IP Library Granted Patent US 11,008,430
Granted Patent B2
US 11,008,430 · App. 16/305,797 · Granted May 18, 2021

Polarizer protection film, polarizing plate comprising same, and display provided with same

Inventors: Young Min Heo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Se Chul Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Da Woo Jeong (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Jang Won Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SKC CO., LTD.
C08J7/046C08J7/048G02B1/14G02B5/305G02F1/133528
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Patent No.
US 11,008,430
App. No.
16/305,797
Granted
May 18, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are a protective film for a polarizer with superior optical and mechanical properties, a polarizing plate including the same and a display device including the same.

Claims (25)

1. A protective film for a polarizer, which

comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET),

satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2):

(1) in-plane phase difference (R o )≤350 nm

(2) phase difference in thickness direction (R th )≥6,000 nm,

has a crystallinity of 35% to 55%, and

has a planar orientation coefficient (ΔP) of 0.176 to 0.25.

2. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a density of 1.3 g/cm 3 to 1.5 g/cm 3 .

3. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a tensile modulus (85° C.) of 3.0 GPa to 5.0 GPa.

4. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a difference of a modulus (85° C.) in the width direction (TD) and a modulus (85° C.) in the length direction (MD) of smaller than 0.3 GPa.

5. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a pencil hardness of 5B or greater.

6. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has an in-plane phase difference (R o ) at the width center of 200 nm or smaller.

7. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a phase difference in thickness direction (R th ) at the width center of 6,800 nm or greater.

8. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a ratio (R th /R o ) of the phase difference in thickness direction (R th ) with respect to the in-plane phase difference (R o ) at the width center of 60 or greater.

9. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a variation of the in-plane phase difference (R o,max −R o,min ) within the effective width of 250 nm/m or smaller.

10. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a variation of the phase difference in thickness direction (R th,max −R th,min ) within the effective width of 1,500 nm/m or smaller.

11. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which experiences a change in the in-plane phase difference with respect to the width change (|ΔR o |/|Δx|) within the effective width of smaller than 0.3 nm/mm.

12. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which experiences a change in the phase difference in thickness direction with respect to the width change (|ΔR th |/|Δx|) within the effective width of smaller than 1.5 nm/mm.

13. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a stretching ratio in the length direction (MD) of 2.8 times to 3.5 times and a stretching ratio in the width direction (TD) of 2.9 times to 3.7 times.

14. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a ratio (MD/TD) of a stretching ratio in the length direction (MD) with respect to a stretching ratio in the width direction (TD) of 0.9 to 1.1.

15. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a thickness of 20 μm to 60 μm.

16. The protective film for a polarizer according to claim 1 , which has a heat setting temperature of 160-230° C.

17. A polarizing plate which comprises a polarizer and the protective film for a polarizer according to any one of claims 1 to 16 which is adjacent to at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the polarizer.

18. The polarizing plate according to claim 17 , which further comprises a hard coating layer formed on the protective film and has a pencil hardness of 1H or greater.

19. A display device which comprises a display panel and the polarizing plate according to claim 17 which is disposed on at least one of the upper side and the lower side of the display panel.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 13, 2026
From: SK MICROWORKS CO. LTD.
To: MICROWORKS CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 074306/0727 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 063240 FRAME: 0192. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065841/0822 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: SKC CO., LTD.
To: SK MICROWORKS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063240/0192 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 22, 2019
From: HEO, YOUNG MIN; LEE, SE CHUL; JEONG, DA WOO; LEE, JANG WON
To: SKC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048958/0859 →