WO2006111406A1 - Film présentant une structure à effets optiquement variables - Google Patents

Film présentant une structure à effets optiquement variables Download PDF

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WO2006111406A1
WO2006111406A1 PCT/EP2006/003701 EP2006003701W WO2006111406A1 WO 2006111406 A1 WO2006111406 A1 WO 2006111406A1 EP 2006003701 W EP2006003701 W EP 2006003701W WO 2006111406 A1 WO2006111406 A1 WO 2006111406A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41M—PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; COLOUR PRINTING
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    • B41M5/0005—Enlarging or reduction of graphic information on a support by stretching or contracting the support, optionally in combination with the recording
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    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
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  • the present invention relates to shrinkable film elements incorporating optically variable effects, to methods of manufacturing shrinkable film elements incorporating optically variable effects and to their use.
  • Optically variable effect structures such as holograms and diffraction gratings have been used widely in recent years to impart security to documents of value such as banknotes, credit cards and the like.
  • Shrinkable films in the form of wraps have seen a wide variety of applications such as CD overwraps, bottle wraps, beverage container wrappings, labels for packaging, especially food packaging, and sealing bands used in tamper evident applications.
  • Optically variable effect structures have been imparted to films e.g. shrinkable films in a variety of ways.
  • materials are typically rendered holographic via a process of micro-embossing at elevated temperatures and pressures. Such processes are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,913,858; 5,164,227; 5,503,792; 5,155,604; and 5,662,986; substrates are rendered holographic under high heat and pressure. Because shrink wrap films are engineered to shrink under heat, it is not possible to emboss such films using traditional techniques.
  • ISPR optically variable effect structure
  • a polymer or resin is cast or molded against a holographic or other optically variable effect profile continuously while the polymer is held on a substrate, the profile then being retained by curing on or after removal from the profiled mould. Examples of this approach are described in US-A-3689346.US-A-4758296, US-A-4840757, US-A-4933120, USA-5003915, US-A-5085514 and DE-A-4132476.
  • the optically variable effect structure is formed on a carrier for subsequent transfer although in some cases the structure is formed directly on the end product substrate.
  • the optically variable effect structure derived from radiation curable material is located on the interior surface of the device with an optional adhesive layer over the optically variable effect.
  • indicia optionally in the form of windows, may be printed on the opposite surface that is the exterior surface, of the device.
  • the optically variable effect may be provided on the exterior surface of the device, that is on the same side as the indicia.
  • the first problem is that after heat shrinking operations using steam or hot water the holographic images derived from the radiation curable material and located on the inside of the device may be damaged due to the entrapment of water proximate to the holographic mage. Furthermore it has been difficult to achieve good quality holographic images in such arrangements that provide a good optical effect. Also problematic has been the damage that may be caused to the high refractive index coatings often used with holographic images to enhance their appearance. A further problem is that these devices have limited application due to the limiting effects of these technical problems.
  • shrinkable film elements are being called upon to provide more functionality including packaging design and security, primarily due to the difficulty in forging holograms.
  • shrinkable film elements have not been available with holographic patterns, which are able to provide strong eye appeal and security simultaneously.
  • the shrinkable film element may be referred to as shrink wrap element containing a shrink wrap film, which is also known as "heat shrink film” or "shrink film”.
  • the present invention therefore provides a shrinkable film element comprising an optically variable effect derived from a radiation curable material located on the external surface of a shrinkable substrate and imaged regions and/or indicia on the internal surface of the substrate.
  • the present invention is also directed to a process for the preparation of a shrinkable film element.
  • a method for the manufacture of a shrinkable film element comprises forming an optically variable effect derived from a radiation curable material on the exterior of a shrinkable substrate by providing a radiation curable material on the external surface of the shrinkable substrate; imparting an optically variable effect structure on or into the radiation curable material; and then curing of the material so that it retains the optically variable effect structure and either before or after formation of the optically variable effect structure imparting imaged regions and/or indicia onto the internal surface of the substrate.
  • the shrinkable film element is in the form of a sleeve, with the optically variable element being located on the exterior surface of the sleeve.
  • the process can be a web based process and can be operated at high speeds, for example up to 300 meters/minute or more while providing high fidelity, stable structures in the final shrinkable film element.
  • the present invention also provides for a method of applying a shrinkable film element to an object.
  • Which process comprises inserting the object into the shrinkable film element in the form of a sleeve or wrap and in the pre-shrunk state and shrinking the shrinkable film element by the action of heat and/or chemicals and/or steam such that the shrinkable element shrinks and engages with the object such that the imaged regions and/or indicia are in contact with the object and may be viewed through the shrunken substrate.
  • Most conventional heat shrinkable materials can be used for the shrinkable substrate of the shrinkable film element, typically polymer films which have been bi-axially oriented.
  • the film can be any suitable polymer material for example polyvinyl chloride), poly(propylene), poly(ethylene), poly(ethylene terephthalate) or other polyester, poly(acrylates), poly(vinyldene chloride) or poly(styrene) e.g. orientated poly(styrene). Copolymers of the foregoing may also be used. It is preferred that the polymeric material be a transparent poly(propylene), PVC, or polyester film.
  • the shrinkable substrate used in this invention is generally a commercially available non-holographic shrink wrap film such as those shrink film materials sold under the trade mark REYNOLON ® by Alcoa or the trade mark CLYSAR ® by The Bermis Company or those sold under the trade mark PropafilmTM by Innovia films or those sold under the trade mark Mylar ® by DuPont Teijin Films.
  • the film thickness is preferably within the range from 12.5 to150 urn, preferably 40 to 100 urn, more preferably 40 to 80 urn.
  • the film has a percent shrinkage between five and 80%, in the TD direction, preferably 20 and 75%, more preferably 50 to 75%, as measured by ASTM D955 10 seconds at 9O 0 C. In one embodiment it is preferred that the shrinkage is les than 15%.
  • Mono-axially orientated films have typical shrink characteristics of up to 80% in the transverse direction (TD) and up to 10% in the machine direction (MD). It is preferred that the film has an MD shrinkage of less than 7%, preferably less than 5% and most preferably less than 2% at 10 seconds in water at 90 0 C.
  • the elongation at break (ASTM D882-83) in the MD direction is between 120 and 500%, more preferably between 120 and 450%, more preferably between 200 and 425% more preferably between 300 and 425%.
  • the elongation at break (ASTM D882-83) in the TD direction is between 40 and 200% preferably 50 and 120%.
  • the radiation curable composition used for the shrinkable film element may be a composition that is one of three types.
  • the first are free radical polymerized or cured resin systems which are unsaturated resins or monomers, pre-polymers, oligomers etc that contain vinyl and/or acrylate unsaturation for example and which polymerize and/or cross-link through use of a photo initiator activated by the radiation source employed e.g. UV. These are typically referred to as radical systems.
  • the second is cationic polymerizable or cured resins in which ring opening (e.g. epoxy rings) is effected using photoinitiators or catalysts which generate ionic entities under the radiation source employed e.g. UV.
  • the ring opening is followed by cationic polymerization and/or intermolecular cross-linking.
  • resins that contain one or more groups with vinyl unsaturation are typically referred to as cationic systems.
  • the third type is a hybrid cured systems in which both free radical cured resins and cationic cured resins are combined. These systems are typically referred to as radical/cationic systems or combined systems.
  • Typical resins useful UV curable resins are styreneated polyesters and acrylics, such as vinyl copolymers of various monomers and glycidyl methacrylate reacted with acrylic acid, isocyanate prepolymers reacted with an hydroxyalkyl acrylate, epoxy resins reacted with acrylic or methacrylic acid, and hydroxyalkyl acrylate reacted with an anhydride and subsequently reacted with an epoxy.
  • the radiation used to effect curing of the radiation curable composition will typically be UV radiation, alternatively or in combination the radiation source could include electron beam, visible, infra-red or higher wavelength radiation, depending upon the material, its absorbance and the process used.
  • the shrinkable substrate material will be transparent or translucent and may be tinted, such that the imaged regions and/or indicia may be viewed through the material.
  • the imaged region constitutes a substantially complete covering of the internal surface of the shrinkable element with a printed ink e.g. process colour ink image or a metalized coating. This printed layer imparting a colour through the material when viewed from the exterior surface.
  • the inks used are gravure or flexographic inks.
  • the inks are formulated to exhibit a capacity for considerable and commensurate shrinkage to that of the shrinkable film when dried onto the shrinkable film and exposed to the conditions used to shrink the heat shrinkable element.
  • the ink is a water based flexographic ink.
  • the inks may be UV curable flexographic inks.
  • the radiation curable material is formulated to provide a holographic image that is heat shrinkable and which has the capacity to shrink by an amount that is commensurate with that of the shrinkable film.
  • suitable UV curable flexographic inks include those sold under the trade mark SpectrumTM and FidelityTM by Sun Chemical Company.
  • the optically variable effect may be a hologram or diffraction grating and is preferably applied in the direction of least shrinkage of the substrate. This assists in preserving the form of the structure and optical replay after heat shrinking has been carried out.
  • the hologram or diffraction grating will preferably be viewable under white light illumination but could also be viewable under non white light e.g. W or IR.
  • the direction of least film shrinkage will be dependent on the manner in which the film or substrate has been manufactured. Shrinkage films are made by stretching the base material and orienting the molecules. The resultant products may then shrink on thermal or chemical exposure by 55-70 across the film and 5-7% in the linear direction. Depending on the article and the shrink required we would normally apply the images so that the replay would be in the linear direction i.e. least shrink effects.
  • the structure will be compressed on heat shrinkage by about 5% and thus must be resilient so that it will retain its integrity. Stress from heat and shrinkage must not destroy or significantly reduce the image replay or cause loss of adhesion, mechanical stress, cracking, etc.
  • a pre-treatment may be required to achieve bonding, colouring or other effects or mechanical stress relief layers.
  • This priming or pre-treatment may involve corona treatment with or without a thin layer coating before ISPR or a suitable thin layer directly applied to the substrate material. Corona discharge treatment will clean the surface and improve its wetting and bonding capacity to a primer layer or to the ISPR (or radiation curable) layer often without the use of a separate thin primer layer.
  • the optically variable effect may further comprise a high reflective layer, such as a metallization or a high refractive index material, over its surface. This promotes the replay of the optically variable effect but will not always be necessary particularly if subtle effects are required. If a metallization is provided, this may be partially demetalised to achieve a patterning effect while a further protective lacquer could be applied over the optically variable effect generating structure either before or after curing.
  • a high reflective layer such as a metallization or a high refractive index material
  • an adhesive layer could be provided over the imaged region or indicia, which enables the shrinkable film element to be adhered to an article. This is particularly useful where the finished product is to be used in the form of a shrink sleeve or the like.
  • the surface relief structure which generates the optically variable effect could be a Kinegraphic effect or an holographic effect generating structure which is intended to include also all types of white light diffracting surface relief patterns formed in a polymeric medium in which the patterned surface is reflectively or refractively coated with an image enhancing composition such as a thin layer of aluminium or one or a number of stacked layers of zinc sulphide.
  • an image enhancing composition such as a thin layer of aluminium or one or a number of stacked layers of zinc sulphide.
  • Such coatings and equivalents are well known in the art and examples may be found in EP 201323A.
  • the aluminium or other films could be provided in a continuous form or fine halftone dot formation as described in EP 328086A.
  • the image intensifying layer may be any reflective or high index material.
  • the image intensifying layer may be at least one of the following: a vacuum vapor deposited aluminum; silicon monoxide; silicon dioxide; aluminum oxide; magnesium fluoride; zinc sulfide; titanium dioxide; tin tungsten oxide and indium tin oxide. Of these, the vacuum vapor deposited aluminum is preferred. Typical coating thicknesses for the image intensifying layer are 200-400 . The image intensifying layer is optionally present with the release coating.
  • the visual appearance resulting from such diffracting structures may thus be of a regular diffraction grating, a mosaic of diffracting gratings, a three dimensional holographic spatial effect image or the like.
  • Such diffracting structures can be generated by holographic recording or electron beam generation.
  • the optically variable effect generating structure may generate an holographic effect at least in one visually identifiable area, the structure being formed by a fine surface profile formed in a transparent plastic film, the profile being reflectively coated.
  • the UV curable resin may not adhere sufficiently strongly.
  • a primer could be applied to the substrate prior to coating the resin.
  • a corona treatment at for example 38-44 dynes/cm could be used to increase surface bonding. Suitable primers are known in the art.
  • the film may be formed into a shrink sleeve which will then be placed around an article to be protected, the sleeve then being shrunk onto the article in a conventional manner, usually by heat. If an adhesive is provided then the sleeve will additionally adhere to the article. This provides a very secure tamper evident security item.
  • the method of forming the optically variable effect from radiation curable materials may be carried out in accordance with the procedures described in U.S. Pat. Publication No. 2005/0012970, U.S. Pat. Publication No. 2004/0188871 , WO 99/38704 and WO 94/18609, the contents of each being hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the procedure involves applying an ink coating to what will be used as the interior surface of the shrinkable film via flexographic or gravure printing/coating techniques. Drying of the ink coating or if used individual regions and/or indicia. Then on the opposite external surface a UV curable resin is applied to a thickness of 0.1 to 10 um preferably 1-7 um, and more preferably 1 to 5 um, preferably by using off-set printing or gravure printing. Then the UV resin is forced against a metal wheel engraved with a holographic pattern to impart the resin with the image. The resin is then illuminated with UV radiation to harden the resin.
  • the invention therefore provides a shrinkable film element which consists of a shrinkable film with an optically variable effect on the external surface of the film and imaged regions and/or indicia on the internal surface of the film.
  • the film in the form of a shrink wrap sleeve provides for a stable better quality image after heat shrinking onto an object.
  • the images and indicia may be easily observed and are stable and the optically variable effect is less susceptible to post heat shrinking degradation and loss of image quality.
  • shrinkable film element and the manufacture thereof described above is the preferred embodiment of the present invention for the purpose of illustration only, and are not intended as a definition of the limits and scope of the invention disclosed. Any modifications and variations that maybe apparent to a person skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

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La présente invention concerne un élément de film thermorétractable qui consiste en un film thermorétractable présentant un effet optiquement variable sur la surface externe du film et des régions comportant des images et/ou des indices sur la surface interne du film. Le film présente, sous forme d’une manche enroulée rétractable, une meilleure qualité et stabilité d’image après thermorétractation autour d'un objet. Les images et indices peuvent être observés facilement et sont stables et l'effet optique variable est moins enclin à la dégradation après la thermorétractation et à la perte de qualité d'image.
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