IP Library Granted Patent US 9,696,473
Granted Patent B2
US 9,696,473 · App. 15/031,952 · Granted Jul 4, 2017

Laminate, method for preparing thin polarizer by using same, thin polarizer, and polarizing plate

Inventors: Hye Min Yu (Daejeon, KR); Sung Hyun Nam (Daejeon, KR); Kyun Il Rah (Daejeon, KR); Jonghyun Jung (Daejeon, KR)
Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.
G02B5/305B32B7/02B32B27/08B32B27/306B32B27/40G02B5/3033B32B2551/00
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Patent No.
US 9,696,473
App. No.
15/031,952
Granted
Jul 4, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a laminate including an unstretched polymer film; and an unstretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film attached to at least one surface of the polymer film, and a preparing method for a thin polarizer using the laminate.

Claims (112)

1. A laminate comprising:

an unstretched polymer film; and

an unstretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film attached to at least one surface of the polymer film,

wherein the laminate satisfies the following Equations (1) and (2):

5

E

sub

d

sub

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Equation

(

1

)

0.7

(

E

PVA

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PVA

)

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Equation

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2

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in Equations (1) and (2), E sub′ is a modulus of a polymer film, d sub′ is a thickness of the polymer film, E PVA is a modulus of a polyvinyl alcohol-based film, and d PVA is a thickness of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film,

wherein the modulus of the polymer film is 50 MPa to 4,000 MPa, and the thickness is 20 μm to 100 μm,

wherein the modulus of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film is 50 MPa to 4,000 MPa, and the thickness is 10 μm to 60 μm, and

wherein the unstretched polymer film comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane-based resin.

2. A stretched laminate prepared by stretching the laminate of claim 1 by 5 to 15 times at a temperature of 20° C. to 85° C.

3. A thin polarizer comprising the stretched laminate of claim 2 , having a thickness of 10 μm or less, and satisfying the following Equation (3):

DOP>−0.3179 Ts 2 +26.012 Ts− 432.12  Equation (3)

in Equation (3), DOP is a degree of polarization, Ts is a single transmittance, and in this case, Ts satisfies a relationship 40.0<Ts<42.7.

4. A polarizing plate comprising the thin polarizer of claim 3 .

5. A preparing method for a thin polarizer, the method comprising:

forming a laminate which satisfies the following Equations (1) and (2) by attaching an unstretched polyvinyl alcohol-based film to at least one surface of an unstretched polymer film; and

forming a stretched laminate by stretching the laminate:

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sub

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1

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)

in Equations (1) and (2), E sub′ is the modulus of a polymer film, d sub′ is the thickness of the polymer film, E PVA is the modulus of a polyvinyl alcohol-based film, and d PVA is the thickness of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film,

wherein the modulus of the polymer film is 50 MPa to 4,000 MPa, and the thickness is 20 μm to 100 μm,

wherein the modulus of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film is 50 MPa to 4,000 MPa, and the thickness is 10 μm to 60 μm, and

wherein the unstretched polymer film comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane-based resin.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the polymer film and the polyvinyl alcohol-based film are attached to each other by using a weak attractive force on the surfaces of the films or an adhesive.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the stretching is performed at a stretching ratio of 5 times to 15 times at a temperature of 20° C. to 85° C.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein the stretching is performed in a boric acid aqueous solution at a boric acid concentration of 1 wt % to 5 wt %.

9. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

dyeing at least one of iodine and a dichroic dye to the laminate prior to the forming of the stretched laminate.

10. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:

separating the polyvinyl alcohol-based film from the polymer film after the forming of the stretched laminate.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the separating of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film from the polymer film is performed by applying a peel strength of 2 N/2 cm or less.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2023
From: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
To: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (NANJING) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065393/0902 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2021
From: LG CHEM LTD.
To: SHANJIN OPTOELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056316/0076 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 26, 2016
From: YU, HYE MIN; NAM, SUNG HYUN; RAH, KYUN IL; JUNG, JONGHYUN
To: LG CHEM, LTD.
Reel/Frame 038380/0182 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2013-0131592 · Oct 31, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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