JP2009204742A - Release film for liquid crystal polarizing plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a release film for liquid crystal polarizing plate excellent in processing adequacy to width extension or speed-up of a method of manufacturing liquid polarizing plate and also in optical characteristics. <P>SOLUTION: The release film includes a release layer provided on one surface of a polyester film having a film width of ≥1460 mm and an angle of orientation main axis of ≤15°, in which the thermal contraction rate in the film longitudinal direction is ≤2.5% when the film is held in an atmosphere of 140°C for 5 minutes, the difference in heat shrinkage rate between both ends of the film in the same condition is ≤0.2%, and the sagging quantity is ≤15 mm/m. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a liquid crystal display (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “LCD”), which has seen remarkable growth in recent years, for a polarizing plate used in an LCD having a size of 40 inches or more, for which further demand is expected in the future. The present invention relates to a mold release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate, which is excellent in processing suitability and excellent in optical properties in the widening and speeding up of the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal polarizing plate accompanying the enlargement of the screen. .

  Conventionally, a release film based on a polyester film has various display constituent members such as a liquid crystal polarizing plate, a retardation plate constituent member, a PDP constituent member, and an organic EL constituent member because of its excellent characteristics. It is used in various optical applications such as manufacturing.

  Among them, particularly for release films for liquid crystal polarizing plates, there is a rapid increase in production with the remarkable growth of the LCD market in recent years. In addition, along with the lower price of LCDs, the improvement of manufacturing yield and the speeding up of manufacturing have become major problems in order to realize the lower price of members.

  In the future, in order to respond to the growth of the large-screen LCD market having a size of 40 inches or more, the release film is required to have a wider width and an improved polarizing plate removal efficiency. For example, when two or more 42-inch LCD polarizing plates having a width of 930 mm and a length of 520 mm are taken, a release film having a width of 1460 mm or more is required.

Furthermore, with respect to quality, along with the speeding up of production and the widening of the film, there is a demand for the uniformity between the orientations of both ends of the film and the shape change due to heating.
If there is a large difference in orientation between both ends, the optical anisotropy becomes significant, and it becomes an obstacle in visual inspection by the general crossed Nicols method as a defect inspection such as contamination of the polarizing plate, and overlooks contamination and defects. The trouble that it becomes easy occurs.

Moreover, when the difference of the shape change by the heating between both ends is large, when a film is bonded to a polarizing plate through a heating process, the problem that flatness is impaired and it becomes difficult to bond the whole surface arises.
JP-A-7-178810

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and the problem to be solved is a liquid crystal that is excellent in processing suitability and optical characteristics in widening and speeding up the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal polarizing plate. It is providing the release film for polarizing plates.

  As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventor has found that the above-mentioned problems can be easily solved by a release film having a specific configuration, and has completed the present invention.

  That is, the gist of the present invention is a release film in which a release layer is provided on one side of a polyester film having a film width of 1460 mm or more and an orientation main axis direction of 15 degrees or less, under an atmosphere of 140 ° C. When the film is held for 5 minutes, the heat shrinkage in the longitudinal direction of the film is 2.5% or less, the difference in heat shrinkage between the two ends of the film under the same conditions is 0.2% or less, and the amount of sag is 15 mm / m or less. It exists in the release film for liquid crystal polarizing plates characterized by being.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The polyester film that is the substrate of the release film in the present invention may have a single layer structure or a laminated structure, and may have four layers or more unless the gist of the present invention is exceeded other than the two-layer or three-layer structure. The above multilayer may be used, and is not particularly limited.

  The polyester used for the film in the present invention may be a homopolyester or a copolyester. In the case of a homopolyester, those obtained by polycondensation of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic glycol are preferred. Examples of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid include terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and examples of the aliphatic glycol include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Typical polyester includes polyethylene terephthalate and the like. On the other hand, the dicarboxylic acid component of the copolyester includes isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, oxycarboxylic acid (for example, p-oxybenzoic acid, etc.), etc. 1 type or 2 types or more are mentioned, As a glycol component, 1 type or 2 types or more, such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butanediol, 4-cyclohexane dimethanol, neopentyl glycol, is mentioned. In any case, the polyester referred to in the present invention refers to a polyester which is polyethylene terephthalate or the like in which 60 mol% or more, preferably 80 mol% or more is an ethylene terephthalate unit.

  It is preferable to mix | blend particle | grains in the polyester layer which comprises the polyester film of this invention for the main purpose of provision of slipperiness. The kind of the particle to be blended is not particularly limited as long as it is a particle capable of imparting slipperiness. Specific examples thereof include silica, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, barium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium phosphate, and phosphoric acid. Examples of the particles include magnesium, kaolin, aluminum oxide, and titanium oxide. Further, the heat-resistant organic particles described in JP-B-59-5216, JP-A-59-217755 and the like may be used. Examples of other heat-resistant organic particles include thermosetting urea resins, thermosetting phenol resins, thermosetting epoxy resins, benzoguanamine resins, and the like. Furthermore, it is possible to use precipitated particles in which a part of a metal compound such as a catalyst is precipitated and finely dispersed during the manufacturing process of the film raw material.

  On the other hand, the shape of the particles to be used is not particularly limited, and any of a spherical shape, a block shape, a rod shape, a flat shape, and the like may be used. Moreover, there is no restriction | limiting in particular also about the hardness, specific gravity, a color, etc. These series of particles may be used in combination of two or more as required.

  Moreover, the average particle diameter of the particle | grains to be used is 0.05-5 micrometers normally, Preferably it is the range of 0.05-3 micrometers. If the average particle size is less than 0.05 μm, the particles tend to aggregate and the dispersibility may be insufficient. On the other hand, if it exceeds 5 μm, the surface roughness of the film becomes too rough and Problems may occur when various surface functional layers are applied in the process.

  Further, the content of particles in the polyester layer is usually in the range of 0.001 to 5% by weight, preferably 0.005 to 3% by weight. When the particle content is less than 0.001% by weight, the slipperiness of the film may be insufficient. On the other hand, when the content exceeds 5% by weight, the transparency of the film is insufficient. There is.

  The method for adding particles to the polyester layer is not particularly limited, and a conventionally known method can be adopted. For example, it can be added at any stage of producing the polymer constituting each layer.

  Also, a method of blending a slurry of particles dispersed in ethylene glycol or water with a vented kneading extruder and a polyester raw material, or a blending of dried particles and a polyester raw material using a kneading extruder. It is done by methods.

  In addition to the above-mentioned particles, conventionally known antioxidants, antistatic agents, thermal stabilizers, lubricants, dyes, pigments, and the like can be added to the polyester film in the present invention as necessary.

  The thickness of the release film of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can be formed as a film and can be processed as a release film, but is usually 10 to 100 μm, preferably 15 to 50 μm. Range. If the film thickness is less than 10 μm, the film may not be elastic, and trouble may occur in the process of peeling the release film. If the film thickness exceeds 100 μm, the manufacturing cost will increase.

  Next, although the manufacture example of the polyester film in this invention is demonstrated concretely, it is not limited to the following manufacture examples at all.

  That is, a method of using the polyester raw material described above and cooling and solidifying a molten sheet extruded from a die with a cooling roll to obtain an unstretched sheet is preferable. In this case, in order to improve the flatness of the sheet, it is necessary to improve the adhesion between the sheet and the rotary cooling drum, and an electrostatic application adhesion method and / or a liquid application adhesion method are preferably employed. Next, the obtained unstretched sheet is stretched in the biaxial direction. In that case, first, the unstretched sheet is stretched in one direction by a roll or a tenter type stretching machine. The stretching temperature is usually 70 to 120 ° C., preferably 80 to 110 ° C., and the stretching ratio is usually 2.5 to 7 times, preferably 3.0 to 6 times. Next, the film is stretched in the direction perpendicular to the first stretching direction. In that case, the stretching temperature is usually 70 to 170 ° C., and the stretching ratio is usually 3.0 to 7 times, preferably 3.5 to 6 times. is there. Subsequently, heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 180 to 270 ° C. under tension or under relaxation within 30% to obtain a biaxially oriented film. In the above-described stretching, a method in which stretching in one direction is performed in two or more stages can be employed. In that case, it is preferable to carry out so that the draw ratios in the two directions finally fall within the above ranges.

  In the present invention, the simultaneous biaxial stretching method can be adopted for the production of the polyester film constituting the release film. The simultaneous biaxial stretching method is a method in which the unstretched sheet is usually stretched and oriented in the machine direction and the width direction at 70 to 120 ° C., preferably 80 to 110 ° C., and stretch ratio. As an area magnification, it is 4 to 50 times, preferably 7 to 35 times, and more preferably 10 to 25 times. Subsequently, heat treatment is performed at a temperature of 170 to 250 ° C. under tension or under relaxation within 30% to obtain a stretched oriented film. With respect to the simultaneous biaxial stretching apparatus that employs the above-described stretching method, a conventionally known stretching method such as a screw method, a pantograph method, or a linear driving method can be employed.

  In the release film of the present invention, the inclination of the orientation main axis is 15 degrees or less, preferably 12 degrees or less. Here, the orientation angle is the inclination of the main axis with respect to the film width direction or the vertical direction. When the release film of the present invention is used for a polarizing plate, the direction of vertical polarization of the polarizing plate coincides with the longitudinal direction of the polyester film. In the step of inspecting it by the crossed Nicol method, in order to obtain crossed Nicol, that is, a polarizing plate for inspection is installed in the vertical direction. Accordingly, the polarization direction of the polyester film is the longitudinal direction and the width direction perpendicular thereto. In the inspection process, the angle between the polarization direction and the orientation main axis is set to a specific range, so that the accuracy can be maintained at a high level. If the orientation angle is larger than 15 degrees, light leakage increases during the crossed Nicols method, which is not preferable.

  Furthermore, what is called an in-line coating which processes the film surface during the extending | stretching process of the above-mentioned polyester film can be given. When a coating layer is provided on a polyester film by in-line coating, coating can be performed simultaneously with stretching, and the thickness of the coating layer can be changed by the stretching ratio, so that a film suitable as a polyester film can be produced. .

  Next, formation of the coating layer in the present invention will be described. The coating layer constituting the release film in the present invention may be provided on the polyester film by the above-mentioned in-line coating, or a so-called off-line coating that is applied outside the system on the film once manufactured may be employed. May be used in combination. In-line coating is preferably used because the production of the laminated polyester film can be inexpensively handled.

  Although in-line coating is not limited to the following, for example, in longitudinal biaxial stretching, particularly longitudinal stretching is completed, and coating treatment can be performed before lateral stretching. When a coating layer is provided on a polyester film by a coating stretching method, coating can be performed simultaneously with film formation, and the coating layer can be treated at a high temperature, and a film suitable as a polyester film can be produced.

  Next, formation of the release layer in the present invention will be described. The release layer constituting the release film in the present invention may be provided on the polyester film in the film production process such as the above-described coating stretching method (inline coating), and is applied outside the system on the once produced film. So-called off-line coating may be employed, and any method may be employed. The coating stretching method (in-line coating) is not limited to the following, but for example, in sequential biaxial stretching, the first stage of stretching may be completed and the coating treatment may be performed before the second stage of stretching. it can. When a release layer is provided on a polyester film by a coating and stretching method, the film can be applied simultaneously with stretching, and the thickness of the release layer can be reduced according to the stretching ratio. Can be manufactured.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the release layer which comprises the release film in this invention contains a curable silicone resin in order to make mold release property favorable. A type having a curable silicone resin as a main component may be used, or a modified silicone type by graft polymerization with an organic resin such as a urethane resin, an epoxy resin, or an alkyd resin may be used.

  As the type of the curable silicone resin, any of the curing reaction types such as an addition type, a condensation type, an ultraviolet curable type, an electron beam curable type, and a solventless type can be used. Specific examples include KS-774, KS-775, KS-778, KS-779H, KS-847H, KS-856, X-62-2422, X-62-2461, X manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. -62-1387, KNS-3051, X-62-1496, KNS320A, KNS316, X-62-1574A / B, X-62-7052, X-62-7028A / B, X-62-7619, X-62 -7213, GE Toshiba Silicones Co., Ltd. YSR-3022, TPR-6700, TPR-6720, TPR-6721, TPR6500, TPR6501, UV9300, UV9425, XS56-A2775, XS56-A2982, UV9430, TPR6600, TPR6604, TPR6605, SM3200, SM3030, Toray Da DKQ3-202, DKQ3-203, DKQ3-204, DKQ3-205, DKQ3-210, SRX357, SRX211, SD7220, LTC750A, LTC760A, SP7259, BY24-468C, SP7248S, BY24-452, SP7265S, SP7265S , LTC1000M, LTC1050L, SYLOFF7900, SYLOFF7198, SYLOFF22A, and the like. Further, a release control agent may be used in combination to adjust the release property of the release layer.

  In the present invention, conventionally known coating methods such as reverse gravure coating, direct gravure coating, roll coating, die coating, bar coating, curtain coating and the like can be used as a method for providing a release layer on the polyester film. Regarding the coating method, there is a description example in “Coating method” published by Yasuharu Harasaki in 1979.

In the present invention, the curing conditions for forming the release layer on the polyester film are not particularly limited. For example, when the release layer is provided by a coating stretching method (inline coating), it is usually 170 to 280. The heat treatment should be carried out at a temperature of 3 to 40 seconds, preferably 200 to 280 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds. On the other hand, when providing a release layer by off-line coating, heat treatment is usually performed at 80 to 200 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds, preferably 100 to 180 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds. Moreover, you may use together heat processing and active energy ray irradiation, such as ultraviolet irradiation, as needed irrespective of the coating extending | stretching method (in-line coating) or offline coating. In addition, a conventionally well-known apparatus and an energy source can be used as an energy source for hardening by active energy ray irradiation. The coating amount of the release layer from the viewpoint of coating property, usually 0.005~1g / ^{m 2,} preferably in the range from 0.005 to 0.5 / ^{m 2.} When the coating amount is less than 0.005 g / m ² , the coating property is lacking in stability and it may be difficult to obtain a uniform coating film. On the other hand, when the coating is thicker than 1 g / m ² , the coating layer adhesion and curability of the release layer itself may decrease.

  In the present invention, when a release layer is provided on the coating layer, the film may be temporarily wound after the coating layer is provided, and the release layer may be provided again. After the coating layer is provided, the release layer is continuously provided. A mold layer may be provided on the coating layer, and any method may be adopted.

  Regarding the release film in the present invention, a coating layer such as an adhesive layer, an antistatic layer and an oligomer precipitation preventing layer may be provided on the surface where the release layer is not provided, as long as the gist of the present invention is not impaired.

  Further, the polyester film constituting the release film may be subjected to surface treatment such as corona treatment or plasma treatment in advance.

  The peeling force of the release film in the present invention is usually 10 to 100 mN / cm, preferably 10 to 50 mN / cm. If the peeling force is less than 10 mN / cm, the peeling force may become too light and may cause a problem of easy peeling even in a scene where it is not necessary to peel off. On the other hand, if it exceeds 100 mN / cm, the peeling force Becomes too heavy, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive may be deformed when it is peeled off, causing problems in the subsequent steps, or the pressure-sensitive adhesive may adhere to the release film side.

  Further, the amount of sag (planarity) of the film in the present invention is 15 mm / m or less, preferably 7.5 mm / m or less. When the film width is 1460 mm or more, the influence of the amount of sag is large, which affects both the manufacturing process of the polarizing plate and the subsequent flatness of the final product (liquid crystal polarizing plate). In particular, when the amount of sagging of the film exceeds 15 mm / m when applying the pressure-sensitive adhesive, it is difficult to process with a constant coating thickness. For example, when the gap between the coater head and the film affects the coating thickness, when the film width is 1460 mm or more and the amount of sag exceeds 15 mm / m, the coater head and the film can only partially contact each other. Condition adjustment cannot deal with it. This is undesirable because it has the same effect in all coating systems.

  Further, the heat shrinkage in the longitudinal direction of the film when held for 5 minutes in an atmosphere of 140 ° C. is 2.5% or less, preferably 2.0% or less. A film exceeding 2.5% is not preferable because it impairs flatness in a processing step including heating.

  Further, the difference in the heat shrinkage rate in the longitudinal direction between both ends of the film when held at 140 ° C. for 5 minutes is 0.2% or less, preferably 0.1% or less. A film exceeding 0.2% is not preferable for processing because it causes meandering or misalignment in processing steps including heating.

  The residual adhesive rate of the release layer constituting the release film of the present invention is preferably 80% or more. When the residual adhesive rate of the release layer is less than 80%, the silicone transfer component may be transferred to the roll surface of the transport roll in the manufacturing process, or the adhesive force of the adhesive layer in contact with the release surface may be reduced. is there.

  Hereinafter, although the manufacturing method of the film of this invention is demonstrated concretely, as long as the summary of this invention is satisfied, this invention is not specifically limited to the following illustrations.

  Polyester chips dried by a known method are supplied to a melt extrusion apparatus and heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of each polymer to melt. Next, the molten polymer is extruded from a die and rapidly cooled and solidified on a rotary cooling drum so that the temperature is equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature to obtain a substantially amorphous unoriented sheet. In this case, in order to improve the flatness of the sheet, it is preferable to improve the adhesion between the sheet and the rotary cooling drum. In the present invention, an electrostatic application adhesion method and / or a liquid application adhesion method is preferably employed.

  In the present invention, the sheet thus obtained is preferably stretched in the biaxial direction to form a film. Specifically describing the stretching conditions, the unstretched sheet is preferably stretched 1.3 to 6 times at 70 to 145 ° C. in the longitudinal direction to form a longitudinal uniaxially stretched film, and then 90 to 160 ° C. in the lateral direction. It is preferable that the film is stretched 1.3 to 6 times and heat-treated at 150 to 240 ° C. for 1 to 600 seconds. Further, at this time, a method of relaxing 0.1 to 20% in the longitudinal direction and / or the transverse direction in the maximum temperature zone of the heat treatment and / or the cooling zone at the heat treatment outlet is preferable. Further, it is possible to add re-longitudinal stretching and re-lateral stretching as necessary. The stretching method may be sequential biaxial stretching or simultaneous biaxial stretching, and a stretching method based on the simultaneous biaxial stretching method is preferable.

  If the polyester film of the present invention is within the range not impairing the effects of the present invention, it may be stretched in the longitudinal direction as necessary to improve the required properties such as antistatic properties, weather resistance and surface hardness. After the completion, so-called in-line coating may be performed in which coating is performed before entering the tenter for transverse stretching and drying is performed in the tenter. Various coatings may be performed by offline coating after film production. Such a coat may be either single-sided or double-sided. The coating material may be either water-based and / or solvent-based for offline coating, but is preferably water-based or water-dispersed for in-line coating.

  If the polyester film of the present invention is within a range not impairing the effects of the present invention, foreign matters may be removed by a dry cleaning method after longitudinal stretching and / or lateral stretching in the film forming process. Alternatively, it is preferable to remove foreign matters by a dry or wet cleaning method or a combination of both cleaning methods during a slitting operation and a rewinding operation for adjusting the width and length of the polyester film. The wet cleaning method is preferably a method of peeling and removing foreign substances adhering to the film surface by applying ultrasonic vibration to the cleaning liquid and bringing the liquid into contact with the film surface.

  The polyester film of the present invention can be mixed with other thermoplastic resins such as polyethylene naphthalate and polytrimethylene terephthalate as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Further, an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, a surfactant, a pigment, a fluorescent brightening agent, and the like can be mixed.

  When a release layer is installed on the polyester film of the present invention, the material constituting the release layer is not particularly limited as long as it has releasability, and a type mainly composed of a curable silicone resin may be used. Alternatively, a modified silicone type obtained by graft polymerization with an organic resin such as a urethane resin, an epoxy resin, or an alkyd resin may be used. Among these, when a curable silicone resin is used as a main component, good releasability is sufficient.

  It is preferable to remove foreign matters attached to the film surface by dry or wet cleaning at a stage before installing the release layer and by dry cleaning at a later stage. Furthermore, in the previous stage, dry cleaning is performed, and then ultrasonic cleaning is applied to the cleaning liquid, and the liquid is brought into contact with the film surface to remove the foreign substances using a method of peeling and removing the adhered foreign substances on the film surface. Is preferred.

  Types of curable silicone resins include solvent addition type, solvent condensation type, solvent UV curable type, solventless addition type, solventless condensation type, solventless UV curable type, solventless electron beam curable type, etc. But it can also be used.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate that is excellent in processing suitability and excellent in optical characteristics in increasing the speed of the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal polarizing plate and increasing the width for realizing a low price. The industrial value of the present invention is high.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited to a following example, unless the summary is exceeded. In the examples and comparative examples, “parts” means “parts by weight”. The measuring method used in the present invention is as follows.

(1) Measurement of intrinsic viscosity of polyester 1 g of polyester from which other polymer components and pigments incompatible with polyester have been removed are precisely weighed, and 100 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol / tetrachloroethane = 50/50 (weight ratio) is added. It was dissolved and measured at 30 ° C.

(2) Measurement of average particle diameter (d ₅₀ : μm) Integration (weight basis) 50% in equivalent spherical distribution measured using centrifugal sedimentation type particle size distribution measuring device (SA-CP3 type manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation) Was the average particle size.

(3) Measurement of heat shrinkage rate A sample is cut out on a strip of 15 mm width x 150 mm length in the longitudinal direction from both ends of the film, heat-treated in a no-tension state for 5 minutes at 140 ° C, and the length of the sample before and after that is measured. Thus, the heat shrinkage rate (%) was calculated by the following formula.
Heat shrinkage rate (%) = [(ab) / a] × 100
(In the above formula, the sample length before heat treatment is a and the sample length after heat treatment is b)
Further, the difference in shrinkage rate was calculated so as to be positive by subtracting a small value from a value larger than the measurement results at both ends.

(4) Measurement of amount of sag The film unwound from the roll film is placed on two parallel rolls placed horizontally in the air. Here, the interval between the rolls is 1.5 m, and the tension applied to the film is 40 g / mm ² . The distance from the plane formed by linking two parallel rolls to the film surface submerged under the entire area was measured, and the value obtained by dividing the (maximum value-minimum value) by the film width (mm / m).

(5) Measurement of orientation angle Using a polarization microscope manufactured by Carl Zeiss, observe the orientation of the polyester film, and how many times the direction of the main orientation axis in the polyester film plane is inclined with respect to the width direction of the polyester film. Measured to obtain an orientation angle. This measurement was carried out at a total of three locations on the center and both ends of the film, and the largest orientation angle value among the three locations was taken as the maximum orientation angle.

(6) Measurement of coating amount of mold release layer Mold release under the following measurement conditions by FP (Fundamental Parameter Method) method using a fluorescent X-ray measurement device (Shimadzu Corporation "model" XRF-1500 "). The amount of silicon element on the surface provided with the release layer and the surface without the release layer of the film was measured, and the difference was taken as the amount of silicon element in the release layer. Next, the coating amount (Si) (g / m ² ) as a unit of —SiO (CH ₃ ) ₂ was calculated using the obtained amount of silicon element.

"Measurement condition"
Spectral crystal: PET (pentaerythritol)
2θ: 108.88 °
Tube current: 95 mA
Tube voltage: 40 kv

(7) Evaluation of residual adhesive rate of release film << residual adhesive strength >>
The surface of the release layer of the sample film is Nitto Denko (manufactured) No. The 31B adhesive tape is subjected to one reciprocating pressure bonding with a 2 kg rubber roller, and heat-treated at 100 ° C. for 1 hour. Next, the sample film was peeled off from the pressure-bonded sample. The adhesive strength of the 31B pressure-sensitive adhesive tape is measured according to the method of JIS-C-2107 (adhesive strength to stainless steel plate, 180 ° peeling method). This is the residual adhesive strength.
《Basic adhesive strength》
Using the same tape (No. 31B) as in the case of residual adhesive force, an adhesive tape is pressure-bonded to a stainless steel plate according to JIS-C-2107, and measurement is performed in the same manner. The value at this time is defined as the basic adhesive strength. Using these measured values, the residual adhesion rate is determined based on the following equation.

Residual adhesion rate (%) = (residual adhesive force / basic adhesive force) × 100
The measurement is performed at 20 ± 2 ° C. and 65 ± 5% RH.

(8) Evaluation of release force of release film After attaching one side of a double-sided adhesive tape (Nitto Denko "No. 502") to the release layer surface of the sample film, it was cut into a size of 50 mm x 300 mm, The peel force after standing for 1 hour at room temperature is measured. For the peeling force, a tensile tester (“Intesco model 2001 type” manufactured by Intesco Co., Ltd.) was used, and 180 ° peeling was performed under the condition of a tensile speed of 300 mm / min.

(9) Practical properties <Film flatness inspection>
A release agent was applied on the film, and the planarity of the release film obtained under the conditions of a dryer temperature of 120 ° C. and a line speed of 30 m / min was visually inspected.
○: Extremely flat and rich in practicality △: Slightly lacking in flatness, but practical ×: Poor flatness and lack of practicality

<Visual inspection under crossed Nicols>
A release agent is applied onto the film and the release film is obtained via an adhesive so that the width direction of the release film obtained under conditions of a dryer temperature of 120 ° C. and a line speed of 30 m / min is parallel to the orientation axis of the polarizing film. The polarizing film is adhered to the polarizing film to form a polarizing plate, and the polarizing plate for inspection is superimposed on the releasing film so that the orientation axis is orthogonal to the film width direction, and irradiated with white light from the polarizing plate side, It visually observed from the polarizing plate for a test | inspection, and the visual testability under cross nicol was evaluated according to the following reference | standard. In the measurement, A4 size samples were cut out from a total of three locations in the center and both ends in the width direction of the obtained film.
"Criteria"
○: Inspection is possible without optical interference. Δ: Optical interference is present but inspection is possible. X: Optical interference is present and inspection is impossible. ○ and Δ are levels that do not cause any problems in actual use.

<Release properties>
The release characteristics were evaluated from the situation when the release film was peeled off from the laminated film having the adhesive layer.
○: The release film is peeled off cleanly, and the phenomenon that the adhesive adheres to the release layer is not observed. Δ: The release film peels off, but the adhesive adheres to the release layer when peeled off at a high speed. : Adhesive adheres to the release film, or adhesive strength decreases due to silicone migration

[Production method of polyester]
(Polyester chip manufacturing method)
Take 100 parts of dimethyl terephthalate, 70 parts of ethylene glycol, and 0.07 part of calcium acetate monohydrate in a reactor, heat up and evaporate methanol to conduct the transesterification reaction, and it takes about 4 and a half hours after starting the reaction. The temperature was raised to 230 ° C. to substantially complete the transesterification reaction. Next, 0.04 part of phosphoric acid and 0.035 part of antimony trioxide were added and polymerized in accordance with a conventional method. That is, the reaction temperature was gradually raised to finally 280 ° C., while the pressure was gradually reduced to finally 0.05 mmHg. After 4 hours, the reaction was completed, and a polyester A having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.65 was obtained by chipping according to a conventional method. Furthermore, when manufacturing the said polyester A, 5000 ppm of amorphous silica with an average primary particle diameter of 2.4 micrometers was added, and the polyester B was obtained. Moreover, when manufacturing the said polyester A, 20000 ppm of (delta) type aluminum oxide with an average primary particle size of 60 nm was added, and the polyester C was obtained.

(Manufacture of polyester film)
Polyester film (A)
The above polyester A is 70 wt% and polyester B is 30%, dried at 180 ° C for 4 hours in an inert gas atmosphere, melted at 290 ° C by a melt extruder, extruded from a die, and subjected to an electrostatic application adhesion method. An unstretched sheet was obtained by cooling and solidifying on a cooling roll having a surface temperature set to 40 ° C. First, the obtained unstretched sheet was stretched 2.5 times in the longitudinal direction at 95 ° C., led to a tenter, and successively biaxially stretched 4.7 times in the width direction. Thereafter, heat treatment was performed at 230 ° C. for 10 seconds, and then 10% relaxation was applied in the width direction at 180 ° C. to obtain a polyester film roll having a width of 3000 mm and a thickness of 38 μm. The center part of this roll was slit, and the film was wound on a core by 10,000 m to obtain a polyester film (A) having a width of 1600 mm.

Polyester film (B)
In the production of the polyester film (A), a polyester film (B) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that a polyester film roll having a width of 3000 mm was slit in two to obtain a polyester film having a width of 1460 mm. .

Polyester film (C)
In production of polyester film (A), the same as for production of polyester film (A) except that the draw ratio is 2.8 times in the longitudinal direction, 4.6 times in the width direction, and the heat treatment temperature after stretching is changed to 225 ° C. Thus, a polyester film (C) was obtained.

Polyester film (D)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the stretch ratio is 3.0 times in the longitudinal direction, 4.5 times in the width direction, and the heat treatment temperature after stretching is changed to 205 ° C. Thus, a polyester film (D) was obtained.

Polyester film (E)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the same as the production of the polyester film (A) except that the draw ratio is 3.3 times in the longitudinal direction, 4.2 times in the width direction, and the heat treatment temperature after drawing is changed to 190 ° C. Thus, a polyester film (E) was obtained.

Polyester film (F)
In the production of the polyester film (A), a polyester film (F) is obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that the draw ratio is changed to 1.9 times in the longitudinal direction and 4.6 times in the width direction. It was.

Polyester film (G)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the blending ratio of 30% by weight of polyester A, 30% of polyester B and 40% by weight of polyester C, stretching ratio 3.3 times in the longitudinal direction, 4.2 times in the width direction, width A polyester film (G) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of a polyester film (A) except that a 3000 mm polyester film roll was slit into two and changed to obtain a polyester film having a width of 1460 mm.

Example 1:
On the polyester film (A), a release agent comprising the following release agent composition-1 was applied by a reverse gravure coating method so that the coating amount (after drying) was 0.1 g / m ² , and the dryer temperature was 120 ° C. A roll-shaped release film was obtained under the condition of a line speed of 30 m / min.
<< Releasing Agent Composition-1 >>
Curing type silicone resin (KS-847H: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 100 parts Curing agent (PL-50T: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 1 part MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

Example 2:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (B).

Example 3:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (C).

Example 4:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (D).

Example 5:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating agent composition was changed to the release agent composition-2 shown below.
<< Releasing agent composition-2 >>
100 parts of curable silicone resin (KS-774: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 10 parts of curing agent (PL-4: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 1500 parts of MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1)

Example 6:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating agent composition was changed to the release agent composition-3 shown in Table 1 below.
<< Releasing agent composition-3 >>
Curing type silicone resin (KS-847H: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 100 parts Curing agent (PL-50T: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 1 part Polyether-modified silicone oil (KF-351: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 8 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent ( The mixing ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

Example 7:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating agent composition was changed to the release agent composition-4 shown below.
<< Releasing agent composition-4 >>
100 parts of curable silicone resin (KS-723A: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 5 parts of curable silicone resin (KS-723B: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 5 parts of curing agent (PS-3: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixed) The ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

Comparative Example 1:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (E).

Comparative Example 2:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (F).

Comparative Example 3:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (G).

(Manufacture of laminated film having an adhesive layer)
An acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive was applied to the surface of the release layer of the release film obtained in Example / Comparative Example so that the thickness after drying was 25 μm, and passed through a 130 ° C. drying furnace in a passage time of 30 seconds. Then, a 38 μm thick polyester film was bonded to form a laminated film having an adhesive layer.
<Acrylic adhesive coating solution>
Acrylic adhesive (Olivein BPS429-4: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 100 parts Curing agent (BPS8515: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 3 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 50 parts The results obtained are shown in Table 1 below. Collectively shown in ~ 2.

  The release film of the present invention can be suitably used as a release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate, for example.

Claims (1)

A release film in which a release layer is provided on one side of a polyester film having a film width of 1460 mm or more and an orientation main axis direction of 15 degrees or less, and the film length when held for 5 minutes in an atmosphere of 140 ° C. The liquid crystal polarization is characterized in that the heat shrinkage rate in the direction is 2.5% or less, the difference between the heat shrinkage rates at both ends of the film under the same conditions is 0.2% or less, and the sag amount is 15 mm / m or less. Release film for plates.