Composite base material and adhesive film

• US 7,179,529 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2001
• Issued: 02/20/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Original Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company (3M Company)
• Inventors: Mizuno, Eiji, Tanaka, Tsuyoshi, Tanuma, Saho
• Primary Examiner(s): ZIRKER, DANIEL R
• Application Number:
  US10/220,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20030091801A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,206 Days
• Field of Search: 428/354, 428/355.AC, 428/343, 248/205.3, 442/149, 442/151
• US Class Current: 428/354
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 27/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/162 the carrier being a laminate constituted by plastic layers only
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2301/308 the adhesive tape or sheet losing adhesive strength when being stretched, e.g. stretch adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2423/006 in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 2433/006 in the substrate
• CPC Class Codes: C09J 7/29 Laminated material metallised plastics C09J7/22
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24942 including components having same physical characteristic in differing degree
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/28 Web or sheet containing structurally defined element or component and having an adhesive outermost layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2848 Three or more layers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/2891 including addition polymer from alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid [e.g., acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, etc.] Or derivative thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2738 Coating or impregnation intended to function as an adhesive to solid surfaces subsequently associated therewith
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/2754 Pressure-sensitive adhesive

Abstract

To provide an adhesive film that can be easily released leaving substantially no adhesive residue and without damaging the adherend surface when released from an adherend. A base material comprising at least a first resin film with a breaking elongation in the lengthwise direction of 300 to 1500% and a breaking strength of at least 2 kg/12 mm, and a second resin film with a lower breaking elongation and a higher flexural modulus than the first resin film is used. The second resin film can break before the first resin film when the base material is stretched.

Claims

1. A film-like composite base material comprising at least a first resin film with a breaking elongation in the lengthwise direction of 300 to 1500% and a breaking strength of at least 2 kg/12 mm, and a second resin film with a lower breaking elongation and a higher flexural modulus than said first resin film, said second resin film including a needle-like whiskers filler, characterized in that said second resin film breaks before said first resin film when stretched.

2. A composite base material according to claim 1, characterized in that said first resin film is laminated on both sides of said second resin film.

3. A composite base material according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by having a thickness of 10 to 250 μ

m.

4. An adhesive film characterized by comprising a film-like composite base material comprising at least a first resin film with a breaking elongation in the lengthwise direction of 300 to 1500% and a breaking strength of at least 2 kg/12 mm, and a second resin film with a lower breaking elongation and a higher flexural modulus than said first resin film, and an adhesive layer formed on at least one side of said composite base material, wherein said second resin film includes a dispersed filler in a form of needle-like whiskers, characterized in that said second resin film breaks before said first resin film when stretched.

5. An adhesive film according to claim 4, characterized in that said adhesive layer is formed from an acrylic adhesive or synthetic rubber adhesive, and the 180°

peel force of said adhesive film is at least 160 g/25 mm when measured at a peel rate of 300 mm/minute.

6. An adhesive film according to claim 4, wherein said adhesive layer is configured to be released from an adherend when said adhesive layer is stretched to elongate said first resin film and to break said second resin film.

7. An adhesive film according to claim 4, wherein said needle-like whiskers have a length in the range of about 1 to 15 μ

m.

8. An adhesive film according to claim 4, wherein said needle-like whiskers have a diameter of about 0.1 μ

m.

9. An adhesive film according to claim 4, wherein said adhesive film is configured such that when applied to an adherend and subjected to a pulling force, said second resin film initially breaks followed by stretching of said first resin film.

10. A method of using an adhesive film, said method comprising:

providing an adhesive film as defined in claim 4;

adhering said adhesive layer to an adherend; and

applying a pulling force to one end of said adhesive film to remove said adhesive film from said adherend, characterized by;

i) said second resin film initially breaking in response to said pulling force,

ii) said first resin film stretching in response to said pulling force after said second resin film has broken to effectuate stretch release of said adhesive film from said adherend.