Multilayer film for label and a method for providing such

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016152010-A1
Application number	US-201314902368-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 12, 2013
Priority date	Jul 12, 2013
Publication date	Jun 2, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to providing a method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, products thereof and use of such products.

First claim

1 . A multilayer film for labeling comprising a first skin layer, a second skin layer and a core layer between the first skin layer and the second skin layer, wherein the core layer comprises copolymer of ethylene and butyl acrylate and copolymer of ethylene and propylene, and wherein at least one of the first skin layer and the second skin layer comprises propylene terpolymer.

2 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the core layer comprises copolymer of ethylene and butyl acrylate in the range of 10 to 90% by weight, preferably in the range of 15 to 85% by weight, most preferably in the range of 20 to 80% by weight.

3 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the core layer comprises copolymer of ethylene and propylene in the range of 10 to 90% by weight, preferably in the range of 15 to 85% by weight, most preferably in the range of 20 to 80% by weight.

4 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the copolymer of ethylene and propylene is a block or a random copolymer.

5 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the first skin layer and the second skin layer comprises propylene terpolymer equal to or more than 95% by weight, preferably equal to or more than 98% by weight.

6 . (canceled)

7 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the propylene terpolymer comprises one of:
a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-butene; a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-hexene; and a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene and 1-octene.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film is configured to shrink in the direction of the orientation of the multilayer film at least 15%, preferably at least 25%, or preferably at least 35% at a temperature range between 65 and 85° C.

10 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film is configured to shrink less than 10% at a temperature below 65° C.

11 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film is configured to shrink in the direction of the orientation of the multilayer film in the range of 20 to 75% at a temperature range between 65 and 85° C.

12 . (canceled)

13 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film is configured to shrink in the direction of the orientation of the multilayer film equal to or less than 60%, preferably equal to or less than 55%, most preferably equal to or less than 50%, at a temperature of 98° C.

14 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein the multilayer film has been monoaxially stretched in the range of 4 to 7 times in a first direction wherein the first direction is parallel or perpendicular to the multilayer film machine direction.

22 - 25 . (canceled)

26 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first skin layer is equal to a thickness of the second skin layer.

27 . (canceled)

28 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising an average thickness in the range of 20 to 60 micrometers after monoaxially stretched and slitted.

29 - 30 . (canceled)

31 . The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising a shrink force in the orientation direction of the face film during heating at temperatures between 60 and 98° C. of less than 10N/15 mm, or less than 8N/15 mm, or in the range of 1 to 10N/15 mm, or in the range of 2 to 8 N/15 mm.

32 . A label comprising a length, a width and a thickness dimension, the label derived from the multilayer film according to claim 1 .

33 - 46 . (canceled)

47 . A method for obtaining a multilayer film for thermally inducible shrink labels, the method comprising:
providing a first skin layer and a second skin layer, wherein at least one of the first skin layer and the second skin layer comprises propylene terpolymer, providing a core layer between the first skin layer and the second skin layer, wherein the core layer comprises copolymer of ethylene and butyl acrylate and copolymer of ethylene and propylene, stretching the multilayer film in the range of 4 to 7 times in a first direction for obtaining monoaxially stretched multilayer film having a tension in the first direction, and cooling the multilayer film to room temperature.

48 . The method according to claim 47 ,
wherein the multilayer film is configured to shrink in the direction of the orientation of the multilayer film at least 15%, preferably at least 25%, or preferably at least 35% at a temperature range between 65 and 85° C.

49 . The method according to claim 47 , further comprising
providing a surface treatment for the multilayer film surface for increasing the surface tension of the first skin layer or the second skin layer.

50 . The method according to claim 47 , wherein the first skin layer and the second skin layer have been provided by extrusion or casting.

51 . The method according to claim 47 , wherein the first direction is parallel or perpendicular to the multilayer film machine direction.

52 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Upm Raflatac Oy

Inventors

• Mitchell Noel
• Manner Matti

Classifications

• B32B2553/00

  Packaging equipment or accessories not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B32B2250/03

  3 layers · CPC title

• B32B27/32 Primary

  comprising polyolefins {(comprising vinyl (co)polymers or acrylic (co)polymers B32B27/30)} · CPC title

• B32B2307/736

  Shrinkable · CPC title

• G09F2003/0255

  laminated · CPC title