Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
A process for producing a polyimide/metallic foil composite film having a curvature radius of at least 25 cm and which is substantially free from curling, which comprises: coating a solution of a polyimide precursor in an organic polar solvent onto a metallic foil having a thickness of from 1 to 500 μm, said polyimide precursor being prepared by reacting a diamine component comprising p-phenylenediamine with an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride or a derivative thereof; drying the resulting coating by heating in the state that the metallic foil is fixed; and heating the coating at a high temperature to produce a polyimide film having a thickness of from 2 to 200 μm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
A process for producing a polyimide/metallic foil composite film having a curvature radius of at least 25 cm and which is substantially free from curling, which comprises: coating a solution of a polyimide precursor in an organic polar solvent onto a metallic foil having a thickness of from 1 to 500 μm, said polyimide precursor being prepared by reacting a diamine component comprising p-phenylenediamine with an aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprising 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride or a derivative thereof; drying the resulting coating by heating in the state that the metallic foil is fixed; and heating the coating at a high temperature to produce a polyimide film having a thickness of from 2 to 200 μm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the logarithmic viscosity of the polyimide precursor (measured at 30° C. in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone at a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml) is from 0.4 to 7.0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process as in claim 2, wherein the logarithmic viscosity is from 1.5 to 3.0.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the diamine component comprises 80 mol% or more of p-phenylenediamine and 20 mol% of less of other diamine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process as in claim 4, wherein the other diamine is selected from the group consisting of 4,4'-diaminodiphenyl ether, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, 3,3'-diaminodiphenylsulfone, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylpropane, 1,5-diaminonaphthalene, 2,6-diaminonaphthalene, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylsulfide, 4,4'-di(m-aminophenoxy)diphenylsulfone, 3,3'-di(m-aminophenoxy)diphenylsulfone, 4,4'-di(m-aminophenoxy)diphenylpropane and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the aromatic tetracarboxylic acid component comprises 70 mol% or more of 3,3',4,4'-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride or its derivative and 30 mol% or less of other aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides or derivatives thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process as in claim 6, wherein the other aromatic tetracarboxylic dianhydrides or derivatives thereof are selected from the group consisting of pyromellitic dianhydride, 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 2,3,6,7-naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid, derivatives thereof and mixtures thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the reaction to prepare the polyimide precursor is conducted in an organic polar solvent at a temperature of from 0° to 90° C. for from 1 to 24 hours.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as in claim 8, wherein the organic polar solvent is selected from the group consisting of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethylsulfoxide, dimethylphosphoamide, m-cresol, p-cresol and p-chlorophenol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the metallic foil is selected from the group consisting of a copper foil and an aluminum foil.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the metallic foil has the thickness of 10 to 100 μm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the drying is conducted at a temperature of from 100° to 230° C. for from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the final heating is conducted at a temperature of from 230° to 600° C. for from 1 minute to 6 hours.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A process as in claim 1, wherein the difference in the coefficients of linear thermal expansion between the metallic foil and the polyimide coating is 0.3×10 -5 /°C. or less.