JP5372283B1 - Decorative vapor deposition film and method for producing the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vapor deposition film for decoration capable of obtaining a glossy black film having a very thin thickness and giving a high-quality black design to the appearance of various products, and a method for producing the same.
A decorative vapor-deposited film having a titanium vapor-deposited film on a polymer film, wherein the titanium vapor-deposited film has a black layer on one or both of the surface portion and the interface portion with the polymer film. The black layer is formed by flowing nitrogen gas into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film when forming the titanium vapor-deposited film so that the titanium vapor-deposited film is black. Decorative vapor deposition film, and method for producing the same.
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Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a decorative vapor deposition film and a method for producing the same, and in particular, is used to apply a black design to the appearance of various home appliances such as portable information devices such as mobile phones and video devices, and automotive interior parts. The present invention relates to a decorative vapor deposition film and a method for producing the same.

  Conventionally, in various home appliances such as portable information devices such as mobile phones, video equipment, and automobile interior parts, a glossy black design called so-called blackish black tone is used for the purpose of giving the product a high-class feeling. It has been done.

  As a means to give a glossy black design to the surface of the molded product, it is applied using a black paint containing a black pigment. There is also a method of clear painting. As an alternative to the coating method, a method of using a black decorative film in which a black coating film is formed on the surface of the transparent film and integrating the molded film with the transparent film side as the front is also performed.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a decorative film having a black coating layer formed using a black ink in which carbon black having specific characteristics is dispersed in a transparent film, and a transparent film and a black backing film. A thermocompression-bonded decorative film is disclosed, and further, a method for producing a decorative molded product having a jet black feeling using these is disclosed.

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  However, the decorative film provided with a black paint film layer or a black backing film on the transparent film as disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 has a very thick black paint film layer. The level difference due to the presence or absence of the film layer is large, and this level difference becomes a problem. In other words, in the use of a design in which a black coating layer is partially provided, in addition to the problem of a decrease in touch feeling due to a step, for example, a black coating layer is formed around a transparent window portion of a liquid crystal screen of a portable information device. When partially used as a window frame, air bubbles are mixed in the adhesive that bonds the liquid crystal screen and the decorative film due to the level difference due to the presence or absence of the black coating layer, resulting in poor screen display performance. In addition, there is a problem that it is difficult to eliminate bubbles due to steps unless the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive is sufficiently increased.

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and a glossy black film having a very thin thickness can be obtained, which can solve the problem of steps due to the presence or absence of the film, and has a high-quality black design for the appearance of various products. It is an object of the present invention to provide a decorative vapor-deposited film that can be applied and a method for producing the same.

In order to achieve the above object, the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention is a decorative vapor deposition film having a titanium vapor deposition film on a polymer film, and the titanium vapor deposition film has a thickness of 150 to 500 nm. , and the are those either or both of the interface portion between the surface portion or the polymer film was black layer, the black layer, at the time of formation of the titanium vapor deposited film, the vacuum degree of 1.0 × 10 nitrogen gas flows into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film to be in the range of ^{-2 Pa~5.0} × 10 ^{-2 Pa,} and characterized in that the titanium deposition film is obtained by the black To do.

And the manufacturing method of the vapor deposition film for decoration of this invention is a titanium vapor deposition on the surface of the said polymer film by making a titanium film from a vapor deposition source adhere and deposit while making a polymer film run continuously. is intended to form a film, during formation of the titanium deposited film, near the surface of the polymer film such that a vacuum degree is in the range of ^{1.0 × 10 -2 Pa~5.0 × 10 -2} Pa Introducing nitrogen gas to make the titanium deposited film black, so that one or both of the surface part of the titanium deposited film and the interface part with the polymer film is a black layer, To do.

  According to the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention, since the titanium vapor deposition film is made black to form a decorative black film, a glossy black film can be obtained with a very thin thickness, and a step due to the presence or absence of the film This is a decorative vapor-deposited film that can solve the above problem and can give a high-quality black design to the appearance of various products.

  According to the method for producing a decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention, since it is a roll-to-roll vapor deposition method for running a polymer film, it is a relatively simple method and has a high-quality black appearance on various products. A decorative film suitable for the application of the design can be produced at low cost with high productivity.

It is a schematic block diagram of the vapor deposition apparatus for manufacturing the vapor deposition film for a decoration in an Example.

  Hereinafter, the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention and the production method thereof will be described in detail.

  The decorative vapor-deposited film of the present invention is a decorative vapor-deposited film having a titanium vapor-deposited film on a polymer film, and the titanium vapor-deposited film is either a surface portion or an interface portion with the polymer film. Alternatively, both are black layers, and the black layer is a layer in which the titanium vapor deposition film is blackened by flowing nitrogen gas into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film when the titanium vapor deposition film is formed. It has a certain configuration. The decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention will be described below in order for each of these configurations.

  A polymer film that is transparent to visible light is used as the polymer film serving as the base material for the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention. Specific examples of the polymer resin include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), and the like. Among these, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film is particularly preferable from the viewpoints of excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength, being inexpensive and having both transparency and flexibility. The thickness of the polymer film is preferably in the range of 12 to 200 μm.

  In addition, in order to improve the adhesion of the deposited film, the surface of the polymer film may be subjected to surface treatment such as corona discharge treatment or plasma treatment in advance, and easy adhesion of copolymer polyester resin, polyurethane resin, etc. A layer may be provided.

Next, the titanium vapor deposition film in the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention will be described in detail. In the vapor deposition film for decoration of the present invention, a titanium vapor deposition film formed on a polymer film is particularly important. This titanium vapor deposition film is formed by nitrogen gas in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film when the vapor deposition film is formed. And a black layer in which the deposited film is blackened. And since this black layer is formed as a vapor deposition film | membrane of a very fine acicular crystal | crystallization, it exhibits glossy black as an external appearance. The blackness of the black layer of the titanium vapor deposition film in the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention is L ^* a ^* b ^* color system according to JIS Z8729, L ^* value is 50 or less, and a ^* value is −3.0 to +3.0, b ^* value is black of −3.0 to +3.0.

  And said black layer is formed in the surface part of a titanium vapor deposition film, or the interface part of a titanium vapor deposition film | membrane and a polymer film, or both. The film thickness of the titanium deposited film is appropriately set according to the purpose and application, but if it is 150 nm or more, sufficient blackness is obtained, and if it is 500 nm or less, there is little problem of a step due to the presence or absence of the titanium deposited film. The thickness of the deposited titanium film is particularly preferably in the range of 150 to 500 nm.

  In order to form the black layer at the interface between the titanium vapor deposition film and the polymer film, at the start of vapor deposition for forming the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is introduced near the surface of the polymer film, The interface with the polymer film can be a black layer. This decorative vapor deposition film with a black layer at the interface between the titanium vapor deposition film and the polymer film appears black when viewed from the polymer film side, and has a metallic luster when observed from the titanium vapor deposition film side. Looks color. Therefore, it is suitable for the product observed from the polymer film side as an application for applying a black design to the appearance, and is excellent in durability because the surface is a polymer film.

  In order to form the black layer on the surface of the titanium vapor deposition film, the surface of the titanium vapor deposition film is made black by flowing nitrogen gas into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film at the end of vapor deposition for forming the titanium vapor deposition film. It can be. The decorative vapor deposition film having the surface of the titanium vapor deposition film as a black layer looks like a metallic titanium color when viewed from the polymer film side and appears black when observed from the titanium vapor deposition film side. Therefore, it is suitable for the product observed from the titanium vapor deposition film side as a use which gives a black design to the appearance. Moreover, durability can be improved by providing a hard-coat layer etc. on a titanium vapor deposition film | membrane.

  In order to form the black layer both at the interface between the titanium vapor deposition film and the polymer film and at the surface of the titanium vapor deposition film, at the start and end of the vapor deposition for forming the titanium vapor deposition film, By flowing in nitrogen gas, both the interface portion between the titanium vapor deposition film and the polymer film and the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film can be made into a black layer. This decorative vapor deposition film appears black when observed from the polymer film side or the titanium vapor deposition film side. Therefore, the application for applying the black design to the appearance is not limited, and the product may be observed from either the polymer film side or the titanium vapor deposition film side.

  Moreover, in the vapor deposition film for decoration of this invention, the titanium vapor deposition film provided with the black layer can be provided partially. In other words, in the case of the use of a design in which black is partially provided as the appearance of the product, for example, in the case of being used by being provided partially as a black window frame around the transparent window portion of a liquid crystal screen of a portable information device. Partially forms a titanium vapor deposition film with a black layer on a polymer film.

  As a method of partially forming a titanium vapor deposition film provided with a black layer, a known method can be appropriately selected and used. For example, a titanium vapor deposition film having a black layer is formed on the entire surface, and then partially etched to form a film. Water or a solvent-soluble material is used as a shielding mask by pattern printing, and a titanium vapor deposition having a black layer. Examples thereof include a lift-off method performed by dissolving and removing the shielding mask after the film is formed.

  In addition, the product of the decoration to which a black design is given using the vapor deposition film for decoration of this invention is not specifically limited. Further, the material to be decorated is not limited, and any material such as wood, metal, and resin molded product may be used. And as a method of decorating to give a black design using the decorative vapor-deposited film of the present invention, a method of sticking to a material to be decorated using an adhesive or a material to be decorated is a resin There is a method of obtaining a decorated resin molded article using a simultaneous molding decoration method in which decoration is performed simultaneously with injection molding.

  The molding simultaneous decorating method for forming a black design on a resin molded product using the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention is performed, for example, as follows. First, the decorative vapor deposition film of the present invention is placed in a mold having a movable mold and a fixed mold so that the polymer film side faces the mold cavity. Then, after closing the molding die, a molding resin is injected and filled from the gate into the die, the resin is solidified to form a resin molded product, and a decorative vapor deposition film is adhered to the surface. After the resin molded product is cooled, the molding die is opened and the resin molded product is taken out. By the above, the molding simultaneous decorating process is completed, and a decorated resin molded product in which a black design is formed on the surface of the resin molded product is obtained.

  Below, the vapor deposition film for decoration of this invention and its manufacturing method are demonstrated concretely based on an Example. However, the present invention is not limited to the examples.

<Example 1>
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a vapor deposition apparatus for producing a decorative vapor deposition film in an embodiment of the present invention. Below, the manufacturing method of the vapor deposition film for a decoration in the present Example 1 is demonstrated with the outline | summary of a structure of the vapor deposition apparatus of FIG.

In the vapor deposition apparatus of FIG. 1, the vacuum chamber 20 has a film traveling chamber 21 and a vapor deposition chamber 22 separated by a partition plate 23. The film traveling chamber 21 is evacuated to 5.0 × 10 ⁻³ Pa or less by a vacuum exhaust pump (not shown) through a vacuum valve 24 and an exhaust pipe 25. The vapor deposition chamber 22 is also evacuated to 5.0 × 10 ⁻³ Pa or less by a vacuum exhaust pump (not shown) through a vacuum valve 26 and an exhaust pipe 27 as in the film traveling chamber 21.

  In Example 1, a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film having a thickness of 12 μm, a width of 500 mm, and a length of 1000 m was used as a polymer film serving as a base material for a decorative vapor deposition film. The PET film 29 is set between the unwinding shaft 28 and the winding shaft 36, and continuously travels from the unwinding shaft 28 to the winding shaft 36.

  The PET film 29 unwound from the unwinding shaft 28 travels in the rotation direction C in synchronization with the vapor deposition drum 32 along the outer periphery of the vapor deposition drum 32 cooled to −20 ° C. through the free rolls 30 and 31. . A vapor deposition film is formed on the surface of the PET film 29 when passing through the vapor deposition chamber 22 during traveling, and the vapor deposition film 33 is wound around the winding shaft 36 through free rolls 34 and 35.

  The titanium vapor deposition film is formed by placing a titanium material 38 in an evaporation source container 37 set below the vapor deposition drum 32, irradiating the titanium material 38 with an electron beam 40 from a heating source 39, and heating the titanium material 38. Then, the titanium vaporized atoms 41 are directed to the surface of the PET film 29 that travels in synchronization with the vapor deposition drum 32 along the outer periphery of the vapor deposition drum 32 by melting and evaporating to form a titanium vapor deposition film on the surface of the PET film 29.

  As a condition for forming the titanium vapor deposition film, the apparatus is set so that the incident angle of the titanium evaporation atoms 41 to the PET film 29 becomes + 90 ° at the initial incidence portion 44 of the vapor deposition film and −90 ° at the late incidence portion 45 of the vapor deposition film. Configured. Further, in order to allow nitrogen gas to flow into the vicinity of the vapor deposition drum 32 during titanium vapor deposition, the gas nozzle 42 is disposed in the vicinity of the initial incident portion 44 where the incident angle of the titanium evaporation atoms 41 is + 90 °, and the incident angle of the titanium evaporation atoms 41 is −. The gas nozzle 43 was disposed in the vicinity of the late incident portion 45 that is 90 °.

Using the vapor deposition apparatus of FIG. 1 configured as described above, a decorative vapor deposition film in Example 1 was produced as follows. In Example 1, when forming a titanium vapor deposition film on the surface of the PET film 29 that runs in synchronization with the vapor deposition drum 32, a nitrogen gas 47 having a purity of 99% or more from the gas nozzle 43 during the vapor deposition of the titanium vaporized atoms 41. the degree of vacuum towards the later entrance portion 45 has flowed to be in the range of ^{1.0 × 10 -2 Pa~5.0 × 10 -2} Pa. That is, nitrogen gas was introduced at the end of the formation of the titanium vapor deposition film. The thickness of the formed titanium vapor deposition film was 282 nm. The film thickness was confirmed by a fluorescent X-ray method. As described above, a decorative vapor deposition film in Example 1 in which a titanium vapor deposition film was provided on the PET film 29 and the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film was a black layer was obtained.

And the blackness from the surface part side of a titanium vapor deposition film was measured about the black layer of the titanium vapor deposition film of this example 1 vapor deposition film for decoration. The measurement is based on JIS Z8722, and using a color meter (CM-3600A, manufactured by Konica Minolta Co., Ltd.), the spectral reflectance is measured at a viewing angle of the light source of 10 degrees and a measurement diameter of 25.4 mm, and the reflected color with respect to the D65 light source Were evaluated in an L ^* a ^* b ^* color system based on JIS Z8729. The measurement result was black with an L ^* value of 38.7, an a ^* value of −1.3, and a b ^* value of −1.8.

<Example 2>
The decorative vapor deposition film in Example 2 was produced in the following manner using the vapor deposition apparatus of FIG. 1 configured as described above, as in Example 1. In Example 2, when forming a titanium vapor deposition film on the surface of the PET film 29 that runs in synchronization with the vapor deposition drum 32, a nitrogen gas 46 having a purity of 99% or more from the gas nozzle 42 during vapor deposition of the titanium vaporized atoms 41. the vacuum degree towards the initial incident portion 44 has flowed to be in the range of ^{1.0 × 10 -2 Pa~5.0 × 10 -2} Pa. That is, nitrogen gas was introduced at the start of formation of the titanium vapor deposition film. The thickness of the formed titanium vapor deposition film was 189 nm. As described above, a decorative vapor deposition film in Example 2 was obtained in which a titanium vapor deposition film was provided on the PET film 29 and the interface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film with the PET film 29 was a black layer.

And the blackness from the PET film 29 side was measured about the black layer of the titanium vapor deposition film of the vapor deposition film for decoration of this Example 2. FIG. The measurement was performed in the same manner as in Example 1. The measurement result was black with an L ^* value of 32.9, an a ^* value of +0.6, and a b ^* value of −0.7.

<Example 3>
The decorative vapor deposition film in Example 3 was produced in the following manner using the vapor deposition apparatus of FIG. 1 configured as described above, as in Example 1. In Example 3, when forming a titanium vapor deposition film on the surface of the PET film 29 that runs in synchronization with the vapor deposition drum 32, a nitrogen gas 46 having a purity of 99% or more from the gas nozzle 42 during vapor deposition of the titanium vaporized atoms 41. Was introduced toward the initial incident portion 44, and nitrogen gas 47 having a purity of 99% or more was introduced from the gas nozzle 43 toward the late incident portion 45. That is, nitrogen gas was introduced at the start and end of formation of the titanium vapor deposition film. The inflow amounts of nitrogen gas 46 and 47 were controlled so that the vacuum degree of the vapor deposition chamber was in the range of 2.0 × 10 ⁻² Pa to 5.0 × 10 ⁻² Pa. The thickness of the formed titanium vapor deposition film was 278 nm. As described above, a decorative vapor deposition film in Example 3 was obtained in which a titanium vapor deposition film was provided on the PET film 29, and both the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film and the interface portion with the PET film 29 were black layers.

And about the black layer of the titanium vapor deposition film of the decorative vapor deposition film of this Example 3, the blackness from the PET film 29 side and the blackness from the surface part side of the titanium vapor deposition film were measured. The measurement was performed in the same manner as in Example 1. Measurements, blackness from the PET film 29 side, ^{L *} value is 34.7, ^{a *} value of 0.0, a ^{b *} value is -2.0, from the surface side of the titanium deposited film The blackness was black with an L ^* value of 44.5, an a ^* value of -1.7, and a b ^* value of -0.9.

  The vapor deposition film for decoration according to the present invention forms a black film for decoration by making the titanium vapor deposition film black, so that a glossy black film is obtained with a very thin thickness, and there is a difference in level due to the presence or absence of the film. The present invention is industrially useful as a decorative vapor deposition film that can solve the problem and can give a high-quality black design to the appearance of various products.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 Vacuum tank 21 Film traveling chamber 22 Deposition chamber 23 Partition plate 24, 26 Vacuum valve 25, 27 Exhaust pipe 28 Unwinding axis 29 PET film 30, 31, 34, 35 Free roll 32 Deposition drum 33 Deposition film 36 Rewinding shaft 37 Evaporation source container 38 Titanium material 39 Heating source 40 Electron beam 41 Titanium evaporation atom 42, 43 Gas nozzle 44 Initial incident part 45 Late incident part 46, 47 Nitrogen gas

Claims (8)

A decorative vapor-deposited film having a titanium vapor-deposited film on a polymer film, wherein the titanium vapor-deposited film has a thickness in the range of 150 to 500 nm, and either the surface portion or the interface portion with the polymer film or are those of one or both the black layer, the black layer, at the time of formation of the titanium deposited film, the range of degree of vacuum is ^{1.0 × 10 -2 Pa~5.0 × 10 -2} Pa wherein in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film to flow into the nitrogen gas, decorative deposited film, characterized in that the titanium deposition film is obtained by the black so. At the start of the formation of the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is allowed to flow in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film so that the interface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film with the polymer film is a black layer. Item 2. A vapor deposition film for decoration according to Item 1. 2. The decoration according to claim 1, wherein at the end of the formation of the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is introduced into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film so that the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film is a black layer. Deposition film. At the start and end of formation of the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is allowed to flow in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film so that the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film and the interface portion with the polymer film are black layers. The decorative vapor deposition film according to claim 1. A titanium vapor deposition film is formed on the surface of the polymer film by continuously running the polymer film and depositing and depositing titanium atoms from an evaporation source using titanium as an evaporation material. Formation of the titanium vapor deposition film At this time, nitrogen gas was introduced near the surface of the polymer film so that the degree of vacuum was in the range of 1.0 × 10 ⁻² Pa to 5.0 × 10 ⁻² Pa, and the titanium deposited film was blackened. Thus, a decorative vapor deposition film manufacturing method is characterized in that either one or both of the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film or the interface portion with the polymer film is a black layer. 6. At the start of formation of a titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is allowed to flow in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film so that the interface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film with the polymer film is a black layer. The manufacturing method of the vapor deposition film for decoration of description. 6. The decorative vapor deposition film according to claim 5, wherein, upon completion of the formation of the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is introduced into the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film so that the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film becomes a black layer. Manufacturing method. At the start and end of the formation of the titanium vapor deposition film, nitrogen gas is allowed to flow in the vicinity of the surface of the polymer film, and the surface portion of the titanium vapor deposition film and the interface portion with the polymer film are formed as a black layer. The manufacturing method of the vapor deposition film for decoration of Claim 5 to do.

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