IP Library Granted Patent US 11,442,209
Granted Patent B2
US 11,442,209 · App. 16/627,978 · Granted Sep 13, 2022

Multilayer film stack

Inventors: Amane Hirose (Tokyo, JP); Mitsuo Tojo (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
G02B5/305B32B7/022B32B27/08B32B27/36G02B5/3083G02F1/133536B32B2250/05B32B2250/42
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Patent No.
US 11,442,209
App. No.
16/627,978
Granted
Sep 13, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a multilayer laminated film containing a multilayer laminated structure of alternately laminated first and second layers, and a thick film layer in contact therewith. The multilayer laminated structure has a layer thickness profile in terms of the physical thickness of repeating first and second layers. The layer thickness profile has a monotonously increasing thickness region and a thin layer region, which has at least three repeating units, a L2/L1 ratio of 0.85 or less, and a A2/L1 ratio of 0.70 or less, where L1 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region, L2 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and A2 is the average repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region. The thin layer region is on the thicker side of the monotonously increasing thickness region and in contact with the thick film layer.

Claims (25)

1. A multilayer laminated film comprising

at least one multilayer laminated structure in which a first layer containing a first resin and a second layer containing a second resin are alternately laminated, and

at least one outermost layer having a thickness of 1-25 μm that is in contact with the multilayer laminated structure,

wherein

when the multilayer laminated film comprises a plurality of the multilayer laminated structures, the multilayer laminated film comprises at least one intermediate layer;

the multilayer laminated structure has a layer thickness profile in terms of a physical thickness of a repeating unit having one first layer and one second layer, and the layer thickness profile has a monotonously increasing thickness region and a thin layer region;

the thin layer region has at least three repeating units and is a region in which the L2/L1 ratio is 0.85 or less, where L2 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and L1 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region, and the A2/L1 ratio is 0.70 or less, where A2 is the average repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and L1 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region; and

the thin layer region is on the thicker side of the monotonously increasing thickness region and is in direct contact with the outermost layer or intermediate layer.

2. The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1 , wherein the L2/S1 ratio exceeds 1.0, where L2 is the maximum repeating unit thickness in the thin layer region, and S1 is the minimum repeating unit thickness in the monotonously increasing thickness region.

3. The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1 , wherein the first layer is birefringent, the second layer is isotropic, and the film is capable of reflecting light at a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm by optical interference of the layers.

4. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 1 .

5. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 1 .

6. The multilayer laminated film according to claim 2 , wherein the first layer is birefringent, the second layer is isotropic, and the film is capable of reflecting light at a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm by optical interference of the layers.

7. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 2 .

8. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 3 .

9. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 6 .

10. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 2 .

11. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 3 .

12. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 6 .

13. The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1 , wherein the thin layer region has 3 to 15 repeating units.

14. The multilayer laminated film according to claim 6 , wherein the thin layer region has 3 to 15 repeating units.

15. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 13 .

16. A luminance-improving member comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 14 .

17. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 13 .

18. A polarizer for a liquid crystal display, the polarizer comprising the multilayer laminated film according to claim 14 .

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Jun 17, 2021
From: TOYOBO FILM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
To: TOYOBO CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056578/0873 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2019
From: HIROSE, AMANE; TOJO, MITSUO
To: TOYOBO FILM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051395/0321 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-133703 · Jul 7, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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