JPH05245986A - Olefinic wrapping film - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an olefinic wrapping film having physical properties equal to those of a soft PVC film. CONSTITUTION:Layers composed of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer and/or an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer are formed on both surfaces of a core layer based on an ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer or an ethyl-(meth)acrylic ester copolymer to provide an olefinic wrapping film. In this film, the ethylene/(meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer is pref. an ethylene/methacrylic acid copolymer with methacrylic acid content of 5-20wt.%. Further, the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer pref. contains 5-25wt.% of vinyl acetate.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an olefin wrap film, and more particularly to a polyolefin wrap film suitable for prepacks such as tray packs containing fresh fish, meat, fruits and vegetables, vegetables, prepared foods, pickles, frozen products and the like. ..

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the problems to be solved by the invention
Most of the wrap films for so-called pre-packaging, in which soups such as fresh fish, meat, fruits and vegetables, prepared foods are placed directly or on a tray (mainly made of plastic) and are so-called vinyl chloride resin (hereinafter PVC and (Sometimes abbreviated).

In recent years, there is a demand for a film made of an olefin-based material when cold resistance is required for freezing, when it is necessary to suppress the loss of contents (for example, a pack of pickles), and low density polyethylene is used. Films made of olefin resins such as resins and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins are being developed. For example, a film of low density polyethylene resin is already on the market. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-89040, butene-1
A film comprising a layer containing a resin as a main component and layers laminated on both surfaces thereof and containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin having a vinyl acetate content of 5 to 25% by weight as a main component is disclosed. Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 12187/1990 discloses a first layer mainly composed of an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer obtained by copolymerizing 1 to 12% by weight of a specific α-olefin, and a vinyl acetate content of 3.5 to 25. A two-layer film comprising a second layer based on a weight percentage of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer is disclosed. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-18983 discloses a specific α-
Ethylene-α-copolymerized with 1 to 15% by weight of olefin
A two-layer film comprising a first layer based on an olefin copolymer and a second layer based on an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 3.5 to 25% by weight is disclosed.

However, these olefinic wrap films have some of their properties inferior to flexible PVC films. For example, conventional olefin wrap films have too much elongation compared to soft PVC films.

The film for prepack is packaged by a manual packaging or an automatic machine, and it is required that the lapping workability at that time is good. Also, do not leave wrinkles on the product and wrap it with elasticity according to the shape of the packaged item,
It is desirable to wrap it nicely without breaking. In addition, as the commercial value after packaging, it is good to push back the wrapped film with fingers when transporting the package or displaying these items to be packaged at the store (in a showcase etc.). Is required.

In order to satisfy the above requirements, the wrap film has high film strength, finger push-back property,
Film cutability, transparency, self-adhesiveness, moderate elongation,
It is desired to have slipperiness and appropriate flexibility required for packaging suitability.

However, from the olefin materials and the combinations thereof which have been studied so far, a stretch film satisfying the market demand has not been obtained in either form of single layer or laminated layer.

[0008] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an olefin wrap film which satisfies the above-mentioned characteristics and has physical properties comparable to those of a flexible PVC film.

[0009]

The present invention is directed to ethylene-
On both surfaces of a core layer containing (meth) acrylic acid copolymer or ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid ester copolymer [these two may be abbreviated as ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer] , Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and / or ethylene-
having a layer containing an α-olefin copolymer as a main component,
It is an olefin-based wrap film.

Here, the use of a film mainly composed of ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer as the core layer is the first requirement of the present invention.

Ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymers are known per se. Examples include, but are not limited to, ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers, ethylene-methyl methacrylate copolymers, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymers, ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymers, and the like. It is also possible to use two or more ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymers. By making the copolymer the main component of the core layer, good transparency can be obtained in the obtained olefin-based wrap. Preferably, the methacrylic acid content is about 5-20% by weight. Ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymers are preferably used. If the amount of methacrylic acid is less than about 5% by weight, the flexibility and the finger push-back property of the obtained film may be insufficient, and if it exceeds about 20% by weight, the cross-cutting property of the film tends to be poor. Further, the copolymer of the core layer preferably has a melt flow rate (measured at 190 ° C. according to JIS K 6760) of about 1.0 to 10.0 g / 10 min. The copolymer preferably comprises about 40-90% by weight of the core layer, more preferably about 50-70% by weight. In addition to these copolymers, the core layer of the wrap of the present invention may contain other (co) polymers, such as ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers and ethylene-α-olefin copolymers.

It is a second important feature of the present invention to laminate a layer containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and / or an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer as a main component on both surfaces of the core layer.

Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers are known per se. In the present invention, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer includes not only a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate but also a copolymer obtained by substituting a lower alkyl group or the like in the copolymer. It is also possible to use one or more copolymers. Preference is given to using copolymers having a vinyl acetate content of about 5 to 25% by weight, in particular about 10 to 20% by weight.
Further, it is preferable to use a copolymer having a melt flow rate of about 0.3 to 5 g / 10 minutes. The surface layer of the wrap of the present invention preferably comprises these copolymers in the range of about 50-100.
%, More preferably about 70-100% by weight.

Ethylene-α-olefin copolymers themselves are also known, examples of which include ethylene-propylene copolymers, ethylene-butene-1 copolymers, ethylene-hexene-1 copolymers and ethylene-octene-1 copolymers. It is also possible to use one or more copolymers. Preferably, the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer has a melt flow rate of about 0.1-3.0 g.
/ 10 minutes or a copolymer having a density of about 0.85 to 0.95 is used. The surface layer of the wrap of the present invention is
These copolymers preferably contain about 50-100% by weight, more preferably about 70-100% by weight.

In the present invention, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer may be used in combination. In that case, both surface layers may be formed by blending both, and the core layer is sandwiched between one surface layer mainly composed of one copolymer and the other surface layer mainly composed of the other copolymer. But good. In the present invention, the two surface layers may have the same composition or different compositions. When a blend of the two is used, the blend is approximately the same as the surface layer.
It is preferred to make up 50-100% by weight, especially about 70-100% by weight.

Without adopting the constitution of the present invention, for example, a monolayer film made of ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer, ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer and ethylene-α-olefin copolymer A single-layer film made of a blend does not have the transparency required for a wrap film, and although it has slightly improved finger push-back properties, it has poor self-adhesiveness and satisfies the properties required for stretch packaging. do not do. A single-layer film consisting of a blend of ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer sufficiently satisfies the strength, film extensibility, and film finger push-back property required as a wrap film. I can't get anything. A single-layer film or a laminated film composed of a blend of ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, etc., which has been studied as a material for conventional olefin wrap film, has a finger push-back property similar to that of a flexible PVC film. You cannot get the physical properties. Further, a film having an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer or ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin as a core layer and an ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid (ester) copolymer or the like as a surface layer has extremely low transparency. Therefore, the object cannot be achieved without the selection and composition of the components according to the present invention.

Antistatic agents, antifogging agents, lubricants, processability improving agents and the like which are commonly used can be added to each layer of the wrap of the present invention within a range not impairing the object of the present invention.

The laminated film of the present invention can be obtained, for example, by subjecting the resin composition having the above constitution to co-extrusion by T-die molding or inflation molding using a plurality of extruders. Preferably, the film is further uniaxially stretched in the film flow direction or the cross direction thereof.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to Examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following Examples.

[0020]

【Example】

[0021]

Example 1 80% by weight of an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer [N0903HC (trademark) manufactured by Mitsui DuPont]] having a melt flow rate of 2.5 g / 10 minutes and a methacrylic acid content of 9% by weight, and a melt flow rate of 2.5 g / 10 A composition consisting of 20% by weight of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer [NUC3753 (trademark of Nippon Unicar Co.)] having a content of 0.935 and a vinyl acetate content of 15% by weight was used for the core layer.

A core of a resin composition comprising 98% by weight of NUC3753 (trademark) manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd. and 2% by weight of an antifogging agent [diglycerin oleate, O-71D (trademark) manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co.] Used for layers to be laminated on both sides of the layer.

The above two compositions were fed to a circular three-layer die,
A wrap film having a total thickness of 15 μm, each layer having a thickness of 5 μm, was produced.

The tensile breaking strength and tensile breaking elongation of this film were measured. Using this film and a tray made of expanded polystyrene and impact-resistant polystyrene, a packaging test is performed with an automatic packaging machine (AW-2600Jr PE specification made by Teraoka Seiko, and A-18x made by Fuji Pack System). went. The results are shown in Table 1. Each test was conducted as follows: Physical properties of film : Measured according to JIS K-6723 using a No. 3 dumbbell at a measurement temperature of 23 ± 1 ° C. and a pulling speed of 200 mm / min. Transparency : JIS K measured according to -6714, figures those 4 below (with practicality) and "good", the number is 4.1 or more as "poor" and the torn occurrence: the packaging test by the automatic packaging machine When the test was performed, the film was packed under various tension conditions, and the presence or absence of wrinkles was checked when the film was torn. Was it wrinkled and clean when the test was performed? Finger push-back property checked whether or not: When the upper surface of the film of the tray pack that was wrapped in the test of the occurrence of tearing was pressed with a finger with a certain pressure, the film was restored when the finger was released, and no trace of the finger remained "Good", and the finger marks Tsu was what was evaluated as "poor".

[0025]

[Example 2] 60% by weight of N0903HC (trademark) manufactured by Mitsui DuPont Co., Ltd., a melt flow rate of 0.6 g / 10 minutes, and a density
0.905, ethylene content 96% by weight, butene-1 content 4% by weight
A film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1, except that a composition comprising 40% by weight of ethylene-α-olefin copolymer [OJ227T (trademark) manufactured by Tosoh Corporation] was used for the core layer. About the obtained film,
The same test as in Example 1 was performed. The results are also shown in Table 1.
Shown in.

[0026]

[Example 3] 60% by weight of N0903HC (trademark) manufactured by Mitsui DuPont and NUC3753 manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.
(Trademark) 40% by weight was used for the core layer, and the melt flow rate was 2.0 g / 10 minutes, the density was 0.920, the ethylene content was 87 to 88% by weight, and the octene-1 content was 12 to 13% by weight. A resin composition consisting of 98% by weight of α-olefin copolymer [more-tech 0238N (trademark) manufactured by Idemitsu Petrochemical Co., Ltd.] and 2% by weight of O-71D (trademark) manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. on both sides of the core layer. A film was produced by the same procedure as in Example 1 except that it was used for laminating layers. The same test as in Example 1 was performed on the obtained film. The results are also shown in Table 1.

[0027]

[Comparative Example 1] Melt flow rate 1.0 g / 10 minutes, density 0.9
05, ethylene content of 87-88 wt%, butene-1 content of 12-13 wt% ethylene-α-olefin copolymer [DFDA 1137 (trademark) manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.] as a core layer, melt flow rate 2.5g / 10 minutes, vinyl acetate content 15
A resin composition comprising 98% by weight of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer [NUC3753 (trademark) manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.] and 2% by weight of O-71D (trademark) manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. on both sides of the core layer. Except used for the layers to be laminated to
The same operation as in Example 1 was performed to produce a film. The same test as in Example 1 was performed on the obtained film. The results are also shown in Table 1.

[0028]

[Comparative Example 2] Melt flow rate 0.800 g / 10 minutes, density 0.
922 low density polyethylene [NUC manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.
8506 (trademark)] as a core layer, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer having a melt flow rate of 1.5 g / 10 minutes, a density of 0.941 and a vinyl acetate content of 20% by weight [Ultrasene 631 (trademark) manufactured by Tosoh Corporation] 98 The same operation as in Example 1 was carried out except that a resin composition comprising 2% by weight of O-71D (trademark) manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd. was used for the layers to be laminated on both sides of the core layer. , A film was produced. The same test as in Example 1 was performed on the obtained film.
The results are also shown in Table 1.

[0029]

[Comparative Example 3] 70% by weight of N0903HC (trademark) manufactured by Mitsui DuPont and NUC3753 manufactured by Nippon Unicar Co., Ltd.
(Trademark) 28% by weight, and O-7 manufactured by Riken Vitamin Co., Ltd.
The resin composition consisting of 2% by weight of 1D (trademark) was supplied to an annular single-layer die to produce a wrap film having a thickness of 15 μm. The same test as in Example 1 was performed on the obtained film. The results are also shown in Table 1.

[0030]

[Table 1]

[0031]

As is clear from the examples, the wrap film of the present invention has good strength, resistance to tearing, transparency, and finger push-back property, and also has an appropriate elongation for lapping. Also, wrinkles are less likely to occur during packing. In the olefin-based wrap film of the present invention, ethylene- (meth)
Since the acrylic acid (ester) copolymer is used for the core layer, the finger push-back property of the film is remarkably improved, and at the same time, the film cut property required for stretch packaging can be obtained. Also, since both layers of the resin are laminated with a flexible ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and / or ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, the wrap film of the present invention is further provided with appropriate slipperiness and self-adhesion. And heat sealability.

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and / or an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is mainly formed on both surfaces of a core layer containing ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid copolymer or ethylene- (meth) acrylic acid ester copolymer as a main component. An olefin-based wrap film having a layer as a component. 2. The olefinic wrap film according to claim 1, wherein the core layer is mainly composed of an ethylene-methacrylic acid copolymer having a methacrylic acid content of about 5 to 20% by weight. 3. An olefinic wrap film according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl acetate content of about 5 to 25% by weight.