JPH11333998A - Multilayered film or sheet made of olefinic resin - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve damage resistance, heat resistance and cutting properties without losing the high frequency welder aptitude originally possessed by a film or sheet comprising of an ethylene/methyl methacrylate resin or an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin. SOLUTION: Outer layers 12 comprising a propylene type resin based on a propylene/ethylene/butene copolymer resin are formed on both surfaces of the intermediate layer 11 comprising an ethylenic resin based on a resin selected from an ethylene/(meth)acrylate copolymer resin and an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer resin. If hydrogenated rubber is added to the propylene type resin forming the outer layer 12, the welding strength of a high frequency welder welded part is further enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a flexible multilayer film or sheet made of an olefin resin used for stationery, various cases, packaging, agricultural use, etc.
For details, refer to "Film / Sheet"). For details, refer to Soft multilayer film made of olefin resin with excellent suitability for high frequency welder, scratch resistance, heat resistance, and cutting properties.
It is about a sheet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, flexible films and sheets made of synthetic resin have been used for stationery, various cases, packaging, agricultural use, and the like. Further, as this film / sheet, a single-layer film / sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin is known.

[0003]

The single-layer film / sheet composed of the above-mentioned ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin has the advantages of flexibility and excellent suitability for high-frequency welding. Although it can be said that it is suitable for use in the above applications that often require secondary processing, it has the disadvantage that the surface is easily scratched (poor in scratch resistance). Various proposals to improve this, specifically,
Proposals have been made to add a fatty acid amide or to form a coating film on the surface.

[0004] However, in order to improve the scratch resistance by the above-described method, it is difficult to use a high frequency welder which is inherently provided in a film or sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. In many cases, such characteristics as being excellent in the properties are impaired.

Further, a single-layer film or sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin is inferior in heat resistance, and tends to be deformed even at a temperature of about 80 to 90 ° C. There is also a drawback or a disadvantage that the cutting properties are poor and the blade is hard to enter at the time of cutting, so that the vicinity of the end (the end formed by cutting) is elongated and easily deformed.

On the other hand, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it has been studied to form an outer layer made of polypropylene on both sides of a film / sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin. Although seen, generally used polypropylene, specifically, homopolypropylene which is a homopolymer of propylene, random polypropylene which is a random copolymer of propylene and ethylene, block polypropylene which is a block copolymer of propylene and ethylene In the case of using polypropylene such as, it is substantially possible to directly laminate the surface of a film or sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin without using an adhesive or the like. It was impossible.

Further, the outer layer made of the above-mentioned polypropylene, which is generally used, is coated on the surface of a film or sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin via a commonly used adhesive. Even when laminated, the resulting film / sheet has a problem that the suitability for high-frequency welding is reduced as compared with a single-layer film / sheet composed of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and impairs the inherent properties of a film / sheet made of an ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin or an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, which is excellent in high frequency welder suitability. In addition, the present invention provides a film / sheet having improved scratch resistance, heat resistance and cutability on the surface.

[0009]

The film / sheet of the present invention made to solve the above-mentioned problems comprises an intermediate layer made of an ethylene-based resin and an outer layer made of a propylene-based resin, and forms an intermediate layer. The ethylene-based resin is an ethylene-based resin mainly composed of at least one selected from an ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and the propylene-based resin forming the outer layer is propylene-based resin. An olefin-based resin multilayer film / sheet, which is a propylene-based resin mainly composed of an ethylene-butene copolymer resin.

As described above, the ethylene resin forming the intermediate layer of the olefin resin multilayer film / sheet of the present invention is selected from ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resins and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins. Is an ethylene-based resin mainly composed of a resin, or an ethylene-based resin mainly composed of a mixture of two or more kinds selected from these.

The ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an acrylate ester and / or methacrylate ester. Specifically, the above-mentioned ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymer resin is used. In addition to the resin, an ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer resin, an ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer resin, and the like can be used.

The ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin has a (meth) acrylate component of 5 to 30% by weight, particularly 15 to 30% by weight in view of suitability for a high frequency welder. Is preferred.

Of course, the ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin may be a mixture of different types of (meth) acrylate and its content, etc., copolymerized with ethylene. . In addition, as long as the properties of the obtained film / sheet are not impaired,
A copolymer of a monomer component other than ethylene and (meth) acrylate may be used.

As the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, a resin having a vinyl acetate component of 5 to 30% by weight, particularly 15 to 30% by weight from the viewpoint of suitability for high frequency welding is preferred.

Of course, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin may be a mixture of resins having different vinyl acetate contents. Further, as long as the properties of the obtained film / sheet are not impaired, a copolymer of monomer components other than ethylene and vinyl acetate may be used.

One or more ethylene resins selected from ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resins and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins for forming the intermediate layer include:
If necessary, various additives such as antistatic agents, antioxidants, light stabilizers such as hindered amine compounds, lubricants, ultraviolet absorbers, inorganic fillers, and coloring agents such as pigments may be added.

The intermediate layer of the olefin resin multilayer film / sheet of the present invention comprises an ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin to which various additives are added as required. It is formed by one or more selected ethylene resins,
As long as the properties of the resulting film / sheet are not impaired, the above-mentioned ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin may be replaced with other polymers, specifically, Polyethylene such as high-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, medium-density polyethylene, and high-density polyethylene; polypropylene (homopolypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene, etc.); polybutene; ethylene-based elastomer;
Olefin rubber; etc. may be mixed.

In the multilayer film / sheet made of olefin resin of the present invention, outer layers made of propylene resin are formed on both surfaces of the above-mentioned intermediate layer. As described above, the propylene resin forming the outer layer is propylene-ethylene-
A propylene-based resin mainly composed of a butene copolymer resin.

In order to further improve the welding strength when the obtained olefin resin multilayer film / sheet is joined by a high-frequency welder, a hydrogenated rubber is mixed with the propylene-ethylene-butene copolymer resin. It is desirable to do. As the hydrogenated rubber, hydrogenated styrene-butadiene rubber, hydrogenated styrene-isoprene rubber, hydrogenated ethylene-butadiene block rubber, hydrogenated styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene block copolymer rubber, and the like can be used. The mixing ratio when the hydrogenated rubber is mixed with the propylene-based resin forming the outer layer is 98 to 70% by weight of the propylene-ethylene-butene copolymer resin and 2 to 3% by weight of the hydrogenated rubber.
0% by weight, particularly preferably propylene-
The ethylene-butene copolymer resin is in the range of 95 to 80% by weight, and the hydrogenated rubber is in the range of 5 to 20% by weight.

The propylene-based resin forming the outer layer (including the above-mentioned mixture with the hydrogenated rubber, the same applies hereinafter) may be optionally provided with an antistatic agent, an oxidizing agent, and the like, similarly to the ethylene-based resin forming the intermediate layer. Various additives such as an inhibitor, a light stabilizer such as a hindered amine compound, a lubricant, an anti-blocking agent, an ultraviolet absorber, an inorganic filler, and a coloring agent such as a pigment may be added.

As long as the properties of the obtained film / sheet are not impaired, polymers other than the above-mentioned propylene-based resins, specifically, low-density polyethylene, linear low-density polyethylene, medium-density polyethylene, Polyethylene such as high density polyethylene; ethylene-based copolymer such as ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; polypropylene (homopolypropylene, random polypropylene, block polypropylene); polybutene; ethylene-based elastomer An olefin rubber; and the like.

The olefin resin multilayer film sheet of the present invention has outer layers formed on both surfaces of the intermediate layer. The multilayer film sheet of the present invention has excellent interlayer adhesion between the intermediate layer and the outer layer. Since there is no need to interpose an adhesive between the two layers, a co-extrusion method or a co-extrusion inflation method whose production process is simple is preferably used as a forming means. Of course, the intermediate layer and the outer layer are formed by a calender method, an extrusion method,
The multi-layer film of the present invention can also be formed separately by means such as inflation and then laminated by means such as heat lamination or bonding with an appropriate adhesive.
You can get a sheet.

The thickness of the multi-layer film / sheet made of olefin resin of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is generally 0.03 to 2.0 m for the above-mentioned applications.
m.

In the olefin resin multilayer film sheet of the present invention, the ratio of the thickness of the intermediate layer to the thickness of each outer layer is 2: 1 to 40: 1 (that is, 1/2/1).
~ 1/40/1). If the ratio of the thickness of the intermediate layer and the outer layer deviates significantly from the above range,
It is not possible to obtain a multilayer film sheet that can solve the problems of the present invention. Note that the thickness of both outer layers does not necessarily need to be the same.

The olefin-based resin multilayer film / sheet of the present invention can form an embossed pattern such as satin or silk on one or both sides, or can form a printed pattern by ordinary printing. In addition, it is also possible to form a coating film of various paints such as water-based, solvent-based, and ultraviolet-curing types.However, the portion where the coating film is formed is significantly reduced in suitability for a high-frequency welder. Need to keep this in mind. Of course, the same applies to the case of forming a print pattern.

The olefin resin multilayer film / sheet of the present invention having the above-mentioned constitution is soft, has excellent scratch resistance and heat resistance, and does not contain a coloring agent or has a small amount of coloring agent. (That is, in the case of a colored transparent film or sheet), it is also excellent in transparency. Further, since it is excellent in high frequency welder suitability and cutting property, it is suitable for use in applications requiring secondary processing.

[0027]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the present invention will be described below, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.

Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3 Using an ethylene-based resin composition for an intermediate layer and a propylene-based resin composition for an outer layer having the composition shown in Table 1, a three-layer T-die extruder was used. Extruded, total thickness 0.3 mm, intermediate layer thickness 0.2
An olefin resin multilayer film having a thickness of 5 mm and a thickness of each outer layer of 0.025 mm was obtained. However, in Comparative Example 3, a single-layer film having a thickness of 0.3 mm was formed without forming an outer layer. In addition, the obtained film was evaluated for suitability for high-frequency welder, welding strength of the high-frequency welder welded portion, scratch resistance, transparency, interlayer adhesion, heat resistance, and cutting property according to the following criteria. The results are shown in Table 1.

(A) Suitability for high frequency welder ◎: welding possible without heating the welder blade ○: welding possible by heating the welder blade to 40-60 ° C. △: heating the welder blade to 70 ° C. or more Weldable ×: High-frequency welding is practically impossible (b) Welding strength ◎: The film itself breaks when the weld is pulled (no peeling of the weld) ○: The weld is pulled when the weld is pulled There is slight peeling. ×: When the welded part is pulled, it is easily peeled off at the welded part. (C) Scratch resistance Gakushin-type friction tester (Kanakin No. 3 base cloth, number of rubbing 50)
After the rubbing, the haze value (unit%) was measured based on JIS-K-6714 and compared with the haze value before rubbing. ：: haze value increase of less than 20% ×: haze value increase of 20% or more (d) transparency ○: haze value of less than 10% ×: haze value of 10% or more (e) interlayer adhesion ：: good (high frequency) ×: defective (easy peeling between layers of each layer during high frequency welding) (f) heat resistance ○: even if left at 100 ° C. for 1 hour No deformation is observed. ×: Deformation is observed when left at 100 ° C. for 1 hour. (G) Cutability ：: When 50 films are stacked and cut, no deformation is observed at the edge of the film. Deformation is observed at the edge of the film when cutting 50 sheets

[0030]

[Table 1]

Examples 4 to 8 Except that the ethylene resin composition for the intermediate layer and the propylene resin composition for the outer layer were changed to those shown in Table 2, the olefin resin was prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 3. A multilayer film was obtained. Moreover, about the obtained film, the high frequency welder suitability, the welding strength of the high frequency welder welding part, the scratch resistance, the transparency, the interlayer adhesion, the heat resistance, and the cutting property were evaluated in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 3. The results are shown in Table 2.

[0032]

[Table 2]

For reference, FIG. 1 shows a partially enlarged cross-sectional view of the olefin resin multilayer film of Example 5. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes an olefin resin multilayer film, reference numeral 11 denotes an intermediate layer, reference numerals 12 (a) and (b) denote outer layers,
Each is shown.

[0034]

As described in detail above, the olefin resin multilayer film / sheet of the present invention is excellent in high-frequency welder suitability, scratch resistance, heat resistance and cutting properties, for stationery, for various cases, for packaging, It can be suitably used for agricultural purposes and the like.
In addition, when the amount of the coloring agent is small or when no coloring agent is added, there is an advantage that the transparency is also excellent.

Further, the olefin-based resinous multilayer film / sheet of the present invention has excellent interlayer adhesion even without an adhesive between the intermediate layer and the outer layer. It can be manufactured.

Further, when the hydrogenated rubber is mixed with the olefin resin forming the outer layer, there is an advantage that the adhesive strength of the welded portion by the high frequency welding is further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially enlarged sectional view of one embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Multilayer film made of olefin resin 11 ... Intermediate layer 12 (a), (b) ... Outer layer

Claims (3)

[Claims] An olefin-based resin multilayer film or sheet comprising an ethylene-based resin intermediate layer and propylene-based resin outer layers formed on both surfaces thereof, wherein the ethylene-based resin forming the intermediate layer is provided. Is an ethylene resin mainly composed of at least one selected from ethylene- (meth) acrylate copolymer resin and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin, and the propylene resin forming the outer layer is propylene-ethylene-butene An olefin-based resin multilayer film or sheet, which is a propylene-based resin mainly composed of a copolymer resin. 2. The propylene-based resin forming the outer layer comprises 9
The olefin resin multilayer film or sheet according to claim 1, which is a mixture of 8 to 70% by weight of a propylene-ethylene-butene copolymer resin and 2 to 30% by weight of a hydrogenated rubber. 3. The thickness ratio of the intermediate layer to the outer layer is 2: 1 to 1
The olefin resin multilayer film or sheet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ratio is in the range of 40: 1.