IP Library Granted Patent US 10,302,828
Granted Patent B2
US 10,302,828 · App. 14/989,197 · Granted May 28, 2019

Optical film and display device

Inventors: Hye Young Kong (Uijeongbu-si, KR); Jong Hoon Won (Yongin-si, KR); Seung Jun Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sangah Gam (Seoul, KR); Hyung Jun Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Myung-Sup Jung (Seongnam-si, KR); Woo Jin Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Hyun-Seok Cho (Seoul, KR)
Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
G02B5/3016G02B5/3025G02B5/3083G02F1/133528G02F1/13363G02F2202/28H01L27/32H01L51/5262H01L51/5281
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Patent No.
US 10,302,828
App. No.
14/989,197
Granted
May 28, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical film includes a polarization film including a polyolefin and a dichroic dye, a first phase delay layer positioned on one side of the polarization film and including a liquid crystal, a second phase delay layer positioned on one side of the first phase delay layer and including a liquid crystal, a first adhesive between the polarization film and the first phase delay layer, and a second adhesive between the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer, wherein at least one of the first adhesive and the second adhesive has a room temperature storage modulus of greater than or equal to about 0.2 MPa at a frequency of 10 Hz, and a display device including the same, are provided.

Claims (37)

1. An optical film comprising:

a polarization film comprising a polyolefin and a dichroic dye;

a first phase delay layer positioned on the polarization film and comprising a liquid crystal;

a second phase delay layer positioned on the first phase delay layer and comprising a liquid crystal;

a first adhesive between the polarization film and the first phase delay layer; and

a second adhesive between the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer,

wherein at least one of the first adhesive and the second adhesive has a room temperature storage modulus of greater than or equal to about 0.2 MPa at a frequency of 10 Hz, and

wherein the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer are thinner than the first adhesive or the second adhesive, respectively,

each thickness of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer is about 0.5 μm to about 5 μm, and

each thickness of the first adhesive and the second adhesive is about 5 μm to about 12 μm

wherein one of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer has in-phase retardation of about 230 nm to about 300 nm for a 550 nm wavelength, and

the of the of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer has in-phase retardation of about 110 nm to about 160 nm for a 550 nm wavelength,

wherein in-phase retardation (R e1 ) of the first phase delay layer for 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm wavelengths satisfies R e1 (450 nm)>R e1 (550 nm)>R e1 (650 nm),

in-phase retardation (R e2 ) of the second phase delay layer for 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm wavelengths satisfies R e2 (450 nm)>R e2 (550 nm)>R e2 (650 nm), and

entire in-phase retardation (R e0 ) of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer for 450 nm, 550 nm, and 650 nm wavelengths satisfies R e0 (450 nm)<R e0 (550 nm)<R e0 (650 nm) or R e0 (450 nm)<R e0 (550 nm)<R e0 (650 nm).

2. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises a (meth)acryl compound, a urethane compound, a polyisobutylene compound, a styrene butadiene rubber, a polyvinylether compound, an epoxy compound, a melamine compound, a polyester compound, a phenol compound, a silicon compound, a derivative thereof, a copolymer thereof, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.

3. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises a resin having a hydroxy group, a carboxyl group, a nitrogen-containing functional group, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.

4. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive comprises a cross-linked resin cross-linked by a cross-linking agent of an isocyanate compound, an epoxy compound, an aziridine compound, a metal chelate compound, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.

5. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein each thickness of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer is about 0.05 to about 0.8 times of a thickness of the first adhesive or the second adhesive.

6. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the sum of the thicknesses of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer is about 1 μm to about 10 μm.

7. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adhesive and the second adhesive has a room temperature storage modulus of about 0.2 MPa to about 8 GPa at a frequency of 10 Hz.

8. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first adhesive and the second adhesive has a 180° peel force of greater than or equal to about 1500 gf/25 mm at room temperature for the first phase delay layer or the second phase delay layer.

9. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal of the first phase delay layer and the liquid crystal of the second phase delay layer have respective refractive indices satisfying Relationship Equation 1A or 1B:

n x >n y =n z   [Relationship Equation 1A]

n x <n y =n z   [Relationship Equation 1B]

wherein, in Relationship Equations 1A and 1B,

n x is a refractive index at a slow axis of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer, n y is a refractive index at a fast axis of the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer, and n z is a refractive index in the direction perpendicular to n x and n y .

10. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer respectively have short wavelength dispersion of about 1.1 to about 1.2, and

the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer have entire short wavelength dispersion of about 0.70 to about 0.99.

11. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer respectively have long wavelength dispersion of about 0.9 to about 1.0, and

the first phase delay layer and the second phase delay layer have entire long wavelength dispersion of about 1.01 to about 1.20.

12. The optical film of claim 1 , wherein the polarization film has a thickness of less than or equal to about 100 μm.

13. A display device comprising

a display panel, and

the optical film of claim 1 positioned on at least one side the display panel.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel or an organic light emitting panel.

15. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the display panel is a flexible display panel.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 19, 2019
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051381/0016 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE INCORRECT 8TH INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 049041 FRAME 0887. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT, Recorded May 30, 2019
From: KONG, HYE YOUNG; WON, JONG HOON; LEE, SEUNG JUN; GAM, SANGAH; KIM, HYUNG JUN; JUNG, MYUNG-SUP; JEONG, WOO JIN; CHOI, HYUN-SEOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049318/0879 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MISSING 8TH INVENTOR'S NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 037421 FRAME 0090. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE 8TH INVENTOR'S NAME IS HYUN-SEOK CHOI. Recorded Dec 18, 2018
From: KONG, HYE YOUNG; WON, JONG HOON; LEE, SEUNG JUN; GAM, SANGAH; KIM, HYUNG JUN; JUNG, MYUNG-SUP; JEONG, WOO JIN; CHO, HYUN-SEOK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049041/0887 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2016
From: KONG, HYE YOUNG; WON, JONG HOON; LEE, SEUNG JUN; GAM, SANGAH; KIM, HYUNG JUN; JUNG, MYUNG-SUP; JEONG, WOO JIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 037421/0090 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2015-0105720 · Jul 27, 2015 · national
KR 10-2015-0183008 · Dec 21, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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