JP2010286692A - Ink for color filter, ink set for color filter, color filter, image display device, and electronic equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ink for a color filter, which hardly causes deposition of dirt in an ink flow passage or clogging in a droplet ejection head in a droplet ejection device used for manufacturing a color filter, achieves stable ejection of droplets for a long period of time, effectively prevents occurrence of color irregularity and density irregularity, and can be used for stably manufacturing color filters with little differences in characteristics among individual products. <P>SOLUTION: The ink for a color filter contains a colorant, a liquid medium that dissolves or disperses the colorant, a resin material, and zirconia, wherein the proportion of zirconia with respect to the solid content included in the ink for a color filter is 0.0001 wt.% or more and 0.05 wt.% or less. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a color filter ink, a color filter ink set, a color filter, an image display device, and an electronic apparatus.

In general, a color filter is used in a liquid crystal display (LCD) or the like that performs color display.
Conventionally, a color filter is formed on a substrate with a coating film composed of a material (colored portion forming composition) containing a colorant, a photosensitive resin, a functional monomer, a polymerization initiator, etc., and then a photomask. It has been manufactured using a so-called photolithography method, in which a photosensitive process, a developing process, and the like are performed by irradiating with light. In such a method, the colors are usually overlapped by repeating the operation of forming a coating film corresponding to each color on almost the entire surface of the substrate, curing only a part thereof, and removing most of the other part. Manufacture color filters so that they do not match. For this reason, the coating film formed in the production of the color filter has only a part remaining as a colored part in the finally obtained color filter, and most of it is removed in the production process. Become. For this reason, not only the manufacturing cost of the color filter increases, but also from the viewpoint of resource saving.

  On the other hand, in recent years, a method for forming a colored portion of a color filter using an ink jet head (droplet discharge head) has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In such a manufacturing method using an ink jet method, waste of the material for forming the colored portion (composition for forming the colored portion) can be reduced, so that the burden on the environment can be reduced and the manufacturing cost is also reduced. Can be suppressed.

  By the way, a droplet discharge device (for industrial use) used for manufacturing a color filter is completely different from that applied to a printer (for consumer use). For example, mass production or large work (substrate) is performed. Therefore, it is required to eject a large amount of droplets for a long time. In addition, in order to improve the adhesion of the colored portion to be formed to the substrate, the color filter ink used in the production of the color filter generally contains a resin material (binder resin), and is a printer. Compared with the ink used in the application (for consumer use), the colorant content is high, the viscosity is high, and the load on the droplet discharge device (particularly near the head) accompanying the droplet discharge is large. In addition, in a droplet discharge device (industrial use) used for manufacturing a color filter, a component (for example, a resin material) contained in the ink adheres to the ink flow path, whereby the ink is supplied to the droplet discharge head. Colors that are manufactured due to unstable supply or clogging of the discharge port of the droplet discharge head, resulting in unstable droplet discharge amount or curved flight of droplets In the filter, problems such as uneven color and uneven density and a large difference in characteristics among individuals are likely to occur. For this reason, for example, a method (flushing) performed by discharging droplets on a portion without a substrate (work) for a color filter of the droplet discharge apparatus or a droplet discharge head using a suction unit. By a method of forcibly sucking ink, aggregates and adhering substances existing in the droplet discharge head and the ink flow path are removed, and dirt and clogging due to ink and the like are eliminated. However, with only such a method, the aggregates and deposits cannot be sufficiently removed. When the droplets are discharged again, the remaining aggregates and deposits flow into the head, and in a relatively short period of time, There has been a problem that the discharge amount of the droplet becomes unstable and the discharge port becomes clogged again. In such a case, it is necessary to frequently replace the droplet discharge head and other members, and the productivity of the color filter is extremely reduced.

JP 2002-372613 A

  An object of the present invention is to perform stable liquid droplet ejection over a long period of time without causing dirt adhesion in the ink flow path of a liquid droplet ejection apparatus used for manufacturing a color filter and clogging of a liquid droplet ejection head. Color filter ink and color filter ink set that can be used to stably produce color filters that can effectively prevent color unevenness and density unevenness and have small characteristic differences among individuals. Providing, providing a color filter in which occurrence of uneven color and density unevenness is effectively prevented, and having a small characteristic difference between individuals, and providing an image display device and an electronic apparatus provided with the color filter There is.

Such an object is achieved by the present invention described below.
The color filter ink of the present invention comprises a colorant,
A liquid medium for dissolving or dispersing the colorant;
Resin material,
Including zirconia,
The ratio of the zirconia to the solid content contained in the color filter ink is 0.0001 wt% or more and 0.05 wt% or less.

  This makes it possible to perform stable droplet ejection over a long period of time without causing dirt adhesion in the ink flow path of the droplet ejection device used for manufacturing the color filter, clogging of the droplet ejection head, etc. It is possible to provide an ink for a color filter that can be used for stably producing a color filter in which the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density is effectively prevented and the characteristic difference between individuals is small. Moreover, the adhesion of the formed colored part to the substrate can be made excellent, and the formed colored part can be made of high hardness, and the durability of the produced color filter is excellent. Can be. In addition, the fluidity of the color filter ink (particularly, the fluidity when the liquid medium is removed during the production of the color filter (in a state where the solid content is increased)) is improved, thereby forming the color filter ink. The colored portion has high flatness. As a result, the brightness of the display image by the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

In the color filter ink of the present invention, the zirconia is preferably contained as a powder having an average particle size of 3.0 nm to 120 nm.
As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the adhesion of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink to the substrate can be made particularly excellent. In addition, the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

In the color filter ink of the present invention, 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether, 2- (2-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) -1-methylethyl is used as the liquid medium. It is preferable to include one or more selected from the group consisting of acetate and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate.
As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

The color filter ink of the present invention preferably further contains an acid value dispersant having a predetermined acid value and an amine value dispersant having a predetermined amine value.
As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

In the color filter ink of the present invention, as the resin material, the monomer component m1 represented by the following formula (1), the monomer component m2 having a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group, and the following formula (3) It is preferable that the polymer M containing the monomer component m3 represented is included.

  As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, it is possible to more effectively prevent unintentional irregularities from occurring on the surface of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink, and color unevenness in an image displayed using the color filter, Generation of uneven density and a decrease in contrast ratio can be more effectively prevented.

これにより、形成される着色部の耐溶剤性等を特に優れたものとすることができ、製造されるカラーフィルターの耐久性を特に優れたものとすることができる。 In the color filter ink of the present invention, as the resin material, the monomer component x1 represented by the following formula (11), the monomer component x3 represented by the following formula (13), and the following formula (14) It is preferable that the polymer X containing the monomer component x4 represented is included.

Thereby, the solvent resistance of the colored part to be formed can be made particularly excellent, and the durability of the produced color filter can be made particularly excellent.

これにより、カラーフィルター用インクを用いて形成される着色部の基板に対する密着性を特に優れたものとすることができ、製造されるカラーフィルターの耐久性を特に優れたものとすることができる。 In the color filter ink of the present invention, the resin material preferably contains a polymer Y containing a monomer component y1 represented by the following formula (15).

Thereby, the adhesiveness with respect to the board | substrate of the coloring part formed using the ink for color filters can be made especially excellent, and durability of the color filter manufactured can be made especially excellent.

これにより、インクの流路における汚れの付着、液滴吐出ヘッドの目詰まり等を特に生じにくくすることができ、より長期間にわたって安定的な液滴吐出を行うことができる。また、カラーフィルター用インク中におけるジルコニアの分散安定性、カラーフィルター用インクの保存安定性を特に優れたものとすることができる。 In the color filter ink of the present invention, as the resin material, the monomer component z1 represented by the following formula (21), the monomer component z2 represented by the following formula (22), and the following formula (23) A polymer Z containing the monomer component z3 represented, a monomer component w1 represented by the following formula (25), a monomer component w2 represented by the following formula (26), and the following formula (27) It is preferable to include at least one of the polymers W including the monomer component w3 represented by the formula (28) and the monomer component w4 represented by the following formula (28).

As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

In the color filter ink of the present invention, C.I. I. Pigment Green 58 is preferably included.
As a coloring agent, C.I. I. When Pigment Green 58 is used, the color developability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, C.I. I. Although Pigment Green 58 has a feature of excellent brightness, conventionally, it has been a very difficult material to stably disperse. In contrast, in the present invention, C.I. I. Even when Pigment Green 58 is used, the dispersion stability of the pigment in the color filter ink can be improved. For this reason, while making the color filter ink more excellent in color, the color filter ink has excellent storage stability, and problems such as a decrease in contrast due to agglomeration of pigment and a decrease in ejection stability occur. Can be effectively prevented.

The color filter ink set of the present invention is a color filter ink set comprising a plurality of types of inks used in the manufacture of color filters,
At least one of the plurality of types of ink constituting the color filter ink set is the color filter ink of the present invention.
This makes it possible to perform stable droplet ejection over a long period of time without causing dirt adhesion in the ink flow path of the droplet ejection device used for manufacturing the color filter, clogging of the droplet ejection head, etc. It is possible to provide an ink set for a color filter that can be used for stably producing a color filter in which the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density is effectively prevented and the difference in characteristics between individuals is small. Moreover, the adhesion of the formed colored part to the substrate can be made excellent, and the formed colored part can be made of high hardness, and the durability of the produced color filter is excellent. Can be. In addition, the fluidity of the ink constituting the color filter ink set (especially the fluidity when removing the liquid medium during the production of the color filter (in a state where the solid content is increased)) is improved. Thus, the colored portion to be formed has high flatness. As a result, the brightness of the display image by the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink set can be made particularly excellent.

The color filter of the present invention is manufactured using the color filter ink of the present invention.
Thereby, the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density can be effectively prevented, and a color filter having a small characteristic difference between individuals can be provided. Further, the adhesion of the colored part to the substrate can be made excellent, and the formed colored part can be made of high hardness, and the durability of the color filter can be made excellent. it can. Further, the brightness of the display image by the color filter can be made particularly excellent.

The color filter of the present invention is manufactured using the color filter ink set of the present invention.
Thereby, the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density can be effectively prevented, and a color filter having a small characteristic difference between individuals can be provided. Further, the adhesion of the colored part to the substrate can be made excellent, and the formed colored part can be made of high hardness, and the durability of the color filter can be made excellent. it can. Further, the brightness of the display image by the color filter can be made particularly excellent.

An image display device according to the present invention includes the color filter according to the present invention.
As a result, it is possible to provide an image display device that includes a color filter that effectively prevents the occurrence of color unevenness and density unevenness and can stably display an excellent image over a long period of time.
An electronic apparatus according to the present invention includes the image display device according to the present invention.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide an electronic apparatus that includes a color filter in which occurrence of uneven color and uneven density is effectively prevented and can stably display an excellent image over a long period of time.

It is sectional drawing which shows suitable embodiment of the color filter of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the manufacturing method of a color filter. It is a perspective view which shows the droplet discharge apparatus used for manufacture of a color filter. It is the figure which observed the droplet discharge means in the droplet discharge apparatus shown in FIG. 3 from the stage side. It is a figure which shows the bottom face of the droplet discharge head in the droplet discharge apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the droplet discharge head in the droplet discharge apparatus shown in FIG. 3, (a) is a cross-sectional perspective view, (b) is sectional drawing. It is sectional drawing which shows embodiment of a liquid crystal display device. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a mobile (or notebook) personal computer to which an electronic apparatus of the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the mobile telephone (PHS is also included) to which the electronic device of this invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the digital still camera to which the electronic device of this invention is applied.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described.
First, a preferred embodiment of the color filter ink of the present invention will be described.
≪Color filter ink≫
The color filter ink of the present invention is an ink used for the production of a color filter (formation of a colored portion of a color filter), and is particularly preferably used for the production of a color filter by an ink jet method.
The color filter ink of the present invention includes a colorant, a liquid medium in which the colorant is dissolved or dispersed, a resin material, and zirconia.

<Zirconia>
Conventionally, a color filter is formed on a substrate with a coating film composed of a material (colored portion forming composition) containing a colorant, a photosensitive resin, a functional monomer, a polymerization initiator, etc., and then a photomask. It has been manufactured using a so-called photolithography method, in which a photosensitive process, a developing process, and the like are performed by irradiating with light. In such a method, the colors are usually overlapped by repeating the operation of forming a coating film corresponding to each color on almost the entire surface of the substrate, curing only a part thereof, and removing most of the other part. Manufacture color filters so that they do not match. For this reason, the coating film formed in the production of the color filter has only a part remaining as a colored part in the finally obtained color filter, and most of it is removed in the production process. Become. For this reason, not only the manufacturing cost of the color filter increases, but also from the viewpoint of resource saving.
On the other hand, in recent years, a method for forming a colored portion of a color filter using an inkjet head (droplet discharge head) has been proposed. In such a manufacturing method using an ink jet method, waste of a material for forming a colored portion (composition for forming a colored portion) can be reduced, so that the burden on the environment can be reduced and the manufacturing cost is also reduced. Can be suppressed.

  By the way, a droplet discharge device (for industrial use) used for manufacturing a color filter is completely different from that applied to a printer (for consumer use). For example, mass production or large work (substrate) is performed. Therefore, it is required to eject a large amount of droplets for a long time. In addition, in order to improve the adhesion of the colored portion to be formed to the substrate, the color filter ink used in the production of the color filter generally contains a resin material (binder resin), and is a printer. Compared to the ink used for the consumer (for consumer use), the viscosity is high, and the load on the droplet discharge device (particularly near the head) accompanying the droplet discharge is large. In addition, in a droplet discharge device (industrial use) used for manufacturing a color filter, a component (for example, a resin material) contained in the ink adheres to the ink flow path, whereby the ink is supplied to the droplet discharge head. Colors that are manufactured due to unstable supply or clogging of the discharge port of the droplet discharge head, resulting in unstable droplet discharge amount or curved flight of droplets In the filter, problems such as uneven color and uneven density and a large difference in characteristics among individuals are likely to occur. For this reason, for example, a method (flushing) performed by discharging droplets on a portion without a substrate (work) for a color filter of the droplet discharge apparatus or a droplet discharge head using a suction unit. By a method of forcibly sucking ink, aggregates and adhering substances existing in the droplet discharge head and the ink flow path are removed, and dirt and clogging due to ink and the like are eliminated. However, with only such a method, the aggregates and deposits cannot be sufficiently removed. When the droplets are discharged again, the remaining aggregates and deposits flow into the head, and in a relatively short period of time, There has been a problem that the discharge amount of the droplet becomes unstable and the discharge port becomes clogged again. In such a case, it is necessary to frequently replace the droplet discharge head and other members, and the productivity of the color filter is extremely reduced.

  Therefore, the present inventor has conducted intensive research for the purpose of solving the above problems. As a result, it has been found that the above-mentioned problems can be solved by including a predetermined amount of zirconia in the color filter ink. This is probably due to the following reasons. That is, zirconia has high hardness and excellent dispersibility in a liquid medium described in detail later. For this reason, since the color filter ink contains a predetermined amount of zirconia, even if the ink flow path is contaminated, the stain can be suitably removed at an early stage. For example, a large amount of solid content is prevented from adhering. In addition, when the color filter ink contains zirconia, not only the dirt once adhered can be suitably removed as described above, but also solid content such as a resin material contained together with zirconia in the color filter ink. Is effectively prevented from adhering to the flow path wall surface. In addition, because of the above, it is possible to reduce the frequency of replacement of parts of the droplet discharge device, cleaning of the flow path of the droplet discharge device using the cleaning liquid, and the like. In addition, since a predetermined amount of zirconia is contained in the color filter ink, the fluidity of the color filter ink (particularly when the liquid medium is removed (in a state where the solid content is increased)). ) Is improved, whereby the colored portion to be formed has high flatness. As a result, the brightness of the display image by the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, when a predetermined amount of zirconia is contained in the color filter ink, the adhesion of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink to the substrate can be improved and formed. The colored portion can have a high hardness. As a result, the durability of the manufactured color filter can be made excellent.

Zirconia is an insoluble component, and is contained as a powder in the color filter ink.
The ratio of zirconia (powder) to the solid content (total solid content including zirconia) contained in the color filter ink is 0.0001 wt% or more and 0.05 wt% or less. That is, in the present invention, when the solid content in the color filter ink is C _S [wt%] and the zirconia content in the color filter ink is C _Z [wt%], 0.0001 ≦ The relationship of (C _Z / C _S ) × 100 ≦ 0.05 is satisfied. By including zirconia at such a ratio, the above-described effects are reliably exhibited. On the other hand, when the ratio of zirconia to the solid content (total solid content including zirconia) contained in the color filter ink is less than the lower limit, the effect of including zirconia as described above is not sufficiently exhibited. . In addition, when the ratio of zirconia to the solid content (total solid content including zirconia) contained in the color filter ink exceeds the upper limit, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink is drastically reduced, and the color The fluidity of the filter ink is abruptly lowered, and the discharge port of the droplet discharge head is easily clogged. Moreover, the adhesiveness with respect to the board | substrate of the coloring part formed will also fall. In addition, in each material constituting the color filter ink, there is no possibility that zirconia is included as an inevitable component, but in such a case, the content is much higher than the above values. It becomes small and cannot be contained at a relatively high content as described above. Here, “solid content” refers to what constitutes a colored portion among the components constituting the color filter ink.

  As described above, in the present invention, the ratio of zirconia to the solid content contained in the color filter ink may be 0.0001 wt% or more and 0.05 wt% or less, but 0.0005 wt% or more and 0.03 wt%. Or less, more preferably 0.001 wt% or more and 0.01 wt% or less. Thereby, the effects as described above are more remarkably exhibited.

When the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, the average particle diameter of zirconia contained in the color filter ink is preferably equal to or less than the average particle diameter of the pigment. Thereby, scattering of transmitted light can be effectively prevented, and as a result, the contrast of the display image can be made particularly excellent.
The average particle size of the pigment constituting the color filter ink _D P [nm], when the average particle diameter of zirconia constituting the color filter ink was _{D Z [nm], 0.2 ≦} D Z / D P ≦ 1.0 is preferably satisfied, 0.22 ≦ D _Z / D _P ≦ 0.8 is more preferable, and 0.25 ≦ D _Z / D _P ≦ 0.7. More preferably, the relationship is satisfied. By satisfying such a relationship, the effects as described above are more remarkably exhibited.

  The average particle size of zirconia (powder) contained in the color filter is preferably 3.0 nm or more and 120 nm or less, and more preferably 5.0 nm or more and 60 nm or less. As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the adhesion of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink to the substrate can be made particularly excellent. Further, the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. On the other hand, when the average particle diameter of zirconia is less than the lower limit, the effect of including zirconia as described above may not be sufficiently exhibited depending on the content of zirconia and the like. Moreover, when the average particle diameter of zirconia exceeds the upper limit, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink decreases, and the fluidity of the color filter ink also decreases.

The zirconia contained in the color filter ink may have any crystal system such as single crystal, tetragonal crystal, and cubic crystal.
Zirconia (powder) contained in the color filter ink is mainly composed of ZrO ₂ , but may contain a small amount of impurities. Examples of such impurities include HfO ₂ . Moreover, zirconia may contain rare earth oxides such as calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, and yttrium oxide as impurities (particularly, those in which a rare earth oxide is dissolved). As a result, zirconia has oxygen vacancies in the structure, and it is possible to improve mechanical strength such as strength and toughness of zirconia and further increase the hardness. In addition, the content rate of such an impurity is 17 wt% or less (preferably 15 wt% or less) normally with respect to the whole zirconia (powder).

<Colorant>
The color filter usually has a plurality of different colored portions (generally, three colored portions corresponding to RGB). The colorant is usually selected according to the color tone of the colored portion to be formed. As a colorant constituting the color filter ink, for example, various pigments and various dyes can be used.

  Examples of the pigment include C.I. I. Pigment Red 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 21, 22, 23, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48: 1, 48: 2, 48: 3, 48: 4, 49: 1, 49: 2, 50: 1, 52: 1, 53: 1, 57, 57: 1, 57: 2, 58: 2, 58: 4, 60: 1, 63: 1, 63: 2, 64: 1, 81, 81: 1, 83, 88, 90: 1, 97, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 108: 1, 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 144, 146, 149, 150, 151, 166, 168, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 185, 187, 188, 190, 193 194,202,206,207,208,209,215,216,220,224,226,242,243,245,254,255,264,265; C. I. Pigment Green 7, 36, 15, 17, 18, 19, 26, 50, 58; I. Pigment blue 1,15,15: 1,15: 2,15: 3,15: 4,15: 6, 17: 1,18,60,27,28,29,35,36,60,80; I. Pigment Yellow 1, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24, 31, 34, 35, 35: 1, 37, 37: 1, 42, 43, 53, 55, 60, 61, 65, 71, 73, 74, 81, 83, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98, 100, 101, 104, 106, 108, 109, 110, 113, 114, 116, 117, 119, 120, 126, 127, 128, 129, 138, 139, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 166, 168, 175, 180, 184, 185; I. Pigment violet 1, 3, 14, 16, 19, 23, 29, 32, 36, 38, 50; C.I. I. Pigment Orange 1, 5, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 20: 1, 24, 34, 36, 38, 40, 43, 46, 49, 51, 61, 63, 64, 71, 73, 104; C. I. Pigment brown 7, 11, 23, 25, 33; I. Pigment Black 1 and 7 and derivatives thereof may be used, and one or more selected from these may be used in combination.

  When the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, it is advantageous in improving the light resistance and heat resistance of the formed color filter (colored portion). In addition, when the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, conventionally, as described in detail later, the problem that the ejection stability of the droplets is likely to deteriorate, but in the present invention, Even when a pigment is included as a colorant, the occurrence of such a problem can be reliably prevented. That is, when the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, the effects of the present invention are more remarkably exhibited.

  Among the above pigments, the color filter ink is C.I. I. Pigment red 254, C.I. I. Pigment red 177, C.I. I. Pigment green 58, C.I. I. Pigment blue 15: 6, C.I. I. Pigment violet 23, C.I. I. Pigment yellow 150, C.I. I. Pigment yellow 138, C.I. I. It is preferable to use one or more selected from the group consisting of CI Pigment Yellow 139 and derivatives thereof. Thereby, the color reproduction range and light resistance of the manufactured color filter can be made particularly excellent.

In particular, the color filter ink is used as a pigment (red pigment) as C.I. I. Pigment red 177 and its derivatives, and / or C.I. I. When the pigment red 254 and derivatives thereof are included, the color developability of the color filter ink (red color filter ink) can be made particularly excellent. Further, the dispersion stability of the pigment particles in the color filter ink can be made excellent. As a result, an increase in thixotropic property of the color filter ink at the time of forming the colored portion can be suppressed, and the discharge stability of the color filter ink is particularly excellent when the ink is applied to the cells. be able to.
C. I. Pigment Red 177 derivatives, C.I. I. In the case of containing a compound (derivative) represented by the following formula (30) or the following formula (31) as a pigment red 254 derivative, the above-described effects are more remarkably exhibited.

  In particular, as a pigment (green pigment), C.I. I. When Pigment Green 58 (brominated zinc phthalocyanine pigment) is used, the color developability of the color filter ink (green color filter ink) can be made particularly excellent. In addition, C.I. I. Although Pigment Green 58 has a feature of excellent brightness, conventionally, it has been a very difficult material to stably disperse. In contrast, in the present invention, C.I. I. Even when Pigment Green 58 is used, the dispersion stability of the pigment in the color filter ink can be improved. For this reason, while making the color filter ink more excellent in color, the color filter ink has excellent storage stability, and problems such as a decrease in contrast due to agglomeration of pigment and a decrease in ejection stability occur. Can be effectively prevented. Such an excellent effect can be obtained because C.I. I. Pigment Green 58 agglomeration, C.I. I. This is considered to be because the aggregation of the pigment green 58 is suitably prevented.

  In addition, the present inventor I. It has been found that when Pigment Green 58 is included, the dispersion stability in the color filter ink can be further improved by simultaneously including a sulfonated pigment derivative as a secondary pigment. As a result, the color development of the color filter ink can be further improved, and at the time of forming the colored portion, the increase in the thixotropic property of the color filter ink due to the high concentration of the pigment is more effective. Can be suppressed. Further, the long-term dispersion stability of the pigment in the color filter ink (storability of the color filter ink) and the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be further improved.

  As a pigment, C.I. I. When the pigment green 58 and the sulfonated pigment derivative are included, the sulfonated pigment derivative preferably contains a compound (derivative) represented by the following formula (32). As a result, the dispersion stability of the pigment particles in the color filter ink and the ejection stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and an image with better contrast can be obtained in the produced color filter. Can be displayed.

In this way, a pigment derivative (sub-pigment) having a specific chemical structure is converted into C.I. I. By using together with Pigment Green 58 (main pigment), the above-mentioned excellent effect is obtained as a result of intensive studies by the present inventors, and details of the mechanism are unknown. However, it is thought that this is due to the following reasons.
C. I. The brominated phthalocyanine constituting the pigment green 58 has a highly conjugated system as a whole molecule, and has a planar structure, which is stable in terms of energy. The brominated phthalocyanine is placed in a stable state in which the conjugated π electrons between the molecules overlap each other by arranging (parallel) the planar molecules. For this reason, C.I. I. Pigment Green 58 originally tends to aggregate and is difficult to stably disperse in a liquid medium (dispersion medium).

  On the other hand, in the pigment derivative as described above, the hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom in the formula (32) forms a hydrogen bond with the oxygen atom constituting the phthalimide structure. For this reason, the hydrogen atom bonded to the nitrogen atom in formula (32) is substantially bonded to the oxygen atom constituting the phthalimide structure together with the nitrogen atom constituting the quinoline structure. In the pigment derivative (sulfonated pigment derivative) as described above, a stable ring structure (7-membered ring structure) with 7 atoms numbered 1 to 7 in the formula (32) is formed. By forming such a seven-membered ring structure, the plane due to the quinoline structure and the plane due to the phthalimide structure are in a non-parallel state.

  In this way, a pigment derivative (sulfonated pigment derivative) in which the plane due to the quinoline structure and the plane due to the phthalimide structure are non-parallel is obtained from C.I. I. By using with CI Pigment Green 58, C.I. I. Pigment derivatives (sulfonated pigment derivatives) having moderate affinity for CI Pigment Green 58 (brominated phthalocyanine) are disclosed in C.I. I. Pigment Green 58 enters between the molecules, and as described above, C. I. It is possible to make the pigment green 58 difficult to aggregate. Furthermore, since the above pigment derivative (sulfonated pigment derivative) has a sulfo group in the molecule, it is excellent in dispersibility with respect to the liquid medium (dispersion medium) described above. The above is considered to act synergistically and to obtain the very excellent effects as described above.

  C. I. When the pigment green 58 and the pigment derivative (sulfonated pigment derivative) as described above are included, the content of the pigment derivative (sulfonated pigment derivative) is not particularly limited. I. Pigment Green 58 (main pigment): It is preferably 10 to 80 parts by weight, more preferably 30 to 70 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight. Thereby, the long-term dispersion stability of the pigment particles in the color filter ink and the discharge stability of the droplets can be made particularly excellent, and the contrast of the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink, The brightness can be made particularly excellent.

  In particular, the color filter ink is used as a pigment (blue pigment). I. Pigment blue 15: 6 and C.I. I. When the pigment violet 23 is contained, the color developability of the color filter ink (blue color filter ink) can be made particularly excellent. Further, the dispersion stability of the pigment particles in the color filter ink and the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

  When the color filter ink is a pigment containing a pigment as a colorant (pigment ink), the average particle size of the pigment is preferably 10 nm or more and 200 nm or less, and more preferably 20 nm or more and 180 nm or less. As a result, the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink has excellent durability (light resistance) while sufficiently improving the dispersion stability of the pigment in the color filter ink and the discharge stability of the color filter ink. For example, the color developability and contrast of the color filter are particularly excellent.

  Examples of the dye include azo dyes, anthraquinone dyes, condensed polycyclic aromatic carbonyl dyes, indigoid dyes, carbonium dyes, phthalocyanine dyes, methine, and polymethine dyes. Specific examples of the dye include C.I. I. Direct Red 2, 4, 9, 23, 26, 28, 31, 39, 62, 63, 72, 75, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 92, 95, 111, 173, 184 207, 211, 212, 214, 218, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 232, 233, 240, 241, 242, 243, 247, C.I. I. Acid Red 35, 42, 51, 52, 57, 62, 80, 82, 111, 114, 118, 119, 127, 128, 131, 143, 145, 151, 154, 157, 158, 211, 249, 254 257, 261, 263, 266, 289, 299, 301, 305, 319, 336, 337, 361, 396, 397, C.I. I. Reactive Red 3, 13, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 29, 35, 37, 40, 41, 43, 45, 49, 55, C.I. I. Basic Red 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 35, 36, 38, 39, 45, 46, C.I. I. Direct violet 7, 9, 47, 48, 51, 66, 90, 93, 94, 95, 98, 100, 101, C.I. I. Acid Violet 5, 9, 11, 34, 43, 47, 48, 51, 75, 90, 103, 126, C.I. I. Reactive violet 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,16,17,22,23,24,26,27,33,34, C.I. I. Basic violet 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 15, 16, 20, 21, 25, 27, 28, 35, 37, 39, 40, 48, C.I. I. Direct yellow 8, 9, 11, 12, 27, 28, 29, 33, 35, 39, 41, 44, 50, 53, 58, 59, 68, 87, 93, 95, 96, 98, 100, 106, 108, 109, 110, 130, 142, 144, 161, 163, C.I. I. Acid Yellow 17, 19, 23, 25, 39, 40, 42, 44, 49, 50, 61, 64, 76, 79, 110, 127, 135, 143, 151, 159, 169, 174, 190, 195 196, 197, 199, 218, 219, 222, 227, C.I. I. Reactive Yellow 2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 35, 37, 41, 42, C.I. I. Basic yellow 1, 2, 4, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 32, 36, 39, 40, C.I. I. Acid Green 16, C.I. I. Acid Blue 9, 45, 80, 83, 90, 185, C.I. I. Basic oranges 21, 23, and the like.

  The content of the colorant in the color filter ink is preferably 2 wt% or more and 25 wt% or less, and more preferably 3 wt% or more and 20 wt% or less. When the colorant content is within the above range, a higher color density can be secured in a color filter manufactured using the color filter ink, and the color filter can be used for clearer image display. . Conventionally, when a colorant (especially a pigment) is contained at a relatively high concentration in this way, the ejection stability is particularly low, and the flight when ejecting ink droplets for color filters is performed. Problems such as bending and instability of droplet discharge amount were particularly likely to occur. Also, in the past, particularly when a colored portion is formed by discharging droplets on a large substrate (for example, G5 or more), the occurrence of defective products due to variations in the discharge amount at each site in the surface becomes significant. There is a problem that the productivity of the color filter is remarkably lowered. On the other hand, in the present invention, even when a colorant is contained at a relatively high concentration, as described in detail later, the occurrence of the above problems can be surely prevented, and the produced color It is possible to reliably prevent color unevenness, density unevenness, and the like from occurring in each part of the filter, and variations in characteristics among individuals, and a color filter can be manufactured with excellent productivity. That is, when the color filter ink contains a relatively high concentration of the colorant as described above, the effects of the present invention are more remarkably exhibited. In addition, the durability of the manufactured color filter can be made particularly excellent.

<Resin material>
The color filter ink generally contains a resin material (binder resin) for the purpose of improving the adhesion of the formed colored portion to the substrate.
In this invention, it is preferable to contain the resin material which is explained in full detail below. As a result, it is possible to improve the adhesion of the formed colored part to the substrate, as well as zirconia in the color filter ink, the dispersion stability of the pigment, the ejection stability of the droplets by the ink jet method, the heat resistance, and the solvent resistance. Various characteristics such as properties can be improved. Further, since the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink can be improved, the effect of including zirconia as described above can be more reliably exhibited.
The resin material (resin component) constituting the color filter ink is preferably a curable resin material (curable resin component). Specifically, for example, polymer M, polymer X, and polymer Y described below are used. , Polymer Z, and polymer W.

[Polymer M]
The polymer M includes a monomer component m1 represented by the following formula (1), a monomer component m2 having a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group, a monomer component m3 represented by the following formula (3), Is included.

By including such a polymer M, it is possible to make it particularly difficult to cause contamination in the flow path of the color filter ink (ink), clogging of the droplet discharge head, etc. Droplet discharge can be performed. Further, when zirconia or a pigment is contained in the color filter ink, the dispersion stability of the pigment and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, it is possible to more effectively prevent unintentional irregularities from occurring on the surface of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink, and color unevenness in an image displayed using the color filter, Generation of uneven density and a decrease in contrast ratio can be more effectively prevented. In addition, the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can have higher flatness. The flatness of the colored part greatly affects the occurrence of color unevenness in the display image and the brightness and contrast of the display image. Since the flatness can be high, the occurrence of color unevenness in the display image can be more reliably prevented, and the brightness and contrast of the display image can be made particularly excellent. In addition, the resin material has a characteristic that allows the curing reaction to proceed efficiently at a temperature higher than the predetermined temperature at a predetermined temperature or lower (hereinafter, also referred to as “curing reaction switching characteristics”). In addition, the hardness of the colored portion to be formed can be made particularly excellent, and the durability of the color filter can be made excellent. Moreover, since the polymer M is very excellent in affinity and compatibility with the resin components (polymer X, polymer Y, polymer Z, polymer W) described later, it contains a plurality of types of resin components. Even in this case, it is possible to prevent unintentional precipitation of the resin material in the color filter ink, and to perform droplet discharge with excellent discharge stability. The characteristics of the components can be fully exhibited, and the occurrence of problems such as a decrease in transparency due to unintended phase separation can be reliably prevented. In addition, the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink (the life of the color filter ink) is extremely excellent, and it effectively prevents the occurrence of problems such as quality degradation due to the mass production of color filter ink. In addition, since the replacement frequency of the color filter ink can be reduced when manufacturing the color filter, the productivity of the color filter and the reliability of the manufactured color filter can be improved.
In addition, the polymer M may consist essentially of a single compound, or may be a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds.

(Monomer component m1)
The polymer M contains a monomer component m1 represented by the above formula (1), that is, a compound having a blocked isocyanate group (hereinafter also referred to as “block isocyanate group”) as a monomer component. It will be. The polymer M constituting the color filter ink may include a plurality of monomer components m1 represented by the general formula (1) in the molecule.

  By containing such a monomer component m1 as a monomer component in the polymer M, an unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material during storage of the color filter ink or in an ink application process described later. In the colored part forming step (curing step) performed under a heating environment, the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be suitably advanced. That is, the switching characteristics of the curing reaction for the resin material can be made excellent. This is considered to be due to the following reasons. That is, the blocked isocyanate group that the monomer component m1 in the polymer M has is deblocked by a relatively high energy that is imparted in the colored portion forming step (curing step) to generate an active isocyanate group, When the isocyanate group and the carboxyl group or the acid anhydride group contribute to the curing and can improve the adhesion with the substrate, heat resistance, chemical resistance, etc., while relatively low energy is given, The deblocking as described above does not proceed, and the progress of the curing reaction is prevented and suppressed.

In the monomer A represented by the formula (1), R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R ² represents a divalent aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms. R ³ represents a residue of an isocyanate group blocking agent R ³ H.
Examples of the divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in R ² include linear chains such as methylene, ethylene, trimethylene, propylene, tetramethylene, pentamethylene, hexamethylene, heptamethylene, and octamethylene groups. And a branched divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon group (alkylene group). Among these, C2-C4 bivalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon groups, such as ethylene, trimethylene, and a propylene group, are preferable.

Examples of the isocyanate group blocking agent R ³ H include oxime blocking agents such as formaldoxime, acetoaldoxime, acetoxime, methyl ethyl ketoxime, methyl isobutyl ketoxime, diethyl ketoxime, cyclohexanone oxime, diacetyl monooxime, and benzophenone oxime. A pyrazole block agent such as 3,5-dimethylpyrazole; an alcohol block agent such as methanol and ethanol; a phenol block agent such as phenol and cresol; a mercaptan block agent such as butyl mercaptan; an acetanilide, ε-caprolactam, γ; -Acid amide blocking agents such as butyrolactam; active methylene blocking agents such as dimethyl malonate and methyl acetoacetate; imides such as succinimide and maleic imide Lock agent; urea blocking agents; N- phenylcarbamate type blocking agents of phenyl carbamate, and the like; diphenylamine, amine blocking agents such as aniline, ethylene imine, etc. imine blocking agents such as polyethyleneimine.
As an isocyanate group blocking agent, an oxime blocking agent and a pyrazole blocking agent are preferable, and those represented by the following formula (5) are more preferable.

Examples of the alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms in R ⁶ and R ⁷ in the formula (5) include methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, and octyl. And linear or branched alkyl groups such as groups. Among these, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms such as methyl, ethyl, and propyl groups is preferable. Examples of the ring in which R ⁶ and R ⁷ are bonded to each other together with the adjacent carbon atom include a cycloalkane having about 3 to 12 members (preferably 5 or 6 members) such as a cyclobutane ring, a cyclopentane ring, and a cyclohexane ring. A ring etc. are mentioned.

  Specific examples of the monomer component m1 represented by the formula (1) include 2- [O- (1'-methylpropylideneamino) carboxyamino] ethyl methacrylate (= 2- (1-methylpropylideneamino). (Oxycarbonylaminoethyl) methacrylate) (represented by the following formula (6)), 2- (3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl) carbonylaminoethyl methacrylate (represented by the following formula (7)) ) And the like.

  The content of the monomer component m1 in the polymer M (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is 1 wt% or more and 99 wt% or less (for example, 10 wt% or more and 95 wt% or less). It is preferably 20 wt% or more and 90 wt% or less, more preferably 25 wt% or more and 88 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component m1 in the polymer M is a value within the above range, the above-described effects can be obtained without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components m2, m3 and the like described later in detail. It can be remarkably expressed. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component m1 in the polymer M is less than the lower limit, the effect of including the monomer component m1 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, if the content of the monomer component m1 in the polymer M exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components m2, m3, etc. may be relatively decreased, and these functions may not be sufficiently exhibited. There is sex. In addition, when the polymer M contains a plurality of types of monomer components m1, it is preferable that the sum of the contents of the plurality of types of monomer components m1 satisfies the above-described conditions. Further, when the polymer M is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is used as the content value of the monomer component m1. can do. Moreover, when the polymer M is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component m1 at the content described above.

(Monomer component m2)
The polymer M contains a monomer component m2 having a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group as a monomer component. The polymer M constituting the color filter ink may include a plurality of types of monomer components m2 in the molecule.
By including such a monomer component m2 as a monomer component in the polymer M, it is possible to improve the wetting and spreading of the color filter ink onto the substrate, and the incorporation of bubbles and the like A colored portion that is reliably prevented and has excellent adhesion to the substrate can be suitably formed. Further, by containing the monomer component m2 as a monomer component, the zirconia, the dispersion stability of the pigment, and the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In the case where the color filter ink contains a polymer Z and / or a polymer W as will be described later, the affinity between the polymer M and these polymers (polymer Z, polymer W), phase The solubility can be made sufficiently excellent. As a result, the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be improved, and the colored portion formed using the color filter ink is particularly excellent in transparency (light due to the opacity of the resin material). The reduction in transmittance is more effectively prevented), the adhesion to the substrate is particularly excellent, and problems such as cracks are less likely to occur.

  Examples of the monomer component m2 include unsaturated carboxylic acids or acid anhydrides thereof. Specific examples of the monomer component m2 include α, β-unsaturated carboxylic acids such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid and fumaric acid, and acid anhydrides thereof (maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride). Acid) and the like. Among them, acrylic acid and methacrylic acid (represented by the following formula (2)) are particularly preferable.

  The content of the monomer component m2 in the polymer M (value obtained by conversion based on the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is 0.5 wt% or more and 98 wt% or less (for example, 2.5 wt% or more). 70 wt% or less), preferably 3 wt% or more and 50 wt% or less, more preferably 5 wt% or more and 40 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component m2 in the polymer M is a value within the above range, the above-described monomer component m1, the monomer component m3 described in detail later, and the like are not hindered, and the above-described functions are prevented. The effect as described above can be expressed more remarkably. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component m2 in the polymer M is less than the lower limit, the effect of including the monomer component m2 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component m2 in the polymer M exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components m1, m3, etc. may be relatively lowered, and these functions may not be sufficiently exhibited. There is sex. In addition, when the polymer M contains a plurality of types of monomer components m2, it is preferable that the sum of the content ratios of the plurality of types of monomer components m2 satisfies the above conditions. Further, when the polymer M is a mixture of plural kinds of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component m2. can do. Moreover, when the polymer M is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component m2 with the content as described above.

(Monomer component m3)
The polymer M contains the monomer component m3 ((meth) acrylic acid ester) represented by the above formula (3) as a monomer component. The polymer M constituting the color filter ink may contain a plurality of monomer components m3 represented by the general formula (3) in the molecule.

  By containing such a monomer component m3 as a monomer component in the polymer M, the flatness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made high. Further, by containing the monomer component m3 as a monomer component in the polymer M, the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be made excellent. Further, by containing the monomer component m3 as a monomer component in the polymer M, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment can be improved, and the storage stability of the color filter ink (long-term) (Storability) can be made excellent.

Examples of the hydrocarbon group having 16 to 25 carbon atoms in R ⁵ include alkyl groups such as hexadecyl (cetyl), heptadecyl, octadecyl (stearyl), nonadecyl, icosyl, docosyl (behenyl) group; 10-cyclohexyldecyl, 12- Groups in which an alicyclic hydrocarbon group such as cyclohexyldodecyl, 14-cyclohexyltetradecyl, 16-cyclohexylhexadecyl and the like are bonded to an alkyl group; 10-phenyldecyl, 12-phenyldodecyl, 14-phenyltetradecyl, 16- Examples include aralkyl groups such as phenylhexadecyl group.

Examples of the hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group that the hydrocarbon group having 16 to 25 carbon atoms may have include, for example, alkoxy groups such as methoxy and ethoxy groups (for example, alkoxy groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms); phenoxy groups Aryloxy group such as cyclohexyloxy group, alicyclic hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group such as cyclohexyloxy group, dicyclopentanyloxy group, etc .; carbon number 1-15 such as aralkyloxy group such as benzyloxy group (preferably carbon number 1 ˜12) hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group and the like.
Specific examples of the monomer component m3 include cetyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, and behenyl (meth) acrylate.

As described above, the number of carbon atoms of the hydrocarbon group (which may have a hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group) contained in the monomer component m3 constituting the polymer M (hereinafter also referred to as the carbon number of R ⁵ ) Is from 16 to 25, but is particularly preferably from 16 to 22, and more preferably from 16 to 20. Thereby, the effect mentioned above is exhibited more notably. On the other hand, when the carbon number of R ⁵ is less than the lower limit value or exceeds the upper limit value, the excellent effects as described above cannot be obtained. Thus, the polymer M has one major feature in that it includes a monomer component (monomer component m3) having a group (R ⁵ ) having a predetermined number of carbon atoms.

  The content of the monomer component m3 in the polymer M (value obtained by conversion based on the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is 0.5 wt% or more and 98 wt% or less (for example, 2.5 wt% or more). 70 wt% or less), preferably 3 wt% or more and 50 wt% or less, more preferably 5 wt% or more and 40 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component m3 in the polymer M is a value within the above range, the above-described effects are more prominent without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components m1, m2, and the like. Can be expressed. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component m3 in the polymer M is less than the lower limit, the effect of including the monomer component m3 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component m3 in the polymer M exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components m1, m2, etc. may be relatively lowered, and these functions may not be sufficiently exhibited. There is sex. In addition, when the polymer M contains a plurality of types of monomer components m3, it is preferable that the sum of the contents of the plurality of types of monomer components m3 satisfies the above-described conditions. Further, when the polymer M is a mixture of plural kinds of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component m3. can do. Moreover, when the polymer M is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component m3 at the above-described content.

Polymer ratio of the monomer component m1 in _{M (C m1 [wt%]} ) and the monomer ratio of the components _{m2 (C m2 [wt%]} ) , it is preferable to satisfy the following relationship. That is, C _m1 / C _m2 is preferably 2/98 or more and 98/2 or less, more preferably 20/80 or more and 95/5 or less, and 40/60 or more and 95/5 or less. Further preferred.
Further, the ratio of monomer component m1 in polymer M ( _Cm1 [wt%]) and the ratio of monomer component m3 ( _Cm3 [wt%]) preferably satisfy the following relationship. . That is, C _m1 / C _m3 is preferably 2/98 or more and 98/2 or less, more preferably 20/80 or more and 95/5 or less, and 40/60 or more and 95/5 or less. Further preferred.
Examples of the polymer M include those represented by the following formula (8).

  Moreover, the polymer M may contain components other than the monomer components m1, m2, and m3 described above. Thereby, for example, the effects derived from the chemical structures of other monomer components can be obtained while exhibiting the above-described characteristics. Examples of such components include monomer component m4, monomer component m5, monomer component m6, monomer component m7 and the like as described below.

(Monomer component m4)
The polymer M may contain the monomer component m4 ((meth) acrylic acid ester) represented by the following formula (4) as a monomer component.

By including the monomer component m4 in the polymer M, the solubility of the resin material in the color filter ink can be improved even when the liquid medium is highly hydrophilic. The transparency of the colored portion formed using the filter ink can be made excellent.
In the monomer component m4, R ⁹ represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms which may have a hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group, and the hydrocarbon group has 1 to 12 carbon atoms. Preferably there is. Examples of the hydrocarbon group represented by R ⁹ include alkyl groups such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, s-butyl, t-butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, 2-ethylhexyl, decyl group; Alicyclic hydrocarbon groups such as cyclohexyl, dicyclopentanyl and isobornyl groups; aryl groups such as phenyl groups; aralkyl groups such as benzyl, 1-phenylethyl and 2-phenylethyl groups; groups in which two or more of these are bonded, etc. Is mentioned.

  Examples of the hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group that the hydrocarbon group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms may have include, for example, alkoxy groups such as methoxy and ethoxy groups (for example, alkoxy groups having 1 to 10 carbon atoms); phenoxy groups Aryloxy group such as cyclohexyloxy group, alicyclic hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group such as cyclohexyloxy group, dicyclopentanyloxy group, etc .; carbon number 1-15 such as aralkyloxy group such as benzyloxy group (preferably carbon number 1 ˜12) hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy groups and the like.

  Specific examples of the monomer component m4 include methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, phenyl (meth) acrylate, cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, di Examples include cyclopentanyl (meth) acrylate, dicyclopentanyloxyethyl (meth) acrylate, isobornyl (meth) acrylate, benzyl (meth) acrylate, phenylethyl (meth) acrylate, and the like.

As described above, the carbon number of the hydrocarbon group (which may have a hydrocarbon group-substituted oxy group) included in the monomer component m4 (hereinafter also referred to as the carbon number of R ⁹ ) is 1 to 15. Although it is, it is preferable that it is 1-8 especially, and it is more preferable that it is 1-4. Thereby, the effect mentioned above is exhibited more notably.
Examples of the polymer M including the monomer component m4 as described above include those represented by the following formula (9).

(Monomer component m5)
The polymer M may contain the monomer component m5 which is an aromatic vinyl compound as a monomer component.
When the polymer M contains the monomer component m5, the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, the colored portion formed using the color filter ink is particularly excellent in transparency (a reduction in light transmittance due to the opacity of the resin material is more effectively prevented), and particularly excellent in adhesion to the substrate, Problems such as cracks are particularly unlikely to occur.
Specific examples of the monomer component m5 include styrene, α-methylstyrene, vinyl toluene, vinyl naphthalene, vinyl biphenyl, and the like.

(Monomer component m6)
The polymer M may include a monomer component m6 that is a hydroxyl group-containing compound as a monomer component.
When the polymer M includes the monomer component m6, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment can be made particularly excellent. Moreover, the hardening reaction of the resin material at the time of colored part formation can be advanced more suitably.

  Specific examples of the monomer component m6 include 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,3-dihydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, and 6-hydroxy. Polyhydric alcohol and acrylic acid such as hexyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate such as 8-hydroxyoctyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxymethylcyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, polyalkylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, etc. Or a compound obtained by ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone to a monoesterified product of methacrylic acid, a monoesterified product of the above polyhydric alcohol and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, ethylene oxide, or propylene oxide. Ring-opening polymerized hydroxyl containing compounds, and the like to.

(Monomer component m7)
The polymer M may contain the monomer component m7 which is a vinyl compound having a 3- to 5-membered cyclic ether group as a monomer component.
The monomer component m7 (a vinyl compound having a 3- to 5-membered cyclic ether group) includes an oxirane ring (epoxy group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound, an oxetane ring (oxetanyl group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound, and an oxolane ring. (Oxolanyl group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compounds are included.
By including the monomer component m7 in the polymer M, it is possible to further improve the hardness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink, the adhesion to the substrate, and the like.

Examples of the oxirane ring (epoxy group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound include oxiranyl (meth) acrylate, glycidyl (meth) acrylate, 2-methylglycidyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylglycidyl (meth) acrylate, 2-oxy Polymerizable unsaturated compounds containing an oxirane ring (monocyclic) such as ranylethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-glycidyloxyethyl (meth) acrylate, 3-glycidyloxypropyl (meth) acrylate, glycidyloxyphenyl (meth) acrylate, etc. ((Meth) acrylic acid ester derivatives and the like); 3,4-epoxycyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl) ethyl (meth) acrylate, Epoxy group-containing alicyclic rings such as 3,4-epoxycyclohexane rings such as-(3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyloxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate and 3- (3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyloxy) propyl (meth) acrylate Polymerizable unsaturated compounds containing a formula carbocycle ((meth) acrylic acid ester derivatives and the like); 5,6-epoxy- such as 5,6-epoxy-2-bicyclo [2.2.1] heptyl (meth) acrylate Polymerizable unsaturated compounds containing a 2-bicyclo [2.2.1] heptane ring (such as (meth) acrylic acid ester derivatives); epoxidized dicyclopentenyl (meth) acrylate [3,4-epoxytricyclo [5. 2.1.0 ^2,6] decan-9-yl (meth) acrylate, 3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2.1.0 ^2, ] Decan-8-yl (meth) acrylate or mixtures thereof,], epoxidized dicyclopentenyloxyethyl (meth) acrylate [2- (3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2.1.0 ^2,6 ] Decan-9-yloxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2.1.0 ^2,6 ] decan-8-yloxy) ethyl (meth) acrylate, or these Mixture], 3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2.1.0 ^2,6 ] decane ring such as epoxidized dicyclopentenyloxybutyl (meth) acrylate, epoxidized dicyclopentenyloxyhexyl (meth) acrylate, etc. Examples thereof include polymerizable unsaturated compounds (such as (meth) acrylic acid ester derivatives). As another oxirane ring (epoxy group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound, a vinyl ether compound containing an epoxy group, an allyl ether compound containing an epoxy group, an aromatic vinyl compound containing an epoxy group, or the like can also be used. Examples of the aromatic vinyl compound containing an epoxy group include styrene derivatives such as 4-vinylbenzylglycidyl ether, 4-vinylbenzyloxirane, and 4-vinylphenethyloxirane.

  Examples of the oxetane ring (oxetanyl group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound include oxetanyl (meth) acrylate, 3-methyl-3-oxetanyl (meth) acrylate, 3-ethyl-3-oxetanyl (meth) acrylate, (3- Methyl-3-oxetanyl) methyl (meth) acrylate, (3-ethyl-3-oxetanyl) methyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (3-methyl-3-oxetanyl) ethyl (meth) acrylate, 2- (3-ethyl -3-Oxetanyl) ethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-[(3-methyl-3-oxetanyl) methyloxy] ethyl (meth) acrylate, 2-[(3-ethyl-3-oxetanyl) methyloxy] ethyl (meta ) Acrylate, 3-[(3-Methyl-3-oxetanyl) methyloxy] propyl Pill (meth) acrylate, 3 - and [(3-ethyl-3-oxetanyl) methyloxy] propyl (meth) acrylate, vinyl ether compounds containing oxetanyl group, allyl ether compounds containing oxetanyl group.

Examples of the oxolane ring (oxolanyl group) -containing polymerizable unsaturated compound include tetrahydrofurfuryl (meth) acrylate, vinyl ether compounds containing an oxolanyl group, and allyl ether compounds containing an oxolanyl group.
When the polymer M constituting the color filter ink contains the monomer component m7 as described above, a 3- to 5-membered cyclic ether group (oxirane ring (epoxy group), oxetane ring (oxetanyl group), oxolane The ring (oxolanyl group)) acts as a curable group. A 3- to 5-membered cyclic ether group mainly contributes to improvement of chemical resistance (solvent resistance, alkali resistance, etc.).

  When the polymer M contains at least one monomer component selected from the group consisting of the monomer components m4, m5, m6 and m7 in addition to the monomer components m1, m2 and m3, The total content of the monomer components m4, m5, m6 and m7 in the polymer M is preferably 60 wt% or less, more preferably 50 wt% or less, and further preferably 40 wt% or less. preferable. Thereby, the effect by including the monomer components m4, m5, m6, and m7 is exhibited while fully exhibiting the effect by including the monomer components m1, m2, and m3.

  The weight average molecular weight of the polymer M is preferably 500 or more and 100,000 or less, more preferably 1000 or more and 40000 or less, and further preferably 2000 or more and 30000 or less. As a result, the contrast ratio and brightness of the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the durability of the color filter can be made particularly excellent. In addition, the storage stability (long-term stability), ejection stability, hardness of the colored portion to be formed, and the like of the color filter ink can be improved.

Further, the dispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the polymer M is preferably 1 or more and 3 or less.
The content _{C M} of the polymer M in the color filter ink is preferably less 0.5 wt% or more 12 wt%, and more preferably less than 1.0 wt% 9.0 wt%.

[Polymer X]
Polymer X includes monomer component x1 represented by the following formula (11), monomer component x3 represented by the following formula (13), monomer component x4 represented by the following formula (14), and Is included. Examples of the polymer X include those represented by the following formula (17).

By including such a polymer X, the solvent resistance of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the durability of the produced color filter is particularly excellent. Can be. Moreover, the flatness of the surface of the colored part to be formed can be made particularly high. As a result, it is possible to more surely prevent the occurrence of color unevenness in the display image of the color filter manufactured using the color filter ink. It can be excellent.
In addition, the polymer X may consist essentially of a single compound, or may be a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds. However, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, each compound contains monomer components x1, x3, and x4.

(Monomer component x1)
The polymer X contains the monomer component x1 represented by the formula (11) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component x1 as a monomer component, an unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be reliably prevented during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application process described later. On the other hand, in the colored part forming step (curing step) performed in a heating environment, the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be more suitably progressed. That is, by including the monomer component x1, the switching characteristics of the curing reaction for the resin material can be made particularly excellent. Further, by containing the monomer component x1 as the monomer component, for example, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be improved, and the color filter ink can be stored for a long time. And discharge stability can be improved. Moreover, the hardness etc. of the colored part formed can be made excellent by containing the monomer component x1 as a monomer component.

  The content of the monomer component x1 in the polymer X (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 30 wt% or more and 90 wt% or less, and 40 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 80 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component x1 in the polymer X is a value within the above range, the above-described effects can be achieved without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components x2, x3, and x4 described in detail later. It can be expressed more significantly. On the other hand, if the content of the monomer component x1 in the polymer X is less than the lower limit value, the effect of including the monomer component x1 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x1 in the polymer X exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components x2, x3, and x4 is relatively lowered, and these functions are not sufficiently exhibited. there is a possibility. Further, the reaction rate of the polymer X at a high temperature decreases, and it becomes difficult to produce a color filter with sufficiently excellent productivity. In addition, when the polymer X is a mixture of plural kinds of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) of these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component x1. can do. Moreover, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component x1 at the content as described above.

(Monomer component x2)
The polymer X may contain the monomer component x2 represented by the following formula (12) as a monomer component.

Containing such a monomer component x2 as a monomer component (particularly, together with the monomer component x1 described above and the monomer component x3 described in detail later) can preserve the color filter ink. In the colored part formation process (curing process) performed in a heating environment while reliably preventing unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material in the ink application process or the like described later, the resin material curing reaction (polymerization) Reaction) can proceed more suitably. In particular, in the colored portion forming step (curing step) under a heating environment, the rising of the polymerization reaction of the resin material can be improved, and the polymerization reaction can be continuously advanced. Further, by containing the monomer component x2 as the monomer component, the hardness of the colored portion to be formed can be made particularly excellent.
Examples of the polymer X containing the monomer component x2 as a monomer component include those represented by the following formula (19).

  The content of the monomer component x2 in the polymer X (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 5 wt% or more and 60 wt% or less, preferably 10 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 50 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component x2 in the polymer X is a value within the above range, without inhibiting the functions of the monomer component x1 and the monomer components x3 and x4 described in detail later, The effects as described above can be expressed more remarkably. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x2 in the polymer X is less than the lower limit, the effect of including the monomer component x2 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x2 in the polymer X exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components x1, x3, and x4 is relatively lowered, and these functions are not sufficiently exhibited. there is a possibility. In addition, the reactivity of the polymer X at a relatively low temperature increases, and the storage stability of the color filter ink tends to decrease. In addition, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of kinds of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component x2. can do. Moreover, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component x2 at the above-described content.

(Monomer component x3)
The polymer X contains the monomer component x3 represented by the above formula (13) as a monomer component.
By containing the monomer component x3 as the monomer component, the chemical resistance, solvent resistance, and the like of the colored portion to be formed can be made particularly excellent. Thus, after the colored portion forming step (curing step), chemical application and washing (especially washing with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, γ-butyrolactone, isopropyl alcohol, hydrochloric acid, aqueous sodium hydroxide, etc.), etc. Even when post-processing is performed, the occurrence of adverse effects due to these can be reliably prevented.

Further, the monomer component x3 has a sufficiently low reactivity at a relatively low temperature (for example, 100 ° C. or lower) in the polymer X, similarly to the monomer component x1 described above. Under a heating environment such as a heat treatment applied in the forming step (curing step), the substrate exhibits sufficient reactivity. For this reason, in the coloring part formation process (curing process) performed in a heating environment while reliably preventing unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application process described later. Can suitably advance the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material.
Further, by containing the monomer component x3 as a monomer component, for example, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. The storage stability and ejection stability can be made particularly excellent.

  The content of the monomer component x3 in the polymer X (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 2 wt% or more and 20 wt% or less, preferably 3 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 15 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component x3 in the polymer X is a value within the above range, without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components x1 and x2 described above and the monomer component x4 described in detail later, The effects as described above can be expressed more remarkably. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x3 in the polymer X is less than the lower limit, the effect of including the monomer component x3 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x3 in the polymer X exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components x1, x2, and x4 is relatively decreased, and these functions are not sufficiently exhibited. there is a possibility. In addition, the colored portion formed using the color filter ink becomes too hard, and the tendency to follow the deformation of the substrate or the like accompanying a temperature change appears. In addition, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) of these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component x3. can do. Moreover, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component x3 with the content as described above.

(Monomer component x4)
The polymer X contains the monomer component x4 represented by the formula (14) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component x4 as a monomer component, the solid content concentration is increased when the liquid medium is removed from the color filter ink applied on the substrate during the formation of the colored portion. As a result, the thixotropic property and viscosity of the color filter ink are increased, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of unintended irregularities on the surface of the formed colored portion.

Moreover, the monomer component x4 has a hydroxyl group at the terminal. By having such a structure, the reaction at a relatively low temperature (for example, 100 ° C. or less) is sufficiently low, and the reaction is performed in a heating environment such as a heat treatment performed in the colored portion forming step (curing step). The sex can be further enhanced. By this, in the colored part forming step (curing step) performed in a heating environment while reliably preventing unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application step described later Can advance the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material more suitably.
Further, by containing the monomer component x4 as a monomer component, for example, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the color filter ink can be used for a long time. The storage stability and discharge stability can be made particularly excellent.

  The content of the monomer component x4 in the polymer X (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 2 wt% or more and 20 wt% or less, preferably 3 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 15 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component x4 in the polymer X is a value within the above range, the above-described effects are more remarkable without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components x1, x2, and x3. Can be expressed. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x4 in the polymer X is less than the lower limit, the effect due to the inclusion of the monomer component x4 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component x4 in the polymer X exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer components x1, x2, and x3 is relatively lowered, and these functions are not sufficiently exhibited. there is a possibility. Moreover, the tendency for the hardness of the colored part formed using the ink for color filters to fall appears. In addition, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) of these compounds is used as the content value of the monomer component x4. can do. Moreover, when the polymer X is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component x4 with the content as described above.

In addition, the polymer X may contain monomer components (other monomer components) other than the monomer components x1, x2, x3, and x4 described above. Thereby, for example, the effects derived from the chemical structures of other monomer components can be obtained while exhibiting the above-described characteristics.
When the polymer X includes other monomer components (monomer components other than the monomer components x1, x2, x3, and x4), the content of other monomer components in the polymer X ( When a plurality of other monomer components are included, the sum of these contents) is preferably 15 wt% or less, and more preferably 10 wt% or less.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer X is preferably 1000 or more and 50000 or less, more preferably 1200 or more and 10,000 or less, and further preferably 1500 or more and 5000 or less. As a result, it is possible to make the color filter ink stable over time (long-term storage stability), the discharge stability of the color filter ink, and the color filter productivity sufficiently. Furthermore, the flatness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made more reliable, and the occurrence of color unevenness or the like in the image displayed using the color filter can be more effectively achieved. Can be prevented.
Further, the dispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the polymer X is preferably 1 or more and 3 or less.

[Polymer Y]
The polymer Y includes a monomer component y1 represented by the following formula (15). Examples of the polymer Y include those represented by the following formula (18).

By including such a polymer Y, the color filter ink is colored while being excellent in the discharge stability of the color filter ink, the zirconia in the color filter, the dispersion stability of the pigment, and the like. The adhesiveness of the part to the substrate can be made particularly excellent, and the durability and reliability of the manufactured color filter can be made particularly excellent.
The polymer Y may be substantially composed of a single compound or a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds. However, when the polymer Y is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, each compound contains the monomer component y1.

(Monomer component y1)
The polymer Y contains the monomer component y1 represented by the above formula (15) as a monomer component.
By including such a monomer component y1 as the monomer component, the adhesion of the formed colored portion to the substrate can be made particularly excellent. As a result, the durability of the color filter can be made particularly excellent.

  The content of the monomer component y1 in the polymer Y (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 30 wt% or more and 90 wt% or less, and 40 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 80 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component y1 in the polymer Y is a value within the above range, for example, when the polymer Y includes the monomer component y2 described in detail later as the monomer component, the unit The effects as described above can be expressed more significantly without inhibiting the function of the monomer component y2. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component y1 in the polymer Y is less than the lower limit value, the effect of including the monomer component y1 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component y1 in the polymer Y exceeds the upper limit, for example, when the polymer Y includes a monomer component y2 described in detail later as a monomer component, Therefore, there is a possibility that the content of the monomer component y2 is lowered and the function of the monomer component y2 is not sufficiently exhibited. In addition, when the colored portion is formed, when the liquid medium is removed from the color filter ink applied on the substrate, the viscosity of the color filter ink tends to increase as the solid content concentration increases. Involuntary irregularities are likely to occur on the surface of the colored portion. In addition, when the polymer Y is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) of these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component y1. can do. Moreover, when the polymer Y is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component y1 at the content as described above.

(Monomer component y2)
The polymer Y may contain the monomer component y2 represented by the following formula (16) as a monomer component.

  By containing such a monomer component y2 as a monomer component (particularly, together with the monomer component y1 described above), the resin in the storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application step described later, etc. In the colored part forming step (curing step) performed in a heating environment, the unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the material can be prevented more reliably, and the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be suitably advanced it can. In particular, in the colored portion forming step (curing step) under a heating environment, the rising of the polymerization reaction of the resin material can be improved, and the polymerization reaction can be continuously advanced. Moreover, the hardness etc. of the colored part formed can be made excellent by containing the monomer component y2 as a monomer component.

In addition, since the polymer Y contains the monomer component y2, the affinity and phase with the above-described resin component (polymer M, polymer X) and the resin component (polymer Z, polymer W) described later. The solubility can be made particularly excellent. As a result, the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be made excellent, and the colored portion formed using the color filter ink has excellent transparency (light transmission due to the opacity of the resin material). Rate is prevented), adhesion to the substrate is particularly excellent, and problems such as cracks are less likely to occur. On the other hand, if the monomer component y2 is not included as a monomer component, the other resin component is contained when the other resin component (polymer M, polymer X, polymer Z, polymer W) is included. It is difficult to make the compatibility and compatibility sufficiently excellent, and the color filter ink is inferior in ejection stability, and the produced color filter has uneven color. It may be difficult to make the contrast, durability, reliability, etc. sufficiently excellent.
An example of the polymer Y containing the monomer component y2 as a monomer component is represented by the following formula (20).

  The content of the monomer component y2 in the polymer Y (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 10 wt% or more and 70 wt% or less, and more preferably 20 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 60 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component y2 in the polymer Y is a value within the above range, the above-described effects can be expressed more significantly without inhibiting the function of the monomer component y1 described above. Can do. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component y2 in the polymer Y is less than the lower limit value, the effect of including the monomer component y2 may not be sufficiently exhibited. On the other hand, when the content of the monomer component y2 in the polymer Y exceeds the upper limit, the content of the monomer component y1 is relatively lowered, and the function of the monomer component y1 is not sufficiently exhibited. there is a possibility. In addition, the reactivity of the polymer Y at a relatively low temperature increases, and the storage stability of the color filter ink tends to decrease. In addition, when the polymer Y is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component y2. can do. Moreover, when the polymer Y is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component y2 with the content as described above.

In addition, the polymer Y may contain monomer components (other monomer components) other than the monomer components y1 and y2 described above. Thereby, for example, the effects derived from the chemical structures of other monomer components can be obtained while exhibiting the above-described characteristics.
When the polymer Y contains other monomer components (monomer components other than the monomer components y1 and y2), the content of other monomer components in the polymer Y (multiple types of other components) In the case where the monomer component is included, the sum of these contents) is preferably 15 wt% or less, and more preferably 10 wt% or less.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer Y is preferably 1000 or more and 50000 or more, more preferably 1200 or more and 10,000 or less, and further preferably 1500 or more and 5000 or less. As a result, it is possible to make the color filter ink stable over time (long-term storage stability), the discharge stability of the color filter ink, and the color filter productivity sufficiently. Furthermore, the flatness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made more reliable, and the occurrence of color unevenness or the like in the image displayed using the color filter can be more effectively achieved. Can be prevented.
Moreover, it is preferable that the dispersion degree (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the polymer Y is 1 or more and 3 or less.

[Polymer Z]
The polymer Z includes a monomer component z1 represented by the following formula (21), a monomer component z2 represented by the following formula (22), and a monomer component z3 represented by the following formula (23): Is included. Examples of the polymer Z include those represented by the following formula (24).

By including such a polymer Z, it is possible to make it particularly difficult to cause stains in the ink flow path of the droplet discharge device, clogging of the droplet discharge head, etc. Drop ejection can be performed. Further, when zirconia or a pigment is contained in the color filter ink, the dispersion stability of the pigment and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. Further, the switching characteristics of the curing reaction as the resin material, the hardness of the colored portion to be formed, and the like can be made particularly excellent. In addition, by including the polymer Z, even when the color filter ink contains a pigment, the surface of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink is more undesirably uneven. This can be effectively prevented, and the occurrence of color unevenness and the decrease in contrast ratio in an image displayed using a color filter can be more effectively prevented. This is considered to be because the aggregation of the pigment particles can be effectively prevented when the colored medium is formed by removing the liquid medium from the color filter ink applied on the substrate. In addition, by including the polymer Z, the colored portion to be formed has adequate hardness while having sufficient hardness, and therefore the adhesion between the colored portion and the substrate is particularly excellent. In addition, the occurrence of defects such as cracks can be more reliably prevented.
The polymer Z may be substantially composed of a single compound, or may be a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds. However, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, each compound contains monomer components z1, z2, and z3.

(Monomer component z1)
The polymer Z contains the monomer component z1 represented by the formula (21) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component z1 as a monomer component, an unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be reliably prevented during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application process described later. On the other hand, in the colored part forming step (curing step) performed in a heating environment, the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be more suitably progressed. That is, the switching characteristic of the curing reaction for the resin material can be made excellent. Further, by containing the monomer component z1 as a monomer component, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink. Further, the discharge stability can be made particularly excellent.

  In addition, when the polymer Z contains the monomer component z1, the affinity and compatibility with the polymer X and the like can be sufficiently improved. As a result, when the color filter ink contains the polymer X or the like, it is possible to achieve excellent discharge stability of the color filter ink while fully exhibiting the function of each polymer. The colored portion formed using the filter ink is particularly excellent in transparency (a reduction in light transmittance due to the opacity of the resin material is more effectively prevented), and particularly excellent in adhesion to the substrate, such as cracks. The problem is less likely to occur.

  The content of the monomer component z1 in the polymer Z (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for the synthesis of the polymer) is preferably 50 wt% or more and 95 wt% or less, preferably 60 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 85 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component z1 in the polymer Z is a value within the above range, the above-described effects are more prominent without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components z2 and z3 described in detail later. Can be expressed. In addition, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component z1. can do. Moreover, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component z1 at the content as described above.

(Monomer component z2)
The polymer Z contains the monomer component z2 represented by the formula (22) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component z2 as a monomer component, wetting and spreading of the color filter ink onto the substrate can be improved, and mixing of bubbles and the like can be reliably prevented, A colored portion having excellent adhesion to the substrate can be suitably formed. In addition, when the color filter ink contains a dispersant in addition to zirconia and a pigment, by containing the monomer component z2 as a monomer component, not only the dispersion stability of the zirconia and the pigment but also the dispersant The dispersion stability of can also be made particularly excellent. As a result, the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

  The content of the monomer component z2 in the polymer Z (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for the synthesis of the polymer) is preferably 3 wt% or more and 35 wt% or less, preferably 10 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 25 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component z2 in the polymer Z is a value within the above range, the above-described monomer component z1 and the above-described monomer component z3 described in detail later are not inhibited. Such an effect can be expressed more remarkably. In addition, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is used as the content value of the monomer component z2. can do. Further, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component z2 at the above-described content.

(Monomer component z3)
The polymer Z contains the monomer component z3 represented by the formula (23) as a monomer component.
Such a monomer component z3 is a component that contributes to the curing of the resin material in the colored portion forming step (curing step) described later, similarly to the monomer components x1, x2, and the like described above. The body components x1, x2 and the like have a function of increasing the hardness of the colored portion to be formed, whereas the monomer component z3 gives an appropriate flexibility to the formed colored portion, Even if deformation (for example, thermal expansion, thermal contraction, etc.) occurs in the substrate on which the colored portion is provided, it has a function of following the deformation and maintaining the adhesion of the colored portion to the substrate, etc. Yes. Thereby, for example, even when the manufactured color filter is repeatedly exposed to a rapid temperature change accompanying image display, good adhesion can be maintained, and problems such as light leakage (white spots, bright spots), etc. Can be prevented more reliably. That is, the durability of the color filter can be made particularly excellent.

The monomer component z3 is not sufficiently reactive at a relatively low temperature (for example, 100 ° C. or less) in the polymer Z, whereas the monomer component z3 is a heat treatment applied in the colored portion forming step (curing step). In a heating environment, it has sufficient reactivity. For this reason, in the coloring part formation process (curing process) performed in a heating environment while reliably preventing unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application process described later. Can suitably advance the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material.
In addition, by containing the monomer component z3 as a monomer component, the solid content concentration is increased when the liquid medium is removed from the color filter ink applied on the substrate during the formation of the colored portion. Along with this, the thixotropic property and viscosity of the color filter ink are increased, and it is possible to reliably prevent the occurrence of unintended irregularities on the surface of the formed colored portion.

  The content of the monomer component z3 in the polymer Z (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 2 wt% or more and 30 wt% or less, preferably 5 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 20 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component z3 in the polymer Z is a value within the above range, the above-described effects are more remarkably exhibited without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components z1 and z2. Can be made. In addition, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component z3. can do. Further, when the polymer Z is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component z3 at the above-described content.

In addition, the polymer Z may contain monomer components (other monomer components) other than the monomer components z1, z2, and z3 described above. Thereby, for example, the effect derived from the chemical structure of another monomer can be acquired, exhibiting the above characteristics.
When the polymer Z contains other monomer components (monomer components other than the monomer components z1, z2, and z3), the content of other monomer components in the polymer Z (multiple types) When the other monomer component is included, the sum of these contents) is preferably 15 wt% or less, more preferably 10 wt% or less.

The weight average molecular weight of the polymer Z is preferably 5000 or more and 50000 or less, and more preferably 6000 or more and 15000 or less. As a result, it is possible to make the color filter ink stable over time (long-term storage stability), the discharge stability of the color filter ink, and the color filter productivity sufficiently. Furthermore, the flatness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made more reliable, and the occurrence of color unevenness or the like in the image displayed using the color filter can be more effectively achieved. Can be prevented.
Further, the dispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the polymer Z is preferably 1 or more and 3 or less.

[Polymer W]
The polymer W includes a monomer component w1 represented by the following formula (25), a monomer component w2 represented by the following formula (26), and a monomer component w3 represented by the following formula (27): And a monomer component w4 represented by the following formula (28). An example of the polymer W is represented by the following formula (29).

By including such a polymer W, it is possible to make it particularly difficult to cause dirt adhesion in the ink flow path of the droplet discharge device, clogging of the droplet discharge head, etc. Drop ejection can be performed. Further, when zirconia or a pigment is contained in the color filter ink, the dispersion stability of the pigment and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. Further, the switching characteristics of the curing reaction as the resin material, the hardness of the colored portion to be formed, and the like can be made particularly excellent. In addition, by including the polymer W, even when the color filter ink contains a pigment, the surface of the colored portion formed by using the color filter ink is more undesirably uneven. This can be effectively prevented, and the occurrence of color unevenness and the decrease in contrast ratio in an image displayed using a color filter can be more effectively prevented. This is considered to be because the aggregation of the pigment particles can be effectively prevented when the colored medium is formed by removing the liquid medium from the color filter ink applied on the substrate. In addition, by including the polymer W, the formed colored portion has adequate hardness while having sufficient hardness, and therefore, the adhesion between the colored portion and the substrate is particularly excellent. In addition, the occurrence of defects such as cracks can be more reliably prevented.
The polymer W may be substantially composed of a single compound, or may be a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds. However, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, each compound contains monomer components w1, w2, w3, and w4.

(Monomer component w1)
The polymer W contains the monomer component w1 represented by the formula (25) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component w1 as a monomer component, unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be reliably prevented during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application step described later. On the other hand, in the colored part forming step (curing step) performed in a heating environment, the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material can be more suitably progressed. That is, the switching characteristic of the curing reaction for the resin material can be made excellent. Further, by containing the monomer component w1 as a monomer component, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink. In addition, the discharge stability can be made particularly excellent.

  Further, when the polymer W contains the monomer component w1, the affinity and compatibility with the polymer X and the like can be made sufficiently excellent. As a result, when the color filter ink contains the polymer X or the like, it is possible to achieve excellent discharge stability of the color filter ink while fully exhibiting the function of each polymer. The colored portion formed using the filter ink is particularly excellent in transparency (a reduction in light transmittance due to the opacity of the resin material is more effectively prevented), and particularly excellent in adhesion to the substrate, such as cracks. The problem is less likely to occur.

  The content of the monomer component w1 in the polymer W (value obtained by conversion based on the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 25 wt% or more and 75 wt% or less, and 40 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 60 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component w1 in the polymer W is a value within the above range, the above-described effects can be achieved without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components w2, w3, and w4 described in detail later. It can be expressed more significantly. In addition, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component w1. can do. Moreover, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component w1 at the content as described above.

(Monomer component w2)
The polymer W contains the monomer component w2 represented by the above formula (26) as a monomer component.
By containing such a monomer component w2 as a monomer component, it is possible to improve the wetting and spreading of the color filter ink on the substrate, and mixing of bubbles and the like is reliably prevented, A colored portion having excellent adhesion to the substrate can be suitably formed. In addition, when the color filter ink contains a dispersant in addition to zirconia and a pigment, by containing the monomer component w2 as a monomer component, not only the dispersion stability of the zirconia and the pigment but also the dispersant The dispersion stability of can also be made particularly excellent. As a result, the long-term storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent.

  The content of the monomer component w2 in the polymer W (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 2 wt% or more and 25 wt% or less, preferably 5 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 15 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component w2 in the polymer W is a value within the above range, without inhibiting the functions of the monomer component w1 and the monomer components w3 and w4 described in detail later, The effects as described above can be expressed more remarkably. In addition, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is used as the content value of the monomer component w2. can do. Moreover, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component w2 at the content rate described above.

(Monomer component w3)
The polymer W contains the monomer component w3 represented by the above formula (27) as a monomer component.
By including the monomer component w3 as the monomer component, the chemical resistance, solvent resistance, and the like of the colored portion to be formed can be made particularly excellent. Thus, after the colored portion forming step (curing step), chemical application and washing (especially washing with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, γ-butyrolactone, isopropyl alcohol, hydrochloric acid, aqueous sodium hydroxide, etc.), etc. Even when post-processing is performed, the occurrence of adverse effects due to these can be more reliably prevented.

In addition, the monomer component w3 is sufficiently low in the polymer (polymer W) at a relatively low temperature (for example, 100 ° C. or less), whereas in the colored portion forming step (curing step). Under a heating environment such as a heat treatment to be applied, it has sufficient reactivity. For this reason, in the coloring part formation process (curing process) performed in a heating environment while reliably preventing unintentional reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material during storage of the color filter ink or in the ink application process described later. Can suitably advance the curing reaction (polymerization reaction) of the resin material.
Further, by containing the monomer component w3 as a monomer component, for example, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the long-term color filter ink can be obtained. The storage stability and ejection stability can be improved.

  The content of the monomer component w3 in the polymer W (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for the synthesis of the polymer) is preferably 5 wt% or more and 50 wt% or less, preferably 10 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 40 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component w3 in the polymer W is a value within the above range, without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components w1, w2 and the monomer component w4 described in detail later, The effects as described above can be expressed more remarkably. In addition, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is adopted as the content value of the monomer component w3. can do. Moreover, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component w3 at the above-described content.

(Monomer component w4)
The polymer W contains the monomer component w4 represented by the above formula (28) as a monomer component.
By including such a monomer component w4 as a monomer component, the solid content concentration is increased when the liquid medium is removed from the color filter ink applied on the substrate during the formation of the colored portion. As a result, the thixotropic property and viscosity of the color filter ink are increased, and it is possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of unintended irregularities on the surface of the formed colored portion.

  Further, by containing the monomer component w4 as a monomer component, the hydrophobicity of the entire resin material can be suitably adjusted, and the affinity and compatibility of each polymer constituting the resin material are particularly good. It can be excellent. As a result, the discharge stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the colored portion formed using the color filter ink has excellent transparency (light due to the opacity of the resin material). The decrease in transmittance is prevented), and the adhesion to the substrate is particularly excellent, and problems such as cracks are less likely to occur.

  The content of the monomer component w4 in the polymer W (value obtained by conversion in terms of the weight of the monomer used for polymer synthesis) is preferably 3 wt% or more and 40 wt% or less, preferably 5 wt% or more. More preferably, it is 30 wt% or less. When the content of the monomer component w4 in the polymer W is a value within the above range, the above-described effects are more remarkable without inhibiting the functions of the monomer components w1, w2, and w3. Can be expressed. In addition, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, the weighted average value (weighted average value based on the weight ratio) for these compounds is used as the content value of the monomer component w4. can do. Moreover, when the polymer W is a mixture of a plurality of types of compounds, it is preferable that all of these compounds contain the monomer component w4 with the content as described above.

  The weight average molecular weight of the polymer W is preferably 5000 or more and 50000 or less, and more preferably 6000 or more and 15000 or less. As a result, it is possible to make the color filter ink stable over time (long-term storage stability), the discharge stability of the color filter ink, and the color filter productivity sufficiently. Furthermore, the flatness of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink can be made more reliable, and the occurrence of color unevenness in the image displayed using the color filter can be more effectively achieved. Can be prevented.

Further, the dispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) of the polymer W is preferably 1 or more and 3 or less.
In addition, each polymer mentioned above should finally have a structure as described above (each partial structure corresponding to each monomer component), and is synthesized using each monomer component described above. It may be synthesized, or may be synthesized using a component (precursor, derivative, etc.) different from the monomer component described above.

The content of the resin material in the color filter ink is preferably 0.5 wt% or more and 18 wt% or less, more preferably 1.0 wt% or more and 15 wt% or less, and 3.0 wt% or more and 12 wt%. % Or less is more preferable.
When the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, the content of the resin material in the color filter ink is C _R [wt%], and the content of the pigment in the color filter ink is C _P [wt% ], It is preferable to satisfy the relationship of 0.2 ≦ C _R / C _P ≦ 9.0, more preferably to satisfy the relationship of 0.3 ≦ C _R / C _P ≦ 5.0, More preferably, the relationship of 0.4 ≦ C _R / C _P ≦ 3.5 is satisfied. By satisfying such a relationship, the contrast of the produced color filter can be improved, and sufficient contrast is ensured even when the thickness of the colored part is made thinner. can do. In addition, in the conventional color filter ink, when the content of the resin material relative to the content of the pigment is low, inconveniences such as unintentional irregularities on the surface of the formed colored portion are likely to occur, In the present invention, as described above, even when the content of the resin material with respect to the content of the pigment is low, it is possible to reliably prevent unintended irregularities from occurring on the surface of the formed colored portion. be able to. That is, by satisfying the relationship as described above, the effects of the present invention are more remarkably exhibited.
The resin material constituting the color filter ink is a polymer other than those described above (for example, a thermoplastic polymer or a curable polymer other than the above-described polymers M, X, Y, Z, and W). It may be included.

<Liquid medium>
The liquid medium (liquid medium) has a function of dissolving and / or dispersing the colorant and the like as described above. That is, the liquid medium functions as a solvent and / or a dispersion medium. In general, most of the liquid medium is removed in the process of manufacturing the color filter.

  As the liquid medium constituting the color filter ink, for example, ester compounds, ether compounds, hydroxy ketones, carbonic acid diesters, cyclic amide compounds and the like can be used. Among them, [1] polyhydric alcohols (for example, ethylene glycol) , Propylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerin, etc.) condensates (polyhydric alcohol ethers), polyhydric alcohols or alkyl ethers of polyhydric alcohol ethers (eg, methyl ether, ethyl ether, butyl ether, hexyl ether, etc.) , Esters (eg, formate, acetate, propionate, etc.), [2] esters of polyvalent carboxylic acids (eg, succinic acid, glutaric acid, etc.) (eg, methyl esters), [3] at least one hydroxyl group in the molecule When Ether compounds having one carboxyl group even without (hydroxy acid), esters and the like, (4) polyhydric alcohol and carbonic acid diester having a chemical structure as obtained in the reaction with phosgene is preferred. Examples of the compound that can be used as the liquid medium include 2- (2-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) -1-methylethyl acetate, triethylene glycol dimethyl ether, triethylene glycol diacetate, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate, 4-methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether, dimethyl glutarate, ethylene glycol di-n-butylate, 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, tetraethylene Glycol dimethyl ether, 1,6-diacetoxyhexane, tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether, butoxypropanol, diethylene glycol methyl ethyl ether, diethylene Glycol methyl butyl ether, triethylene glycol methyl ethyl ether, triethylene glycol methyl butyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, diethylene glycol dimethyl ether, diethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, 3-methoxybutyl acetate, diethylene glycol diethyl ether, ethyl octoate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether Acetate, ethylene glycol monobutyl ether, cyclohexyl acetate, diethyl succinate, ethylene glycol diacetate, propylene glycol diacetate, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, dimethyl succinate, 1-butoxy-2-propanol, diethylene glycol mono Ethyl ether, di Tylene glycol monomethyl ether, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether, 3-methoxy-n-butyl acetate, diacetin, dipropylene glycol mono n-propyl ether, polyethylene glycol monomethyl ether, butyl glycolate, ethylene glycol monohexyl ether, dipropylene glycol mono n-butyl ether, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone, triethylene glycol butyl methyl ether, bis (2-propoxyethyl) ether, diethylene glycol diacetate, diethylene glycol butyl methyl ether, diethylene glycol butyl ethyl ether, diethylene glycol butyl propyl ether, diethylene glycol ethyl propyl Ether, diethylene glycol methyl ester Propyl ether, diethylene glycol propyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol methyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol ethyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol propyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol butyl ether acetate, triethylene glycol butyl ethyl ether, triethylene glycol ethyl methyl ether, triethylene Glycol ethyl propyl ether, triethylene glycol methyl propyl ether, dipropylene glycol methyl ether acetate, n-nonyl alcohol, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether, triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol 2-ethylhexyl ether, triethylene glycol monoethyl Examples include ether, diethylene glycol monohexyl ether, triethylene glycol monobutyl ether, diethylene glycol mono-2-ethylhexyl ether, tripropylene glycol mono n-butyl ether, butyl cellosolve acetate, and the like. Can be used.

  Among these, as the liquid medium, 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether, 2- (2-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) -1-methylethyl acetate and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate It is preferable that it contains 1 type or 2 types or more selected from the group which consists of, and it is more preferable that it is mainly comprised by the compound which comprises the said group. As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like. Further, when the color filter ink includes the resin material as described above, the state of dissolution of the resin material in the color filter ink can be made more uniform. Therefore, stable droplet discharge can be performed over a longer period. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, since the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink can be improved, the effect of including zirconia as described above can be more reliably exhibited. In addition, when the liquid medium is composed of the above-described compound, in the color filter manufacturing method as described later, the color filter ink is more reliably spread throughout the cell. Can do. As described above, the color filter ink can be more suitably used for the production of a color filter having a particularly excellent contrast ratio and brightness of a display image over a long period of time. In this specification, when the constituent material is “mainly” or “main component”, the proportion of the target substance in the entire target substance is 50 wt% or more (preferably 70 wt% or more, more preferably 80 wt% or more). It refers to things.

  Among the above, when the liquid medium contains diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, the viscosity of the color filter ink can be made particularly low, and the discharge stability of the color filter ink droplets is particularly excellent. Can be. In addition, since the color filter ink spreads quickly and everywhere on the substrate, the uniformity of the thickness of the colored portion to be formed can be increased, and color reproducibility and depolarization (contrast ratio) can be achieved. Can be made particularly excellent. Moreover, when a liquid medium contains diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate, the solubility to the liquid medium of water can be made moderate. For this reason, the liquid medium constituting the color filter ink can reliably prevent moisture absorption from the outside. Further, even when water is mixed into the color filter ink flow path or the like of the droplet discharge device, the water can be suitably dissolved and removed. As a result, the discharge stability of the color filter ink droplets from the droplet discharge head (for example, the uniformity of the droplet discharge amount) can be made particularly excellent over a longer period of time.

  In addition, among the above, when the liquid medium contains bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether and 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, the color filter ink becomes very difficult to dry in the vicinity of the nozzle, and the ink is applied. Occurrence of flight bends in the process is more effectively suppressed. In addition, in the flushing process to periodically discharge a small amount of color filter ink to prevent nozzle clogging, the color filter ink in the vicinity of the nozzle can be prevented from being dried while the head is moving over a long distance. A discarded area such as a dummy pixel provided is unnecessary. In addition, since the color filter ink is difficult to dry, deterioration, aggregation, and segregation of components such as a colorant and a resin material can be more reliably prevented.

  In particular, when the liquid medium contains 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, the solubility of water in the liquid medium can be made appropriate. For this reason, the liquid medium constituting the color filter ink surely prevents the absorption of excessive moisture from the outside, while some moisture is inside the color filter ink flow path of the droplet discharge device. Even when it is mixed, it is possible to move in the flow path while maintaining dispersion stability and fluidity by suitably dissolving water.

Among the above [1] to [4], the compound of [1], in particular, a compound having a propylene glycol skeleton and having an alkoxy group at both ends thereof is also preferably used as the liquid medium. it can. By using such a compound, the discharge stability of ink droplets for color filters can be made particularly excellent, and color unevenness, density unevenness, etc. at each part of the produced color filter are more effective. And uniform uniformity of characteristics among individuals. In particular, when the color filter ink contains a pigment as a colorant, the solubility of the resin material as described above is sufficiently excellent from the chemical structural correlation between the compound and the resin material as described above. In addition, the resin material can be unevenly distributed on the surface of the pigment particles in the color filter ink, the droplet discharge stability can be particularly improved, and the dispersion of the pigment particles in the color filter ink can be stabilized. The color filter ink can be particularly excellent in long-term storage stability. Further, the productivity of the color filter can be made particularly excellent. Further, the durability of the color filter can be made particularly excellent. In addition, even when the pigment content in the color filter ink is relatively high, the pigment dispersion stability can be sufficiently improved, and the color filter ink stability ( Long-term storage) can be made excellent. By containing a compound having a propylene glycol skeleton and having an alkoxy group at both ends as a liquid medium, it is possible to effectively prevent deterioration of a droplet discharge head used for droplet discharge. be able to. For this reason, even when a large number of color filters are manufactured, the frequency of maintenance such as replacement and repair of the droplet discharge head can be reduced, and the productivity of the color filter can be improved. .
A compound having a chemical structure as described above (a compound having a propylene glycol skeleton and having an alkoxy group at both ends thereof) can be represented by the following general formula (33).

In the formula (33), specific examples of R and R ′ include methyl group (CH ₃ ), ethyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ ), propyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ ), isopropyl group (CH ₃ CH ( CH _3)), butyl group _{(CH 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH} 2), an isobutyl group _{(CH 3 CH (CH 3)} CH 2), sec- butyl group _{(CH 3 CH 2 CH (CH} 3)), t- Butyl group ((CH ₃ ) ₃ C), pentyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ ), hexyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ ), heptyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ ), an octyl group (CH ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ ) and the like can be mentioned, and an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms is preferable.

  Moreover, as above-mentioned, although 1 + m + n should just be an integer greater than or equal to 1, it is preferable that it is 2-5, and it is more preferable that it is 2-3. As a result, the effects as described above are more remarkably exhibited, and the discharge stability and long-term storage stability (storage stability) of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. Durability can be particularly excellent, color unevenness and density unevenness at each part of the color filter can be more effectively suppressed, and uniformity of characteristics among individuals is particularly excellent It can be.

Specific examples of the compound having the above chemical structure and usable as a liquid medium include, for example, CH ₃ OCH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) OCH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O _{) 2 CH 3, CH 3 O} (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 3 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 4 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) ₅ CH ₃ , CH ₃ OCH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₄ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₅ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O)] CH ₃ , CH _{3 O [(CH 2 CH (} CH 3) O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) _{(CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O} )] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 OCH 2 CH (CH 3) OCH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 _{O (CH 2 CH (CH 3} ) O) 3 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 4 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 5 _{CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 OCH} (CH 3) CH 2 OCH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O ) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH (CH ₃ ) _{CH 2 O) 4 CH 3,} CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 5 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OCH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 _{CH 2 O) 2 CH 3,} CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 4 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O ( _{CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)} 5 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH _{2 CH (CH 3) O)} (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 _{CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH} 3, CH 3 CH 2 _{CH 2 CH (CH 3) OCH} 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 3 CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₄ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₅ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH _{2 OCH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OCH 2} CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 CH 2 CH 3 _{, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH} 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 4 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 5 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH ₃ ) O) _{(CH (CH 3) CH 2} O)] CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH _{2 O [(CH 2 CH (} CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 OCH 2 CH (CH 3) OCH 2 CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₄ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₅ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH _{3 OCH (CH 3) CH 2 OCH} 2 CH _{CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O} (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 _{, CH 3 O (CH (CH} 3) CH 2 O) 4 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 5 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 OCH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₄ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₅ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH _3, CH _{3 O [(CH 2 CH (} CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH 2 _{CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH} 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH _{3 and the} like can be mentioned, and one or more selected from these can be used in combination.

The compound as described above includes a compound having a propylene glycol skeleton and having an alkoxy group at both ends, and the propylene glycol skeleton has a structure in which a plurality of 1,2-propylene glycols are condensed. It is preferable that l has (that is, l in the formula (33) is an integer of 2 or more). As a result, the effects as described above are more remarkably exhibited, and the discharge stability and long-term storage stability (storage stability) of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. Durability can be particularly excellent, color unevenness and density unevenness at each part of the color filter can be more effectively suppressed, and uniformity of characteristics among individuals is particularly excellent It can be. Thus, as a compound (liquid medium) having a structure in which a propylene glycol skeleton is condensed with a plurality of 1,2-propylene glycols, for example, CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₄ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) _{5 CH 3, CH 3 O [(} CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3 _{) CH 2 O) (CH 2} CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH _{2 CH (CH 3) O) 4} CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 5 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 2 CH 3, CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O) ₄ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O) ₅ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O)] CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) _{O) (CH (CH 3)} CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 _{O (CH 2 CH (CH 3} ) O) 3 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₄ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₅ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O [(CH ₂ CH ( _{CH 3) O) (CH (} CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 _{CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH} 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) 3 CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₄ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₅ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH _{2 CH 3, CH 3 O (} CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) _{CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3} , CH 3 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 4 CH 2 CH 2 _{CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O} (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 5 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O) (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O)] CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ and the like.

The propylene glycol skeleton constituting the compound is preferably one having a structure in which two to three propylene glycols are condensed (that is, “l + m + n” in formula (33) is 2 to 3). As a result, the effects as described above are more remarkably exhibited, and the discharge stability and long-term storage stability (storage stability) of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. Durability can be particularly excellent, color unevenness and density unevenness at each part of the color filter can be more effectively suppressed, and uniformity of characteristics among individuals is particularly excellent It can be. Thus, as a compound (liquid medium) having a structure in which a propylene glycol skeleton is condensed with 2 to 3 propylene glycols, for example, CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₂ CH ₃ , _{CH 3 O (CH 2 CH (} CH 3) O) 3 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 CH 3, CH _{3 O [(CH 2 CH (} CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) _{] CH 3, CH 3 O [} (CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH _{2 O (CH 2 CH (CH} 3) O) 3 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₃ CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O [(CH ₂ CH _{(CH 3) O) (CH} (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 3, CH ₃ CH ₂ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O) (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O)] CH ₃ , CH ₃ CH ₂ O (CH ₂ CH (CH _{3 ) O) 2 CH 2 CH 3} , CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH (C _{3) O) 3 CH 2 CH} 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 3 CH 2 CH 3, _{CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH} 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH _{2 CH 2 CH 2 O)]} CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 CH 2 O [(CH 2 CH (CH 3) O) (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , _{CH 3 O (CH (CH 3} ) CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 C _{H 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH} 3 O (CH (CH 3) CH 2 O) 3 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3, CH 3 O (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O) 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH ₃ , CH ₃ O (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O) ₃ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH (CH ₃ ) CH ₂ O)] CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O [(CH ₂ CH (CH ₃ ) O) (CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ O)] CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₃ , CH ₃ O [(CH ₂ CH ( _{CH 3) O) (CH (} CH 3) CH 2 O) (CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 O)] CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 and the like.

In the case where the liquid medium is composed of a plurality of types of compounds, one or more selected from the group consisting of diethylene glycol mononormal butyl ether, triethylene glycol mononormal butyl ether and ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate is used as a secondary. When it is contained as a component (secondary liquid medium), the following effects are obtained.
That is, these compounds (compounds as subcomponents) have a relatively high boiling point and easily dissolve the resin material as described above. And at the time of colored part formation, after most of the liquid medium used as a main component volatilizes, such a compound (subcomponent) is removed comparatively gently. On the other hand, since the subcomponent easily dissolves the above-described resin material, it tends to maintain the fluidity of the color filter ink when forming the colored portion. As a result, convection of the color filter ink at the time of removing the subcomponent is prevented, high fluidity of the color filter ink is maintained, and the formed colored portion has less unevenness.

Further, the ratio of subcomponents in the liquid medium (when the compounds included as subcomponents are two or three selected from the above) is 50 wt% or less, but 1 wt% % Or more and 40 wt% or less is preferable.
The boiling point of the liquid medium under atmospheric pressure (1 atm) is preferably 160 ° C. or higher and 300 ° C. or lower, more preferably 180 ° C. or higher and 290 ° C. or lower, and 200 ° C. or higher and 280 ° C. or lower. Further preferred. When the boiling point of the liquid medium under atmospheric pressure is a value within the above range, clogging or the like in the droplet discharge head that discharges the color filter ink can be more effectively prevented, and the productivity of the color filter is improved. Can be made particularly excellent.

  Further, the vapor pressure at 25 ° C. of the liquid medium is preferably 0.7 mmHg or less, and more preferably 0.1 mmHg or less. When the vapor pressure of the liquid medium is within the above range, it is possible to more effectively prevent clogging and the like in the droplet discharge head that discharges the color filter ink, and the color filter productivity is particularly excellent. Can be.

The content of the liquid medium in the color filter ink is preferably 50 wt% or more and 98 wt% or less, more preferably 60 wt% or more and 95 wt% or less, and further preferably 65 wt% or more and 93 wt% or less. preferable. When the content of the liquid medium is a value within the above range, the color filter manufactured is excellent in terms of the durability of the produced color filter, while being particularly excellent in the discharge performance from the droplet discharge head of the color filter ink. can do. In addition, a sufficient color density can be ensured in the manufactured color filter.
The color filter ink may contain components other than those described above. Examples of the components other than those described above constituting the color filter ink include a dispersant.

<Dispersant>
The color filter ink may contain a dispersant. As a result, for example, the dispersion stability of zirconia can be improved, the effects of including zirconia as described above can be more reliably exhibited, and the ejection stability of ink droplets for color filters can be improved. It can be made particularly excellent. Further, when a pigment is contained in the color filter ink, the dispersant can also improve the dispersibility of the pigment particles in the color filter ink.

Examples of the dispersant include cationic, anionic, nonionic, amphoteric, silicone, and fluorine surfactants.
More specific examples of the dispersant include, for example, Dispersic 101, Dispersic 102, Dispersic 103, Dispersic P104, Dispersic P104S, Dispersic 220S, Dispersic 106, Dispersic 108, Dispersic 109, Disperse BIC 110, DISPERBIC 111, DISPERBIC 112, DISPERBIC 116, DISPERBIC 140, DISPERBIC 142, DISPERBIC 160, DISPERBIC 161, DISPERBIC 162, DISPERBIC 163, DISPERBIC 164, DISPERBIC 166, DISPERBIC 167 Dispersic 168, Dispersic 170, Dispersic 171, Dispersic 1 4, Dispersic 180, Dispersic 182, Dispersic 183, Dispersic 184, Dispersic 185, Dispersic 2000, Dispersic 2001, Dispersic 2050, Dispersic 2070, Dispersic 2095, Dispersic 2150, Dispersic LPN6919, Dispersic 9075, Dispersic 9077 (above, manufactured by BYK Chemie); EFKA 4008, EFKA 4009, EFKA 4010, EFKA 4015, EFKA 4020, EFKA 4046, EFKA 4047, EFKA 4050, EFKA 4055, EFKA 4055, EFKA 4055 , EFKA 4401, EFKA 4402, EFKA 44 3, EFKA 4406, EFKA 4408, EFKA 4300, EFKA 4330, EFKA 4340, EFKA 4015, EFKA 4800, EFKA 5010, EFKA 5065, EFKA 5066, EFKA 5070, EFKA 5070, EFKA 5070 Sol Sparse 3000, Sol Sparse 9000, Sol Sparse 13000, Sol Sparse 16000, Sol Sparse 17000, Sol Sparse 18000, Sol Sparse 20000, Sol Sparse 21000, Sol Sparse 24000, Sol Sparse 26000, Sol Sparse 27000, Sol Sparse 28000, Sol Sparse 32000, Sol Sparse 32500, Sol Sparse 33500, Sol Sparse 33500 Perth 35100, Solsperse 35200, Solsperse 36000, Solsperse 36600, Solsperse 38500, Solsperse 41000, Solsperse 41090, Solsperse 20000 (above, manufactured by Lubrizol Corporation); Fine Techno Co.); Disparon 1850, Disparon 1860, Disparon 2150, Disparon 7004, Disparon DA-100, Disparon DA-234, Disparon DA-325, Disparon DA-375, Disparon DA-705, Disparon DA-725, Disparon PW -36 (above, manufactured by Enomoto Kasei Co., Ltd.); DOPA-14, Floren DOPA-15B, Floren DOPA-17, Floren DOPA-22, Floren DOPA-44, Floren TG-710, Floren D-90 (above, manufactured by Kyoei Chemical Co., Ltd.), Anti-Terra-205 (Big Chemie) Hinoact KF-1000, KF-1525, Hinoact 1300M, Hinoact T9050, Hinoact T6000, Hinoact T7000, Hinoact T8000, Hinoact T8000E (above, manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.), etc. Alternatively, two or more kinds can be used in combination.

  In particular, the color filter ink includes, as a dispersant, a dispersant having a predetermined acid value (hereinafter also referred to as an acid value dispersant) and a dispersant having a predetermined amine value (hereinafter also referred to as an amine value dispersant). Are preferably included. As a result, it is possible to make it particularly difficult for dirt to adhere to the ink flow path, clogging of the droplet discharge head, and the like, and to perform stable droplet discharge over a longer period of time. Further, the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink and the storage stability of the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent. In addition, since the dispersion stability of zirconia in the color filter ink can be improved, the effect of including zirconia as described above can be more reliably exhibited.

  Specific examples of the acid value dispersant include Dispersic P104, Dispersic P104S, Dispersic 220S, Dispersic 110, Dispersic 111, Dispersic 170, Dispersic 171, Dispersic 174, Dispersic 2095 (above, BYK Chemie) EFKA 5010, EFKA 5065, EFKA 5066, EFKA 5070, EFKA 7500, EFKA 7554 (manufactured by Ciba Specialty Co., Ltd.); (Above, manufactured by Lubrizol), Hinoact KF-1000 (Kawaken Fine Chemi) Le Co., Ltd.).

  Specific examples of the amine value dispersant include Dispersic 102, Dispersic 160, Dispersic 161, Dispersic 162, Dispersic 163, Dispersic 164, Dispersic 166, Dispersic 167, Dispersic 168, Dispersic 2150, Dispersic LPN6919, Dispersic 9075, Dispersic 9077 (above, manufactured by BYK Chemie); EFKA 4015, EFKA 4020, EFKA 4046, EFKA 4047, EFKA 4050, EFKA 4055, EFKA 4060, EFKA 4060, EFKA 4060, EFKA 4060, , EFKA 4340, EFKA 4400, EFKA 4401, EFKA 4402, EFK A4403, EFKA 4800 (manufactured by Ciba Specialty); Azisper PB711 (manufactured by Ajinomoto Finetechno); Anti-Terra-205 (manufactured by Big Chemie), KF-1525, Hinoact 1300M, Hinoact T9050, Hinoact T6000 Hinoact T7000, Hinoact T8000, Hinoact T8000E (manufactured by Kawaken Fine Chemical Co., Ltd.) and the like.

By using the above dispersants (acid value dispersant and amine value dispersant), the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment in the ink is excellent without adversely affecting the color of the formed colored portion. Can be.
When an acid value dispersant and an amine value dispersant are used in combination, the acid value of the acid value dispersant (acid value when converted to solid content) is not particularly limited, but is 5 KOHmg / g or more and 370 KOHmg / g or less. Is more preferably 20 KOH mg / g or more and 270 KOH mg / g or less, and further preferably 30 KOH mg / g or more and 135 KOH mg / g or less. When the acid value of the acid value dispersant is within the above range, the dispersion stability of the zirconia and the pigment when used in combination with the amine value dispersant can be made particularly excellent. The acid value of the dispersant can be determined by a method based on DIN EN ISO 2114, for example.

Moreover, it is preferable that the acid value dispersant does not have a predetermined amine value, that is, the amine value is zero.
When the amine value dispersant and the acid value dispersant are used in combination, the amine value of the amine value dispersant (amine value in terms of solid content) is not particularly limited, but is 5 KOHmg / g or more and 200 KOHmg / g or less. Is more preferably 25 KOHmg / g or more and 170 KOHmg / g or less, and further preferably 30 KOHmg / g or more and 130 KOHmg / g or less. When the amine value of the amine value dispersant is within the above range, the dispersion stability of zirconia and pigment when used in combination with the acid value dispersant can be made particularly excellent. In addition, the amine value about a dispersing agent can be calculated | required by the method based on DIN 16945, for example.

Moreover, it is preferable that the amine value dispersant does not have a predetermined acid value, that is, the acid value is zero.
When the acid value dispersant and the amine value dispersant are used in combination, the content of the acid value dispersant in the color filter ink is X _A [wt%], and the amine value dispersant in the color filter ink When the content rate is X _B [wt%], it is preferable that the relationship of 0.1 ≦ X _A / X _B ≦ 1 is satisfied, and the relationship of 0.15 ≦ X _A / X _B ≦ 0.5 is satisfied. More preferably. By satisfying such a relationship, the synergistic effect due to the combined use of the acid value dispersant and the amine value dispersant is more prominently exhibited, the effect of including zirconia as described above, and the droplet ejection stability The property and the like can be made particularly excellent.

The acid value of the acid value dispersant is AV [KOH mg / g], the amine value of the amine value dispersant is BV [KOH mg / g], the content of the acid value dispersant is X _A [wt%], and the amine When the content of the valent dispersant is X _B [wt%], it is preferable that the relationship of 0.01 ≦ (AV × X _A ) / (BV × X _B ) ≦ 1.9 is satisfied, and 0.10 _{≦ (AV × X a) /} (BV × X B) is more desirable to satisfy the relation of ≦ 1.5. By satisfying such a relationship, the synergistic effect due to the combined use of the acid value dispersant and the amine value dispersant is more prominently exhibited, the effect of including zirconia as described above, and the droplet ejection stability The property and the like can be made particularly excellent.

  Moreover, you may use a dispersing agent other than the above as a dispersing agent. For example, as the dispersant, a compound having a siamelide skeleton can be used. By using such a compound as a dispersant, the dispersibility of zirconia and pigment in a dispersion medium (liquid medium) in which the resin material as described above is dissolved can be made particularly excellent. Ink ejection stability can be made particularly excellent.

  Moreover, as a dispersing agent, the compound which has the partial structure represented by following formula (36) and following formula (37) can be used, for example. By using such a compound as a dispersant, the dispersibility of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink can be made particularly excellent, and the discharge stability of the color filter ink is particularly excellent. can do.

  The content of the dispersant in the color filter ink is preferably 0.5 wt% or more and 15 wt% or less, and more preferably 0.5 wt% or more and 8 wt% or less.

<Other ingredients>
The color filter ink of the present invention may contain components other than those described above. Examples of such components include various crosslinking agents; silicon oxides; thermal acids such as diazonium salts, iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, phosphonium salts, selenium salts, oxonium salts, ammonium salts, and onium salts such as benzothiazolium salts. Generators: Photoacid generators such as diazonium salts, iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, phosphonium salts, selenium salts, oxonium salts, ammonium salts; various polymerization initiators; acid crosslinking agents; surfactants; sensitizers; Light emitting material; leveling agent; antioxidant; ultraviolet absorber; adhesion improver; various polymerization accelerators; various light stabilizers; vinyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, vinyltris (2-methoxyethoxy) silane, N- (2-aminoethyl) -3-aminopropylmethyldimethoxysilane, N- (2- Minoethyl) -3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-glycidoxypropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 2- (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl) ethyl Adhesion promoters such as trimethoxysilane, 3-chloropropylmethyldimethoxysilane, 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane; 2,2-thiobis (4- Antioxidants such as methyl-6-tert-butylphenol) and 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol; 2- (3-tert-butyl-5-methyl-2-hydroxyphenyl) -5-chlorobenzotriazole, alkoxy UV absorbers such as benzophenone Aggregation inhibitor such as sodium polyacrylate and the like.

  As the crosslinking agent, for example, polyvalent carboxylic acid anhydride, polyvalent carboxylic acid, polyfunctional epoxy monomer, polyfunctional acrylic monomer, polyfunctional vinyl ether monomer, polyfunctional oxetane monomer and the like can be used. Specific examples of polyhydric carboxylic acid anhydrides include phthalic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, succinic anhydride, citraconic anhydride, dodecenyl succinic anhydride, tricarballylic anhydride, maleic anhydride, hexahydrophthalic anhydride, dimethyltetrahydro anhydride Aliphatic or alicyclic dicarboxylic anhydrides such as phthalic acid, hymic anhydride, and nadic anhydride; Fats such as 1,2,3,4-butanetetracarboxylic dianhydride, cyclopentanetetracarboxylic dianhydride Aromatic polycarboxylic dianhydrides; aromatic polycarboxylic anhydrides such as pyromellitic anhydride, trimellitic anhydride, and benzophenone tetracarboxylic anhydride; ester groups such as ethylene glycol bistrimellitate and glycerin tristrimitate Examples of the acid anhydrides include aromatic polycarboxylic anhydrides. Masui. Moreover, the epoxy resin hardening | curing agent which consists of a commercially available carboxylic acid anhydride can also be used suitably. Specific examples of the polycarboxylic acid include aliphatic polycarboxylic acids such as succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, butanetetracarboxylic acid, maleic acid, and itaconic acid; hexahydrophthalic acid, 1,2-cyclohexane. Aliphatic polycarboxylic acids such as dicarboxylic acid, 1,2,4-cyclohexanetricarboxylic acid and cyclopentanetetracarboxylic acid, and phthalic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, pyromellitic acid, trimellitic acid, 1,4,5 , 8-Naphthalenetetracarboxylic acid, benzophenonetetracarboxylic acid, and other aromatic polyvalent carboxylic acids, among which aromatic polyvalent carboxylic acids are preferred. Specific examples of the polyfunctional epoxy monomer include Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name Celoxide 2021, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name Epolide GT401, Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd., trade name Epolide PB3600, and Bisphenol A. , Hydrogenated bisphenol A, triglycidyl isocyanurate, and the like. Specific examples of the polyfunctional acrylic monomer include pentaerythritol ethoxytetraacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, ditrimethylolpropane tetraacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane ethoxytriacrylate, dipentaerythritol. Examples include hexaacrylate trimethallyl isocyanurate and triallyl isocyanurate. Specific examples of the polyfunctional vinyl ether monomer include 1,4-butanediol divinyl ether, 1,6-hexanediol divinyl ether, nonanediol divinyl ether, cyclohexanediol divinyl ether, cyclohexanedimethanol divinyl ether, and triethylene. Examples include glycol divinyl ether, trimethylolpropane trivinyl ether, pentaerythritol tetravinyl ether, and the like. Specific examples of the polyfunctional oxetane monomer include xylylene oxetane, biphenyl type oxetane, novolak type oxetane and the like.

  The leveling agent smoothes the surface of the color filter ink applied in the cells and flattens the colored portion by reducing the surface tension of the color filter ink. For this reason, since the color filter ink has a leveling agent, it acts synergistically with the effect of the resin material as described above, and the surface of the color filter ink in the cell can be made flatter. For this reason, the colored part to be formed becomes flatter.

  Examples of leveling agents include acrylic leveling agents, vinyl ether leveling agents, silicone leveling agents, fluorine-silicon leveling agents, acetylene glycol leveling agents, and the like. Among these, one or a combination of two or more may be used. Can be used. Specific examples of the leveling agent include OX-880EF, OX-881, OX-883, OX-883HF, OX-70, OX-77EF, OX-60, OX-710, OX-720, OX-720EF, OX- 750HF, LAP-10, LAP-20, LAP-30, 1970, 230, LF-1970, LF-1980, LF-1982, LF-1983, LF-1984, LF-1985, LHP-95, LHP-96, UVX-35, UVX-36, UVX-39, AQ-200 (above, manufactured by Enomoto Kasei) BYK-350, BYK-352, BYK-354, BYK-355, BYK-358N / 361N, BYK-380N, BYK -811, acrylic leveling agents such as BYK-392 (above, manufactured by Big Chemie Japan), LHP 90, vinyl ether leveling agents such as LHP-91 (manufactured by Enomoto Kasei Co., Ltd.), BYK-307, BYK-300, BYK-302, BYK-306, BYK-330, BYK-331, BYK-344, BYK- Silicone leveling agents such as silicone 3700 (above, manufactured by Big Chemie Japan), KP-321, KP-324 (above, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), MegaFuck F-443, F-444, F-445, F- 446, F-470, F-471, F-472SF, F-474, F-475, F-477, F-478, F-479, F-480SF, F-482, F-483, F-484 Fluorine-silicon leveling agents such as F-486, F-487, and F-489 (above, manufactured by Dainippon Ink & Chemicals, Inc.), Surfynol 04, Surfinol 82, Surfinol 2502, Surfinol 420, Surfinol 440, Surfinol 465, Surfinol 485, Surfinol 104E, Surfinol 104H, Surfinol 104A, Surfinol 104BC, Surfinol 104DPM, Surfinol 104PA, Surfinol 104PG-50, Surfinol 104S, Surfinol SE, Surfinol SE-F, Surfinol 504, Surfinol 61, Surfinol 2502, Surfinol 82, Surfinol DF110D, Surfinol DF37, Surfinol DF58, Surfinol DF75, Surfinol DF210, Surfinol CT111, Surfinol CT121, Surfino Le CT131, Surfynol CT136, Surfinol CT151, Surfinol TG, Surfinol GA, Surfinol PSA-336, Dinol 604, Envirogem AD-01, Orphin E1004, Orphin E1010, Orphin PD-001, Orphin PD-002W, Orphin PD-004, Orphin EXP. 4001, Olfine EXP. 4036, Olfine EXP. 4051F, Orphine SPC, Orphin AF-103, Olphin AF-104, Orphine AK-02, Orphin SK-14, Orphin AE-3, Orphin PD-003, Orphin PD-201, Orphin PD-202, Olphin PD-301, Acetylene glycol leveling agents such as Olphine B, Olphine P, Olphine Y, Olphine A, Olphine STG, Olphine SPC (and above, manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.), Novec FC-4430, Novec FC-4432 (and above, Sumitomo 3M Limited); Phosphanol ML-200, Phosphanol ML-220, Phosphanol RD-510Y, Phosphanol RS-410, Phosphanol RS-610, Phosphanol RS-710, Fo Fanol RL-210, Phosphanol RL-310, Phosphanol RB-410, Phosphanol RD-720N (above, manufactured by Toho Chemical Co., Ltd.); Lanco Flow L, Lanco Flow U, SOLSPERSE 20000 (above, Lubrizol Deutschland GmbH): Aftergent 100, Aftergent 100C, Aftergent 110, Aftergent 140A, Aftergent 150, Aftergent 150CH, Aftergent AK, Aftergent 501, Aftergent 250, Aftergent 251 and Aftergent Gent 222F, FTX-218, Aftergent 300, Aftergent 310, Aftergent 400SW, Aftergent 251, FTX-212M, Aftergent 250, FTX-245M, FTX-290M, FTX-207S, TX-211S, FTX-220S, FTS-230S, FTX-209F, FTX-213F, Footent 222F, FTX-233F, FTX-245F, FTX-208G, FTX-218G, FTX-230G, FTS-240G, FTX- 204D, FTX-208D, FTX-212D, FTX-216D, FTX-218D, FTX-220D, FTX-222D, FTX-720C, FTX-740C (manufactured by Neos Co., Ltd.); Surflon S-111n, Surflon S-113, Surflon S-121, Surflon S-131, Surflon S-132, Surflon S-141, Surflon S-145, Surflon S-381, Surflon S-383, Surflon S-393, Surflon SC-101, Surflon K H-40, Surflon SA-100 (above, manufactured by AGC Seimi Chemical Co., Ltd.); Unidyne DS-401, Unidyne DS-403, Unidyne NS-1602, Unidyne NS-1603, Unidyne NS-1605 (above, Nihon Evolution) Seisei Co., Ltd.). Among such leveling agents, acrylic leveling agents, vinyl ether leveling agents, and acetylene glycol leveling agents are preferably used. In particular, it is preferable to use one or more selected from Surfinol DF-58, LHP-95, LHP-90, and LF1970 in combination. Thereby, the surface of the colored part to be formed is further flattened, and the obtained color filter has particularly small color unevenness and density unevenness in each part.

  The antioxidant can prevent deterioration of the color filter ink due to oxidation or the like, and can prevent deterioration of the colorant or resin material due to heat, light, or the like in the colored portion formed by the color filter ink. In particular, red colorants tend to be altered by light, heat, etc., compared to green, blue, and other colorants. Alteration of the agent can be prevented.

  Antioxidants include various phosphorus antioxidants; various sulfur antioxidants; various hindered phenols such as IRGANOX 1010, IRGANOX 1035, IRGANOX 1076, IRGANOX 1135, IRGANOX 1520L (above, manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd.) Antioxidants: various hinder amine antioxidants such as TINUVIN 111FDL, TINUVIN 123, TINUVIN 144, TINUVIN 152, TINUVIN 292, TINUVIN 5100, TINUVIN 5050, TINUVIN 5060, TINUVIN 5151 (above, manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd.), etc. Various antioxidants can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Among these, it is preferable to use at least one of a hindered amine antioxidant and a hindered phenol antioxidant, more preferably a hindered phenol antioxidant, and even more preferably TINUVIN152. Such an antioxidant suitably prevents the color filter ink and the colored portion from being deteriorated effectively, and does not easily affect the dispersibility of zirconia and pigment in the color filter ink. In this part, the optical characteristics such as color, brightness, and contrast ratio are hardly affected.

The ultraviolet absorber has a function of preventing deterioration of other components of the colored portion by absorbing ultraviolet rays in the colored portion. As such an ultraviolet absorber, various ultraviolet absorbers such as a benzophenone ultraviolet absorber, a salicylate ultraviolet absorber, and a benzotriazole ultraviolet absorber can be used.
The thermal acid generator is a component that generates an acid by heating, and among them, a sulfonium salt and a benzothiazolium salt are particularly preferable. As more specific examples of thermal acid generators, as trade names, Sun-Aid SI-45, Same as left SI-47, Same as left SI-60, Same as left SI-60L, Same as left SI-80, Same as left SI-80L, Same as left SI- 100, same left SI-100L, same left SI-145, same left SI-150, same left SI-160, same left SI-110L, same left SI-180L (above, Sanshin Chemical Co., Ltd., product name), CI-2921, CI -2920, CI-2946, CI-3128, CI-2624, CI-2639, CI-2064 (Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. product, trade name), CP-66, CP-77 (Asahi Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd. products) , Product name), FC-520 (product of 3M company, product name) and the like.

  The photoacid generator is a component that generates an acid by light. As more specific examples, as trade names, Cyracure UVI-6970, Cyracure UVI-6974, Cyracure UVI-6990, Cyracure UVI-950 (above, US Union Carbide, trade name), Irgacure 261 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals, trade name), SP-150, SP-151, SP-170, Optmer SP-171 (above, manufactured by Asahi Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd.) , Trade name), CG-24-61 (trade name, manufactured by Ciba Specialty Chemicals), DAICAT II (trade name, manufactured by Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd.), UVAC1591 (trade name, manufactured by Daicel UCB Co., Ltd.) CI-2064, CI-2639, CI-2624, CI-2481, CI-2 34, CI-2855, CI-2823, CI-2758 (Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. product, trade name), PI-2074 (Rhone-Poulenc, trade name, pentafluorophenylborate toluylcumyl iodonium salt), FFC509 ( 3M company product, trade name), BBI-102, BBI-101, BBI-103, MPI-103, TPS-103, MDS-103, DTS-103, NAT-103, NDS-103 (Midori Chemical Co., Ltd., product) Name), CD-1012 (trade name, manufactured by Sartomer, USA) and the like.

  The color filter ink may contain polyalkylene glycol. The polyalkylene glycol can maintain the fluidity of the color filter ink by reducing the thixotropic property of the color filter ink during the formation of the colored portion, thereby contributing to the flattening of the colored portion. can do. Further, the polyalkylene glycol is removed by heating at the time of forming the colored portion.

  Examples of glycols constituting the polyalkylene glycol include propylene glycol such as ethylene glycol and 1,2-propylene glycol, various butylene glycols, various pentylene glycols, various hexylene glycols, and the like. Alternatively, two or more types can be used in combination. Among these, it is preferable to use an oligomer of ethylene glycol or an oligomer of 1,2-propylene glycol.

  The polyalkylene glycol preferably has a hydroxyl group. For example, it is preferable that the terminal hydroxyl group is not substituted. As described above, since the polyalkylene glycol has a hydroxyl group, the thixotropic property of the ink can be further reduced. In addition, the affinity for the color filter ink to a substrate (particularly a glass substrate), which will be described later, becomes excellent, and the color filter ink can suitably spread in the cells.

The degree of polymerization of the polyalkylene glycol is preferably 3 or more and 40 or less, and more preferably 3 or more and 20 or less. Thereby, the thixotropic property of the color filter ink can be sufficiently reduced.
The weight average molecular weight of the polyalkylene glycol is preferably 150 or more and 2000 or less, more preferably 180 or more and 1000 or less, and further preferably 180 or more and 500 or less. Thereby, the thixotropic property of the color filter ink can be sufficiently reduced.

  The viscosity at 25 ° C. of the color filter ink (viscosity measured using a vibration viscometer) is not particularly limited, but is preferably 4 mPa · s or more and 12 mPa · s or less, preferably 5 mPa · s or more and 11 mPa · s. The following is more preferable. When the viscosity of the color filter ink is within the above range, the droplet ejection stability by the ink jet method can be made particularly excellent, and the color filter production efficiency (colored portion formation efficiency) is particularly high. In addition to being excellent, it is possible to effectively prevent undesired variations in the thickness of the colored portion. The viscosity of the color filter ink can be measured using, for example, a vibration viscometer, and can be performed in particular in accordance with JIS Z8809.

<Ink set>
The color filter ink as described above is used for manufacturing a color filter by an ink jet method. Since the color filter usually corresponds to full color display, it has a plurality of colored portions (usually, three RGB colors corresponding to the three primary colors of light). In forming the colored portions of the plurality of colors, a plurality of types of color filter inks of corresponding colors are used. That is, an ink set (color filter ink set) including a plurality of colors of color filter inks is used for manufacturing a color filter. In the present invention, in the production of the color filter, the color filter ink as described above may be used as long as it can be used to form at least one colored portion, but it can be used to form colored portions of all colors. Is preferred. This makes it possible to perform stable droplet ejection over a long period of time without causing dirt adhesion in the ink flow path of the droplet ejection device used for manufacturing the color filter, clogging of the droplet ejection head, etc. It is possible to provide an ink set for a color filter that can be used for stably producing a color filter in which the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density is effectively prevented and the difference in characteristics between individuals is small. Moreover, the adhesiveness with respect to the board | substrate of the coloring part formed can be made excellent, and the durability of the manufactured color filter can be made excellent. Further, in particular, when all the inks (color filter inks) constituting the color filter ink set (color filter ink set) are the color filter inks of the present invention, at a higher level, between each color. Thus, variations in droplet discharge stability and the like can be suppressed, and a more reliable color filter can be manufactured.

"Color filter"
Next, an example of a color filter manufactured using the color filter ink (ink set) as described above will be described.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the color filter of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the color filter 1 includes a substrate 11 and a colored portion 12 formed using the color filter ink described above. As the coloring portion 12, a first coloring portion 12A, a second coloring portion 12B, and a third coloring portion 12C having different colors are provided. A partition wall 13 is provided between the adjacent colored portions 12.

<Board>
The substrate 11 is a plate-like member having light transmittance, and has a function of holding the colored portion 12 and the partition wall 13.
The substrate 11 is preferably made of a substantially transparent material. Thereby, a clearer image can be formed by the light transmitted through the color filter 1.

  The substrate 11 is preferably excellent in heat resistance and mechanical strength. Thereby, for example, deformation due to heat applied during the manufacture of the color filter 1 can be reliably prevented. Examples of the constituent material of the substrate 11 that satisfies such conditions include glass, silicon, polycarbonate, polyester, aromatic polyamide, polyamideimide, polyimide, norbornene-based ring-opening polymer, and hydrogenated products thereof.

<Coloring part>
The colored portion 12 is formed using the color filter ink (color filter ink set) as described above.
Since the coloring portion 12 is formed using the color filter ink (color filter ink set) as described above, the variation in characteristics among the pixels is small, and unintentional color mixing (plural kinds of colors) Mixing of color filter ink) is reliably prevented. For this reason, the color filter 1 has high reliability in which the occurrence of uneven color and uneven density is suppressed. Moreover, the color filter 1 is excellent in the coloring property of the coloring part 12, and excellent in contrast. In addition, the adhesion of the colored portion 12 to the substrate 11 is excellent, which contributes to the improvement of the durability of the color filter 1 as a whole.

Each coloring portion 12 is provided in a cell 14 which is a region surrounded by a partition wall 13 which will be described later.
The first colored portion 12A, the second colored portion 12B, and the third colored portion 12C have different colors. For example, the first colored portion 12A can be a red filter region (R), the second colored portion 12B can be a green filter region (G), and the third colored portion 12C can be a blue filter region (B).

  One set of colored portions 12A, 12B, and 12C of different colors constitutes one pixel. In the color filter 1, a predetermined number of colored portions 12 are arranged in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction. For example, when the color filter 1 is a high-definition color filter, 1366 × 768 pixels are arranged, and when the color filter 1 is a full high-definition color filter, 1920 × 1080 pixels are arranged. In the case of a super high vision color filter, 7680 × 4320 pixels are arranged. Note that the color filter 1 may be provided with a spare pixel outside the effective area, for example.

<Partition wall>
A partition wall (bank) 13 is provided between the adjacent colored portions 12. Thereby, it can prevent reliably that the adjacent coloring parts 12 will mix colors, As a result, a clear image can be displayed reliably.
The partition wall 13 may be made of a transparent material, but is preferably made of a light-shielding material. Thereby, an image with excellent contrast can be displayed. The color of the partition wall (light shielding part) 13 is not particularly limited, but is preferably black. Thereby, the contrast of the displayed image can be made particularly excellent.

  The height of the partition wall 13 is not particularly limited, but is preferably substantially the same as the film thickness of the colored portion 12. Thereby, the color mixture between the adjacent coloring parts 12 can be prevented reliably. The specific thickness of the partition wall 13 is preferably 0.1 μm or more and 10 μm or less, and more preferably 0.5 μm or more and 3.5 μm or less. As a result, color mixing between the adjacent colored portions 12 can be reliably prevented, and the viewing angle characteristics of the image display device and electronic apparatus including the color filter 1 can be improved.

  The partition wall 13 may be made of any material, but for example, is preferably made mainly of a resin material. Thereby, the partition wall 13 can be easily formed as having a desired shape by a method as described later. Moreover, when the partition 13 has a function as a light-shielding part, it may include a light-absorbing material such as carbon black as a constituent material.

《Color filter manufacturing method》
Next, an example of a method for manufacturing the color filter 1 as described above will be described.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a method for manufacturing a color filter, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a droplet discharge device used for manufacturing the color filter, and FIG. 4 is a droplet discharge means in the droplet discharge device shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the bottom surface of the droplet ejection head in the droplet ejection device shown in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the droplet ejection head in the droplet ejection device shown in FIG. It is a figure, (a) is a section perspective view, (b) is a sectional view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a substrate preparation step (1a) for preparing the substrate 11, a partition formation step (1b, 1c) for forming the partition 13 on the substrate 11, and a color filter by an ink jet method. An ink application step (1d) for applying the ink 2 to the region surrounded by the partition wall 13, and removing the solvent (dispersion medium) from the color filter ink 2 to cure the curable resin, thereby solid-state colored portions 12 And a colored portion forming step (1e).

<Board preparation process>
First, the substrate 11 is prepared (1a). The substrate 11 prepared in this step is preferably subjected to a cleaning process. Further, the substrate 11 prepared in this step is subjected to appropriate pretreatment such as chemical treatment with a silane coupling agent or the like, plasma treatment, ion plating, sputtering, gas phase reaction method, vacuum deposition, and the like. Also good.

<Partition forming process>
Next, the radiation-sensitive composition for forming the partition walls of the substrate 11 is applied to almost the entire one surface of the substrate 11 to form the coating film 3 (1b). In addition, after giving a radiation sensitive composition on the board | substrate 11, you may perform a prebaking process as needed. The pre-bake treatment can be performed, for example, under the conditions of heating temperature: 50 ° C. or higher and 150 ° C. or lower, heating time: 30 seconds or longer and 600 seconds or shorter.

Then, the partition 13 is formed by performing a post-exposure baking process (PEB) by irradiating with a radiation through a photomask, and further performing a developing process using an alkaline developer (1c). PEB can be performed, for example, under conditions of heating temperature: 50 ° C. or more and 150 ° C. or less, heating time: 30 seconds or more and 600 seconds or less, and radiation irradiation intensity: 1 mJ / cm ² or more and 500 mJ / cm ² or less. The development processing can be performed by, for example, a liquid piling method, a dipping method, a vibration dipping method, or the like, and the development processing time can be, for example, 10 seconds to 300 seconds. Further, after the development process, a post-bake process may be performed as necessary. The post-bake treatment can be performed, for example, under the conditions of heating temperature: 150 ° C. or higher and 280 ° C. or lower and heating time: 3 minutes or longer and 120 minutes or shorter.

  Moreover, you may perform a liquid-repellent process with respect to the coating film 3 before development processing. For example, before the development treatment, a fluororesin may be applied to the coating film 3 by a stamp method or the like, and fluorine is doped on the surface of the coating film 3 (radiation sensitive composition) by plasma polymerization treatment. Also good. By performing such a process, only the bank surface (upper surface in the drawing, a portion excluding the inner wall surface) is made liquid repellent, and contributes to the flattening of the surface of the colored portion 12 formed in a later step. Further, a fluororesin having a light specific gravity may be added to the radiation-sensitive composition so as to be oriented only on the surface.

<Ink application process>
Next, the color filter ink 2 is applied to the cell 14 surrounded by the partition wall 13 by an inkjet method (1d).
This step is performed using a plurality of types of color filter inks 2 corresponding to the plurality of colored portions 12 to be formed. At this time, since the partition wall 13 is provided, it is reliably prevented that two or more kinds of color filter inks 2 are mixed.

  Further, as described above, since the color filter ink 2 is a dispersion of zirconia, droplet discharge is performed while preventing adhesion of dirt in the flow path of the droplet discharge device 100 described in detail below. In addition, even if dirt is attached to the flow path of the color filter ink 2, the dirt can be suitably removed at an early stage, and a large amount of solid content can be found on the wall surface of the flow path. Is prevented from adhering. For this reason, the droplets of the color filter ink 2 can be stably discharged over a long period of time. For this reason, even when the color filter 1 to be manufactured is large or when a large number of color filters 1 are manufactured continuously, it is possible to reliably prevent problems such as flight bending. The droplet discharge amount can be easily and reliably controlled. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent problems such as color mixing, color unevenness / density unevenness, and reduction in contrast ratio in the manufactured color filter 1.

The color filter ink 2 is discharged using a droplet discharge device as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the droplet discharge device 100 used in this step is supplied with the color filter ink 2 from the tank 101 that holds the color filter ink 2, the tube 110, and the tube 110. A discharge scanning unit 102. The ejection scanning unit 102 includes a droplet ejection unit 103 having a plurality of droplet ejection heads (inkjet heads) 114 mounted on a carriage 105, and a first position control device 104 (movement) that controls the position of the droplet ejection unit 103. Means), a stage 106 for holding the substrate 11 on which the partition wall 13 is formed in the above process (hereinafter also simply referred to as "substrate 11"), and a second position control device 108 (moving means) for controlling the position of the stage 106. ) And a control means 112. The tank 101 and a plurality of droplet discharge heads 114 in the droplet discharge means 103 are connected by a tube 110, and the color filter ink 2 is compressed by compressed air from the tank 101 to each of the plurality of droplet discharge heads 114. Supplied.

  The first position control device 104 moves the droplet discharge means 103 along the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction in response to a signal from the control means 112. Further, the first position control device 104 also has a function of rotating the droplet discharge means 103 around an axis parallel to the Z axis. In the present embodiment, the Z-axis direction is a direction parallel to the vertical direction (that is, the direction of gravitational acceleration). The second position controller 108 moves the stage 106 along the Y-axis direction orthogonal to both the X-axis direction and the Z-axis direction in response to a signal from the control unit 112. Further, the second position control device 108 also has a function of rotating the stage 106 around an axis parallel to the Z axis.

The stage 106 has a plane parallel to both the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction. The stage 106 is configured so that the substrate 11 having the cells 14 to which the color filter ink 2 is to be applied can be fixed or held on the plane.
As described above, the droplet discharge means 103 is moved in the X-axis direction by the first position control device 104. On the other hand, the stage 106 is moved in the Y-axis direction by the second position control device 108. That is, the first position controller 104 and the second position controller 108 change the relative position of the droplet discharge head 114 with respect to the stage 106 (the substrate 11 held on the stage 106 and the droplet discharge means 103 are relative to each other). To go to).
The control unit 112 is configured to receive ejection data representing a relative position at which the color filter ink 2 is to be ejected from an external information processing apparatus.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the droplet discharge means 103 has a plurality of droplet discharge heads 114 each having substantially the same structure, and a carriage 105 that holds these droplet discharge heads 114. In the present embodiment, the number of droplet discharge heads 114 held by the droplet discharge means 103 is eight. Each droplet discharge head 114 has a bottom surface provided with a plurality of nozzles 118 described later. The shape of the bottom surface of each droplet discharge head 114 is a polygon having two long sides and two short sides. The bottom surface of the droplet discharge head 114 held by the droplet discharge means 103 faces the stage 106 side, and the long side direction and the short side direction of the droplet discharge head 114 are respectively an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction. Parallel to the direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the droplet discharge head 114 has a plurality of nozzles 118 arranged in the X-axis direction. The plurality of nozzles 118 are arranged such that the nozzle pitch HXP in the X-axis direction in the droplet discharge head 114 has a predetermined value. Although the specific value of nozzle pitch HXP is not specifically limited, For example, it can be set as 50 micrometers or more and 90 micrometers or less. Here, the “nozzle pitch HXP in the X-axis direction of the droplet discharge head 114” is a plurality of images obtained by projecting all the nozzles 118 in the droplet discharge head 114 onto the X-axis along the Y-axis direction. This corresponds to the pitch between nozzle images.

In the present embodiment, the plurality of nozzles 118 in the droplet discharge head 114 form a nozzle row 116A and a nozzle row 116B that both extend in the X-axis direction. The nozzle row 116A and the nozzle row 116B are arranged in parallel with a space therebetween. In the present embodiment, 90 nozzles 118 are aligned in the X-axis direction at regular intervals LNP in each of the nozzle row 116A and the nozzle row 116B. Although the specific value of LNP is not particularly limited, it can be 100 μm or more and 180 μm or less.
The position of the nozzle row 116B is shifted from the position of the nozzle row 116A by a half length of the nozzle pitch LNP in the positive direction in the X-axis direction (right direction in FIG. 5). Therefore, the nozzle pitch HXP in the X-axis direction of the droplet discharge head 114 is half the nozzle pitch LNP of the nozzle row 116A (or nozzle row 116B).

  Accordingly, the nozzle line density in the X-axis direction of the droplet discharge head 114 is twice the nozzle line density of the nozzle row 116A (or nozzle row 116B). In the present specification, “nozzle line density in the X-axis direction” means the number per unit length of a plurality of nozzle images obtained by projecting a plurality of nozzles on the X-axis along the Y-axis direction. It corresponds to. Of course, the number of nozzle rows included in the droplet discharge head 114 is not limited to two. The droplet discharge head 114 may include M nozzle rows. Here, M is a natural number of 1 or more. In this case, in each of the M nozzle rows, the plurality of nozzles 118 are arranged at a pitch that is M times the nozzle pitch HXP. Further, when M is a natural number of 2 or more, the other (M−1) nozzle rows are only i times as long as the nozzle pitch HXP with respect to one of the M nozzle rows. There is no overlap in the X-axis direction. Here, i is a natural number from 1 to (M−1).

  In the present embodiment, since each of the nozzle row 116 </ b> A and the nozzle row 116 </ b> B includes 90 nozzles 118, one droplet discharge head 114 has 180 nozzles 118. However, 5 nozzles at both ends of the nozzle row 116A are set as “pause nozzles”. Similarly, 5 nozzles at both ends of the nozzle row 116B are also set as “pause nozzles”. The color filter ink 2 is not ejected from these 20 “rest nozzles”. Therefore, 160 nozzles 118 out of 180 nozzles 118 in the droplet discharge head 114 function as nozzles that discharge the color filter ink 2.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the droplet discharge means 103, a plurality of the droplet discharge heads 114 are arranged in two rows along the X-axis direction. The droplet ejection heads 114 in one row and the droplet ejection heads 114 in the other row are arranged so as to partially overlap when viewed from the Y-axis direction in consideration of the rest nozzles. Thereby, in the droplet discharge means 103, the nozzle 118 that discharges the color filter ink 2 is continuous in the X-axis direction at the nozzle pitch HXP over the length of the dimension of the substrate 11 in the X-axis direction. It is configured.

In the droplet discharge means 103 of this embodiment, the droplet discharge head 114 is disposed so as to cover the entire length of the substrate 11 in the X-axis direction. A part of the length of the substrate 11 corresponding to the dimension in the X-axis direction may be covered.
As shown in the figure, each droplet discharge head 114 is an inkjet head. More specifically, each droplet discharge head 114 includes a vibration plate 126 and a nozzle plate 128. Between the diaphragm 126 and the nozzle plate 128, a liquid pool 129 that is always filled with the color filter ink 2 supplied from the tank 101 through the hole 131 is located.

  In addition, a plurality of partition walls 122 are located between the diaphragm 126 and the nozzle plate 128. A portion surrounded by the diaphragm 126, the nozzle plate 128, and the pair of partition walls 122 is a cavity 120. Since the cavities 120 are provided corresponding to the nozzles 118, the number of the cavities 120 and the number of the nozzles 118 are the same. The color filter ink 2 is supplied from the liquid pool 129 to the cavity 120 through the supply port 130 positioned between the pair of partition walls 122.

  On the diaphragm 126, the vibrator 124 is positioned corresponding to each cavity 120. The vibrator 124 includes a piezoelectric element 124C and a pair of electrodes 124A and 124B that sandwich the piezoelectric element 124C. By applying a driving voltage between the pair of electrodes 124A and 124B, the color filter ink 2 is ejected from the corresponding nozzle 118. The shape of the nozzle 118 is adjusted so that the color filter ink 2 is ejected from the nozzle 118 in the Z-axis direction.

The nozzle plate 128 is provided with a base material made of stainless steel, a silica film provided to cover the base material and mainly made of a silica compound, and provided to cover the silica film. And a liquid repellent film that contains the liquid repellent film.
Further, the silica film has a function of closely attaching the liquid repellent film and the stainless steel base material, and also has a function of protecting the stainless steel base material.

  The control means 112 (see FIG. 3) may be configured to give a signal to each of the plurality of vibrators 124 independently of each other. That is, the volume of the color filter ink 2 ejected from the nozzle 118 may be controlled for each nozzle 118 in accordance with a signal from the control unit 112. The control unit 112 can also set the nozzle 118 that performs the ejection operation during the application scan and the nozzle 118 that does not perform the ejection operation.

In this specification, a portion including one nozzle 118, a cavity 120 corresponding to the nozzle 118, and a vibrator 124 corresponding to the cavity 120 may be referred to as “ejection unit 127”. According to this notation, one droplet discharge head 114 has the same number of discharge units 127 as the number of nozzles 118.
Using the droplet discharge device 100 as described above, the color filter ink 2 corresponding to the colored portions 12 of the plurality of colors of the color filter 1 is applied to the cells 14. By using the apparatus as described above, the color filter ink 2 can be efficiently and selectively applied to the cells 14. In addition, as described above, the color filter ink 2 has excellent ejection stability, and even when droplets are ejected for a long period of time, the flight curve and the droplet ejection amount are low. Problems such as destabilization are extremely unlikely to occur. Therefore, a plurality of types of inks used to form colored portions of different colors are mixed (mixed), or between a plurality of colored portions that are originally required to have the same color density. Problems such as the occurrence of variations in color density can be reliably prevented. In the illustrated configuration, the droplet discharge device 100 has only one tank 101 for holding the color filter ink 2, a tube 110, etc., but the color filter 1 has a plurality of these members. It may have a plurality of colors corresponding to the colored portion 12. In manufacturing the color filter 1, a plurality of droplet discharge devices 100 corresponding to a plurality of color filter inks 2 may be used.
In the present invention, the droplet discharge head 114 may use an electrostatic actuator as a driving element instead of a piezoelectric element. In addition, the droplet discharge head 114 may be configured to use an electrothermal conversion element as a drive element and discharge the color filter ink by utilizing the thermal expansion of the material by the electrothermal conversion element.

<Colored part forming step (curing step)>
Next, the solvent (dispersion medium) is removed from the color filter ink 2 in the cell 14 and the curable resin is cured to form a solid colored portion 12 (1e). Thereby, the color filter 1 is obtained.
This step is usually performed by heating. By performing this step by heating, the adhesion of the colored portion 12 to be formed to the substrate 11 can be made particularly excellent. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the solvent for the color filter ink from remaining in the colored portion 12 to be formed. As a result, the durability and reliability of the color filter 1 can be made particularly excellent. Also, the productivity of the color filter 1 is improved.

The heating temperature in this step (the temperature of the heated substrate 11) is not particularly limited, but is preferably 100 ° C. or higher and 280 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 110 ° C. or higher and 250 ° C. or lower. Thereby, the curing reaction of the resin material can be efficiently advanced while preventing the unintentional deterioration / decomposition of the constituent material of the colored portion 12, and the solvent can be suitably removed from the color filter ink 2.
Moreover, the heating time in this step is not particularly limited, but is preferably 30 minutes or longer and 190 minutes or shorter, and more preferably 40 minutes or longer and 130 minutes or shorter.

In this step, a plurality of heat treatments with different temperatures may be performed. Specifically, in this step, a first heat treatment that heats the substrate 11 at a relatively low temperature and a second heat treatment that heats the substrate 11 at a temperature higher than the first heat treatment are performed. May be.
This prevents unintentional deterioration and decomposition of the constituent material of the colored portion 12, improves the productivity of the color filter 1, and effectively prevents the solvent from remaining in the formed colored portion 12. Can be prevented.

Further, in this step, by performing a first heat treatment for heating the substrate 11 at a relatively low temperature and a second heat treatment for heating the substrate 11 at a temperature higher than the first heat treatment, The flatness of the surface of the coloring part 12 can be made higher.
In such a case, by heating the substrate 11 at a relatively low temperature in the first heat treatment, the solvent is gently removed while preventing the convection of the color filter ink 2, and the surface of the color filter ink 2 In a flat state, the fluidity can be lost or reduced. Moreover, the unintentional curing reaction of the resin material can be prevented by heating at a relatively low temperature.

In the second heat treatment, the solvent that could not be removed by the first heat treatment can be completely removed. In this step, when the color filter ink 2 is cured by reacting the resin material, the color filter ink 2 fixed in a flat state in the first heat treatment is efficiently cured in the shape. Can be made.
As described above, when the first heat treatment and the second heat treatment are performed in this step, the treatment temperature in the first heat treatment (the temperature of the heated substrate 11) is not particularly limited, but is 30 ° C. The temperature is preferably 100 ° C. or lower and more preferably 40 ° C. or higher and 80 ° C. or lower. Thereby, the solvent can be suitably removed from the color filter ink 2 while reliably preventing the convection of the color filter ink 2.

The time for the first heat treatment is not particularly limited, but is preferably 3 minutes or longer and 50 minutes or shorter, and more preferably 5 minutes or longer and 40 minutes or shorter.
The treatment temperature in the second heat treatment (the temperature of the heated substrate 11) is not particularly limited, but is preferably 120 ° C. or higher and 280 ° C. or lower, and more preferably 150 ° C. or higher and 250 ° C. or lower. preferable. Thereby, the solvent which could not be removed by the first heat treatment can be completely removed. Further, in this step, when the color filter ink 2 is cured by reacting a resin material (curable resin material), the color filter ink 2 fixed in a flat state in the first heat treatment is used. It can be efficiently cured in that shape.

The time for the second heat treatment is not particularly limited, but is preferably 25 minutes or more and 150 minutes or less, and more preferably 30 minutes or more and 100 minutes or less.
Moreover, in this process, you may perform the process of irradiating an active energy ray or placing the board | substrate 11 to which the ink 2 for color filters was provided in a pressure-reduced environment, for example.
By irradiating active energy rays, the curing reaction of the curable resin can proceed efficiently, or the curing reaction of the curable resin can proceed reliably even when the heating temperature is relatively low. Thus, it is possible to obtain an effect that the occurrence of adverse effects on the substrate 11 and the like can be prevented more reliably. As the active energy ray, light beams having various wavelengths, for example, ultraviolet rays, X-rays, g-rays, i-rays, excimer lasers, and the like can be used.

  In addition, by placing the substrate 11 to which the color filter ink 2 is applied in a reduced pressure environment (depressurization treatment), the solvent can be removed more efficiently, or the colored portion in the pixel (cell) can be removed. Even when the shape can be surely preferred or the heating temperature is relatively low, the solvent can be reliably removed, and the substrate 11, the colored portion 12 to be formed, etc. The effects of preventing the occurrence of adverse effects can be obtained more reliably. Moreover, a colored part can be formed more efficiently by using a heat treatment and a decompression treatment in combination.

<Image display device>
Next, a preferred embodiment of a liquid crystal display device that is an image display device (electro-optical device) having the color filter 1 will be described.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of the liquid crystal display device. As shown in the figure, the liquid crystal display device 60 includes a color filter 1, a substrate (opposite substrate) 66 disposed on the surface side where the colored portion 12 of the color filter 1 is provided, a color filter 1 and a substrate 66. And a polarizing plate 67 provided on the side of the color filter 1 opposite to the surface facing the liquid crystal layer 62 (lower side in FIG. 7). And a polarizing plate 68 provided on the surface opposite to the surface facing the liquid crystal layer 62 of the substrate 66 (upper side in FIG. 7). A common electrode 61 is provided on the surface of the color filter 1 on which the colored portion 12 and the partition wall 13 are provided (the surface opposite to the surface of the colored portion 12 and the partition wall 13 facing the substrate 11). On the surface of the (opposite substrate) 66 facing the liquid crystal layer 62 and the color filter 1, pixel electrodes 65 are arranged in a matrix at positions corresponding to the colored portions 12 of the color filter 1. Further, an alignment film 64 is provided between the common electrode 61 and the liquid crystal layer 62, and an alignment film 63 is provided between the substrate 66 (pixel electrode 65) and the liquid crystal layer 62.

The substrate 66 is a substrate having optical transparency with respect to visible light, and is, for example, a glass substrate.
The common electrode 61 and the pixel electrode 65 are made of a material having optical transparency to visible light, and are made of, for example, ITO.
Although omitted in the drawing, a plurality of switching elements (for example, TFTs: thin film transistors) are provided so as to correspond to the respective pixel electrodes 65. For each pixel electrode 65 corresponding to each coloring portion 12, by controlling the voltage application state between the common electrode 61, in the region corresponding to each coloring portion 12 (each pixel electrode 65), Light transmittance can be controlled.

In the liquid crystal display device 60, light emitted from a backlight (not shown) enters from the polarizing plate 68 side (upper side in FIG. 7). And the light which permeate | transmitted the liquid crystal layer 62 and entered into each coloring part 12 (12A, 12B, 12C) of the color filter 1 is polarized as light of the color corresponding to each coloring part 12 (12A, 12B, 12C). The light is emitted from the plate 67 (lower side in FIG. 7).
As described above, since the colored portion 12 is formed using the color filter ink 2 (color filter ink set) of the present invention, variation in characteristics between colors and between pixels is suppressed. It is a thing. As a result, in the liquid crystal display device 60, it is possible to stably display an image in which color unevenness, density unevenness and the like at each part are suppressed over a long period of time. Moreover, since the coloring part 12 is formed using the color filter ink of the present invention, it is excellent in contrast ratio and brightness.

"Electronics"
An image display device (electro-optical device) 1000 such as a liquid crystal display device having the color filter 1 as described above can be used for display portions of various electronic devices.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a mobile (or notebook) personal computer to which the electronic apparatus of the present invention is applied.

In this figure, a personal computer 1100 includes a main body 1104 having a keyboard 1102 and a display unit 1106. The display unit 1106 is supported by the main body 1104 via a hinge structure so as to be rotatable. Yes.
In the personal computer 1100, the display unit 1106 includes an image display device 1000.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a mobile phone (including PHS) to which the electronic apparatus of the present invention is applied.
In this figure, a cellular phone 1200 includes a plurality of operation buttons 1202, an earpiece 1204 and a mouthpiece 1206, and an image display device 1000 in a display unit.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the configuration of a digital still camera to which the electronic apparatus of the present invention is applied. In this figure, connection with an external device is also simply shown.
Here, an ordinary camera sensitizes a silver salt photographic film with a light image of a subject, whereas a digital still camera 1300 photoelectrically converts a light image of a subject with an image sensor such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device). An imaging signal (image signal) is generated.

On the back of the case (body) 1302 in the digital still camera 1300, an image display device 1000 is provided in the display unit, and is configured to display based on an imaging signal from the CCD, and a finder that displays a subject as an electronic image. Function as.
A circuit board 1308 is installed inside the case. The circuit board 1308 is provided with a memory that can store (store) an imaging signal.

A light receiving unit 1304 including an optical lens (imaging optical system), a CCD, and the like is provided on the front side of the case 1302 (on the back side in the illustrated configuration).
When the photographer confirms the subject image displayed on the display unit and presses the shutter button 1306, the CCD image pickup signal at that time is transferred and stored in the memory of the circuit board 1308.

  In the digital still camera 1300, a video signal output terminal 1312 and an input / output terminal 1314 for data communication are provided on the side surface of the case 1302. As shown in the figure, a television monitor 1430 is connected to the video signal output terminal 1312 and a personal computer 1440 is connected to the input / output terminal 1314 for data communication as necessary. Further, the imaging signal stored in the memory of the circuit board 1308 is output to the television monitor 1430 or the personal computer 1440 by a predetermined operation.

  The electronic apparatus of the present invention includes, for example, a television (for example, a liquid crystal television), a video camera, a viewfinder type, a monitor in addition to the above-described personal computer (mobile personal computer), mobile phone, and digital still camera. Direct-view video tape recorder, laptop personal computer, car navigation system, pager, electronic notebook (including communication function), electronic dictionary, calculator, electronic game device, word processor, workstation, video phone, security TV monitor , Electronic binoculars, POS terminals, devices equipped with touch panels (for example, cash dispensers of financial institutions, automatic ticket vending machines), medical devices (for example, electronic thermometers, blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, electrocardiographic display devices, ultrasonic diagnostic devices, endoscopy) Mirror display device), Group detector, various measuring instruments, gages (e.g., gages for vehicles, aircraft, and ships), a flight simulator, various monitors such, can be applied to the projection type display device such as a projector. In particular, televisions have a remarkable tendency to increase the size of display portions in recent years. However, in electronic devices having such a large display portion (for example, a display portion having a diagonal length of 80 cm or more), conventional color filter inks are used. When the color filter manufactured using the above is applied, problems such as uneven color and uneven density are particularly likely to occur. However, if the present invention is applied, such problems can be reliably prevented. That is, when applied to an electronic device having a large display unit as described above, the effects of the present invention are more remarkably exhibited.

As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on suitable embodiment, this invention is not limited to these.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, after the color filter ink corresponding to the colored portion of each color is applied to the cell, the solvent (dispersion medium) is removed from the color filter ink of each color in the cell at a time. In the above description, the curable resin is cured, that is, the colored portion forming step (curing step) is performed only once. However, the ink application step and the colored portion forming step are repeated for each color. There may be.

  In addition, each unit constituting the color filter, the image display device, and the electronic device can be replaced with an arbitrary one that exhibits the same function, or another configuration can be added. For example, in the color filter of the present invention, a protective film that covers the colored portion may be provided on the surface of the colored portion opposite to the surface facing the substrate. Thereby, damage, deterioration, etc. of a coloring part can be prevented more effectively.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the color filter ink is applied to the inkjet method is mainly described. However, the color filter ink of the present invention is manufactured by a method other than the inkjet method (for example, photolithography). It may be applied to a manufacturing method by the method. Even in such a case, the adhesion of the colored portion formed using the color filter ink to the substrate can be excellent, and the formed colored portion has a high hardness. be able to.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the color filter ink set includes the three types (three colors) of color filter inks corresponding to the three primary colors of light has been mainly described, but the color filter ink set is configured. The number and type (color) of the color filter ink to be performed are not limited to those described above. For example, in the present invention, the color filter ink set may include four or more color filter inks.

Next, specific examples of the present invention will be described.
[1] Synthesis of polymer (Synthesis Example 1)
In a reaction vessel (flask) equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, nitrogen inlet tube and thermometer, 100 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate as a solvent (solvent) was added and heated to 80 ° C. Subsequently, 2- [O- (1′-methylpropylideneamino) carboxyamino] ethyl methacrylate (= 2- (1-methylpropylideneaminooxycarbonylaminoethyl) as the monomer component m1 was placed in the flask. ) Methacrylate): 60 parts by weight, methacrylic acid as monomer component m2: 20 parts by weight, stearyl methacrylate as monomer component m3: 20 parts by weight in diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate: 30 parts by weight It dropped in the flask over 4 hours using the dripping pump. On the other hand, a solution prepared by dissolving 5 parts by weight of azobisdimethylvaleronitrile as a radical initiator (polymerization initiator) in 90 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate was added to the flask for 4 hours using another dropping pump. It was dripped in. After completion of the dropping of the polymerization initiator, the temperature is maintained (aged) at the same temperature for 4 hours, and then cooled to room temperature, and the monomer component m1, m2, m3 is represented by the above formula (8) A polymer M1 as a combined M was obtained.
(Synthesis Examples 2 to 8)
The same operation as in Synthesis Example 1 except that the solvent (solvent) used in the synthesis of the polymer, the types of monomer components, the ratio of each component were adjusted, and the composition of the polymer was changed as shown in Table 1. Went. As a result, seven types of polymers M (polymers M2 to M8) were obtained.

(Synthesis Example 9)
In a reaction vessel (flask) equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, nitrogen inlet tube and thermometer, 314 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate as a solvent (solvent) was added and heated to 90 ° C. Subsequently, 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as a radical initiator: 20 parts by weight and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (solvent): 30 parts by weight were added to the flask. The monomer component (compound) represented by the above formula (11) x1: 180 parts by weight, the monomer component (compound) represented by the above formula (12) x2: 90 parts by weight, the above formula (13) Monomer component (compound) x3: 15 parts by weight, monomer component (compound) x4: 15 parts by weight represented by the above formula (14), 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) ) (AIBN): A solution prepared by dissolving 50 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate: 200 parts by weight was added dropwise using a dropping pump over 5 hours, and further aged for 4 hours. Then, it cooled to room temperature and obtained the polymer X1 as the polymer X represented by the said Formula (19) including the monomer components x1, x2, x3, x4.
(Synthesis Examples 10 to 16)
The same operation as in Synthesis Example 9 was performed except that the type of solvent (solvent) used in the synthesis of the polymer and the ratio of each component were adjusted and the composition of the polymer was changed as shown in Table 1. As a result, seven types of polymers X (polymers X2 to X8) were obtained.

(Synthesis Example 17)
In a reaction vessel (flask) equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, nitrogen inlet tube and thermometer, 314 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate as a solvent (solvent) was added and heated to 90 ° C. Subsequently, 2,2′-azobis (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as a radical initiator: 20 parts by weight and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (solvent): 30 parts by weight were added to the flask. , Monomer component (compound) y1: 200 parts by weight represented by formula (15), monomer component (compound) y2 represented by formula (16): 100 parts by weight, 2,2′- A solution obtained by dissolving 50 parts by weight of azobis (isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) in 200 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate was added dropwise over 5 hours using a dropping pump, and the mixture was further aged for 4 hours. Then, it cooled to room temperature and obtained the polymer Y1 as the polymer Y containing the monomer components y1 and y2 and represented by the said Formula (20).
(Synthesis Examples 18 and 19)
The same operation as in Synthesis Example 17 was performed except that the type of solvent (solvent) used in the synthesis of the polymer and the ratio of each component were adjusted and the composition of the polymer was changed as shown in Table 1. As a result, two types of polymers Y (polymers Y2 and Y3) were obtained.

(Synthesis Example 20)
Into a reaction vessel (flask) equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, nitrogen inlet tube and thermometer, 246 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate as a solvent (solvent) was placed and heated to 80 ° C. Subsequently, in the flask, the monomer component (compound) represented by the above formula (21) z1: 276 parts by weight, the monomer component (compound) represented by the above formula (22) z2: 51 weights. A solution prepared by dissolving 39 parts by weight of azobisdimethylvaleronitrile as a radical initiator in 360 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate was added dropwise using a dropping pump over 5 hours, and further aged for 3 hours.
Thereafter, 26 parts by weight of glycidyl methacrylate and 2 parts by weight of methoquinone were added to the flask and reacted at 110 ° C. for 10 hours. Then, it cooled to room temperature and obtained the polymer Z1 as the polymer Z represented by the said Formula (24) including the monomer components z1, z2, and z3.
(Synthesis Examples 21 and 22)
The same operation as in Synthesis Example 20 was performed except that the type of solvent (solvent) used in the synthesis of the polymer and the ratio of each component were adjusted and the composition of the polymer was changed as shown in Table 1. As a result, two types of polymers Z (polymers Z2 and Z3) were obtained.

(Synthesis Example 23)
In a reaction vessel (flask) equipped with a stirrer, reflux condenser, dropping funnel, nitrogen inlet tube and thermometer, 180 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate as a solvent (solvent) was added and heated to 85 ° C. Subsequently, the monomer component (compound) w1: 188 parts by weight represented by the above formula (25) and the monomer component (compound) w2 represented by the above formula (26) w: 34 weights in the flask. Parts: monomer component (compound) w3: 74 parts by weight represented by the above formula (27), monomer component (compound) w4: 74 parts by weight represented by the above formula (28), as a radical initiator A solution obtained by dissolving 64 parts by weight of azobisdimethylvaleronitrile in 386 parts by weight of diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate was added dropwise over 5 hours using a dropping pump, and further aged for 3 hours. Then, it cooled to room temperature and obtained the polymer W1 as the polymer W represented by the said Formula (29) including the monomer components w1, w2, w3, w4.
(Synthesis Examples 24 and 25)
The same operation as in Synthesis Example 23 was performed except that the kind of solvent (solvent) used in the synthesis of the polymer and the ratio of each component were adjusted and the composition of the polymer was changed as shown in Table 1. As a result, two types of polymers W (polymers W2 and W3) were obtained.

In Table 1, the ratio of each monomer component which comprises each polymer synthesize | combined in the synthesis examples 1-25, and the weight average molecular weight Mw of each polymer were shown collectively. In the table, methacrylic acid 2- [O- (1′-methylpropylideneamino) carboxyamino] ethyl (= 2- (1-methylpropylideneaminooxycarbonylaminoethyl) methacrylate) is represented by “m1a” and methacrylic acid. 2- (3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl) carbonylaminoethyl is denoted by “m1b”, 2- (3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl) carbonylaminoethyl acrylate is denoted by “m1c”, Methacrylic acid is indicated by “m2a”, acrylic acid is indicated by “m2b”, stearyl methacrylate is indicated by “m3a”, behenyl methacrylate is indicated by “m3b”, palmityl acrylate is indicated by “m3c”, and lignoceryl methacrylate is indicated. Indicated as “m3d”, methyl methacrylate as “m4a”, acrylic Ethyl is indicated by “m4b”, pentyl acrylate is indicated by “m4c”, styrene is indicated by “m5”, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate is indicated by “m6”, and 3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2. A mixture of 1.0 ^2,6 ] decan-9-yl acrylate and 3,4-epoxytricyclo [5.2.1.0 ^2,6 ] decan-8-yl acrylate was designated “m7”. The polymers synthesized as described above all had a dispersity (weight average molecular weight Mw / number average molecular weight Mn) in the range of 1 or more and 3 or less.

[2] Preparation of color filter ink (color filter ink set) (Example 1)
Zirconia (powder) and C.I. I. Pigment Red 177 and a pigment derivative represented by the above formula (30); I. A mixture of Pigment Red 254 and a pigment derivative represented by the above formula (31), a powder of a sulfonated pigment derivative having a chemical structure represented by the following formula (34), a polymer M1, a polymer X1, Polymer Y1, Polymer Z1, Polymer W1, Dispersic 111 as an acid value dispersant, Dispersic 166 as an amine value dispersant, and leveling agents (Surfinol DF58, Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) ) Company), antioxidant (TINUVIN 152, manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd.), diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate (liquid medium) and diethylene glycol mononormal butyl ether (liquid medium). Then, a red color filter ink (R ink) in which zirconia and a pigment were dispersed was prepared.

In addition, the color filter ink (G ink) and the blue color filter ink (B ink) are the same as the red color filter ink except that the type of pigment and the amount of each component used are changed. Was prepared. As a result, an ink set for a color filter composed of three colors of R, G, and B was obtained. The average particle diameter of the pigment constituting the R ink, the average particle diameter of the pigment constituting the G ink, and the average particle diameter of the pigment constituting the B ink were 70 nm, 70 nm, and 70 nm, respectively. The average particle diameter of zirconia constituting the R ink, the average particle diameter of zirconia constituting the G ink, and the average particle diameter of zirconia constituting the B ink were 20 nm, 20 nm, and 20 nm, respectively. In addition, R ink, G ink, the preparation of B ink, both mainly composed of ZrO ₂ (ZrO ₂ content of from more than 90 wt%), cubic zirconia obtained by solid solution of yttrium oxide Was used.

(Examples 2 to 10)
A color filter ink (ink set) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the types and amounts of materials used for preparing the color filter ink were changed as shown in Tables 2 and 3.
(Comparative Example 1)
A color filter ink (ink set) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 4 except that zirconia was not used.

The compositions of the color filter inks for each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples are summarized in Tables 2 and 3. In the table, C.I. I. Pigment Red 177 is “PR177”, C.I. I. Pigment Red 254 is "PR254", C.I. I. Pigment Red 177 and a pigment derivative represented by the formula (30) were mixed with “PR177D”, C.I. I. “PR254D” is a mixture of Pigment Red 254 and the pigment derivative represented by the formula (31), and a powder composed of the pigment derivative (one sulfo group in the molecule) represented by the above formula (34) is “ SPD1 ”, a powder composed of a pigment derivative represented by the following formula (35) (two sulfo groups in the molecule) is designated as“ SPD2 ”, C.I. I. Pigment Green 36 is “PG36”, C.I. I. Pigment Green 58 is changed to “PG58”, C.I. I. Pigment Blue 15: 6 is changed to “PB15: 6”, C.I. I. Pigment Yellow 150 is changed to “PY150”, C.I. I. Pigment Violet 23 is “PV23”, Dispersic 111 (acid value: 50 KOH mg / g) is “DA1”, Dispersic 2095 (acid value: 13 KOH mg / g) is “DA2”, Dispersic P104 (acid value: 360 KOH mg / g) ) “DA3”, Dispersic 166 (amine number: 115 KOHmg / g) “DA4”, Dispersic 9075 (amine number: 12 KOHmg / g) “DA5”, Dispersic 2001 “DA6”, leveling agent (surf Nord DF58, manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) “DF58”, leveling agent (LHP-90, manufactured by Enomoto Kasei Co., Ltd.) “L90”, and leveling agent (LHP-95, manufactured by Enomoto Kasei Co., Ltd.) “L95” ”, Leveling agent (LF-1970, manufactured by Enomoto Kasei Co., Ltd.) Ring agent (Olfin SPC, manufactured by Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.) is “SPC”, antioxidant (TINUVIN 152, manufactured by Ciba Japan Co., Ltd.) is “T152”, diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate is “S1”, 1, 3-butylene glycol diacetate is “S2”, 2- (2-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) -1-methylethyl acetate is “S3”, bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether is “S4”, ethyl octoate Is “S5”, diethylene glycol mononormal butyl ether is “S6”, triethylene glycol mononormal butyl ether is “S7”, and ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate is “S8”. Further, in the table, the solid content in the color filter ink was expressed as C _S [wt%], and the zirconia content in the color filter ink was expressed as C _Z [wt%]. The amine value of the dispersant was determined by a method according to DIN 16945, and the acid value was determined by a method according to DIN EN ISO 2114. In addition, C.I. used in each Example and Comparative Example. I. The content of the pigment derivative represented by the formula (30) in the mixture of Pigment Red 177 and the pigment derivative represented by the formula (30) was 0.1 wt% or more and 10 wt% or less. In addition, C.I. used in each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples. I. The content of the pigment derivative represented by the formula (31) in the mixture of Pigment Red 254 and the pigment derivative represented by the formula (31) was 0.1 wt% or more and 10 wt% or less. In addition, the viscosity at 25 ° C. of the color filter inks of each of the examples measured using a vibration viscometer in accordance with JIS Z8809 is in the range of 5 mPa · s to 11 mPa · s. Value. In addition, the color filter ink of each of the above examples has an average particle diameter of the pigment constituting the color filter ink, D _P [nm], and an average particle diameter of the zirconia constituting the color filter ink, D _Z [nm]. In any case, the relationship of 0.25 ≦ D _Z / D _P ≦ 0.7 was satisfied.

[3] Color filter ink stability evaluation (durability evaluation)
[3.1] Appearance change after heat treatment The color filter inks of the above examples and comparative examples were left to stand in an environment of 50 ° C. for 30 days, and then visually observed, according to the following four criteria. ,evaluated.
A: No change from before heating is observed.
B: Slight aggregation / precipitation of pigment particles is observed.
C: Aggregation / sedimentation of pigment particles is clearly observed.
D: Aggregation / sedimentation of pigment particles is noticeable.

[3.2] Change in Viscosity For the color filter inks of the above Examples and Comparative Examples, the viscosity (kinematic viscosity) after standing for 30 days in an environment of 50 ° C. was measured, and the viscosity immediately after production was measured. The difference was determined. That is, when the viscosity immediately after production is ν ₀ [mPa · s] and the viscosity after being left in a 50 ° C. environment for 30 days is ν ₁ [mPa · s], a value represented by ν ₁ −ν ₀ Asked. The values thus obtained were evaluated according to the following five-stage criteria.

A: The value of ν ₁ −ν ₀ is less than 0.2 mPa · s.
B: The value of ν ₁ −ν ₀ is 0.2 mPa · s or more and less than 0.3 mPa · s.
C: The value of ν ₁ −ν ₀ is 0.3 mPa · s or more and less than 0.4 mPa · s.
D: The value of ν ₁ −ν ₀ is 0.4 mPa · s or more and less than 0.7 mPa · s.
E: The value of ν ₁ −ν ₀ is 0.7 mPa · s or more.

[4] Droplet discharge stability evaluation (discharge stability evaluation)
Using the color filter inks of the respective Examples and Comparative Examples, the evaluation by the following tests was performed.
[4.1] Evaluation of landing position accuracy Prepared are a droplet discharge device as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 installed in a chamber (thermal chamber) and an ink set for a color filter of each of the examples and comparative examples. With the driving waveform of the element optimized, 2 million droplets (2000000 droplets) are continuously discharged from each nozzle of the droplet discharge head for each color ink in an environment of 25 ° C. and 55% RH. It was. Thereafter, the operation of the droplet discharge device was stopped, and the droplet discharge device was left in an environment of 35 ° C. and 55% RH for 240 hours in a state where each flow path was filled with each ink.

  After that, 3 million droplets (3 million droplets) were continuously discharged from each nozzle of the droplet discharge head in an environment of 25 ° C. and 55% RH. For the 3000000 droplets ejected from a designated nozzle near the center of the droplet ejection head after being left for 240 hours, the average deviation amount d from the center target position of the center position of each landed droplet Values were obtained and evaluated according to the following five-step criteria. It can be said that the smaller the value is, the more effectively the occurrence of flight bending is prevented.

A: The average value of the shift amounts d is less than 0.09 μm.
B: The average value of the shift amount d is 0.09 μm or more and less than 0.15 μm.
C: The average value of the shift amount d is 0.15 μm or more and less than 0.18 μm.
D: The average value of the shift amounts d is 0.18 μm or more and less than 0.22 μm.
E: The average value of the shift amounts d is 0.22 μm or more.

[4.2] Stability Evaluation of Droplet Discharge Amount For the droplet discharge apparatus used for the evaluation of [4.1] above, the droplet discharge is performed again after continuous discharge of the above 3000000 (3000000 drops). The operation of the apparatus was stopped, and the ink was filled in the flow path of the droplet discharge apparatus and left in an environment of 35 ° C. and 55% RH for 120 hours.

Thereafter, 1500000 droplets (1500000 droplets) were continuously discharged from each nozzle of the droplet discharge head in an environment of 25 ° C. and 55% RH. For the two specified nozzles on the left and right ends of the droplet discharge head, the total weight of the discharged droplets is obtained, and the absolute value ΔW [ng] of the difference between the average discharge amounts of the droplets discharged from the two nozzles is calculated. Asked. A ratio (ΔW / W _T ) of ΔW with respect to the target discharge amount W _T [ng] of the droplet was obtained and evaluated according to the following five-stage criteria. As the value of [Delta] W / W _T is small, it can be said that the greater the stability of the droplet discharge amount.

A: The value of ΔW / _{W T} is less than 0.090.
B: The value of ΔW / _{W T} is less than 0.090 than 0.320.
C: The value of ΔW / _{W T} is less than 0.320 than 0.620.
D: The value of ΔW / _{W T} is less than 0.620 than 0.840.
E: The value of ΔW / _{W T} is 0.840 or more.

[4.3] Evaluation of intermittent printing performance With respect to the droplet discharge device used in the evaluation of [4.2], the droplet discharge device is operated again after continuous discharge of the above 1500000 (1500000 droplets). After stopping, the ink was filled in the flow path of the droplet discharge device and left in an environment of 35 ° C. and 55% RH for 120 hours.

Thereafter, 200000 droplets (200000 droplets) were continuously discharged from each nozzle of the droplet discharge head in an environment of 25 ° C. and 55% RH, and then the droplet discharge was interrupted for 180 seconds ( First sequence). Thereafter, similarly, the operation of continuously discharging the droplets and interrupting the discharge of the droplets were repeated. For the specified nozzle near the center of the droplet discharge head, the average weight W ₁ [ng] of the droplets discharged in the first sequence and the average weight W ₃₀ [ng] of the droplets discharged in the 30th sequence And asked. Then, a ratio (| W ₁ −W ₃₀ | / W _T ) of the absolute value of the difference between W ₁ and W ₃₀ to the target discharge amount W _T [ng] of the droplet is obtained, and the following five criteria are used. ,evaluated. | _W 1 _-W 30 | as the value of / _{W T} is small, it can be said to be excellent in intermittent printing performance (stability of the droplet discharge quantity).

_A: | _{W 1} -W 30 | value of / _{W T} is less than 0.060.
_B: | _{W 1} -W 30 | values of / _{W T} is less than 0.060 or 0.150.
_C: | _{W 1} -W 30 | values of / _{W T} is less than 0.150 or 0.470.
_D: | _{W 1} -W 30 | values of / _{W T} is less than 0.470 or 0.730.
_E: | _{W 1} -W 30 | value of / _{W T} is 0.730 or more.

[4.4] Continuous Discharge Test Regarding the droplet discharge device used in the evaluation of [4.3], the droplet discharge device is stopped again after the 30th sequence of droplet discharge, and the droplet discharge is performed. With each ink filled in the flow path of the apparatus, it was left in an environment of 35 ° C. and 55% RH for 120 hours.
Thereafter, each droplet constituting the color filter ink set is ejected from each nozzle of the droplet ejection head by continuously operating the droplet ejection device for 400 hours in an environment of 25 ° C. and 55% RH. went.
The nozzle clogging rate ([(number of clogged nozzles) / (total number of nozzles)] × 100) obtained after continuous operation is found and the nozzles are clogged. As for No. 1, it was examined whether or not clogging can be eliminated by a cleaning member made of a plastic material. The results were evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.

A: No nozzle clogging occurs.
B: The occurrence rate of nozzle clogging is less than 0.7% (excluding zero), and clogging can be eliminated by cleaning.
C: The occurrence rate of nozzle clogging is 0.7% or more and less than 1.2%, and clogging can be eliminated by cleaning.
D: The occurrence rate of nozzle clogging is 1.2% or more and less than 1.5%, and clogging can be eliminated by cleaning.
E: The occurrence rate of nozzle clogging is 1.5% or more, or clogging cannot be eliminated by cleaning.
In addition, said evaluation was performed on the same conditions about each Example and the comparative example.

[5] Manufacture of color filter For the droplet discharge device used in the evaluation of [4.4] above, after the 400 hours of continuous operation, the operation of the droplet discharge device is stopped again, and the flow of the droplet discharge device With each ink filled in the path, the ink was left in an environment of 35 ° C. and 55% RH for 120 hours.
Thereafter, the color filter ink was ejected into the cell (region surrounded by the partition wall) of the substrate provided with the partition wall. At this time, three color filter inks were used so that the color filter inks of the respective colors were not mixed. In each cell, the color filter ink was applied in such an amount that the average thickness of the colored portion to be formed was 2.0 μm.

The board | substrate provided with the partition was manufactured as follows.
First, a soda glass substrate (G5 size: 1100 × 1300 mm) on which a silica (SiO ₂ ) film for preventing elution of sodium ions was formed on both surfaces was prepared and subjected to a cleaning treatment.
Next, the radiation-sensitive composition for forming partition walls containing carbon black was applied to the entire surface of one of the cleaned substrates to form a coating film.
Next, prebaking was performed under the conditions of heating temperature: 110 ° C. and heating time: 120 seconds.

Thereafter, radiation is applied through a photomask, post-exposure baking (PEB) is performed, and subsequently, atmospheric pressure in which a gas in which CF ₄ and He gas are mixed at a volume ratio of 1: 9 is introduced. With a plasma polymerization apparatus, the output is 800 W, the distance from the plasma generator to the table: 0.5 mm, the processing table speed: 10 m / s, only on the surface of the coating film that has been pre-baked and post-exposure baked. Fluorine doped. Thereafter, development processing using an alkali developer was performed, and further, post-baking processing was performed to form partition walls. PEB was performed under the conditions of heating temperature: 110 ° C., heating time: 120 seconds, and radiation irradiation intensity: 150 mJ / cm ² . The development process was performed by, for example, a vibration dipping method. The development processing time was 60 seconds. Moreover, the post-baking process was performed on the conditions of heating temperature: 140 degreeC and heating time: 10 minutes. The formed partition wall had a thickness of 2.0 μm.

After applying the color filter ink as described above in the cell (region surrounded by the partition wall) of the substrate provided with the partition wall obtained in this manner, it is performed at 80 ° C. for 20 minutes on the hot plate. The first heat treatment was performed.
Furthermore, by performing heat treatment in an oven at 240 ° C. for 50 minutes (second heat treatment), colored portions of three colors (red (R), green (G), and blue (B)) were formed. Thereafter, washing with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and γ-butyrolactone was performed, and a color filter as shown in FIG. 1 was obtained.
Using the method as described above, 8000 color filters were produced using the color filter inks (ink sets) of the respective Examples and Comparative Examples.

[6] Evaluation of color filter The following evaluation was performed using each color filter obtained as described above.
[6.1] Flatness of colored portion For each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples, among the color filters manufactured as described above, a color filter manufactured for the 2000th sheet was prepared.
About these color filters, the difference (DELTA) D of the maximum height and the minimum height of a coloring part was calculated | required using the stylus type roughness meter (the Tencor company make, P-15), and it evaluated in accordance with the following five steps | standards. .

A: ΔD is less than 0.20 μm.
B: ΔD is 0.20 μm or more and less than 0.32 μm.
C: ΔD is 0.32 μm or more and less than 0.47 μm.
D: ΔD is 0.47 μm or more and less than 0.57 μm.
E: ΔD is 0.57 μm or more.

[6.2] Evaluation of contrast ratio For each of the examples and comparative examples, among the color filters manufactured as described above, the color filter manufactured for the 8000th sheet was used, and the same conditions were used. A liquid crystal display device as shown in FIG.
When these liquid crystal display devices are used, a red single color display, a green single color display, and a blue single color display are performed, and a single color display is not performed using a contrast tester (CT-1 manufactured by Aisaka Electric Co., Ltd.). The contrast ratio (CR) in comparison with was calculated and evaluated as follows.

In the case of red single color display, CR at x = 0.648 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: CR is 2700 or more.
B: CR is 2200 or more and less than 2700.
C: CR is 1800 or more and less than 2200.
D: CR is 1500 or more and less than 1800.
E: CR is less than 1500.

In the case of green single color display, CR at y = 0.600 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: CR is 3600 or more.
B: CR is 3300 or more and less than 3600.
C: CR is 3000 or more and less than 3300.
D: CR is 2600 or more and less than 3000.
E: CR is less than 2600.

In the case of blue single color display, CR at x = 0.100 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: CR is 2900 or more.
B: CR is 2500 or more and less than 2900.
C: CR is 2200 or more and less than 2500.
D: CR is 2000 or more and less than 2200.
E: CR is less than 2000.

[6.3] Color unevenness, density unevenness About the liquid crystal display devices of the respective examples and comparative examples manufactured in [6.2] above, in a dark room, red single color display, green single color display, blue single color display, Visual observation was performed in a state where white monochromatic display was performed, and the occurrence of color unevenness and density unevenness (including those caused by light leakage) in each part was evaluated according to the following five-stage criteria.

A: Color unevenness and density unevenness are not recognized at all.
B: Color unevenness and density unevenness are hardly recognized.
C: Color unevenness and density unevenness are slightly recognized.
D: Color unevenness and density unevenness are clearly recognized.
E: Color unevenness and density unevenness are noticeable.

[6.4] Characteristic difference between individuals For each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples, among the color filters manufactured as described above, the first to 20th sheets and the 7480th to 7499th sheets are manufactured, respectively. Color filters were prepared, and in a dark room, red single color display, green single color display, blue single color display, and white single color display were performed, and color measurement was performed using a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd., MCPD3000). . From the results, for each of the examples and comparative examples, the color difference (in the Lab display system) that is the largest among the color filters manufactured in the 1st to 20th and 7480 to 7499th sheets (total of 40 color filters), respectively. Color difference ΔE) was determined and evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.

A: Color difference (ΔE) is less than 1.8.
B: Color difference (ΔE) is 1.8 or more and less than 3.0.
C: Color difference (ΔE) is 3.0 or more and less than 3.9.
D: Color difference (ΔE) is 3.9 or more and less than 4.9.
E: Color difference (ΔE) is 4.9 or more.

[6.5] Durability test About each said Example and a comparative example, among the color filters manufactured as mentioned above, respectively, the color filter manufactured to the 5001-5010th sheet was used on the same conditions. A liquid crystal display device as shown in FIG. 7 was manufactured.
Using these liquid crystal display devices, light leakage (white spots, bright spots) occurs when visual observation is performed in a dark room with red single color display, green single color display, and blue single color display. Confirmed that there is no.

Next, the color filter was removed from the liquid crystal display device.
Each removed color filter was placed in a 20 ° C. environment for 1.5 hours, then in a 75 ° C. environment in 2.5 hours, then in a 20 ° C. environment in 1.5 hours, and then −15 ° C. It was left in the environment for 2.5 hours. Thereafter, the environmental temperature was returned again to 20 ° C., which was set to one cycle (8 hours), and this cycle was repeated 40 times in total (total 320 hours).

Thereafter, using these color filters, a liquid crystal display device as shown in FIG. 7 was assembled again.
Using these liquid crystal display devices, visual observation is performed in a dark room with red single color display, green single color display, and blue single color display, and the occurrence of light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed. The evaluation was made according to the following 6-step criteria.

A: There is no color filter in which light leakage (white spots, bright spots) occurs.
B: Light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed in one or two color filters.
C: Light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed in 3 to 4 color filters.
D: Light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed in 5 to 7 color filters.
E: Light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed in 8 to 9 color filters.
F: Light leakage (white spots, bright spots) is observed in 10 color filters.

[7] Evaluation of lightness Using the droplet discharge device used in the manufacture of 8000 color filters in [5] above, all cells provided on one substrate (substrate provided with a partition wall) On the other hand, a color filter was produced in the same manner as in the above [5] except that the same color filter ink was ejected. That is, for each of the above Examples and Comparative Examples, three types of color filters having a single colored portion (a color filter having a red colored portion, a color filter having a green colored portion, and a color filter having a blue colored portion) were produced. .
With respect to the color filters of the respective examples and comparative examples manufactured as described above, a wide-area spectral colorimetry type measurement is performed using a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd., MCPD 3000, using C light source as a light source). Thus, tristimulus values by the xyY colorimetric method were obtained for the blue light transmitted through the coating film and evaluated as follows.

In the case of a color filter having a red colored portion, the Y value of transmitted light at x = 0.651 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: Brightness Y is 21.0 or more.
B: Lightness Y is 20.3 or more and less than 21.0.
C: Brightness Y is 19.7 or more and less than 20.3.
D: Brightness Y is 18.0 or more and less than 19.7.
E: Lightness Y is less than 18.0.

In the case of a color filter having a green colored portion, the Y value of transmitted light at y = 0.600 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: Brightness Y is 21.0 or more.
B: Lightness Y is 20.3 or more and less than 21.0.
C: Brightness Y is 19.7 or more and less than 20.3.
D: Brightness Y is 18.0 or more and less than 19.7.
E: Lightness Y is less than 18.0.

In the case of a color filter having a blue colored portion, the Y value of transmitted light at x = 0.100 was evaluated according to the following five-step criteria.
A: Brightness Y is 12.0 or more.
B: The brightness Y is 11.8 or more and less than 12.0.
C: Brightness Y is 11.6 or more and less than 11.8.
D: The brightness Y is 11.4 or more and less than 11.6.
E: Lightness Y is less than 11.4.

[8] Measurement of pencil hardness A coating film was formed by spin coating using the color filter inks of the above Examples and Comparative Examples. The thickness of the coating film was such that the thickness of the cured film was 2 μm.
Next, the coating film is subjected to a heat treatment (first heat treatment) at 80 ° C. for 20 minutes, and further subjected to a heat treatment (second heat treatment) at 240 ° C. for 50 minutes. A cured film obtained by curing the material was obtained.
The pencil hardness of the cured film thus obtained was measured according to JIS K 5600-5-4.
These results are shown in Tables 4 and 5.

As is apparent from Tables 4 and 5, excellent results were obtained in the present invention, whereas satisfactory results were not obtained in the comparative example.
Further, when a commercially available liquid crystal television was disassembled and the liquid crystal display device part was replaced with one manufactured as described above, and the same evaluation as described above was performed, the same result as above was obtained.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Color filter 11 ... Board | substrate 12 ... Colored part 12A ... 1st colored part 12B ... 2nd colored part 12C ... 3rd colored part 13 ... Partition (bank, light-shielding part) 14 ... Cell 2 ... Color filter ink DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Coating film 60 ... Liquid crystal display device 61 ... Common electrode 62 ... Liquid crystal layer 63, 64 ... Orientation film 65 ... Pixel electrode 66 ... Substrate (opposite substrate) 67, 68 ... Polarizing plate 100 ... Droplet discharge device 101 ... Tank 102 ... Discharge scanning unit 103 ... Droplet discharge means 104 ... First position control device 105 ... Carriage 106 ... Stage 108 ... Second position control device 110 ... Tube 112 ... Control means 114 ... Droplet discharge head (inkjet head) 116A, 116B ... Nozzle array 118 ... Nozzle 120 ... Cavity 122 ... Partition 124 ... Vibrator 124A, 1 4B ... Electrode 124C ... Piezo element 126 ... Vibration plate 127 ... Discharge unit 128 ... Nozzle plate 129 ... Liquid pool 130 ... Supply port 131 ... Hole 1000 ... Image display device 1100 ... Personal computer 1102 ... Keyboard 1104 ... Main body 1106 ... Display unit DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1200 ... Mobile telephone 1202 ... Operation button 1204 ... Earpiece 1206 ... Mouthpiece 1300 ... Digital still camera 1302 ... Case (body) 1304 ... Light receiving unit 1306 ... Shutter button 1308 ... Circuit board 1312 ... Video signal output terminal 1314 ... Data communication Input / output terminal 1430 ... TV monitor 1440 ... Personal computer

Claims (14)

A colorant;
A liquid medium for dissolving or dispersing the colorant;
Resin material,
Including zirconia,
A color filter ink, wherein a ratio of the zirconia to a solid content in the color filter ink is 0.0001 wt% or more and 0.05 wt% or less.   2. The color filter ink according to claim 1, wherein the zirconia is contained as a powder having an average particle diameter of 3.0 nm to 120 nm.   The liquid medium includes 1,3-butylene glycol diacetate, bis (2-butoxyethyl) ether, 2- (2-methoxy-1-methylethoxy) -1-methylethyl acetate and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate. The color filter ink according to claim 1, comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of:   The color filter ink according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the color filter ink further comprises an acid value dispersant having a predetermined acid value and an amine value dispersant having a predetermined amine value. As the resin material, a monomer component m1 represented by the following formula (1), a monomer component m2 having a carboxyl group or an acid anhydride group, and a monomer component m3 represented by the following formula (3) The color filter ink according to claim 1, comprising a polymer M containing

As the resin material, a monomer component x1 represented by the following formula (11), a monomer component x3 represented by the following formula (13), and a monomer component x4 represented by the following formula (14): The color filter ink according to claim 1, comprising a polymer X containing

The color filter ink according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the resin material includes a polymer Y including a monomer component y1 represented by the following formula (15).

As the resin material, a monomer component z1 represented by the following formula (21), a monomer component z2 represented by the following formula (22), and a monomer component z3 represented by the following formula (23) , A monomer component w1 represented by the following formula (25), a monomer component w2 represented by the following formula (26), and a monomer component w3 represented by the following formula (27) The color filter ink according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising at least one of a polymer W containing a monomer component w4 represented by formula (28):

  As the colorant, C.I. I. The color filter ink according to claim 1, comprising Pigment Green 58. A color filter ink set comprising a plurality of inks used in the manufacture of color filters,
10. A color filter ink set, wherein at least one of the plurality of types of ink constituting the color filter ink set is the color filter ink according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   A color filter manufactured using the color filter ink according to claim 1.   A color filter manufactured using the color filter ink set according to claim 10.   An image display device comprising the color filter according to claim 11.   An electronic apparatus comprising the image display device according to claim 13.

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