JP2012027294A - Polyester film for base material of polarizing plate - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a polyester film suitable for visual check of a polarizing plate in a laminated state with a release film, when inspecting the presence or absence of defects such as distortion and irregularity or foreign substances by a cross-Nicol method.SOLUTION: A polyester film for a base material of a polarizing plate is a release film, which includes a coating layer obtained by applying a coating liquid containing polyvinyl alcohol on one surface of a polyester film, and further includes a silicone-based release layer containing at least one kind of transition metal-based catalyst of 0.5 to 5.0 wt.% on the coating layer. The release layer has a surface roughness (Ra) of 18 to 33 nm, and the release film has an image clarity value of 89% or more.

Description

  The present invention relates to a polyester film for a polarizing plate substrate that is advantageous for optical inspection for optical applications.

  Polyester films represented by polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate have excellent mechanical strength, dimensional stability, flatness, heat resistance, chemical resistance, optical properties, etc. It is used in applications. However, as the application diversifies, the processing conditions and usage conditions of the polyester film diversify. When used as a release polyester film for polarizing plates, the particle component in the release film is a bright spot when inspecting foreign matter. Thus, problems such as a decrease in inspection accuracy occur.

  In recent years, with the rapid spread of mobile phones and personal computers, the demand for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) that are thinner, lighter, consume less power, and have higher image quality than the conventional display CRT is growing significantly. There is also a remarkable growth in the technology for increasing the screen size of LCDs. As an example of increasing the screen size of LCD, recently, LCD is used for large TV applications of 30 inches or more. An LCD with a large screen is often a bright LCD with a large screen by increasing the luminance of a backlight incorporated in the LCD or incorporating a film for improving the luminance into a liquid crystal unit.

  In such a so-called high-brightness type LCD, a small bright spot existing in the display is often a problem, and in a component such as a polarizing plate, a retardation plate or a retardation polarizing plate incorporated in the display, As a result, there is a problem of a foreign material having a minute size that has not been a problem in conventional low-brightness LCDs. For this reason, while preventing the entry of foreign matter in the manufacturing process, it is also important to improve the inspection accuracy so that even if foreign matter is mixed, it can be recognized as a defect.

  Conventionally, the particles in the polyester film are usually used to ensure the slipperiness and winding characteristics of the film, and if the appropriate particle size and blending amount are not satisfied, the desired slipperiness cannot be ensured. As a result, the winding characteristics deteriorate, and as a result, the productivity deteriorates. However, when the particle size and blending amount are within the normally used range, as described above, when used as a release film for polarizing plates, the particles become bright spots in the foreign substance inspection process, which hinders inspection. Is a problem.

  For example, as a defect inspection of a polarizing plate, a visual inspection by a crossed Nicols method is generally used. Further, for example, for a polarizing plate used for a large TV application of 40 inches or more, an inspection by an automatic particle inspection device using the crossed Nicols method Is also being implemented. According to this crossed Nicol method, two polarizing plates are put in a quenching state with their orientation principal axes orthogonal to each other, and if there are foreign matters or defects, they appear as bright spots, so a visual defect inspection or a line sensor camera, etc. Automatic defect inspection can be performed. Here, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is usually provided on the polarizing plate, and a polyester film provided with a release layer is used as the release film for that purpose. When a product having such a configuration is inspected, a crossed Nicols inspection is performed in a state where a release polyester film is sandwiched between two polarizing plates. In general, when a release polyester film is used for this, foreign matter and defects are difficult to see in the crossed Nicols inspection, and it may be easy to miss them.

  Regarding these, when a polyester film is sandwiched between two polarizing plates, an inspection property is improved when the retardation value is within a certain range (see Patent Document 1). Even if these are used at a level where quality is required, accuracy may be insufficient when inspection is performed to find defects reliably.

  Further, when inspecting a defect such as distortion or unevenness of a polarizing plate, a reflection visual inspection under a fluorescent lamp may be performed. In this case, in order to inspect the polarizing plate provided thereunder through the release film, if the release film is extremely white, defects of the polarizing plate are difficult to see and it is easy to miss them. May occur. In this regard, there has been disclosed a technique in which the inspection property is improved when the film haze and the image clarity value are within a certain range (see Patent Document 2). Even if it is used, the accuracy may be insufficient.

JP 2000-338327 A JP 2009-161574 A Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-118999 Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-119000

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, Comprising: The solution subject is providing the release polyester film which can implement | achieve a high precision in the test | inspection by the cross Nicol method of a polarizing plate.

  As a result of intensive studies in view of the above circumstances, the present inventor has found that the above problem can be easily solved by a polyester film having a specific configuration, and has completed the present invention.

  That is, the gist of the present invention is to have a coating layer obtained by coating a coating solution containing polyvinyl alcohol on one side of a polyester film, and at least one kind of transition metal catalyst on the coating layer. A release film having a silicone release layer containing 5 to 5.0% by weight, the release layer has a surface roughness (Ra) of 18 to 33 nm, and the image clarity value of the release film is 89% or more It exists in the polyester film for polarizing plate base materials characterized by being.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the release polyester film for polarizing plates which can raise the foreign material inspection precision which has few luminescent spots of a release polyester film as much as possible by optical inspections, such as a polarizing plate and a phase difference plate, can be provided. Therefore, the industrial value of the present invention is high.

  The polyester film referred to in the present invention is a film obtained by stretching a sheet melt-extruded from an extrusion die according to a so-called extrusion method.

  The polyester constituting the film of the present invention is obtained by polycondensation of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic glycol. Examples of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid include terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and examples of the aliphatic glycol include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Representative polyesters include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate (PEN), and the like. The polyester used may be a homopolyester or a copolyester. In the case of a copolyester, it may be a copolymer containing 30 mol% or less of the third component.

  The dicarboxylic acid component of the copolymer polyester is selected from isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid, oxycarboxylic acid (for example, P-oxybenzoic acid, etc.) and the like. The glycol component includes one or more selected from ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, neopentyl glycol, and the like.

  The polyester used in the present invention includes a weather resistance agent, a light resistance agent, an antistatic agent, a lubricant, a light-shielding agent, an antioxidant, a fluorescent whitening agent, a matting agent, and a heat stabilizer, as long as the gist of the present invention is not impaired. , And coloring agents such as dyes and pigments may be blended.

  Examples of the particles to be blended in the film include silicon oxide, alumina, calcium carbonate, kaolin, titanium oxide, and crosslinked polymer fine powder as described in JP-B-59-5216. These particles may be used alone or in combination of two or more components. The blending amount of these particles is usually 1% by weight or less, preferably 0.01 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.02 to 0.6% by weight, based on the polyester constituting the film. When the content of the particles is small, the film surface cannot be appropriately roughened, and in the film production process, there is a tendency that the surface is easily scratched or the winding properties are inferior. Further, when the content of the particles exceeds 1% by weight, the degree of roughening of the film surface becomes too large, and the transparency may be impaired.

  The average particle size of the particles contained in the polyester film is usually 0.02 to 5 μm, preferably 0.1 to 3 μm, and more preferably 0.2 to 1.8 μm. When the particle size is less than 00.2 μm, the film surface may not be appropriately roughened, and the winding characteristics in the film production process tend to be inferior. When the particle diameter exceeds 5 μm, when used as a polarizing plate release film, it may become a bright spot and hinder foreign matter inspection.

  On the other hand, in order to improve the transparency of the film, when a laminated film of two or more layers is used, a method of blending particles only in the surface layer is also preferably employed. The surface layer in this case is at least one of the front and back layers, and of course, particles can be blended in both the front and back layers. The blending amount of the particles in the case of such a laminated film is preferably 0.01 to 1% by weight, more preferably 0.02 to 0.6% by weight, based on the polyester constituting the surface layer.

  In addition, a sharp particle size distribution is preferably used. Specifically, those having a particle size distribution value of 1.0 to 2.0, which is an index representing the sharpness of the particle size distribution, are preferable. Here, the particle size distribution value is the particle size distribution value d25 / d75 (d25 and d75 are calculated by calculating the accumulated accumulation of the particle group from the large particle side, and the particle size (μm corresponding to 25% and 75% of the total volume, respectively) Is a value defined by When the particle size distribution value exceeds 2.0, coarse particles become luminescent spots, which may similarly hinder foreign matter inspection.

  In the present invention, the method of blending the particles with the polyester is not particularly limited, and a known method can be adopted. For example, it can be added at any stage for producing the polyester, but it is preferably added as a slurry dispersed in ethylene glycol or the like at the stage of esterification or before the start of the polycondensation reaction after completion of the transesterification reaction. The condensation reaction may proceed. Also, a method of blending a slurry of particles dispersed in ethylene glycol or water with a vented kneading extruder and a polyester raw material, or a method of blending dried particles and a polyester raw material using a kneading extruder Etc.

  The polyester used in the present invention may be converted into chips after melt polymerization, and further subjected to solid phase polymerization as necessary under heating under reduced pressure or in an inert gas stream such as nitrogen. The intrinsic viscosity of the obtained polyester is preferably 0.40 dl / g or more, and more preferably 0.40 to 0.90 dl / g.

  In the present invention, it may be a film having a structure obtained by coextrusion laminating a polyester having a low oligomer content on the surface of at least one side of a layer composed of a polyester having a normal oligomer content. In the polyester film for release film obtained in the present invention, the effect of preventing bright spots due to the precipitated oligomer is obtained, which is particularly preferable.

  The polyester film in the present invention preferably has a refractive index (nβ) in the direction perpendicular to the film in-plane direction of 1.6400 or less with respect to the main orientation axis. There is a tendency for the angle fluctuation to become large, and it becomes an obstacle to stable inspection of the polarizing plate, and it is easy to see a bright spot when inspecting the polarizing plate due to the formation of voids in the particle, and it becomes an obstacle to inspection. There is.

  The total thickness of the film of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can be formed as a film, but is usually in the range of 4 to 100 μm, preferably 9 to 50 μm.

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

  First, the preferable example of the manufacturing method of polyester used by this invention is demonstrated. Here, an example in which polyethylene terephthalate is used as the polyester is shown, but the production conditions differ depending on the polyester used. According to a conventional method, esterification from terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol or transesterification of dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol is carried out, the product is transferred to a polymerization tank, the temperature is increased while reducing the pressure, and finally vacuum is applied. Under heating to 280 ° C., the polymerization reaction proceeds to obtain a polyester.

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

  Specifically describing the stretching conditions, the unstretched sheet is preferably stretched 2 to 6 times at 70 to 145 ° C. in the longitudinal direction to form a longitudinal uniaxially stretched film, and then 2 to 90 to 160 ° C. in the lateral direction. It is preferable to perform ~ 6 times stretching and heat treatment at 150 to 240 ° C for 1 to 600 seconds. Further, at this time, a method of relaxing 0.1 to 20% in the longitudinal direction and / or the transverse direction in the maximum temperature zone of the heat treatment and / or the cooling zone at the heat treatment outlet is preferable. Further, it is possible to add re-longitudinal stretching and re-lateral stretching as necessary. Furthermore, it is also possible to perform simultaneous biaxial stretching of the unstretched sheet so that the area magnification is 10 to 40 times.

  The polyester film of the present invention can be subjected to so-called in-line coating for treating the film surface during the stretching step as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Although it is not limited to the following, for example, after the first stage of stretching is completed, before the second stage of stretching, improvement of antistatic property, slipperiness, adhesion, etc., secondary workability improvement, weather resistance, etc. In order to improve the property and surface hardness, a coating treatment with an aqueous solution, an aqueous emulsion, an aqueous slurry, or the like can be performed. Various coatings may be performed by offline coating after film production. Such a coat may be either single-sided or double-sided. The coating material may be either water-based and / or solvent-based for off-line coating, but is preferably water-based for in-line coating.

  Next, formation of the coating layer for the purpose of OL sealing which comprises the polyester film of this invention is demonstrated. As for the coating layer, it may be provided by in-line coating, which treats the film surface during the stretching process of the polyester film, or may be applied off-system on the film once manufactured, and may employ both offline coating. You may use together. In-line coating is preferably used in that it can be applied at the same time as film formation, and thus can be manufactured at low cost, and the thickness of the coating layer can be changed by the draw ratio.

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

  In the present invention, it is normal to use a binder polymer in the coating layer. The binder polymer is a gel permeation according to a high molecular compound safety evaluation flow scheme (sponsored by the Chemical Substance Council in November 1985). It is defined as a high molecular compound having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1000 or more as measured by ablation chromatography (GPC) and having film-forming properties.

  Analysis of the components in the coating layer can be performed by surface analysis such as TOF-SIMS.

  When providing a coating layer by in-line coating, the above-mentioned series of compounds is applied as an aqueous solution or dispersion, and the coating solution adjusted to a solid content concentration of about 0.1 to 50% by weight as a guide is applied onto the polyester film. It is preferable to produce a laminated polyester film. Moreover, in the range which does not impair the main point of this invention, a small amount of organic solvents may be contained in the coating liquid for the purpose of improving dispersibility in water, improving film-forming properties, and the like. Only one type of organic solvent may be used, or two or more types may be used as appropriate.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, an oligomer precipitation preventing layer is formed on the film surface by coating, and the layer comprises 10 to 100% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol, preferably 20 to 90% by weight, more preferably 30 to 30%. It shall contain 90% by weight. If the content of polyvinyl alcohol is less than 10% by weight, the oligomer sealing effect is insufficient, which is not preferable.

  The polyvinyl alcohol used in the present invention can be synthesized by a normal polymerization reaction and is preferably water-soluble. The degree of polymerization of polyvinyl alcohol is not particularly limited, but is usually 100 or more, preferably 300 to 40,000. When the degree of polymerization is 100 or less, the water resistance of the coating layer tends to decrease. The degree of saponification of the polyvinyl alcohol used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but a polyvinyl acetate saponified product that is usually 70 mol% or more, preferably 80 mol% or more and 99.9 mol% or less is practically used. It is done.

  In the oligomer precipitation preventing layer in the present invention, a water-soluble or water-dispersible binder resin other than the above-mentioned polyvinyl alcohol may be used in combination as necessary. Examples of the binder resin include polyester, polyurethane, acrylic resin, vinyl resin, epoxy resin, amide resin, acrylate resin, and the like. In these, each skeleton structure may have a composite structure substantially by copolymerization or the like. Examples of the binder resin having a composite structure include acrylic resin graft polyester, acrylic resin graft polyurethane, vinyl resin graft polyester, vinyl resin graft polyurethane, and acrylate resin graft polyethylene glycol. The blending amount of the binder component is preferably 50 parts by weight or less, and more preferably 30 parts by weight or less, by weight with respect to the coating layer. Furthermore, the coating layer of the film of the present invention may contain a crosslinking reactive compound as required.

  Crosslinking reactive compounds include methylolated or alkylolated urea, melamine, guanamine, acrylamide, polyamide and other compounds, polyamines, epoxy compounds, oxazoline compounds, aziridine compounds, blocked isocyanate compounds, silane cups Polyfunctional low molecular weight compounds such as ring agents, titanium coupling agents, zirco-aluminate coupling agents, metal chelates, organic acid anhydrides, organic peroxides, thermally or photoreactive vinyl compounds and photosensitive resins, and It is selected from polymer compounds.

  Crosslinkable compounds improve the cohesiveness, surface hardness, scratch resistance, solvent resistance, and water resistance of the easy-adhesive resin layer mainly by cross-linking reaction with the functional groups of the resin contained in the easy-adhesive resin layer. can do. For example, when the functional group of the easily adhesive resin is a hydroxyl group, the crosslinking reactive compound is preferably a melamine compound, a blocked isocyanate compound, an organic acid anhydride, or the like, and the functional group of the easily adhesive polyester is an organic acid or an anhydride thereof. In this case, epoxy-based compounds, melamine-based compounds, oxazoline-based compounds, metal chelates and the like are preferable as the cross-linking reactive compound. It is preferable to select and use a functional group contained in the easily adhesive resin and one having a high crosslinking reaction efficiency. Examples of the melamine compound in the present invention include methoxymethylated melamine and butoxymethylated melamine which are alkylol or alkoxyalkylolated melamine compounds, and those obtained by co-condensing urea or the like with a part of melamine can also be used. .

The cross-linking reactive compound may be either a low molecular weight compound or a high molecular polymer having a reactive functional group as long as the reactive functional group is always contained in two or more functional groups in one molecule. The compounding amount of the crosslinking reactive compound is preferably 50 parts by weight or less, more preferably 30 parts by weight or less, and particularly preferably 15 parts by weight or less in terms of parts by weight with respect to the easily adhesive resin layer.
Furthermore, the easily adhesive resin layer of the present invention may contain inert particles for improving the slipperiness of the coating layer, if necessary.

  Examples of the inert particles include inorganic inert particles and organic inert particles. Examples of the inorganic inert particles include silica sol, alumina sol, calcium carbonate, and titanium oxide. Examples of the organic inert particles include fine particles containing a single or copolymer of polystyrene resin, polyacrylic resin, and polyvinyl resin, or organic particles represented by crosslinked particles in which these and a crosslinking component are combined. These inert particles preferably have a softening temperature or decomposition temperature of about 200 ° C. or higher, more preferably 250 ° C. or higher, particularly 300 ° C. or higher. The average particle diameter (d) of the inert particles is 1/3 ≦ d / L ≦ 3, and further 1/2 ≦ d / L ≦ 2, when the average film thickness of the easily adhesive resin layer is (L). It is preferable to select so as to satisfy the relationship.

  The OL sealing layer of the present invention comprises a surfactant, an antifoaming agent, a coating property improver, a thickener, a low molecular antistatic agent, an organic lubricant, an antioxidant, an ultraviolet absorber, and foam as necessary. A small amount of additives such as additives, dyes and pigments may be contained. These additives may be used alone or in combination of two or more as necessary. The coating layer of the film of the present invention may be formed only on one side of the polyester film or on both sides. In the case of forming only on one side, another type of coating layer can be formed on the opposite side as required, and further properties can be imparted. In addition, in order to improve the applicability | paintability and adhesiveness to the film of a coating liquid, you may give a chemical process, an electrical discharge process, etc. to the film before application | coating.

Respect polyester film of the present invention, the thickness of the coating layer provided on the polyester film is usually 0.002~1.0g / ^{m 2,} more preferably 0.005 to 0.5 / ^{m 2,} more preferably 0 The range is from 0.01 to 0.2 g / m ² . If the film thickness is less than 0.002 g / m ^2, sufficient adhesion may not be obtained, and if it exceeds 1.0 g / m ² , the appearance, transparency, and film blocking properties may be deteriorated. There is sex.

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

  In the present invention, the drying and curing conditions for forming the coating layer on the polyester film are not particularly limited. For example, when the coating layer is provided by off-line coating, it is usually 3 to 80 to 200 ° C. The heat treatment may be performed for 40 seconds, preferably 100 to 180 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds.

  On the other hand, when the coating layer is provided by in-line coating, heat treatment is usually performed at 70 to 280 ° C. for 3 to 200 seconds as a guide.

  Further, irrespective of off-line coating or in-line coating, heat treatment and active energy ray irradiation such as ultraviolet irradiation may be used in combination as required. The polyester film constituting the laminated polyester film in the present invention may be subjected to surface treatment such as corona treatment or plasma treatment in advance.

  The OL sealing layer of the polyester film of the present invention is preferably formed by blending a binder resin and a crosslinking agent in an arbitrary ratio. In this case, since the layer forms a barrier layer densely, the OL is suppressed. be able to. For this reason, there is an effect that OL from the polyester film is not attached to the adhesive as much as possible and is not produced in the previous processing step. Therefore, both sides of the OL sealing layer of the polyester film of the present invention are preferable, and it is necessary to apply at least one side according to the application.

  In the present invention, the release layer formed on the coating layer is not particularly limited as long as it contains a material having releasability. Among them, the one containing a curable silicone resin is preferable because the releasability is improved. A type having a curable silicone resin as a main component may be used, or a modified silicone type by graft polymerization with an organic resin such as a urethane resin, an epoxy resin, or an alkyd resin may be used.

  As the type of the curable silicone resin, any of the curing reaction types such as an addition type, a condensation type, an ultraviolet ray curable type, an electron beam curable type, and a solventless type can be used.

  Specific examples of the curable silicone resin include KS-774, KS-775, KS-778, KS-779H, KS-847H, KS-856, X-62-2242, X-manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. 62-2461, DKQ3-202, DKQ3-203, DKQ3-204, DKQ3-205, DKQ3-210 manufactured by Dow Corning Asia Co., Ltd. YSR-3022, TPR-6700, TPR-6720 manufactured by Toshiba Silicone Co., Ltd. , TPR-6721, SD 7220, SD 7226, SD 7229 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., and the like. Further, a release control agent may be used in combination to adjust the release property of the release layer. Further, as described above, a silane compound having an amino group may be added to the release layer.

  In the present invention, as a method for providing a release layer on the polyester film, a conventionally known coating method such as reverse roll coating, gravure coating, bar coating, doctor blade coating, or the like can be used. The coating amount of the release layer in the present invention is usually in the range of 0.01-1 g / m2.

  In the present invention, a coating layer such as an adhesive layer, an antistatic layer and an oligomer precipitation preventing layer may be provided on the surface where the release layer is not provided, and the polyester film may be subjected to corona treatment, plasma treatment, etc. A surface treatment may be applied.

  Moreover, drying and / or curing (thermal curing, ionizing radiation curing, etc.) of the coating film of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or the release layer can be performed individually or simultaneously. When performing simultaneously, it is preferable to carry out at the temperature of 80 degreeC or more. The drying and curing conditions are preferably 80 ° C. or higher and 10 seconds or longer. When the drying temperature is less than 80 ° C. or the curing time is less than 10 seconds, the coating film is not completely cured, and the coating film tends to fall off, which is not preferable.

  In the film of the present invention, at least one transition metal catalyst, preferably a platinum catalyst, is used in order to make the release layer clean and strong. Specific examples include PL-50T and PL-5000 manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., BY24-561 manufactured by Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., and the like. The platinum catalyst content in the coating layer is in the range of 0.5 to 5.0% by weight, preferably in the range of 1.5 to 4.0% by weight. When the platinum catalyst content in the coating layer is lower than 0.5% by weight, there may be a problem of peeling force or a curing reaction in the coating layer, which may cause problems such as deterioration of the surface condition. On the other hand, when the content of the platinum catalyst in the coating layer exceeds 5.0% by weight, the cost is increased, the reactivity is increased, and a process defect such as generation of a gel foreign substance occurs.

  In the film plane of the film of the present invention, the value of MOR_C according to the measurement method described in the examples is preferably 1.8 to 2.6, more preferably 2.0 to 2.4. When the value of MOR_C exceeds 2.6, the property of the film is poor, or when inspecting the polarizing plate, the transmitted light intensity varies depending on the position of the polarizing plate, which may hinder stable inspection of the polarizing plate. There are things to do. When the value of MOR_C is lower than 1.8, problems such as poor productivity may occur.

  In the present invention, the image clarity value of the film in the measurement methods described in the examples needs to be 89% or more. When the image clarity value of the film is less than 89%, or when used as a polarizing plate release film, the image is distorted during defect inspection of the polarizing plate by transmitted light, which hinders visual inspection and automatic inspection. .

  Further, the surface roughness (Ra) of the release layer needs to be 18 to 33 nm. When Ra exceeds 33 nm, the flatness of the surface is impaired, and the film becomes whitish, which hinders inspection. On the other hand, when Ra is less than 18 nm, the film surface becomes extremely flat, which causes problems such as scratches and poor winding characteristics in the next manufacturing process.

  The haze of the film is usually 7% or less, and the haze of the film after heat treatment at 180 ° C. for 5 minutes is preferably 8% or less, more preferably 3 to 5%. A heat treatment process may be required in the process of manufacturing a polarizing plate. At that time, if the film haze when heat-treated exceeds 8%, the field of view may become clouded during transmitted light inspection, which may hinder the inspection.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited to a following example, unless the summary is exceeded. The measurement method and evaluation method used in the present invention are as follows.

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

(2) Measurement of average particle size (d50: μm) 50% integrated (weight basis) in equivalent spherical distribution measured using centrifugal sedimentation type particle size distribution measuring device (SA-CP3 type manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation) The value was defined as the average particle size.

(3) Measurement of transmittance of polyester film According to JIS-K7105, the total light transmittance of the polyester film was measured with an integrating sphere turbidimeter NDH-300A manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. Judgment is based on the following criteria.

(4) Measurement of Heat Shrinkage Ratio of Polyester Film A polyester film is sampled at an arbitrary length L (cm) in a longitudinal direction (hereinafter abbreviated as MD) and a lateral width direction (hereinafter abbreviated as TD). To do. Subsequently, the sample is heated in an oven at 160 ° C. for 5 minutes, and the sample is taken out of the oven and the length l (cm) is measured. This operation is performed three times, and the average value is adopted as the value of the heat shrinkage rate. The heat shrinkage rate can be calculated by the following formula.
Heat shrinkage (%) = {(L−l) / L} × 100

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

(6) Measurement of OL extracted from anchor layer surface In advance, an unheated release film is heated in air at 180 ° C. for 10 minutes. After that, the heat-treated film is brought into close contact with the inner surface of a box having a top and width of 10 cm and a height of 3 cm, and the box shape is obtained. When the coating layer is provided, the coating layer surface is set to the inside. Next, 4 ml of DMF (dimethylformamide) is placed in the box prepared by the above method and left for 3 minutes, and then DMF is recovered. The recovered DMF was supplied to liquid chromatography (manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation: LC-7A) to determine the amount of OL in DMF, and this value was divided by the area of the film in contact with DMF to obtain the amount of film surface OL (mg / M ² ).

  The amount of oligomer in DMF was determined from the peak area ratio between the standard sample peak area and the measured sample peak area (absolute calibration curve method). The standard sample was prepared by accurately weighing OL (cyclic trimer) collected in advance and dissolving it in DMF accurately weighed. The concentration of the standard sample is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 0.01 mg / ml. The conditions for the liquid chromatograph were as follows.

Mobile phase A: Acetonitrile Mobile phase B: 2% acetic acid aqueous solution Column: “MCI GEL ODS 1HU” manufactured by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Column temperature: 40 ° C
Flow rate: 1 ml / min Detection wavelength: 254 nm

(7) MOR_C value measurement by microwave molecular orientation meter of polyester film Using a microwave type molecular orientation meter manufactured by Oji Scientific Instruments Co., Ltd., the MOR_C value was determined from the transmission microwave intensity pattern.

(8) Measurement of image clarity value In accordance with JIS-K7105, the image clarity value of the film was measured by the transmission method with the image clarity measuring device ICM-1 manufactured by Suga Test Instruments Co., Ltd. The value is read from an optical comb of 0.125 mm. Judgment is based on the following criteria.
○: 89% or more ×: Value smaller than 89%

(9) Measurement of Ra It measured according to JIS B0601-1994 using the surface roughness measuring device SE3500 type | mold by Kosaka Laboratory. The measurement length was 2.5 mm.
○: 18 to 33 nm
X: Value smaller than 18 nm, value larger than 33 nm

(10) Haze (turbidity) measurement of polyester film According to JIS-K7105, the haze of the film was measured with an integrating sphere turbidimeter NDH-20D manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. Moreover, the haze after heat processing measured the haze of the film heat-processed for 5 minutes in 180 degreeC atmosphere in the tensionless state. Judgment is based on the following criteria.
<Film haze during heating>
○: 8% or less ×: Value larger than 8%

(11) Practical characteristics <Visual inspection under reflected light>
Taking the polarizing plate inspection into consideration, the width direction of the release film obtained by applying a release agent on the film and having a dryer temperature of 120 ° C. and a line speed of 30 m / min is parallel to the alignment axis of the polarizing film. As described above, the release film was closely adhered to the polarizing film through an adhesive to form a polarizing plate. The polarizing plate was visually observed under reflection of a fluorescent lamp, and the visual inspection property under reflected light was evaluated according to the following criteria. In the measurement, an A4 size sample was cut out.
"Criteria"
○: Good inspectability △: Inspectable with almost no problem ×: Poor inspectability ○ and △ are at a level where there is no problem in actual use.

<Visual inspection under crossed Nicols>
Taking the polarizing plate inspection into consideration, the width direction of the release film obtained by applying a release agent on the film and having a dryer temperature of 120 ° C. and a line speed of 30 m / min is parallel to the alignment axis of the polarizing film. As described above, the release film was adhered to the polarizing film through the pressure-sensitive adhesive to obtain a polarizing plate. Here, when the polarizing plate was prepared, black metal powder (foreign matter) having a size of 50 μm or more was mixed between the pressure-sensitive adhesive and the polarizing film so as to be 50 / m ² . A polarizing plate for inspection is superimposed on the polarizing plate release film mixed with the foreign matter thus obtained so that the orientation axis is orthogonal to the width direction of the release film, and white light is irradiated from the polarizing plate side. Then, it was visually observed from a polarizing plate for inspection, and whether or not a foreign matter mixed between the adhesive and the polarizing film was found under crossed Nicols was evaluated according to the following criteria. In the measurement, A4 size samples were cut out from a total of three locations in the center and both ends in the width direction of the obtained film.
"Criteria"
○: Good foreign object recognition △: Foreign object can be recognized with relatively no problem.
×: Foreign matter recognition poor ○ and Δ are at a level where there is no problem in actual use.
Among the above criteria, those above ○ are levels that can be used without any problem in actual use.

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

(12) Comprehensive evaluation An evaluation that takes all of film forming properties, productivity, inspection characteristics, etc. into consideration is performed. Judgment is based on the following criteria.
○: Even if it is produced, it can be sufficiently supplied as a product. Δ: Productivity is good and the frequency of defects in optical inspection is low. There are many problems with optical inspection.

The polyester used in the examples and comparative examples was prepared as follows.
<Method for producing polyester (a)>
Using 100 parts by weight of dimethyl terephthalate and 60 parts by weight of ethylene glycol as starting materials, adding tetrabutoxy titanate as a catalyst to the reactor, setting the reaction start temperature to 150 ° C., and gradually increasing the reaction temperature as methanol is distilled off. It was 230 degreeC after 3 hours. After 4 hours, the transesterification reaction was substantially completed, and then a polycondensation reaction was performed for 4 hours.
That is, the temperature was gradually raised from 230 ° C. to 280 ° C. On the other hand, the pressure was gradually reduced from normal pressure, and finally 0.3 mmHg. After the start of the reaction, the reaction was stopped at a time corresponding to an intrinsic viscosity of 0.61 due to a change in the stirring power of the reaction vessel, and the polymer was discharged under nitrogen pressure to obtain a polyester (a) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.61.

<Production of polyester (b)>
In the method for producing polyester (a), after adding ethyl acid phosphate, the content of ethylene glycol slurry of divinylbenzene / styrene copolymer crosslinked particles having an average particle size of 1.0 μm is 0.6% by weight with respect to polyester. A polyester (b) was obtained using the same method as the method for producing the polyester (a) except that the addition was performed. The obtained polyester (b) had an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63.

<Production of polyester (c)>
Starting from 100 parts by weight of dimethyl terephthalate and 60 parts by weight of ethylene glycol, magnesium acetate tetrahydrate is added as a catalyst to the reactor, the reaction start temperature is 150 ° C., and the reaction temperature is gradually increased as methanol is distilled off. The temperature was raised to 230 ° C. after 3 hours. After 4 hours, the transesterification reaction was substantially terminated. Ethyl acid phosphate was added to the reaction mixture, which was then transferred to a polycondensation tank, and 0.04 part of antimony trioxide was added to carry out a polycondensation reaction for 4 hours. That is, the temperature was gradually raised from 230 ° C. to 280 ° C. On the other hand, the pressure was gradually reduced from normal pressure, and finally 0.3 mmHg. After the start of the reaction, the reaction was stopped at a time corresponding to an intrinsic viscosity of 0.45 due to a change in stirring power of the reaction tank, and the polymer was discharged under nitrogen pressure to obtain a polyester chip (c). The intrinsic viscosity of this polyester was 0.45.

<Manufacture of polyester (d)>
The intrinsic viscosity of this polyester chip was increased by a solid phase polycondensation method. After treatment in a preliminary crystallization tank at 170 ° C. in a nitrogen atmosphere for 0.5 hours, the moisture content becomes 0.005% at a temperature of 200 ° C. using a tower dryer that flows an inert gas. Until dried. Thereafter, it was sent to a solid phase polymerization tank and subjected to solid phase polymerization at 240 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a polyester (d) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.70.

<Manufacture of polyester (e)>
When producing the polyester (d), solid phase polymerization was performed in a solid phase polymerization tank for 5 hours to obtain a polyester (e) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.80.

<Manufacture of polyester (f)>
In the method for producing polyester (b), the additive particles are synthesized calcium carbonate particles having an average particle diameter of 1.0 μm, and the content with respect to the polyester is 2.0% by weight. A polyester (f) was obtained using the same method. The obtained polyester (f) had an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63.

Example 1:
Polyester (e) 83 wt% and polyester (b) 17 wt% are mixed as the raw material for the surface layer, and polyester (a) is supplied to the two vented extruders as the intermediate layer, and melted at 290 ° C. After the extrusion, an unstretched sheet was obtained by cooling and solidifying on a cooling roll whose surface temperature was set to 40 ° C. using an electrostatic application adhesion method. Next, the film was stretched 2.8 times in the longitudinal direction at 100 ° C., then subjected to a preheating step in the tenter and subjected to a transverse stretching of 5.1 times at 120 ° C., followed by heat treatment at 235 ° C. for 10 seconds, 4% relaxation was added in the width direction at 180 ° C. to obtain a master roll having a width of 4000 mm. A slit was made from a position of 1400 mm from the end of the master roll, and the core roll was wound up 1000 m to obtain a polyester film. The total thickness of the obtained film was 38 μm (layer constitution: surface layer 4 μm / intermediate layer 30 μm / surface layer 4 μm).

A release agent composed of release agent composition-A shown below was applied to the obtained polyester film by a reverse gravure coating method so that the coating amount (after drying) was 0.1 g / m ² , and the dryer temperature was 120. A release film having a roll peel strength of 20 mN / cm, a roughness of 18.8 nm, an image clarity value of 90.7%, and a haze of 4.3% after heat treatment under the conditions of ℃ and a line speed of 30 m / min. It was.
<Releasing agent composition-A>
Curable silicone resin (KS-847H: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 20 parts Catalyst (PL-50T: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 0.3 parts (1.5 wt%)
MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1)

  For the obtained polyester film, a deflector plate was prepared by the following method, and optical property inspection and peeling properties were evaluated. The obtained release film had good inspection by reflection and good recognition of foreign matter, and the polarizing plate was peeled off cleanly, and the phenomenon that the adhesive adhered to the release layer was not observed.

<Manufacture of polarizing plate with release film>
The acrylic adhesive shown below is applied to the polarizing plate so that the thickness after drying is 25 μm, and after passing through a 130 ° C. drying oven in 30 seconds, the release film is bonded, and the adhesive is interposed. Thus, a polarizing plate with a release film in which the release film and the polarizing film were adhered to each other was prepared. The laminating direction of the film was performed so that the width direction of the release film was parallel to the orientation axis of the polarizing film.
Acrylic adhesive coating solution Acrylic adhesive (Olivein BPS429-4: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 100 parts Curing agent (BPS8515: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 3 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 50 parts

Examples 2-4:
In Example 1, the same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the content of the particle-containing polyester at the time of production of the polyester film and the blending amount of the particle-containing polyester were changed, and the transition metal catalyst content of the release agent composition in the coating layer was changed. To obtain a polyester film. The obtained results are summarized in Table 1 below.

Comparative Examples 1-6:
In Example 1, the same procedure as in Example 1 was performed except that the content of the particle-containing polyester at the time of production of the polyester film and the blending amount of the particle-containing polyester were changed, and the transition metal catalyst content of the release agent composition in the coating layer was changed. To obtain a polyester film. The results obtained are summarized in Table 2 below.

※１）コストが高いため、生産性に問題がある。

* 1) There is a problem in productivity due to high cost.

  The film of the present invention can be suitably used as a release polyether film capable of realizing a high degree of accuracy in an optical inspection method for polarizing plate base materials.

Claims (2)

It has a coating layer obtained by coating a coating solution containing polyvinyl alcohol on one side of the polyester film, and contains 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of at least one transition metal catalyst on the coating layer. A release film having a silicone-based release layer, wherein the release layer has a surface roughness (Ra) of 18 to 33 nm, and the image clarity value of the release film is 89% or more. Polyester film for substrate. The polyester film for a polarizing plate substrate according to claim 1, wherein the haze after heat treatment at 180 ° C for 5 minutes is 8% or less.