Molded product having printed circuit board

Claim 2

A molded product comprising a layer of a thermoplastic resin or a composition containing a thermoplastic resin having laminated thereon a printed circuit board which comprises a conductive metal layer and a thin-wall body having a thickness of 3 μm to 5 mm and containing in the thin wall body a crosslinked product, formed by heating a mixture of (A) and (B) below: (A) 1 to 99 wt % of an ethylenic copolymer which is derived from 30 to 99.5 wt % of ethylene unit, and at least one monomer unit (a) selected from the group consisting of monocarboxylic acid unit, dicarboxylic acid unit, acid anhydride unit thereof and half ester unit thereof; and (B) 99 to 1 wt % of an ethylenic copolymer which is derived from 30 to 99.5 wt % of ethylene unit, and at least one monomer unit (b) selected from the group consisting of monomer units containing a hydroxyl group, an amino group or an oxirane unit.

Claim 3

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the product further comprises a layer of the ethylenic copolymer (A) or (B) interposed between the layer of thermoplastic resin and the thin wall body.

Claim 4

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the total content of the monomer unit (a) in the ethylenic copolymer (A) is 0.1 to 70 wt % and the total content of monomer unit (b) in the ethylenic copolymer (B) is 0.1 to 70 wt %.

Claim 5

A molded product as in claim 2, wherein the total content of the monomer unit (a) in the ethylenic copolymer (A) is 0.1 to 70 wt % and the total content of monomer unit (b) in the ethylenic copolymer (B) is 0.1 to 70 wt %.

Claim 6

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the ethylenic copolymer (A) is (i) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one monomer (a) selected from the group consisting of unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having containing up to 25 carbon atoms, unsaturated dicarboxylic acids containing 4 to 50 carbon atoms and anhydrides of the unsaturated dicarboxylic acids; (ii) a copolymer of ethylene, the monomer (a) and a monomer selected from the grup consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid ester containing up to 30 carbon atoms and vinyl esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms; or (iii) products obtained by hydrolysis or alcohol modification of the copolymer (i) or (ii) having the acid anhydride group.

Claim 7

A molded product as in claim 2, wherein the ethylenic copolymer (a) is (i) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one monomer (A) selected from the group consisting of unsaturated monocarboxylic acids having containing up to 25 carbon atoms, unsaturated dicarboxylic acids containing 4 to 50 carbon atoms and anhydrides of the unsaturated dicarboxylic acids; (ii) a copolymer of ethylene, the monomer (a) and a monomer selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid ester containing up to 30 carbon atoms and vinyl esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms; or (iii) products obtained by hydrolysis or alcohol modification of the copolymer (i) or (ii) having the acid anhydride group.

Claim 8

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the ethylenic copolymer (B) is (iv) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one monomer (b) selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylates having the alkyl moiety of up to 30 carbon atoms, α-alkenylalcohols having up to 30 carbon atoms, α-alkenylamines having up to 30 carbon atoms, primary or secondary aminoalkyl (meth)acrylates having the alkyl moiety of up to 30 carbon atoms and oxirane ring-containing compounds represented by formulae (I) to (III) ##STR4## wherein R 1 , R 5 and R 8 which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 , R 6 and R 7 which may also be the same or different, each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having up to 12 carbon atoms and a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and having an oxirane group at the terminal, provided that at least one of R 3 and R 4 has the alkyl group having an oxirane group, and n is 0 or 1; (v) a copolymer of ethylene, the monomer (b) and a monomer selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms and vinyl esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms; or (vi) saponification products of a copolymer of ethylene and a vinyl ester.

Claim 9

A molded product as in claim 2, wherein the ethylenic copolymer (B) is (iv) a copolymer of ethylene and at least one monomer (b) selected from the group consisting of hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylates having the alkyl moiety of up to 30 carbon atoms, α-alkenylalcohols having up to 30 carbon atoms, α-alkenylamines having up to 30 carbon atoms, primary or secondary aminoalkyl (meth)acrylates having the alkyl moiety of up to 30 carbon atoms and oxirane ring-containing compounds represented by formulae (i) to (III) ##STR5## wherein R 1 , R 5 and R 8 which may be the same or different, each represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R 2 , R 6 and R 7 which may also be the same or different, each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkylene group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R 3 and R 4 each represents a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having up to 12 carbon atoms and a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 2 to 12 carbon atoms and having an oxirane group at the terminal, provided that at least one of R 3 and R 4 has the alkyl group having an oxirane group, and n is 0 or 1; a copolymer of ethylene, the monomer (b) and a monomer selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acid esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms and vinyl esters containing up to 30 carbon atoms; or (vi) saponification products of a copolymer of ethylene and a vinyl ester.

Claim 10

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the monomer unit (b) contains a oxirane unit.

Claim 11

A molded product as in claim 2, wherein the monomer unit (b) contains a oxirane unit.

Claim 12

A molded product as in claim 7, wherein the monomer (b) is selected from the oxirane ring containing compounds.

Claim 13

A molded product as in claim 8, wherein the monomer (b) is selected from the oxirane ring containing compounds.

Claim 14

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein the mixing ratio of the ethylenic copolymer (A) to the ethylenic copolymer (B) is from 10/90 to 90/10 by weight.

Claim 15

A molded product as in claim 2, wherein the mixing ratio of the ethylenic copolymer (A) to the ethylenic copolymer (B) is from 10/90 to 90/10 by weight.

Claim 16

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein said composition containing a thermoplastic resin comprises a mixture of a thermoplastic resin and an inorganic filler.

Claim 17

A molded product as in claim 15, wherein the amount of the inorganic filler in said composition is 80% by weight or less.

Claim 18

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein said crosslinked product is crosslinked to the extent of having an extraction residue of 60% or more.

Claim 19

A molded product as in claim 17, wherein said extraction residue is 75% or more.

Claim 20

A molded product as in claim 1, wherein said thin-wall body consists essentially of said crosslinked product.