating recycling · CPC title

• B32B27/304

  comprising vinyl halide (co)polymers, e.g. PVC, PVDC, PVF, PVDF · CPC title