JP2014060237A - Decorative film, housing including the same, and manufacturing method of housing including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a housing including a decorative film which is excellent in manufacturing yield, achieves good molding appearance, and has an electromagnetic shield function.SOLUTION: A decorative film 100 includes: a metal layer 110 where multiple metal thin pieces 111 are placed close to each other; and a decorative layer 120 where decoration is provided on a surface of resin. The decorative film 100 is formed on a housing 101 thereby forming the housing including the decorative film. The decorative film 100 and the housing 101 are adhered to each other by an adhesive layer 130.

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative film, a housing provided with the decorative film, and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, to a decorative film having an electromagnetic noise control function, a housing provided with the decorative film, and a manufacturing method thereof.

  Currently, one of the main means for producing various parts of the housing is injection molding technology for producing molded products with high production and high precision by filling and curing resin materials in the mold. .

  In addition, due to the high-speed and high-capacity signal processing that accompanies the rapid development of high-performance and high-performance electronic devices such as portable devices in recent years, the noise and electromagnetic interference generated by the operation of the devices have been reduced. This is a serious problem. For this reason, even in the case of manufacturing the casing as described above, the importance of countermeasures against electromagnetic interference in the casing components is increasing.

  For example, with respect to noise suppression of electronic equipment, a method of adding a shield layer such as vapor deposition to the inside of a housing or protecting a part using a metal cap or the like is generally used. However, when using vapor deposition plating on the inside of the housing, there is a problem that not only the manufacturing process increases, but also the shielding effect is reduced due to peeling of the plating. Further, when a metal cap is used, the shielding effect is sufficient, but not only the number of parts increases, but also there is a problem that it is difficult to reduce the thickness and weight of the device, which is an important element of the portable device.

  Furthermore, in the manufacture of housings, efforts are being made to improve product value by improving the appearance of housings such as portable devices.

  As a method for decorating the appearance of the surface of the molded product, generally, a method of coating the surface of the molded product or a texture processing for finely processing the surface of a mold is used. However, in the method of coating, if a multilayer structure is coated in order to ensure the appearance and durability, there is a problem that the manufacturing process increases and the production yield decreases accordingly. In addition, when the embossing is performed, it can be produced by a normal manufacturing process, but there is a problem that the material color must be used as it is because it cannot be colored.

  An example of a technique for solving such a problem is described in Patent Document 1.

  The resin casing described in Patent Document 1 has a configuration having an electromagnetic shielding function including a decorative sheet having a decorative surface on the front surface and a conductive pattern layer on the back surface and a resin molded body. With such a configuration, it is said that a resin casing having a sufficient electromagnetic wave shielding effect and having a decorative surface can be obtained.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-27983 JP 2011-152669 A

Due to the design of the surface shape of the housing, the surface of the housing may be curved or bent. However, in the resin case described in Patent Document 1, the conductive pattern layer is difficult to deform along the shape of the case because the layer itself has high rigidity. For this reason, there existed a problem that a manufacturing yield fell in the sticking process to the molded article surface of a decorating film. Furthermore, wrinkles and cracks occur in the decorative film, and there is a problem that a good molded product appearance cannot be obtained.

  The object of the present invention is the above-mentioned problem. In a case using a decorative film, if the decorative film is provided with an electromagnetic shielding function, the production yield is reduced and a good molded product appearance is obtained. An object of the present invention is to provide a decorative film, a casing provided with the decorative film, and a method for manufacturing the same.

  The decorative film of the present invention has a metal layer in which a plurality of metal flakes are arranged close to each other, and a decorative layer in which decoration is applied to the surface of the resin.

  Moreover, the manufacturing method of the housing | casing of this invention forms a decorating layer by decorating the surface of resin, forms the buffer layer which consists of resin on a decorating layer, and a plurality on a buffer layer A metal layer is formed by arranging the metal flakes close together, and a decorative film composed of a decorative layer, a buffer layer, a metal layer, and an adhesive layer is formed by applying an adhesive layer on the metal layer. The decorative film is placed in the mold for forming the casing, and the decorative film is injected along the shape of the mold by injecting resin to the adhesive layer side of the decorative film placed in the mold. The housing is formed by deforming and curing the resin, and the adhesive layer of the decorative film and the housing are bonded.

  According to the decorative film of the present invention, the casing provided with the decorative film, and the manufacturing method thereof, a casing provided with the decorative film having an electromagnetic shielding function, which is excellent in manufacturing yield and good in appearance of the molded product is obtained. .

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is arrangement | positioning shape figure of the some metal thin piece contained in the metal layer which comprises the decorating film which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows another structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows another structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is process drawing which shows the manufacturing method of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of a housing including a decorative film according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The decorative film 100 of the present embodiment includes a metal layer 110 in which a plurality of thin metal pieces 111 are arranged close to each other, and a decorative layer 120 in which decoration is applied to the surface of a resin. By forming the decorative film 100 on the housing 101, a housing provided with the decorative film is formed. In addition, the decorative film 100 and the housing 101 can be bonded by the adhesive layer 130.

  The metal layer 110 has a plurality of metal flakes 111. The material of the metal flake 111 is not particularly limited, and a metal such as Cu, Ni, Al or an alloy containing these can be used. The thickness of the metal layer 110 is preferably about 5 to 10 μm, but a suitable thickness can be selected in consideration of the manufacturability of the decorative film 100 and the shielding property of the electronic device.

  The shape and arrangement of the plurality of metal flakes 111 in the metal layer 110 can be the shape and arrangement as shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is an arrangement shape diagram of the plurality of thin metal pieces 111 in the metal layer 110 of the decorative film 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 2, (a) is a rectangle, (b) is a square, (c) is a honeycomb shape, (d) is a triangle, and (e) is an arrangement configuration of the metal flakes 111 having a spiral shape. In addition, the shape of the metal flake 111 shown in FIG. 2 is an illustration, and if it is a shape which can coat | cover a curved surface densely, it will not be limited to the shape mentioned above.

  The size of the metal flake 111 is preferably about 2 to 5 mm at the longest part in the case of a rectangle, square, honeycomb, or triangle, and about 0.5 to 1 mm in the case of a spiral. The dimension and interval of the metal flakes 111 can be determined according to the elastic coefficient of the metal flakes 111 depending on the stress generated when the curved surface is covered and the wavelength of electromagnetic noise to be shielded. Further, in the case of a spiral shape, the line width dimension is dominant for preventing the occurrence of stress concentration, and therefore the overall dimensions of individual spiral shapes can be set to arbitrary dimensions.

  In addition, when the plurality of metal thin pieces 111 are arranged in a rectangular or square shape, for example, the metal thin pieces 111 may be formed by shifting half the size of the metal thin pieces 111 (half pitch) in the vertical direction. FIG. 2 (f) shows the squares shown in FIG. 2 (b) arranged with a half-pitch shift. In addition, it is preferable that the metal flakes 111 are regularly arranged with substantially the same shape and substantially the same interval from the viewpoint of stress relaxation.

  Further, the interval between the metal flakes 111 is a standard that the adjacent metal patterns do not come into contact with each other when being arranged along the curved surface of the housing 101. Here, since the thickness of the metal layer 110 of the present embodiment is sufficiently thin, about 5 to 10 μm, the adjacent metal flakes 111 are unlikely to contact each other when arranged along the curved surface. Therefore, if the adjacent metal flakes 111 do not come into contact with each other due to deformation of the decorative film 100 at the time of manufacture, there is no problem with the narrow interval. On the other hand, when the interval is wide, electromagnetic noise may enter from the interval between the plurality of thin metal pieces 111, and therefore it is desirable that the interval be sufficiently smaller than the wavelength of the target electromagnetic noise. Considering these points and the metal pattern formation accuracy by etching or the like, the interval between the metal flakes 111 is preferably 0.5 mm or less.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the size of the metal flake 211 in the metal layer 210 disposed in the region other than the flat portion of the housing, that is, the portion along the curved surface portion and the corner portion, is the metal disposed in the flat portion. It can be made finer than the size of the thin piece 211. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing another configuration of the housing including the decorative film according to the first embodiment of the present invention. In particular, since the metal layer 210 changes locally at the corner, miniaturization of the metal flake 211 is effective for deforming the metal layer along the corner. As for the size of the miniaturization, the width of the metal flake 211 is preferably equal to or less than the radius of curvature of the corner portion of the housing 201.

  Moreover, the space | interval of the metal flakes 211 in the metal layer 210 arrange | positioned in areas other than the flat part of a housing | casing, ie, a part along a curved surface part and a corner | angular part, is the metal flake 211 in the metal layer 210 arrange | positioned in a flat part. It can also be narrower than the interval. The curved surface portion and the corner portion have a large amount of deformation of the decorative film during molding, and the decorative film is easily stretched. Therefore, by narrowing the interval between the metal flakes 211 in the vicinity of the curved surface portion and the corner portion than the flat portion, it becomes possible to suppress the spread of the interval between the metal flakes 211 due to the influence of the elongation of the decorative film during molding, and the shielding effect Can be increased.

  The metal flake fine region 212 in which the refined metal flakes 211 are arranged may be two to three rows corresponding to the corners. At this time, in consideration of the alignment accuracy of the decorative film 200, it is preferable that the position of the refined thin metal piece 211 is not shifted from the corner of the housing 201. As an alignment method, for example, an alignment mark may be made on a portion of the decorative film 200 other than the region to be joined to the casing and a mold for molding the casing 201. The alignment mark may be, for example, a cross or an L shape, and is not particularly limited. The peripheral portion of the alignment mark formed on the decorative film 200 can be easily aligned with the alignment mark formed on the mold by removing other layers and making it transparent.

  On the other hand, the portion of the metal layer 210 that is disposed on the flat portion of the casing 201 can be easily disposed along the surface of the housing 201 without reducing the thickness of the metal thin piece 211. Rather, unnecessary miniaturization may increase the area of the space between the metal thin pieces 211, which may reduce the shielding performance for noise suppression.

  Therefore, by reducing the size of the thin metal piece 211 only in the corner portion of the housing 201, the metal layer 210 is easily deformed along the surface of the housing 201, thereby improving the yield and reducing the noise. Both can be realized.

  The decorative layer 120 can be formed by printing ink with a desired color and design. The thickness of the decorative layer 120 depends on the printing method, but is about 1 μm when gravure printing is used, and about 5 μm to 10 μm when screen printing is used.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4, it is good also as the decorating film 300 by forming the coating layer 350 on the decorating layer 120. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing still another configuration of the housing provided with the decorative film according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  The coating layer 350 is for protecting the decorative layer 120, and a material such as urethane resin or acrylic resin can be used. Note that the coating layer 350 is the outermost layer on the surface of the casing using the decorative film, and there are two methods, one that makes it difficult to be scratched against scratches and the other that disappears even if scratched. The former is a method in which the coating layer 350 has a high hardness so as not to be damaged. The latter is a method in which even if the coating layer 350 is deformed by a high elastic restoring force, it is restored to the state before the deformation over time. The appearance quality is prevented from being deteriorated due to scratches.

  As a material of the casing 101, a material that can be used for general injection molding can be used as it is. For example, ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) resin, polycarbonate resin, polystyrene resin, polyamide resin, acrylic resin, etc. can be used, and it is also possible to use a mixture of two or more of these materials. . Further, for the purpose of improving the elastic modulus of the housing, a filler such as glass fiber can be added to the resin and used.

  For the adhesive layer 130, an acrylic resin or a urethane resin can be used.

  As described above, in the decorative film according to the present embodiment and the housing including the decorative film, the metal layer 110 has a configuration in which the plurality of thin metal pieces 111 are arranged close to each other. Therefore, the flexibility of the metal layer 110 can be increased, and a decorative film that easily deforms along the outer shape of the housing 101 can be obtained. In particular, even when the outer shape of the housing 101 is a curved surface, the bending stress is divided between the metal flakes 111 by the deformation of the metal layer 110 along the curved surface, thereby preventing the occurrence of stress concentration. it can. As a result, the metal layer can be prevented from peeling off, deformation, and the like, and good manufacturability and appearance of the molded product can be obtained.

Therefore, according to the decorative film of the present invention and the housing provided therewith, it is possible to obtain a decorative film having an electromagnetic shielding function excellent in manufacturing yield and good in appearance of a molded product, and a housing provided therewith. it can.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5: is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The decorative film 400 of the present embodiment includes a metal layer 110 in which a plurality of thin metal pieces 111 are arranged close to each other, a decorative layer 120 in which decoration is applied to the surface of a resin, a metal layer 110, and a decoration. A buffer layer 440 made of a resin is provided between the layer 120. The decorative film 400 is formed on the housing 101, and a housing using the decorative film is formed. In addition, the decorative film 400 and the housing 101 can be bonded by the adhesive layer 130. The point which has the buffer layer 440 differs from 1st Embodiment.

  The buffer layer 440 can prevent the shape of the plurality of metal flakes 111 of the metal layer 110 from affecting the appearance of the surface of the molded product. This is because when the casing provided with the decorative film is molded by the injection molding method, the metal flakes 111 are pushed to the surface side of the decorative film by the pressure of the injected resin, and there is no buffer layer 440, This is because the metal flakes 111 are raised on the surface of the decorative film. That is, the protrusion of the metal flake 111 is absorbed by the deformation of the buffer layer 440, and appearance defects can be prevented.

  The material of the buffer layer 440 can be acrylic resin or urethane resin.

  The buffer layer 440 is preferably thicker than the metal layer 110. When the metal layer 110 is 5 to 10 μm, the buffer layer 440 is preferably about 10 to 20 μm.

  In addition, the buffer layer 440 is a conductive film containing a conductive filler, and may be configured to be in contact with the metal layer 110. By adding a conductive filler, the buffer layer 440 can be provided with conductivity. Examples of the material of the conductive filler added to the buffer layer 440 include Ag, Cu, Al, and the like. The particle size may be about 1 μm to 10 μm, and the shape may be a sphere or flake as an example, but is not limited thereto. The filling amount of the metal particles is preferably 40 to 70 wt%.

  By providing a conductive buffer layer, electromagnetic noise shielded by a plurality of metal flakes 111 of the metal layer 110 can be reliably released to the ground, so malfunctions due to noise of electronic devices can be prevented and performance can be maintained. can do.

  Next, a decorative film according to a second embodiment of the present invention and a method for manufacturing a casing including the decorative film will be described with reference to FIG.

  Drawing 6 is a flowchart showing the manufacturing method of the case provided with the decoration film concerning the 2nd embodiment of the present invention. A mold 510 for forming a housing having a decorative film has a fixed mold 512 and a movable mold 511. In addition, a feeding device 520 for setting the decorative film 400 to the mold 510 is provided.

  First, the decorative layer 120 is formed by decorating the surface of the resin, the buffer layer 440 made of resin is formed on the surface of the decorative layer 120 opposite to the decorated surface, and the buffer layer 440 is formed. A metal layer 110 is formed by disposing a plurality of thin metal pieces 111 close to each other. Further, by applying the adhesive layer 130 on the metal layer 110, the decorative film 400 including the decorative layer 120, the buffer layer 440, the metal layer 110, and the adhesive layer 130 is formed. Next, the decorative film 400 is disposed inside the movable mold 511 of the mold 510 for forming the casing 101 (FIG. 4A). Thereafter, the movable mold 511 and the fixed mold 512 are brought into close contact with each other, and the resin 530 is injected from the movable mold 511 toward the adhesive layer side of the decorative film disposed in the mold 510. At this time, the decorative film 400 is deformed along the shape of the mold 510 due to the pressure of the injected resin (FIG. 4B). And while the housing | casing 101 is formed by hardening | curing resin 530, the contact bonding layer 130 and the housing | casing 101 of the decorating film 400 are adhere | attached. Finally, the molded product 540 is taken out from the mold 510 (FIG. 4C).

  The decorative film is generally affixed to a base film (not shown) and is in a roll shape, and the decorative film 400 is adhered to the surface of the housing 101 during injection molding. Thereafter, only the base film is peeled off from the housing 101, whereby the attachment of the decorative film 400 to the surface of the housing 101 is completed. As the material of the base film, polyethylene terephthalate or polycarbonate can be used, and the film thickness is desirably about 50 μm to 100 μm.

  Next, the manufacturing method of the decorating film 400 is demonstrated in detail, referring FIG. 5, FIG.

  First, a coating layer (not shown) may be provided by applying a coating layer on the base film so as to have a predetermined thickness. As a coating method, a screen printing method can be used. The coating layer can be formed after the surface of the base film is peeled off so that the base film can be easily peeled off after injection molding. The applied coating layer is cured, and the method uses a method such as ultraviolet curing or heat curing depending on the material used for the coating layer.

  Subsequently, the decorative layer 120 is printed on the surface of the coating layer. As a printing method, a general screen printing method or gravure printing method can be used.

  Subsequently, the relaxing layer 440 is applied on the decorative layer 120 by a screen printing method or the like so as to have a predetermined thickness. When the buffer layer 440 is filled with a conductive filler, the relaxation layer 440 is desirably heat-cured. This is because, in the case of ultraviolet curing, there are places where ultraviolet rays do not reach due to the influence of the conductive filler, and curing may be insufficient.

  Subsequently, the metal layer 110 is attached to the surface of the relaxing layer 440. The metal layer 110 may be pasted after being processed into a plurality of metal flakes 111 in advance, or may be separated by etching or the like after a single metal thin plate is pasted to form the plurality of metal flakes 111. . Further, as a method of attaching the metal layer 110 to the surface of the relaxation layer 440, an adhesive (not shown) may be newly used. As another method, the relaxation layer 440 is semi-cured and the metal layer 110 is not cured. The metal layer 110 may be pasted by performing pasting and completely curing the relaxation layer 440 after the pasting.

  Finally, the adhesive layer 130 is applied to the surface of the metal layer 110 by a screen printing method or the like, and the adhesive layer 130 is cured by ultraviolet curing or heat curing so that it can be formed into a roll while attached to the base film. The decorative film 400 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is completed.

  In addition, when aligning the decoration film 400 and the housing | casing 101, there exists the following method. First, an alignment mark is formed in a region of the decorative film 400 that does not adhere to the casing. Next, an alignment mark is formed on one of the movable side 511 and the fixed side 512 of the mold 510 for molding the housing 101 at a position corresponding to the alignment mark formed on the decorative film 400. Then, by confirming that both alignment marks are overlapped by image recognition or the like, it is possible to perform favorable alignment between the casing 101 and the decorative film 400.

  As described above, in the decorative film according to the present embodiment, the housing provided with the decorative film, and the manufacturing method thereof, the metal layer 110 constituting the decorative film has a plurality of metal flakes 111 arranged close to each other. It is configured. Thereby, the flexibility of the metal layer 110 can be increased, and a decorative film that easily deforms along the shape of the housing 101 can be obtained. Furthermore, by providing the buffer layer 440, the protrusion of the metal flake 111 to the decorative film is absorbed by the deformation of the buffer layer 440, thereby preventing appearance defects.

  Therefore, according to the decorative film of the present invention, the casing provided with the decorative film, and the manufacturing method thereof, the decorative film having an electromagnetic shielding function excellent in manufacturing yield and good appearance of the molded product, and the casing provided with the decorative film And a manufacturing method thereof.

  Patent Document 2 describes a laminated sheet formed integrally with an injection molded product by simultaneous injection molding. This laminated sheet has a configuration in which a ferroelectric sheet, a planar antenna, a magnetic sheet, and a decorative sheet are laminated in this order from the injection molded product side. According to Patent Document 2, by adopting such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the unevenness of the antenna pattern from being raised on the surface of the decorative film.

  However, in the laminated sheet described in Patent Document 2, a magnetic material sheet that efficiently transmits electromagnetic waves is used in order to increase the reception sensitivity of the antenna. This magnetic sheet is formed into a sheet by mixing magnetic particles and an insulating material. If the magnetic sheet is intended to have a sufficient noise suppression effect due to the electromagnetic shield, it is necessary to increase the amount of magnetic particles. If it does so, the thickness of a lamination sheet will increase and it will become difficult for the decorated lamination sheet to deform | transform along a product shape. Therefore, when there is a curved surface shape or a bent shape due to the design of the surface shape of the housing or the like, there is a problem that the manufacturing yield decreases.

In this embodiment of the present invention, the metal layer including the metal flakes is provided, so that the above-described problem of Patent Document 2 can also be solved.
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 7: is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. In the housing structure of the present embodiment, a decorative film 600 is bonded on a housing 601 with an adhesive layer. The decorative film 600 is made from a resin between a metal layer in which a plurality of metal flakes are arranged close to each other, a decorative layer whose surface is decorated with a resin, and the metal layer and the decorative layer. And a buffer layer. The housing 601 can accommodate a built-in antenna 603 provided over a substrate 602.

  In the second embodiment, the housing 601 can accommodate the built-in antenna 603, and the decorative film 600 disposed in the radiation area facing the built-in antenna 603 has a metal layer from which metal flakes are selectively removed. The difference is that the metal removal portion 605 is not included.

  Furthermore, when the buffer layer is a conductive film containing a conductive filler, the decorative film 600 disposed in the radiation area facing the built-in antenna 603 has a conductive filler removing portion 606 that does not include a conductive filler. It is preferable that

  Note that the formation range of the metal removal portion 605 and the conductive filler removal portion 606 is preferably approximately the same as the projected area of the built-in antenna 603.

  Furthermore, a noise filter 604 that can pass only the frequency band of a signal to be transmitted / received may be disposed inside the housing 601 directly above the built-in antenna 603. As the noise filter 604, a commonly used one can be used. For example, a filter obtained by filling an epoxy resin with magnetic particles such as ferrite powder can be used.

  The thickness of the noise filter 604 is not particularly limited, but is generally about 50 μm to 500 μm.

  The size of the noise filter 604 is approximately the same as the projected area of the built-in antenna 603, but is preferably larger than the metal removal unit 605 and the conductive filler removal unit 606. The reason is that, when the noise filter 604 is small, noise may enter from a gap between the noise filter 604 and the metal removal unit 605, which may adversely affect the electronic device.

  Here, it is desirable to form a mark at the noise filter arrangement position inside the housing 601. The reason is that the arrangement position of the noise filter 604 cannot be specified accurately after assembling the casing using the decorative film, and thus the arrangement position tends to vary. Therefore, by forming a mark of the arrangement position of the noise filter 604 in advance inside the housing 601, manufacturing variations can be reduced. As an example of the method for producing the mark, a concave or convex mark may be provided on the surface of the mold corresponding to the noise filter arrangement position. If the inside of the housing 601 is opposite to the mold, that is, if the die is concave, a convex mark is formed inside the housing 601. For example, when the shape of the noise filter is a square, the above-described mark may be formed at a position where each corner of the noise filter is disposed, and the noise filter 604 may be disposed in accordance with the mark.

  As described above, in the housing provided with the decorative film according to the present embodiment, a metal layer in which a plurality of metal flakes are arranged close to each other, and a buffer layer formed inside the decorative layer; Have Therefore, it is possible to obtain an electromagnetic noise suppressing effect, and it is possible to suppress a housing appearance defect due to the metal layer being raised on the surface of the decorative layer by the molding pressure at the time of injection molding. Furthermore, since the metal layer has a structure in which a plurality of metal thin pieces are arranged close to each other, the decorative film 600 is easily deformed along the curved shape of the housing 601 when the housing is molded, and the housing is manufactured. Yield can be improved.

  Therefore, according to the housing provided with the decorative film of the present invention, a decorative film having an electromagnetic sheet, a decorative film having excellent production yield, and a good appearance of a molded product, a housing using the decorative film, and a method for manufacturing the same. Can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the metal flake inside the housing near the built-in antenna 603 is selectively removed, and a noise filter 604 that transmits only a specific frequency to the metal removing unit 605 is arranged. Thereby, only the signal to be transmitted / received to the antenna can be selectively transmitted, so that the communication quality of the electronic device can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and it is also included within the scope of the present invention. Not too long.
(Appendix 1)
A metal layer in which a plurality of metal flakes are arranged close to each other;
A decorative film having a decorative layer with a decorative surface on a resin surface.
(Appendix 2)
The decorative film described in Appendix 1, wherein the interval between the metal flakes is smaller than the wavelength of electromagnetic noise.
(Appendix 3)
The decorative film according to any one of Supplementary notes 1 and 2, wherein the metal flakes have substantially the same shape and are arranged at substantially the same interval.
(Appendix 4)
The shape of the metal flake is any one of a polygon and a spiral shape. The decorative film according to any one of appendices 1 to 3.
(Appendix 5)
The size of the metal flakes in the metal layer disposed in a region other than the flat portion of the housing is smaller than the size of the metal flakes in the metal layer disposed in the flat portion of the housing. The decorative film described in any one of the above.
(Appendix 6)
The interval between the metal flakes in the metal layer arranged in a region other than the flat portion of the casing is narrower than the interval between the metal flakes in the metal layer arranged in the flat portion of the casing. The decorative film described in any one item.
(Appendix 7)
The decorative film according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, further including a buffer layer made of a resin between the metal layer and the decorative layer.
(Appendix 8)
The decorative film according to claim 7, wherein a thickness of the buffer layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of the metal layer.
(Appendix 9)
The said buffer layer is an electroconductive film containing the electroconductive filler, The decoration film described in Additional remark 7 or 8 arrange | positioned in contact with the said metal layer.
(Appendix 10)
The housing | casing provided with the decorating film in which the decorating film described in any one of Additional remarks 1-9 is formed in the surface of a resinous housing | casing.
(Appendix 11)
The size of the metal flakes in the metal layer arranged in a region other than the flat portion of the housing is smaller than the size of the metal flakes in the metal layer arranged in the flat portion. A housing with a decorative film.
(Appendix 12)
The housing can accommodate a built-in antenna;
The buffer layer is a conductive film containing a conductive filler,
The housing provided with the decorative film described in Supplementary Note 10 or 11, wherein the decorative film disposed in a radiation region facing the internal antenna does not include the metal layer and the conductive filler.
(Appendix 13)
The housing | casing provided with the decorating film as described in appendix 12 in the inside of the housing | casing of the said radiation | emission area | region which is equipped with the noise filter which interrupts | blocks electromagnetic noise.
(Appendix 14)
The case according to appendix 13, wherein a mark is formed at the noise filter arrangement position inside the case.
(Appendix 15)
A decorative layer is formed by decorating the surface of the resin,
Forming a buffer layer made of resin on the decorative layer;
Forming a metal layer by placing a plurality of metal flakes close together on the buffer layer;
By applying an adhesive layer on the metal layer,
Forming a decorative film comprising the decorative layer, the buffer layer, the metal layer and the adhesive layer;
Placing the decorative film in a mold for forming a housing;
Injecting resin toward the adhesive layer of the decorative film disposed in the mold to deform the decorative film along the shape of the mold,
The manufacturing method of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which adhere | attaches the said contact bonding layer and the said housing | casing of the said decoration film while forming the said housing | casing by hardening | curing the said resin.

100, 200, 300, 400, 600 Decorative film 101, 201, 601 Housing 110, 210 Metal layer 111, 211 Metal flake 120 Decorative layer 130 Adhesive layer 212 Metal flake fine region 350 Coating layer 440 Buffer layer 510 Mold 511 Movable mold 512 Fixed mold 520 Feeder 530 Resin 540 Molded product 602 Substrate 603 Built-in antenna 604 Noise filter 605 Metal removal part 606 Conductive filler removal part

Claims (10)

A metal layer in which a plurality of metal flakes are arranged close to each other;
A decorative film having a decorative layer with a decorative surface on a resin surface. The decorative film according to claim 1, wherein an interval between the metal flakes is smaller than a wavelength of electromagnetic noise. The decorative film according to claim 1, wherein the metal flakes have substantially the same shape and are arranged at substantially the same interval. The decorative film according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a buffer layer made of a resin between the metal layer and the decorative layer. The decorative film according to claim 4, wherein the buffer layer is a conductive film containing a conductive filler, and is disposed in contact with the metal layer. The decorating film as described in any one of Claim 1 to 5 is formed in the surface of a resinous housing | casing. The housing | casing provided with the decorating film. The magnitude | size of the said metal flake in the said metal layer arrange | positioned in areas other than the flat part of the said housing | casing is smaller than the magnitude | size of the said metal flake in the said metal layer arrange | positioned at the said flat part. A housing with a decorative film. The housing can accommodate a built-in antenna;
The buffer layer is a conductive film containing a conductive filler,
The said decorative film arrange | positioned in the radiation area facing the said built-in antenna does not contain the said metal layer and the said conductive filler, The housing | casing provided with the decorative film described in Claim 6 or 7. The housing | casing provided with the decorating film described in Claim 8 provided with the noise filter which interrupts | blocks electromagnetic noise inside the housing | casing of the said radiation | emission area | region. A decorative layer is formed by decorating the surface of the resin,
Forming a buffer layer made of resin on the decorative layer;
Forming a metal layer by placing a plurality of metal flakes close together on the buffer layer;
By applying an adhesive layer on the metal layer,
Forming a decorative film comprising the decorative layer, the buffer layer, the metal layer and the adhesive layer;
Placing the decorative film in a mold for forming a housing;
Injecting resin toward the adhesive layer of the decorative film disposed in the mold to deform the decorative film along the shape of the mold,
The manufacturing method of the housing | casing provided with the decorating film which adhere | attaches the said contact bonding layer and the said housing | casing of the said decoration film while forming the said housing | casing by hardening | curing the said resin.

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