Laminate film and automotive window glass using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9452590-B2
Application number	US-201214124031-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 22, 2012
Priority date	Jun 27, 2011
Publication date	Sep 27, 2016
Grant date	Sep 27, 2016

Abstract

A multilayer film includes 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other, wherein the average reflectance in a wavelength range of 900 to 1,200 nm is 70% or higher; both of the differences between the a* values (Δa*) and between the b* values (Δb*), respectively, of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 12° and of transmitted light incoming at an angle of 45° are 10 or less; and the multilayer film comprises a bandwidth of not less than 50 nm where the transmittance is 80% or lower in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multilayer film comprising 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other,
wherein
said multilayer film comprises at least one layer containing a colored component whose average transmittance in a wavelength range of 400 to 450 nm or 600 to 800 nm is lower than that in 450 to 600 nm;
average reflectance in a wavelength range of 900 to 1,200 nm is 70% or higher;
average reflectance in a wavelength range of 1,200 to 1,400 nm is 30% or higher;
both of differences between a* values (Δa*) and between b* values (Δb*), respectively, of the transmitted light of white light incoming at an incident angle of 12° and of transmitted light of white light incoming at an incident angle of 45° are 10 or less; and
said multilayer film has 1) a maximum reflectance in a wavelength range of 600 to 700 nm is 15% or lower, 2) a solar reflectance of 30% or higher, and the visible light transmittance is 70% or higher, and 3) a transmittance of 80% or lower at a wavelength of 400 to 450 nm, or said multilayer film comprises a bandwidth of not less than 50 nm where transmittance is 80% or lower in a wavelength range of 600 to 800 nm.

2. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising the 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other,
wherein
a sum of optical thicknesses of adjacent layers is 400 to 650 nm for more than half of said layers; and
said multilayer film comprises at least one layer which contains a colored component whose average transmittance in a wavelength range of 400 to 450 nm or 600 to 800 nm is lower than that in a wavelength range of 450 to 600 nm.

3. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising a reflection bandwidth of not smaller than 50 nm where the reflectance is 30% or higher in the wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm.

4. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein average reflectance in a wavelength range of 1,200 to 1,400 nm is 30% or higher and average reflectance in a wavelength range of 400 to 450 nm, which is measured from at least one side of said film, is 30% or lower.

5. The multilayer film according to claim 4 , further comprising:
not less than 10 pairs of adjacent layers whose sum of optical thicknesses is 600 to 700 nm; and
at least one layer which contains a colored component whose average transmittance in a wavelength range of 400 to 450 nm is lower than that in a wavelength range of 450 to 600 nm.

6. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of said thermoplastic resins contains a colored component; and said thermoplastic resin containing said colored component is a noncrystalline resin.

7. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having an internal haze of 3% or less.

8. The multilayer film according to claim 7 , wherein a colored layer A is arranged on one side of a multilayer film comprising 50 or more layers of each of two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties are alternately laminated with each other, wherein average reflectance in a wavelength range of 900 to 1,200 nm is 70% or higher; both of differences between a* values (Δa*) and between b* values (Δb*), respectively, of the transmitted light of white light incoming at an incident angle of 12° and of transmitted light of white light incoming at an incident angle of 45° are 10 or less; said multilayer film comprises a bandwidth of not less than 50 nm where transmittance is 80% or lower in a wavelength range of 400 to 800 nm; and a colored layer B is arranged on the other side; and absorption rates (Abs(W)) of said colored layers A and B at a wavelength (W) satisfy Equations 1 and 2:
Abs A (450)<Abs B (450)  (1)

Abs A (700)>Abs B (700)  (2).

9. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , wherein a colored component contained therein has a melting point of 300° C. or lower.

10. A multilayer film comprising a colored layer on at least one side of the multilayer film according to claim 1 .

11. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having a solar reflectance of 30% or higher.

12. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having an average reflectance of 15% to less than 40% in a wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm.

13. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having a difference of less than 10% between the maximum reflectance and the minimum reflectance in a continuous 100-nm bandwidth within a wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm.

14. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising:
a component (Ln) in which two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties that reflect light having a wavelength of 900 to 1,400 nm are alternately laminated; and
a component (Lv) in which two or more thermoplastic resins having different optical properties that reflect light having a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm are alternately laminated,
wherein the number of thermoplastic resin layers in said component (Ln) is greater than the number of thermoplastic resin layers in said component (Lv).

15. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , comprising:
at least one component (Ln) which reflects light having a wavelength of 900 to 1,400 nm; and
at least one component (Lv) which reflects light having a wavelength of 400 to 700 nm,
wherein the difference in the in-plane average refractive indices of said layers constituting said component (Ln) is greater by 0.01 or more than that of said layers constituting said component (Lv).

16. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having a heat shrinkage of ±1% or less when heated at 140° C. for 30 minutes.

17. The multilayer film according to claim 1 , having a stress when elongated by 5% at 140° C. of 10 MPa or less.

18. A window glass for automobiles, comprising the multilayer film according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Uto Takayuki
• Osada Syunichi
• Gouda Wataru
• Matsuo Yuji
• Toray Industries

Inventors

• Uto Takayuki
• Osada Syunichi
• Gouda Wataru
• Matsuo Yuji

Classifications

• B32B2307/42

  Polarizing, birefringent, filtering · CPC title

• B32B2250/05

  5 or more layers · CPC title

• B32B2605/08

  Cars · CPC title

• B32B2307/412

  Transparent · CPC title

• B32B2307/306

  Resistant to heat · CPC title