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Surface-protection method during etching

Assignee: Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-10-29
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2012-10-29
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Abstract

Abstract There is disclosed a surface-protection method during chemical etching of a plate material, which comprises sticking a radiation-curable adhesive tape onto the area of plate material where etching should not be effected, and after the radiation-curable adhesive layer is cured with irradiation of radiation, subjecting said plate material to a chemical etching treatment.

Inventors

  • 👤 Shinichi Ishiwata
  • 👤 Kazushige Iwamoto
  • 👤 Michio Ueyama
  • 👤 Isamu Noguchi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 14:08
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P50/00; H10P50/69; H10P50/691; H10P50/692; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/942; Y10S438/948

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A surface-protection method when a plate material is chemically etched, which comprises sticking a radiation-curable pressure sensitive adhesive tape onto the area of chemically etchable plate material where etching should not be effected, and after the radiation-curable adhesive layer is cured with irradiation of light or ionizing radiation, subjecting said plate material and adhesive to a chemical etching treatment, wherein said radiation step reduces the adhesive force to such an extent that it is not brought below 20 g/25 mm.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A surface-protection method when a plate material is chemically etched, which comprises sticking a radiation-curable pressure sensitive adhesive tape onto the area of chemically etchable plate material where etching should not be effected, and after the radiation-curable adhesive layer is cured with irradiation of light or ionizing radiation, subjecting said plate material and adhesive to a chemical etching treatment, wherein said radiation step reduces the adhesive force to such an extent that it is not brought below 20 g/25 mm.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive force of the radiation-curable adhesive tape after irradiation of light or ionizing radiation is in the range of 20 to 200 g/25 mm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 45 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the etching treatment is conducted using a chemical etching liquid containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and phosphoric acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 45 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer of the radiation-curable adhesive tape comprises a composition containing 100 parts by weight of an acrylic adhesive and 5 to 200 parts by weight of a compound that has a carbon-carbon double bond.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 47 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive tape comprises a film support made of material that is resistant to etching and capable of transmitting radiation, which is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, isotactic polypropylene, ethylene tetrafluoride, FEP, PFA, and polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 20 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radiation-curable adhesive tape is cured with irradiation of ultraviolet rays.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 38 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said adhesive tape comprises a film support made of a material which is selected from the group consisting of a high-density polyethylene, an isotactic polypropylene, and a polyethylene terephthalate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The surface-protection method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radiation-curable adhesive layer has a thickness of 10 to 50 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 34 words
The surface-protection method as claim in claim 1, wherein the adhesive force of the radiation-curable adhesive tape after irradiation of light or ionizing radiation is in the range of 20 to 100 g/25 mm.

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