Polarizing plate
The present application relates to a polarizing plate. The present application can provide a polarizing plate having excellent optical and mechanical durability even when it is formed in a thin thickness or is applied to a thin display device and without causing bending or twisting when applied to a display device.
1. A polarizing plate, comprising:
a polarizing film having a light absorption axis formed in one in-plane direction;
a protective film formed on one side of the polarizing film and
a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the other side of the polarizing film,
wherein a ratio (S P /S V ) of shrinkage force (S P ) in the light absorption axis direction relative to shrinkage force (S V ) in a direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction is from 0.9 to 1.5; the shrinkage force in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 6.5N to 9.4N: the shrinkage force in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis is from 6.0N to 9.9N;
a shrinkage force of the polarizing film in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 2N to 15N;
a shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis is from 5N to 10N, a shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 0.05N to 4N,
a ratio (S1/S2) of the shrinkage force (S1) of the protective film in the first direction and the shrinkage force (S2) in the second direction is in a range of 15 to 45;
a ratio (S Pro /S PVA ) of the shrinkage force (S Pro ) of the protective film in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis relative to the shrinkage force (S PVA ) of the polarizing film in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 0.1 to 5.
2. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the polarizing plate has a quadrangular shape and wherein a ratio (W/L) of the width (W) relative to the length (L) of the quadrangular shape is from 1.6 to 2.
3. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the polarizing plate has a quadrangular shape and wherein a ratio (W/L) of the width (W) relative to the length (L) of the quadrangular shape is from 1 to 1.6.
4. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the smallest angle among angles formed by one side of the polarizing film and the light absorption axis of the polarizing film is from of 0 to 10 degrees or from 80 to 100 degrees.
5. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the smallest angle among angles formed by one side of the polarizing film and the light absorption axis of the polarizing film is from 35 to 55 degrees or from of 125 to 145 degrees.
6. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis is from 6.5N to 7.9N, the shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 0.20N to 0.35N.
7. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis is from 6.5N to 7.9N at a width of 5.3 mm, the shrinkage force of the protective film in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis is from 0.20N to 0.35N at a width of 5.3 mm.
8. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the total thickness of the polarizing plate is 200 μm or less.
9. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the polarizing film is from 5 μm to 25 μm.
10. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the protective film is from 20 μm to 250 μm.
11. The polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is from 5 μm to 100 μm.
12. A display device, comprising:
a display panel; and
first and second polarizing plates, which are the polarizing plate according to claim 1 , attached to both sides of the display panel,
wherein each of the first and second polarizing plates is attached on the display panel via the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer,
wherein each of the first and the second polarizing plates has a quadrangular shape,
wherein the ratio (W/L) of the width (W) relative to the length (L) of the quadrangular shape is from 1.6 to 2, and
wherein the first and the second polarizing plates satisfy Equations 1 and 2 below:
−20<16×( CM−TT )<+30 [Equation 1]
−10<9×( TM−CT )<+30 [Equation 2]
wherein, CM is shrinkage force of the first polarizing plate in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, CT is shrinkage force of the first polarizing plate in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, TM is shrinkage force of the second polarizing plate in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, and TT is shrinkage force of the second polarizing plate in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate.
13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the smallest angle among angles formed by one side of the polarizing film in the first and second polarizing plates and the light absorption axis of the polarizing film is from 0 to 10 degrees or from 80 to 100 degrees.
14. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the smallest angle among angles formed by one side of the polarizing film in the first and second polarizing plates and the light absorption axis of the polarizing film is from 35 to 55 degrees or from 125 to 145 degrees.
15. A display device, comprising:
a display panel; and
first and second polarizing plates, which are the polarizing plate according to claim 1 , attached to both sides of the display panel,
wherein each of the first and the second polarizing plates is attached on the display panel via the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer,
wherein each of the first and second polarizing plates has a quadrangular shape,
wherein the ratio (W/L) of the width (W) relative to the length (L) is from 1 to 1.6, and
wherein the first and the second polarizing plates satisfy Equations 3 and 4 below:
−10<4×( CM−TT )<+10 [Equation 3]
−5<3×( TM−CT )<+8 [Equation 4]
wherein, CM is shrinkage force of the first polarizing plate in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, CT is shrinkage force of the first polarizing plate in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, TM is shrinkage force of the second polarizing plate in the direction parallel to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate, and TT is shrinkage force of the second polarizing plate in the direction perpendicular to the light absorption axis direction of the polarizing plate.