Liquid crystal display device, polarizing plate, and polarizer protection film

• US 10,180,597 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2012
• Issued: 01/15/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toyobo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Toyobo Company Limited
• Inventors: Murata, Kouichi, Nakatani, Mitsuharu, Sasaki, Yasushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pan, Jia
• Application Number:
  US14/118,169
• Publication Number:
  US 20140098325A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,435 Days
• Field of Search: 349117, 349181
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2323/031 Polarizer or dye
• CPC Class Codes: C09K 2323/035 Ester polymer, e.g. polycarbonate, polyacrylate or polyester
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/11 Anti-reflection coatings
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 1/111 using layers comprising organic materials
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/3083 Birefringent or phase retarding elements G02B5/3008, G02B5/3016 take precedence; systems for polarisation control G02B27/286; manufacturing phase modulating patterns by lithographic processes G03F7/001
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133528 Polarisers
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/50 Protective arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2202/40 Materials having a particular birefringence, retardation

Abstract

The invention provides a liquid crystal display device, as well as a polarizer and a protective film suitable for the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device comprises a backlight light source, two polarizers, and a liquid crystal cell disposed between the two polarizers; the backlight light source being a white light-emitting diode light source; each of the two polarizers comprising a polarizing film and protective films laminated on both sides of the polarizing film; at least one of the protective films being a polyester film having an adhesion-facilitating layer; the polyester film having a retardation of 3,000 to 30,000 nm; and the adhesion-facilitating layer comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising a backlight source, a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer, wherein

the liquid crystal cell has a light-outgoing side and a light-incoming side;

the first polarizer is disposed on the light-outgoing side of the liquid crystal cell;

the second polarizer is disposed on the light-incoming side of the liquid crystal cell;

the first polarizer comprises (a) a first polarizing film, (b) a protective film laminated on the light-outgoing side of the first polarizing film that is an oriented film having an in-plane retardation of 7,350 to 30,000 nm, a ratio of in-plane retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 2.0 or less, and a first adhesion-facilitating layer, and (c) a protective film laminated on the light-incoming side of the first polarizing film that is a birefringence-free film;

the second polarizer comprises (a) a second polarizing film, (b) a protective film laminated on the light-incoming side of the second polarizing film that is an oriented film having an in-plane retardation of 7,350 to 30,000 nm, a ratio of in-plane retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 2.0 or less, and a first adhesion-facilitating layer, and (c) a protective film laminated on the light-outgoing side of the second polarizing film that is a birefringence-free film; and

the first adhesion-facilitating layer in each of the first and second polarizers comprises a resin composition comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a ratio of in-plane retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 1.2 or less.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2, wherein the oriented film in the first polarizer has, on the opposite side of the surface facing the first polarizing film, one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the oriented film in the first polarizer has, on the opposite side of the surface facing the first polarizing film, one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the resin composition in the first adhesion-facilitating layer further comprises a crosslinking agent (C).

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein the crosslinking agent in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is a melamine-based compound or an isocyanate-based compound.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the acid value of the polyester resin (A) in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is 20 KOHmg/g or less.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol resin (B) in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is 60 mol % or more and 85 mol % or less.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a second adhesion-facilitating layer, wherein in each of the first and second polarizers:

the first adhesion-facilitating layer is between the polarizing film and the oriented film, and

the second adhesion-facilitating layer is on the surface of the oriented film that is opposite to the surface facing the polarizing film.

10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a second adhesion-facilitating layer, wherein in each of the first and second polarizers:

the first adhesion-facilitating layer is between the polarizing film and the oriented film,

the second adhesion-facilitating layer is on the surface of the oriented film that is opposite to the surface facing the polarizing film, and

the second adhesion-facilitating layer comprises a resin composition comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

11. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 9, wherein one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer is present on the light-outgoing side of the second adhesion-facilitating layer of the first polarizer.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 10, wherein one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer is present on the light-outgoing side of the second adhesion-facilitating layer of the first polarizer.

13. A liquid crystal display device comprising a backlight source, a first polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, and a second polarizer, wherein

the liquid crystal cell has a light-outgoing side and a light-incoming side;

the first polarizer is disposed on the light-outgoing side of the liquid crystal cell;

the second polarizer is disposed on the light-incoming side of the liquid crystal cell;

the first polarizer comprises (a) a first polarizing film, (b) a protective film laminated on the light-outgoing side of the first polarizing film that is an oriented film having an in-plane retardation of 7,350 to 30,000 nm, a ratio of in-plane retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 2.0 or less, and a first adhesion-facilitating layer, and (c) a protective film laminated on the light-incoming side of the first polarizing film that is selected from the group consisting of a triacetyl cellulose film, an acrylic film, and a norbornene film;

the second polarizer comprises (a) a second polarizing film, (b) a protective film laminated on the light-incoming side of the second polarizing film that is an oriented film having an in-plane retardation of 7,350 to 30,000 nm, a ratio of in-plane retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 2.0 or less, and a first adhesion-facilitating layer, and (c) a protective film laminated on the light-outgoing side of the second polarizing film that is selected from the group consisting of a triacetyl cellulose film, an acrylic film, and a norbornene film; and

the first adhesion-facilitating layer in each of the first and second polarizers comprises a resin composition comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a ratio of retardation to thickness-direction retardation (Re/Rth) of 0.2 or more and 1.2 or less.

15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the oriented film in the first polarizer has, on the opposite side of the surface facing the first polarizing film, one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer.

16. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the add value of the polyester resin (A) in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is 20 KOHmg/a or less.

17. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol resin (B) in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is 60 mol % or more and 85 mol % or less.

18. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a second adhesion-facilitating layer, wherein in each of the first and second polarizers:

the first adhesion-facilitating layer is between the polarizing film and the oriented film, and

the second adhesion-facilitating layer is on the surface of the oriented film that is opposite to the surface facing the polarizing film.

19. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the oriented film in each of the first and second polarizers has a second adhesion-facilitating layer, wherein in each of the first and second polarizers:

the first adhesion-facilitating layer is between the polarizing film and the oriented film,

the second adhesion-facilitating layer is on the surface of the oriented film that is opposite to the surface facing the polarizing film, and

the second adhesion-facilitating layers comprises a resin composition comprising a polyester resin (A) and a polyvinyl alcohol resin (B).

20. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 19, wherein one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer, an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer is present on the light-outgoing side of the second adhesion-facilitating layer of the first polarizer.

21. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 13, wherein the resin composition in the first adhesion-facilitating layer further comprises a crosslinking agent (C).

22. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 21, wherein the crosslinking agent in the first adhesion-facilitating layer is a melamine-based compound or an isocyanate-based compound.

23. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 18, wherein one or more layers selected from the group consisting of a hard-coat layer;

an antiglare layer, an antireflection layer, a low-reflection layer, a low-reflection antiglare layer, and an antireflection antiglare layer is present on the light-outgoing side of the second adhesion-facilitating layer of the first polarizer.