JP2001074933A - Surface protective film - Google Patents

Surface protective film

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JP2001074933A
JP2001074933A JP24700299A JP24700299A JP2001074933A JP 2001074933 A JP2001074933 A JP 2001074933A JP 24700299 A JP24700299 A JP 24700299A JP 24700299 A JP24700299 A JP 24700299A JP 2001074933 A JP2001074933 A JP 2001074933A
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optical member
protective film
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Yasushi Takahashi
寧 高橋
Masayuki Satake
正之 佐竹
Yuji Saiki
雄二 済木
Takamori Shoda
位守 正田
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Nitto Denko Corp
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To develop a surface protective film, which is not easily released from a surface due to such a change as of ambient temperature or humidity and which adheres to and coats a roughened surface without being clouded so as to make see-through appearance inspection of an optical member in the coated state possible, while satisfying performance of being easily released from the optical member without residual glue via a machine or by hand. SOLUTION: The film 1 is a protective film to adhere to and coats the surface of an optical member 2 and is formed by arranging an adhesive layer 12 with 10-20 μm thickness and 10-23 gf/mm2 elastic modulus at 23 deg.C on a plastic film 11. In the case the film 1 adheres to an optical member 21 with <=0.6 μm center line average roughness Ra of the surface and coats it with 200-1,000 gf/cm2 pressure, preferably no air bubble with >=50 μm diameter is formed on the boundary of adhesion.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の技術分野】本発明は、光学部材の表面に白濁の
発生なく接着被覆できて接着したまま外観検査を行える
表面保護フィルムに関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surface protective film which can be adhered and coated on the surface of an optical member without generating white turbidity and which can be inspected for appearance while being adhered.

【0002】[0002]

【発明の背景】液晶表示装置の形成などに用いられる偏
光板や位相差板、それらを積層した楕円偏光板等の光学
部材は、通例その表面が汚染、損傷されないように表面
保護フィルムで接着被覆した状態で輸送や保管や組立等
に供されており、その表面保護フィルムはポリエステル
やポリエチレン等のプラスチックのフィルムに粘着層を
設けたものよりなる。表面保護フィルムに求められる基
本的性能は、温度や湿度等の環境変化で容易に剥離しな
いこと、粘着層の残存(糊残り)なく機械や手を介して
光学部材より容易に剥離できること、透視性に優れてそ
れを接着したまま光学部材を外観検査できることなどで
あり、検査精度の点よりは位相差の小さいことも望まれ
る。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Optical members such as polarizing plates and retardation plates used for forming liquid crystal display devices and elliptically polarizing plates obtained by laminating them are usually coated with a surface protective film so that the surface is not contaminated or damaged. It is provided for transportation, storage, assembly, and the like in a state in which the adhesive layer is provided on a plastic film such as polyester or polyethylene. The basic performance required of a surface protective film is that it does not easily peel off due to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity, that it can be easily peeled off from optical members through a machine or hand without leaving an adhesive layer (adhesive residue), The optical member can be visually inspected while the optical member is adhered, and it is desired that the phase difference is small from the viewpoint of inspection accuracy.

【0003】しかしながら、従来の表面保護フィルムに
あってはそれで光学部材を接着被覆した場合に、白濁が
発生して光学部材に接着したまま外観検査することが困
難な問題点があった。かかる白濁は、密着不良で接着界
面に微小な空隙が発生することに基づき、例えば表面の
中心線平均粗さRaが0.05〜0.6μmの防眩層を
設けた偏光板の如く粗表面の光学部材に接着する場合に
著しく現れ、そのRaが大きくなるほど顕著となる。
[0003] However, in the case of the conventional surface protective film, when the optical member is adhered and coated with the film, there is a problem that it is difficult to perform an appearance inspection while the optical member is adhered to the optical member. Such turbidity is based on the generation of minute voids at the bonding interface due to poor adhesion. For example, a rough surface such as a polarizing plate provided with an antiglare layer having a center line average roughness Ra of 0.05 to 0.6 μm is provided. This is remarkable when it is adhered to the optical member, and becomes remarkable as the Ra increases.

【0004】粘着層の厚さを大きくして表面の凹凸に対
する追随性を向上させることで接着界面に空隙の生じる
ことを防止して白濁化を予防しうるが、その場合には接
着力が上昇して表面保護フィルムの剥離作業性が低下
し、剥離できないなどの問題を誘発する。
[0004] Increasing the thickness of the adhesive layer to improve the ability to follow irregularities on the surface can prevent the formation of voids at the adhesive interface and prevent clouding, but in that case, the adhesive force increases. As a result, the workability of peeling off the surface protective film is reduced, and problems such as inability to peel off are induced.

【0005】[0005]

【発明の技術的課題】本発明は、温度や湿度等の環境変
化で容易に剥離せず、糊残りなく機械や手を介し光学部
材より容易に剥離できる性能を満足させつつ、粗表面に
対しても白濁なく接着被覆できて接着したまま透視性よ
く光学部材を外観検査することができる表面保護フィル
ムの開発を課題とする。
Technical object of the present invention is to remove the adhesive from the optical member through a machine or a hand without leaving any adhesive without easily peeling due to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity. It is an object of the present invention to develop a surface protective film that can be adhered and coated without turbidity and that allows an optical member to be visually inspected with good transparency while being adhered.

【0006】[0006]

【課題の解決手段】本発明は、光学部材の表面を接着被
覆するための保護フィルムであり、プラスチックフィル
ムに厚さが10〜20μmで、23℃における弾性率が
10〜23gf/mmの粘着層を設けてなることを特徴と
する表面保護フィルムを提供するものである。
The present invention relates to a protective film for adhesively covering the surface of an optical member. The protective film has a thickness of 10 to 20 μm and an elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of 10 to 23 gf / mm 2 . It is intended to provide a surface protective film characterized by comprising a layer.

【0007】[0007]

【発明の効果】本発明によれば、上記した厚さ及び弾性
率の粘着層を設けたことで、温度や湿度等の環境変化で
容易に剥離しない性能を満足させつつ、防眩層等による
粗表面を有する光学部材に対しても微小な空隙の介在に
よる白濁の発生なく接着被覆できてそれを接着したまま
透視性よく光学部材を外観検査できると共に、糊残りな
く機械や手を介し光学部材より容易に剥離できる表面保
護フィルムを得ることができる。
According to the present invention, by providing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having the above-described thickness and elastic modulus, the anti-glare layer and the like can be obtained while satisfying the performance of not easily peeling off due to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity. Optical members with a rough surface can be adhered and coated without the occurrence of white turbidity due to the presence of minute gaps, and the optical members can be visually inspected with good adhesiveness while the adhesive is adhered. A surface protection film that can be more easily peeled off can be obtained.

【0008】[0008]

【発明の実施形態】本発明による表面保護フィルムは、
プラスチックフィルムに厚さが10〜20μmで、23
℃における弾性率が10〜23gf/mmの粘着層を設け
てなり、光学部材の表面を接着被覆するためのものであ
る。その例を図1に示した。1が表面保護フィルムで、
11がプラスチックフィルム、12が粘着層であり、2
が光学部材で、21が防眩層、22が光学素材、23が
粘着層である。なお図は、表面に防眩層を有する光学部
材に適用した場合を示している。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The surface protective film according to the present invention comprises:
Plastic film with a thickness of 10-20 μm, 23
An adhesive layer having an elastic modulus at 10 ° C. of 10 to 23 gf / mm 2 is provided for adhesively coating the surface of the optical member. An example is shown in FIG. 1 is a surface protection film,
11 is a plastic film, 12 is an adhesive layer, and 2
Is an optical member, 21 is an antiglare layer, 22 is an optical material, and 23 is an adhesive layer. The figure shows a case where the present invention is applied to an optical member having an antiglare layer on the surface.

【0009】表面保護フィルムは、図例の如くプラスチ
ックフィルム11に粘着層12を設けてその粘着層と共
にプラスチックフィルムを光学部材より剥離できるよう
に形成される。プラスチックフィルムには透視性による
光学部材の外観検査性や管理性などの点より例えば、ポ
リエステル系樹脂やアセテート系樹脂、ポリエーテルサ
ルホン系樹脂やポリカーボネート系樹脂、ポリアミド系
樹脂やポリイミド系樹脂、ポリオレフィン系樹脂やアク
リル系樹脂の如き透明ポリマーのフィルムやゴムシー
ト、それらのラミネート体などの適宜なものを用いう
る。
The surface protective film is formed such that an adhesive layer 12 is provided on a plastic film 11 as shown in the figure and the plastic film can be peeled off from the optical member together with the adhesive layer. For the plastic film, for example, polyester resin, acetate resin, polyethersulfone resin, polycarbonate resin, polyamide resin, polyimide resin, polyolefin, etc. Any suitable material such as a film or rubber sheet of a transparent polymer such as a resin or an acrylic resin, or a laminate thereof may be used.

【0010】プラスチックフィルムの厚さは、強度等に
応じて適宜に決定でき、一般には300μm以下、就中
5〜200μm、特に10〜100μmとされる。プラス
チックフィルムの片面又は両面には、剥離時の帯電防止
を目的に帯電防止層を設けることもできる。またプラス
チックフィルムの粘着層を設ける面には、粘着層との密
着力の向上等を目的にコロナ処理等の適宜な表面処理を
施すこともできる。
[0010] The thickness of the plastic film can be appropriately determined according to the strength and the like, and is generally 300 µm or less, especially 5 to 200 µm, particularly 10 to 100 µm. An antistatic layer can be provided on one or both sides of the plastic film for the purpose of preventing static electricity during peeling. Further, the surface of the plastic film on which the adhesive layer is provided may be subjected to an appropriate surface treatment such as corona treatment for the purpose of improving the adhesion to the adhesive layer.

【0011】表面保護フィルムは、プラスチックフィル
ムに粘着層を付設することにより形成でき、その付設は
適宜な方式で行うことができる。ちなみにその例として
は、例えば適宜な溶媒にベースポリマー等を溶解又は分
散させて粘着剤液を調製し、それを流延方式や塗工方式
等の適宜な展開方式でプラスチックフィルム上に直接付
設する方式、あるいは前記に準じセパレータ上に粘着層
を形成してそれをプラスチックフィルム上に移着する方
式などがあげられる。
The surface protective film can be formed by attaching an adhesive layer to a plastic film, and the attachment can be performed by an appropriate method. Incidentally, as an example, for example, a pressure-sensitive adhesive liquid is prepared by dissolving or dispersing a base polymer or the like in an appropriate solvent, and is directly provided on a plastic film by an appropriate developing method such as a casting method or a coating method. Or a method in which an adhesive layer is formed on a separator according to the method described above and then transferred onto a plastic film.

【0012】前記した粘着層の形成には、適宜な粘着性
物質や粘着剤を用いることができ、その種類について特
に限定はないが、本発明においては厚さが10〜20μ
mで、23℃における弾性率が10〜23gf/mmの粘
着層として形成することが必要である。
In the formation of the above-mentioned adhesive layer, an appropriate adhesive substance or adhesive can be used, and the type thereof is not particularly limited.
It is necessary to form an adhesive layer having an elastic modulus of 10 to 23 gf / mm 2 at 23 ° C.

【0013】前記において粘着層の厚さが10μm未満
では、温度や湿度等の環境変化で剥離しやすくなり、2
0μmを超えると接着力が大きくなって機械や手を介し
光学部材より容易に剥離することが困難となる。かかる
点より好ましい粘着層の厚さは、18μm以下、就中1
2〜16μmである。
When the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is less than 10 μm, the adhesive layer is easily peeled off due to environmental changes such as temperature and humidity.
If it exceeds 0 μm, the adhesive strength becomes large, and it becomes difficult to easily peel off the optical member through a machine or a hand. From this point, the thickness of the adhesive layer is preferably 18 μm or less,
2 to 16 μm.

【0014】一方、粘着層の前記弾性率が10gf/mm
未満では凝集力不足で糊残りなく光学部材より剥離する
ことが困難となり、23gf/mmを超えると防眩層等に
よる粗表面を有する光学部材に対し空隙の介在による白
濁の発生なく接着被覆することが困難となって、表面保
護フィルムを接着したまま透視して光学部材を外観検査
することができなくなる。かかる点より粘着層の好まし
い当該弾性率は、12gf/mm以上、就中15〜20gf
/mmである。
On the other hand, the elastic modulus of the adhesive layer is 10 gf / mm 2
If it is less than it is difficult to peel from the adhesive transfer without the optical member underpowered cohesive, adhering coating without occurrence of white turbidity due to the intervention of the gap with respect to an optical member having a rough surface due to the antiglare layer or the like exceeds 23gf / mm 2 This makes it difficult to visually inspect the optical member by seeing through with the surface protective film adhered. From this point, the preferred elastic modulus of the adhesive layer is 12 gf / mm 2 or more, and particularly 15 to 20 gf.
/ Mm 2 .

【0015】本発明において特に好ましい表面保護フィ
ルムは、表面の中心線平均粗さRaが0.6μm以下の
光学部材に200〜1000gf/cmの圧力で接着被覆
した場合に、その接着界面に白濁化の原因となる直径5
0μm以上の気泡が形成されないものである。
In the present invention, a particularly preferred surface protective film is an optical member having a center line average roughness Ra of 0.6 μm or less, which is coated with an adhesive at a pressure of 200 to 1000 gf / cm 2. Diameter 5 that causes
No bubbles of 0 μm or more are formed.

【0016】上記のように本発明における粘着層は、そ
の弾性率を従来よりも低く設定したものであるが、その
弾性率の制御は、例えばモノマー組成の調節などにより
粘着層を形成するベースポリマーの弾性率を制御する方
式などにより行うことができる。ちなみに通例、ベース
ポリマーの低分子量化や、架橋剤の使用量を低減して架
橋処理による分子量増大の抑制などにより粘着層の弾性
率を低くすることができる。
As described above, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in the present invention has its elastic modulus set lower than that of the conventional adhesive layer. The control of the elastic modulus is carried out, for example, by adjusting the monomer composition or the like. Can be performed by a method of controlling the elastic modulus of the rubber. Incidentally, the elastic modulus of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be generally lowered by lowering the molecular weight of the base polymer or suppressing the increase in the molecular weight due to the crosslinking treatment by reducing the amount of the crosslinking agent used.

【0017】なお上記した粘着層の形成に用いる粘着性
物質や粘着剤の具体例としては、アクリル系重合体やシ
リコーン系ポリマー、ポリエステルやポリウレタン、ポ
リアミドやポリエーテル、フッ素系やゴム系などの適宜
なポリマーをベースポリマーとするものなどがあげられ
る。就中アクリル系粘着剤の如く透明性や耐候性、耐熱
性等に優れるものが好ましい。
Specific examples of the pressure-sensitive adhesive and pressure-sensitive adhesive used for forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer include acrylic polymers, silicone-based polymers, polyesters and polyurethanes, polyamides and polyethers, and fluorine-based and rubber-based materials. And those using a suitable polymer as a base polymer. Above all, those having excellent transparency, weather resistance, heat resistance and the like, such as acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives, are preferred.

【0018】粘着層には必要に応じ弾性率や接着力等の
制御を目的に、例えば粘着性付与樹脂の如き天然物や合
成物の透明樹脂類、酸化防止剤などの適宜な添加剤を配
合することができる。また粘着層は、異なる組成又は種
類等のものの重畳層としてプラスチックフィルムに設け
ることもできる。
For the purpose of controlling the modulus of elasticity and the adhesive strength, etc., the adhesive layer may be blended with appropriate additives such as natural or synthetic transparent resins such as tackifying resins and antioxidants, if necessary. can do. The adhesive layer can also be provided on the plastic film as a superposed layer of different compositions or types.

【0019】表面保護フィルムによる接着被覆対象の光
学部材は、例えば偏光板や防眩層付偏光板、位相差板や
それらを積層した楕円偏光板、輝度向上板や防眩シート
等の液晶表示装置の形成などに用いられる適宜な光学素
材からなるものであってよい。楕円偏光板の如き積層タ
イプの光学素材の場合、その積層は粘着層等の適宜な接
着手段を介し行われたものであってよい。
The optical member to be coated with the surface protective film is, for example, a liquid crystal display device such as a polarizing plate, a polarizing plate with an anti-glare layer, a retardation plate, an elliptically polarizing plate obtained by laminating them, a brightness enhancement plate, and an anti-glare sheet. It may be made of an appropriate optical material used for forming a film. In the case of a lamination type optical material such as an elliptically polarizing plate, the lamination may be performed via an appropriate bonding means such as an adhesive layer.

【0020】ちなみに前記した偏光板の具体例として
は、ポリビニルアルコール系フィルムや部分ホルマール
化ポリビニルアルコール系フィルム、エチレン・酢酸ビ
ニル共重合体系部分ケン化フィルムの如き親水性高分子
フィルムにヨウ素及び/又は二色性染料を吸着させて延
伸したもの、ポリビニルアルコールの脱水処理物やポリ
塩化ビニルの脱塩酸処理物の如きポリエン配向フィルム
からなる偏光フィルムなどがあげられる。
Incidentally, specific examples of the above-mentioned polarizing plate include iodine and / or iodine on a hydrophilic polymer film such as a polyvinyl alcohol-based film, a partially formalized polyvinyl alcohol-based film, and an ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer-based partially saponified film. Examples thereof include a film obtained by adsorbing a dichroic dye and stretching, a polarizing film made of a polyene oriented film such as a dehydrated product of polyvinyl alcohol and a dehydrochlorinated product of polyvinyl chloride.

【0021】また偏光板は、前記偏光フィルムの片面又
は両面に透明保護層を有するものなどであってもよい。
その透明保護層の形成には、透明性や機械的強度、熱安
定性や水分遮蔽性等に優れるポリマーなどが好ましく用
いられる。その例としては、上記のプラスチックフィル
ムで例示のポリマー、あるいはアクリル系やウレタン
系、アクリルウレタン系やエポキシ系やシリコーン系等
の熱硬化型、ないし紫外線硬化型の樹脂などがあげられ
る。
The polarizing plate may have a transparent protective layer on one or both sides of the polarizing film.
For the formation of the transparent protective layer, a polymer or the like having excellent transparency, mechanical strength, heat stability, moisture shielding property and the like is preferably used. Examples thereof include the polymers exemplified above for the plastic film, and thermosetting resins such as acrylic, urethane, acrylic urethane, epoxy, and silicone, and ultraviolet-curing resins.

【0022】透明保護層は、ポリマーの塗布方式やフィ
ルムとしたものの積層方式などの適宜な方式で形成して
よく、厚さは適宜に決定してよい。一般には500μm
以下、就中1〜300μm、特に5〜200μmの厚さと
される。なお透明保護層は、拡散性や防眩性等の付与を
目的にそれに透明粒子を含有させて表面に微細凹凸構造
を有するものとすることもできる。
The transparent protective layer may be formed by an appropriate method such as a method of applying a polymer or a method of laminating a film, and the thickness may be appropriately determined. Generally 500 μm
Hereinafter, the thickness is preferably 1 to 300 μm, particularly 5 to 200 μm. The transparent protective layer may have a fine uneven structure on the surface by adding transparent particles to the transparent protective layer for the purpose of imparting diffusivity and anti-glare properties.

【0023】前記の透明粒子としては、例えば平均粒径
が0.5〜20μmのシリカやアルミナ、チタニアやジ
ルコニア、酸化錫や酸化インジウム、酸化カドミウムや
酸化アンチモン等からなる、導電性のこともある無機系
粒子、架橋又は未架橋のポリマー等からなる有機系粒子
などが一般に用いられる。透明粒子の使用量は、透明樹
脂100重量部あたり1〜50重量部が一般的である。
The transparent particles may be conductive, for example, made of silica, alumina, titania, zirconia, tin oxide, indium oxide, cadmium oxide, antimony oxide, or the like having an average particle size of 0.5 to 20 μm. In general, inorganic particles, organic particles composed of a crosslinked or uncrosslinked polymer, and the like are used. The amount of the transparent particles used is generally 1 to 50 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the transparent resin.

【0024】一方、上記した位相差板の具体例として
は、ポリカーボネートやポリビニルアルコール、ポリス
チレンやポリメチルメタクリレート、ポリプロピレンや
その他のポリオレフィン、ポリアリレートやポリアミド
の如き適宜なポリマーからなるフィルムを延伸処理して
なる複屈折性フィルムや液晶ポリマーの配向フィルム、
液晶ポリマーの配向層をフィルムにて支持したものなど
があげられる。
On the other hand, as a specific example of the above retardation plate, a film made of an appropriate polymer such as polycarbonate, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, polymethyl methacrylate, polypropylene, other polyolefin, polyarylate, or polyamide is stretched. Birefringent film or liquid crystal polymer oriented film,
Examples thereof include a film in which an alignment layer of a liquid crystal polymer is supported by a film.

【0025】位相差板は、例えば1/2や1/4等の各
種波長板や、液晶層の複屈折による着色や視角等の補償
を目的としたものなどの使用目的に応じた適宜な位相差
を有するものであってよく、厚さ方向の屈折率を制御し
た傾斜配向フィルムであってもよい。また2種以上の位
相差板を積層して位相差等の光学特性を制御したものな
どであってもよい。
The retardation plate may be any suitable wavelength depending on the purpose of use, such as various types of wavelength plates such as 1/2 or 1/4, or those for the purpose of compensating for the coloring due to birefringence of the liquid crystal layer and the viewing angle. The film may have a phase difference, and may be an obliquely oriented film in which the refractive index in the thickness direction is controlled. Further, two or more retardation plates may be laminated to control optical characteristics such as retardation.

【0026】前記の傾斜配向フィルムは、例えばポリマ
ーフィルムに熱収縮性フィルムを接着して加熱によるそ
の収縮力の作用化にポリマーフィルムを延伸処理又は/
及び収縮処理する方式や液晶ポリマーを斜め配向させる
方式などにより得ることができる。
The above-mentioned inclined oriented film is prepared by, for example, applying a heat-shrinkable film to a polymer film and subjecting the polymer film to a stretching treatment or / or a stretching treatment to make the shrinkage force act by heating.
And a method of performing a shrinkage treatment, a method of obliquely aligning a liquid crystal polymer, or the like.

【0027】また上記した輝度向上板は、自然光を入射
させると所定偏光軸の直線偏光又は所定方向の円偏光を
反射し、他の光は透過する特性を示すものであり、バッ
クライト等の光源からの光を入射させて所定偏光状態の
透過光を得ると共に、反射光を反射層等を介し反転させ
て輝度向上板に再入射させ、その一部又は全部を所定偏
光状態の光として透過させて輝度向上板を透過する光の
増量を図ると共に、偏光板に吸収されにくい偏光を供給
して液晶表示等に利用しうる光量の増大を図ることによ
り輝度を向上させうるものである。
The above-mentioned brightness improving plate reflects linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis or circularly polarized light having a predetermined direction when natural light is incident thereon, and exhibits the property of transmitting other light. To obtain transmitted light in a predetermined polarization state, and invert the reflected light through a reflective layer or the like to re-enter the brightness enhancement plate, and transmit a part or all of the light as light in a predetermined polarization state. In addition to increasing the amount of light transmitted through the brightness enhancement plate, the polarization can be improved by supplying polarized light that is hardly absorbed by the polarizing plate to increase the amount of light that can be used in a liquid crystal display or the like.

【0028】前記の輝度向上板としては、例えば誘電体
の多層薄膜や屈折率異方性が相違する薄膜フィルムの多
層積層体の如き、所定偏光軸の直線偏光を透過して他の
光は反射する特性を示すもの、コレステリック液晶層、
就中コレステリック液晶ポリマーの配向フィルムやその
配向液晶層をフィルム基材上に支持したものの如き、左
右一方の円偏光を反射して他の光は透過する特性を示す
ものなどの適宜なものを用いうる。
As the above-mentioned brightness enhancing plate, for example, a multilayer thin film of a dielectric or a multilayer laminate of thin films having different refractive index anisotropies transmits linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis and reflects other light. Cholesteric liquid crystal layer,
In particular, use an appropriate film such as an alignment film made of a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer or an alignment film that supports the alignment liquid crystal layer on a film substrate, such as one that reflects one of the left and right circularly polarized lights and transmits the other light. sell.

【0029】従って前記した所定偏光軸の直線偏光を透
過するタイプの輝度向上板では、その透過光をそのまま
偏光板に偏光軸を揃えて入射させることにより偏光板に
よる吸収ロスを抑制しつつ効率よく透過させることがで
きる。一方、コレステリック液晶層の如く円偏光を透過
するタイプの輝度向上板では、そのまま偏光板に入射さ
せることもできるが、吸収ロスを抑制する点よりはその
透過円偏光を位相差板を介し直線偏光化して偏光板に入
射させることが好ましい。ちなみにその位相差板として
1/4波長板を用いることにより、円偏光を直線偏光に
変換することができる。
Therefore, in the brightness enhancement plate of the type that transmits linearly polarized light having a predetermined polarization axis, the transmitted light is incident on the polarization plate with the polarization axis aligned as it is, so that the absorption loss by the polarization plate can be efficiently suppressed. Can be transmitted. On the other hand, a brightness enhancement plate that transmits circularly polarized light, such as a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, can be directly incident on the polarizing plate.However, from the viewpoint of suppressing absorption loss, the transmitted circularly polarized light is converted to linearly polarized light through a retardation plate. It is preferable to make the light incident on the polarizing plate. Incidentally, by using a quarter-wave plate as the retardation plate, circularly polarized light can be converted into linearly polarized light.

【0030】可視光域等の広い波長範囲で1/4波長板
として機能する位相差板は、例えば波長550nmの光等
の単色光に対して1/4波長板として機能する位相差層
と他の位相差特性を示す位相差層、例えば1/2波長板
として機能する位相差層とを重畳する方式などにより得
ることができる。従って偏光板と輝度向上板の間に配置
する位相差板は、1層又は2層以上の位相差層からなる
ものであってよい。
A retardation plate that functions as a quarter-wave plate in a wide wavelength range such as a visible light region is, for example, a retardation layer that functions as a quarter-wave plate with respect to monochromatic light such as light having a wavelength of 550 nm. , For example, a method of superimposing a retardation layer functioning as a half-wave plate with the retardation layer exhibiting the above retardation characteristic. Therefore, the retardation plate disposed between the polarizing plate and the brightness enhancement plate may be composed of one or more retardation layers.

【0031】なおコレステリック液晶層についても、反
射波長が相違するものの組合せにて2層又は3層以上重
畳した配置構造とすることにより、可視光域等の広い波
長範囲で円偏光を反射するものを得ることができ、それ
に基づいて広い波長範囲の透過円偏光を得ることができ
る。
The cholesteric liquid crystal layer also has a configuration in which two or three or more layers are overlapped with a combination of layers having different reflection wavelengths, so that a layer which reflects circularly polarized light in a wide wavelength range such as a visible light region can be obtained. Thus, it is possible to obtain circularly polarized light transmitted in a wide wavelength range.

【0032】一方、上記した防眩シートは、表面反射の
防止や外光の写り込みによる視認性の低下の防止などを
目的とし通例、光学部材の視認側表面に設けられるもの
である。防眩シートは、例えば上記した透明粒子含有の
透明保護層に準じたものや、透明粒子含有の透明樹脂層
を透明基材で支持したもの、透明基材の表面をバフ処理
等により粗面化したものなどの従来に準じた適宜な方式
で形成したものであってよい。
On the other hand, the above-mentioned anti-glare sheet is usually provided on the viewing side surface of an optical member for the purpose of preventing surface reflection and preventing a decrease in visibility due to reflection of external light. The anti-glare sheet is, for example, one according to the transparent protective layer containing transparent particles described above, one having a transparent resin layer containing transparent particles supported by a transparent substrate, and roughening the surface of the transparent substrate by buffing or the like. It may be formed by an appropriate method according to the related art, such as the one described above.

【0033】なお上記した防眩層付偏光板の如く光学部
材の表面に必要に応じて設けられる防眩層は、例えば上
記した透明保護層に透明粒子を含有させて表面微細凹凸
構造の透明保護層とする方式や、それに準じて光学部材
の表面に透明粒子を含有して表面に微細凹凸構造を有す
る透明樹脂層を付設する方式、光学部材の表面をバフ処
理等により粗面化する方式などの従来に準じた適宜な方
式にて形成することができる。
The antiglare layer provided as necessary on the surface of the optical member, such as the above-mentioned polarizing plate with an antiglare layer, may be formed by, for example, adding a transparent particle to the transparent protective layer described above to obtain a transparent protective layer having a fine surface unevenness structure. A method of forming a layer, a method of providing a transparent resin layer having a fine uneven structure on the surface containing transparent particles on the surface of the optical member according to it, a method of roughening the surface of the optical member by buffing etc. Can be formed by an appropriate method according to the related art.

【0034】光学部材は、上記した楕円偏光板や位相差
板の積層体、偏光板と輝度向上板又は防眩シートの積層
体の如く2層又は3層以上の光学層を積層してなる光学
素材からなるものであってもよい。2層又は3層以上の
光学層を積層した光学素材は、液晶表示装置等の製造過
程で順次別個に積層する方式にても形成しうるものであ
るが、予め積層して光学素材としたものは、品質の安定
性や組立作業性等に優れて液晶表示装置などの製造効率
を向上させうる利点がある。
The optical member is formed by laminating two or three or more optical layers such as the above-mentioned laminate of an elliptically polarizing plate or a retardation plate, or the laminate of a polarizing plate and a brightness enhancement plate or an antiglare sheet. It may be made of a material. The optical material in which two or three or more optical layers are laminated can also be formed by a method in which the optical materials are laminated in advance in the process of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device or the like, but the optical material is laminated in advance. Is advantageous in that it is superior in quality stability, assembling workability, and the like, and can improve the manufacturing efficiency of a liquid crystal display device and the like.

【0035】なお図例の如く光学部材2における表面保
護フィルム1を設けない面には、必要に応じて液晶セル
等の他部材と接着するための粘着層23を設けることも
できる。かかる粘着層は、上記の表面保護フィルムに準
じて形成しうる。就中、吸湿による発泡現象や剥がれ現
象の防止、熱膨張差等による光学特性の低下や液晶セル
の反り防止、ひいては高品質で耐久性に優れる液晶表示
装置の形成性などの点より、吸湿率が低くて耐熱性に優
れる粘着層であることが好ましい。
As shown in the drawing, the surface of the optical member 2 on which the surface protective film 1 is not provided may be provided with an adhesive layer 23 for adhering to another member such as a liquid crystal cell, if necessary. Such an adhesive layer can be formed according to the above-mentioned surface protective film. Above all, from the viewpoint of preventing foaming and peeling phenomena due to moisture absorption, deterioration of optical characteristics due to difference in thermal expansion, prevention of liquid crystal cell warpage, and formation of a high quality and durable liquid crystal display device, the moisture absorption rate It is preferable that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has low heat resistance and excellent heat resistance.

【0036】光学部材に設けた粘着層が表面に露出する
場合には、その粘着層を実用に供するまでの間、汚染防
止等を目的に図例の如くセパレータ3にて仮着カバーす
ることが好ましい。セパレータの形成は、上記のプラス
チックフィルム等に準じた適宜な薄葉体に、必要に応じ
シリコーン系や長鎖アルキル系、フッ素系や硫化モリブ
デン等の適宜な剥離剤による剥離コートを設ける方式な
どにより行うことができる。
When the adhesive layer provided on the optical member is exposed on the surface, the adhesive layer may be temporarily attached with the separator 3 as shown in FIG. preferable. The separator is formed by, for example, providing a release coat with an appropriate release agent such as a silicone-based or long-chain alkyl-based, fluorine-based or molybdenum sulfide on a suitable thin leaf according to the above plastic film or the like. be able to.

【0037】なお上記の光学部材を形成する偏光板や位
相差板、透明保護層や粘着層などの各層は、例えばサリ
チル酸エステル系化合物やベンゾフェノール系化合物、
ベンゾトリアゾール系化合物やシアノアクリレート系化
合物、ニッケル錯塩系化合物等の紫外線吸収剤で処理す
る方式などの適宜な方式により紫外線吸収能をもたせた
ものなどであってもよい。
The respective layers such as a polarizing plate and a retardation plate, a transparent protective layer and an adhesive layer which form the above optical member are made of, for example, a salicylic acid ester compound or a benzophenol compound,
A material having an ultraviolet absorbing ability by an appropriate method such as a method of treating with an ultraviolet absorbent such as a benzotriazole-based compound, a cyanoacrylate-based compound, or a nickel complex-based compound may be used.

【0038】本発明による表面保護フィルムは、光学部
材に白濁なく接着被覆できて透視でき、それを接着した
まま光学部材を外観検査できるものであることより、液
晶表示装置等の各種装置の形成などに好ましく用いるこ
とができる。
The surface protective film according to the present invention can be adhered and coated on an optical member without clouding and can be seen through, and the optical member can be visually inspected while the optical member is adhered. Can be preferably used.

【0039】[0039]

【実施例】実施例1 イソノニルアクリレート100部(重量部、以下同
じ)、ステアリルアクリレート18部、及びヒドロキシ
エチルアクリレート2部をベンゾイルパーオキサイド
0.3部を介しトルエン中、約60℃で反応させて得た
ポリマー溶液にその固形分100部あたり架橋剤(コロ
ネートL、日本ポリウレタン工業社製)1部を加え、そ
れを厚さ35μmのポリエステルフィルム上に塗工して
厚さが12μmで、23℃における弾性率が19gf/mm
のアクリル系粘着層を形成し、表面保護フィルムを得
た。
EXAMPLE 1 100 parts (parts by weight, hereinafter the same) of isononyl acrylate, 18 parts of stearyl acrylate and 2 parts of hydroxyethyl acrylate were reacted in toluene at about 60 ° C. via 0.3 part of benzoyl peroxide. 1 part of a crosslinking agent (Coronate L, manufactured by Nippon Polyurethane Industry Co., Ltd.) per 100 parts of the solid content was added to the polymer solution obtained above, and it was coated on a 35 μm-thick polyester film to give a film having a thickness of 12 μm. Modulus at 19 ° C is 19 gf / mm
An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of No. 2 was formed to obtain a surface protective film.

【0040】比較例 ステアリルアクリレートを用いないほかは実施例1に準
じ、23℃における弾性率が27gf/mmのアクリル系
粘着層を有する表面保護フィルムを得た。
Comparative Example A surface protective film having an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having an elastic modulus at 23 ° C. of 27 gf / mm 2 was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that stearyl acrylate was not used.

【0041】評価試験 実施例、比較例で得た表面保護フィルムをその粘着層を
介しラミネータにて表面の中心線平均粗さRaが0.6
μmの防眩層を有する偏光板の防眩面に500gf/cm
の圧力で接着被覆した後、その表面保護フィルム側より
顕微鏡を介して空隙の有無を調べた。その結果、実施例
1では接着界面に直径50μm以上の気泡は発見され
ず、透視性に優れて偏光板の外観検査が容易であった。
一方、比較例では接着界面に直径50μm以上の気泡が
無数に見られ、白濁した状態で偏光板の外観検査をする
ことができなかった。
Evaluation Test The surface protective films obtained in Examples and Comparative Examples were subjected to a laminator with a center line average roughness Ra of 0.6 through the adhesive layer.
500 gf / cm 2 on the anti-glare surface of a polarizing plate having a μm anti-glare layer
, And the presence or absence of voids was examined from the surface protective film side through a microscope. As a result, in Example 1, air bubbles having a diameter of 50 μm or more were not found at the bonding interface, and the visibility of the polarizing plate was excellent and the visual inspection of the polarizing plate was easy.
On the other hand, in Comparative Example, countless bubbles having a diameter of 50 μm or more were observed at the bonding interface, and the appearance of the polarizing plate could not be inspected in a clouded state.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】光学部材に適用した場合の説明断面図FIG. 1 is an explanatory sectional view when applied to an optical member.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1:表面保護フィルム(11:プラスチックフィルム
12:粘着層) 2:光学部材(21:防眩層)
1: Surface protection film (11: plastic film
12: adhesive layer) 2: optical member (21: antiglare layer)

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 済木 雄二 大阪府茨木市下穂積1丁目1番2号日東電 工株式会社内 (72)発明者 正田 位守 大阪府茨木市下穂積1丁目1番2号日東電 工株式会社内 Fターム(参考) 2H049 BA02 BA04 BA06 BB22 BB23 BB26 BB27 BB28 BB36 BB51 BB62 BB63 BC22  ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yuji Shiki 1-1-2 Shimohozumi, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture Inside Nitto Denko Corporation (72) Inventor Tomomori Masada 1-1-1, Shimohozumi, Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture No.2 Nitto Denko Corporation F term (reference) 2H049 BA02 BA04 BA06 BB22 BB23 BB26 BB27 BB28 BB36 BB51 BB62 BB63 BC22

Claims (3)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 光学部材の表面を接着被覆するための保
護フィルムであり、プラスチックフィルムに厚さが10
〜20μmで、23℃における弾性率が10〜23gf/m
mの粘着層を設けてなることを特徴とする表面保護フ
ィルム。
1. A protective film for adhesively covering the surface of an optical member.
2020 μm, elastic modulus at 23 ° C. is 10-23 gf / m
surface protective film characterized by comprising providing an adhesive layer of m 2.
【請求項2】 請求項1において、光学部材が偏光板、
防眩層付偏光板、位相差板、楕円偏光板、輝度向上板又
は防眩シートである表面保護フィルム。
2. The optical device according to claim 1, wherein the optical member is a polarizing plate,
A surface protective film which is a polarizing plate with an antiglare layer, a retardation plate, an elliptically polarizing plate, a brightness enhancement plate or an antiglare sheet.
【請求項3】 請求項1又は2において、表面の中心線
平均粗さRaが0.6μm以下の光学部材に200〜1
000gf/cmの圧力で接着被覆した場合に、その接着
界面に直径50μm以上の気泡が形成されない表面保護
フィルム。
3. The optical member according to claim 1, wherein the center line average roughness Ra of the surface is 0.6 μm or less.
A surface protective film in which bubbles having a diameter of 50 μm or more are not formed at the bonding interface when coated with a pressure of 000 gf / cm 2 .
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