IP Library Granted Patent US 9,915,766
Granted Patent B2
US 9,915,766 · App. 15/107,283 · Granted Mar 13, 2018

Thin polarizer with excellent optical properties, manufacturing method therefor and polarizing plate including same

Inventors: Jong-Hyun Jung (Daejeon, KR); Sung-Hyun Nam (Daejeon, KR); Kyun-Il Rah (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
G02B5/3033B29D11/00644B29D11/00894B29K2029/04B29K2105/256B29L2009/00
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Patent No.
US 9,915,766
App. No.
15/107,283
Granted
Mar 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a thin polarizer, including: forming a film laminate by attaching a polyvinyl alcohol-based film to at least one surface of a polymer film by using attraction force or an adhesive; swelling the film laminate so that a degree of swelling of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film is 0.36 to 0.44; dyeing at least one of iodine and a dichromatic dye on the film laminate; and stretching the film laminate.

Claims (21)

1. A method of manufacturing a thin polarizer, comprising:

providing a prefabricated polyvinyl alcohol-based film;

providing a polymer film;

forming a film laminate by attaching the prefabricated polyvinyl alcohol-based film to at least one surface of the polymer film by using attraction force or an adhesive;

swelling the film laminate so that a degree of swelling of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film is 0.36 to 0.44;

dyeing at least one of iodine and a dichromatic dye on the film laminate; and

stretching the film laminate,

wherein the swelling of the film laminate is performed by a method of immersing the film laminate in water at 15° C. to 35° C., and

wherein the swelling of the film laminate is performed to satisfy the following Equation (2) when a swelling tank retention time is t seconds:

0.36≦0.105· t 0.5 ≦0.44  Equation (2).

2. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the prefabricated polyvinyl alcohol-based film before attaching to the polymer film is 10 μm to 60 μm.

3. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the stretching is performed at a stretching magnification of 5 times to 15 times.

4. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the stretching is performed at a temperature of 45° C. to 55° C.

5. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , wherein the stretching is performed in a boric acid aqueous solution having a boric acid concentration of 1 to 5%.

6. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , further comprising:

after the stretching, separating the polymer film and the polyvinyl alcohol-based film.

7. The method of manufacturing a thin polarizer of claim 1 , further comprising:

after the stretching, drying the stretched film laminate.

8. A polyvinyl alcohol-based thin polarizer manufactured by the manufacturing method of claim 1 and having a thickness of 10 μm or less, simple substance transmittance of 40% to 45%, and a degree of polarization of 99.9% or more.

9. A polarizing plate comprising:

the polyvinyl alcohol-based thin polarizer of claim 8 .

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2023
From: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
To: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (NANJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065393/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: LG CHEM LTD.
To: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056316/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 22, 2016
From: JUNG, JONG-HYUN; NAM, SUNG-HYUN; RAH, KYUN-IL
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038986/0243 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2013-0165197 · Dec 27, 2013 · national
KR 10-2014-0123602 · Sep 17, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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