Polarizing plate and liquid crystal display using the same

• US 7,355,663 B2
• Filed: 10/23/2001
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nitto Denko Corporation
• Inventors: Shouda, Takashi, Hamamoto, Eiji, Saiki, Yuji, Kondou, Senri, Sugino, Youichirou, Kusumoto, Seiichi
• Primary Examiner(s): SEFER, AHMED N
• Application Number:
  US10/001,709
• Publication Number:
  US 20020075428A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,359 Days
• Field of Search: 349/96, 349/117, 349/118, 349/113, 349/114, 349/119, 349/179, 349/180, 349/181, 359/485, 359499-500
• US Class Current: 349/96
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/3033 in the form of a thin sheet or foil, e.g. Polaroid
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133528 Polarisers
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2201/54 Arrangements for reducing warping-twist
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 2202/28 Adhesive materials or arrangements

Abstract

A polarizing plate excellent in polarization performance in all wavebands from a short wavelength region to a long wavelength region and a liquid crystal display using such a polarizing plate. The polarizing plate including a polarizer has a portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm and a portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm.

Claims

1. A polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, the polarizing film comprising:

a first portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm, and

a second portion having a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm,

wherein the first portion and the second portion are laminated.

2. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion are laminated by an adhesive.

3. The polarizing plate according to claim 2, wherein a refractive index of the adhesive is in a range of 1.46 to 1.52.

4. The polarizing plate according to claim 2, wherein the adhesive is a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive.

5. The polarizing plate according to claim 2, wherein the adhesive is a urethane-based adhesive.

6. The polarizing plate according to claim 2, wherein the first portion and the second portion are directly laminated by the adhesive.

7. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion are laminated by a pressure-sensitive adhesive.

8. The polarizing plate according to claim 7, wherein a refractive index of the pressure-sensitive adhesive is in a range of 1.46 to 1.52.

9. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion having a first absorption axis and a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm and the second portion having a second absorption axis and a polarization degree of 99% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm are laminated so that the first and second absorption axes are disposed in parallel to each other.

10. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, further comprising a reflector or a transreflector attached to the polarizing plate.

11. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, further comprising a retardation plate or a λ

plate attached to the polarizing plate.

12. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, further comprising a viewing angle compensating film attached to the polarizing plate.

13. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, further comprising a brightness enhancement film attached to the polarizing plate.

14. A liquid crystal display comprising a polarizing plate according to claim 1 on at least one side of a liquid crystal cell.

15. The liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein the first portion and the second portion are laminated by an adhesive.

16. The liquid crystal display according to claim 15, wherein the polarizing plate is located on one side of the liquid crystal cell.

17. The liquid crystal display according to claim 16, wherein the polarizing plate transmits a linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis.

18. The liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein the first portion and the second portion are laminated by a pressure-sensitive adhesive.

19. The liquid crystal display according to claim 18, wherein the polarizing plate is located on one side of the liquid crystal cell.

20. The liquid crystal display according to claim 19, wherein the polarizing plate transmits a linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis.

21. The liquid crystal display according to claim 14, wherein the polarizing plate is located on one side of the liquid crystal cell.

22. The liquid crystal display according to claim 21, wherein the polarizing plate transmits a linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis.

23. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein an adhesive layer is provided on the polarizing plate and exposed at a surface thereof, and a separator for preventing contamination is provided on the adhesive layer.

24. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion are directly laminated.

25. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion has a polarization degree of 99.3% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm, and the second portion has a polarization degree of 99.3% or more at each wavelength of light for a wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm.

26. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion has a polarization degree of 99.5% or more at each wavelength of light for wavelengths of 420 to 550 nm, and the second portion has a polarization degree of 99.5% or more at each wavelength of light for a wavelengths of 550 to 700 nm.

27. The polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the polarizing plate transmits a linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis.

28. An optical member comprising an optical layer which is the polarizing plate according to claim 1 and at least one other optical layer.

29. An optical member comprising an optical layer which is the polarizing plate according to claim 1 and at least two other optical layers.

30. An optical member comprising a polarizing plate according to claim 1 and an adhesive layer exposed on a surface of the optical member for adhesion with other members.

31. An optical member according to claim 30, wherein the adhesive layer is temporarily covered with a separator.

32. A polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein a transparent protective film is provided on a side of the polarizing film.

33. A polarizing plate according to claim 32, wherein no protective film is provided between the first and second portions of the polarizing film.

34. A polarizing plate according to claim 1, wherein the first portion and the second portion are directly laminated by an adhesive, and a transparent protective layer is provided on one side or both sides of the polarizing film.