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US 12,589,579 B2Granted
Laser engravable labels
AssigneePolyvantis GmbH
InventorsKim Struwe, Markus Parusel, Ghirmay Seyoum, Claude Guénanten, Helmut Haering
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Abstract
Coextruded acrylic foils made from impact-modified polyalkyl (meth)acrylates and laser engravable labels containing these foils. The coextruded acrylic foils are designed for labelling by a laser and contain a contrast layer having at least one inorganic filler and an engraving layer arranged on the contrast layer and having at least one colourant.
Claims19
A coextruded acrylic foil comprising a layer A and a layer B, wherein
- the layer A comprises:
- from 30.0 wt. % to 98.5 wt. % of an acrylic polymer A;
- from 1.0 wt. % to 40.0 wt. % of an impact modifier;
- from 0.5 wt. % to 20.0 wt. % of a colourant;
- from 0.0 wt. % to 10.0 wt. % of an inorganic filler;
- from 0.0 wt. % to 5.0 wt. % of a UV absorber;
- and from 0.0 wt. % to 5.0 wt. % of a UV stabilizer, based on the weight of the layer A;
- wherein a cumulative content of the acrylic polymer A and the impact modifier in the layer A is from 60.0 wt. % to 99.5 wt. %, based on the weight of the layer A;
- and
- the layer B comprises:
- from 30.0 wt. % to 92.5 wt. % of an acrylic polymer B;
- from 2.5 wt. % to 35.0 wt. % of an impact modifier;
- from 5.0 wt. % to 35.0 wt. % of an inorganic filler;
- from 0.0 wt-% to 5.0 wt. % of a UV absorber;
- and
- from 0.0 wt. % to 5.0 wt. % of a UV stabilizer, based on the weight of the layer B;
- wherein cumulative content of the acrylic polymer B and the impact modifier in the layer B is from 60.0 wt. % to 95.0 wt., based on the weight of the layer B;
- wherein the content, in wt. %, of the impact modifier nimA in the layer A is described by the following relationship:
- (
- n
- fA
- +
- n
- p
-
- A
- )
- ≤
- n
- imA
- ≤
- 7
- *
- (
- n
- fA
- +
- n
- p
-
- A
- )
- nfA being the content, in wt. %, of the inorganic filler and
- hpA being the content, in wt. %, of the colourant in the layer A;
- and
- the content, in wt. %, of the impact modifier nimB in the layer B being satisfied by the following relationship:
- 0.25*nfB<nimB<2*nfB
- nfB being the content, in wt. %, of the inorganic filler in the layer B.
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