JP2012210739A - Method of manufacturing weather resistant hard coat film - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of manufacturing a hard coat film having both superior weatherability and hard coat properties and having high adhesion between a substrate and a hard coat layer.SOLUTION: A resin composition constituting a primer layer is applied on a substrate having a polycarbonate resin material. Next, an electron beam curing resin composition containing ultraviolet absorber is applied, and then an electron beam is radiated.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for producing a weather resistant hard coat film.

Conventionally, a hard coat layer is provided on a resin surface or the like for the purpose of imparting surface protection such as scratch resistance and weather resistance to resin molded products, interior products, exterior products, and the like. Such a hard coat layer is generally provided by the following methods (1) to (4).
(1) Method of providing by directly applying resin to the substrate (direct coating)
(2) A method of providing a hard coat layer made of a film by transferring it to a substrate (3) A method of forming a film having a hard coat layer integrally with the substrate, or by heating and laminating (4) Hard coat The method of providing by laminating | stacking the film which has a layer on a base material And among the methods of said (1)-(4), a viewpoint of cost reduction, the rationalization of a manufacturing process, and the hard-coat layer with respect to a base material From the viewpoint of improving adhesion, the method (1) is frequently used (Patent Documents 1 to 3 below).

JP 2005-59307 A JP 2006-28363 A JP 2009-114363 A

  The laminate having a hard coat layer produced by the method described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 has sufficient hard coat properties, but further improved hard coat properties and weather resistance, and a substrate and Improvement of adhesion with the hard coat layer is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and has a method for producing a hard coat film having excellent weather resistance and hard coat properties and having high adhesion between a substrate and a hard coat layer. It is intended to provide.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above object, the present inventors have found that the problem can be solved by the following invention. The gist of the present invention is as follows.

[1] A resin composition constituting the primer layer is applied onto a substrate made of polycarbonate resin, and then an electron beam curable resin composition containing an ultraviolet absorber is applied, and then an electron beam is applied. Irradiation, a method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film.
[2] The method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film according to [1], wherein the electron beam curable resin composition contains a polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer.
[3] The method for producing a weather resistant hard coat film according to [1] or [2], wherein the electron beam curable resin composition contains a light stabilizer.
[4] The method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film as described in any one of [1] to [3], wherein the ultraviolet absorber is a triazine-based ultraviolet absorber.
[5] The method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film according to any one of [1] to [4], wherein a corona treatment is performed on the surface of the substrate.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while having the outstanding weather resistance and hard-coat property, the manufacturing method of the hard coat film with high adhesiveness of a base material and a hard-coat layer can be provided.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the structure of a weather-resistant hard coat film.

  In the method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film of the present invention, a resin composition constituting a primer layer is applied on a substrate made of a polycarbonate resin, and then an electron beam curable resin containing an ultraviolet absorber. After the composition is applied, it is irradiated with an electron beam. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an example of a weather-resistant hard coat film produced by the production method of the present invention. This weather resistant hard coat film is obtained by laminating a primer layer 2 and a hard coat layer 3 in this order on a substrate 1.

<Base material>
The base material used in the present invention may be any material as long as it is made of a polycarbonate resin, and a film shape, a sheet shape, a plate shape, or the like can be used. In the case of using a film or sheet, the thickness is preferably about 10 to 300 μm, more preferably about 30 to 250 μm, and further preferably about 50 to 200 μm. If the thickness of the substrate is within the above range, curling and wrinkles are less likely to occur on the substrate, and the surface hardness is sufficiently high. Moreover, although a base material may be transparent or opaque, it is preferable from a design viewpoint that it is transparent. Specific examples of satisfying such requirements include a base material made of an electron beam yellowing-resistant polycarbonate resin.
In the present invention, the electron beam yellowing-resistant polycarbonate resin refers to a resin containing a polycarbonate resin and an electron beam stabilizer.

Examples of the electron beam stabilizer that can be used in the present invention include the following dibenzyl ether compounds and triazine compounds.
As the dibenzyl ether compound, a compound represented by the following general formula (1) is preferably used.

(In the formula, m and n are integers of 0 to 5, and R ¹ and R ² may be the same or different, and are each a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. And represents at least one group selected from the group consisting of an oxy group, an acyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and a polyoxyhydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms.)

Examples of the hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms include an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group, and an aryl group. Specifically, methyl, ethyl, butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, octyl , Benzyl, phenyl and the like.
The hydrocarbon oxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms is an alkyloxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, an aralkyloxy group, or an aryloxy group. Specifically, methoxy, butoxy, octyloxy, phenoxy, benzyloxy, etc. Is mentioned.
Specific examples of the acyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms include acetyl, propionyl, butyryl, benzoyl and the like.
Specific examples of the acyloxy group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms include acetoxy, propionyloxy, butyryloxy, benzoyloxy and the like.
Specific examples of the polyoxyhydrocarbon group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms include ethoxyethoxy and benzyloxyethoxy.

  As the triazine compound, a compound represented by the following general formula (2) is preferably used.

(Wherein R ³ is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ⁴ is a phenyl group substituted with a phenyl group or a methyl group, and X is a hydroxyl group or —O—R ³ —Y—. CH ₂ —R ⁴ group, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.)

  The compounding amount of the electron beam stabilizer is preferably in the range of 0.01 to 10 parts by mass, more preferably in the range of 0.1 to 5 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polycarbonate resin. The range of parts by mass is more preferable. In such a range of blending amount, the electron beam stabilization effect is sufficient, and the polycarbonate resin is hardly decomposed and burned at the time of molding, and the strength of the polycarbonate resin is not impaired, and cost is reduced. Is also advantageous and preferred.

<Primer layer>
The primer layer 2 provided on the base material 1 is a layer provided between the base material 1 and a hard coat layer 3 described later. In the present invention, since the resin constituting the primer layer 2 and the resin constituting the hard coat layer 3 are simultaneously cured by electron beam irradiation, the adhesion between the substrate, the primer layer and the hard coat layer is extremely high. It will be excellent. Moreover, by providing this primer layer, the stress with respect to the hard-coat layer 3 is relieve | moderated, it becomes possible to suppress the crack by the weather resistance deterioration of the hard-coat layer 3, and durability improves remarkably.

Examples of the resin composition constituting the primer layer include a polycarbonate-based urethane acrylic copolymer, a polyester-based resin, an acrylic resin, and a urethane-based resin. Among these, a polycarbonate-based urethane acrylic copolymer is used. It is preferable from the viewpoint of improving weather resistance.
The polycarbonate-based urethane acrylic copolymer can be easily obtained by radically polymerizing an acrylic monomer using a radical polymerization initiator using a polycarbonate-based polyurethane obtained by reacting a polycarbonate diol and a diisocyanate.

  Examples of the diisocyanate used in the production of the polycarbonate urethane acrylic polymer include aliphatic isocyanates such as hexamethylene diisocyanate, and alicyclic isocyanates such as isophorone diisocyanate and hydrogenated xylylene diisocyanate. Examples of the acrylic monomer include (meth) acrylic acid and (meth) acrylic acid alkyl esters having an alkyl group with about 1 to 6 carbon atoms. These compounds may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together.

  The mass ratio of the acrylic component and the urethane component of the polycarbonate urethane acrylate is such that the mass ratio of urethane component: acrylic component is 80:20 to 20:80 from the viewpoint of improving weather resistance and improving adhesion. Preferably, it is 70: 30-30: 70.

In the present invention, silica particles may be blended in the resin composition constituting the primer layer from the viewpoint of improving the coating suitability. The silica particles to be blended can be used as so-called matting agents, and spherical particles having a particle size of about 0.1 to 7 μm are preferable. About such a silica particle, a well-known thing can be used regardless of a process / unprocessed.
The amount of silica particles used in the case of using silica particles is 100 mass of resin constituting the primer layer from the viewpoint of improving specularity and transparency while maintaining coating performance, and from the viewpoint of improving blocking and leveling properties. 0.1-25 mass parts is preferable with respect to a part.

A curing agent may be used for the purpose of promoting the curing of the primer layer. As such a curing agent, the diisocyanate compound is preferably used.
About 1-30 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of resin which comprises a primer layer, and, as for the compounding quantity of the diisocyanate compound as a hardening | curing agent, about 3-20 mass parts is more preferable.

In order to improve the weather resistance, the primer layer 2 is preferably blended with a weather resistance improving agent such as an inorganic or organic ultraviolet absorber (UVA) or a light stabilizer.
As the inorganic ultraviolet absorber, titanium oxide, cerium oxide, zinc oxide or the like having an average particle diameter of about 5 to 120 nm can be used.
Examples of organic ultraviolet absorbers that can be used include benzotriazole, triazine, benzophenone, salicylate, and acrylonitrile. Among these, triazines are preferable because they have a high ultraviolet-absorbing ability and are not easily deteriorated against high-energy rays such as ultraviolet rays and electron beams.
As the light stabilizer, a hindered amine light stabilizer or the like is preferable. Moreover, the ultraviolet absorber and light stabilizer which have a reactive group in a molecule | numerator can also be used as a ultraviolet absorber or a light stabilizer.

0.1-50 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of resin which comprises a primer layer, as for the compounding quantity of a ultraviolet absorber, 1-40 mass parts is more preferable, 3-30 mass parts is more preferable, 5 -25 mass parts is still more preferable.
Moreover, 0.05-20 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of resin which comprises a primer layer, and, as for the compounding quantity of a light stabilizer, 0.5-10 mass parts is more preferable, and 1-10 mass parts is. More preferred is 2 to 10 parts by mass.

  About the thickness after hardening of the primer layer 2, about 0.5-10 micrometers is preferable from a viewpoint of obtaining sufficient adhesiveness and stress relaxation, and about 1-5 micrometers is still more preferable.

  The primer layer 2 can be formed by directly applying to the substrate by a known printing method, coating method or the like using the resin composition as it is or dissolved or dispersed in a solvent. it can. In this invention, after apply | coating resin which comprises a primer layer, you may make it a semi-hardened state by heating, and you may make it apply | coat the hard-coat layer mentioned later after that. The heat treatment in this case can be semi-cured by curing at 50 ° C. for 10 to 100 hours, for example. In addition, when forming this primer layer 2 on a base material, in order to ensure the adhesiveness of the base material 1 and the primer layer 2, the surface of the base material 1 is what is called corona discharge treatment, plasma treatment, chromium oxidation treatment. The adhesiveness may be further enhanced by a treatment such as flame treatment, hot air treatment, ozone / ultraviolet treatment.

<Hard coat layer>
The hard coat layer 3 is provided on the primer layer 2 and imparts weather resistance, scratch resistance, and hard coat properties. In the present invention, the hard coat layer 3 is made of a cured product obtained by crosslinking and curing an electron beam curable resin composition containing an ultraviolet absorber.
In the present specification, the hard coat layer is a resin layer cured at a high crosslinking density, and in the present invention, by providing the hard coat layer, the surface hardness of the plastic substrate, the scratch resistance, Chemical resistance, contamination resistance, etc. can be greatly improved.

As this electron beam curable resin composition, a polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer is preferable, and a 2-9 functional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer is more preferable.
When the number of functional groups of the urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer is within the above range, the scratch resistance of the hard coat layer is further improved, the weather resistance is also improved, and undulation is less likely to occur on the layer surface. In order to further improve the scratch resistance, it is preferable to use those having 6 to 9 functional groups. On the other hand, in order to further improve the scratch resistance over time (scratch resistance after the weather resistance test), it is preferable to use those having about 6 to 8 functional groups.
The above “(meth) acrylate” means “acrylate or methacrylate”.

The number average molecular weight of the polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer is preferably about 1,000 to 5,000 from the viewpoint of improving weather resistance and hard coat properties.
In addition, the number average molecular weight in this specification is the value which measured polystyrene as a standard substance by the gel permeation chromatography method.

In the present invention, an ultraviolet absorber (UVA) is blended with the electron beam curable resin composition. By blending the ultraviolet absorber, ultraviolet rays are absorbed, and the long-term weather resistance and stability of the hard coat film provided with the hard coat layer of the present invention are improved.
Examples of the ultraviolet absorber that can be used in the present invention include inorganic ones such as titanium dioxide, cerium oxide, and zinc oxide, and organic ultraviolet absorbers such as benzotriazole and triazine. Of these, triazine-based ultraviolet absorbers are preferred.

  As the triazine-based ultraviolet absorber, a hydroxyphenyl triazine-based ultraviolet absorber is preferable. As such an ultraviolet absorber, for example, 2- (2-hydroxy-4- [1-octyloxycarbonylethoxy] phenyl)- 4,6-bis (4-phenylphenyl) -1,3,5-triazine, 2- [4-[(2-hydroxy-3-dodecyloxypropyl) oxy] -2-hydroxyphenyl] -4,6- Bis (2,4-dimethylphenyl) -1,3,5-triazine, 2,4-bis [2-hydroxy-4-butoxyphenyl] -6- (2,4-dibutoxyphenyl) -1,3 5-triazine, 2- [4-[(2-hydroxy-3-tridecyloxypropyl) oxy] -2-hydroxyphenyl] -4,6-bis (2,4-di Tilphenyl) -1,3,5-triazine, 2- [4-[(2-hydroxy-3- (2′-ethyl) hexyl) oxy] -2-hydroxyphenyl] -4,6-bis (2,4 -Dimethylphenyl) -1,3,5-triazine and the like. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

  0.5-10 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of electron beam curable resin compositions, and, as for the compounding quantity of a triazine type ultraviolet absorber, 0.5-5 mass parts is more preferable, 0.5-3 Part by mass is more preferable. If the amount of the triazine-based ultraviolet absorber is within the above range, bleeding out of the ultraviolet absorber can be suppressed and sufficient ultraviolet absorbing ability can be obtained, so that the weather resistance is improved. Furthermore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in hard coat performance due to the addition of the unreacted electron beam.

In the present invention, a light stabilizer may be added to the electron beam curable resin composition. The light stabilizer hardly absorbs ultraviolet rays, but efficiently traps harmful free radicals generated by the ultraviolet rays and contributes to improvement of weather resistance.
As the light stabilizer, a hindered amine light stabilizer (HALS) is preferable, and an ionizing radiation reaction type hindered amine light stabilizer is more preferable.
The ionizing radiation reaction type hindered amine light stabilizer is not particularly limited as long as it has reactivity with a polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer or the like. For example, (meth) acryloyl group, vinyl group, allyl group, etc. What has a functional group etc. which have an ethylenic double bond is mentioned.
Examples of such a light stabilizer include 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl methacrylate, bis (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, bis ( 1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl) sebacate, methyl (1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl) sebacate, 2,4-bis [N-butyl-N- (1-cyclohexyloxy-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-yl) amino] -6- (2-hydroxyethylamine) -1,3,5-triazine) and the like.

  The compounding amount of the ionizing radiation reaction type hindered amine light stabilizer is preferably 1 to 10 parts by mass, more preferably 2 to 8 parts by mass, and 3 to 7 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the electron beam curable resin composition. Is more preferable. If the amount of the hindered amine light stabilizer is within the above range, the light stabilizer will not bleed out and sufficient light stability will be obtained, so the weather resistance will be improved, and the light stabilizer itself will be an electron. Since it hardens | cures with a linear curable resin composition, hard coat property improves.

  Furthermore, for the electron beam curable resin composition, from the viewpoint of improving hard coat properties and weather resistance, a caprolactone urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer, an ionizing radiation-reactive silicone compound, a scratch-resistant filler, and the like may be blended. it can. The caprolactone-based urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer to be used can be obtained by a reaction of a caprolactone-based polyol, an organic isocyanate, and hydroxyacrylate.

  As a compounding quantity of such a caprolactone type urethane (meth) acrylate, 1-50 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of electron beam curable resin compositions, and 10-40 mass parts is more preferable. When the blending amount of the caprolactone urethane (meth) acrylate is within the above range, the weather resistance is improved, the shrinkage during curing of the electron beam curable resin composition is suppressed, and the occurrence of waviness is prevented. Sex can be obtained.

An ionizing radiation reactive silicone compound can be blended in the electron beam curable resin composition constituting the hard coat layer of the present invention. This ionizing radiation reactive silicone compound can impart surface slip to the hard coat layer, improve scratch resistance, and impart hard coat properties.
Such an ionizing radiation-reactive silicone compound has a reactive organic group introduced into the side chain and / or terminal of a silicone chain (silicone oil), and the reactive functional group includes (meth) acryloyl. Group, an allyl group and a functional group having an unsaturated double bond such as a vinyl group, silicone (meth) acrylate which is a (meth) acryloyl group is preferred. These ionizing radiation-reactive silicone compounds bleed out to the surface because these functional groups react with polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate, etc. when they harden, and are combined and integrated. Therefore, it is possible to continuously give the hard coat layer slipperiness and improve the scratch resistance after the weather resistance test.

  As the compounding amount of the ionizing radiation reactive silicone compound, from the viewpoint of improving the surface slipperiness and maintaining the crosslinking density at a high level, 0.1 to 0.1 parts by mass of the electron beam curable resin composition. 5 mass parts is preferable and 0.1-2 mass parts is more preferable.

The electron beam curable resin composition for forming the hard coat layer is preferably further blended with a scratch resistant filler in order to improve hard coat properties such as scratch resistance and weather resistance. Examples of the scratch-resistant filler that can be used in the present invention include spherical particles such as α-alumina, silica, kaolinite, iron oxide, diamond, and silicon carbide. Examples of the particle shape include a sphere, an ellipsoid, a polyhedron, a scale shape, and the like. Among these, a sphere is preferable.
Among these inorganic scratch-resistant fillers, silica is preferable and colloidal silica is more preferable from the viewpoint of transparency of the hard coat layer and improvement of friction resistance. Colloidal silica has little effect on transparency even when the amount added is increased.
As a particle diameter (primary particle diameter) of silica, 5-1000 nm is preferable, 10-50 nm is more preferable, and 10-30 nm is still more preferable.
As a compounding quantity of a silica, 1-20 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of electron beam curable resin compositions.

  Examples of the organic filler include synthetic resin beads such as a crosslinked acrylic resin and a polycarbonate resin. The particle size is preferably about 30 to 100% of the normal film thickness from the viewpoint of ensuring transparency. About 1-20 mass parts is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of electron beam curable resin compositions.

In the present invention, a monofunctional (meth) acrylate such as methyl (meth) acrylate or a polyfunctional such as ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate is used depending on the purpose of adjusting the viscosity and the purpose of adjusting the crosslinking density. May be appropriately used in combination as long as the object of the present invention is not impaired. Such a monomer may be used individually by 1 type, and may use 2 or more types together.
Moreover, as a diluent for adjusting a viscosity, a normal organic solvent other than said monomer can be mentioned. By using these, the applicability of the resin composition can be ensured.

  Moreover, various additives can be contained in the electron beam curable resin composition for hard coat layers used in the present invention as long as the performance is not impaired. Examples of various additives include polymerization inhibitors, crosslinking agents, antistatic agents, adhesion improvers, antioxidants, leveling agents, thixotropic agents, coupling agents, plasticizers, antifoaming agents, fillers, and solvents. Etc.

The thickness after curing of the electron beam curable resin composition forming the hard coat layer is about 1 to 20 μm from the viewpoint of obtaining excellent weather resistance and its durability, as well as scratch resistance, transparency and specularity. Is preferable, and about 2-20 micrometers is more preferable. Examples of the coating method include known methods such as gravure coating, bar coating, roll coating, reverse roll coating, and comma coating, and among these, gravure coating is preferred.
In addition, when a resin composition contains a solvent, after application | coating, it is preferable to irradiate an electron beam, after heat-drying a coating layer previously with a hot air dryer etc. FIG.

The uncured resin layer formed by applying the above resin composition is crosslinked and cured by irradiation with an electron beam, whereby the hard coat layer 3 is formed. The acceleration voltage of the electron beam can be appropriately selected according to the resin used and the thickness of the layer, but it is preferable to cure the uncured resin layer at an acceleration voltage of about 70 to 300 kV.
The irradiation dose is preferably such that the crosslinking density of the electron beam curable resin is saturated, and is usually selected in the range of 5 to 300 kGy (0.5 to 30 Mrad), preferably 10 to 50 kGy (1 to 15 Mrad).

  The electron beam source is not particularly limited, and for example, various electron beam accelerators such as a cockroft Walton type, a bandegraft type, a resonant transformer type, an insulated core transformer type, a linear type, a dynamitron type, and a high frequency type are used. be able to.

  When laminating the hard coat layer 3 on the primer layer 2, the primer layer 2 is kept in a semi-cured state as described above. After that, the hard coat layer 3 is applied and then irradiated with an electron beam. Is hardened, the hard coat layer 3 and the primer layer 2 can be integrated to improve the adhesion between them.

EXAMPLES Next, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited at all by this example.
The raw materials, coating methods, and curing methods in the examples and comparative examples are as follows.

<Base material>
・ Base material A: Polycarbonate for yellowing of electron beam
Made by Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd.
"NOVAREX RE-3001R"
-Base material B: Polycarbonate not compatible with electron beam yellowing
`` PC1600 '' manufactured by Takiron Co., Ltd.
<Composition for primer layer>
-Resin composition: PCD urethane acrylic copolymer Polycarbonate urethane acrylic copolymer (mass ratio of urethane component to acrylic component: 70/30)

<Composition for hard coat layer>
Resin composition Hexafunctional urethane acrylate oligomer: “WR-100” manufactured by Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Bifunctional urethane acrylate oligomer: "GD785" manufactured by DIC Graphics
・ UV absorber Triazine UVA: “TINUVIN 479” manufactured by BASF Japan
・ HALS: “LS-3410” manufactured by BASF Japan

<Others>
・ Thermosetting resin: “FW-NT” manufactured by Showa Ink Co., Ltd.
・ Film (25μm PET film): “E-5007” manufactured by Toyobo Co., Ltd.
・ Adhesive (polyester adhesive): “E-295L (NT)” manufactured by Dainichi Seika Kogyo Co., Ltd.
・ Sealant (acrylic heat sealant): “HS-5” manufactured by Showa Ink Industries, Ltd.

<Application method>
Method A: A method of directly applying a resin composition to the polycarbonate substrate (direct
Coating)
Method B: After applying a resin composition to the PET film, transfer using the sealing material
Method C: After applying a resin composition to the PET film, a dryer using the adhesive is used.
How to minate

<Curing method>
Method A: Curing by electron beam irradiation (irradiation conditions: 150 kV, 10 Mrad)
Method B: Curing by ultraviolet irradiation (irradiation conditions: 80W / cm ² , 500mJ / cm2)
Method C: Curing by heat (Heating conditions: 70 ° C, 24 hours)

Examples 1-3, Comparative Examples 1-6
<Example 1>
Using a base material (base material A) subjected to easy adhesion treatment with a thickness of 100 μm, on one side of the base material, the primer layer composition, 100 parts by mass of a hexafunctional urethane acrylate oligomer, 5 parts by weight of an ultraviolet absorber, A hard coat layer composition comprising 5 parts by weight of a light stabilizer was applied by Method A and cured by Method A.
<Example 2>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the hexafunctional urethane acrylate oligomer of the hard coat layer composition was changed to a bifunctional urethane acrylate oligomer.
<Example 3>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the substrate B was changed.

<Comparative Example 1>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that no ultraviolet absorber was used and the composition was cured by Method B.
<Comparative example 2>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the bifunctional urethane acrylate oligomer was changed to a thermosetting resin and cured by Method C.
<Comparative Example 3>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the primer layer was not provided.

<Comparative example 4>
The base material B was a hard coat film.
<Comparative Example 5>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that it was applied by Method B.
<Comparative Example 6>
A hard coat film was produced in the same manner as in Example 3 except that it was applied by Method C.

The weather resistant hard coat films obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples were evaluated by the following methods.
<Evaluation method>
(1) Color change About the sample which irradiated the electron beam among the hard coat films obtained by the Example and the comparative example, the presence or absence of the color change by irradiation was confirmed. The case where there was no color change was evaluated as excellent (◎), the case where the color change was slight was evaluated as good (○), and the case where there was a color change was evaluated as defective (×). The results are shown in Table 1.
In Comparative Examples 1, 2, and 4, since the curing method is different from that of the example, the color change cannot be compared, and thus the above evaluation is not performed.

(2) Evaluation of weather resistance (appearance) (weather resistance test)
The weather-resistant hard coat film obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples was set on a metal weather manufactured by Daipura Wintes Co., Ltd., and light conditions (illuminance: 60 mW / cm ² , black panel temperature 63 ° C., in-layer humidity 50%) RH) for 20 hours, condensation conditions (illuminance: 0 mW / cm ² , black panel temperature 30 ° C., layer humidity 98% RH) for 4 hours, and water spray conditions (10 seconds before and after the condensation conditions) for 300 hours. A sex test was performed. After the test, after maintaining for 2 days under conditions of 25 ° C. and 50% RH, appearances such as cracks and whitening on the sheet surface were evaluated according to the following criteria. The results are shown in Table 1.
◎: No change in appearance and extremely high weather resistance ○: Little change in appearance and high weather resistance △: Some change in appearance and slightly low weather resistance ×: Significant change in appearance and low weather resistance

(3) Weather resistance adhesion (normal state)
About the weather-resistant hard coat film which performed the said weather resistance test, operation which affixed the Nichiban cello tape (trademark) on the surface and peeled rapidly was performed once. At this time, whether or not each layer provided on the substrate was peeled was confirmed by visual observation and evaluated according to the following criteria. The results are shown in Table 1.
A: There is no peeling of the layer and the weather resistance is extremely high. ○: There is little peeling of the layer, and the weather resistance is high. Δ: There is a peeling of the layer, and the weather resistance is slightly low. Low weather adhesion

(4) Scratch resistance About the weather resistant hard coat film obtained in each Example and Comparative Example, steel wool (manufactured by Nippon Steel Wool Co., Ltd., Bonstar # 0000) was applied with a load of 300 g / cm ² and 5 Reciprocal rubbing and visual appearance were evaluated. The evaluation criteria are as follows. The results are shown in Table 1.
◎: There was no change in appearance. ○: There was almost no change in appearance. △: There were some scratches and gloss changes on the appearance. ×: There were scratches on the appearance and there were changes in gloss.

  It was confirmed that the weather resistant hard coat films of Examples 1 to 3 have excellent weather resistance and hard coat properties that maintain long-term performance, have good design properties, and high transparency. It was.

1 base material 2 primer layer 3 hard coat layer

Claims (5)

  Applying a resin composition constituting the primer layer on a substrate made of polycarbonate resin, and then applying an electron beam curable resin composition containing an ultraviolet absorber, and then irradiating an electron beam A process for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film characterized by   The said electron beam curable resin composition contains a polyfunctional urethane (meth) acrylate oligomer, The manufacturing method of the weather-resistant hard coat film of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said electron beam curable resin composition contains a light stabilizer, The manufacturing method of the weather-resistant hard coat film of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The said ultraviolet absorber is a triazine type ultraviolet absorber, The manufacturing method of the weather-proof hard coat film in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.   5. The method for producing a weather-resistant hard coat film according to claim 1, wherein corona treatment is performed on the surface of the substrate.

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