JP2013200450A - Display device front surface protection plate and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device front surface protection plate that is made hardly conspicuous even if there exists yellowing of a color in a white color system developed at an opaque light shield layer at a periphery portion of a touch panel and the like provided for concealing wiring and the like, and to provide a display device including the display device front surface protection plate.SOLUTION: A display device front surface protection plate 10 has a white color system resin layer 3 as a light shield layer 2 on one surface of a translucent substrate 1, and the white color system resin layer has a white pigment and a yellowing correction compound correcting a color change due to the yellowing so as to make the yellowing close to an original color contained in a resin binder made of a curing material of a curing resin. A fluorescent whitening agent, a blue-violet coloring pigment and the like in a complementary color relation with the yellowing are used for the yellowing correction compound. Further, it is preferable that a transparent electrode 8 and wiring 9 for a touch panel 20 are also formed thereon. The display device is configured to combine the display device front surface protection plate with a display panel such as a liquid crystal display panel, an EL panel and the like.

Description

  The present invention relates to a front protective plate for a display device and a display device including the same. In particular, the present invention relates to a front protective plate for a display device having a light shielding layer in which yellowing of a white color is not noticeable, and a display device including the same.

  In recent years, touch panels have been rapidly spread as position input devices used in combination with display panels in various display devices such as smartphones and tablet PCs (personal computers). Various types of touch panels, such as electromagnetic induction systems and resistive film systems, have been known for a long time, and have been used for various applications. Recently, multi-touch (multi-point simultaneous input) has attracted particular attention. It is a capacitive touch panel capable of

FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the display device 200 including the touch panel 20. FIG. 9A is an exploded plan view, and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 9B is the exploded plan view of FIG. 9A when the front protective plate 40 for a display device is cut along line CC. It is sectional drawing of only the front surface protection board 40 for display apparatuses. The touch panel 20 is disposed on the front side (the front side in the drawing) that is the light output side of the display light from the display panel 30 with respect to the display panel 30. Further, in order to protect the touch panel 20, a front protective plate for display device 40 is disposed on the front side of the touch panel 20, which is the side from which the display light from the display panel 30 passes through the touch panel 20 and emits light (Patent Literature). 1, Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3).
As shown in FIG. 9, the display device front protective plate 40 normally has an opaque area A2 at the outer periphery of the display area A1, and a light shielding layer 5 is formed in the opaque area A2. The opaque area A2 prevents the touch panel 20 disposed on the back side of the display device front protective plate 40 from seeing the wiring 9 and connectors on the outer peripheral portion so as not to impair the appearance. Further, visible information 6 such as a product logo is appropriately provided in the opaque region A2, and the opaque region A2 is also a decorative portion of the front protective plate 40 for display device.

Between the members of the front protective plate 40 for the display device, the touch panel 20 and the display panel 30, a resin is used without providing a space in order to reduce display light loss due to interface reflection and external light reflection to make the display easier to see. In some cases, the layers are buried in close contact.
Further, in order to meet the demands for thinning, lightening, and reduction in the number of parts, various integrations such as integration of the front protective plate 40 for the display device and the touch panel 20 or integration of the touch panel 20 and the display panel 30 are possible. A form has been proposed and put into practical use (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2).

JP 2009-193587 A Utility Model Registration No. 3153971 JP 2008-266473 A ([0009], [0030], FIG. 2)

By the way, the light shielding layer 5 in the opaque region A2 is usually black from the viewpoint of light shielding properties, but recently, a white design such as pure white or ivory color is desired by changing the taste. Sometimes.
Therefore, if the shielding layer 5 is constituted by a white resin layer containing a white pigment in a resin binder instead of a black pigment such as carbon black so that a white design can be expressed, a white color is temporarily formed. The design can be expressed. However, with this configuration, it has been found that the color of the light-shielding layer 5 is yellowed by heat and deteriorates the design. It is considered that yellowing is caused by the resin component used in the light shielding layer 5 being deteriorated by heat. When the color of the light shielding layer 5 is black, the resin component is inconspicuous even if yellowing occurs. I think that the. In particular, when the transparent electrode for the touch panel is further provided to the front protective plate 40 for the display device in addition to the light-shielding layer 5 for the integration of the components, the yellowing is referred to as baking when forming the transparent electrode. The treatment was remarkable because a high temperature of 200 ° C. or higher was applied.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to make the front protective plate for a display device less noticeable even if the light shielding layer expressing a white color turns yellow. Moreover, it is providing the display apparatus provided with such a front surface protection plate for display apparatuses.

In the present invention, a front protective plate for a display device and a display device having the following configuration are provided.
(1) A front protective plate for a display device having a central display area and an opaque area that is provided on an outer periphery of the display area and shields visible light,
A light-transmitting substrate, and a light-shielding layer provided in the opaque region on any one of a first surface of the light-transmitting substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface; Have
The light-shielding layer has a white color by having a white resin layer,
The white resin layer includes at least a white pigment and a yellowing correction compound that corrects a color change caused by yellowing so as to be close to the original color in a resin binder made of a cured product of a curable resin. ,
Front protective plate for display devices.
(2) The front protective plate for a display device according to (1), wherein the yellowing correction compound is a fluorescent brightening agent.
(3) The front protective plate for a display device according to (1), wherein the yellowing correction compound is a color pigment.
(4) A transparent electrode for position detection of a touch panel is further formed on one surface of the light-transmitting substrate on which the light-shielding layer is formed, and the light-shielding layer is provided from the display region. An opaque wiring electrically connected at the portion of the light shielding layer to the transparent electrode extending to the portion of the opaque region is formed at the portion of the light shielding layer,
The resin binder contained in the white resin layer is yellowed,
The front protective plate for a display device according to any one of (1) to (3).
(5) A display device comprising the front protective plate for a display device having a transparent electrode for the touch panel and opaque wiring of (4), and a display panel.
(6) The display device according to (5), wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel or an electroluminescent panel.

According to the front protective plate for a display device of the present invention, yellowing of the light shielding layer that expresses a white color can be made inconspicuous.
According to the display device of the present invention, the display device front protective plate included in the display device has the above-described effect.

The top view (a) explaining one Embodiment of the front-surface protection plate for display apparatuses by this invention, and sectional drawing (b) in CC line in a top view. The graph which shows the reflection spectrum for demonstrating the definition of yellowing. The graph which illustrates the improvement effect of yellowing on an xy chromaticity diagram. Sectional drawing explaining the measuring method of the color of a light shielding layer. The partial expanded sectional view of the part of visible information. Sectional drawing explaining another embodiment (with the transparent electrode for touchscreens and wiring) of the front-surface protection plate for display apparatuses by this invention. Sectional drawing explaining another embodiment (light-shielding layer with a backing layer) of the front-surface protection plate for display apparatuses by this invention. Sectional drawing which illustrates typically one Embodiment of the display apparatus by this invention. An exploded plan view (a) showing an example of a conventional front protective plate for a display device and a display device, and a cross-sectional view (b) of the front protective plate for a display device along line CC in the exploded plan view.

    Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the drawings are conceptual diagrams, and the scale relations, aspect ratios, and the like of components may be exaggerated as appropriate for convenience of explanation.

[A] Definition of terms:
Hereinafter, definitions of main terms used in the present invention will be described here.

The “front side” is the side from which the display light from the display panel 30 is emitted when the front protective plate for display device is used in combination with the display panel 30 in the front protective plate for display device or other components. The side which observes the display of the display panel 30 is meant.
The “back side” means the side opposite to the “front side”, and means the side where the display light of the display panel 30 enters in the front protective plate for display device or other components.
Any one of the “first surface” and the “second surface” is the “front side”, and which surface is the “front side” is arbitrary. In the present specification, the surface on which the light shielding layer 2 is necessarily provided is referred to as a “second surface”, and this second surface is the back surface.

[B] Front protective plate for display device:
Hereinafter, a front protective plate for a display device according to the present invention will be described.

<< First Embodiment >>
With reference to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a front protective plate for a display device according to the present invention will be described. FIG. 1A is a plan view, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view.

As shown in the plan view of FIG. 1A, the front protective plate 10 for a display device according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is provided in the central display area A1 and the outer peripheral portion of the display area A1. And an opaque region A2. The cross-sectional view of FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in the plan view of FIG. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1B, the front protective plate 10 for a display device according to this embodiment includes a translucent substrate 1, a first surface S1 of the translucent substrate 1, and a first surface S1. The light shielding layer 2 provided in the opaque region A2 is provided on the second surface S2 of the two surfaces of the second surface S2 opposite to the first surface S2. The light shielding layer 2 is composed of a white resin layer 3 and exhibits a white color. The white resin layer 3 includes a white pigment as a coloring pigment, a yellowing correction compound that corrects a color change caused by yellowing so as to be close to the original color, and a cured product of a photosensitive resin as a curable resin. It is contained in the resin binder which consists of.
In the present embodiment, the light-shielding layer 2 is a layer that is designed to express white as a white-colored color and also has a light-shielding property by using only the white resin layer 3. For this reason, the light shielding layer 2 is a decorative layer for decorating the front protective plate 10 for a display device in addition to the function of hiding the wiring 9 and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the light shielding layer 2 is provided on the second surface S2 of the translucent substrate 1, and the second surface S2 is the back side, in other words, the second surface S2 faces the display panel 30 side. The first surface S <b> 1 is assumed to be used toward the viewer V side of the display on the display panel 30.

  The white resin layer 3 constituting the light-shielding layer 2 is coated on the translucent substrate 1 with a white photosensitive resin composition containing a white pigment, a yellowing correction compound, and an uncured photosensitive resin, It is formed by patterning by photolithography.

  The front protective plate 10 for a display device according to the present embodiment is suitable for an application in which the touch panel transparent electrode 8 and the opaque wiring 9 shown by the phantom line of the two-dot chain line in the cross-sectional view of FIG. Can be used. In particular, when the transparent electrode 8 is formed, a heat treatment called baking at 200 ° C. or higher is usually required, and conventionally yellowing occurs. However, in this embodiment, yellowing can be made inconspicuous.

  With the above-described configuration, the display device front protective plate 10 according to the present embodiment can express a white color design as the design expressed by the light shielding layer 2. In addition, even when exposed to a high temperature of 200 ° C. or higher, white yellowing that is intended to be expressed by the light shielding layer 2 is less noticeable.

  Hereinafter, each component will be further described in detail.

[Display area A1 and opaque area A2]
As illustrated in the plan view of FIG. 1A, the display device front protective plate 10 has a display area A1 at the center, and an opaque area A2 that shields visible light from the outer periphery of the display area A1. Have When the display area A1 is applied to the display panel 30 indicated by the phantom line of the two-dot chain line in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1B, the display panel 30 displays through the front protection plate 10 for the display device. It is an area where the contents to be displayed can be displayed. The opaque region A2 hides the wiring, connector, etc., which the display panel 30 has on the outer periphery, or the opaque wiring 9 for the touch panel 20 indicated by a two-dot chain imaginary line in the cross-sectional view of FIG. This is an area for hiding connectors. Further, the opaque area A2 is an area that also serves as a decoration part by visible information 6 such as a color represented by the logo, a logo or a mark provided as appropriate.

[Translucent substrate 1]
The translucent substrate 1 is not particularly limited as long as it is transparent to at least visible light and has a mechanical strength capable of protecting the surface of the display panel 30 to which the front protective plate 10 for a display device is applied. However, typically, a glass plate can be used. In particular, as the glass plate, chemically strengthened glass is preferable in that it has excellent mechanical strength compared to float glass and can be made thinner by that amount. Chemically tempered glass is typically glass whose mechanical properties have been reinforced by a chemical method by exchanging part of ionic species such as by replacing sodium with potassium in the vicinity of the surface of the glass.
Resin can also be used for the translucent substrate 1. For example, as the resin, an acrylic resin, a polycarbonate resin, a cycloolefin resin, a polyester resin, or the like can be used. By using a resin for the light-transmitting substrate 1, the weight can be reduced and flexibility can be provided.

[Light shielding layer 2]
The light shielding layer 2 in the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 is formed in a portion of the opaque region A2 of the second surface S2 on the back side that is the display panel 30 side of the translucent substrate 1. The light shielding layer 2 is provided in the entire area in the opaque area A2. In other words, the opaque region A2 is formed as an opaque region by the light shielding layer 2.
In the present embodiment, the light shielding layer 2 is formed in the opaque region A2 of the surface of the second surface S2 as one of the first surface S1 and the second surface S2 of the translucent substrate 1.
The light shielding layer 2 is a component of the touch panel 20 to be integrated with respect to the central position detection region, and the wiring and control circuit provided in the outer periphery thereof, or the display panel 30 The display device combined with the display panel 30 has a function of hiding the appearance by hiding the wiring, control circuit, and the like on the outer peripheral portion so that they are not visible.

  The light shielding layer 2 has a function of improving the appearance design as well as a light shielding property for hiding unnecessary parts. That is, in this invention, it also has a function as a decoration layer expressing the design of a white color. Further, the light shielding layer 2 is configured so that yellowing due to heating is not noticeable.

  The light-shielding property of the light-shielding layer 2 depends on the required specifications and expression color, but in terms of transmittance, it is 3% or less (1.5 or more at the optical density OD), more preferably 1% or less. (Optical density OD2.0 or higher), more preferably 0.01% or lower (optical density OD4.0 or higher) in transmittance is desirable.

(What is a white color?)
In the present invention, to exhibit a white color, in addition to pure white (pure white), ivory, beige, reddish white (light pink), yellowish white that is yellowish white, Bluish white, bluish white, greenish white, greenish white, purple white, purple white, brownish white, brownish white, blackish gray (light gray), silvery white It includes chromatic and whitish colors, and achromatic and whitish colors such as silver white and gold white.
If these white colors are numerically shown, they can be defined using various color systems. In particular, if shown by the Munsell color system (JIS Z 8721), which is one of the conventional color systems, in the present invention, the white color is a lightness of 8.0 or more in the Munsell color system. Further, it can be defined as a color having a saturation of 2.0 or less. There is no particular limitation on the hue. Any color is acceptable.

In the Munsell color system, all colors are represented by three attributes of brightness, saturation, and hue. In the Munsell color system, this brightness is 10 for the brightest ideal white and 0 for the darkest ideal black. In the present invention, since it is a white color, the brightness is set to 8 even if it is small, and is set to 8.0 or more. In the Munsell color system, the saturation is 0 for an achromatic color, the value increases as the color becomes darker, and the maximum value varies with lightness and hue but is 14 at maximum. In the present invention, even if a color other than white is added, it is a whitish color, so the saturation is 2 at the maximum and is 2.0 or less.
The three attributes of the Munsell color system can be measured with a commercially available spectrophotometer, spectrophotometer, or the like.

  A white color in which the effect of the present invention, in which yellowing is less noticeable, is a whitish color. If this is expressed by the Munsell color system, it is more effective in the case of a color of 9.0 or more in lightness, a color of 1.0 or less in saturation, and the lightness is 9.0 or more. And a color with a saturation of 1.0 or less is more effective.

[White resin layer 3]
The white resin layer 3 is formed of a layer containing a color pigment for expressing a white color in a resin binder made of a cured product of a curable resin. Moreover, the white resin layer 3 also contains a yellowing correction compound in order to correct the yellowing of itself and bring it close to the original color so that the yellowing is less noticeable. The yellowing is presumed to be due to the resin binder being altered by heating, and since this embodiment has a configuration in which a transparent electrode or the like has not yet been formed, the resin binder is colorless and transparent before yellowing. .
In the present embodiment, a photosensitive resin is used as the curable resin. For this reason, the white resin layer 3 includes a layer containing a color pigment for expressing a white color in a resin binder made of a cured product of a photosensitive resin.

  The formation method of the white resin layer 3 is not particularly limited. For example, a colored photosensitive resin composition containing a colored pigment and an uncured photosensitive resin is applied on the surface of the light-transmitting substrate 1. After coating, the film can be formed by a so-called photolithography method in which exposure is performed in a predetermined pattern and development is performed. In the present embodiment, the white resin layer 3 is formed by a photolithography method.

(Color pigment)
As a color pigment used for the white resin layer 3, a white pigment is usually used as a main pigment. Furthermore, in order to express white colors such as ivory and light gray other than pure colors, color pigments exhibiting any color including black pigments can be used in combination.

As the white pigment, titanium oxide, silica, talc, kaolin, clay, barium sulfate, calcium hydroxide, and the like can be used.
Of these, titanium oxide is typical. Titanium oxide has crystal types, rutile type and anatase type, but the rutile type is preferred. In this embodiment, rutile type titanium oxide is also used. This is because the rutile type has a lower catalytic activity than the anatase type, and the binder resin is not easily altered during heating.

  As the colored pigment other than white, for example, a red pigment, a yellow pigment, a blue pigment, a green pigment, a purple pigment, a black pigment, and the like can be used.

  As the red pigment, for example, a red pigment such as diketopyrrolopyrrole, anthraquinone, or perylene can be used, and as the yellow pigment, for example, a yellow pigment such as isoindoline or anthraquinone is used. The blue pigment can be a blue pigment such as copper phthalocyanine or anthraquinone, and the green pigment can be a green pigment such as phthalocyanine or isoindoline. As the purple pigment, a quinacridone-based or dioxazine-based purple pigment can be used.

More specifically, for example, an anthraquinone pigment red 177 (PR177) is used as a red pigment, an isoindoline pigment yellow 139 (PY139) is used as a yellow pigment, and a copper is used as a blue pigment. Phthalocyanine pigment blue PB15: 6 (PB15: 6), etc. can be used.
As the purple pigment, quinacridone-based quinacridone (PV19), dioxazine-based dioxazine violet (PV23), or the like can be used.

Examples of the black pigment include titanium black (low-order titanium oxide, titanium oxynitride, etc.), carbon black, and the like.
The black pigment can be used in a color with reduced brightness by being used together with a white pigment or a color pigment of a color other than the white pigment together with the white pigment.

  The size of the color pigment particles is usually 1 μm or less in average particle size, preferably about 0.03 to 0.5 μm.

The color pigment may be appropriately selected according to the white color to be expressed, and only the white pigment may be used. Accordingly, the color pigments may be used alone, or a plurality of types of color pigments of the same type or different colors may be used.
The term “color pigment” means a color pigment excluding a color pigment in the case where it is contained as a yellowing correction compound.

  The white resin layer 3 can adjust the opacity or transparency of the white resin layer 3 itself depending on the film thickness and the content of the color pigment. The film thickness of the white resin layer 3 is, for example, 1 to 30 μm.

The content of the color pigment depends on the transparency of the white color expressed by the white resin layer 3, the denseness expected of the white color, etc., but the white resin layer containing the color pigment and the resin binder The pigment concentration expressed as a percentage of the amount of the colored pigment with respect to the total solid content of 3, for example, is usually about 10 to 60%. In other words, the color pigment is usually in the range of 10 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the total solid content of the white resin layer 3.
Content of the said color pigment is content which does not include the color pigment as a yellowing correction compound explained in full detail from now on.

(Yellowing correction compound)
The yellowing correction compound is a compound that corrects the color change caused by yellowing of the color expressed by the white resin layer 3 so as to approach the original color before yellowing. As such a yellowing correction compound, a compound capable of correcting to a color complementary to the yellowed color can be used.
As the yellowing correction compound, at least one of a fluorescent brightening agent and a coloring pigment can be used.

((Yellowing))
Yellowing generally means that the original color is yellowish. In particular, it is easily noticeable when the original color is white such as white. Yellowing and yellowing means that the object absorbs a lot of light having a wavelength of 380 to 550 nm, particularly 400 to 450 nm, in the visible light region, and as a result, the complementary yellow component becomes an object color. It is to be included a lot.

  FIG. 2 is a graph schematically showing a reflection spectrum for explaining the meaning of yellowing. In the case of an ideal white color before yellowing, the reflection spectrum Sw in the visible light region of 380 to 780 nm shows a constant reflectance over the wavelength region. When this turns yellow, as shown by the reflection spectrum Sy, in addition to the wavelength of 380 to 550 nm, the reflectance decreases as the wavelength becomes shorter, so that the reflectance decreases even in the range exceeding the wavelength of 550 nm. In the present invention, it is referred to as “yellowing”, including that the reflection spectrum becomes lower. In the figure, the reflectance gradually decreases from around the wavelength of 700 nm. The term “entirely” means that, in addition to a spectrum in which the reflectance decreases uniformly as the wavelength changes from a long wavelength to a short wavelength, it also includes a wave-like decrease with increase / decrease.

((Fluorescent whitening agent))
The fluorescent whitening agent is a kind of phosphor that emits fluorescence by absorbing ultraviolet rays, and is a substance that emits light in a wavelength region in which the emitted visible light corrects yellowing. For this reason, the fluorescent whitening agent can use the fluorescent substance which light-emits visible light of the range of 400-450 nm, for example.
The optical brightener is not particularly limited, and for example, stilbene, azole, coumarin, oxazine, oxazole, rhodamine, naphthylimide, furan, pyrazine, biphenyl, etc. may be used. it can.
Examples of commercially available fluorescent brighteners include TINOPAL ((registered trademark) BASF Japan, Inc.) series, KAYALIIGHT ((registered trademark), Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.) series, and the like.
The fluorescent brightening agent may be an inorganic phosphor made of an inorganic compound as long as it absorbs ultraviolet rays and emits visible light having a wavelength of 380 to 550 nm, particularly visible light having a wavelength of 400 to 450 nm.

  The content of the fluorescent brightening agent may be an amount corresponding to the degree of yellowing and the degree of correction thereof, and is basically not particularly limited. For example, 0.001-0.2 mass part is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of resin components of a resin binder. If it is less than this range, the effect of correcting yellowing may not be obtained sufficiently. If this range is exceeded, yellowing will be corrected too much, and the blue-violet color will become too strong, or the cost will increase. Sometimes.

((Coloring pigment))
As a color pigment that can be used as a yellowing correction compound, light having a wavelength of 400 to 450 nm, in which absorption particularly increases due to yellowing, is roughly bluish purple. Therefore, a color pigment capable of producing a bluish purple color that is complementary to yellow is used. It is preferable to use it. In this case, a blue-purple color may be generated with a single color pigment, or two or more color pigments exhibiting different colors may be used in combination to produce a blue-purple color. As an example of using two or more kinds of colored pigments exhibiting different colors from each other, for example, two kinds of blue pigments and purple pigments are used in combination.
In an embodiment in which two or more color pigments exhibiting different colors are used in combination, for example, by preparing two types of color pigments, the content ratio is adjusted in addition to the total content of the two types of color pigments. By doing so, there is an advantage that it is possible to cope with various degrees of yellowing and hues.

As the blue pigment, the blue pigment described as the color pigment can be used. For example, as the blue pigment, copper phthalocyanine, anthraquinone, and the like can be used. As a specific example, copper phthalocyanine-based blue pigments such as pigment blue PB15: 6 (PB15: 6) can be used.
As the purple pigment, a quinacridone-based or dioxazine-based purple pigment can be used. As specific examples, purple pigments such as quinacridone-based quinacridone (PV19) and dioxazine-based dioxazine violet (PV23) can be used.

The content of the color pigment for correcting yellowing may be an amount corresponding to the degree of yellowing and the degree of correction thereof, and is basically not particularly limited. For example, 0.01-0.3 mass part is preferable with respect to 100 mass parts of resin components of a resin binder. If it is less than this range, the effect of correcting yellowing may not be sufficiently obtained. If this range is exceeded, yellowing may be corrected too much and the blue-violet color may become too strong.
Further, due to yellowing, green light absorption in the wavelength range of 500 to 600 nm is further increased, and when it is necessary to correct this, a wavelength such as a green pigment has a relatively high reflectance of 600 to 600 nm. A coloring pigment that absorbs a relatively large amount of light in the 800 nm region may be used in combination.

(Curable resin)
As said curable resin used as the resin component of the resin binder which disperse | distributes and holds a color pigment, 1 or more types of resin chosen from photosensitive resin and a thermosetting resin can be used.
The curable resin is preferably transparent and uncolored at least before curing. Also in this embodiment, a transparent and non-colored material is used before and after curing.

  Examples of the photosensitive resin include photosensitive resins having a photoreactive group such as an acrylic resin, an epoxy resin, a polyimide resin, a polyvinyl cinnamate resin, and a cyclized rubber. One or more can be used. In the acrylic resin, for example, a photosensitive resin composed of an alkali-soluble resin, a polyfunctional acrylate monomer, a photopolymerization initiator, and other additives can be used as a resin component of the resin binder.

As the alkali-soluble resin, one or more kinds of methacrylic acid ester copolymers such as benzyl methacrylate-methacrylic acid copolymer, cardo resins such as epoxy acrylate having a bisphenol fluorene structure, and the like can be used.
Examples of the polyfunctional acrylate monomers include trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol tetra (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol penta (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, and the like. The above can be used.
In the present invention, (meth) acrylate means either methacrylate or acrylate.

  As the photopolymerization initiator, one or more alkylphenone series, oxime ester series, triazine series, titanate series and the like can be used. For example, in the alkylphenone series, (2-methyl-1 [4- (methylthio) phenyl] -2-morpholinopropan-1-one (Irgacure (registered trademark) 907, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.)), 2- In benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1- (4-monofoliophenyl) butanone-1 (Irgacure (registered trademark) 369, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.), an oxime ester system, 1,2-octanedione, 1- [ 4- (phenylthio) phenyl]-, 2- (O-benzoyloxime) (Irgacure (registered trademark) OXE01, manufactured by BASF Japan Ltd.) and the like can be used.

  As the thermosetting resin, for example, one or more of acrylic resin, epoxy resin, polyester resin, polyimide resin, and the like can be used.

 In addition to the above, the resin binder of the white resin layer 3 may contain various known additives such as a photosensitizer, a dispersant, a surfactant, a stabilizer, and a leveling agent.

(Formation of white resin layer 3)
The formation method of the white resin layer 3 is not particularly limited in the present invention, but the white resin layer 3 is formed of a colored pigment and a yellow pigment in a resin binder containing an uncured product of the curable resin. It can be formed by a white curable resin composition containing a variation correcting compound.
The white curable resin composition further contains a solvent for the purpose of adjusting the coating suitability when the resin composition is applied on the surface of the light-transmitting substrate 1 or the printing suitability when printing. Can be included.
As the solvent, for example, one or more of propylene glycol monomethyl ether, propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate, ethyl cellosolve, 3-methoxybutyl acetate, and the like can be used.

  When a photosensitive resin is used as the curable resin, a material for a color resist that has been conventionally adjusted for color filter use may be used as the color pigment and the uncured product of the photosensitive resin.

  When a photosensitive resin is used as the curable resin, a method of applying the white curable resin composition on the surface of the light-transmitting substrate 1 is, for example, a spin coating method, a roll coating method, a die coating method, or a spray coating method. Further, a known coating method such as a bead coating method can be used.

  When a photosensitive resin is used as the curable resin, a white curable resin composition (white photosensitive resin composition) is applied on the surface of the translucent substrate 1 and then exposed using a photolithography technique. The white resin layer 3 having a predetermined pattern can be formed on a part of the surface of the translucent substrate 1 by patterning through predetermined steps such as development and baking.

  When a thermosetting resin is used as the curable resin of the white curable resin composition, the white resin layer 3 having a predetermined pattern is formed into a pattern by printing using an ink made of the white curable resin composition. Can be formed. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as a printing method, For example, an offset printing method, a flexographic printing method, an inkjet printing method etc. are employ | adopted suitably.

[Improvement of yellowing]
The xy chromaticity diagram of Table 1 and FIG. 3 shows the improvement status of yellowing when a color pigment is used as the yellowing correction compound in the white resin layer 3 in the light shielding layer 2 composed of the white resin layer 3. Indicates. In this case, a blue pigment and a purple pigment are used in combination at a mass ratio of 1: 1 as the colored pigment, thereby obtaining the same yellowing correction effect as that obtained when the blue-violet colored pigment is used.

  Table 1 shows a white resin layer 3 formed by curing the resin composition in the case where no yellowing correction compound was contained, and then an initial stage before the heat treatment by baking assuming the formation of a transparent electrode and the like. State (coordinate Cs in FIG. 3), yellowing state after baking (coordinate Cy in FIG. 3), and state after baking corrected by containing a yellowing correcting compound (coordinate Cc in FIG. 3) The measured reflection color is shown for the x value, y value of the Yxy color system, and the Y value [%] as brightness information. In FIG. 3, a coordinate Cw is a white point indicated by white when the CIE standard light source C is used as the light source.

    The measurement is performed with a spectrophotometer using a CIE standard light source as the light source, and the measurement is performed with the black layer Bk superimposed on the back side of the white resin layer 3 as shown in FIG. This is because when the front protective plate 10 for a display device is applied to the display device, even if light is transmitted from the front side to the back side of the light shielding layer 2, the object from the component that is located behind the light shielding layer 2 and is hidden. This is to prevent the original color of the light shielding layer 2 from being shifted by reflected light including color.

  The heat treatment by baking is performed under the condition that the touch panel function can be integrated, in which the overcoat layers 7a, 7b, 7c for the touch panel, the transparent electrode 8, and the wiring 9 described in the second embodiment to be described later are formed. Yes, after the formation of the white resin layer 3, the heating history received by baking at the time of forming other components is 230 ° C. for a total of 3 h.

  As can be seen from Table 1 and FIG. 3, when the yellowing correction compound is not contained, the initial coordinate Cs moves to the coordinate Cy after baking due to yellowing. However, when a yellowing correction compound is contained, the color of the coordinate Cy can be corrected to the coordinate Cc and can be brought close to the original color. Moreover, the correction can be made near the white point Cw.

[Visible information 6]
In the front protective plate 10 for a display device in the present embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1, a product logo mark is formed as visible information 6 in the opaque region A <b> 2 where the light shielding layer 2 is formed.
In the present invention, the visible information 6 is not essential, but any visible information 6 such as characters, symbols, patterns, etc. for operation explanation may be provided for the opaque region A2 in addition to the product logo mark. it can.

The visible information 6 can be provided, for example, in a non-formation part of the white resin layer 3 in the opaque region A2 so that it can be seen from the front side. The visible information 6 is visible information that is expressed by a color and a shape when the non-formed part of the white resin layer 3 is viewed from the front side.
As illustrated in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the visible information 6 is formed by providing a visible information forming layer 6 </ b> L in the non-formed portion of the white resin layer 3, so that the visible information forming layer 6 </ b> L is viewed from the front side. Can be expressed by the color and shape of
As the visible information forming layer 6L, a layer such as a metal layer or a colored resin layer having a color or a surface appearance different from that of the white resin layer 3 can be used. As the metal layer, a metal thin film such as silver or aluminum can be used. As the colored resin layer, a resin composition layer containing a color pigment or metal powder can be used.

<< Second Embodiment: Integration with Touch Panel Function >>
In the present invention, the front protective plate 10 for a display device can be provided with a transparent electrode for a touch panel, and the translucent substrate 1 can also be used as a touch panel substrate. Integration with the touch panel function can be achieved by reducing the number of parts and reducing the thickness according to that part of the form that integrates some of the functions required as a touch panel. It is more preferable to integrate them.

The front protective plate 10 for a display device that integrates all the functions necessary for a touch panel can also be called a touch panel. The front protective plate 10 for a display device that integrates a part of functions necessary as a touch panel can also be referred to as a touch panel member.
When a part of the touch panel function is integrated, for example, in a system that requires a transparent electrode for position detection as the touch panel function, the transparent electrode can be integrated. Various types of touch panel position detection methods are conventionally known. In the position detection method in which the transparent electrode has two layers, it is desirable to integrate at least one of these, more preferably two layers.

Hereinafter, a second exemplary embodiment in which the touch panel function is integrated will be described with reference to the exemplary embodiment of FIG.
In the embodiment of the front protective plate 10 for a display device shown in the sectional view of FIG. 6, the transparent electrode 8 and the wiring 9 for the touch panel are further formed on the surface of the second surface S2 on the side where the light shielding layer 2 is formed. It is a structural example. Here, the transparent electrode 8 for the touch panel is a projected capacitive electrode.
More specifically, in the present embodiment, on the second surface S2, which is one surface after the light shielding layer 2 of the translucent substrate 1, is formed, via the overcoat layer 7a, the wiring 9 and A first transparent electrode 8a among the transparent electrodes 8 for detecting the position of the touch panel is formed. The wiring 9 is connected to the transparent electrode 8a extending from the display area A1 to the opaque area A2 where the light shielding layer 2 is located, so that the light shielding layer 2 is electrically connected to the transparent electrode 8a. It is formed in the part.

  As the transparent electrode 8 for position detection, the 1st transparent electrode 8a and the 2nd transparent electrode 8b are on the surface of 2nd surface S2 which is the same surface of the translucent board | substrate 1 in this embodiment. In order to form, they are formed insulated from each other via the overcoat layer 7b. Various patterns are known for the pattern of the first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b in the projection capacitive method, and there is no particular limitation. Typically, the plurality of first transparent electrodes 8a extend in the first direction, and the second transparent electrode has a direction intersecting the first direction, usually a direction orthogonal thereto as the second direction. 8b is a pattern extending in the second direction.

The intersecting portion between the first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b is insulated by the overcoat layer 7b. The overcoat layer 7b is required at least at the intersection between the first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b. Only one of the first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b is formed on the same surface at the same time in a pattern in which the intersection with the other electrode is missing, and then only the intersection is the overcoat layer. 7b is formed, and thereafter, a transparent electrode is formed as a connection portion for electrically connecting the defective portion.
In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, since the transparent electrode 8 on the side close to the translucent substrate 1 is the first transparent electrode 8a, the intersecting portion is after the first transparent electrode 8a is formed. An overcoat layer 7b is formed at the intersecting portion, a transparent electrode for connection is formed across the intersecting portion, and the second transparent electrode 8b is completed.

  The first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b extend from the position detection region in the central display region A1 to the portion overlapping the light shielding layer 2, and the translucent substrate 1 on the lower side of the drawing. On the side, a wiring 9 that is opaque and visible is formed. In the drawing, the wiring 9 is schematically drawn only for the first transparent electrode 8a.

  Further, an overcoat layer 7c is formed on almost the entire second surface S2 of the translucent substrate 1 on which the wiring 9 is formed after the transparent electrode 8b is formed, and the first transparent electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b are formed. The surface on the back side as the front protective plate 10 for a display device including the surface of the transparent electrode 8b is protected from scratches. However, although not shown, the overcoat layer 7c does not form a portion where the wiring 9 is connected to the control circuit via a flexible printed wiring board (FPC), and the wiring 9 is exposed.

In the present embodiment, the wiring 9 provided in the periphery of the central position detection region as the touch panel, which is opaque and visible, is applied to the display device by being provided in a region overlapping the light shielding layer 2 in plan view. The appearance will not be damaged.
Moreover, the light-shielding layer 2 is a decorative layer that expresses a design that expresses a white color while ensuring light-shielding properties. In the manufacture of the film 10, the yellowing due to the heat treatment when forming the transparent electrode 8, or the overcoat layers 7a, 7b, 7c and the like is less noticeable.
Furthermore, it also has a touch panel function, which is effective for reducing the number of parts and reducing the weight.

[White resin layer 3]
In the present embodiment, the resin component of the white resin layer 3 is yellowed. That is, the resin component of the resin binder made of a cured product of the curable resin included in the white resin layer 3 is yellowed with a transparent uncolored color before curing.

[Overcoat layers 7a, 7b, 7c]
For the overcoat layers 7a, 7b, and 7c, a transparent resin, which is also preferably a curable resin from the viewpoint of heat resistance, can be used, for example, an epoxy resin, an acrylic resin, a polyimide resin, and the like. For example, a thermosetting epoxy resin or the like can be used. The overcoat layers 7a, 7b, and 7c can be formed by the same coating method as that for the light shielding layer 2.
Moreover, as the curable resin, the photosensitive resin described in the white resin layer 3 can be used. In the case of a photosensitive resin, a photolithography method can be used when partially forming.

[Transparent electrode 8]
The transparent electrode 8 is patterned with a transparent conductor thin film such as ITO (Indium Tin Oxide), IZO (Indium Zinc Oxide), AZO (Aluminum Zinc Oxide), etc. Can be used.

[Wiring 9]
For the wiring 9, for example, a metal (including alloys thereof) such as silver, gold, copper, chromium, platinum, aluminum, palladium, and molybdenum can be used. For example, a metal layer of an alloy (also referred to as APC) made of silver, palladium, and copper, which is formed by sputtering and then patterned by photolithography, can be used.

[Production method]
Each layer constituting the front protective plate 10 for a display device of the present embodiment is formed as follows, for example. First, the white resin layer 3 is patterned on the second surface S2 of the translucent substrate 1 to form the light shielding layer 2 having a predetermined pattern.
Next, after the overcoat layer 7a is formed on the entire surface on the side where the light shielding layer 2 is formed, the wiring 9 is patterned on the portion of the light shielding layer 2, and then the first transparent as the transparent electrode 8 is formed. The entire electrode 8a and the second transparent electrode 8b where the intersecting portion is cut off and missing are simultaneously patterned on the same surface.
Next, an overcoat layer 7b is patterned at the intersection, and the remaining defective portion of the second transparent electrode 8b is patterned across the overcoat layer 7b to form the entire second transparent electrode 8b. To complete. Finally, by forming the overcoat layer 7c on the entire surface, the front protective plate 10 for a display device integrated with a touch panel function is created.

[Deformation]
The front protective plate 10 for a display device of the present invention can take other forms other than the above-described forms. Some of these will be described below.

[Combination of color pigment and fluorescent brightener as yellowing correction compound]
In the present invention, a color pigment as a yellowing correction compound and an optical brightener as a yellowing correction compound may be used in combination. By using a color pigment as a yellowing correction compound in combination with a fluorescent brightening agent, it becomes easy to cope with various colors, and the amount of expensive fluorescent brightening agent used can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. .

[Multi-layer white resin layer 3]
In the above-described embodiment, the white resin layer 3 is formed as a so-called “solid layer” in which the film thickness is constant over the entire opaque region A2. Such a white resin layer 3 may have a single layer structure or a multilayer structure of two or more layers.
When the white resin layer 3 has a multi-layer structure, each layer may be the same color or may represent a whited white color by all layers including layers of different colors.

[Backing layer 4]
In the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the light shielding layer 2 may be provided with a backing layer 4 on the back side of the white resin layer 3. That is, the light shielding layer 2 is composed of the white resin layer 3 and the backing layer 4 in order from the translucent substrate 1 side.
The backing layer 4 can be provided as a layer for supplementing the light shielding property when the white resin layer 3 alone is insufficient in the light shielding property. As the backing layer 4, for example, a black layer or a reflective layer can be used. The black layer absorbs light to improve the light shielding property, and the reflective layer reflects light to improve the light shielding property. As the black layer, for example, a black resin layer containing a black pigment in a resin binder can be used. As the reflective layer, for example, a metal reflective layer made of a metal thin film containing silver, aluminum, or the like can be used.

[C] Display device:
The display device according to the present invention is a display device including a display device front protective plate 10 in which the touch panel function described above is integrated, and a display panel.
That is, the display device according to the present invention is configured to include the display device front protective plate 10 having the above-described transparent electrode 8 for touch panel and opaque wiring 9 and the display panel.

  The display device front protective plate 10 included in the display device 100 is obtained by integrating part or all of the touch panel function. The “part” includes at least the transparent electrode 8 for position detection and the wiring 9. When using the display device front protective plate 10 in which all the functions of the touch panel are integrated, it is not necessary to provide the independent touch panel 20, and at least the display device front protective plate 10 and the display panel 30 are provided. The display device is configured. In this form, the wiring, connector, control circuit, and the like on the outer periphery of the display panel 30 can be hidden.

FIG. 8 shows an embodiment of a display device according to the present invention. A display device 100 shown in the figure includes a display device front protective plate 10 and a display panel 30 in order from the front side on the viewer V side above the drawing. ing.
In the present embodiment, the display device front protective plate 10 is the display device front protective plate 10 of the second embodiment described above. More specifically, the display device front protective plate 10 includes at least the transparent electrode 8 and the wiring 9 as a function of the touch panel 20. The overcoat layers 7a, 7b and 7c are also provided. As elements of the touch panel 20, the wiring 9 and the transparent electrode 8 are schematically illustrated.

The touch panel 20 is typically a projected capacitive touch panel capable of multi-touch (multi-point simultaneous input), but in the present invention, in addition to this, a surface capacitive touch panel, a resistive film Any of various known position detection touch panels that require a transparent electrode, such as a method, an electromagnetic induction method, or the like may be used.
In order to function as a touch panel, the touch panel 20 has some opaque components such as a control circuit and a connector for electrically connecting them in addition to the wiring 9 on the outer periphery of the central position detection region. These opaque components are in a positional relationship such that they overlap with the light shielding layer 2 in the opaque region A2 of the front protective plate 10 for display device in a plan view and are hidden. For this reason, opaque components such as the wiring 9 can be prevented from deteriorating the appearance of the display device 100.

  The display panel 30 is typically a liquid crystal display panel or an electroluminescence (EL) panel, but may be an electronic paper panel, a display device using a cathode ray tube, or various known display panels.

By using the display device 100 configured as described above, the display content itself that is present in the outer periphery of the position detection region of the touch panel 20 or the outer periphery of the display region of the display panel 30 is unnecessary. Various components such as wiring, connectors, and control circuits can be hidden to prevent the appearance from being damaged.
In addition, the white color expressed by the white resin layer 3 in the light shielding layer 2 makes the yellowing of the front protective plate 10 for display devices inconspicuous, and a product with high designability is possible.

[Deformation as display device]
The display device 100 of the present invention can take other forms besides the above-described form. Some of these will be described below.

[Front protective plate 10 for display device with integrated touch panel function]
A structure in which a transparent electrode 8 for a touch panel to be integrated is composed of two layers of a first transparent electrode 8a and a second transparent electrode 8b that are insulated from each other, and these two layers are formed on different substrates. In such a case, one of these substrates is also used as the translucent substrate 1 of the front protective plate 10 for a display device, so that it is integrated with one transparent electrode, and the other transparent electrode and substrate are combined. The display device 100 can be configured by being incorporated as a touch panel constituent member separate from the front protection plate 10 for the display device and the display panel 30. What is necessary is just to select the structure suitable for various conditions, such as the manufacturing equipment which can be used, an assembly process, as what structure the front surface protection plate 10 for display apparatuses and a touch panel function are integrated.

  Even in such a configuration, since the touch panel function is integrated, the number of parts is reduced, the number of assembling steps is reduced, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, yellowing is hardly noticeable, and a product with high designability is possible.

[Interposition of resin layer such as adhesive sheet]
In the display device 100 according to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 8, the display device front protection plate 10 and the display panel 30 have a structure having a gap and an air layer. In the present invention, Between the front protective plate 10 for display device and the display panel 30, the space between the constituent members may be filled with a resin layer such as an adhesive layer.

For the resin layer, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, a solidified layer of the applied resin liquid, or the like can be used.
As the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, an optical grade sheet excellent in transparency is preferable, and as such a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive, a polyester-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, an epoxy-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, a silicone-based pressure-sensitive adhesive, or the like is used. Can be used.

[D] Application:
Applications of the display device front protective plate 10 and the display device 100 according to the present invention are not particularly limited. For example, a mobile phone such as a smartphone, a portable information terminal such as a tablet PC, a personal computer, a car navigation system, a digital camera, an electronic notebook, a game machine, an automatic ticket vending machine, an ATM terminal, a POS terminal, and the like.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Translucent board | substrate 2 Light shielding layer 3 White resin layer 4 Backing layer 5 (Conventional) light shielding layer 6 Visible information 6L Visible information formation layer 7a, 7b, 7c Overcoat layer 8 Transparent electrode 8a First transparent electrode 8b First 2 transparent electrodes 9 wiring 10 front protective plate for display device 20 touch panel 30 display panel 40 conventional front protective plate for display device 100 display device 200 conventional display device A1 display region A2 opaque region Bk black layer S1 first surface S2 Second side V Observer

Claims (6)

A front protective plate for a display device having a central display area and an opaque area that is provided on the outer periphery of the display area and shields visible light,
A light-transmitting substrate, and a light-shielding layer provided in the opaque region on any one of a first surface of the light-transmitting substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface; Have
The light-shielding layer has a white color by having a white resin layer,
The white resin layer includes at least a white pigment and a yellowing correction compound that corrects a color change caused by yellowing so as to be close to the original color in a resin binder made of a cured product of a curable resin. ,
Front protective plate for display devices.   The front protective plate for a display device according to claim 1, wherein the yellowing correction compound is a fluorescent brightening agent.   The front protective plate for a display device according to claim 1, wherein the yellowing correction compound is a color pigment. On the one surface of the translucent substrate on which the light shielding layer is formed, a transparent electrode for position detection of a touch panel is further formed, and the opaque region having the light shielding layer from the display region An opaque wiring electrically connected at the portion of the light shielding layer is formed on the portion of the light shielding layer with respect to the transparent electrode extending to the portion of
The resin binder contained in the white resin layer is yellowed,
The front protective plate for a display device according to claim 1.   A display device comprising: a front protective plate for a display device that also has a transparent electrode for touch panel and opaque wiring according to claim 4; and a display panel.   The display device according to claim 5, wherein the display panel is a liquid crystal panel or an electroluminescent panel.

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