IP Library Granted Patent US 11,614,565
Granted Patent B2
US 11,614,565 · App. 16/506,661 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

Optical multilayer film, and optical component and display device comprising the same

Inventors: Young Min Heo (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Sechul Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seungwon Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: SKC CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,614,565
App. No.
16/506,661
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The optical multilayer film, which comprises a laminate in which a base layer, a primer layer, a hard coat layer, a first refractive layer, and a second refractive layer are sequentially laminated, has a very low reflectance and enhanced optical characteristics by adjusting the in-plane retardation of the base layer and the refractive indices of the respective layers. Thus, the optical component and the display device, which comprise the optical multilayer film, have a low reflectance and excellent other optical characteristics.

Claims (32)

1. An optical multilayer film, which comprises a laminate in which a base layer, a primer layer, a hard coat layer, a first refractive layer, and a second refractive layer are sequentially laminated,

wherein the primer layer has a thickness of 80 nm to 95 nm, and the hard coat layer has a thickness of 1 μm to 5 μm,

wherein the base layer comprises a polyester resin and has an in-plane retardation (Ro) of 0 to 500 nm, a thickness direction retardation (Rth) of 5,000 to 16,000 nm and a minimum in-plane retardation (Ro min ) of 85 nm or less,

wherein Ro min is the lowest value when Ro is measured at a plurality of points in the plane of the base layer of the optical multilayer film,

wherein when the refractive indices of the base layer, the primer layer, the hard coat layer, the first refractive layer, and the second refractive layer are n1, n2, n3, n4, and n5, respectively, they satisfy the following Equations (1) to (4):

1.61≤ n 1≤1.69  (1)

n 5< n 3< n 2< n 1< n 4  (2)

0.05≤ n 1− n 3≤0.20  (3)

0.30≤ n 4− n 5≤0.60  (4),

wherein n4 is in a range of 1.70 to 1.80, and n5 is in a range of 1.10 to 1.40, and wherein the optical multilayer film has a reflectance of 6.5% or less with respect to light having a wavelength of 550 nm.

2. The optical multilayer film of claim 1 , wherein the base layer has a refractive index (n1) of 1.63 to 1.68, and

the primer layer has a refractive index (n2) of 1.54 to 1.62.

3. The optical multilayer film of claim 2 , wherein the primer layer has a refractive index (n2) of 1.55 to 1.61.

4. The optical multilayer film of claim 2 , wherein the first refractive layer has a refractive index (n4) of 1.70 to 1.75.

5. The optical multilayer film of claim 2 , wherein the second refractive layer has a refractive index (n5) of 1.25 to 1.35.

6. The optical multilayer film of claim 2 , wherein the primer layer has a refractive index (n2) of 1.55 to 1.61,

the hard coat layer has a refractive index (n3) of 1.50 to 1.53,

the first refractive layer has a refractive index (n4) of 1.70 to 1.75, and

the second refractive layer has a refractive index (n5) of 1.25 to 1.35.

7. The optical multilayer film of claim 1 , the second refractive layer has a thickness of 80 nm to 120 nm.

8. The optical multilayer film of claim 1 , wherein the base layer has a thickness of 20 μm to 60 μm.

9. The optical multilayer film of claim 8 , wherein:

the first refractive layer has a thickness of 5 nm to 150 nm, and

the second refractive layer has a thickness of 80 nm to 120 nm.

10. The optical multilayer film of claim 1 , wherein the base layer has a refractive index (n1) of 1.63 to 1.68 and a thickness of 20 μm to 60 μm, the primer layer has a refractive index (n2) of 1.54 to 1.62, the hard coat layer has a refractive index (n3) of 1.50 to 1.53, the first refractive layer may havc a has a refractive index (n4) of 1.70 to 1.75 and a thickness of 5 nm to 150 nm, and the second refractive layer a has a refractive index (n5) of 1.25 to 1.35 and a thickness of 80 nm to 120 nm.

11. The optical multilayer film of claim 1 , wherein the base layer comprises a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin,

the primer layer comprises a thermosetting polyurethane-based resin,

the hard coat layer comprises a photocurable acrylate-based resin,

the first refractive layer comprises titanium oxide (TiO 2 ) or zirconium oxide (ZrO 2 ), and

the second refractive layer comprises silica fine particles.

12. An optical component, which comprises a polarizer; and the optical multilayer film of claim 1 disposed on at least one side of the polarizer.

13. A display device, which comprises a display panel; and the optical component of claim 12 disposed on at least one of the upper and lower sides 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 Nov 20, 2019
From: HEO, YOUNG MIN; LEE, SECHUL; LEE, SEUNGWON
To: SKC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051066/0779 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0079263 · Jul 9, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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