IP Library Granted Patent US 12,703,799
Granted Patent B2
US 12,703,799 · App. 18/440,204 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Composition for forming colored layer, optical film, and display device

Inventors: Kai Futamata (Tokyo, JP); Yoshiko Ishimaru (Tokyo, JP); Takenori Goda (Tokyo, JP); Shigeki Furukawa (Tokyo, JP); Hanae Tagami (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOPPAN INC.
C09D4/06C09D5/006C09D5/16C09D7/41C09D135/02G02B5/223
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Patent No.
US 12,703,799
App. No.
18/440,204
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composition for forming a colored layer includes a dye, an ionizing radiation-curable resin, a photoinitiator, and a solvent. The dye contains a first colorant and a second colorant, the first colorant has a wavelength of maximum absorption in a range of 470 nm to 530 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 45 nm, the second colorant has a wavelength of maximum absorption in a range of 560 nm to 620 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 55 nm, and the ionizing radiation-curable resin contains a resin having an amine structure.

Claims (56)

1 . A composition for forming a colored layer, comprising:

a dye (A), an ionizing radiation-curable resin (B), a photoinitiator (C), and a solvent (D), wherein

the dye (A) contains a first colorant and a second colorant,

the first colorant has a wavelength of maximum absorption in a range of 470 nm to 530 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 45 nm,

the second colorant has a wavelength of maximum absorption in a range of 560 nm to 620 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 55 nm, and

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) contains a resin having an amine structure.

2 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 , wherein

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) is a polymer containing a structural unit represented by following formula (1),

[where R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, carboxyl group, sulfo group, cyano group, hydroxy group, alkyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, arylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, acylaminosulfonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylthio group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, nitro group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, acyloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, acyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, aryl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, substituted amino group, substituted ureido group, substituted phosphono group, or a heterocyclic group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 30 or fewer carbon atoms; and X represents a single bond, an ester group, an aliphatic alkyl chain having 30 or fewer carbon atoms, an aromatic chain, a polyethylene glycol chain, or a linking group formed by combination thereof, and any of these may contain a spirodioxane ring].

3 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 , wherein

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) further contains a polymer having a structural unit represented by following formula (2),

[where R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, carboxyl group, sulfo group, cyano group, hydroxy group, alkyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, arylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, acylaminosulfonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylthio group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, nitro group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, acyloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, acyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, aryl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, substituted amino group, substituted ureido group, substituted phosphono group, or a heterocyclic group; R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 30 or fewer carbon atoms; and X represents a single bond, an ester group, an aliphatic alkyl chain having 30 or fewer carbon atoms, an aromatic chain, a polyethylene glycol chain, or a linking group formed by combination thereof, and any of these may contain a spirodioxane ring].

4 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additives (E) selected from a radical scavenger, a peroxide decomposer, and a singlet oxygen quencher.

5 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 4 , wherein

the singlet oxygen quencher is a dialkyl phosphate, dialkyldithiocarbamate, or benzenedithiol, or a transition metal complex thereof.

6 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 , wherein

the dye (A) contains one or more selected from the group consisting of compounds having a porphyrin structure, merocyanine structure, phthalocyanine structure, azo structure, cyanine structure, squarylium structure, coumarin structure, polyene structure, quinone structure, tetradiporphyrin structure, pyrromethene structure, and indigo structure; and a metal complex thereof.

7 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 , wherein

the dye (A) further contains a third colorant whose wavelength of lowest transmittance within a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm is within a range of 650 nm to 780 nm.

8 . An optical film, comprising:

a colored layer that is a cured product of the composition for forming the colored layer of claim 1 ;

a transparent substrate located on one surface of the colored layer; and

a functional layer located on one or the other surface of the colored layer, wherein

one or both of the transparent substrate and the functional layer have an ultraviolet shielding rate of 85% or higher as measured according to a method described in JIS L 1925, and

the functional layer functions as an antireflection layer or an antiglare layer.

9 . The optical film of claim 8 , further comprising an oxygen barrier layer having an oxygen permeability of 10 cm 3 /(m 2 ·day·atm) or lower as the functional layer.

10 . The optical film of claim 8 , further comprising an antistatic layer or an antifouling layer as the functional layer.

11 . A display device comprising the optical film of claim 8 .

12 . A composition for forming a colored layer, comprising:

a dye (A), an ionizing radiation-curable resin (B), a photoinitiator (C), and a solvent (D), wherein

the dye (A) contains at least one of

a first colorant having a wavelength of maximum absorption in a first range of 470 nm to 530 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 45 nm,

a second colorant having a wavelength of maximum absorption in a second range of 560 nm to 620 nm, and an absorption spectrum with a full width at half maximum of 15 nm to 55 nm, and

a third colorant whose wavelength of minimum transmittance within a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm is within a third range of 650 nm or higher and 780 nm or lower,

minimum transmittance is 1% or higher and lower than 50% in only one of the first to third ranges, and

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) contains a resin having an amine structure.

13 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 12 , wherein

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) is a polymer containing a structural unit represented by following formula (1),

[where R 1 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, carboxyl group, sulfo group, cyano group, hydroxy group, alkyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, arylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, acylaminosulfonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylthio group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, nitro group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, acyloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, acyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, aryl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, substituted amino group, substituted ureido group, substituted phosphono group, or a heterocyclic group; R 2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 30 or fewer carbon atoms; and X represents a single bond, an ester group, an aliphatic alkyl chain having 30 or fewer carbon atoms, an aromatic chain, a polyethylene glycol chain, or a linking group formed by combination thereof, and any of these may contain a spirodioxane ring].

14 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 12 , wherein

the ionizing radiation-curable resin (B) further contains a polymer having a structural unit represented by following formula (2),

[where R 3 represents a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, carboxyl group, sulfo group, cyano group, hydroxy group, alkyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxycarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, arylsulfonylaminocarbonyl group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, acylaminosulfonyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkoxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, alkylthio group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, aryloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, nitro group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, acyloxy group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, acyl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, aryl group having 10 or fewer carbon atoms, substituted amino group, substituted ureido group, substituted phosphono group, or a heterocyclic group; R 4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 30 or fewer carbon atoms; and X represents a single bond, an ester group, an aliphatic alkyl chain having 30 or fewer carbon atoms, an aromatic chain, a polyethylene glycol chain, or a linking group formed by combination thereof, and any of these may contain a spirodioxane ring].

15 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 12 , further comprising one or more additives (E) selected from a radical scavenger, a peroxide decomposer, and a singlet oxygen quencher.

16 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 15 , wherein

the singlet oxygen quencher is a dialkyl phosphate, dialkyldithiocarbamate, or benzenedithiol, or a transition metal complex thereof.

17 . The composition for forming the colored layer of claim 12 , wherein

the dye (A) contains one or more selected from the group consisting of compounds having a porphyrin structure, merocyanine structure, phthalocyanine structure, azo structure, cyanine structure, squarylium structure, coumarin structure, polyene structure, quinone structure, tetradiporphyrin structure, pyrromethene structure, and indigo structure; and a metal complex thereof.

18 . An optical film, comprising:

a colored layer that is a cured product of the composition for forming the colored layer of claim 12 ;

a transparent substrate located on one surface of the colored layer; and

a functional layer located on one or the other surface of the colored layer, wherein

one or both of the transparent substrate and the functional layer have an ultraviolet shielding rate of 85% or higher as measured according to a method described in JIS L 1925, and

the functional layer functions as an antireflection layer or an antiglare layer.

19 . The optical film of claim 18 , further comprising an oxygen barrier layer having an oxygen permeability of 10 cm 3 /(m 2 ·day·atm) or lower as the functional layer.

20 . The optical film of claim 18 , further comprising an antistatic layer or an antifouling layer as the functional layer.

21 . A display device comprising the optical film of claim 18 .