Film mirror, film mirror manufacturing method, film mirror for photovoltaic power generation, and reflection device for photovoltaic power generation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9759844-B2
Application number	US-201214370539-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Priority date	Jan 6, 2012
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

A film mirror having a metal reflective layer formed on a resin substrate may include, closer to a light incident side than the metal reflective layer, an interface reflective layer having at least one set of a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer that are adjacent to each other. At least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer may include a water soluble polymer and metal oxide particles. A method for manufacturing the film mirror may include forming the interface reflective layer by simultaneous multilayer coating of materials of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A film mirror manufacturing method for manufacturing a film mirror having a metal reflective layer formed on a resin substrate, the film mirror comprising, closer to a light incident side than the metal reflective layer, an interface reflective layer having at least one set of a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer that are adjacent to each other, wherein at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer contains a water soluble polymer and metal oxide particles, the film mirror manufacturing method comprising:
forming the interface reflective layer by simultaneous multilayer coating of materials of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer.

2. A film mirror having a metal reflective layer formed on a resin substrate, the film mirror comprising, closer to a light incident side than the metal reflective layer,
an interface reflective layer having at least one set of a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer that are adjacent to each other,
an adhesion layer containing, on a site opposite to the light incident side relative to the resin substrate, at least one of polyester resin, urethane resin, polyvinyl acetate resin, acrylic resin, and nitrile rubber, and a thickness of the adhesion layer is 1 to 100 μm;
wherein at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer contains a water soluble polymer and metal oxide particles.

3. The film mirror according to claim 2 , wherein a peeling sheet with a thickness of 12 to 250 μm is formed on a site opposite to the light incident side relative to the adhesion layer.

4. The film mirror according to claim 3 , wherein the interface reflective layer is an interface reflective layer obtained by simultaneous multilayer coating of materials for the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer.

5. A film mirror having a metal reflective layer formed on a resin substrate, the film mirror comprising, closer to a light incident side than the metal reflective layer,
an interface reflective layer having at least one set of a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer that are adjacent to each other,
wherein at least one of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer contains a water soluble polymer and metal oxide particles,
wherein the interface reflective layer comprises a mix region of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer.

6. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein the water soluble polymer comprises at least one water soluble polymer of polyvinyl alcohol, gelatin, and thickening polysaccharides.

7. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein the metal oxide is rutile type titanium dioxide.

8. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein an ultraviolet absorbing layer is provided closer to the light incident side than the interface reflective layer.

9. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein a hard coat layer is provided on an outermost surface of the light incident side of the film mirror.

10. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein a gas barrier layer is provided closer to the light incident side than the metal reflective layer.

11. A reflection device for photovoltaic power generation formed by adhering the film mirror according to claim 5 to a supporting substrate with a self-supporting property via an adhesion layer.

12. The reflection device for photovoltaic power generation according to claim 11 , wherein the supporting substrate comprises a resin material with a hollow structure.

13. The reflection device for photovoltaic power generation according to claim 11 , wherein the supporting substrate includes a pair of flat metal plates and an intermediate layer interposed between the flat metal plates, and the intermediate layer comprises a material or a resin material with a hollow structure.

14. The film mirror according to claim 5 , wherein the center line average line roughness (Ra) of the outermost layer on the light incident side is 3 nm to 20 nm.

15. The film mirror according to claim 9 , wherein a center line average line roughness (Ra) of the outermost layer on the light incident side is 3 nm to 20 nm.

16. The film mirror according to claim 15 , wherein the thickness of the hard coat layer is 0.05 μm to 10 μm.

17. The film mirror according to claim 16 , wherein the hard coat layer comprises a silicone-based leveling agent.

18. The film mirror according to claim 16 , wherein the hard coat layer comprises a thermocuring silicone-based material.

Assignees

• Konica Minolta Inc
• Konica Minolta Inc

Inventors

• Adachi Hitoshi

Classifications

• G02B5/0866 Primary

  incorporating one or more organic, e.g. polymeric layers · CPC title

• G02B19/0042

  for use with direct solar radiation · CPC title

• B32B2307/416

  Reflective · CPC title

• G02B1/10

  Optical coatings produced by application to, or surface treatment of, optical elements (G02B1/08 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B32B2307/712

  Weather resistant · CPC title