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US 11,573,359 · App. 17/329,147 · Granted Feb 7, 2023

Method for producing a polarizing plate

Inventors: Hiromu Mashima (Tokyo, JP); Takamichi Inomata (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
G02B5/305B29D11/00644G02F1/133528H01L51/5281
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Patent No.
US 11,573,359
App. No.
17/329,147
Granted
Feb 7, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a polarizing plate including a polarizer and a substrate film is provided. The method comprises: stretching a primary film to obtain a polarizer material film; providing an unstretched substrate film on the polarizer material film to obtain a layered body; and stretching the layered body to obtain the polarizing plate. The polarizer includes a dichroic material and has a thickness T of 20 μm or less. A phase difference Re in an in-plane direction of the substrate film in the polarizing plate is 20 nm or less.

Claims (23)

1. A method for producing a polarizing plate including a polarizer and a substrate film, the method comprising:

stretching a primary film to obtain a polarizer material film,

providing an unstretched substrate film on the polarizer material film to obtain a layered body, and

stretching the layered body to obtain the polarizing plate, wherein

the polarizer includes a dichroic material and has a thickness T of 20 μm or less, and

a phase difference Re in an in-plane direction of the substrate film in the polarizing plate is 20 nm or less.

2. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the layered body further includes an adhesive layer that is provided between the polarizer material film and the unstretched substrate film.

3. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film is a film layer formed of at least one type selected from a cycloolefin resin, an amorphous polyester resin, a polyolefin resin, and an acrylic resin.

4. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the substrate film is a film formed of a cycloolefin resin,

the cycloolefin resin contains a cycloolefin-based polymer, and

the cycloolefin-based polymer is formed of at least one type selected from a hydrogenated product of a ring opening polymer of a norbornene-based monomer, an addition copolymer of a norbornene-based monomer and an α-olefin, and a hydrogenated product thereof.

5. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein

the substrate film is a film formed of a cycloolefin resin,

the cycloolefin resin contains a cycloolefin-based polymer, and

the cycloolefin-based polymer is composed of a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer [D] composed of:

a polymer block [A] containing a repeating unit [I] derived from an aromatic vinyl compound as a main component; and

a polymer block [B] containing the repeating unit [I] derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a repeating unit [II] derived from a chain conjugated diene compound as a main component or a polymer block [C] containing the repeating unit [II] derived from a chain conjugated diene compound as a main component.

6. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate film contains a plasticizer, a softener or both thereof.

7. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 6 , wherein the plasticizer, softener or both thereof is one or more types selected from an ester-based plasticizer and an aliphatic hydrocarbon polymer.

8. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , comprising a protective film or a tackiness agent layer on one surface of the polarizer.

9. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 8 , wherein the protective film is formed of a cycloolefin resin, an acrylic resin, a polyethylene terephthalate resin, or a triacetyl cellulose resin.

10. The method for producing a polarizing plate according to claim 1 , wherein a stretching temperature of the layered body in the stretching step is 65° C. or lower.

Priority Claims (1)
JP 2017-143264 · Jul 25, 2017 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16633269
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