CN104387842A - Infrared ray ink with high adhesive power and high transmittance - Google Patents

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CN104387842A
CN104387842A CN201410680895.8A CN201410680895A CN104387842A CN 104387842 A CN104387842 A CN 104387842A CN 201410680895 A CN201410680895 A CN 201410680895A CN 104387842 A CN104387842 A CN 104387842A
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Abstract

The invention provides infrared ray ink with high adhesive power and high transmittance. The infrared ray ink is characterized by being prepared from the following components in percentage by weight: 30%-40% of gloss oil finished products, 10%-20% of thickened gloss oil, 15%-25% of transparent yellow, 3%-8% of purple, 5%-10% of transparent colors, 10%-20% of black dyes, 10%-20% of diluents and 3%-5% of coupling agents. The integral ink provided by the invention is high in adhesive power and is difficult to fall from a receiver by adopting specific gloss oil components, thereby prolonging the service life of the receiver; the ink provided by the invention can achieve high transmittance of a light ray in a near infrared region more than 89% and the transmittance of a visible light position less than 1% when being printed on materials, namely transparent PMMA, transparent PC, transparent PVC, touch screen material hard glass which is most fashionable at present and the like, by adopting the solvent type black dyes, thereby enhancing the receiving effect and receiving sensitivity of the receiver on a signal.

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A kind of infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ink being applied in telecommunications product light receiving window, particularly relate to a kind of infrared high permeability type ink.
Background technology
Present smart mobile phone, has light sensor and distance-sensor, and light sensor can realize screen intensity and automatically regulate, distance-sensor can when conversing induction mobile phone and face apart from thus automatically close screen, prevent face's false touch screen operator; On smart mobile phone eyeglass, generally there are two apertures, for the infrared penetration of light sensor and distance-sensor, also has the hole that slightly large, for camera, the infrared penetration ability of these two apertures on eyeglass, directly has influence on the light sensor of smart mobile phone and the performance of distance-sensor, so this infrared light transmission index is extremely important, principal plane and the make a video recording head bore and light and distance-sensor hole of eyeglass also have transmittance index request; In addition, all telemanipulation is carried out by telepilot at present as many electric equipment products such as telephone set top box, air-conditionings, from the light normally near infrared ray that telepilot emits, near infrared light irradiates and allows sensor photosensitive on a sensor, develop into electrical signal by the phototube on sensor and amplify, switch is started working.
But except the near infrared ray emitted from telepilot, also have wavelength lower than the visible ray of near infrared ray wavelength and ultraviolet, these irradiate light on a sensor, all likely cause mishandle.For this reason, current way is that infrared ray ink is printed on transparent PC, printed matter made by PET or chilled glass sheet material, making strainer is arranged between telepilot and the receptor of electric equipment products, this printed matter can allow the infrared rays higher than near-infrared wavelength pass through, and the visible ray blocked lower than near infrared ray wavelength and ultraviolet, thus there is filtering function, prevent the impact by visible ray and produce mishandle, but, infrared ray ink is except blocking visible ray and ultraviolet, also can shield portions infrared rays, the most high permeability of infrared ray ink that existing market is applied is generally 70% ~ 80%, and such transmitance makes the filtration capacity of light wave poor, easily affect the reception of signal and affect the sensitivity of telepilot, on the other hand, infrared ray ink also has the bad problem of sticking power on the receiver.
Summary of the invention
For the problem of above-mentioned prior art, the invention provides the transmitance of a kind of transmitance below 550 wavelength lower than 10% more than 850 wavelength higher than 80% the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability.
Technical scheme of the present invention is: a kind of infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability, it is characterized in that: be prepared from by weight percentage by following ingredients: gloss oil finished product 30-40%, thickening gloss oil 10-20%, transparent yellow 15-25%, purple 3-8%, transparent red 5-10%, black dyes 10-20%, dilute than for the thinner of 10%-20% to account for gross weight again after above-mentioned each composition mixing, finally add the couplant of weight ratio 3-5%.
Described gloss oil finished product composition comprises unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, melmac, ester series solvent, ketone series solvent, auxiliary agent, each component is by weight unsaturated polyester resin accounts for 18-40%, epoxy resin accounts for 1-3%, melmac accounts for 17-44%, ester series solvent accounts for 4-7%, ketone series solvent accounts for 3-5%, auxiliary agent accounts for 1-3%, wherein the combination of unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, these three kinds of resins of melmac plays critical effect to the sticking power of formula and smoothness etc., make gloss oil finished product exquisiteness bright, smoothness is good, has strong adhesive force.
Described thickening gloss oil is add with the gloss oil raw material having same composition and a proportioning with gloss oil finished product the thickening gloss oil accounting for this gloss oil raw material weight 14.5% silicon-dioxide, silicon-dioxide plays the effect increasing ink viscosity, in case there is loose oil, the bad problem such as pin hole through ink because viscosity crosses rare in infrared type.
Described transparent yellow, purple, transparent color are Pigment part, and mainly play a part painted, these pigment monomers are all lower in visible light transmitance, and relatively all higher at infrared transmittivity.
Described black dyes is the black dyestuff of solvent-borne type, namely be the black metal complexation neutral dye that can be dissolved in solvent, the effect of transmitance most critical is played in whole formula, the black dyestuff of solvent-borne type not only by ruddiness line but but also the light source of visible light absorbing wavelength, accomplish with this function that visible light transmissivity is low and infrared light transmittance is high; The black dyestuff of solvent-borne type is because molecular weight is little, and median size is little, organic solvent just can directly be dissolved, and the infrared source weak for penetration power can have no penetrating completely of barrier, therefore uses this black dyes can make to have high transmitance at the light in the 850 above regions of wavelength.
Described thinner is ketone series solvent, mainly plays the printing operation of solvency action and raising product.
Described couplant is silane system linking agent, can improve the sticking power of ink further, can improve water-fast, the water boiling resistance performance of product simultaneously.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is: the present invention adopts and includes unsaturated polyester resin, the gloss oil finished product of epoxy resin and melmac and thickening gloss oil, whole ink is made to have strong adhesive force, not easily come off from receptor, extend the work-ing life of receptor, adopt the black dyestuff of solvent-borne type simultaneously, make this ink printing at transparent PMMA, transparent PC, time on the materials such as transparent PVC and present most popular touch-screen hardened material glass, it can allow the transmitance of the light of near infrared region reach the high permeability of more than 89%, and the transmitance at visible ray place 1% once, improve receptor to the reception of signal and receiving sensitivity.
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Below by specific embodiment, the present invention is described in detail.
The invention provides a kind of infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability, it comprises component and weight percent is as follows: gloss oil finished product 36.1%, thickening gloss oil 14.8%, transparent yellow 20.7%, purple 5.6%, transparent red 8.3%, black metal complexation neutral dye 14.5%, when making formula in order to make ink have strong adhesive force, specially adopt containing unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, the gloss oil of these three kinds of resins of melmac, each component of gloss oil finished product accounts for 18-40% by weight for unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin accounts for 1-3%, melmac accounts for 17-44%, ester series solvent accounts for 4-7%, ketone series solvent accounts for 3-5%, auxiliary agent accounts for 1-3%, gloss oil finished product exquisiteness is bright, smoothness is good, there is strong adhesive force, described unsaturated polyester resin has good chemical resistance, mechanical property is good, excellent electrical property, epoxy resin has good physics, chemical property, and it has excellent bonding strength to the surface of metal and non-metallic material, and dielectric properties are good, and set shrinking percentage is little, and hardness is high, and snappiness is better, to alkali and most of solvent-stable, melmac has larger chemically reactive, has very high Joint strength, in addition for solving a ubiquitous problem of printing of infrared printing ink now, namely infrared printing ink viscosity is low, fugitive oil, the problems such as smoothness is bad, specially adopt the thickening gloss oil containing 14.5% silicon-dioxide, the viscosity of Integral lifting infrared ray ink and printing adaptability, again to account for the ketone series solvent dilution of gross weight than 10% after above-mentioned each composition mixing, finally add and account for the silane system linking agent of gross weight than 3%, silane system linking agent makes ink better be attached on product, and can perfection pass through when product needed does water-fast or boiling water test.
Described black metal complexation neutral dye plays the effect of transmitance most critical in whole formula, black metal complexation neutral dye, not only by Infrared but also the light source of visible light absorbing wavelength, accomplishes with this function that visible light transmissivity is low and infrared light transmittance is high; The black dyestuff of solvent-borne type is because molecular weight is little, and median size is little, organic solvent just can directly be dissolved, and the infrared source weak for penetration power can have no penetrating completely of barrier, therefore uses this black dyes can make to have high transmitance at the light in the 850 above regions of wavelength.
The color transparent yellow of above-mentioned employing, purple, the pigment that transparent redness uses is respectively pigment 129, and azo first subtracts pigment, pigment violet 37, pigment red 149, and these pigment monomers are all lower in visible light transmitance, and relatively all higher at infrared transmittivity; Adding black metal complexation neutral dye makes the transmitance complete stability of product get off.
Even if because its composition of ink same color of each producer and each brand is also different, and will different aberration be had, for pigment of the present invention is the pigment of Clariant Corporation of Switzerland (CLARIANT).
Following table is the test result of this ink performance:
Above specific embodiment of the present invention is illustrated; but protection content of the present invention is not only limited to above embodiment; in art of the present invention, the usual knowledge of a GPRS, just can carry out diversified change within the scope of its technology main idea.

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1. one kind has the infrared ray ink of strong adhesive force and high permeability, it is characterized in that: be prepared from by weight percentage by following ingredients: gloss oil finished product 30-40%, thickening gloss oil 10-20%, transparent yellow 15-25%, purple 3-8%, transparent color 5-10%, black dyes 10-20%, thinner 10-20%, couplant 3-5%.
2. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: in the composition of described gloss oil finished product, by weight unsaturated polyester resin accounts for 18-40%, epoxy resin accounts for 1-3%, melmac accounts for the 17-44% of total amount, ester series solvent accounts for 4-7%, ketone series solvent accounts for 3-5%, and auxiliary agent accounts for 1-3%.
3. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 1 and 2, is characterized in that: described thickening gloss oil is add with the gloss oil raw material having same composition and a proportioning with gloss oil finished product the thickening gloss oil accounting for this gloss oil raw material weight 14.5% silicon-dioxide.
4. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described black dyes is the black dyestuff of solvent-borne type.
5. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 4, is characterized in that: the black dyestuff of described solvent-borne type is black metal complexation neutral dye.
6. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described thinner is ketone series solvent.
7. the infrared ray ink with strong adhesive force and high permeability according to claim 1, is characterized in that: described couplant is silane system linking agent.
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