Abstract: The mask of the present disclosure is adapted to be worn on a face including a main body that covers at least a portion of the face, and the main body includes a resin film having air permeability through the thickness thereof. The resin film is a non-porous film having through holes extending through the thickness of the film. The diameter of the through holes is 0.01 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less. The density of the through holes in the resin film is 10 holes/cm2 or more and 1×108 holes/cm2 or less. The mask of the present disclosure is completely different in structure from conventional masks, has high flexibility in the design of various properties such as shielding ability, air permeability, transparency, and sound permeability, and is capable, for example, of exhibiting high shielding ability, high air permeability, high transparency, and high sound permeability.

Abstract: Provided is a waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) having higher levels of both gas permeability and waterproofness than conventional ones. The waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) includes: a non-porous resin film (2) having through holes (21a to 21g) formed to extend through the thickness of the resin film (2); and a liquid-repellent layer (3) formed on a principal surface of the resin film (2) and having openings (31) positioned in register with the through holes (21a to 21g). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend straight and have a diameter of 15 ?m or less. The through holes (21a to 21g) are distributed at a hole density of 1×103 holes/cm2 or more and 1×109 holes/cm2 or less in the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend in oblique directions with respect to a direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) that extend in different oblique directions are present together.

Abstract: The polymer film of the present invention has through holes extending from one principal surface of the polymer film to the other principal surface of the polymer film. The through holes are straight holes having a central axis extending straight, and have a shape in which the area of a cross-section perpendicular to the direction of the central axis increases from the one principal surface of the polymer film toward the other principal surface. This polymer film has passages in its thickness direction, has an unconventional structure, and can be used in various applications, such as in a waterproof sound-permeable membrane, in a waterproof gas-permeable membrane, and in a suction sheet. The ratio a/b of the opening diameter a of the through holes at the one principal surface to the opening diameter b of the through holes at the other principal surface is 80% or is less than 80%.

Abstract: A polymer resin film of the present disclosure has a plurality of through holes extending through the thickness of the polymer resin film. The through holes penetrate a substrate structure of the resin film. The through holes have openings formed in both a first principal surface and a second principal surface of the film. The through holes have a shape in which the area of a cross-section perpendicular to a direction in which the through holes extend is constant from the first principal surface of the film to the second principal surface of the film or increases from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface. The openings in the first principal surface have a diameter of 3 ?m or more and 80 ?m or less. A variation in a porosity defined by the openings in the first principal surface is 10% or less.

Abstract: A waterproof sound-transmitting membrane of the present disclosure includes: a non-porous resin film having formed therein a plurality of through holes extending through a thickness of the non-porous resin film; and a liquid-repellent layer formed on a principal surface of the resin film and having openings at positions corresponding to positions of the plurality of through holes. The through holes have a diameter of 4.0 ?m or more and 12.0 ?m or less, and the waterproof sound-transmitting membrane has a through-thickness air permeability of 2.0 cm3/(cm2·second) or more and 50 cm3/(cm2·second) or less in terms of Frazier number as measured according to JIS L 1096. With this waterproof sound-transmitting membrane placed over an opening of a housing of an electronic device or the like, entry of water into the housing from outside can be prevented, in addition to which the characteristics of sound transmitted through the membrane can be kept even when the membrane has a reduced effective area.

Abstract: An acoustic resistor for use in an audio device includes a resin film having air permeability in a thickness direction of the resin film, and the resin film is a non-porous film having through holes formed to extend straight through the resin film in the thickness direction. This acoustic resistor is used in an audio device including: a transducing part that performs conversion between sound and an electrical signal and that includes an acoustic element; a housing enclosing the transducing part and having at least one opening; and a passage for gas that is present inside the housing and communicates with the opening and in which the acoustic element is placed. The acoustic resistor is placed between the opening and the acoustic element in the passage. The variation in properties of the acoustic resistor of the present disclosure can be made smaller than that of conventional acoustic resistors.

Abstract: A polymer resin film of the present disclosure has a plurality of through holes extending through the thickness of the polymer resin film. The through holes penetrate a substrate structure of the resin film. The through holes have openings formed in both a first principal surface and a second principal surface of the film. The through holes have a shape in which the area of a cross-section perpendicular to a direction in which the through holes extend is constant from the first principal surface of the film to the second principal surface of the film or increases from the first principal surface toward the second principal surface. The openings in the first principal surface have a diameter of 3 ?m or more and 80 ?m or less. A variation in a porosity defined by the openings in the first principal surface is 10% or less.

Abstract: A resin film has through holes formed to extend through the thickness of the resin film. The through holes are pillar-shaped. An average density of the through holes is 1×106 to 1×1012 holes/cm2. An average diameter of the through holes is 1 to 310 nm. A degree of variability of the diameter of the through holes is 30% or less, the degree of variability of the diameter of the through holes obtained by dividing a standard deviation of the diameter of the through holes by the average diameter of the through holes and multiplying the resulting value by 100.

Abstract: The mask of the present disclosure is adapted to be worn on a face including a main body that covers at least a portion of the face, and the main body includes a resin film having air permeability through the thickness thereof. The resin film is a non-porous film having through holes extending through the thickness of the film. The diameter of the through holes is 0.01 ?m or more and 30 ?m or less. The density of the through holes in the resin film is 10 holes/cm2 or more and 1×108 holes/cm2 or less. The mask of the present disclosure is completely different in structure from conventional masks, has high flexibility in the design of various properties such as shielding ability, air permeability, transparency, and sound permeability, and is capable, for example, of exhibiting high shielding ability, high air permeability, high transparency, and high sound permeability.

Abstract: A waterproof sound transmission structure of the present disclosure includes: a wall separating a first space from a second space where water can be present, the wall being provided with a sound transmission port for transmission of sound between the first and second spaces; and a waterproof sound-permeable membrane placed to cover the sound transmission port, the waterproof sound-permeable membrane being adapted to permit transmission of sound between the first and second spaces and being further adapted to prevent ingress of water from the second space into the first space through the sound transmission port. The first space is sealed when the second space is filled with water, the sealed first space having a volume of 300 mm3 or less. The waterproof sound transmission structure of the present disclosure has higher levels of both waterproofness and sound permeability than conventional waterproof sound transmission structures.

Abstract: An acoustic resistor for use in an audio device includes a resin film having air permeability in a thickness direction of the resin film, and the resin film is a non-porous film having through holes formed to extend straight through the resin film in the thickness direction. This acoustic resistor is used in an audio device including: a transducing part that performs conversion between sound and an electrical signal and that includes an acoustic element; a housing enclosing the transducing part and having at least one opening; and a passage for gas that is present inside the housing and communicates with the opening and in which the acoustic element is placed. The acoustic resistor is placed between the opening and the acoustic element in the passage. The variation in properties of the acoustic resistor of the present disclosure can be made smaller than that of conventional acoustic resistors.

Abstract: A water-proof air-permeable filter (1) includes: a resin film (2) having formed therein a plurality of through pores (21); a treated layer (3) having hydrophobicity and oil repellency, and formed on at least one of both surfaces in the thickness direction of the resin film (2) such that the treated layer (3) has openings (31) at positions corresponding to the through pores (21); and a loop-shaped double-sided tape (4) stuck to an edge region of one of both surfaces in the thickness direction of the resin film (2), with the treated layer (3) interposed therebetween.

Abstract: The polymer film of the present invention has through holes extending from one principal surface of the polymer film to the other principal surface of the polymer film. The through holes are straight holes having a central axis extending straight, and have a shape in which the area of a cross-section perpendicular to the direction of the central axis increases from the one principal surface of the polymer film toward the other principal surface. This polymer film has passages in its thickness direction, has an unconventional structure, and can be used in various applications, such as in a waterproof sound-permeable membrane, in a waterproof gas-permeable membrane, and in a suction sheet. The ratio a/b of the opening diameter a of the through holes at the one principal surface to the opening diameter b of the through holes at the other principal surface is 80% or is less than 80%.

Abstract: The method of the present disclosure is a method for producing a porous polymer film including: irradiating a strip-shaped polymer film with an ion beam while moving the polymer film transversely to the ion beam, so as to form a polymer film that has collided with ions in the beam; and chemically etching the formed polymer film so as to form openings and/or through holes corresponding to tracks left by the colliding ions in the polymer film. The ion beam (11) with which the polymer film is irradiated is obtained by folding a tail of an original beam (51) inwardly toward a center of the original beam by nonlinear focusing. The original beam is composed of ions accelerated in a cyclotron and has a cross-sectional intensity distribution profile in which an intensity is maximum at the center of the original beam and continuously decreases from the center toward the tail of the original beam, and the profile is an intensity distribution profile in a cross section perpendicular to a direction of the original beam.

Abstract: A water-proof air-permeable filter (1) includes: a resin film (2) having formed therein a plurality of through pores (21); and a treated layer (3) having hydrophobicity and oil repellency, and formed on at least one of both surfaces in the thickness direction of the resin film (2) such that the treated layer (3) has openings (31) at positions corresponding to the through pores (21). The through pores (21) each have a predetermined size larger than or equal to 0.01 ?m and smaller than or equal to 10 ?m, and are uniformly distributed such that a density of the through pores falls within specific limits included in a range from 10 to 1×108 pores/mm2.

Abstract: A vent structure includes: a first housing component having an opening portion for ventilation; a gas-permeable membrane that is attached to the first housing component to close the opening portion; and a laser welding portion that joins the first housing component with the gas-permeable membrane. The gas-permeable membrane includes a main body including a fluororesin film and a porous resin sheet that is laid on the main body. The porous resin sheet is located on the surface side of the vent structure. Both of the main body and the outer peripheral portion of the porous resin sheet that projects outwardly from the main body are fixed to the first housing component by the laser welding portion.

Abstract: The method of the present disclosure includes: (I) irradiating a polymer film (1) with an ion beam composed of ions (2) accelerated in a cyclotron so as to form a polymer film that has collided with the ions in the beam; and (II) chemically etching the polymer film formed in the irradiation (I) so as to form openings (4b) and/or through holes (4a) corresponding to tracks (3) left by the colliding ions in the polymer film. In the irradiation (I), a beam current value of the ion beam is detected upstream and/or downstream of the polymer film in a path of the ion beam, and an irradiation conditioning factor in the irradiation of the polymer film with the ion beam is controlled based on the detected beam current value so that the polymer film can be irradiated with the ions at a predetermined irradiation density. The method of the present disclosure is suitable for industrial production of porous polymer films.

Abstract: The method of the present disclosure is a method for producing a porous polymer film including: irradiating a strip-shaped polymer film with an ion beam while moving the polymer film transversely to the ion beam, so as to form a polymer film that has collided with ions in the beam; and chemically etching the formed polymer film so as to form openings and/or through holes corresponding to tracks left by the colliding ions in the polymer film. The ion beam (11) with which the polymer film is irradiated is obtained by folding a tail of an original beam (51) inwardly toward a center of the original beam by nonlinear focusing. The original beam is composed of ions accelerated in a cyclotron and has a cross-sectional intensity distribution profile in which an intensity is maximum at the center of the original beam and continuously decreases from the center toward the tail of the original beam, and the profile is an intensity distribution profile in a cross section perpendicular to a direction of the original beam.

Abstract: Provided is a waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) having higher levels of both gas permeability and waterproofness than conventional ones. The waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) includes: a non-porous resin film (2) having through holes (21a to 21g) formed to extend through the thickness of the resin film (2); and a liquid-repellent layer (3) formed on a principal surface of the resin film (2) and having openings (31) positioned in register with the through holes (21a to 21g). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend straight and have a diameter of 15 ?m or less. The through holes (21a to 21g) are distributed at a hole density of 1×103 holes/cm2 or more and 1×109 holes/cm2 or less in the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend in oblique directions with respect to a direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) that extend in different oblique directions are present together.

Abstract: Provided is a waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 including: a solid resin film 2 having a plurality of through holes 21 formed therein; and a treatment layer 3 having water repellency and formed on at least one of two surfaces of the resin film 2 that are opposite to each other in the thickness direction. The treatment layer 3 has openings 31 at positions corresponding to the through holes 21. The air permeability of the waterproof sound-transmitting membrane 1 is 100 seconds/100 mL or less in terms of Gurley number.