Nissan Motor Company Limited

Yuji Noguchi

Takayuki Fukui

Ryota Kobayashi

Ryo Murakami

Yoshiko Tsukada

Daijirou Sakurai

Masanobu Sugimoto

Tadashi Suzuki

Isao Yamamoto

Yasuaki Kai

Ryou Murakami

Toshiya Shibukawa

Shinichi Akaishi

Shinnichi Akaishi

Masakazu Nishino

Motohiko Kuroda

The antifouling structure of the present invention includes a porous structural layer and a non-volatile liquid in pores and/or on a surface of the porous structural layer. The porous structural layer includes a modified portion at least at a surface part of the porous structural layer, and the elemental ratio of fluorine to silicon (F/Si) in the surface part is within the range of 3 to 50.

Antifouling structure and automotive component using antifouling structure

An antifouling structure precursor, comprising: a modification layer that contains a modifier having a perfluoropolyether chain; and an oxide layer that has a surface entirely covered with the modification layer, wherein the modification layer has an uneven film thickness and comprises a comparatively thick area and a comparatively thin area that is dispersed in the comparatively thick area, and a coverage rate of covering the oxide layer with the comparatively thick area is equal to or greater than 10%. An antifouling structure, comprising: an antifouling structure precursor; and a lubricant oil on a surface of the antifouling structure precursor.

Antifouling structure precursor, antifouling structure, and surface modification method

A method for producing an anti-fouling coating film includes: a step (1) of applying a fine uneven layer forming agent containing at least one type of polysilazane as at least one type of silica raw material on at least one surface of a base substrate, the aforementioned at least one surface comprising at least one type of resin, to form a fine uneven layer containing silica and polysilazane; a step (2) of applying a modification layer forming agent containing a reactive organic compound and polysiloxane or perfluoropolyether on a surface of the fine uneven layer obtained in the step (1), to form a modification layer containing polysiloxane or perfluoropolyether, and a step (3) of applying lubricating oil containing silicone oil or fluorinated oil on a surface of the modification layer obtained in the step (2), to form a lubricating oil layer.

Method for producing anti-fouling coating film, and anti-fouling coating film

An antifouling structure of the present invention includes: a non-volatile liquid; a microporous structure layer retaining the non-volatile liquid; and a base with the microporous structure layer on a surface of the base. A surface roughness (Rz) of the microporous structure layer and a film thickness (T) of the non-volatile liquid satisfy Rz&#x3c;T. The automobile part with an antifouling structure of the present invention includes the above-described antifouling structure.

Antifouling structure

A stain disappearing laminate of the present invention comprises a sebum absorption and diffusion layerand a sebum attachment inhibition layerlaminated on a base material in this order. The sebum attachment inhibition layerrepels sebumand reduces attachment of the sebum, as well as allows attached sebum to pass through to the sebum attachment inhibition layer side, and the sebum absorption and diffusion layerabsorbs the sebumpassed through the sebum attachment inhibition layerand diffuses the sebum within the sebum absorption and diffusion layer itself.

Stain disappearing laminate, and image display device and automobile component using said stain disappearing laminate

An antifouling structure of the present invention includes a microporous layer and an antifouling liquid on a base. The microporous layer includes a liquid retaining portion that is formed at a surface part of the microporous layer, and a liquid ejecting portion that is formed at an inner part of the microporous layer and has a lower affinity for the antifouling liquid than the liquid retaining portion. The film thickness of the liquid retaining portion is within the range of 1/100 to 1/50 of the liquid ejecting portion, where T is the film thickness of the liquid ejecting portion.

Antifouling structure and automobile component provided with said antifouling structure

A water repellent film () according to the present invention includes a first layer () having a plurality of fine protrusions () on the surface thereof, a second layer () covering the fine protrusions () and having a water repellent property, and a third layer () provided on the surface of the first layer () on the opposite side of the fine protrusions (). When a modulus of elasticity of the first layer () is defined as E, a modulus of elasticity of the second layer () is defined as E, and a modulus of elasticity of the third layer () is defined as E, a definition of E&#x3e;E&#x3e;Eis fulfilled. Accordingly, the water repellent film having excellent resistance to abrasion in which a fine structure is not easily abraded and damaged by an external friction force or the like can be obtained.

Water repellent film and component for vehicle including the film

An antireflective structure includes: a flat layer having a surface; a fine structure layer including: fine protrusions each including: a head end part, and a base face which is at least one of: a circular base face of a truncated cone, the circular base face having diameter of circle, and a polygonal base face of a truncated pyramid, the polygonal base face having diameter of circumscribing circle of polygonal base face, the fine protrusions being arranged on the surface of the flat layer to define a pitch, wherein, with first reflective face formed in head end part of each of the fine protrusions, and second reflective face formed between fine protrusions on the surface of flat layer: each of the diameter of the circle and the diameter of the circumscribing circle is smaller than wavelength of incident electromagnetic wave, and the pitch is smaller than wavelength of incident electromagnetic wave.

Antireflective structure and antireflective molded body

An anti-reflection structure; includes: a plurality of convex parts arranged at pitches each of which is shorter than a wave length of a visible light ray, each of the convex parts being formed into one of a substantially truncated cone and a substantially truncated pyramid, each including: i) a base face formed into one of a base circle and a base polygon inscribed in the base circle, a) the base circle and b) the base circle circumscribing about the base polygon each having a base diameter Db meeting the following expression: 100 nm&#x3c;Db&#x3c;380 nm, ii) an upper face formed into one of an upper circle and an upper polygon inscribed in the upper circle, a) the upper circle and b) the upper circle circumscribing about the upper polygon each having an upper diameter Du meeting the following expression: 5 nm&#x3c;Du&#x3c;50 nm.

Anti-reflection fine structure, anti-reflection mold body, method of producing the anti-reflection mold body, and automobile part

An anti-reflection microstructure including: convex portions arranged at a pitch shorter than a wavelength of visible light, each of the convex portions having a conic shape defined by an apex, a lateral surface, and a base, wherein an intersecting line between the lateral surface and a plane which passes through the apex and is perpendicular to the base, is equivalent to a curve expressed by an nth-order linear formula in which 1&#x3c;n&#x2266;3.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Yuji Noguchi