JP2011046410A - Shrink label - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shrink label with a printing layer which maintains a superior metallic luster even after shrink processing. <P>SOLUTION: This shrink label has at least on one side of its base material a printing layer containing 20-70 wt.% of at least one selected resin out of a group of urethane resin, chlorinated polypropylene resin and acrylic resin, 20-35 wt.% plasticizer and 10-28 wt.% vapor deposited aluminium pigment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a shrink label. More specifically, the present invention relates to a shrink label having a printed layer capable of maintaining excellent metallic luster (high brightness feeling) after shrink processing.

  Currently, plastic bottles such as PET bottles and metal bottles such as bottle cans are widely used as containers for beverages such as tea and soft drinks. These containers are often equipped with plastic labels for display, decoration, and functionality. These plastic labels have decorativeness, workability (followability to containers), wide display area, etc. In view of merits, shrink labels provided with a printing layer are widely used (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

  On the other hand, printing ink containing an aluminum pigment obtained by a wet ball mill method is known as a silver ink for forming a silver printing layer among printing layers provided on plastic labels (shrink labels and the like). Furthermore, in recent years, aluminum flake pigments obtained by a so-called vapor deposition method ("deposited aluminum pigments"), in which flakes are produced by pulverizing a deposited metal film as a printing ink for forming a printing layer having a particularly high-brightness metallic luster. High-intensity printing inks are known (for example, see Patent Documents 4 to 6).

JP 2008-201443 A JP 2008-170822 A JP 2006-160796 A JP 2007-224243 A JP 2003-96334 A JP 2002-20668 A

  However, the printing ink containing the above vapor-deposited aluminum pigment can form a printing layer having an excellent metallic luster for a normal plastic label, but when used for a shrink label, the shrink ink is used. (Shrinkage) It has been found that there is a problem that the metallic luster of the printed layer is extremely lowered during processing. Therefore, the present condition is that the shrink label which has a printing layer which can maintain the outstanding metallic luster (metallic luster tone) after shrink processing is not obtained.

  That is, an object of the present invention is to provide a shrink label having a printed layer having an excellent metallic luster even after shrink processing.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the inventors of the present invention have provided a printing layer containing a specific resin, a plasticizer, and a vapor-deposited aluminum pigment at a specific ratio on at least one side of the substrate, thereby shrinking. The present inventors have found that a shrink label capable of maintaining the excellent metallic luster of the printed layer after processing can be obtained, and the present invention has been completed.

  That is, according to the present invention, at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a chlorinated polypropylene resin, and an acrylic resin is formed on at least one side of the base material, and the plasticizer is 20 to 35% by weight. % And a printed layer containing 10 to 28% by weight of an aluminum pigment produced by a vapor deposition method.

  Furthermore, this invention provides the said shrink label whose glass transition temperature of the said urethane type resin is -60-40 degreeC.

  Furthermore, this invention provides the said shrink label whose said printing layer is a printing layer containing a cellulose resin.

  Furthermore, the present invention provides the above shrink label, wherein the plasticizer is tributyl acetyl citrate.

  Furthermore, this invention provides the said shrink label whose heat shrinkage rate in 90 degreeC and 10 second of a main orientation direction is 15% or more.

  The shrink label of the present invention uses a specific amount of a specific base resin and vapor-deposited aluminum pigment in the printed layer. For this reason, this printing layer has the outstanding metal luster and adhesiveness with a base material. Furthermore, since a relatively large amount of plasticizer is blended in the printing layer, the printing layer is relatively soft. For this reason, during shrink processing, it is thought that it is difficult to cause deformation such as bending of the evaporated aluminum pigment in the printed layer and the orientation (arrangement) of the evaporated aluminum pigment is less likely to be disturbed. Even the excellent metallic luster of the printed layer is maintained.

  The shrink label of the present invention has at least one resin selected from the group consisting of urethane resin, chlorinated polypropylene resin, and acrylic resin on at least one side of the substrate, and plasticizer 20-35. It has a printed layer containing 10% to 28% by weight of aluminum pigments prepared by weight percent and vapor deposition. The above print layer may be referred to as “print layer of the present invention”. In addition, at least one resin selected from the group consisting of urethane resins, chlorinated polypropylene resins, and acrylic resins may be referred to as a “base resin”. When two or more resins selected from the group consisting of urethane-based resins, chlorinated polypropylene-based resins, and acrylic-based resins are included in the printing layer, all these resins are base resins. Furthermore, an aluminum pigment produced by a vapor deposition method may be referred to as a “vapor deposition aluminum pigment”.

[Print layer of the present invention]
The printed layer of the present invention is an essential printed layer in the shrink label of the present invention. The printing layer of the present invention contains at least one resin (base resin) selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a chlorinated polypropylene resin, and an acrylic resin, a plasticizer, and a vapor deposition aluminum pigment as essential components. The printing layer of the present invention preferably contains a cellulose resin in addition to the above essential components (base resin, plasticizer, and vapor-deposited aluminum pigment). Further, it may contain a pigment other than the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment (sometimes referred to as “other pigment”), and may further contain other additives.

(Base resin)
The base resin in the printing layer of the present invention is one resin selected from the group consisting of urethane resins, chlorinated polypropylene resins, and acrylic resins from the viewpoint of adhesion to the substrate and flexibility of the printing layer. Two or more resins. Among these, urethane resins or chlorinated polypropylene resins are preferable, and urethane resins are particularly preferable.

  The urethane resin is not particularly limited, and a publicly or commonly used polyurethane resin for printing ink can be used, and examples thereof include a resin obtained by reacting a polyisocyanate compound and a polyol compound.

  Examples of the polyisocyanate compound include one or a mixture of two or more known diisocyanates of aromatic, aliphatic and alicyclic groups. Examples of diisocyanates include tolylene diisocyanate, 4,4-diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, xylylene diisocyanate, 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, and isophorone diisocyanate. If necessary, tri- or higher functional polyisocyanates and polyisocyanate adducts can be mixed with the diisocyanates.

  Examples of the polyol compound include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, propylene glycol (1,2-propanediol), butanediol (1,3-butanediol, 1,4-butanediol, etc.), 1, Low molecular weight glycols such as 6-hexanediol and cyclohexanedimethanol; polyether diols such as polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol, polytetramethylene glycol-polycaprolactone copolymer; propylene glycol, butanediol, hexanediol Polyesters obtained from dibasic acids such as adipic acid, sebacic acid, azelaic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid and fumaric acid; Kutonjioru, polyvalerolactone diol, a known diols such as lactone diol, lactone block copolymer diols can be used. Moreover, said diols and trifunctional or more than polyol compounds (polyether polyol, polyester polyol, etc.) can also be mixed and used as needed.

  Among the above, polyester diol-based polyurethane (polyurethane obtained by using polyester diol as a polyol compound) is preferable.

  The glass transition temperature (Tg) of the urethane resin is preferably −60 to 40 ° C., more preferably −50 to 30 ° C., from the viewpoint of flexibility. The Tg can be measured, for example, by DSC (differential scanning calorimetry). The DSC measurement is not particularly limited. For example, the DSC measurement can be performed using a differential scanning calorimeter “DSC6200” manufactured by Seiko Instruments Inc. under a temperature rising rate of 10 ° C./min.

  A commercial item can also be used for the said urethane-type resin. For example, “Samprene IB series, LQ series” manufactured by Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. is available on the market.

  The chlorinated polypropylene resin is a chlorinated product of a polypropylene resin obtained by chlorinating a polypropylene resin. The polypropylene resin is a polymer having propylene as a main constituent monomer (a polymer having a constituent unit corresponding to propylene as a main constituent unit). More specifically, it is a polymer containing 50 to 100% by weight, more preferably 60 to 95% by weight of a structural unit corresponding to propylene (a structural unit derived from propylene, also referred to as a propylene component) in the molecule. The polypropylene resin may be a homopolymer of propylene, or a copolymer of propylene and another copolymer monomer (corresponding to a structural unit corresponding to propylene and another copolymer monomer). A copolymer having a structural unit as a structural unit). The copolymer is not particularly limited in the form of copolymerization, and may be a random copolymer or a block copolymer. The other copolymer monomers are not particularly limited, and are α-olefins other than propylene (for example, ethylene, butene-1, pentene-1, hexene-1, 4-methyl-1-pentene, octene-1, and the like). Of α-olefins having 2 or 4 to 20 carbon atoms). Other copolymerization monomers can be used alone or in admixture of two or more.

  Although the chlorine content rate of the said chlorinated polypropylene resin is not specifically limited, From a viewpoint of adhesiveness, 1 to 50 weight% is preferable, More preferably, it is 5 to 40 weight%.

  The chlorinated polypropylene resin is not particularly limited, and a known or commonly used chlorinated polypropylene resin for printing ink can be used.

  Commercially available products can be used as the chlorinated polypropylene resin. For example, Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd. “Super Clone Series” is available on the market.

The acrylic resin is not particularly limited, and publicly known or commonly used acrylic resins for printing inks can be used, and examples thereof include acrylic resins configured with an acrylic monomer as an essential monomer component. . Examples of the monomer component constituting the acrylic resin include, for example, methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, isopropyl (meth) acrylate, and butyl (meth) acrylate. , Isobutyl (meth) acrylate, s-butyl (meth) acrylate, t-butyl (meth) acrylate, hexyl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, ( (Meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester having a linear or branched alkyl group such as isononyl (meth) acrylate, decyl (meth) acrylate, dodecyl (meth) acrylate [preferably (meth) acrylic acid C _{1- 12} alkyl ester, etc.]; (meth) acrylic acid, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, mosquitoes, such as maleic acid Boxyl group-containing polymerizable unsaturated compound or its anhydride; 2-hydroxymethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, 6-hydroxyhexyl (meth) acrylate, diethylene glycol Examples include hydroxyl group-containing (meth) acrylic acid esters such as mono (meth) acrylate and dipropylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate [preferably (meth) acrylic acid hydroxy C _1-8 alkyl ester and the like]. “(Meth) acryl” means “acryl” and / or “methacryl”.

  In addition to the above, as required, (meth) acrylic acid cycloalkyl esters such as cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate; N-methylol (meth) acrylamide, N-butoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, N, N-dimethyl (Meth) acrylic acid amide derivatives such as (meth) acrylamide, N, N-diethyl (meth) acrylamide; dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, diethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, dipropylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, dimethylamino (Meth) acrylic acid dialkylaminoalkyl esters such as propyl (meth) acrylate and dipropylaminopropyl (meth) acrylate; styrene compounds such as styrene, vinyltoluene and α-methylstyrene; vinyl acetate, Vinyl esters such as vinyl pionate; Vinyl halides such as vinyl chloride; Vinyl ethers such as methyl vinyl ether; Cyano group-containing vinyl compounds such as (meth) acrylonitrile; Polymerizability of olefins such as ethylene and propylene, and dienes Unsaturated compounds can also be used as monomer components.

  A commercial item can also be used for the said acrylic resin. For example, “ARUFON series” manufactured by Toagosei Co., Ltd. and “Dianar series” manufactured by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. are available on the market.

  The content of the base resin (at least one resin selected from the group consisting of urethane resin, chlorinated polypropylene resin and acrylic resin) in the printing layer of the present invention is the total weight of the printing layer of the present invention ( 100% by weight) to 20 to 70% by weight, preferably 25 to 50% by weight, more preferably 29 to 36% by weight. When the content of the base resin is less than 20% by weight, the adhesion between the printed layer and the substrate is lowered, and the printed layer is easily peeled off from the substrate. On the other hand, if it exceeds 70% by weight, the content of the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment or plasticizer in the printed layer is lowered, and an excellent metallic luster cannot be obtained after shrink processing. When two or more resins selected from the group consisting of urethane resins, chlorinated polypropylene resins, and acrylic resins are included in the printing layer of the present invention, urethane resins, chlorinated polypropylene resins, and acrylics The total content (total content) of all the resins selected from the group consisting of the series resins needs to satisfy the above content range. In particular, the content of the urethane resin is preferably within the above range.

(Vapor deposited aluminum pigment)
The vapor-deposited aluminum pigment (aluminum pigment produced by the vapor deposition method) in the printed layer of the present invention is an aluminum flake produced by the vapor deposition method. With the above vapor deposition method, a metal (aluminum in the present invention) is vapor-deposited on an appropriate support base material (such as a film) to produce a vapor-deposited metal (aluminum) film, which is then peeled off, pulverized, and if necessary, This is a method for producing vapor-deposited metal film strips (vapor-deposited aluminum flakes) that are classified into flakes (see, for example, JP-A-2002-20668). According to the above-described vapor deposition method, aluminum flakes having a plate shape and a thinner thickness can be obtained as compared with the case of manufacturing by conventional ball milling (sometimes referred to as “ball mill method” or “wet ball mill method”). Can do. For this reason, in the printed layer, the aluminum flakes, which are pigments, are easily oriented in the direction parallel to the surface of the shrink label, and the orientation is improved, and the incident light is easily regularly reflected. For this reason, the specular glossiness and transmission density of the printed layer are improved, and excellent metallic gloss is exhibited.

  Although the average thickness of the said vapor deposition aluminum pigment is not specifically limited, 0.01-0.1 micrometer is preferable. If the average thickness is less than 0.01 μm, the production efficiency may be poor industrially. On the other hand, when the average thickness exceeds 0.1 μm, the orientation of the pigment in the printed layer is lowered, and the metallic luster may be lowered. In addition, the average thickness of the aluminum flakes manufactured by the ball mill method is generally more than 0.1 μm and about 3 μm or less. Said average thickness can be calculated | required by measuring the thickness of arbitrary 10 aluminum flakes by scanning electron microscope (SEM) observation.

  Although the average particle diameter of the said vapor deposition aluminum pigment is not specifically limited, 1-40 micrometers is preferable, More preferably, it is 5-30 micrometers. When the average particle size is less than 1 μm, the specular gloss may be lowered. When the average particle size is more than 40 μm, blurring may occur when the printing ink is gravure-printed. The average particle diameter can be measured with a particle size distribution meter.

  A commercial item can also be used for the said vapor deposition aluminum pigment. For example, “Metacene 71-0010”, “Metacene 41-0010” manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd., “Metal Ar A41010AE” manufactured by Ecart Co., etc. are available on the market.

  Content of the said vapor deposition aluminum pigment in the printing layer of this invention is 10 to 28 weight% with respect to the total weight (100 weight%) of the printing layer of this invention, Preferably it is 11 to 25 weight%. . When the content of the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment is less than 10% by weight, there are few vapor-deposited aluminum pigments in the printed layer, and in particular, the transmission density of the printed layer is lowered and the metallic luster is lowered (luminance feeling is lowered). On the other hand, if it exceeds 28% by weight, the adhesion between the printed layer and the substrate is lowered, and the printed layer is easily peeled off from the substrate. In addition, content of said vapor deposition aluminum pigment is content of aluminum flakes, ie, content of a non volatile matter.

(Plasticizer)
The plasticizer in the printing layer of the present invention imparts flexibility to the printing layer, suppresses deformation of the deposited aluminum pigment and disorder of orientation (alignment) during shrink processing, and reduces the metallic luster of the printing layer due to shrink processing. Play a role to suppress. As the plasticizer, known or conventional plasticizers can be used, and are not particularly limited. For example, diphenyl phthalate, dihexyl phthalate, dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP: melting point 66 ° C.), dihydro phthalate Phthalate compounds such as ethyl and dimethyl isophthalate; Citric acid ester compounds such as tributyl acetylcitrate (ATBC: melting point-80 ° C); Trimethylol ethane tribenzoate, trimethylol propane tribenzoate (melting point 88 ° C) ), Benzoic acid ester compounds such as tribenzoic acid glyceride (melting point 73 ° C.), tetrabenzoic acid pentaerythritol; sucrose octaacetate, tricyclohexyl ketenoate, triethylene glycol bis [3- (3-t-butyl-4 -Hydroxy-5-methylphenyl) propylone )] (Melting point 77 ° C.), fatty acid ester compounds such as 1,6-hexanediol bis [3- (2,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) propionate] (melting point 103 ° C.); N— It can be selected from sulfonic acid ester compounds such as cyclohexyl-p-toluenesulfonic acid amide; phosphate ester compounds, hindered phenol compounds, triazole compounds, hydroquinone compounds, and the like. Among these, dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) and tributyl acetylcitrate (ATBC) are preferable, and ATBC is particularly preferable.

  A commercial item can also be used for the plasticizer. For example, “ATBC” manufactured by Asahi Kasei Finechem Co., Ltd. and “DCHP” manufactured by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd. are available on the market.

  Content of the said plasticizer in the printing layer of this invention is 20-35 weight% with respect to the total weight (100 weight%) of the printing layer of this invention, Preferably it is 22-30 weight%, More preferably Is 25 to 28% by weight. If the content of the plasticizer is less than 20% by weight, the effect of softening the printed layer is insufficient, and at the time of shrink processing, particularly the specular gloss of the printed layer is lowered and the metallic luster is lowered (the brightness feeling is reduced). descend). On the other hand, if it exceeds 35% by weight, the printed layer becomes too flexible, and the printed layer may be easily peeled off, blocked easily, or scratch resistance may be reduced.

(Cellulosic resin)
The printed layer of the present invention preferably contains a cellulose resin. Cellulosic resin plays a role of adjusting the viscosity of a resin composition (sometimes referred to as “printing ink”) for forming a printing layer. Since the viscosity of the printing ink of the present invention tends to be relatively low, it is preferable to increase the viscosity by adding a cellulose-based resin in order to improve applicability (coating property). The cellulose-based resin is not particularly limited, but esterified cellulose resins such as nitrocellulose (nitrified cotton), cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB), cellulose acetate, and cellulose acetate propionate (CAP) are preferably exemplified. The Among these, cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB) and nitrocellulose are particularly preferable.

  Although the weight average molecular weight of the said cellulose resin is not specifically limited, 10,000-150,000 are preferable, More preferably, it is 20,000-100,000. If the weight average molecular weight is less than 10,000, the viscosity of the printing ink may not increase. On the other hand, if it exceeds 150,000, the solubility of the cellulose resin may deteriorate. Further, a stringing phenomenon may occur during gravure printing, which is not preferable.

  A commercial item can also be used for the said cellulose resin. For example, “CAB-381-20, CAB-381-0.5, CAB-551-0.1” manufactured by Eastman Chemical Co., “HIG Series”, “LIG Series” manufactured by Bergerac NC are available on the market. Is possible.

  Although content of the said cellulose resin in the printing layer of this invention is not specifically limited, 10-50 weight% is preferable with respect to the total weight (100 weight%) of the printing layer of this invention, More preferably, 15 It is ˜33% by weight, more preferably 19 to 25% by weight. When the content of the cellulose resin is less than 10% by weight, the effect of adjusting the viscosity of the printing ink is insufficient, and the applicability of the printing ink may be lowered. On the other hand, if it exceeds 50% by weight, the printing ink may have too high a viscosity and the coatability may be lowered, or the performance of the printed layer may be lowered. In addition, an excellent metallic luster may not be obtained after shrink processing.

(Other pigments)
The printed layer of the present invention may contain a pigment (other pigment) other than the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment. When the printed layer contains other pigments, the printed layer is colored according to the type of the pigment in addition to having a metallic luster due to the deposited aluminum pigment. For this reason, a color metallic print layer is obtained. As other pigments, known or commonly used organic and inorganic color pigments used in printing inks can be used depending on applications and the like, and are not particularly limited. For example, white pigments such as titanium oxide (titanium dioxide), Indigo (blue) pigments such as copper phthalocyanine blue, red pigments such as condensed azo pigments, yellow pigments such as azo lake pigments, and carbon black.

  Commercially available products may be used as the other pigments. For example, “Red CABR-T-7172”, “Yellow CABR-T-7703”, “Blue CABR-T-6461”, “Black CABR-T-7094” manufactured by Resino Color Industry Co., Ltd. are available on the market. is there.

  The content of the other pigment in the printing layer of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 to 20% by weight with respect to the total weight (100% by weight) of the printing layer of the present invention. Preferably it is 0.5 to 15% by weight. If the content of other pigments is less than 0.1% by weight, the coloring effect may not be obtained, and if it exceeds 20% by weight, the metallic luster may be lowered. In addition, when 2 or more types of other pigments are contained in the printing layer of this invention, it is preferable that the total amount (total content) of content of all the other pigments satisfy | fill said range.

(Other additives)
In addition to the above essential components (base resin, plasticizer and vapor-deposited aluminum pigment), cellulosic resin, and other pigments, the printed layer of the present invention may contain other resin components, lubricants, anti-settling agents, Contains other additives such as dispersants, stabilizers, fillers, antioxidants, UV absorbers, antistatic agents, anti-coloring agents, fragrances, deodorants and the like within a range that does not impair the effects of the present invention. You may do it.

  In order to obtain an excellent metallic luster, the printed layer of the present invention preferably has a thin printed layer. Although the thickness of the printing layer of this invention is not specifically limited, 0.05-3 micrometers is preferable, More preferably, it is 0.1-2 micrometers. If the thickness of the printing layer is less than 0.05 μm, the transmission density may decrease and the metallic luster may decrease. On the other hand, if the thickness exceeds 3 μm, the thickness of the printing ink coating layer when forming the printing layer or the printing layer becomes thick, so that the deposited aluminum pigment becomes difficult to orient in the printing layer or the printing ink coating layer. There is a case where the glossiness is lowered and the metallic luster is lowered. Moreover, the usage-amount of printing ink increases, and it may be unpreferable in terms of cost or an environment. Furthermore, it may be difficult to apply uniformly, or the printed layer may become brittle and easily peel off.

[Base material]
The base material in the shrink label of the present invention serves as a carrier (support) for the printing layer, and plays a role of label strength, rigidity, and shrinkage characteristics. If the said base material is a shrink film (heat-shrinkable film), it will not specifically limit, The shrink film used as a base material of a well-known shrink label can be used. The type of resin that forms the shrink film can be appropriately selected according to the required physical properties, application, cost, and the like, and is not particularly limited. For example, a polyester resin, a polyolefin resin, a polystyrene resin, Examples of the resin include polyvinyl chloride resin, polyamide resin, aramid resin, polyimide resin, polyphenylene sulfide resin, and acrylic resin. These resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Furthermore, the same kind or different kinds of resins may be laminated to be used as a laminated film. Of these, polyester resins, polyolefin resins, and polystyrene resins are preferable. That is, the shrink film includes a polyester film made of a polyester resin, a polystyrene film made of a polystyrene resin, a polyolefin film made of a polyolefin resin, a polyester resin as an outer layer, and a polyolefin resin or a polystyrene resin as an inner layer. The heterogeneous laminated film is preferred. Among the above, a polyester film is particularly preferable from the viewpoint of transparency. Examples of the polyester-based resin, polyolefin-based resin, and polystyrene-based resin include, for example, JP-A-2008-170822, JP-A-2008-170697, JP-A-2008-163215, and JP-A-2008-163231. The polyester resins, polyolefin resins, polystyrene resins, and the like described can be used.

  As the polyester resin used for the polyester film, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin, poly (ethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate) (PEN), polylactic acid (PLA), and the like can be used. Among them, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin is preferable. As the PET resin, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using terephthalic acid as the dicarboxylic acid component and ethylene glycol as the diol component; terephthalic acid as the dicarboxylic acid component, ethylene glycol as the diol component, Copolyester (CHDM copolymerized PET) using 4-cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) as a copolymerization component, terephthalic acid as a dicarboxylic acid component, ethylene glycol as a main component as a diol component, neopentyl glycol (NPG) as a main component Copolyester (NPG copolymerized PET) used as copolymer component, terephthalic acid as dicarboxylic acid component, ethylene glycol as main component as diol component, diethylene glycol as copolymer component Diol-modified PET, such as copolymerized polyester; (in the dicarboxylic acid component, modified terephthalic acid as a main component with isophthalic acid and / or adipic acid) the dicarboxylic acid-modified PET, and the like.

  As a polystyrene-type resin used for the said polystyrene-type film, as a constituent monomer, for example, styrene, α-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, p-ethylstyrene, p-isobutylstyrene, pt- Examples thereof include resins containing one or more styrene monomers such as butyl styrene and chloromethyl styrene. Specifically, for example, general polystyrene, styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBS), styrene-butadiene-isoprene copolymer (SBIS), styrene-acrylic acid ester copolymer and the like are preferably exemplified.

  Polyolefin resins used for the polyolefin film include polyethylene resins such as low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), and metallocene catalyst LLDPE (mLLDPE), polypropylene, and propylene-α-olefin. Examples include polypropylene resins such as copolymers, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers, and cyclic olefin resins. In particular, the polyolefin film is preferably one having a cyclic olefin resin as an outer layer. For example, it is preferable to use a cyclic olefin resin as an outer layer and a polyethylene resin or a polypropylene resin as an inner layer (center layer).

  The substrate in the present invention may have a single layer configuration or may have a laminated configuration. That is, the shrink film may be a single layer film or a laminated film in which a plurality of film layers are laminated according to required physical properties, applications, and the like. In the case of a laminated film, film layers made of the same kind of resin may be laminated, or film layers made of different resins may be laminated. In the case of a laminated film, a laminated film having a polyester resin as an outer layer and a polyolefin resin or polystyrene resin as an inner layer, or a laminated film having a cyclic olefin resin as an outer layer and a polyethylene resin or a polypropylene resin as an inner layer is preferable.

  The shrink film used as the substrate is preferably a uniaxially, biaxially or multiaxially oriented film from the viewpoint of exhibiting shrinkage characteristics. When the shrink film is a laminated film, it is preferable that at least one film layer in the laminated film is oriented. When all the film layers are non-oriented, sufficient shrink characteristics may not be exhibited. As the shrink film, a uniaxial or biaxially oriented film is often used, and among them, a film that is strongly oriented in the uniaxial direction of the film (substantially uniaxially stretched film) is generally used. It is done. A film uniaxially stretched in the width direction is particularly preferable.

  The shrink film can be produced by a conventional method such as melt film formation or solution film formation. It is also possible to use a commercially available shrink film. The surface of the shrink film may be subjected to conventional surface treatment such as corona discharge treatment or primer treatment, if necessary. When a shrink film having a laminated structure is produced, a conventional method such as a co-extrusion method or a dry lamination method can be used as a lamination method. Biaxial stretching in the longitudinal direction (the film production line direction; also referred to as the longitudinal direction or MD direction) and the width direction (the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction; also referred to as the transverse direction or TD direction) is used as a method for orienting the shrink film. Uniaxial stretching in the longitudinal direction or the width direction can be used. As the stretching method, any of a roll method, a tenter method, and a tube method may be used. For example, the stretching treatment of the film substantially uniaxially stretched in the width direction is, for example, 1.01 to 1.5 times, preferably 1.05 in the longitudinal direction at a temperature of about 70 to 100 ° C., if necessary. After stretching to about 1.3 times, it can be carried out by stretching 3 to 6 times, preferably about 4 to 5.5 times in the width direction.

  The shrinkage rate of the shrink film in the main orientation direction at 90 ° C. for 10 seconds (sometimes referred to as “thermal shrinkage rate (90 ° C., 10 seconds)”) is not particularly limited, but is 15 to 75%. Preferably, it is 20 to 70%. The thermal contraction rate (90 ° C., 10 seconds) in the direction orthogonal to the main alignment direction is not particularly limited, but is preferably −3 to 15%. The above-mentioned “main orientation direction” is a direction mainly subjected to a stretching process (a direction having the largest thermal shrinkage), and is generally a longitudinal direction or a width direction, for example, substantially in the width direction. In the case of a uniaxially stretched film, it is the width direction.

  When the shrink film is a transparent film, the haze value (%) of the shrink film (based on JIS K 7105) is preferably less than 10%, more preferably less than 5.0%, and still more preferably less than 2.0%. . When the haze value is 10% or more, when printing is shown through the shrink film, the printing may become cloudy and the decorativeness may be deteriorated.

  Although the thickness of the said base material is not specifically limited, 10-100 micrometers is preferable, More preferably, it is 12-80 micrometers, More preferably, it is 15-60 micrometers.

  A commercial item can also be used for the shrink film used as the substrate. For example, “Space Clean S7042” manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., “LX-10S”, “LX-61S” manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as polyester film); CI Kasei Co., Ltd. “Bonset”, Gunze ( "GMLS" (polystyrene film) manufactured by Gunze Co., Ltd. "FL" (polyolefin film) manufactured by Gunze Co., Ltd. "Ecologe" (polylactic acid film) manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. "DL" manufactured by Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc. ”, Gunze Co., Ltd.“ HGS ”(the laminated film of which the surface layer is a polyester resin and the center layer is a polystyrene resin).

[Shrink label]
As described above, the shrink label of the present invention has the printed layer of the present invention on at least one side of the substrate. The printed layer of the present invention does not necessarily have to be provided on the entire surface of the label, and can be provided only on a part of the base material on which a metallic luster is desired. Moreover, the above-mentioned printing layer of the present invention may be provided on the substrate via an anchor coat layer.

  Furthermore, in addition to the base material and the printing layer of the present invention, the shrink label of the present invention includes an adhesive layer, an ultraviolet protection layer, an anchor coating layer, a primer coating layer, and a printing layer other than the printing layer of the present invention (“ A layer such as a nonwoven fabric or paper may be provided as necessary. Examples of the other print layers include design print layers (color print layers, etc.) such as drawings and designs, protective print layers (transparent medium protective print layers and white protective prints) that provide wear resistance and / or slipperiness. Layer, etc.). Although the said design printing layer is not specifically limited, It is preferable to be provided in the front side (front side of a label) rather than the printing layer of this invention. Moreover, although the said protective printing layer is not specifically limited, It is preferable to be provided so that the printing layer of this invention provided on the base material may be covered.

Although the lamination structure of the shrink label of the present invention is not particularly limited, for example, from the front side (the front side of the label),
A two-layer structure comprising a substrate / printed layer of the present invention;
Base material (transparent film) / anchor coat layer (transparent) / printed layer of the present invention,
Base material (transparent film) / anchor coat layer (transparent) / printing layer of the present invention / protective printing layer (transparent medium or white),
Substrate (transparent film) / design printing layer (color printing layer) / printing layer of the present invention,
Base material (transparent film) / design printing layer (color printing layer) / printing layer of the present invention / protective printing layer (transparent medium or white),
Base material (transparent film) / printing layer of the present invention / protective printing layer (transparent medium or white),
Protective printing layer (transparent medium) / printing layer of the present invention / substrate (transparent film or opaque film),
Examples of the multilayer laminated structure include a protective printing layer (transparent medium) / design printing layer (color printing layer) / printing layer of the present invention / base material (transparent film or opaque film).

  In the present specification, the “front side” of the shrink label means the side viewing the design of the label (the side of the surface on which the design looks correct), and the “back side” of the shrink label means the above “front side”. Means the other side. The “outside” of the shrink label means the side that does not contact the container (the side opposite to the container) when the shrink label is attached to the container, and the “inside” of the shrink label contacts the container. Means side (container side).

  The shrinkage rate of the shrink label of the present invention in the main orientation direction at 90 ° C. for 10 seconds (thermal shrinkage rate (90 ° C., 10 seconds)) is not particularly limited, but is 15% or more (for example, 15 to 75%). ) Is preferred, more preferably 20 to 70%. When the heat shrinkage (90 ° C., 10 seconds) is less than 15%, the followability with respect to the shape of a container or the like to which the label is attached is insufficient during shrink processing, and a beautiful finish may not be obtained. The printed layer of the present invention can maintain an excellent metallic luster even when it is highly shrunk in shrink processing. For this reason, in the case of a highly shrinkable shrink label, the effect of the present invention is particularly remarkable, which is preferable. The thermal contraction rate (90 ° C., 10 seconds) in the direction orthogonal to the main alignment direction is not particularly limited, but is preferably −3 to 15%. The “main orientation direction” is a direction mainly subjected to a stretching process (a direction having the largest thermal shrinkage rate), and is generally a circumferential direction when the shrink label is a cylindrical shrink label.

  The specular gloss of the printed layer portion of the present invention on the front side of the shrink label of the present invention is preferably 120 or more, more preferably 160 or more. If the specular gloss is less than 120, the printed layer has insufficient metallic luster (luminance). It is preferable that the mirror glossiness is satisfied before shrinking (before heat shrinking) and after shrinking (after heat shrinking, for example, after 20% heat shrinking in the main alignment direction).

  The specular glossiness can be measured under conditions of 60 ° (incident angle) / 60 ° (reflection angle) in accordance with JIS K 5600-4-7. As the measuring instrument, for example, a gloss measuring instrument “UGV-5” manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd. can be used. The specular gloss can be measured by measuring the printed layer portion of the present invention from the front side of the label. For example, when there is a print layer on the front side, the exposed print layer surface of the present invention may be measured as a measurement surface. Further, when there is a printing layer on the front side and a transparent printing layer (for example, a transparent medium protective printing layer) is provided on the printing layer of the present invention, the label surface on the transparent printing layer side is measured. It may be measured as a surface. Further, when a printed layer is provided on the back side and the printed layer is viewed from the front side through the substrate, the label surface on the substrate side may be measured as the measurement surface.

  From the viewpoint of excellent metallic luster, the transmission density of the shrink label of the present invention is preferably 0.1 or more, more preferably 0.3 or more. If the transmission density is less than 0.1, the density is too thin to be transparent, and the printed layer has insufficient metallic luster (luminance). The transmission density can be measured by measuring the portion of the shrink label having the printed layer of the present invention. As a measuring instrument, for example, a black and white transmission densitometer “Ihac-T5” manufactured by Ihara Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd. can be used.

  When the shrink label satisfies both the above high specular gloss and high transmission density, an excellent metallic gloss can be obtained.

  In the shrink label of the present invention, a specific resin is used as the base resin for forming the printed layer of the present invention, and the contents of the base resin and the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment in the printed layer are controlled within a specific range. . For this reason, the printing layer of this invention has high adhesiveness with a base material, and the shrink label of this invention is difficult to peel a printing layer, and is excellent also in a resistance against a scum.

  Moreover, in the printing layer of this invention, the vapor deposition aluminum pigment is used as a pigment for expressing metal luster. The vapor-deposited aluminum pigment has a small thickness and is easily oriented (arranged) parallel to the surface of the printing layer, and can exhibit excellent metallic luster (high transmission density and specular gloss) even at a relatively low content. For this reason, the printing layer of this invention has the outstanding metal luster before shrink processing. However, the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment has a small thickness. Conventionally, when shrink processing (especially shrink processing with high shrinkage) is applied, the pigment is bent or deformed due to shrinkage deformation of the printed layer during shrink processing, or orientation. The specular glossiness is lowered, and the metallic luster is largely lost after shrink processing (the brightness is lowered). In contrast, in the present invention, a relatively large amount of plasticizer is added to the printed layer of the present invention to make the printed layer relatively soft, and stress applied to the deposited aluminum pigment due to shrinkage deformation during shrink processing. Reduced. As a result, the printed layer of the present invention can maintain an excellent metallic luster even when a high shrinkage shrink process is applied. Furthermore, in the present invention, since the thickness of the printing layer can be made relatively thinner than the thickness of the printing layer using the conventional silver ink, the vapor deposited aluminum pigment can be more easily oriented and a higher metallic luster can be obtained. This is preferable because it is possible.

  The shrink label of the present invention is not particularly limited, such as a cylindrical label, a wound label, etc., but from the viewpoint of exhibiting the characteristics of the present invention that can maintain excellent metallic luster even if the shrinkage deformation amount in shrink processing is large, A cylindrical shrink label (cylindrical shrink label) is preferred.

  In general, the shrink label of the present invention is mounted on a container by being placed so that the front side is opposite to the container and thermally contracted, and used as a labeled container. Such containers include, for example, soft drink bottles such as PET bottles, milk containers for home delivery, food containers such as seasonings, alcohol beverage bottles, pharmaceutical containers, containers for chemical products such as detergents and sprays, cups, etc. This includes noodle containers. Also, the material of the container includes plastic such as PET, glass, metal and the like. In addition, the shrink label of this invention may be used for adherends other than a container.

[Shrink label manufacturing method and processing method]
Examples of the shrink label manufacturing method and processing method (cylindrical shrink label processing method) of the present invention are shown below.
The resin composition (printing ink) for forming the printing layer of the present invention comprises the above base resin, plasticizer, vapor-deposited aluminum pigment, solvent, and, if necessary, a cellulose resin, other pigments and other additives. It is manufactured by mixing the agent. Mixing can be performed by a known and common mixing method, and is not particularly limited. , Sand mills, ball mills, bead mills, line mills, kneaders and the like are used. The mixing time (retention time) during mixing is not particularly limited, but is preferably 10 to 120 minutes.

  In order to control the content of components such as a base resin, a plasticizer, and an evaporated aluminum pigment in the printing layer of the present invention, the content of each component in the non-volatile content of the printing ink is What is necessary is just to prepare printing ink so that it may become desired content. In general, the content (% by weight) of each component (nonvolatile content) in the total nonvolatile content of the printing ink is equal to the content (% by weight) of each component in the printing layer of the present invention of the shrink film. Become. That is, the content of the base resin (nonvolatile content) in the total nonvolatile content of the printing ink is 20 to 70% by weight (preferably 25 to 50% by weight, more preferably 29 to 36% by weight), plasticizer (nonvolatile content) ) Is 20 to 35% by weight (preferably 22 to 30% by weight, more preferably 25 to 28% by weight), and the deposited aluminum pigment (nonvolatile content) is 10 to 28% by weight (preferably 11 to 11%). The printing ink may be prepared so as to be 25% by weight.

  As said solvent, the organic solvent etc. which are normally used for printing inks, such as gravure printing and flexographic printing, etc. can be used, for example, acetates, such as ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate; methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, Alcohols such as propanol and butanol; Ketones such as methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone; Aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene and xylene; Aliphatic hydrocarbons such as hexane and octane; Alicyclic carbonization such as cyclohexane and methylcyclohexane Hydrogens; glycols such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol; glycol ethers such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether and propylene glycol monobutyl ether; propylene glycol monomethyl ether Such as glycol ether esters such as Tate are exemplified. Among these, acetates and alcohols are preferable from the viewpoints of solubility and safety. An organic solvent can be used individually or in mixture of 2 or more types. The organic solvent can be removed by drying after applying the printing ink to the substrate.

  The viscosity (23 ± 2 ° C.) of the printing ink is not particularly limited. For example, in the case of coating by gravure printing, 10 to 1000 mPa · s is preferable, and 20 to 500 mPa · s is more preferable. When the viscosity exceeds 1000 mPa · s, for example, the gravure printability is lowered, and “blur”, “plate fog”, etc. may occur, and printing may not be performed as desired. In addition, when the viscosity is less than 10 mPa · s, the storage stability is lowered, for example, pigments and additives are likely to settle, or “crossing” occurs, resulting in uneven printing, and printing according to the desired design. May not be possible. The viscosity of the printing ink can be controlled by the type of the base resin, the blending amount (content) of each component, the thickener, the thickener, and the like. In particular, the printing ink in the present invention tends to have a low viscosity. In this case, since it becomes easy to control a viscosity to an appropriate range by adding a cellulose resin so that it may become above-mentioned content, it is preferable. In the present specification, “viscosity” is JIS Z unless otherwise specified, using an E-type viscometer (conical plate-type rotational viscometer) under the conditions of 23 ± 2 ° C. and cylinder rotation speed of 50 rotations. The value measured according to 8803 is meant.

  Next, the printing ink is applied on the surface of the substrate (shrink film) and dried to provide a printing layer, whereby the shrink label of the present invention can be produced. The application and drying steps described above may be performed during the shrink film manufacturing process (in-line coating) or after film formation (off-line coating), from the viewpoint of productivity and workability, An off-line coat is preferred. Moreover, you may provide printing layers other than the printing layer of this invention as needed.

  As a method for applying the printing ink, gravure printing, flexographic printing, and letterpress printing are preferable from the viewpoints of cost, productivity, printing decoration, and the like, and gravure printing is particularly preferable. Moreover, when drying the applied printing ink layer (application layer) by heating or the like, a general heating device capable of heating on the printing device can be preferably used. From the viewpoint of safety, a hot air heater or the like can be preferably used.

  The shrink label may be processed into a cylindrical label. For example, the shrink label is formed in a cylindrical shape so that the main orientation direction is the circumferential direction. Specifically, a shrink label having a predetermined width in the main orientation direction is formed into a cylindrical shape by overlapping both ends in the main orientation direction so that the outer surface (outside) of the shrink label is on the front side, and one side of the label Apply a solvent or adhesive such as tetrahydrofuran (THF) or an adhesive (hereinafter referred to as an adhesive) on the inner surface at a width of about 2 to 4 mm on the edge, and apply the adhesive or the like to the outer surface of the other side edge. To obtain a cylindrical shrink label. In addition, it is preferable that the printing layer is not provided in the part which apply | coats said adhesive agent etc., and the part to adhere | attach.

  In addition, when providing the perforation for label cutting to a cylindrical shrink label, the perforation of predetermined length and a pitch is formed in the direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction. The perforation can be applied by a conventional method (for example, a method of pressing a disk-shaped blade having a cut portion and a non-cut portion repeatedly formed around it, a method using a laser, or the like). The process stage for perforating can be appropriately selected after the printing process and before and after the cylindrical processing process.

  The cylindrical shrink label can be attached to a container to form a labeled container. For example, after a cylindrical shrink label is externally fitted to a predetermined container, the label is thermally contracted by heat treatment, and a container with a label is manufactured by closely contacting the container. Examples of the heat treatment include treatment with steam at 80 to 100 ° C. (passing through a heating tunnel filled with steam and steam). In addition, in the above, it is preferable that the shrink label is attached to the container so that the printed layer is on the inner side.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to these examples.
Table 1 shows the composition of the printing ink (mixing amount) used in Examples and Comparative Examples, the content of each component in the printed layer, and the evaluation results of the obtained shrink label. The blending composition of the above printing ink is indicated by the blending amount (parts by weight) based on the weight of the product used. The content of each component in the printing layer (equal to the content of each component in the non-volatile content of the printing ink) is indicated by the content (content in terms of non-volatile content) (wt%) as each component. It was.
Table 2 shows details of products (resins, pigments, etc.) used for printing ink.

Example 1
(Printing ink)
As a vapor-deposited aluminum pigment (A), a mixed solvent of vapor-deposited aluminum pigment (mixed solvent of ethyl acetate and isopropyl acetate) dispersion (manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd., trade name “Metacene 71-0010”, nonvolatile content: 10% by weight ) 10 parts by weight (1 part by weight as the deposited aluminum pigment) was used.
As base resin (A), 6.4 parts by weight (as urethane resin) of ethyl acetate solution of urethane resin (product name “FS-8009-1”, nonvolatile content: 37% by weight, manufactured by Nippon Kako Paint Co., Ltd.) 2.4 parts by weight) was used.
As the plasticizer (A), 2 parts by weight of tributyl acetyl citrate (manufactured by Asahi Kasei Finechem Co., Ltd., trade name “ATBC”, nonvolatile content: 100% by weight) was used.
As the cellulose resin, 1.5 parts by weight of CAB resin (manufactured by Eastman Chemical Co., Ltd., trade name “CAB-381-20”, nonvolatile content: 100% by weight) was used.
40.1 parts by weight of ethyl acetate and 40 parts by weight of n-propyl acetate are added to the above vapor-deposited aluminum pigment dispersion, urethane resin ethyl acetate solution, tributyl acetyl citrate, and CAB resin, and printing ink (100 parts by weight) is added. ) Was produced.
In the total non-volatile content (100% by weight) of the printing ink, the content of the deposited aluminum pigment is 14% by weight, the content of the base resin (urethane resin) is 35% by weight, and the content of the plasticizer (ATBC) is The content of 29% by weight and cellulosic resin was 22% by weight. In addition, content of each component in the non volatile matter of said printing ink is equal to content of each component in the printing layer of a shrink label.

(Shrink label)
Polyester (PET) -based shrink film (trade name “S7042”, manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd., thickness: 45 μm, heat shrinkage rate in main orientation direction (width direction) (90 ° C., 10 seconds): 60 %) Was subjected to full gravure printing using a gravure plate and dried using a hot air dryer to obtain a shrink label. The thickness of the printed layer after drying was about 3 μm.

Examples 2 and 3, Comparative Examples 1 and 2
As shown in Table 1, printing inks and shrink labels were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the content of the deposited aluminum pigment was changed.

Examples 4-6
As shown in Table 1, printing inks and shrink labels were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the type and content of the vapor deposition aluminum pigment were changed.

Examples 7, 10, 16, 17
As shown in Table 1, printing inks and shrink labels were produced in the same manner as in Example 2 by changing the type and content of the base resin.

Examples 8, 9, 15 and Comparative Examples 3, 4
As shown in Table 1, printing inks and shrink labels were produced in the same manner as in Example 2 except that the type and content of the plasticizer were changed.

Examples 11-14
As shown in Table 1, a printing ink and a shrink label were prepared in the same manner as in Example 2 by adding a colored pigment in addition to the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment. In Examples 11 to 14, shrink labels having color metallic print layers of metallic red, metallic yellow, metallic blue, and metallic black were obtained.

Comparative Examples 5 and 6
As shown in Table 1, printing inks and shrink labels were produced in the same manner as in Example 1 using aluminum pigments produced by the wet ball mill method without using vapor deposition aluminum pigments.

(Evaluation)
Thermal shrinkage (90 ° C., 10 seconds), specular gloss, transmission density, adhesion [peeling resistance (tape peeling test), resistance to fringe of shrink labels obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples in the main orientation direction (Rice test)] was evaluated by the following method. In addition, in an Example and a comparative example, the main orientation direction of a shrink label is a main orientation direction of the shrink film which is a base material.

(1) Thermal shrinkage in main orientation direction (90 ° C., 10 seconds)
From the shrink labels obtained in the examples and comparative examples, rectangular measurement samples having a length of 200 mm (mark interval 150 mm) and a width of 10 mm in the measurement direction (main alignment direction) were cut out.
The measurement sample is heat-treated for 10 seconds (under no load) in hot water at 90 ° C., the difference between the marked lines before and after the heat treatment is read, and the heat shrinkage rate is calculated by the following formula.
Thermal shrinkage (%) = (L ₀ −L ₁ ) / L ₀ × 100
L ₀ : Marking interval before heat treatment L ₁ : Marking interval after heat treatment In the examples and comparative examples, the main orientation direction is the width direction of the shrink label.
Further, the thermal contraction rate (90 ° C., 10 seconds) in the direction orthogonal to the main alignment direction can be measured in the same manner as described above by changing the measurement direction to the direction orthogonal to the main alignment direction.

(2) Specular gloss (before heat shrink)
The shrink labels obtained in the examples and comparative examples were cut into a size of 10 cm (longitudinal direction; a direction perpendicular to the main alignment direction) × 10 cm (width direction; the main alignment direction), and used as measurement samples.
Using the gloss measuring device “UGV-5” manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd., in accordance with JIS K 5600-4-7, the conditions of the incident angle of 60 ° and the reflection angle of 60 ° were measured. The specular glossiness of the surface of the printed layer portion was measured. The surface on the shrink film side was measured as a measurement surface.
The specular gloss was evaluated according to the following criteria.
Specular gloss is 160 or more: Good specular gloss (○)
Specular gloss of 120 or more and less than 160: Usable specular gloss (△)
Specular gloss is less than 120: Specular gloss is insufficient (×)

(3) Specular gloss (after heat shrinkage)
From the shrink labels obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples, a label piece having a size of 12 cm (longitudinal direction; a direction perpendicular to the main orientation direction) × 12 cm (width direction; the main orientation direction) was cut out. Both ends of the label piece in the main orientation direction (width direction) [100 mm intervals excluding portions chucked by the jig (each 10 mm at both ends)] were fixed to a jig that can be fixed at 80 mm intervals (heat shrinkage) It is in a slack state before processing). The label pieces fixed at both ends to the jig were immersed in 90 ° C. warm water for 20 seconds and heat-treated, and the label pieces were heat-shrinked to a length of 80% compared to before the heat-shrinking treatment ( 20% thermal shrinkage in the main orientation direction (width direction). In this way, a measurement sample was obtained which was thermally contracted by 20% in the main orientation direction (width direction).
Using the gloss measuring device “UGV-5” manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd., in accordance with JIS K 5600-4-7, the conditions of the incident angle of 60 ° and the reflection angle of 60 ° were measured. The specular glossiness of the surface of the printed layer portion was measured. The surface on the shrink film side was measured as a measurement surface.
The specular gloss was evaluated according to the following criteria.
Specular gloss is 160 or more: Good specular gloss (○)
Specular gloss of 120 or more and less than 160: Usable specular gloss (△)
Specular gloss is less than 120: Specular gloss is insufficient (×)

(4) Transmission density The shrink labels obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples were cut into a size of 5 cm (longitudinal direction; orthogonal direction to the main alignment direction) × 5 cm (width direction; main alignment direction) and used for measurement. A sample was used.
Using the black and white transmission densitometer “Ihac-T5” manufactured by Ihara Denshi Kogyo Co., Ltd., the transmission density of the measurement sample was measured and evaluated according to the following criteria.
Transmission density is 0.3 or more: Good transmission density (○)
Transmission density is 0.1 or more and less than 0.3: Usable transmission density (△)
Transmission density is less than 0.1: Transmission density is insufficient (x)

(5) Peel resistance (tape peel test)
The test was conducted in accordance with JIS K 5600-5-6 except that no cross cuts were made on the grid. An adhesive tape having a width of 18 mm (manufactured by Nichiban Co., Ltd., trade name “Cello Tape (registered trademark))” is pasted on the surface of the printed layer of the shrink label obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples. It was peeled off in the direction.
How much of the printed layer remains in a region of 5 mm (longitudinal direction; orthogonal direction to the main orientation direction) × 5 mm (width direction; main orientation direction) on the surface of the printed layer on which the adhesive tape is attached ( The remaining area of the printed layer was visually observed, and the adhesiveness (peeling resistance) of the printed layer to the substrate was determined according to the following criteria.
The remaining area of the printed layer is 90% or more: Good peeling resistance (○)
Residual area of the printed layer is 80% or more and less than 90%: Slightly poor peel resistance but usable level (△)
The remaining area of the printed layer is less than 80%: poor peel resistance (×)

(6) Scratch resistance (scratch test)
Samples for measurement measuring 100 mm (longitudinal direction; orthogonal direction to the main orientation direction) × 100 mm (width direction; main orientation direction) were collected from the shrink labels obtained in the examples and comparative examples. Hold both ends of the sample for measurement with both hands, and even 10 times. Whether the printed layer was peeled off (remaining area of the printed layer) was visually observed and evaluated according to the following criteria.
The remaining area of the printed layer is 90% or more: Good resistance to padding (○)
Residual area of the printed layer is 80% or more and less than 90%: Slightly poor resistance but usable level (△)
Residual area of printed layer is less than 80%: Poor resistance to padding (×)

As can be seen from the evaluation results, in the shrink label (Example) of the present invention, the printed layer has high specular gloss and transmission density, and has excellent metallic luster. Further, even after shrinking (shrinking) processing with high shrinkage (20%), the specular gloss is hardly lowered, and excellent metallic luster can be maintained. Furthermore, it is excellent also in the adhesiveness of a printing layer and a base material, and has the outstanding peeling resistance and rub resistance.
On the other hand, when there was too little content of the vapor deposition aluminum pigment in a printing layer (comparative example 1), the transmission density fell and it was not able to exhibit the outstanding metallic luster. Further, when the content of the vapor-deposited aluminum pigment in the printed layer is too large (Comparative Example 2) or when the content of the plasticizer is too large (Comparative Example 4), the adhesion of the printed layer to the substrate is lowered. did. Moreover, when there was too little content of the plasticizer in a printing layer (comparative example 3), when the shrink process (thermal shrinkage) was performed, mirror surface glossiness fell significantly and metal glossiness fell. When aluminum pigments produced by the conventional wet ball mill method are used instead of vapor-deposited aluminum pigments (Comparative Examples 5 and 6), shrink labels with high specular gloss cannot be obtained with a small amount of pigment, and a large amount of pigment is used. When added, the adhesiveness of the printed layer is lowered, so that a shrink label capable of exhibiting excellent metallic luster was not obtained.
In addition, the thermal contraction rate (90 degreeC, 10 second) of the main orientation direction of the shrink label obtained by the Example and the comparative example was 60%.

Claims (5)

  Manufactured on at least one side of the substrate by 20 to 70% by weight of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of urethane resin, chlorinated polypropylene resin and acrylic resin, 20 to 35% by weight of plasticizer and vapor deposition method A shrink label having a printed layer containing 10 to 28% by weight of an aluminum pigment.   The shrink label according to claim 1 whose glass transition temperature of said urethane system resin is -60-40 ° C.   The shrink label according to claim 1, wherein the print layer is a print layer containing a cellulose resin.   The shrink label according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plasticizer is tributyl acetylcitrate.   The shrink label according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a thermal shrinkage rate in a main orientation direction at 90 ° C for 10 seconds is 15% or more.