IP Library Granted Patent US 7,332,213
Granted Patent B2
US 7,332,213 · App. 10/879,595 · Granted Feb 19, 2008

Hardcoat film, antireflection film and equipment for display

Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,332,213
App. No.
10/879,595
Granted
Feb 19, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hardcoat film comprises a substrate film, and a hardcoat layer laminated on at least one side of the substrate film, wherein a reflectance of the hardcoat layer at a wavelength within 400 to 600 nm has a mean ripple amplitude of 1% or less. The hardcoat film has decreased iris patterns. There is also provided an antireflection film having a low surface reflectance and a neutral tone of color, and an equipment for display including the film.

Claims (34)

1. A hardcoat film comprising:

a substrate film, and

a hardcoat layer laminated on at least one side of the substrate film, said substrate film having discontinuous protrusions formed between the substrate film and the hardcoat layer amplitude of 1% or less.

2. A hardcoat film according to claim 1 , wherein the hardcoat layer has a surface reflectance of 6% or less and a haze of 6% or less.

3. A hardcoat film according to claim 1 , wherein the reflectance of the hardcoat layer at a wavelength within 600 to 740 nm has a mean ripple amplitude of 2% or less.

4. A hardcoat film according to claim 1 , wherein the hardcoat layer is provided by a composition containing 10 to 80 percent by weight of a multi-functional acrylate compound including at least one hydroxyl group, 1 to 30 percent by weight of a polyisocyanate compound, and 0.001 to 10 percent by weight of an organic metal catalyst.

5. A hardcoat film according to claim 4 , wherein the organic metal catalyst is selected from an organic tin compound, an organic aluminum compound and an organic compound containing a 4 group element.

6. A hardcoat film according to claim 4 , wherein the polyisocyanate compound is an aliphatic polyisocyanate compound.

7. A hardcoat film according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film is a polyester film.

8. An antireflection film comprising:

the hardcoat film to claim 1 , and

a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer sequentially laminated over the hardcoat layer,

wherein the surface reflection spectrum at a wavelength within 400 to 700 nm satisfies all the following three conditions:

(1) a minimum reflectance of 0.6% or less,

(2) a reflectance at a wavelength of 400 nm of 3.5% or less, and

(3) a reflectance at a wavelength of 700 nm of 3% or less.

9. An antireflection film according to claim 8 , wherein the surface reflection spectrum at a wavelength within 400 to 700 nm has a maximum amplitude of 0.5% or less.

10. An antireflection film according to claim 8 , wherein the surface reflection spectrum at a wavelength within 400 to 700 nm has a maximum amplitude of 0.2% or less.

11. An antireflection film according to claim 8 , wherein the low refractive index layer has a refractive index of 1.42 or less, and the difference in refractive indices between the low refractive index layer and the high refractive index layer is 0.15 or more.

12. An antireflection film according to claim 8 , wherein the low refractive index layer has a porosity of 5% or more.

13. An antireflection film according to claim 8 , wherein the substrate film is at least one selected from polyester, acetate and an acrylic resin.

14. An equipment for display comprising the antireflection film of claim 8 adhered to a front side of a display panel or a transparent optical filter.

15. A hardcoat film comprising:

a substrate film comprising polyester, and

a hardcoat layer comprising an acrylic resin, laminated on at least one side of the substrate film,

wherein an adhesion-promoting layer comprising a water-dispersing polyester-based resin is disposed between the substrate film and the hardcoat layer; and the adhesion-promoting layer has a refractive index which satisfies the equation: (refractive index of the adhesion-promoting layer)={(refractive index of the substrate film)}×(refractive index of the hardcoat layer)}½+0.02; and

a reflectance of the hardcoat layer at a wavelength from 400 to 600 nm has a mean ripple amplitude of 1% or less.

16. An antireflection film comprising:

the hardcoat film of claim 15 , and

a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer sequentially laminated over the hardcoat film,

wherein the surface reflection spectrum at a wavelength from 400 to 700 nm satisfies all the following conditions:

(1) a minimum reflectance of 0.6% or less,

(2) a reflectance at a wavelength of 400 nm of 3.5% or less, and

(3) a reflectance at a wavelength of 700 nm of 3% or less.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2004
From: MIMURA, TAKASHI; TSUCHIMOTO, TATSURO; KOJIMA, SATOSHI; MINAMIGUCHI, HISASHI; YOSHIDA, MINORU
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
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Priority Claims (3)
JP 2003-186692 · Jun 30, 2003 · national
JP 2003-194157 · Jul 9, 2003 · national
JP 2004-168331 · Jun 7, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050008863A1 · Jan 13, 2005