Heat radiation reflective film and method for producing the same, and heat radiation reflector

• US 9,366,788 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2012
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Nakajima, Akihisa
• Primary Examiner(s): Won, Bumsuk
• Assistant Examiner(s): Alexander, William R
• Application Number:
  US14/004,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20140002895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,555 Days
• Field of Search: 359/359, 359/360, 359/580, 359/584, 359/585
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/08 Mirrors vehicle mirrors involving special optical features B60R1/08
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0808 having a single reflecting layer G02B5/0883, G02B5/0891 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0816 Multilayer mirrors, i.e. having two or more reflecting layers G02B5/0883, G02B5/0891 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/085 at least one of the reflecting layers comprising metal
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/281 designed for the infrared light
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/282 reflecting for infrared and transparent for visible light, e.g. heat reflectors, laser protection

Abstract

To provide a heat radiation reflective film which has a high heat radiation reflectance and good adherence property (peel resistance), which can have a large surface area, and which de-emphasizes certain visible reflected lights; and a method for producing the film. And to provide a heat radiation reflector which includes the heat radiation reflective film as described above. A heat radiation reflective film comprising: at least one heat radiation reflective unit on one surface of a support, the unit comprising: at least 6 laminated layers, each layer having a different refractive index from an adjacent layer, wherein a first unit as one of the heat radiation reflective units comprises the layer closest to the support having a thickness which is 3 times or more of the thickness of the layer farthest from the support.

Claims

1. A heat radiation reflective film comprising:

at least one heat radiation reflective unit on one surface of a support, the unit comprising;

at least 6 laminated layers, each layer having a different refractive index from an adjacent layer,

wherein a first unit as one of the heat radiation reflective units comprises the layer closest to the support having a thickness which is 3 times or more of the thickness of the layer farthest from the support,

the layers which constitute the first unit adjoin each other via a blended region having a thickness 0.4-0.8 times the thickness of the layer farthest from the support, and

the heat radiation reflective unit includes metal oxide particles and a water-soluble polymer in at least one layer.

2. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the first unit comprises a layer which is adjacent to the layer closest to the support and which has a thickness which is 3 times or more of the thickness of the layer farthest from the support.

3. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the first unit adjoins two adjacent heat radiation reflective units, via a blended region having a thickness 0.1-0.4 times the thickness of the layer farthest from the support.

4. A method for producing the heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, the method comprising a step of forming layers which constitute the heat radiation reflective film by use of an aqueous-based coating solution.

5. A heat radiation reflector comprising the heat radiation reflective film of claim 1.

6. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the layer closest to the support has a thickness which is 3.5 times or more of the thickness of the layer farthest from the support.

7. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the layer closest to the support has a thickness of 350-1000 nm.

8. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 2, wherein the layer which is adjacent to the layer closest to the support has a thickness of 60-500 nm.

9. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the heat radiation reflective unit has a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer, both the layer closest to the support and the layer farthest from the support being a low refractive index layer.

10. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the heat radiation reflective unit is disposed on one side of the support, and a second heat radiation reflective unit which is the same as or different from the first unit is disposed on the opposite side of the support.

11. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 10, wherein the heat radiation reflective unit has a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer, the layer closest to the support being a low refractive index layer.

12. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 11, wherein the layer closest to the support has a thickness of 350-1000 nm.

13. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 2, wherein the layers which constitutes the first unit adjoin each other via a blended region having a thickness 0.4-0.8 times the thickness of the layer farthest from the support.

14. A heat radiation reflector of claim 5, wherein the heat radiation reflective film is attached on a glass substrate.

15. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the first unit has a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer, and the components of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer are blended in the blended region.

16. The heat radiation reflective film of claim 1, wherein the first unit has a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer, and the interface of the high refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer has asperities in the blended region.