Near-infrared reflective film, method for producing same, and near-infrared reflector provided with near-infrared reflective film

• US 9,470,827 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2011
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Original Assignee: Konica Minolta Inc.
• Inventors: Hisamitsu, Akihito, Taima, Yasuo, Suzuki, Shinichi, Kokeguchi, Noriyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Won, Bumsuk
• Assistant Examiner(s): PARBADIA, BALRAM T
• Application Number:
  US13/881,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20130215501A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,819 Days
• Field of Search: 359586-589, 359/360
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 2401/20 Aqueous dispersion or solution
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 2601/02 used for pigmentation effect, e.g. metallic effect
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 5/06 to obtain multicolour or other optical effects B05D5/02 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05D 7/58 No clear coat specified
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10018 comprising only one glass sheet
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10761 containing vinyl acetal
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 17/10788 containing ethylene vinylacetate
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/208 for use with infrared or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. for separating visible light from infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/282 reflecting for infrared and transparent for visible light, e.g. heat reflectors, laser protection
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/287 comprising at least one layer of organic material
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/289 Rugate filters

Abstract

The near-infrared reflective film is a lamination unit including: a high refractive layer containing a first metal oxide particle and a first water-soluble polymer, a low refractive layer containing a second metal oxide particle and a second water-soluble polymer, and a mixed layer that is located between the high refractive layer and the low refractive layer and contains the first metal oxide particle, the second metal oxide particle, and a third water-soluble polymer. The refractive index of the low refractive layer is smaller than the refractive index of the high refractive layer by 0.1 or more. The first metal oxide particle and the second metal oxide particle are different metal oxides.

Claims

1. A near-infrared reflective film comprising a lamination unit comprising:

a high refractive layer containing a first metal oxide particle and a first water-soluble polymer,

a low refractive layer containing a second metal oxide particle and a second water-soluble polymer, and

a mixed layer located between the high refractive layer and the low refractive layer and which contains the first metal oxide particle, the second metal oxide particle and a third water-soluble polymer, wherein

the low refractive layer has a refractive index that is smaller than a refractive index of the high refractive layer by 0.1 or more,

the first metal oxide particle and the second metal oxide particle have different metal oxides,

wherein, in the mixed layer, a ratio of the first metal oxide particle and the second metal oxide particle varies in steps or continuously varies,

wherein each of the first metal oxide particle and the second metal oxide particle has a particle size of 4 nm to 100 nm, and

wherein the mixed layer has a thickness that is 10 to 30% of a film thickness of a region of one of a high refractive layer or a low refractive layer, the one of a high refractive layer or a low refractive layer being adjacent to the mixed layer, the one of a high refractive layer or a low refractive layer having a maximum content of the metal oxide particle, and the region being defined as containing 75% or more of the maximum content of the metal oxide particle in the one of a high refractive layer or a low refractive layer.

2. The near-infrared reflective film according to claim 1, wherein the mixed layer is provided by simultaneous multiple layer coating of coating liquids which constitute the high refractive layer and the low refractive layer.

3. The near-infrared reflective film according to claim 1, wherein, in the high refractive layer or the low refractive layer, a mass ratio of the water-soluble polymer and the metal oxide particle is in a range of 0.3 to 10, wherein the mass ratio is mass of water-soluble polymer divided by mass of metal oxide particle.

4. The near-infrared reflective film according to claim 1, wherein the lamination unit is constituted by laminating a plurality of high refractive layers and low refractive layers having different optical film thicknesses.

5. A near-infrared reflector comprising:

a substrate; and

the near-infrared reflective film according to claim 1, wherein the film is provided on at least one side of the substrate.

6. A method of producing a near-infrared reflective film comprising forming two layers having different refractive indices and having different metal oxide particles, and a mixed layer located between the two layers having different refractive indices and in which a ratio of the different metal oxide particles continuously varies by simultaneous multiple layer coating of a first coating liquid containing a first water-soluble polymer and a first metal oxide particle and a second coating liquid containing a second water-soluble polymer and a second metal oxide particle,

wherein each of the first metal oxide particle and the second metal oxide particle has a particle size of 4 nm to 100 nm, and

wherein the mixed layer has a thickness that is 10 to 30% of a film thickness of a region of one of the two layers, the one of the two layers being adjacent to the mixed layer, the one of the two layers having a maximum content of the metal oxide particle, and the region being defined as containing 75% or more of the maximum content of the metal oxide particle in the one of the two layers.

7. The method of producing the near-infrared reflective film according to claim 6, wherein time from the simultaneous multiple layer coating of the first coating liquid and the second coating liquid to setting thereof is 5 minutes or less.