COMPOSITION FOR FORMING COATING LAYER HAVING SELF-HEALING PROPERTY, COATING LAYER, AND FILM

• US 20170306163A1
• Filed: 11/30/2015
• Published: 10/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Chem Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Chem Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Heon, CHANG, Yeong Rae, KIM, Hye Min, YOO, Eun Sang, KIM, Young Suk
• Granted Patent: US 10,640,655 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2367/02 Polyesters derived from dicarboxylic acids and dihydroxy compounds; C08J2367/06 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2451/08 grafted on to macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 2475/14 Polyurethanes having carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 7/0427 with only one layer of a composition containing a polymer binder with more layers C08J7/042
• CPC Class Codes: C08J 7/046 Forming abrasion-resistant coatings; Forming surface-hardening coatings
• CPC Class Codes: C08K 3/36 Silica
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 4/06 Organic non-macromolecular compounds having at least one polymerisable carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bond in combination with a macromolecular compound other than an unsaturated polymer of groups C09D159/00 - C09D187/00
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 5/00 Coating compositions, e.g. paints, varnishes or lacquers, characterised by their physical nature or the effects produced electrically insulating plastics, resins or waxes H01B3/30; Filling pastes
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 7/61 inorganic
• CPC Class Codes: C09D 7/67 Particle size smaller than 100 nm

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property which enables the provision of a film exhibiting further improved mechanical properties together with excellent self-healing properties by being applied to the exterior of various household appliances or display devices, etc., a coating layer and a film. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property comprises: a poly(C_2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based binder; a bifunctional or higher polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound; a UV initiator; and a silica nanoparticle, wherein the binder has a trifunctional or higher urethane bond and each poly(C_2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compound is bound to the urethane bond in the binder, and at least two poly(C_2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compounds bound to each urethane bond include poly(C_2-4 alkylene glycol) repeating units whose numbers of repetitions are different from each other.

Claims

1. A composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property comprising:

a poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based binder;

a bifunctional or higher polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound;

a UV initiator; and

a silica nanoparticle,

wherein the binder has a trifunctional or higher urethane bond and each poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compound is bound to the urethane bond in the binder, and

at least two poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compounds bound to each urethane bond include poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) repeating units whose numbers of repetitions are different from each other.

2. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, wherein the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based binder includes at least one selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based binders and polypropylene glycol-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based binders.

3. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, further comprising a polycarbonate-modified bifunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based binder which has a bifunctional or higher urethane bond and each polycarbonate-modified (meth)acrylate-based compound is bound to the urethane bond in the binder.

4. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, wherein the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based binder is formed by reacting a trifunctional or higher polyvalent isocyanate-based compound with at least two poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compounds containing poly(alkylene glycol) repeating units whose numbers of repetitions are different from each other.

5. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 4, wherein the polyvalent isocyanate-based compound is selected from the group consisting of oligomers of diisocyanate compounds, polymers of diisocyanate compounds, cyclic polymers of diisocyanate compounds, hexamethylene diisocyanate isocyanurate, isophorone diisocyanate isocyanurate, toluene 2,6-diisocyanate isocyanurate, triisocyanate compounds and isomers thereof.

6. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 4, wherein each of the at least two poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compounds have a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 1000.

7. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 6, wherein the at least two poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compounds include at least one first compound having a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 500 and at least one second compound having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 1000,

wherein the first and second compounds include poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) repeating units having different repeating numbers and have different number-average molecular weights.

8. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, wherein the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound is selected from the group consisting of polyfunctional urethane acrylate, 9-ethylene glycol diacrylate (9-EGDA), bisphenol A epoxy acrylate, polyether triacrylate, pentaerythritol tri/tetraacrylate (PETA), dipentaerythritol hexa-acrylate (DPHA), trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), and hexamethylene diacrylate (HDDA).

10. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, wherein the silica nanoparticle has a particle diameter of 5 to 50 nm.

12. The composition for forming a coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 1, comprising a composition for forming a binder comprisingto 90% by weight of the poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based binder,

5 to 45% by weight of the bifunctional or higher polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound, and

1 to 10% by weight of the silica nanoparticle;

and

0.1 to 5 parts by weight of an initiator based on 100 parts by weight of the composition for forming a binder.

9. (canceled)

11. (canceled)

13. (canceled)

14. A coating layer having a self-healing property comprising a binder layer in which a poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified polyfunctional urethane (meth)acrylate-based binder and a (meth)acrylate group of bifunctional or higher polyfunctional (meth)acrylate-based compound are bound to each other to form a cross-linked structure;

and

a silica nanoparticle dispersed in the cross-linked structure of the binder layer,

wherein the binder layer has a cross-linking density of 5 mol/kg to 10 mol/kg.

15. The coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 14, having a glass transition temperature of 10 to 30°

C.

16. The coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 14, wherein the binder has a trifunctional or higher urethane bond and each poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compound via is bound to the urethane bond in the binder, and

at least two poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol)-modified (meth)acrylate-based compounds bound to each urethane bond include poly(C2-4 alkylene glycol) repeating units whose numbers of repetitions are different from each other.

17. A film having a self-healing property comprising the coating layer having a self-healing property of claim 14.

18. The film having a self-healing property of claim 17, further comprising a substrate layer supporting the coating layer.

20. The film having a self-healing property of claim 18, wherein the substrate layer has a thickness of 50 to 400 μ

m, and the coating layer has a thickness of 10 to 100 μ

m.

21. The film having a self-healing property of claim 17, further comprising a protective film formed on the coating layer and a cohesive layer formed between the coating layer and protective film layer.

22. The film having a self-healing property of claim 18, further comprising a printing layer formed under the substrate layer and an adhesive layer formed under the printing layer.

23. A molded product to which the film of claim 17 is adhered.

24. The molded product of claim 23, which is a household appliance, mobile phone, automobile interior material or display device.

19. (canceled)