JP4981428B2 - Low tension film processing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for processing a low-tension film that is difficult to withstand the tension of various processing methods by itself, and more specifically, processing that can withstand the tension in processing methods such as gravure printing, dry lamination, various depositions, and various coatings. It is about the method.

  To prevent wrinkles on the film surface during gravure printing, various deposition processes, various coating processes, etc., and to prevent air from being caught between the films to be bonded in dry laminating processes. In general, the film is processed by applying a constant tension of 3 to 10 kg to the entire width of the film to be processed.

  However, films such as PE film, unstretched PP film, PVDC film, EVOH film, shrink film, and Al foil have low tension, and such low tension film (hereinafter referred to as “low tension film”). It has been difficult to perform various processes by applying the normal tension described above. That is, soft low-tension films such as PE film, unstretched PP film, PVDC film, EVOH film, and shrink film are stretched by the above-mentioned tension. Therefore, color misalignment in multicolor gravure printing and stretch in dry laminating process. Curling when bonded to a non-existing film, cracking or peeling in various vapor deposition processes, peeling in coating, etc. In addition, in the case of a brittle low-tensile film such as an Al foil, the above tension causes elongation. There is no risk of breaking.

  Therefore, when various processes such as gravure printing are applied to the low tension film as described above, the tension is smaller than 3-10 kg / full width, which is the general tension, so that the low tension film does not stretch or break. Processing is required.

  However, it is difficult to maintain a constant tension stably at a tension smaller than the above normal tension, and it becomes difficult to achieve the initial purpose of applying the tension. There was air in between.

  Therefore, in the past, it was the actual situation that special devices and facilities were used. For example, regarding the transport roll, under the low tension of the Free transport roll, an unreasonable force is applied due to the resistance of the bearing, and even if it is a drive roll, it is difficult to keep the speed of each roll constant as the number of rolls increases. It has been proposed to make a free roll by drilling a hole in the inner cylinder fixed to the pedestal with a certain gap, and blowing and supporting the rotatable outer cylinder arranged outside it by blowing air from the hole in the inner cylinder. (See Patent Document 1).

  In addition, when conducting electroplating on a film to produce a conductive material, the film must be applied with low tension to obtain dimensional stability (the degree of film stretching before and after plating), which is the most important product specification. A free roller that needs to be transported via a free roller in a liquid tank, and a rotary shaft that is rotatably supported with both ends supported by bearings on opposite side walls, and a bearing on the rotary shaft Thus, it has been proposed to form a free roll consisting of two bearings and to have a bearing resistance of ½ (see Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, in the double-axis drive tension control method for controlling the load sharing between the two motors that wind up various webs or the two-axis drive of the rewind roll, the load sharing ratio between the two motors is It has been proposed to select automatically according to the magnitude of the torque command value according to the required tension of the web instructed from (see Patent Document 3).

  Furthermore, in the film unwinding method in which the plastic is peeled off from the winding roll formed by winding a thin film film such as an adhesive plastic and unwound from the winding roller, the outer peripheral speed of the winding roll and the winding The speed difference is adjusted so that the film tension generated by the speed difference from the roller's peripheral speed is equal to or much larger than the force to peel the film from the take-up roll, and the unwinding tension is theoretically the lowest value. Or it is proposed to unwind as a value much larger than this (see Patent Document 4).

JP-A-8-73086 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-334958 JP 2002-125392 A JP 2004-161485 A

  As described above, in low tension films such as PE film, unstretched PP film, PVDC film, EVOH film, shrink film, Al foil, etc., it can stretch at 3-10 kg / full width which is a general tension in various processing. However, it was difficult to cut and processed, and even when the tension was reduced, the film surface was wrinkled or air entered between the films.

  Moreover, when the special apparatus and facilities as described above are used, the cost required for the apparatus and the like is increased and it is expensive.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems and satisfactorily processes a low-tensile film even when processed at 3 to 10 kg / full width, which is a general tension in various types of processing, without using special equipment or equipment. It aims at providing the processing method of the low tension film which can do.

  The present inventors have intensively studied to solve the above-mentioned problems, and when processing with a low-tensile film and a high-tensile film being integrated, the low-tensile film is improved even when the tension during processing is large. The inventors have found that it can be processed, and have completed the present invention.

Method for processing a low tension film according to claim 1, in which integrated freely separating the low tension film and high tensile strength film to prepare a laminated film is subjected to various processing in low tension film using a laminated film The integration of the low-tensile film and the high-tensile film is such that at least one surface of the high-tensile film is a smooth surface, and the smooth surface is brought into close contact with the surface of the low-tensile film while being nipped by a nip roll. It is configured to be integrated with air tight .

The low-tension film processing method according to claim 2 is the low-tension film according to claim 1 , wherein the high-tensile film is a molecularly oriented polypropylene film, polyethylene terephthalate film, or polyethylene naphthalate film. Or it is the characteristic that it is a nylon film.

  Since the low tension film processing method according to claim 1 uses a laminated film in which a low tension film and a high tension film are separated and integrated in advance, 3 to 10 kg / full width, which is a general tension in various processes. However, since the high-tensile film corresponds to this tension, the laminated film does not stretch. Therefore, the low tension film can be processed well without stretching. Moreover, since the low tension film can be separated from the high tension film after the processing is completed, the low tension film can be further processed.

Further, the low-tension film processing method is such that the low-tension film and the high-tension film are integrated into a nip roll while making at least one surface of the high-tension film a smooth surface and aligning the smooth surface with the surface of the low-tension film. In this way, the laminated film is separated into pieces in various processings, but can be easily separated after the processing is finished. Moreover, a high tension film can be utilized again.

Since the processing method of the low-tensile film according to claim 2 is a polypropylene film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polyethylene naphthalate film or a nylon film in which the high-tensile film is molecularly oriented in one direction or two directions, the surface is smooth and low. A tension film can be easily integrated, and can handle a large tension during processing.

  In the present invention, a low tension film and a high tension film are integrated in a separable manner to produce a laminated film. This low-tensile film has a large elongation in the machine direction when 3 to 10 kg / full width, which is a general tension in various processes, is applied. The elongation in the vertical direction of the film varies depending on the film width and film thickness, and the film becomes narrower and narrower as the film width becomes narrower and thinner. A film that is small in elongation but breaks with a slight tension is also included in the low-tensile film. Specifically, PE film, unstretched PP film, PVDC film, EVOH film, shrink film, Al foil and the like can be mentioned.

  The high-tensile film has a very small elongation in the machine direction when 3 to 10 kg / full width, which is a general tension in various processes, is applied. The elongation in the machine direction of the film varies depending on the film width and film thickness as in the case of the low-tensile film. For example, the PET film has a 1000 mm width and 12 μm thickness, and the elongation is small and the processing tension is small. It can respond enough. Specific examples include a polypropylene film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polyethylene naphthalate film, and a nylon film that are molecularly oriented in one direction or two directions.

  Molecular oriented polypropylene film, polyethylene terephthalate film, polyethylene naphthalate film and nylon film are preferable because they have a smooth surface and can be easily integrated with a low tension film. These production methods are described below.

Polypropylene film;
After the polypropylene resin is melted by heating with an extruder and extruded from a T-die into a film, an unstretched film is formed, and then the unstretched film is heated to a temperature of 90 to 140 ° C. and stretched 3 to 7 times in the MD direction. It is cooled, then led to a tenter type stretching machine, heated to a temperature of 100 to 175 ° C., stretched 8 to 12 times in the TD direction, and then heat fixed at a temperature of 80 to 160 ° C. to be manufactured.

Polyethylene terephthalate film;
Polyethylene terephthalate resin is heated and melted with an extruder and extruded from a T die into a film to make an unstretched film, and then this unstretched film is 2.5 to 5.0 times in the TD direction at a temperature of 80 to 130 ° C. And then cooled to a tenter type stretching machine, stretched 3.0 to 5.0 times in the TD direction at a temperature of 80 to 150 ° C., and then heat-set at 150 to 250 ° C.

Polyethylene naphthalate film;
The polyethylene naphthalate resin is heated and melted with an extruder and extruded from a T-die into a film to form an unstretched film. The unstretched film is then heated to a temperature of 70 to 170 ° C., and 2. in the MD direction. 5 to 6.0 times stretched and then cooled, then led to a tenter stretching machine, heated to a temperature of 70 to 150 ° C., stretched in the MD direction 2.5 to 6.0 times, and then a temperature of 150 to 250 ° C. It is manufactured by heat-fixing.

Nylon film;
Nylon resin dried to a moisture content of 0.1% or less is melted by heating with an extruder, extruded from a T-die into a film to make an unstretched film, and then the unstretched film is heated to a temperature of 60 to 120 ° C. After heating, the film was stretched 2.5 to 5.0 times in the MD direction, cooled, then led to a tenter stretching machine, heated to a temperature of 60 to 120 ° C., and then stretched 2.5 to 5.0 times in the TD direction. Then, it is heat-set at a temperature of 60 to 210 ° C. and manufactured.

  The film elongation described above is determined by the Young's modulus (tensile modulus) if the film width and film thickness are the same. A film with a small Young's modulus is a low-tensile film, and a film with a large Young's modulus is a high-tensile film. is there. Table 1 shows the approximate Young's modulus (tensile modulus) of each film.

  In the present invention, a laminated film is produced by integrating the low tension film and the high tension film as described above in a separable manner. To integrate the low-tensile film and the high-tensile film, for example, while sandwiching between the metal roll and the nip roll, the air between the low-tensile film and the high-tensile film is eliminated, and the air-tight film adheres closely. Now unite.

  The nip pressure is only required to be brought into close contact with the air, so that a large pressure is not necessary, but the linear pressure is preferably 0.1 kg-cm to 50 kg-cm, more preferably 1 kg-cm to 30 kg-cm.

  The rubber hardness of the nip roll is preferably 40 to 90 degrees, and more preferably 45 to 80 degrees.

  In order to integrate the low tension film and the high tension film into the air tight, the high tension film surface and the low tension film surface are preferably smooth. When the surface of the low-tension film is rough and difficult to be airtight, it can be integrated with airtight by spraying a liquid such as water in the form of a spray. For the integration, the laminated film that has been integrated in advance may be wound into a roll and supplied to various processing. However, before the various processing, a facility for integrating the metal roll and the nip roll is provided and integrated continuously. It may be supplied to various processes while producing a laminated film.

  After processing, the laminated film in which the low-tensile film is processed by various processing methods is peeled off from the processed low-tensile film and the high-tensile film, and the high-tensile film can be reused. Peeling can be peeled off by pulling each film, but it can be peeled off more efficiently by placing a round wedge-shaped jig between the films. Peeling off may be performed after various processing, after which the material once wound up into a roll may be peeled off, or may be continuously peeled off after various processing.

[Example 1]
A gravure roll carved with Helio sculpture on the plate cylinder (stylus angle 130 degrees, screen line number 175 lines, plate depth 42 μm) was set on a 5-color gravure printing machine “FM5S type” manufactured by Fuji Machine Co., Ltd. Osaka Ink Co., Ltd. water-based ink “EXP17209” was used with Osaka Ink Co., Ltd. diluent (water 15%, isopropyl alcohol 25%, methanol 30%, ethanol 30%),
White (pigment concentration 18%, viscosity Zahn cup No. 3 for 17 seconds)
Black (pigment concentration 8%, viscosity Zahn cup No. 3 for 16 seconds)
Indigo (pigment concentration 10%, viscosity Zahn Cup No. 3 for 17 seconds)
Red (pigment concentration 10%, viscosity Zahn cup No. 3 for 16 seconds)
Yellow (pigment concentration 10%, viscosity Zahn cup No. 3 for 16 seconds)
The ink was adjusted.

Toyobo Co., Ltd. PET film “General Type E5100: Thickness 12 μm, Width 1000 mm, Young's Modulus: 4704 MPa (480 kgf / mm ² )” 1000 m was set as a high-tensile film in the feeding section of the printing machine, while low-tensile film As a shrink film “Kojin Polyset UM, thickness 20 μm, width 1000 mm, Young's modulus: 294 MPa (30 kgf / mm ² )” manufactured by Kojin Co., Ltd. Set the unwinding section, unwind these films, and nip the nip roll between the metal roll and the nip roll newly installed in the printing press while aligning the non-corona treated surfaces of the high and low tension films. A laminated film was produced which was tightly integrated and integrated. The rubber hardness of the nip roll was 60 degrees, and the nip pressure was 12 kg-cm as the linear pressure.

The integrated laminated film was passed through a printing unit, and on the corona-treated surface of the low-strength film, white-black-blue-red-yellow-colored tonkatsu and cabbage symbols were printed on a water gravure. The printing speed was 80 m / min, the air volume in the drying process of each unit was 60 m ³ / min, and the hot air temperature was 70 ° C. The tension was 8 kgf / 1000 mm width.

  After winding the printed laminated film once, set it on a feeding roll different from the printing machine, and separate it with a wedge-shaped jig with a rounded tip between the high tension film and the low tension film while feeding, Each film was wound up.

  The printed shrink film 1000 m was visually observed to observe the presence or absence of printing misalignment. However, no color misalignment occurred from the beginning to the end, and no printing misalignment occurred. This is because it is integrated with the high tension film, so the tension of the printing machine corresponds to the tension of the high tension film and the film did not stretch.

[Comparative Example 1]
Except that the high-strength film used in Example 1 was not integrated, only the shrink film used in Example 1 was used, and the tension of the gravure printing machine was changed to 2 kgf / 1000 mm width. 1000 m was printed.

  The printed shrink film 1000 m was visually observed to observe the presence or absence of printing misalignment. Despite a lower tension of 2 kgf / 1000 mm than in Example 1, a color shift was observed from the beginning to the end, and a print shift occurred. When the color misregistration is 0.2 mm or more, the color misregistration appears as a color misregistration. Therefore, the film is stretched between the printing units of the respective colors, the design of the plate cylinders of the respective colors is not matched, and the color misregistration occurs.

Claims (2)

A low-tension film and a high-tensile film are separably integrated to produce a laminated film, and the laminated film is used to perform various processing on the low-tensile film. The integration is characterized in that at least one surface of the high-tensile film is a smooth surface, and the smooth surface is integrated with the air tight by being in close contact with the surface of the low-tensile film while being nipped by a nip roll. The processing method of the low tension film. The method for processing a low-tensile film according to claim 1, wherein the high-tensile film is a polypropylene film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, a polyethylene naphthalate film, or a nylon film that is molecularly oriented in one direction or two directions.