JP2010234346A - Method of manufacturing decoration sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a decoration sheet for keeping surface smoothness and gloss and maintaining a design feeling even after three-dimensional molding such as insertion molding or injection molding simultaneous decoration in the decoration sheets of both high gloss and low gloss. <P>SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the decoration sheet includes: a process of forming a design layer on a base material; a process of turning the surface of the design layer to a smooth surface; a process of stacking an ionizing radiation curing resin composition on the smooth surface of the design layer; and a process of forming a surface protective layer by crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curing resin composition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a decorative sheet used in decorative molded articles for various uses such as for buildings, vehicles, and joinery.

A decorative molded product decorated by laminating a decorative sheet on the surface of the molded product is used in various applications such as building members and vehicle interior parts. A decorative sheet used for such a decorative molded product is usually manufactured by sequentially laminating a design layer and a surface protective layer on a substrate.
However, in such a manufacturing method, when the design layer is formed, unevenness is generated on the surface, and when the surface protective layer is laminated thereon, there is a concern that the smoothness of the surface protective layer surface is impaired.

By the way, in patent document 1, the skin material for motor vehicle interior containing the thermoplastic resin basecoat / transparent coat film joined to the outer surface of the semi-rigid resin backing sheet which can be thermoplastically formed is proposed. The base coat and transparent coat film are coated on a matte carrier and dried, and then transferred to the backing sheet and laminated. However, in Patent Document 1, since the gloss of the transparent coat depends on the smoothness of the matte carrier, there arises a problem that fine adjustment of the smoothness becomes difficult.
Further, if the decorative sheet is not smoothed at all as in the prior art, the smoothness and gloss of the decorative sheet surface and the smoothness and gloss of the decorative molded product after injection molding are significantly different. The design feeling of the decorative sheet and the design feeling of the decorative molded product sometimes differed greatly.

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  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, as a method of imparting smoothness and gloss to the surface of the surface protective layer, smoothing treatment is performed by hot press processing or the like using a mirror-treated metal plate after laminating the surface protective layer. However, the unevenness of the design layer remains even if the surface of the surface protective layer is smoothed. Therefore, if the decorative sheet is heated in the simultaneous decoration of insert molding or injection molding, the surface protective layer is softened and the unevenness of the design layer May appear on the surface protective layer, and the smoothness and gloss of the surface of the decorative molded product may be impaired. That is, the high smoothness and gloss of the decorative sheet are reduced after injection molding, and the smoothness and gloss of the decorative sheet surface are different from the smoothness and gloss of the decorative molded article surface after injection molding. There is a possibility that the design feeling of the decorative design and the design feeling of the decorative molded product will be different.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention maintains the surface smoothness and gloss even after high-gloss and low-gloss decorative sheets after three-dimensional molding such as insert molding and simultaneous injection molding. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a decorative sheet in which the temperature is maintained.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above problems, the present inventor has found that the above problems can be solved by performing a smoothing treatment before laminating the surface protective layer. The present invention has been completed based on such findings.

That is, the present invention
(1) A step of forming a design layer on a substrate, a step of making the surface of the design layer a smooth surface, a step of laminating an ionizing radiation curable resin composition on the smooth surface of the design layer, and the ionization A process for producing a decorative sheet comprising the step of crosslinking and curing the radiation curable resin composition to form a surface protective layer,
(2) The method for producing a decorative sheet according to the above (1), wherein the step of making the surface of the design layer a smooth surface is performed by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll,
(3) A step of forming a design layer on the substrate, a step of forming a primer layer on the design layer, a step of smoothing the surface of the primer layer, and ionizing radiation on the smooth surface of the primer layer A process for laminating a curable resin composition; and a process for forming a surface protective layer by crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition; and (4) The step of making the surface of the primer layer a smooth surface provides the method for producing a decorative sheet according to the above (3), which is performed by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll. .

  According to the method for producing a decorative sheet of the present invention, surface smoothness and gloss are maintained even after three-dimensional molding such as insert molding and simultaneous injection molding in both high gloss and low gloss decorative sheets. A decorative sheet that maintains the design feeling was obtained. Actually, the decorative sheet was used for three-dimensional molding such as insert molding and simultaneous injection molding, and the smoothness and gloss of the decorative sheet surface were retained on the surface of the decorative resin molded product. A design feeling similar to was obtained.

It is process drawing which shows the outline of 1st invention of the manufacturing method of the decorating sheet of this invention. It is process drawing which shows the outline of 2nd invention of the manufacturing method of the decorating sheet of this invention.

1st invention of the manufacturing method of the decorating sheet of this invention is the process of forming a design layer on a base material, the process of making this design layer surface smooth, and ionizing radiation on the smooth surface of this design layer It includes a step of laminating a curable resin composition and a step of crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition to form a surface protective layer. Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of 1st invention is demonstrated in detail using FIG.
FIG. 1 is a process diagram showing an outline of the first invention of the method for producing a decorative sheet of the present invention. The production method of the first invention is a method including at least the following steps (1) to (4).

(1) The process of forming a design layer on a base material After printing or coating the design ink on the base material 11, the design layer 12 is formed by drying as needed. The design layer 12 is composed of a pattern layer and / or a solid solid colored layer. The design layer 12 usually has irregularities due to the pigment contained in the ink and irregularities of the printed portion and the non-printed portion that are generated by pattern printing of the pattern.

(2) Process of making the surface of the design layer smooth The surface of the design layer 12 is formed with a smooth surface by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll. The hot pressing process and the embossing process are performed using a known method and heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the softening temperature of the base material constituting the decorative sheet 10 and lower than the melting point or the melting temperature to soften the surface of the decorative sheet 10. After pressurizing and shaping the side, the surface of the design layer 12 is smoothed as shown in FIG. 1B by cooling and solidifying to form a smooth surface.

(3) Step of laminating the ionizing radiation curable resin composition on the smooth surface of the design layer Next, a coating liquid comprising the ionizing radiation curable resin composition or a coating liquid containing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is used. Lamination is performed by coating on the smooth surface of the design layer 12. The viscosity of the coating solution is not particularly limited as long as it is a viscosity capable of forming an uncured resin layer on the surface of the design layer 12 by a coating method described later.
In the production method of the present invention, the prepared coating solution is applied to the surface of the design layer 12 so that the thickness after curing is 1 to 30 μm, gravure coating, bar coating, roll coating, reverse roll coating, Coating is performed by a known method such as comma coating, preferably gravure coating, to form an uncured resin layer.
Here, the ionizing radiation curable resin has an energy quantum capable of crosslinking and polymerizing molecules in an electromagnetic wave or a charged particle beam, that is, a resin that is crosslinked and cured by irradiation with ultraviolet rays or electron beams. Point to. Specifically, it can be appropriately selected from polymerizable monomers, polymerizable oligomers, or prepolymers conventionally used as ionizing radiation curable resins.

(4) Step of crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition to form a surface protective layer Next, an uncured resin layer made of the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is irradiated with ionizing radiation such as electron beams and ultraviolet rays. Thus, the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is crosslinked and cured to form the surface protective layer 13. Thereby, as shown in (c) of Drawing 1, decoration sheet 10 in which surface protection layer 13 was formed can be obtained.
Here, when an electron beam is used as the ionizing radiation, the acceleration voltage can be appropriately selected according to the resin used and the thickness of the layer, but the uncured resin layer is usually cured at an acceleration voltage of about 70 to 300 kV. preferable.
In electron beam irradiation, the transmission capability increases as the acceleration voltage increases. Therefore, when using the base material 11 that deteriorates due to the electron beam, the transmission depth of the electron beam and the thickness of the resin layer are substantially equal. By selecting the accelerating voltage so as to be equal, it is possible to suppress the irradiation of the extra electron beam to the base material 11, and to minimize the deterioration of the base material due to the excess electron beam.
The irradiation dose is preferably such that the crosslinking density of the resin layer is saturated, and is usually selected in the range of 5 to 300 kGy (0.5 to 30 Mrad), preferably 10 to 100 kGy (1 to 10 Mrad).
Further, the electron beam source is not particularly limited. For example, various electron beam accelerators such as a cockroft Walton type, a bandegraft type, a resonant transformer type, an insulated core transformer type, a linear type, a dynamitron type, a high frequency type, etc. Can be used.

  When ultraviolet rays are used as the ionizing radiation, those containing ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 190 to 380 nm are emitted. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as an ultraviolet-ray source, For example, a high pressure mercury lamp, a low pressure mercury lamp, a metal halide lamp, a carbon arc lamp, etc. are used.

2nd invention of the manufacturing method of the decorating sheet of this invention is the process of forming a design layer on a base material, the process of forming a primer layer on this design layer, and making this primer layer surface smooth A step of laminating an ionizing radiation curable resin composition on the smooth surface of the primer layer, and a step of crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition to form a surface protective layer. And
Hereinafter, the manufacturing method of 2nd invention is demonstrated in detail using FIG.
FIG. 2 is a process diagram showing an outline of the second invention of the method for producing a decorative sheet of the present invention. The production method of the second invention is a method including at least the following steps (1) to (5).

(1) The process of forming a design layer on a base material After printing or coating the design ink on the base material 11, the design layer 12 is formed by drying as needed. The design layer 12 is composed of a pattern layer and / or an entire solid color layer as in the first invention.

(2) Step of forming primer layer on design layer Next, after laminating the primer composition on the design layer 12, the primer layer 14 is formed by drying as necessary. As shown in FIG. 2A, the surface of the primer layer 14 has irregularities reflecting the irregularities on the surface of the design layer 12.

  As a method of laminating the primer layer 14, it can be formed by a coating method, and a transfer method can also be used. When the primer layer 12 is formed by the coating method, gravure coating, gravure reverse coating, gravure offset coating, spinner coating, roll coating, reverse roll coating, kiss coating, wheeler coating, dip coating, silk screen solid coating, wire bar coating , Flow coat, comma coat, pouring coat, brush coating, spray coating and the like can be used. In addition, the transfer method is a method in which a coating film of a primer layer is once formed on a thin sheet (film base material) and then coated on the surface of the base material. There are a laminating method for adhering to a three-dimensional object, a transfer method for peeling only the support sheet after bonding a transfer sheet once formed with a coating film and, if necessary, an adhesive layer on a releasable support sheet.

(3) Step of making the primer layer surface smooth A smooth surface is formed on the surface of the primer layer 14 by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll. These hot pressing and embossing are the same as in the first invention, and the surface of the primer layer 14 becomes smooth by this step as shown in FIG.

(4) Step of laminating the ionizing radiation curable resin composition on the smooth surface of the primer layer Next, a coating liquid comprising the ionizing radiation curable resin composition or a coating liquid containing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is used. Lamination is performed by coating on the smooth surface of the primer layer 14. The coating method and the content of the ionizing radiation curable resin are as described in the first invention.

(5) Step of forming a surface protective layer by crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition Next, an uncured resin layer made of the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is irradiated with ionizing radiation such as electron beams and ultraviolet rays. Thus, the ionizing radiation curable resin composition is crosslinked and cured to form the surface protective layer 13. Thereby, as shown to (c) of FIG. 2, the decorating sheet 10 in which the surface protective layer 13 was formed can be obtained. Here, the curing conditions for ionizing radiation irradiation such as electron beam irradiation and ultraviolet irradiation, and the electron beam source and ultraviolet source used are as described in the first invention.

  The smoothness of the decorative sheet surface of the present invention is preferably 0.5 μm or less, more preferably 0.2 μm or less, as the surface roughness Ra. Here, the surface roughness Ra refers to the arithmetic average roughness Ra defined in JIS B 0601: 2001.

The substrate 11 in the production method of the present invention is selected in consideration of suitability for vacuum forming and suitability for simultaneous injection molding, and typically a resin sheet made of a thermoplastic resin is used. The thermoplastic resin is generally an acrylic resin, a polyolefin resin such as polypropylene or polyethylene, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (hereinafter referred to as “ABS resin”), a vinyl chloride resin, a polyester resin, or the like. Is used. Moreover, the base material 11 can be used as a single layer sheet of these resins or a multilayer sheet of the same kind or different kind of resin.
Although the thickness of the base material 11 is selected according to a use, it is about 0.03-1.0 mm normally, and when considering the cost etc., about 0.03-0.5 mm is common.

In order to improve the adhesiveness with the layer provided on the above-mentioned base material 11, physical or chemical surface treatments such as an oxidation method and an unevenness method can be applied to one or both sides as desired.
Examples of the oxidation method include corona discharge treatment, chromium oxidation treatment, flame treatment, hot air treatment, ozone / ultraviolet treatment method, and examples of the unevenness method include sand blast method and solvent treatment method. These surface treatments are appropriately selected depending on the type of substrate, but generally, a corona discharge treatment method is preferably used from the viewpoints of effects and operability.

  Next, the design layer 12 which consists of a pattern layer and / or the whole surface solid colored layer shown by FIG. 1 and 2 gives decorating property to a resin molded product. The pattern layer is formed by printing various patterns using ink and a printing machine. As patterns, there are stone patterns imitating the surface of rocks such as wood grain patterns, marble patterns (for example, travertine marble patterns), fabric patterns imitating cloth or cloth patterns, tiled patterns, brickwork patterns, etc. There are also patterns such as marquetry and patchwork that combine these. These patterns can be formed by multicolor printing with normal yellow, red, blue, and black process colors, and also by multicolor printing with special colors prepared by preparing individual color plates that make up the pattern. Is done.

As the ink used for the design layer 12, an ink obtained by appropriately mixing a binder, a colorant such as a pigment and a dye, an extender pigment, a solvent, a stabilizer, a plasticizer, a catalyst, and a curing agent is used. The binder is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include polyurethane resins (acrylic urethane copolymer resins, etc.), vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate copolymer resins, vinyl chloride / vinyl acetate / acrylic copolymer resins, chlorinated polypropylene. Resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin, polyamide resin, butyral resin, polystyrene resin, nitrocellulose resin, cellulose acetate resin, etc., any one can be used alone or in combination of two or more Used as a mixture.
Colorants include carbon black (black), iron black, titanium white, antimony white, yellow lead, titanium yellow, petal, cadmium red, ultramarine, cobalt blue and other inorganic pigments, quinacridone red, isoindolinone yellow, phthalocyanine Organic pigments or dyes such as blue, metallic pigments composed of scaly foil pieces such as aluminum and brass, pearlescent pigments composed of scaly foil pieces such as titanium dioxide-coated mica and basic lead carbonate, and the like are used.

  In the present invention, a concealing layer may be provided between the design layer 12 and the substrate 11 as necessary. The concealing layer is provided for the purpose of preventing the pattern color of the decorative sheet from being affected by changes and variations in the color of the surface of the substrate 11. Usually, it is often formed with an opaque color, and a so-called solid printing layer having a thickness of about 1 to 20 μm is preferably used. The binder, colorant, and the like used are the same as those used for the design layer 12. In addition, when the design layer 12 has a whole surface solid colored layer, you may use it as a concealment layer.

In the production method of the second invention, the primer layer 14 formed on the design layer 12 has a function of improving the adhesion between the design layer 12 and the surface protective layer 13 on the substrate 11. Furthermore, by smoothing the surface of the primer layer 14, it is possible to smooth the surface of the surface protective layer 13 without affecting the surface protective layer 13 with the unevenness of the design layer 12.
Moreover, it has the effect of making it difficult for fine cracks and whitening to occur in the stretched portion of the surface protective layer 13.
The primer composition constituting the primer layer 14 is (meth) acrylic resin, urethane resin, (meth) acrylic / urethane copolymer resin, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, polyester resin, butyral resin, chlorinated polypropylene, Chlorinated polyethylene or the like is used.

Moreover, it is preferable that the thickness of the primer layer 14 is about 0.1-10 micrometers.
When the thickness is 0.1 μm or more, it is possible to sufficiently exert the effect of preventing the surface protective layer from being cracked, broken, whitened or the like. On the other hand, if the thickness of the primer layer is 10 μm or less, when the primer layer is applied, the coating film is stable in drying and curing, so that the moldability does not fluctuate. From the above points, the thickness of the primer layer is more preferably 0.1 to 10 μm.

In the production method of the present invention, a polymerizable monomer and a polymerizable oligomer or prepolymer as an ionizing radiation curable resin used in the ionizing radiation curable resin composition will be described below.
As the polymerizable monomer, typically, a (meth) acrylate monomer having a radical polymerizable unsaturated group in the molecule is preferable, and among them, a polyfunctional (meth) acrylate is preferable. Here, “(meth) acrylate” means “acrylate or methacrylate”, and other similar ones have the same meaning. The polyfunctional (meth) acrylate is not particularly limited as long as it is a (meth) acrylate having two or more ethylenically unsaturated bonds in the molecule. Specifically, ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, 1,4-butanediol di (meth) acrylate, 1,6-hexanediol di (meth) acrylate, neopentyl glycol di (meth) ) Acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, hydroxypivalate neopentyl glycol di (meth) acrylate, dicyclopentanyl di (meth) acrylate, caprolactone-modified dicyclopentenyl di (meth) acrylate, ethylene oxide-modified phosphate di ( (Meth) acrylate, allylated cyclohexyl di (meth) acrylate, isocyanurate di (meth) acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, ethylene oxide modified trimethylo Propane tri (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, propionic acid modified dipentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, propylene oxide modified trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, tris ( Acryloxyethyl) isocyanurate, propionic acid modified dipentaerythritol penta (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, ethylene oxide modified dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, caprolactone modified dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, etc. Is mentioned. These polyfunctional (meth) acrylates may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  In the present invention, a monofunctional (meth) acrylate can be used in combination with the polyfunctional (meth) acrylate as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired, for the purpose of lowering the viscosity. Examples of monofunctional (meth) acrylates include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, pentyl (meth) acrylate, hexyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl ( Examples include meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, lauryl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, and isobornyl (meth) acrylate. These monofunctional (meth) acrylates may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  Next, as the polymerizable oligomer, an oligomer having a radical polymerizable unsaturated group in the molecule, for example, epoxy (meth) acrylate, urethane (meth) acrylate, polyester (meth) acrylate, polyether (meth) acrylate And the like. Here, the epoxy (meth) acrylate oligomer can be obtained, for example, by reacting (meth) acrylic acid with an oxirane ring of a relatively low molecular weight bisphenol type epoxy resin or novolak type epoxy resin and esterifying it. . Further, a carboxyl-modified epoxy (meth) acrylate oligomer obtained by partially modifying this epoxy (meth) acrylate oligomer with a dibasic carboxylic acid anhydride can also be used. The urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer can be obtained, for example, by esterifying a polyurethane oligomer obtained by reaction of polyether polyol or polyester polyol and polyisocyanate with (meth) acrylic acid. Examples of polyester (meth) acrylate oligomers include esterification of hydroxyl groups of polyester oligomers having hydroxyl groups at both ends obtained by condensation of polycarboxylic acid and polyhydric alcohol with (meth) acrylic acid, It can be obtained by esterifying the terminal hydroxyl group of an oligomer obtained by adding an alkylene oxide to a carboxylic acid with (meth) acrylic acid. The polyether (meth) acrylate oligomer can be obtained by esterifying the hydroxyl group of the polyether polyol with (meth) acrylic acid.

  Furthermore, other polymerizable oligomers include polybutadiene (meth) acrylate oligomers with high hydrophobicity that have (meth) acrylate groups in the side chain of polybutadiene oligomers, and silicone (meth) acrylate oligomers that have polysiloxane bonds in the main chain. In a molecule such as an aminoplast resin (meth) acrylate oligomer modified with an aminoplast resin having many reactive groups in a small molecule, or a novolac type epoxy resin, bisphenol type epoxy resin, aliphatic vinyl ether, aromatic vinyl ether, etc. There are oligomers having a cationic polymerizable functional group.

When an ultraviolet curable resin is used as the ionizing radiation curable resin, it is desirable to add about 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of the photopolymerization initiator with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin. The initiator for photopolymerization can be appropriately selected from those conventionally used and is not particularly limited. For example, for a polymerizable monomer or polymerizable oligomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group in the molecule. Benzoin, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether, benzoin-n-butyl ether, benzoin isobutyl ether, acetophenone, dimethylaminoacetophenone, 2,2-dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone, 2,2-diethoxy-2 -Phenylacetophenone, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-methyl-1- [4- (methylthio) phenyl] -2-morpholino-propane-1 - 4- (2-hydroxyethoxy) phenyl-2 (hydroxy-2-propyl) ketone, benzophenone, p-phenylbenzophenone, 4,4′-diethylaminobenzophenone, dichlorobenzophenone, 2-methylanthraquinone, 2-ethylanthraquinone, 2 -Tertiary butylanthraquinone, 2-aminoanthraquinone, 2-methylthioxanthone, 2-ethylthioxanthone, 2-chlorothioxanthone, 2,4-dimethylthioxanthone, 2,4-diethylthioxanthone, benzyl dimethyl ketal, acetophenone dimethyl ketal, etc. It is done.
Examples of the polymerizable oligomer having a cationic polymerizable functional group in the molecule include aromatic sulfonium salts, aromatic diazonium salts, aromatic iodonium salts, metallocene compounds, and benzoin sulfonic acid esters.
Moreover, as a photosensitizer, p-dimethylbenzoic acid ester, tertiary amines, a thiol type sensitizer, etc. can be used, for example.

  In the present invention, it is preferable to use an electron beam curable resin as the ionizing radiation curable resin. This is because the electron beam curable resin can be made solvent-free, is more preferable from the viewpoint of environment and health, and does not require a photopolymerization initiator, and can provide stable curing characteristics.

In the said ionizing radiation curable resin composition, other resin can be contained in the range with the effect of this invention. For example, when it is desired to impart flexibility to the decorative sheet 10 obtained by the production method of the present invention, a thermoplastic resin can be added. On the other hand, when resistance to a solvent is required, it is preferable not to contain a thermoplastic resin.
Thermoplastic resins include (meth) acrylic resins such as (meth) acrylic acid esters, polyvinyl acetals (butyral resin) such as polyvinyl butyral, polyester resins such as polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate, vinyl chloride resins, urethane resins, Polyolefins such as polyethylene and polypropylene, styrene resins such as polystyrene and α-methylstyrene, acetal resins such as polyamide, polycarbonate and polyoxymethylene, fluororesins such as ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer, polyimide, polylactic acid, A polyvinyl acetal resin, liquid crystalline polyester resin, etc. are mentioned, These may be used individually by 1 type or in combination of 2 or more types. When combining 2 or more types, the copolymer of the monomer which comprises these resin may be sufficient, and each resin may be mixed and used.

Among the above thermoplastic resins, those having a (meth) acrylic resin as a main component are preferred in the present invention, and in particular, those obtained by polymerizing a monomer containing at least a (meth) acrylic acid ester as a monomer component. preferable.
More specifically, a homopolymer of (meth) acrylic acid ester, a copolymer of two or more different (meth) acrylic acid ester monomers, or a copolymer of (meth) acrylic acid ester and other monomers Is preferred.

The thermoplastic resin has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 90,000 to 120,000. When the weight average molecular weight is within this range, the formability after crosslinking and curing to form the surface protective layer, the surface wear resistance, and the scratch resistance can all be obtained at a high level.
Here, the weight average molecular weight is a value in terms of polystyrene measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The solvent used here can be appropriately selected from those usually used, and examples thereof include tetrahydrofuran (THF) and N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone (NMP).

  The polydispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the thermoplastic resin is preferably in the range of 1.1 to 3.0. If the polydispersity is within this range, it is possible to obtain a high level of moldability, surface abrasion resistance, and scratch resistance after crosslinking and curing to form a surface protective layer. From the above points, the polydispersity of the (meth) acrylic resin is preferably in the range of 1.5 to 2.5.

In addition, a matting agent can be blended in the resin composition constituting the surface protective layer in the present invention within a range not departing from the object of the present invention in order to further improve the design. By adding a matting agent to the surface protective layer, it is possible to adjust the gloss to match the design and color of the design layer, and to impart higher design properties.
The matting agent is appropriately selected from, for example, silica, talc, clay, barium sulfate, barium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and the like. Of these, silica, which is a material having a high degree of freedom in material design such as oil absorption, particle size, pore volume, etc., and excellent in designability, whiteness, and coating stability as an ink, is preferred. Is preferred.
The particle size of the matting agent is 0.1 to 20 μm, preferably 1 to 10 μm.
The content of these matting agents in the resin composition constituting the surface protective layer is preferably in the range of 1 to 80% by mass.

  Various additives can be blended in the resin composition constituting the surface protective layer in the production method of the present invention according to the desired physical properties of the resulting cured resin layer. In particular, it is preferable to contain a lubricant in order to further improve the surface scratch resistance and the like. Examples of the lubricant include synthetic waxes, petroleum waxes, animal-derived waxes, plant-derived waxes, reactive silicones, fluorine-based lubricants, and the like.

  Examples of other additives include a weather resistance improver, a polymerization inhibitor, a crosslinking agent, an infrared absorber, an antistatic agent, an adhesion improver, a leveling agent, a thixotropic agent, a coupling agent, a plasticizer, and an antifoaming agent. Agents, fillers, solvents, colorants, wear resistance improvers and the like.

  The surface protective layer 13 thus formed has various functions by adding various additives, for example, a so-called hard coat function, antifogging function, and antifouling function having high hardness and scratch resistance. Further, an antiglare function, an antireflection function, an ultraviolet shielding function, an infrared shielding function, and the like can be provided.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the thickness after hardening of the surface protective layer 13 is 1-30 micrometers. When the thickness of the surface protective layer 13 after curing is 1 μm or more, excellent design properties such as transparency, glossiness, and a uniform matting effect are obtained when the surface protective layer contains a matting agent. Sufficient physical properties as a protective layer such as contamination, scratch resistance and weather resistance can be obtained. On the other hand, when the thickness is 30 μm or less, there is no cracking or whitening of the protective layer at the time of molding, and the desired shape can be followed, and good design properties can be obtained even after three-dimensional molding. From this viewpoint, the thickness of the surface protective layer 13 after curing is preferably in the range of 2 to 20 μm, and more preferably in the range of 3 to 10 μm.

The decorative sheet 10 obtained by the production method of the present invention can be used for various injection molding methods such as an insert molding method, an injection molding simultaneous decorating method, a blow molding method, and a gas injection molding method. It is suitably used for the injection molding simultaneous decoration method.
In the insert molding method, in the vacuum forming step, the decorative sheet obtained by the manufacturing method of the present invention is vacuum-formed into a molded product surface shape in advance (off-line pre-molding) with a vacuum forming die, and then an extra portion is removed as necessary. Trimming to obtain a molded sheet. This molded sheet is inserted into an injection mold, the injection mold is clamped, the resin in a fluid state is injected into the mold and solidified, and the decorative sheet is integrated on the outer surface of the resin molding simultaneously with the injection molding. To produce decorative resin molded products.

  As the injection resin, a resin corresponding to the application is used, and a thermoplastic resin such as a polyolefin resin such as polyethylene or polypropylene, an ABS resin, a styrene resin, a polycarbonate resin, an acrylic resin, or a vinyl chloride resin is representative. In addition, thermosetting resins such as urethane resins and epoxy resins can be used depending on applications.

Next, in the simultaneous injection molding decoration method, the decorative sheet of the present invention is placed in a female mold that is also used as a vacuum forming mold provided with a suction hole for injection molding, and pre-molding (in-line pre-molding) with this female mold ), The injection mold is clamped, the resin in a fluid state is injected into the mold, solidified, and the decorative sheet is integrated with the outer surface of the resin molding simultaneously with the injection molding, Manufactures decorative resin molded products.
In the injection molding simultaneous decorating method, the decorative sheet receives heat pressure from the injection resin, and therefore, if the decorative sheet is close to a flat plate and the aperture of the decorative sheet is small, the decorative sheet may or may not be preheated. .
In addition, as injection resin used here, the thing similar to what was demonstrated by the insert molding method can be used.

  The decorative resin molded product manufactured as described above is a molded product with excellent surface smoothness and gloss and high design. Furthermore, in the production method of the present invention, the surface protective layer is completely cured at the production stage of the decorative sheet, and therefore a step of crosslinking and curing the surface protective layer after producing the decorative resin molded body is unnecessary.

EXAMPLES Next, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited at all by this example.
The surface roughness Ra uses a surface roughness measuring instrument manufactured by Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd., trade name “Handy Surf E-35A”, and conforms to JIS B 0601: 2001, centering on a roughness curve of length L. The value obtained by dividing the total area obtained by the respective roughness curves and the center line by the length L was expressed in micrometers (μm).
Further, the glossiness of the surface gloss was measured using a gloss meter (“MMX-203” manufactured by Murakami Color Research Laboratory) under the condition of an incident angle of 60 °. The higher the value, the higher the gloss.

Example 1
A sheet of ABS resin (thickness: 400 μm) was used as the base material, and an acrylic urethane copolymer resin ink was used on the surface of the sheet to form a woodgrain design layer by gravure printing. Next, using a hot press machine using a stainless steel mirror plate, the surface of the design layer of the obtained sheet was hot pressed for 10 minutes at 150 ° C. under a pressure of 5 kgf / cm ² .
An electron beam curable resin composition composed of a bifunctional urethane acrylate (weight average molecular weight; 2,000) is applied to the surface of the design layer after hot pressing by gravure reverse so that the thickness after curing is 6 μm. did. This uncured resin layer was irradiated with an electron beam having an acceleration voltage of 165 kV and an irradiation dose of 50 kGy (5 Mrad) to cure the electron beam curable resin composition to obtain a decorative sheet.
Next, the obtained decorative sheet was heated with an infrared heater until the temperature of the sheet reached 170 ° C., softened, and then vacuum-formed. The decorative sheet was released from the mold, and unnecessary parts were trimmed by pressing the die-cut mold with hydraulic pressure. Using this trimmed decorative sheet, it is inserted into an injection mold, then clamped, ABS resin is injected into the mold, and the decorative sheet is laminated and integrated on the surface of the molded product. A resin molded product was obtained.

Example 2
A decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the hot pressing in Example 1 was changed to embossing using a mirror surface roll. The sheet temperature during embossing was 180 ° C.

Example 3
In Example 1, the decorative sheet and the additive were added in the same manner as in Example 1 except that 10 parts by mass of silica having an average particle diameter of 3 μm was added to 100 parts by mass of the bifunctional urethane acrylate. A decorative resin molded product was obtained.

Example 4
A sheet of ABS resin (thickness: 400 μm) was used as the base material, and an acrylic urethane copolymer resin ink was used on the surface of the sheet to form a woodgrain design layer by gravure printing. Next, a two-component curable urethane resin having an acrylic / urethane block copolymer as a main component and an isocyanate added as a curing agent was applied onto the design layer to form a transparent primer layer having a thickness of 2 μm.
Next, using a hot press machine using a stainless steel mirror plate, the surface of the primer layer of the obtained sheet was hot pressed for 10 minutes at 150 ° C. and under a pressure of 5 kgf / cm ² .
An electron beam curable resin composition composed of bifunctional urethane acrylate (weight average molecular weight; 2,000) is applied to the surface of the primer layer after hot pressing by gravure reverse so that the thickness after curing is 6 μm. did. On this uncured resin layer, the electron beam curable resin composition was cured under the same conditions as in Example 1 to obtain a decorative sheet.

Example 5
A decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the hot pressing in Example 4 was changed to embossing using a mirror roll. The sheet temperature during embossing was 180 ° C.

Example 6
In Example 4, the decorative sheet and the additive were added in the same manner as in Example 4 except that 10 parts by mass of silica having an average particle diameter of 3 μm was added to 100 parts by mass of the bifunctional urethane acrylate. A decorative resin molded product was obtained.

Comparative Example 1
In Example 4, a decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Example 4 except that the pattern layer, the primer layer, and the surface protective layer were sequentially laminated on the base material without performing hot pressing.

Comparative Example 2
In Comparative Example 1, after applying and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition, using a hot press machine using a stainless steel mirror plate, hot pressing was performed at 150 ° C. under a pressure of 5 kgf / cm ² for 10 minutes, A decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 1 except that the surface was smoothed.

Comparative Example 3
In Example 6, a decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Example 6 except that the pattern layer, the primer layer, and the surface protective layer were sequentially laminated on the base material without performing hot pressing.

Comparative Example 4
In Comparative Example 3, after applying and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition, using a hot press machine using a stainless steel mirror plate, hot pressing was performed at 150 ° C. under a pressure of 5 kgf / cm ² for 10 minutes, A decorative sheet and a decorative resin molded product were obtained in the same manner as in Comparative Example 3 except that the surface was smoothed.

  Next, for the decorative sheets of Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4, the surface roughness Ra and the surface gloss at the production stage shown in Tables 1 and 2 were measured. The results are shown in Tables 1 and 2. In addition, the glossiness, smoothness and design feeling of the decorative sheets and the decorative resin molded products obtained in Examples 1 to 6 and Comparative Examples 1 to 4 were confirmed by visual observation.

As shown in Table 1, the high gloss decorative sheets of Examples 1, 2, 4 and 5 have a small surface roughness Ra both before and after insert molding, and all the decorative sheets are high. It was glossy, smooth and glossy, and excellent in design. In addition, all of the decorative resin molded products after injection molding have the same level of surface roughness Ra and surface gloss as the decorative sheet, maintaining a high gloss feeling and maintaining the design feeling of the decorative sheet suitably. It was done.
On the other hand, the decorative sheet of Comparative Example 1 that was not smoothed had a large surface roughness Ra and a small surface roughness Ra after insert molding. The design feel has been greatly different.
In addition, the decorative sheet of Comparative Example 2 subjected to the smoothing treatment after the surface protective layer lamination had a small surface roughness Ra and a high surface gloss before the insert molding, but the surface roughness Ra increased after the insert molding, Since the surface gloss became low, the design feeling was greatly different between the decorative sheet and the decorative resin molded product.

As shown in Table 2, the low gloss decorative sheets of Examples 3 and 6 have the same surface roughness Ra and surface gloss both before and after insert molding, and any decorative sheet Also had a low gloss and excellent design. Moreover, the decorative resin molded product after injection molding maintained a good low gloss feeling, and the design feeling of the decorative sheet was suitably maintained.
On the other hand, the decorative sheet of Comparative Example 3 that was not smoothed had a large surface roughness Ra and a small surface roughness Ra after insert molding, so the decorative sheet and the decorative resin molded product The design feel has been greatly different.
Further, the decorative sheet of Comparative Example 4 subjected to the smoothing treatment after the surface protective layer was laminated had a smooth surface layer and a high gloss due to the smoothing treatment, and a low gloss design could not be obtained. Furthermore, after the insert molding, the surface roughness Ra is increased and the surface gloss is also lowered, and the design feeling is greatly different between the decorative sheet and the decorative resin molded product.

  The decorative sheet obtained by the production method of the present invention is, for example, interior or exterior materials for vehicles such as automobiles, construction members such as baseboards and rims, joinery such as window frames and door frames, walls, floors, and ceilings. It is suitably used for decorative resin molded products such as interior materials for buildings, etc., housings of household electrical appliances such as television receivers and air conditioners, and containers.

10. Decorative sheet Base material 12. Design layer 13. Surface protective layer 14. Primer layer

Claims (4)

  A step of forming a design layer on a substrate, a step of making the surface of the design layer a smooth surface, a step of laminating an ionizing radiation curable resin composition on the smooth surface of the design layer, and the ionizing radiation curable property And a step of crosslinking and curing the resin composition to form a surface protective layer.   The method for producing a decorative sheet according to claim 1, wherein the step of making the surface of the design layer a smooth surface is performed by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll.   A step of forming a design layer on a substrate, a step of forming a primer layer on the design layer, a step of smoothing the surface of the primer layer, and an ionizing radiation curable resin on the smooth surface of the primer layer A method for producing a decorative sheet, comprising a step of laminating a composition and a step of forming a surface protective layer by crosslinking and curing the ionizing radiation curable resin composition.   The method for producing a decorative sheet according to claim 3, wherein the step of making the surface of the primer layer a smooth surface is performed by hot pressing using a mirror plate or embossing using a mirror roll.

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