Decorative sheet with different beads in different layers
Assignee3M Innovative Properties Company
InventorsHajime Chisaka, Mamoru Kanno
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Abstract
A durable decorative sheet high in the ability to follow a curved surface with small appearance change by heat or elongation. A decorative sheet comprising a transparent resin film having two main surfaces, a transparent resin layer formed on the first main surface of the transparent resin film, a pattern printed layer arranged on the transparent resin layer, and a colored base film arranged on the second main surface of the transparent resin film. The transparent resin layer includes first beads, the pattern printed layer include second beads. The first beads are different from the second beads in content, color and/or particle size. The first beads and the second beads are embedded in the transparent resin layer and the pattern printed layer.
Claims20
A decorative sheet comprising:
- a transparent resin film having a first main surface and a second main surface;
- a transparent resin layer on the first main surface of the transparent resin film, with the transparent resin layer containing first beads;
- a pattern printed layer embedded into the transparent resin layer, with the pattern printed layer containing second beads;
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- a colored base film on the second main surface of the transparent resin film;
- wherein the second beads are colored, the first beads are different from the second beads in content, color and/or particle size, and a pattern is formed by the contrast between the transparent resin layer and the pattern printed layer and further wherein the decorative sheet, including the pattern printed layer, is thermally moldable.
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