Method for manufacturing polarizer having locally depolarized area, and polarizer, polarizing plate and image display device manufactured by using same

1. A method for manufacturing a polarizer comprising:

preparing a polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one of iodine and dichroic dye;

forming a depolarized area by locally bringing a bleaching solution into contact with some areas of the polarizer; and

acid treating at least the depolarized area using an acid solution,

wherein the polarizer is provided such that the depolarized area locally has single body transmittance of 80% or greater and a polarization degree of 20% or less in a wavelength band of 400 nm to 800 nm, and a polarized area has single body transmittance of 45% or less and a polarization degree of 99% or greater,

wherein a boundary width of the depolarized area and the polarized area is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 500 μm, and single body transmittance of the boundary of the depolarized area and the polarized area is greater than 45% and less than 80%.

2. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the bleaching solution includes one or more types of bleaching agents selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), sodium hydrosulfide (NaSH), sodium azide (NaN 3 ), potassium hydroxide (KOH), potassium hydrosulfide (KSH) and potassium thiosulfate (KS 2 O 3 ).

3. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the bleaching solution includes a bleaching agent in 1 wt % to 30 wt %.

4. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the bleaching solution has a pH of 11 to 14.

5. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the acid solution includes one or more types selected from the group consisting of formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, adipic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, glutaric acid, succinic acid, hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and boric acid.

6. The method for manufacturing a polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the acid solution has a pH of 1 to 5.

7. A polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one of iodine and dichroic dye, the polarizer comprising:

a depolarized area locally having single body transmittance of 80% or greater and a polarization degree of 20% or less in a wavelength band of 400 nm to 800 nm; and

a polarized area having single body transmittance of 45% or less and a polarization degree of 99% or greater,

wherein a boundary width of the depolarized area and the polarized area is greater than or equal to 5 μm and less than or equal to 500 μm, and single body transmittance of the boundary of the depolarized area and the polarized area is greater than 45% and less than 80%.

8. A polarizing plate further provided with a polarizer protective film on at least one surface of the polarizer of claim 7 .

9. A polyvinyl alcohol-based polarizer dyed with at least one of iodine and dichroic dye, the polarizer comprising:

a depolarized area locally having single body transmittance of 80% and greater and a polarization degree of 20% or less in a wavelength band of 400 nm to 800 nm; and

a polarized area,

wherein the depolarized area has a single body transmittance change rate of 5% or less when left unattended for 100 hours at 100° C.

10. The polarizer of claim 9 , wherein the polarized area has single body transmittance of 40% to 45%, and a polarization degree of 99% or greater.

11. The polarizer of claim 9 , wherein, in the depolarized area, a content of at least one of the iodine and the dichroic dye is from 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %, and in the polarized area, a content of at least one of the iodine and the dichroic dye is from 1 wt % to 4 wt %.

12. A polarizing plate further provided with a polarizer protective film on at least one surface of the polarizer of claim 9 .

13. An image display device comprising:

a display panel; and

a polarizing plate attached to one surface or both surfaces of the display panel,

wherein the polarizing plate has a depolarized area locally having single body transmittance of 80% or greater and a polarization degree or 20% or less in a wavelength band of 400 nm to 800 nm, and the depolarized area has a single body transmittance change rate of 5% or less when left unattended for 100 hours at 100° C.

14. The image display device of claim 13 , wherein a camera module is located in the depolarized area.