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Anti-fogging coating film
Assignee: Toray Industries Inc
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Filing: 1981-10-20
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Granted: 1984-10-23
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Expires: 2001-10-20
Abstract
Abstract An anti-fogging film derived from the curing of polyvinyl alcohol, finely divided silica and an organic silicon compound and a hydrolysate thereof which is capable of forming silanol by hydrolysis and having such a carbon/silicon element ratio that said ratio of the surface layer of the film is larger than that of the entire film, the production process thereof, and an article covered with said film are described. The above-mentioned film has an excellent anti-fogging property, surface hardness and good service durability.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Taniguchi
- 👤 Jiro Mibae
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:44
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29D; B29D11/00; B29D11/00865; C; C08; C08J; C08J7/00; C08J7/04; C08J7/042; C08J7/043; C08J7/046; C08J7/054; C09; C09D; C09D129/00; C09D129/02; C09D129/04; C08J2369/00; C08J2429/00; C08J2429/02; C08J2429/04; C08J2483/00; C08J2483/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/259; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31609; Y10T428/31612; Y10T428/31652; Y10T428/31663; Y10T428/31667
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
171 words
An anti-fogging coating film comprising a cured film having a surface layer and an underlying layer, each of said layers being derived from components A, B and C and coated on a substrate, the silicon content thereof being 0.7-2.0/1.0 in terms of carbon/silicon weight ratio, and the carbon/silicon weight ratio of the surface layer of the film being larger than that of the underlying layer and being not less than 1.7/1.0 and wherein each layer comprises: A: 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, B: 60-300 parts by weight of finely divided silica having an average particle size of about 5-200 nm, and C: 0.5-30 parts by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic silicon compounds having a general formula: R.sup.1 R.sub.a.sup.2 Si(OR.sup.3).sub.3-a wherein R 1 is an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group and a=0 or 1, and the hydrolysates thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
171 words
An anti-fogging coating film comprising a cured film having a surface layer and an underlying layer, each of said layers being derived from components A, B and C and coated on a substrate, the silicon content thereof being 0.7-2.0/1.0 in terms of carbon/silicon weight ratio, and the carbon/silicon weight ratio of the surface layer of the film being larger than that of the underlying layer and being not less than 1.7/1.0 and wherein each layer comprises: A: 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, B: 60-300 parts by weight of finely divided silica having an average particle size of about 5-200 nm, and C: 0.5-30 parts by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic silicon compounds having a general formula: R.sup.1 R.sub.a.sup.2 Si(OR.sup.3).sub.3-a wherein R 1 is an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 2 is a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group and a=0 or 1, and the hydrolysates thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An anti-fogging film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the thickness of the surface layer is 0.001-μm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
An anti-fogging film as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol of the component A has an average polymerization degree of 250-3,000 and a saponification degree of 70 mol % or more.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
177 words
An article having on the surface thereof, an anti-fogging film comprising a cured film having a surface layer and an underlying layer, each of said layers being derived from components A, B and C and coated on a substrate, the silicon content thereof being 0.7-2.0/1.0 in terms of carbon/silicon weight ratio and the carbon/silicon weight ratio of the surface layer of the film being larger than that of the underlying layer and being not less than 1.7/1.0 and wherein each layer comprises A: 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, B: 60-300 parts by weight of finely divided silica having an average particle size of about 5-200 nm, and C: 0.5-30 parts by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic silicon compounds having a general formula: R.sup.1 R.sup.2 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.3-a wherein R 1 is an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 2 is a hydrogen group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group and a=0 or 1, and the hydrolysates thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
177 words
An article having on the surface thereof, an anti-fogging film comprising a cured film having a surface layer and an underlying layer, each of said layers being derived from components A, B and C and coated on a substrate, the silicon content thereof being 0.7-2.0/1.0 in terms of carbon/silicon weight ratio and the carbon/silicon weight ratio of the surface layer of the film being larger than that of the underlying layer and being not less than 1.7/1.0 and wherein each layer comprises A: 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, B: 60-300 parts by weight of finely divided silica having an average particle size of about 5-200 nm, and C: 0.5-30 parts by weight of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of organic silicon compounds having a general formula: R.sup.1 R.sup.2 Si(OR.sup.2).sub.3-a wherein R 1 is an organic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R 2 is a hydrogen group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R 3 is an alkyl, alkoxyalkyl or acyl group and a=0 or 1, and the hydrolysates thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An article as claimed in claim 4, wherein the article is comprised of a transparent material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
An article as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transparent material is glass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An article as claimed in claim 5, wherein the transparent material is plastic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plastic is diethyleneglycol bisallylcarbonate polymer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plastic is poly-2,2-di--(p-hydroxyphenyl) propane carbonate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
15 words
An article as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plastic is acrylic or methacrylic polymer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
12 words
An article as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plastic is polyester.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
An article as claimed in claim 5, wherein the article is an eyeglass lens.
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