JP4953575B2 - Coating composition, optical film, polarizing plate and image display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aliphatic fluoro group-coating composition able to satisfy reduction of uneven drying and blowing without bringing uneven coating to be worse. <P>SOLUTION: The coating composition contains at least one species of a repeating unit derived from an aliphatic fluoro group-containing monomer expressed by general formula [1] (wherein R<SP>0</SP>expresses H, a halogen atom or methyl; L expresses a divalent bond group; n expresses 1-18 integer) and a repeating unit derived from a monomer expressed by general formula [2] (wherein R<SP>1</SP>expresses H, a halogen or methyl; L<SP>1</SP>expresses a single bond or a divalent bond, when expressing the divalent bond, it bonds to Y through a hetero atom; Y expresses a cyclic group). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&amp;NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a coating composition, an optical film, a polarizing plate, and an image display device using them.

  In recent years, development of materials using various coating methods has progressed, and in particular, thin layer coating technology of several μm to several tens of nm level is necessary for optical films, printing, photolithography, etc., and the required coating accuracy is also high It has become higher as the film thickness is reduced, the substrate size is increased, and the coating speed is increased. Particularly in the production of optical films, the control of the film thickness is a very important point that affects the optical performance, and there is an increasing demand for a technique capable of realizing a high coating speed while maintaining high accuracy.

  In general, an antireflection film is used in a display device such as a cathode ray tube display (CRT), a plasma display (PDP), an electroluminescence display (ELD), or a liquid crystal display (LCD), and causes a decrease in contrast due to reflection of external light. In order to prevent reflection of light, it is arranged on the outermost surface of the display so as to reduce the reflectance by using the principle of optical interference.

In recent years, with the widespread use of these display devices, in particular, display devices that are thinner in depth than conventional CRTs and have a large display area, display devices with higher definition and higher quality have been required. Accordingly, the surface uniformity of the antireflection film is strongly demanded. The term “planar uniformity” as used herein means that variations in optical properties typified by antireflection performance and variations in film properties such as scratch resistance are not within the entire display portion.
As an antireflection film production method, there is an inorganic vapor deposition method in which an antiglare antireflection film excellent in gas barrier property, antiglare property, and antireflection property using a silicon oxide film by CVD is described in Patent Document 1. Although mentioned, the manufacturing method of the antireflection film by all wet application is advantageous from the viewpoint of mass productivity.

  However, while all wet coating using a solvent is very advantageous from the viewpoint of productivity, it is very difficult to keep the solvent dry immediately after coating, and surface unevenness tends to occur. The term “planar unevenness” as used herein refers to drying unevenness caused by a difference in solvent drying speed, wind unevenness that is thickness unevenness caused by drying air, coating unevenness generated in a coating portion, and the like. In order to improve productivity in all wet coating, it is an essential technique to increase the coating speed. However, if the coating speed is simply increased, the wind speed of the drying wind is also relatively increased, and the wind unevenness is aggravated by the influence of the accompanying wind accompanying the high-speed movement of the support. Also, the coated part becomes more unstable, and the coating unevenness often deteriorates. Thus, conventionally, in order to obtain an antireflection film with suppressed variations in optical performance and film physical properties, the coating speed could not be increased too much.

In order to reduce unevenness during drying, it is known that improving leveling is effective. As one means for improving the leveling property, a method of adding a surfactant to the coating composition has been proposed. Adding a surfactant to the coating reduces surface tension and improves wetting of the coating, and reduces or reduces the change in surface tension during the coating process to prevent thermal convection and make the film uniform This is based on a mechanism of improving the property (see Non-Patent Document 1). The optimum surface active species varies depending on the compatibility with the solvent, resin, and various additives in the target coating composition, but when coated with a solvent, it is soluble in the solvent and has the best surface tension reducing ability. It is effective to use a high fluorosurfactant.
In general, a fluorosurfactant has a fluoroaliphatic group for realizing a surface tension reducing function and an affinity for various compositions such as coatings and molding materials when the activator is used as an additive. It consists of a compound having an amphiphilic group contributing to the same in the same molecule. Such a compound is obtained by copolymerizing a monomer having a fluoroaliphatic group and a monomer having a philic group.
Typical examples of the monomer having an amphiphilic group copolymerized with a monomer having a fluoroaliphatic group include poly (oxyalkylene) acrylate and poly (oxyalkylene) methacrylate. In addition, there is a report of an antireflection film that achieves both improved wind unevenness and scratch resistance by using the ω-H type fluoropolymer surfactant described in Patent Document 2.

However, when a conventional fluorosurfactant is used, drying unevenness and wind unevenness are improved, but there is a problem that coating unevenness occurs and the quality of the applied antireflection film is lowered.
JP 7-333404 A JP 2004-331812 A The latest technology of coating additives, supervised by Haruo Kiryu, CMC, 2001

The purpose of the present invention is to
(1) To provide a coating composition containing a fluoroaliphatic group-containing polymer capable of reducing drying unevenness and wind unevenness and not deteriorating coating unevenness;
(2) providing an optical film having high planar uniformity;
(3) providing an optical film useful as an antireflection film having high surface uniformity and sufficient antireflection ability; and (4) a polarizing plate having good display quality using such an optical film. And providing display devices,
It is in.

  The present inventors have described the structure of a fluoroaliphatic group in a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer that is a constituent of a fluorosurfactant, and a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer and a fluoroaliphatic group-free monomer in a fluorosurfactant As a result of careful examination of the composition of the above, the use of a fluorosurfactant containing a fluoroaliphatic group-free monomer having a cyclic hydrocarbon and a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer having a specific structure results in drying that occurs during coating. It has been found that it is possible to obtain a composition that reduces unevenness and wind unevenness and does not deteriorate coating unevenness.

（一般式［１］において、Ｒ⁰は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌは２価の連結基を表し、ｎは１以上１８以下の整数を表す。） That is, the present invention has been achieved by the following means.
(1) A coating composition containing at least one of a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below;
(I) Fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [1] (ii) Monomer represented by the following general formula [2]

(In the general formula [1], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L represents a divalent linking group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 18)

（一般式［２］において、Ｒ¹は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌ¹は単結合又は２価の連結基を表すが、２価の連結基を表す場合は、ヘテロ原子でＹと結合する。Ｙは環状基を表す）。

(In the general formula [2], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, and L ¹ represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Y is bonded to Y. Y represents a cyclic group).

（一般式［３］において、Ｒ⁰は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｘは酸素原子、硫黄原子または‐Ｎ（Ｒ）‐を表し、ｍは１以上６以下の整数、ｎは１以上１８以下の整数を表す。ここで、Ｒは水素原子または置換基を有しても良い炭素数１以上８以下のアルキル基を表す。） (2) The coating composition according to (1), wherein the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] is represented by the following general formula [3].

(In the general formula [3], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R) —, m is an integer of 1-6, and n is And represents an integer of 1 to 18. Here, R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.

（一般式［４］において、Ｒ²は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌ²は２価の連結基を表し、ｎは１以上６以下の整数を表す。）。 (3) A coating composition containing at least one of a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below;
(I) Fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [4] (ii) Monomer represented by the general formula [2]

(In the general formula [4], R ² represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L ² represents a divalent linking group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6).

（一般式［５］においてＲ³は水素原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｘは酸素原子、イオウ原子または−Ｎ（Ｒ）−を表し、ｍは１以上６以下の整数、ｎは１以上６以下の整数を表し、Ｒは水素原子または置換基を有しても良い炭素数１以上８以下のアルキル基を表す。） (4) The coating composition according to (3), wherein the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4] is represented by the following general formula [5].

(In the general formula [5], R ³ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R) —, m is an integer of 1 to 6 and n is 1 to 6) And R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.)

（一般式［６］において、Ｒ¹は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌ²は酸素原子、窒素原子及びイオウ原子のいずれかを含んでいる２価の連結基を表し、ヘテロ原子でＺと結合する。Ｚは脂環式の環状基を表す。） (5) A coating composition containing at least one of a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below;
(I) A fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] (ii) A fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4].
(6) The coating composition according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the monomer represented by the general formula [2] is represented by the following general formula [6].

(In General Formula [6], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L ² represents a divalent linking group containing any one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, and a heteroatom. To Z. Z represents an alicyclic cyclic group.)

（一般式［７］において、Ｒ¹は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｘ¹は酸素原子、イオウ原子または‐Ｎ（Ｒ²）‐を表し、Ｚ¹は脂環式の縮合環基を表す。ここで、Ｒ²は水素原子または置換基を有してもよい炭素数１以上８以下のアルキル基を表す。） (7) The coating composition according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the monomer represented by the general formula [2] is represented by the following general formula [7].

(In the general formula [7], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, X ¹ represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R ² ) —, and Z ¹ represents an alicyclic fused ring. Wherein R ² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.)

(8) An optical film produced by coating at least one coating composition of any one of (1) to (7) on a transparent support.
(9) The optical film of (8), which is an antireflection film.
(10) A polarizing plate having a polarizing film and the optical film of (8) or (9) on at least one surface of the polarizing film.
(11) A polarizing plate having a polarizing film, an optical film of (8) or (9) on one surface of the polarizing film, and an optical compensation film having optical anisotropy on the other surface.
(12) An image display device in which the optical film of (8) or (9) or the polarizing plate of (10) or (11) is disposed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the coating composition which can reduce a drying nonuniformity and a wind nonuniformity can be provided, without worsening a coating nonuniformity. Moreover, according to this invention, an optical film useful as an optical film with high planar uniformity, especially an antireflection film which has sufficient antireflection ability can be provided. Furthermore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a polarizing plate and a display device with good display quality using such an optical film.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a composition, a coating composition, an antireflection film, a method for producing an antireflection film, a polarizing plate using the antireflection film, and an image display apparatus using the composition according to the present invention according to the accompanying drawings It explains in detail about.

（一般式［１］において、Ｒ⁰は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌは２価の連結基を表し、ｎは１以上１８以下の整数を表す。）

（一般式［２］において、Ｒ¹は水素原子、ハロゲン原子またはメチル基を表し、Ｌ¹は単結合又は２価の連結基を表すが、２価の連結基を表す場合はヘテロ原子でＹと結合する。Ｙは環状基を表す）。 First, the coating composition of the present invention will be described. The coating composition of the present invention is characterized by containing at least one copolymer having a fluoroaliphatic group (sometimes abbreviated as “fluorine polymer”). Hereinafter, various aspects of the present invention will be described.
A first aspect of the present invention relates to a coating composition containing at least one of a fluorine-containing polymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below.
(I) Fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [1] (ii) Monomer represented by the following general formula [2]

(In the general formula [1], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L represents a divalent linking group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 18)

(In the general formula [2], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, and L ¹ represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. And Y represents a cyclic group).

In the general formula [2], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. L ¹ represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, and when it represents a divalent linking group, it is bonded to Y through a hetero atom. L ¹ is preferably a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a nitrogen atom. In the case Y is a phenyl group, L ¹ is also preferred a single bond. Y represents a cyclic group, and the cyclic group may be an alicyclic cyclic group or an aromatic cyclic group. The cyclic group may be a heterocyclic group containing a hetero atom. The cyclic group is preferably an alicyclic cyclic group, and more preferably an alicyclic condensed ring group. The alicyclic here refers to a carbocyclic group having a structure in which carbon atoms are bonded in a ring, and does not exhibit aromaticity, and the condensed ring group is an organic group having a cyclic structure. Two or more rings are bonded by sharing two or more atoms (Chemical Dictionary, Kyoritsu Shuppan Co., Ltd.). Examples of the cyclic group include homocyclic ring groups such as a cyclohexane ring, a benzene ring, and a naphthalene ring; and heterocyclic ring groups such as an epoxy ring, a thiophene ring, and a pyrrole ring. In the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer, two or more types of polymer units of the monomer represented by the general formula [2] may be contained as a constituent unit.

  Among the monomers represented by the general formula [2], a monomer represented by the following general formula [6] is preferable.

In said formula [6], R < ¹ > represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a methyl group, and a hydrogen atom or a methyl group is preferable. L ² represents a divalent linking group containing any one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, and is bonded to Z by a hetero atom. As the divalent linking group, —COO—, —COS—, —CON (R ⁵ ) —, and the like are preferable. Here, R ⁵ represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

  Z represents an alicyclic cyclic group, and the alicyclic cyclic group may be a monocyclic cyclic group such as a cyclohexyl group or a polycyclic cyclic group such as a bicyclohexyl group. In addition, two or more types of polymer units of the monomer represented by the general formula [6] may be included as a constituent unit in the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer.

Among the monomers represented by the general formula [2], a monomer represented by the following general formula [7] is also preferable.

In the general formula [7], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. X ¹ represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R ² ) —, preferably an oxygen atom. Here, R ² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Z ¹ represents a cyclic group of an alicyclic condensed ring, and an adamantyl group, norbornyl group, etc. are preferably used. In addition, two or more kinds of polymerization units of the monomer represented by the general formula [7] may be included as a structural unit in the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer.

  Although the example of the more specific monomer of the monomer represented by the said General formula [2], General formula [6], or General formula [7] is given below, it is not this limitation.

Next, the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] will be described.

In the general formula [1], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. L represents a divalent linking group, and a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a nitrogen atom is preferred. n represents an integer of 1 to 18, more preferably 4 to 12, still more preferably 6 to 8, and most preferably 6.
Further, two or more kinds of polymer units of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] may be included in the fluorine-based polymer as structural units.

Among the monomers represented by the general formula [1], monomers represented by the following general formula [3] are preferable.

In the general formula [3], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R ² ) —, more preferably an oxygen atom or —N (R ² ) —, and still more preferably an oxygen atom. R ² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and still more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. m represents an integer of 1 to 6, more preferably 1 to 3, and still more preferably 1. n represents an integer of 1 to 18, more preferably 4 to 12, still more preferably 6 to 8, and most preferably 6.
Further, two or more kinds of polymer units of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [3] may be included in the fluorine-based polymer as structural units.

Specific examples of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] or [3] are shown below, but are not limited thereto.

The second embodiment of the present invention contains at least one of a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below. The present invention relates to a coating composition.
(I) Fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [4] (ii) Monomer represented by the general formula [2]

In the general formula [4], R ² represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, and more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. L ² represents a divalent linking group, and a divalent linking group containing an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a nitrogen atom is preferred. n represents an integer of 1 or more and 6 or less, more preferably 4 to 6, and still more preferably 6.
Two or more kinds of polymer units of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4] may be included as a structural unit in the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer.

Among the monomers represented by the general formula [4], monomers represented by the following general formula [5] are preferable.

In the general formula [5], R ³ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R ² ) —, more preferably an oxygen atom or —N (R ² ) —, and still more preferably an oxygen atom. R ² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, more preferably a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and still more preferably a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. m represents an integer of 1 to 6, more preferably 1 to 3, and still more preferably 1. n represents an integer of 1 or more and 6 or less, more preferably 4 to 6, and still more preferably 6.
Two or more kinds of polymer units of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [5] may be contained as a structural unit in the fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer.

  Although the example of the more specific monomer of the fluoro aliphatic group containing monomer represented by General formula [4] or [5] is given below, it is not this limitation.

  Moreover, the preferable range of the monomer represented by the general formula [2] in this embodiment is the same as the preferable range in the first embodiment, and specific examples thereof are also the same.

The third aspect of the present invention provides at least one of a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below. It is related with the coating composition to contain.
(I) A fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] (ii) A fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4].
The preferred ranges of the monomers represented by the general formulas [1] and [4] in this embodiment are the same as the respective preferred ranges in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and specific examples thereof are also the same. is there. In this embodiment, it is preferable that the fluoropolymer further contains at least one repeating unit derived from the monomer represented by the general formula [2].

It is also industrially advantageous that the fluoroaliphatic group according to the present invention is a more environmentally safe substance in a fluorine-based polymer having a hydrogen atom at the end and a fluorine atom at the end and a short fluoroalkyl chain length of C ₆ or less. You can say that.

The fluorine-based polymer used in the present invention may be a copolymer with other types of copolymerizable monomers. Other types of such copolymerizable monomers include Polymer Handbook 2nd ed. , J .; Brandrup, Wiley interscience (1975) Chapter 2 Pages 1-483 can be used.
For example, a compound having one addition polymerizable unsaturated bond selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, acrylic esters, methacrylic esters, acrylamides, methacrylamides, allyl compounds, vinyl ethers, vinyl esters, etc. I can give you.

Specifically, the following monomers can be mentioned.
Acrylic esters:
Methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, propyl acrylate, chloroethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, trimethylolpropane monoacrylate, benzyl acrylate, methoxybenzyl acrylate, furfuryl acrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl acrylate, etc.
Methacrylic acid esters:
Methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, chloroethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropane monomethacrylate, benzyl methacrylate, methoxybenzyl methacrylate, furfuryl methacrylate, tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, etc.

Acrylamides:
Acrylamide, N-alkyl acrylamide (alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, for example, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group), N, N-dialkyl acrylamide (alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms), N-hydroxyethyl-N-methylacrylamide, N-2-acetamidoethyl-N-acetylacrylamide and the like.
Methacrylamides:
Methacrylamide, N-alkylmethacrylamide (alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl group), N, N-dialkylmethacrylamide (alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms) ), N-hydroxyethyl-N-methylmethacrylamide, N-2-acetamidoethyl-N-acetylmethacrylamide and the like.
Allyl compounds:
Allyl esters (eg, allyl acetate, allyl caproate, allyl caprylate, allyl laurate, allyl palmitate, allyl stearate, allyl benzoate, allyl acetoacetate, allyl lactate, etc.), allyloxyethanol, etc.

Vinyl ethers:
Alkyl vinyl ethers (eg hexyl vinyl ether, octyl vinyl ether, decyl vinyl ether, ethyl hexyl vinyl ether, methoxyethyl vinyl ether, ethoxyethyl vinyl ether, chloroethyl vinyl ether, 1-methyl-2,2-dimethylpropyl vinyl ether, 2-ethylbutyl vinyl ether, hydroxyethyl vinyl ether, Diethylene glycol vinyl ether, dimethylaminoethyl vinyl ether, diethylaminoethyl vinyl ether, butylaminoethyl vinyl ether, benzyl vinyl ether, tetrahydrofurfuryl vinyl ether, etc. Vinyl esters:
Vinyl butyrate, vinyl isobutyrate, vinyl trimethyl acetate, vinyl diethyl acetate, vinyl valerate, vinyl caproate, vinyl chloroacetate, vinyl dichloroacetate, vinyl methoxyacetate, vinyl butoxyacetate, vinyl lactate, vinyl-β-phenyl Butyrate, vinyl cyclohexyl carboxylate, etc.

Dialkyl itaconates:
Dimethyl itaconate, diethyl itaconate, dibutyl itaconate, etc.
Dialkyl or monoalkyl esters of fumaric acid:
Dibutyl fumarate, etc. Others, crotonic acid, itaconic acid, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile,
Maleronitrile, styrene, etc.

Amount of polymerized units of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by general formula [1], general formula [3], general formula [4] or general formula [5] constituting the fluoropolymer used in the present invention Is preferably 80% by mass or less, more preferably 60% by mass or less, and still more preferably 50% by mass or less, based on the total polymerization units constituting the fluoropolymer.
The amount of polymerized units of the monomer represented by the general formula [2], the general formula [6], or the general formula [7] preferably used in the present invention is 20 based on the total polymerized units constituting the fluoropolymer. The content is preferably at least mass%, more preferably at least 40 mass%, and even more preferably 50 mass%.

  The preferred mass average molecular weight of the fluoroaliphatic group-containing polymer used in the present invention is preferably 3000 to 100,000, more preferably 6000 to 80,000, and still more preferably 8,000 to 60,000.

  Here, the mass average molecular weight and the molecular weight are converted into polystyrene by GTH analyzer using a column of TSKgel GMHxL, TSKgel G4000HxL, TSKgel G2000HxL (both trade names manufactured by Tosoh Corporation), and solvent THF and differential refractometer detection. Is the molecular weight.

  The fluoropolymer of the present invention can be produced by a known and conventional method. For example, the above-mentioned monomers such as (meth) acrylate having a fluoroaliphatic group and (meth) acrylate having a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group are added to a general-purpose radical polymerization initiator in an organic solvent. Can be produced by polymerization. Alternatively, other addition-polymerizable unsaturated compounds can be added in the same manner as described above in some cases. Depending on the polymerizability of each monomer, a dropping polymerization method in which a monomer and an initiator are added dropwise to a reaction vessel is also effective for obtaining a polymer having a uniform composition.

  Hereinafter, examples of specific structures of the fluorine-based polymer according to the present invention are shown, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In addition, the number in a formula shows the mass ratio of each monomer component. Mw represents a mass average molecular weight.

The coating composition of the present invention contains at least one of the above-described fluorine-based polymers.
The amount of the fluoropolymer added in the composition is preferably 0.001% by mass to 5.0% by mass, and more preferably 0.01% by mass to 1.0% by mass. Further, the proportion of the fluorine atom mass of the fluoropolymer in the composition is preferably 0.0003 mass% to 3.0 mass%, more preferably 0.003 mass% to 0.6 mass%. is there.
The composition preferably has a water content of 30% by mass or less, more preferably 10% by mass or less, from the viewpoint of improving the surface shape.

The composition of the present invention can contain necessary components such as a binder, an inorganic filler, and a dispersion stabilizer depending on applications. One or more coating compositions can be coated on a support to form one or more functional layers, for example, an antireflection film or a polarizing plate.
The coating composition of this invention can be used for preparation of an optical film. By using the coating composition of the present invention, an optical film having a uniform planar shape can be produced. Hereinafter, embodiments in which the coating composition of the present invention is used to produce an antireflection film will be described.

[Layer structure of antireflection film]
1 to 7 are schematic cross-sectional views showing examples of the layer structure of an antireflection film produced using the coating composition of the present invention.
The antireflection film of FIG. 1 is composed of a transparent support (1), a hard coat layer (2), a medium refractive index layer (3), a high refractive index layer (4), and a low refractive index layer (5) in this order. It has a configuration. The coating composition of this invention can be used for formation of any layer of (2)-(5). Especially, it is preferable to use for formation of a hard-coat layer.

  The antireflection film in FIG. 2 is an antireflection film in which a low refractive index layer (5) is laminated as a refractive index layer on a transparent support (1). 3 is an antireflection film having a structure in which a hard coat layer (2) is formed between the transparent support (1) and the low refractive index layer (5).

  The antireflection film in FIG. 4 is an antireflection film in which a transparent support (1), a high refractive index layer (4) and a low refractive index layer (5) are laminated. Further, the antireflection film of FIG. 5 is formed by applying a hard coat layer (2) on a transparent support (1), on which a high refractive index layer (4) and a low refractive index layer (5). It is the antireflection film which laminated | stacked.

  6 and 7 show examples of the structure of the antireflection film in which the hard coat layer (2) has antiglare properties, and FIG. 6 shows the anti-reflection by dispersing matte particles in the hard coat layer (2). FIG. 7 shows an example in which antiglare property is imparted to the hard coat layer (2) by surface shaping by a method such as embossing.

Next, materials used for forming each layer of the antireflection film will be described.
[Base film (support)]
As the transparent support used in the antireflection film of the present invention, it is preferable to use a plastic film. Examples of plastic film materials include cellulose esters (eg, triacetyl cellulose, diacetyl cellulose, propionyl cellulose, butyryl cellulose, acetyl propionyl cellulose, nitrocellulose), polyamides, polycarbonates, polyesters (eg, polyethylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate). , Poly-1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene terephthalate, polyethylene-1,2-diphenoxyethane-4,4′-dicarboxylate, polybutylene terephthalate), polystyrene (eg, syndiotactic polystyrene), polyolefin (eg, Polypropylene, polyethylene, polymethylpentene), polysulfone, polyethersulfone, polyarylate, polyetherimide, polymethylmethene Tacrylate and polyether ketone are included. In particular, when the antireflection film of the present invention is used as one side of a surface protective film of a polarizing plate for use in a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device or the like, triacetyl cellulose is preferably used. As the triacetyl cellulose film, a known film such as TAC-TD80U (manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) or a film disclosed in the public technical report number 2001-1745 is preferably used. In addition, polyethylene terephthalate or polyethylene naphthalate is preferable when it is used by being bonded to a glass substrate or the like for use in a flat CRT or PDP. The light transmittance of the transparent support is preferably 80% or more, and more preferably 86% or more. The haze of the transparent support is preferably 2.0% or less, and more preferably 1.0% or less. The refractive index of the transparent support is preferably 1.4 to 1.7. 30-150 micrometers is preferable and, as for the thickness of the transparent support body of this invention, 40-120 micrometers is more preferable.

[Hard coat layer]
Next, the hard coat layer will be described below.
The hard coat layer is a binder for imparting hard coat properties, matte particles for imparting anti-glare properties, and an inorganic filler for increasing the refractive index, preventing cross-linking shrinkage and increasing strength, and for initiating the reaction. Consists of additives such as initiators, surfactants, thixotropic agents, antistatic agents, and the like. Therefore, when forming a hard-coat layer from the coating composition of this invention, these agents are added to a coating composition with the said fluorine-type polymer.
The binder is preferably a polymer having a saturated hydrocarbon chain or a polyether chain as the main chain, and more preferably a polymer having a saturated hydrocarbon chain as the main chain.
The binder polymer preferably has a crosslinked structure. As the binder polymer having a saturated hydrocarbon chain as a main chain, a polymer of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer is preferable. As the binder polymer having a saturated hydrocarbon chain as the main chain and having a crosslinked structure, a (co) polymer of monomers having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups is preferable.
In order to obtain a high refractive index, the monomer structure preferably contains an aromatic ring or at least one atom selected from halogen atoms other than fluorine, sulfur atoms, phosphorus atoms, and nitrogen atoms.

  Examples of the monomer having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups include esters of polyhydric alcohol and (meth) acrylic acid (eg, ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediacrylate, pentaerythritol tetra ( (Meth) acrylate), pentaerythritol tri (meth) acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, trimethylolethane tri (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol tetra (meth) acrylate, dipentaerythritol penta (meth) acrylate, di Pentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, pentaerythritol hexa (meth) acrylate, 1,2,3-cyclohexanetetramethacrylate, polyurethane polyacrylate, polyester polymer Acrylate), vinylbenzene and its derivatives (eg, 1,4-divinylbenzene, 4-vinylbenzoic acid-2-acryloylethyl ester, 1,4-divinylcyclohexanone), vinylsulfone (eg, divinylsulfone), acrylamide (eg, , Methylenebisacrylamide) and methacrylamide. Two or more of these monomers may be used in combination.

  Specific examples of the high refractive index monomer include bis (4-methacryloylthiophenyl) sulfide, vinyl naphthalene, vinyl phenyl sulfide, 4-methacryloxyphenyl-4′-methoxyphenyl thioether, and the like. Two or more of these monomers may be used in combination.

Polymerization of the monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group can be performed by irradiation with ionizing radiation or heating in the presence of a photo radical initiator or a thermal radical initiator.
Accordingly, a coating liquid containing a monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated group, a photo radical initiator or a thermal radical initiator, mat particles, and an inorganic filler is prepared, and the coating liquid is applied on a transparent support and then ionizing radiation or heat is applied. The antireflection film can be formed by curing by the polymerization reaction.

Photo radical polymerization initiators include acetophenones, benzoins, benzophenones, phosphine oxides, ketals, anthraquinones, thioxanthones, azo compounds, peroxides, 2,3-dialkyldione compounds, disulfide compounds And fluoroamine compounds and aromatic sulfoniums. Examples of acetophenones include 2,2-diethoxyacetophenone, p-dimethylacetophenone, 1-hydroxydimethylphenyl ketone, 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone, 2-methyl-4-methylthio-2-morpholinopropiophenone and 2 -Benzyl-2-dimethylamino-1- (4-morpholinophenyl) -butanone is included. Examples of benzoins include benzoin benzene sulfonate, benzoin toluene sulfonate, benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether and benzoin isopropyl ether. Examples of the benzophenones include benzophenone, 2,4-dichlorobenzophenone, 4,4-dichlorobenzophenone and p-chlorobenzophenone. Examples of phosphine oxides include 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyldiphenylphosphine oxide.
Various examples are described in the latest UV curing technology (P.159, issuer; Kazuhiro Takashiro, publisher; Technical Information Association, Inc., published in 1991), which is useful for the present invention.
As a commercially available photocleavable photoradical polymerization initiator, trade name “Irgacure (651, 184, 907)” manufactured by Ciba Geigy Co., Ltd. is a preferred example.
It is preferable to use a photoinitiator in the range of 0.1-15 mass parts with respect to 100 mass parts of polyfunctional monomers, More preferably, it is the range of 1-10 mass parts.
In addition to the photopolymerization initiator, a photosensitizer may be used. Specific examples of the photosensitizer include n-butylamine, triethylamine, tri-n-butylphosphine, Michler's ketone and thioxanthone.

As the thermal radical initiator, organic or inorganic peroxides, organic azo, diazo compounds, and the like can be used.
Specifically, benzoyl peroxide, halogen benzoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, acetyl peroxide, dibutyl peroxide, cumene hydroperoxide, butyl hydroperoxide as organic peroxides, hydrogen peroxide, peroxides as inorganic peroxides. Ammonium sulfate, potassium persulfate, etc., 2-azo-bis-isobutyronitrile, 2-azo-bis-propionitrile, 2-azo-bis-cyclohexanedinitrile, etc. as diazo compounds, diazoaminobenzene, p -Nitrobenzenediazonium etc. can be mentioned.

The polymer having a polyether chain as the main chain is preferably a ring-opening polymer of a polyfunctional epoxy compound. The ring-opening polymerization of the polyfunctional epoxy compound can be performed by irradiation with ionizing radiation or heating in the presence of a photoacid generator or a thermal acid generator.
Accordingly, a coating liquid containing a polyfunctional epoxy compound, a photoacid generator or a thermal acid generator, matte particles and an inorganic filler is prepared, and the coating liquid is applied onto a transparent support and then subjected to a polymerization reaction by ionizing radiation or heat. Curing can form an antireflection film.

Instead of or in addition to a monomer having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, a monomer having a crosslinkable functional group is used to introduce a crosslinkable functional group into the polymer, and by reaction of this crosslinkable functional group, A crosslinked structure may be introduced into the binder polymer.
Examples of the crosslinkable functional group include isocyanate group, epoxy group, aziridine group, oxazoline group, aldehyde group, carbonyl group, hydrazine group, carboxyl group, methylol group and active methylene group. Vinylsulfonic acid, acid anhydride, cyanoacrylate derivative, melamine, etherified methylol, ester and urethane, and metal alkoxide such as tetramethoxysilane can also be used as a monomer for introducing a crosslinked structure. A functional group that exhibits crosslinkability as a result of the decomposition reaction, such as a block isocyanate group, may be used. That is, in the present invention, the crosslinkable functional group may not react immediately but may exhibit reactivity as a result of decomposition.
These binder polymers having a crosslinkable functional group can form a crosslinked structure by heating after coating.

For the purpose of imparting antiglare properties, the hard coat layer contains matte particles having an average particle size larger than that of filler particles of 1 to 10 μm, preferably 1.5 to 7.0 μm, such as inorganic compound particles or resin particles. The
Specific examples of the mat particles preferably include inorganic particles such as silica particles and TiO ₂ particles; resin particles such as crosslinked acrylic particles, crosslinked styrene particles, melamine resin particles, and benzoguanamine resin particles. Of these, crosslinked acrylic particles such as crosslinked polymethyl methacrylate and crosslinked styrene particles are preferred.

  Two or more kinds of mat particles having different particle diameters may be used in combination. It is possible to impart anti-glare properties with mat particles having a larger particle size and to impart other optical characteristics with mat particles having a smaller particle size. For example, when an antireflection film is attached to a high-definition display of 133 ppi or higher, optical performance called glare is required. This is due to the fact that the pixels are enlarged or reduced due to the unevenness present on the film surface and the uniformity of the display performance is lost, but this is 5 to 50% of the particle size than the matte particles that impart antiglare properties. It can be greatly improved by using together small mat particles.

  Furthermore, the particle size distribution of the mat particles is preferably monodispersed, and the particle size of all particles is preferably as close as possible. For example, when particles having a particle size different from the average particle size by 20% or more are defined as coarse particles, the ratio of the coarse particles is preferably 1% or less, more preferably 0.1% of the total number of particles. Or less, more preferably 0.01% or less. Matt particles having such a particle size distribution are obtained by classification after a normal synthesis reaction, and a matting agent having a more preferable distribution can be obtained by increasing the number of classifications or increasing the degree of classification.

The hard coat layer is made of an oxide of at least one metal selected from titanium, zirconium, aluminum, indium, zinc, tin, and antimony, in addition to the above mat particles, in order to increase the refractive index of the layer. Thus, it is preferable that an inorganic filler having an average particle size of 0.5 nm to 0.2 μm, preferably 1 nm to 0.1 μm, more preferably 1 nm to 0.06 μm or less is contained.
On the contrary, in order to keep the refractive index of the hard coat layer using the high refractive index mat particles for the purpose of increasing the difference in refractive index from the mat particles, it is also preferable to use an oxide of silicon. The preferred particle size is the same as that of the aforementioned inorganic filler.
Specific examples of the inorganic filler used in the hard coat _{layer, TiO 2, ZrO 2, Al} 2 O 3, In 2 O 3, ZnO, SnO 2, Sb 2 O 3, ITO - and (indium tin oxide) SiO ₂ etc. are mentioned. TiO ₂ and ZrO ₂ are particularly preferable from the viewpoint of increasing the refractive index.
The surface of the inorganic filler is preferably subjected to a silane coupling treatment or a titanium coupling treatment, and a surface treatment agent having a functional group capable of reacting with a binder species on the filler surface is preferably used.
The amount of these inorganic fillers added is preferably 10 to 90% of the total mass of the hard coat layer, more preferably 20 to 80%, and particularly preferably 30 to 75%.
Such a filler does not scatter because the particle size is sufficiently smaller than the wavelength of light, and a dispersion in which the filler is dispersed in a binder polymer behaves as an optically uniform substance.

  The hard coat layer of the present invention may contain additives such as a surfactant, a thixotropic agent, and an antistatic agent depending on the function. In order to increase productivity by suppressing wind unevenness and drying unevenness, it is preferable to add a surfactant, and it is more preferable to add a fluorine-based surfactant.

  The total refractive index of the mixture of binder and inorganic filler in the hard coat layer is preferably 1.4 to 2.00, more preferably 1.45 to 1.80. In order to make the refractive index within the above range, the type and amount ratio of the binder and the inorganic filler may be selected. It can be known experimentally in advance how to select.

  1-15 micrometers is preferable and, as for the film thickness of a hard-coat layer, 1.2-8 micrometers is more preferable.

[High refractive index layer]
The high refractive index layer typically comprises a curable composition (high refractive index layer composition) containing at least high refractive index inorganic compound fine particles and a matrix binder (hereinafter also referred to as a matrix). It is a cured film having a refractive index of 1.55 to 2.40 formed by coating and curing. Therefore, when forming the said refractive index layer from the coating composition of this invention, it is preferable to contain these agents in a composition with the said fluorine-type polymer. The high refractive index layer preferably contains the fluorine-based surfactant of the present invention. The refractive index is preferably 1.65 to 2.30, more preferably 1.80 to 2.00. The high refractive index layer of the present invention has a refractive index of 1.55 to 2.40, which is a so-called high refractive index layer or a medium refractive index layer. Sometimes referred to collectively as a high refractive index layer.

<High refractive index particles>
The high refractive index inorganic fine particles contained in the high refractive index layer preferably have a refractive index of 1.80 to 2.80 and an average primary particle size of 3 to 150 nm. If the refractive index is in the above range, the effect of increasing the refractive index of the film is sufficient, and the particles are not colored. Moreover, if the average particle diameter of the primary particles is in the above range, a film having a low haze value, transparency and a high refractive index can be obtained. In the present invention, more preferred inorganic fine particles are those having a refractive index of 1.90 to 2.80 and primary particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 100 nm, and more preferably a refractive index of 1.90 to 2.80. And the average particle diameter of a primary particle is a particle | grain of 5-80 nm.
Specific examples of preferable high refractive index inorganic fine particles include Ti, Zr, Ta, In, Nd, Sn, Sb, Zn, LaW, Ce, Nb, V, Sm, Y and other oxides or composite oxides, sulfides. And particles containing as a main component. Here, the main component refers to a component having the largest content (mass%) among the components constituting the particles. In the present invention, particles mainly composed of an oxide or composite oxide containing at least one metal element selected from Ti, Zr, Ta, In, and Sn are preferred. The inorganic fine particles used in the present invention may contain various elements in the particles. Examples thereof include Li, Si, Al, B, Ba, Co, Fe, Hg, Ag, Pt, Au, Cr, Bi, P, and S. In the case of tin oxide and indium oxide, it is preferable to contain elements such as Sb, Nb, P, B, In, V, and halogen in order to increase the conductivity of the particles, and in particular, about 5 to 20% by mass of antimony oxide. What was contained is most preferable.

Particularly preferred are inorganic fine particles (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “specific oxides”) mainly composed of titanium dioxide containing at least one element selected from Co, Zr, and Al. In particular, the preferred element is Co. The total content of Co, Al, and Zr with respect to Ti is preferably 0.05 to 30% by mass, more preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass, and further preferably 0.2 to 7% by mass with respect to Ti. %, Particularly preferably 0.3 to 5% by mass, most preferably 0.5 to 3% by mass.
Co, Al, and Zr are present inside or on the surface of the inorganic fine particles mainly composed of titanium dioxide. It is more preferable that it exists inside the inorganic fine particles mainly composed of titanium dioxide, and most preferable that it exists both inside and on the surface. These specific metal elements may exist as oxides.

Further, as another preferable inorganic particle, a double oxide of titanium element and at least one metal element (hereinafter also abbreviated as “Met”) selected from metal elements whose oxide has a refractive index of 1.95 or more The particles and the double oxide include inorganic fine particles doped with at least one metal ion selected from Co ions, Zr ions, and Al ions (sometimes referred to as “specific double oxide”). It is done. Here, Ta, Zr, In, Nd, Sb, Sn, and Bi are preferable as the metal element of the metal oxide having a refractive index of 1.95 or more. In particular, Ta, Zr, Sn, and Bi are preferable. The content of the metal ions doped in the double oxide is preferably within a range not exceeding 25 mass% with respect to the total amount of metal [Ti + Met] constituting the double oxide from the viewpoint of maintaining the refractive index. More preferably, it is 0.05-10 mass%, More preferably, it is 0.1-5 mass%, Most preferably, it is 0.3-3 mass%.
The doped metal ion may exist as either a metal ion or a metal atom, and appropriately exists from the surface to the inside of the double oxide. It is preferably present both on the surface and inside.

  The inorganic fine particles used in the present invention preferably have a crystal structure or an amorphous structure. The crystal structure is preferably mainly composed of rutile, a mixed crystal of rutile / anatase, or anatase, and particularly preferably a rutile structure. As a result, the inorganic fine particles of the specific oxide or specific double oxide of the present invention are 1.90 to 2.80, preferably 2.10 to 2.80, more preferably 2.20 to 2. It is possible to have a refractive index of 80. Moreover, the photocatalytic activity of titanium dioxide can be suppressed, and the weather resistance of the high refractive index layer of the present invention can be remarkably improved.

  A conventionally known method can be used as a method of doping the specific metal element or metal ion. For example, methods described in JP-A-5-330825, JP-A-11-263620, JP-A-11-512336, European Patent No. 0335773, etc., ion implantation methods (for example, Shunichi Gonda, Jun Ishikawa) 3. Eiji Kamijo, “Ion Beam Application Technology” (CMC Co., Ltd., published in 1989, Yasushi Aoki, Surface Science, Vol. 18, (5), pp. 262, 1998, Shoichi Anbo, etc., Surface Science, Vol.20 (2), pp60, 1999 etc.).

The inorganic fine particles used in the present invention may be surface treated. In the surface treatment, the surface of the particles is modified using an inorganic compound and / or an organic compound, the wettability of the surface of the inorganic particles is adjusted, and the particles are formed into fine particles in an organic solvent. Dispersibility and dispersion stability can be improved. Examples of the inorganic compound capable of modifying the particle surface by physicochemical adsorption on the particle surface include inorganic compounds containing silicon (such as SiO ₂ ) and inorganic compounds containing aluminum (Al ₂ O _3). , Al (OH) ₃ ), cobalt-containing inorganic compounds (CoO ₂ , Co ₂ O ₃ , Co ₃ O _4, etc.), zirconium-containing inorganic compounds (ZrO ₂ , Zr (OH) _4, etc.), iron And inorganic compounds containing Fe (such as Fe ₂ O ₃ ).

Moreover, the surface modifier of inorganic fillers, such as a conventionally well-known metal oxide and an inorganic pigment, can be used for the example of the organic compound used for surface treatment. For example, it is described in “Pigment Dispersion Stabilization and Surface Treatment Technology / Evaluation”, Chapter 1 (Technical Information Association, published in 2001).
Specifically, an organic compound having a polar group having an affinity for the surface of the inorganic particles can be used. Such organic compounds include compounds referred to as coupling compounds. Examples of the polar group having affinity with the inorganic particle surface include a carboxyl group, a phosphono group, a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a cyclic acid anhydride group, an amino group, and the like, and a compound containing at least one kind in the molecule is preferable. . For example, long-chain aliphatic carboxylic acids (eg, stearic acid, lauric acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, etc.), polyol compounds (eg, pentaerythritol triacrylate, dipentaerythritol pentaacrylate, ECH (epichlorohydrin) modified glycerol triacrylate Etc.), phosphono group-containing compounds (for example, EO (ethylene oxide) modified phosphoric triacrylate), alkanolamines (ethylenediamine EO adducts (5 mol), etc.).
As a coupling compound, a conventionally well-known organometallic compound is mentioned, A silane coupling agent, a titanate coupling agent, an aluminate coupling agent, etc. are contained. Of these, a silane coupling agent is most preferable. Specific examples include compounds described in paragraph numbers “0011” to “0015” in JP-A-2002-9908 and 2001-310423.
Two or more kinds of these surface treatments can be used in combination.

  As the oxide fine particles used in the present invention, fine particles having a core / shell structure that forms a shell made of an inorganic compound using the fine oxide particles as a core are also preferable. The shell is preferably an oxide composed of at least one element selected from Al, Si, and Zr. Specifically, for example, the contents described in JP-A-2001-166104 can be mentioned.

  The shape of the inorganic fine particles used in the present invention is not particularly limited, but is preferably a rice grain shape, a spherical shape, a cubic shape, a spindle shape, or an indefinite shape. The inorganic fine particles may be used singly or in combination of two or more.

(Dispersant)
In order to use the inorganic particles used in the present invention as stable predetermined ultrafine particles, it is preferable to use a dispersant together. The dispersant is preferably a low molecular compound or a high molecular compound having a polar group having an affinity for the surface of the inorganic fine particles.
Examples of the polar group include a hydroxy group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a phosphono group, an oxyphosphono group, a —P (═O) (R ¹ ) (OH) group, and —O—P (═O) (R ¹ ) (OH) group, amide group (—CONHR ² , —SO ₂ NHR ² ), cyclic acid anhydride-containing group, amino group, quaternary ammonium group and the like.
Here, R ¹ represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms (for example, methyl group, ethyl group, propyl group, butyl group, hexyl group, octyl group, decyl group, dodecyl group, octadecyl group, chloroethyl group, methoxy group) Ethyl group, cyanoethyl group, benzyl group, methylbenzyl group, phenethyl group, cyclohexyl group, etc.). R ² represents a hydrogen atom or the same content as R ¹ .

In the polar group, the group having a dissociable proton may be a salt thereof. The amino group and quaternary ammonium group may be any of primary amino group, secondary amino group or tertiary amino group, and more preferably tertiary amino group or quaternary ammonium group. The group bonded to the nitrogen atom of the secondary amino group, tertiary amino group or quaternary ammonium group is an aliphatic group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms (such as those having the same contents as the above R group). Is preferred. The tertiary amino group may be a ring-forming amino group containing a nitrogen atom (for example, a piperidine ring, a morpholine ring, a piperazine ring, a pyridine ring, etc.), and the quaternary ammonium group is a cyclic amino group. Or a quaternary ammonium group. In particular, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms is more preferable.
The polar group of the dispersant according to the present invention is preferably an anionic group having a pKa of 7 or less or a salt of these dissociating groups. In particular, carboxyl groups, sulfo groups, phosphono groups, oxyphosphono groups, or salts of these dissociating groups are preferred.

The dispersant preferably further contains a crosslinkable or polymerizable functional group. As the crosslinkable or polymerizable functional group, an ethylenically unsaturated group (for example, (meth) acryloyl group, allyl group, styryl group, vinyloxy group carbonyl group, vinyloxy group, etc.) capable of addition reaction / polymerization reaction by radical species, And cationically polymerizable groups (epoxy groups, thioepoxy groups, oxetanyl groups, vinyloxy groups, spiroorthoester groups, etc.), polycondensation reactive groups (hydrolyzable silyl groups, etc., N-methylol groups) and the like, preferably ethylene. An unsaturated group, an epoxy group, or a hydrolyzable silyl group.
Specifically, for example, compounds described in paragraphs [0013] to [0015] in JP-A No. 11-153703, Patent No. US62010858B1, JP-A No. 2002-27776069, and JP-A No. 2001-310423. Etc.

  The dispersant used in the present invention is also preferably a polymer dispersant. In particular, polymer dispersants containing an anionic group and a crosslinkable or polymerizable functional group are exemplified, and those functional groups are the same as those described above.

  The amount of the dispersant used relative to the inorganic fine particles is preferably in the range of 1 to 100% by mass, more preferably 3 to 50% by mass, and most preferably 5 to 40% by mass. Two or more dispersants may be used in combination.

(Dispersion medium)
In the present invention, the dispersion medium used for wet dispersion of inorganic fine particles can be appropriately selected from water and organic solvents, and is preferably a liquid having a boiling point of 50 ° C. or higher, and has a boiling point of 60 ° C. to 180 ° C. It is more preferable that the organic solvent be in the range. The dispersion medium is preferably used at a ratio of 5 to 50% by mass of the total dispersion composition containing inorganic fine particles and a dispersant. More preferably, it is a ratio of 10 to 30% by mass. Within this range, dispersion proceeds easily, and the resulting dispersion is in a viscosity range with good workability.

  Examples of the dispersion medium include alcohols, ketones, ester amides, ethers, ether esters, hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons and the like. Specifically, alcohols (eg, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol monoacetate, etc.), ketones (eg, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, methylcyclohexanone, etc.), Esters (eg, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, ethyl lactate, etc.), aliphatic hydrocarbons (eg, hexane, cyclohexane), halogenated hydrocarbons (eg, Methyl chloroform, etc.), aromatic hydrocarbons (eg, benzene, toluene, xylene, etc.), amides (eg, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, n-methylpyrrolidone, etc.), ethers (eg, dioxane, tetra Dorofuran, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, propylene glycol dimethyl ether, etc.), ether alcohols (e.g., 1-methoxy-2-propanol, ethyl cellosolve, methyl carbinol and the like). Two or more of them may be mixed and used. Preferred dispersion media include toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone and butanol. A coating solvent system mainly comprising a ketone solvent (for example, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, etc.) is also preferably used.

(Inorganic fine particles)
The curable coating composition for forming the high refractive index layer of the present invention is a composition in which inorganic ultrafine particles having an average particle diameter of 100 nm or less are dispersed, whereby the stability of the liquid of the composition is improved, In the cured film formed from this curable coating composition, inorganic fine particles are uniformly dispersed in an ultrafine particle state in the matrix of the cured film, and a transparent film having a uniform optical property and a high refractive index is achieved. . The size of the ultrafine particles present in the matrix of the cured film is preferably in the range of an average particle size of 3 to 100 nm, more preferably 5 to 100 nm. In particular, 10 to 80 nm is most preferable.
Furthermore, it is preferable that large particles having an average particle diameter of 500 nm or more are not included, and it is particularly preferable that large particles having an average particle diameter of 300 nm or more are not included. Thereby, the specific uneven | corrugated shape mentioned above can form the cured film surface.
In order to disperse the high refractive index inorganic particles in the size of ultrafine particles not containing coarse particles in the above range, for example, a wet dispersion method using a medium having an average particle diameter of less than 0.8 mm together with the dispersant Achieved with a method of dispersing in

  Examples of the wet disperser include conventionally known ones such as a sand grinder mill (eg, a bead mill with pins), a dyno mill, a high-speed impeller mill, a pebble mill, a roller mill, an attritor, and a colloid mill. In particular, a sand grinder mill, a dyno mill, and a high-speed impeller mill are preferable for dispersing the oxide fine particles of the present invention in ultrafine particles.

As the media used together with the disperser, the average particle size is less than 0.8 mm, and when the average particle size is within this range, the inorganic fine particle size is 100 nm or less and the particle size is uniform. Fine particles can be obtained. The average particle size of the media is preferably 0.5 mm or less, more preferably 0.05 to 0.3 mm.
Moreover, as a medium used for wet dispersion, beads are preferable. Specifically, zirconia beads, glass beads, ceramic beads, steel beads, etc. are mentioned, and 0.05 to 0.2 mm from the viewpoint of durability and ultrafine particle formation that hardly cause breakage of beads during dispersion. Zirconia beads are particularly preferred. The dispersion temperature in the dispersion step is preferably 20 to 60 ° C, more preferably 25 to 45 ° C. When dispersed in ultrafine particles at a temperature in this range, re-aggregation and precipitation of the dispersed particles do not occur. This is presumably because adsorption of the dispersant to the inorganic compound particles is appropriately performed and dispersion stability is not deteriorated due to desorption of the dispersant from the particles at room temperature.

By using the dispersion method described above, a high refractive index film excellent in refractive index uniformity, film strength, adhesion to an adjacent layer and the like that do not impair transparency is preferably formed.
Moreover, you may implement a preliminary dispersion process before the said wet dispersion | distribution process. Examples of the disperser used for the preliminary dispersion treatment include a ball mill, a three-roll mill, a kneader, and an extruder.
Furthermore, in order to remove coarse aggregates in the dispersion, the dispersion particles in the dispersion satisfy the above-mentioned range of the average particle diameter and the monodispersibility of the particle diameter. It is also preferable to arrange the filter medium so as to be microfiltered. The filter medium for fine filtration preferably has a filtration particle size of 25 μm or less. The type of filter medium for microfiltration is not particularly limited as long as it has the above performance, and examples thereof include a filament type, a felt type, and a mesh type. The material of the filter medium for finely filtering the dispersion is not particularly limited as long as it has the above-described performance and does not adversely affect the coating solution. Examples thereof include stainless steel, polyethylene, polypropylene, and nylon.

<Matrix of high refractive index layer>
The high refractive index layer contains at least high refractive index inorganic ultrafine particles and a matrix.
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the matrix of the high refractive index layer comprises (i) an organic binder, or (ii) a hydrolyzate of an organometallic compound containing a hydrolyzable functional group and a partial condensate of the hydrolyzate. After the application of the composition for forming a high refractive index layer containing at least one of the above, it is formed by curing.
(I) Organic binder As the organic binder,
(A) a conventionally known thermoplastic resin;
(B) a combination of a conventionally known reactive curable resin and a curing agent, or (c) a combination of a binder precursor (such as a curable polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer described below) and a polymerization initiator,
The binder formed from is mentioned.
A coating composition for forming a high refractive index layer is prepared from a dispersion containing the binder forming component (a), (b) or (c) above, a high refractive index composite oxide fine particle and a dispersant. After apply | coating a coating composition on a transparent support body and forming a coating film, it is hardened | cured by the method according to the component for binder formation, and a high refractive index layer is formed. The curing method is appropriately selected depending on the type of the binder component. For example, the crosslinking reaction or polymerization reaction of a curable compound (for example, a polyfunctional monomer or a polyfunctional oligomer) is performed by at least one of heating and light irradiation. The method to make it occur is mentioned. Especially, the method of forming the binder which hardened | cured the crosslinking reaction or the polymerization reaction of the curable compound by irradiating light using the combination of said (c) is preferable.
Furthermore, it is preferable to carry out a crosslinking reaction or a polymerization reaction with the dispersant contained in the dispersion liquid of the high refractive index composite oxide fine particles simultaneously with or after the application of the coating composition for forming the high refractive index layer.
The binder in the cured film thus prepared is, for example, a crosslinking or polymerization reaction between the above-described dispersant and a curable polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer that is a precursor of the binder, and the binder contains a dispersant. An anionic group is incorporated. Further, since the binder in the cured film has a function in which the anionic group maintains the dispersion state of the inorganic fine particles, the crosslinked or polymerized structure imparts a film forming ability to the binder and contains high refractive index inorganic compound fine particles. The physical strength, chemical resistance, and weather resistance in the cured film can be improved.

Examples of the thermoplastic resin include polystyrene resin, polyester resin, cellulose resin, polyether resin, vinyl chloride resin, vinyl acetate resin, polyvinyl chloride copolymer resin, polyacrylic resin, polymethacrylic resin, and polyolefin resin. , Urethane resin, silicon resin, imide resin and the like.
Moreover, it is preferable to use at least one of the reaction curable resins, that is, thermosetting resins and ionizing radiation curable resins. Thermosetting resins include phenolic resin, urea resin, diallyl phthalate resin, melamine resin, guanamine resin, unsaturated polyester resin, polyurethane resin, epoxy resin, aminoalkyd resin, melamine-urea co-condensation resin, silicon resin, polysiloxane Examples thereof include resins. Ionizing radiation curable resins include, for example, radical polymerizable unsaturated groups ((meth) acryloyloxy group, vinyloxy group, styryl group, vinyl group, etc.) and cationic polymerizable groups (epoxy group, thioepoxy group, vinyloxy group, oxetanyl group). Etc.) having at least one functional group, for example, relatively low molecular weight polyester resin, polyether resin, (meth) acrylic resin, epoxy resin, urethane resin, alkyd resin, spiroacetal resin, polybutadiene resin, Examples include polythiol polyene resin.
As needed for these reaction curable resins, crosslinking agents (epoxy compounds, polyisocyanate compounds, polyol compounds, polyamine compounds, melamine compounds, etc.), polymerization initiators (azobis compounds, organic peroxide compounds, organic halogen compounds, oniums) Conventionally known compounds such as curing agents such as UV photoinitiators such as salt compounds and ketone compounds) and polymerization accelerators (organic metal compounds, acid compounds, basic compounds, etc.) are used. Specific examples include compounds described by Fuzo Yamashita and Tosuke Kaneko “Crosslinking Agent Handbook” (published by Taiseisha, 1981).

Hereinafter, a method for forming a cured binder by crosslinking or polymerizing a curable compound by light irradiation using the combination of (c), which is a preferable method for forming a cured binder, will be mainly described.
The functional group of the photocurable polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer may be either radically polymerizable or cationically polymerizable.

Examples of the radical polymerizable functional group include an ethylenically unsaturated group such as a (meth) acryloyl group, a vinyloxy group, a styryl group, and an allyl group, and among them, a (meth) acryloyl group is preferable.
It is preferable to contain a polyfunctional monomer containing two or more radically polymerizable groups in the molecule.
The radical polymerizable polyfunctional monomer is preferably selected from compounds having at least two terminal ethylenically unsaturated bonds. Preferably, it is a compound having 2 to 6 terminal ethylenically unsaturated bonds in the molecule. Such a compound group is widely known in the polymer material field, and these can be used without particular limitation in the present invention. These can have chemical forms such as monomers, prepolymers, ie dimers, trimers and oligomers, or mixtures thereof and copolymers thereof.
Examples of radically polymerizable monomers include unsaturated carboxylic acids (for example, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, maleic acid, etc.), esters thereof, and amides. Examples thereof include esters of saturated carboxylic acids and aliphatic polyhydric alcohol compounds, and amides of unsaturated carboxylic acids and aliphatic polyvalent amine compounds. Also, addition reaction products of unsaturated carboxylic acid esters and amides having a nucleophilic substituent such as hydroxyl group, amino group and mercapto group with monofunctional or polyfunctional isocyanates and epoxies, polyfunctional carboxylic acids. A dehydration condensation reaction product with an acid or the like is also preferably used. A reaction product of an unsaturated carboxylic acid ester or amide having an electrophilic substituent such as an isocyanate group or an epoxy group with a monofunctional or polyfunctional alcohol, amine or thiol is also suitable. As another example, it is also possible to use a group of compounds substituted with unsaturated phosphonic acid, styrene or the like instead of the unsaturated carboxylic acid.

Examples of the aliphatic polyhydric alcohol compound include alkanediol, alkanetriol, cyclohexanediol, cyclohexanetriol, inositol, cyclohexanedimethanol, pentaerythritol, sorbitol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, glycerin, diglycerin and the like. Polymerizable ester compounds (monoesters or polyesters) of these aliphatic polyhydric alcohol compounds and unsaturated carboxylic acids, for example, as described in paragraph numbers [0026] to [0027] of JP-A-2001-139663, for example. The compound of this is mentioned.
Examples of other polymerizable esters include, for example, vinyl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, allyl acrylate, aliphatic alcohol esters described in JP-B-46-27926, JP-B-51-47334, and JP-A-57-196231. And those having an aromatic skeleton described in JP-A-2-226149, those having an amino group described in JP-A-1-165613, and the like are also preferably used.

  Specific examples of polymerizable amides formed from an aliphatic polyvalent amine compound and an unsaturated carboxylic acid include methylene bis- (meth) acrylamide, 1,6-hexamethylene bis- (meth) acrylamide, diethylenetriamine tris ( Examples include meth) acrylamide, xylylene bis (meth) acrylamide, and those having a cyclohexylene structure described in JP-B No. 54-21726.

Further, a vinylurethane compound containing two or more polymerizable vinyl groups in one molecule (Japanese Patent Publication No. 48-41708), urethane acrylates (Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-16765), an ethylene oxide skeleton Urethane compounds (Japanese Patent Publication No. 62-39418), polyester acrylates (Japanese Patent Publication No. 52-30490, etc.)), and the Japan Adhesion Association Vol. 20, no. 7, 300-308 (1984), photocurable monomers and oligomers can also be used.
These radical polymerizable polyfunctional monomers may be used in combination of two or more.

Next, a cationically polymerizable group-containing compound (hereinafter, also referred to as “cationic polymerizable compound” or “cationic polymerizable organic compound”) that can be used for forming the binder of the high refractive index layer will be described.
As the cationically polymerizable compound used in the present invention, a compound that generates at least one of a polymerization reaction and a crosslinking reaction when irradiated with an active energy ray in the presence of an active energy ray-sensitive cationic polymerization initiator can be used. Examples thereof include an epoxy compound, a cyclic thioether compound, a cyclic ether compound, a spiro orthoester compound, and a vinyl ether compound. In the present invention, one or more of the above cationic polymerizable organic compounds may be used.

As the cationically polymerizable group-containing compound, the number of cationically polymerizable groups in one molecule is preferably 2 to 10, particularly preferably 2 to 5. The molecular weight of the compound is 3000 or less, preferably in the range of 200 to 2000, particularly preferably in the range of 400 to 1500. If the molecular weight is too small, volatilization during the film formation process becomes a problem, and if it is too large, the compatibility with the composition for forming a high refractive index layer is deteriorated.
Examples of the epoxy compound include aliphatic epoxy compounds and aromatic epoxy compounds.
Examples of the aliphatic epoxy compound include polyglycidyl ethers of aliphatic polyhydric alcohols or alkylene oxide adducts thereof, polyglycidyl esters of aliphatic long-chain polybasic acids, homopolymers and copolymers of glycidyl acrylate and glycidyl methacrylate, and the like. Can do. In addition to the above epoxy compounds, for example, monoglycidyl ethers of higher aliphatic alcohols, glycidyl esters of higher fatty acids, epoxidized soybean oil, butyl epoxide stearate, octyl epoxide stearate, epoxidized linseed oil, epoxidized polybutadiene, etc. Can be mentioned. Examples of the alicyclic epoxy compound include polyglycidyl ether of polyhydric alcohol having at least one alicyclic ring, or unsaturated alicyclic ring (for example, cyclohexene, cyclopentene, dicyclooctene, tricyclodecene, etc. ) Cyclohexene oxide or cyclopentene oxide-containing compound obtained by epoxidizing the containing compound with a suitable oxidizing agent such as hydrogen peroxide or peracid.
Examples of the aromatic epoxy compound include mono- or polyglycidyl ethers of mono- or polyhydric phenols having at least one aromatic nucleus or alkylene oxide adducts thereof. Examples of these epoxy compounds include compounds described in paragraphs [0084] to [0086] of JP-A No. 11-242101, paragraph numbers [0044] to [0046] of JP-A No. 10-158385. And the compounds described.
Among these epoxy compounds, aromatic epoxides and alicyclic epoxides are preferable, and alicyclic epoxides are particularly preferable in consideration of fast curability. In the present invention, one of the above epoxy compounds may be used alone, but two or more may be used in appropriate combination.

Examples of the cyclic thioether compound include compounds in which the epoxy ring is a thioepoxy ring.
Specific examples of the compound containing an oxetanyl group as a cyclic ether include compounds described in paragraphs [0024] to [0025] in JP-A No. 2000-239309. These compounds are preferably used in combination with an epoxy group-containing compound.

Examples of the spiro orthoester compound include compounds described in JP 2000-506908 A.
Examples of vinyl hydrocarbon compounds include styrene compounds, vinyl group-substituted alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds (vinyl cyclohexane, vinyl bicycloheptene, etc.), and compounds described in the radical polysynthetic monomers (compounds whose V1 is equivalent to -O-). , Propenyl compounds (Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 32, 2895 (1994), etc.), alkoxy allene compounds (Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer 93: 24, Vol. Etc.), vinyl compounds (Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 34, 1015 (19 6), 2002-29162 Patent etc. described), isopropenyl compound (Journal ofPolymer Science: PartA: Polymer Chemistry, mention may be made of Vol.34,2051 (1996) described the like) and the like.
Two or more kinds may be used in appropriate combination.

  Moreover, it is preferable to use the compound which contains at least 1 each in the molecule | numerator chosen from said radical polymerizable group and cationic polymerizable group for the polyfunctional compound of this invention. Examples thereof include compounds described in paragraphs [0031] to [0052] in JP-A-8-277320, compounds described in paragraph No. [0015] in JP-A-2000-191737, and the like. The compounds used in the present invention are not limited to these.

  The radical polymerizable compound and the cationic polymerizable compound described above are preferably contained in a mass ratio of radical polymerizable compound: cation polymerizable compound in a ratio of 90:10 to 20:80, and 80:20 to More preferably, it is contained at a ratio of 30:70.

Next, the polymerization initiator used in combination with the binder precursor in the combination (c) will be described in detail.
Examples of the polymerization initiator include a thermal polymerization initiator and a photopolymerization initiator.
The polymerization initiator (L) of the present invention is a compound that generates radicals or acids by at least one of light irradiation and heating. The photopolymerization initiator (L) used in the present invention preferably has a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 nm or less. Thus, the handling can be performed under a white light by setting the absorption wavelength to the ultraviolet region. A compound having a maximum absorption wavelength in the near infrared region can also be used.

First, the compound (L1) that generates radicals will be described in detail.
The compound (L1) capable of generating a radical preferably used in the present invention refers to a compound that initiates and accelerates the polymerization of a compound having a polymerizable unsaturated group by generating a radical by irradiation with light and / or heat.
A known polymerization initiator or a compound having a bond with a small bond dissociation energy can be appropriately selected and used. Moreover, the compound which generate | occur | produces a radical can be used individually or in combination of 2 or more types.
Examples of the compound that generates radicals include conventionally known organic peroxide compounds, thermal radical polymerization initiators such as azo polymerization initiators, amine compounds (described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 44-20189), organic halogenated compounds, carbonyls, and the like. Examples include photo radical polymerization initiators such as compounds, metallocene compounds, hexaarylbiimidazole compounds, organic boric acid compounds, and disulfone compounds.

Specific examples of the organic halogenated compounds include Wakabayashi et al., “Bull Chem. Soc Japan” 42, 2924 (1969), US Pat. No. 3,905,815, JP-A 63-298339, M.M. P. Hut "Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry" 1 (No3), (1970) "and the like, and in particular, an oxazole compound substituted with a trihalomethyl group: S-triazine compound.
More preferred are s-triazine derivatives in which at least one mono, di, or trihalogen-substituted methyl group is bonded to the s-triazine ring.

  Examples of other organic halogen compounds include ketones, sulfides, sulfones and nitrogen-containing heterocycles described in paragraphs [0039] to [0048] of JP-A-5-27830.

  Examples of the carbonyl compound include, for example, “Latest UV Curing Technology”, pages 60 to 62 (published by Technical Information Association, 1991), paragraph numbers [0015] to [0016] of JP-A-8-134404, And the compounds described in paragraph Nos. [0029] to [0031] of the specification of No. 11-217518, and benzoin compounds such as acetophenone, hydroxyacetophenone, benzophenone, thioxan, benzoin ethyl ether, and benzoin isobutyl ether Benzoic acid ester derivatives such as ethyl p-dimethylaminobenzoate and ethyl p-diethylaminobenzoate, benzyldimethyl ketal, and acylphosphine oxide.

Examples of the organic peroxide compound include compounds described in paragraph [0019] of JP-A No. 2001-139663.
Examples of the metallocene compound include various titanocene compounds described in JP-A-2-4705 and JP-A-5-83588, iron-arene complexes described in JP-A-1-304453, JP-A-1-152109, and the like. Is mentioned.

  Examples of the hexaarylbiimidazole compound described in JP-B-6-29285, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,479,185, 4,311,783, 4,622,286, and the like. And various compounds.

Examples of the organic borate compound include, for example, Japanese Patent Nos. 2766769 and 2002-116539, and Kunz, Martin "Rad Tech'98. Examples thereof include compounds described in organic borates described in Proceeding April 19-22, 1998, Chicago, etc. For example, the compounds described in paragraphs [0022] to [0027] of JP-A-2002-116539 can be mentioned.
As other organic boron compounds, organic boron such as JP-A-6-348011, JP-A-7-128785, JP-A-7-140589, JP-A-7-306527, JP-A-7-292014, etc. Specific examples include transition metal coordination complexes and the like.

Examples of the sulfone compound include compounds described in JP-A-5-239015, and examples of the disulfone compound include those represented by general formulas (II) and (III) described in JP-A 61-166544. Compounds and the like.
These radical generating compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more. As addition amount, it is 0.1-30 mass% with respect to the whole quantity of a radically polymerizable monomer, Preferably it is 0.5-25 mass%, Most preferably, it can add at 1-20 mass%. Within this range, the temporal stability of the composition for a high refractive index layer is highly polymerizable without problems.

Next, the photoacid generator (L2) that can be used as the photopolymerization initiator (L) will be described in detail.
Examples of the acid generator (L2) include a known compound such as a photo-initiator for photocationic polymerization, a photo-decoloring agent for dyes, a photo-discoloring agent, or a known acid generator used in a microresist. A mixture thereof may be mentioned.
Examples of the acid generator (L2) include organic halogenated compounds and disulfone compounds. Specific examples of these organic halogen compounds and disulfone compounds are the same as those described for the compound generating a radical.
Examples of the onium compounds include diazonium salts, ammonium salts, iminium salts, phosphonium salts, iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, arsonium salts, selenonium salts, and the like, for example, paragraph numbers [0058] to [0059] of JP-A-2002-29162. And the like.

  In the present invention, the acid generator (L2) that is particularly preferably used includes onium salts. Among them, diazonium salts, iodonium salts, sulfonium salts, and iminium salts are used for photosensitivity at the start of photopolymerization, and material stability of the compound. From the point of property etc., it is preferable.

  Specific examples of onium salts that can be suitably used in the present invention include, for example, an amylated sulfonium salt described in paragraph [0035] of JP-A-9-268205, and JP-A-2000-71366. Diaryl iodonium salt or triaryl sulfonium salt described in paragraph numbers [0010] to [0011] of the book, sulfonium salt of thiobenzoic acid S-phenyl ester described in paragraph number [0017] of JP-A-2001-288205, Examples include onium salts described in paragraph numbers [0030] to [0033] of JP-A-2001-133696.

Other examples of the acid generator include organic metal / organic halides described in paragraphs [0059] to [0062] of JP-A-2002-29162, and a photoacid generator having an o-nitrobenzyl type protecting group. And compounds such as compounds that generate photosulfonic acid to generate sulfonic acid (iminosulfonate, etc.).
These acid generators may be used alone or in combination of two or more. These acid generators are added in a proportion of 0.1 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 15% by weight, particularly preferably 1 to 10% by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the total weight of the cationically polymerizable monomer. can do. When the addition amount is in the above range, it is preferable from the viewpoint of stability of the composition for high refractive index, polymerization reactivity and the like.

In the composition for high refractive index of the present invention, the radical polymerization initiator is 0.5 to 10% by mass and the cationic polymerization initiator is 1 to 10% by mass with respect to the total mass of the radical polymerizable compound and the cationic polymerizable compound. It is preferable to contain in the ratio. More preferably, it contains 1 to 5% by mass of a radical polymerization initiator and 2 to 6% by mass of a cationic polymerization initiator.
In the composition for high refractive index of the present invention, when a polymerization reaction is carried out by ultraviolet irradiation, a conventionally known ultraviolet spectral sensitizer or chemical sensitizer may be used in combination. Examples include Michler's ketone, amino acids (such as glycine), and organic amines (such as butylamine and dibutylamine).

Moreover, when performing a polymerization reaction by near infrared irradiation, it is preferable to use a near infrared spectral sensitizer together.
The near-infrared spectral sensitizer used in combination may be a light-absorbing substance having an absorption band in at least a part of the wavelength range of 700 nm or more, and a compound having a molecular extinction coefficient of 10,000 or more is preferable. Furthermore, a value having absorption in the region of 750 to 1400 nm and a molecular extinction coefficient of 20000 or more is preferable. Moreover, it is more preferable that there is a trough of absorption in the visible light wavelength region of 420 nm to 700 nm, and it is optically transparent. As the near-infrared spectral sensitizer, various pigments and dyes known as near-infrared absorbing pigments and near-infrared absorbing dyes can be used. Among these, it is preferable to use a conventionally known near-infrared absorber.
Commercially available dyes and literature (for example, “Chemical Industry”, May 1986, p. 45-51, “Near Infrared Absorbing Dye”, “Development and Market Trends of Functional Dyes in the 90s”, Chapter 2.3. (1990) CMC), “special function pigments” (edited by Ikemori and Piladani, 1986, issued by CMC Corporation), J. Am. FABIAN, Chem. Rev. 92, pp 1197 to 1226 (1992), a catalog published in 1995 by Nippon Photosensitive Dye Research Institute, Exciton Inc. Known dyes described in the laser dye catalog or patent issued in 1989.

(Ii) Organometallic compound containing a hydrolyzable functional group As a matrix of the high refractive index layer used in the present invention, it is cured after forming a coating film by a sol-gel reaction using an organometallic compound containing a hydrolyzable functional group. It is also preferable to form a formed film. Examples of the organometallic compound include compounds composed of Si, Ti, Zr, Al and the like. Examples of the hydrolyzable functional group include an alkoxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a halogen atom, and a hydroxyl group, and an alkoxy group such as a methoxy group, an ethoxy group, a propoxy group, and a butoxy group is particularly preferable. Preferred organometallic compounds are organosilicon compounds represented by the following general formula (1 ′) and partial hydrolysates (partial condensates) thereof. In addition, it is a well-known fact that the organosilicon compound represented by the general formula (1 ′) is easily hydrolyzed and subsequently undergoes a dehydration condensation reaction.

General formula (1 ′): (R ^a ) m-Si (X) _n
In General Formula (1 ′), R ^a represents a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 14 carbon atoms. X represents a halogen atom (a chlorine atom, a bromine atom or the like), an OH group, an OR ² group, or an OCOR ² group. Here, R ² represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group. m represents an integer of 0 to 3. n represents an integer of 1 to 4. The sum of m and n is 4. However, when m is 0, X represents an OR ² group or an OCOR ² group.
In the general formula (1 ′), the aliphatic group represented by R ^a preferably has 1 to 18 carbon atoms (for example, methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, decyl, dodecyl, hexadecyl, octadecyl, benzyl). Group, phenethyl group, cyclohexyl group, cyclohexylmethyl, hexenyl group, decenyl group, dodecenyl group, etc.). More preferably, it has 1 to 12 carbon atoms, particularly preferably 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
Examples of the aryl group for R ¹ include phenyl, naphthyl, anthranyl, and the like, and a phenyl group is preferable.

  Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular as a substituent, Halogen (fluorine, chlorine, bromine, etc.), a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, an epoxy group, an alkyl group (methyl, ethyl, i-propyl, propyl, t-butyl etc.), Aryl groups (phenyl, naphthyl, etc.), aromatic heterocyclic groups (furyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, etc.), alkoxy groups (methoxy, ethoxy, i-propoxy, hexyloxy, etc.), aryloxy (phenoxy, etc.), alkylthio groups (methylthio) , Ethylthio etc.), arylthio group (phenylthio etc.), alkenyl group (vinyl, 1-propenyl etc.), alkoxysilyl group (trimethoxysilyl, triethoxysilyl etc.), acyloxy group (acetoxy, (meth) acryloyl etc.), alkoxy Carbonyl group (methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl) Bonyl etc.), aryloxycarbonyl group (phenoxycarbonyl etc.), carbamoyl group (carbamoyl, N-methylcarbamoyl, N, N-dimethylcarbamoyl, N-methyl-N-octylcarbamoyl etc.), acylamino group (acetylamino, benzoylamino) , Acrylicamino, methacrylamino and the like).

  Among these substituents, more preferred are a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, a carboxyl group, an epoxy group, an alkyl group, an alkoxysilyl group, an acyloxy group, and an acylamino group, and particularly preferred are an epoxy group and a polymerizable acyloxy group ((meta ) Acryloyl), a polymerizable acylamino group (acrylamino, methacrylamino). These substituents may be further substituted.

R ² represents substituted or unsubstituted alkyl. The explanation of the substituent in the alkyl group is the same as R ¹ .
m represents an integer of 0 to 3. n represents an integer of 1 to 4. The sum of m and n is 4. m is preferably 0, 1, 2 and particularly preferably 1. When m is 0, X represents an OR ² group or an OCOR ² group.
The content of the compound of the general formula (1 ′) is preferably 10 to 80% by mass, more preferably 20 to 70% by mass, particularly preferably 30 to 50% by mass, based on the total solid content of the high refractive index layer.

  Specific examples of the compound of the general formula (1 ′) include compounds described in paragraph numbers [0054] to [0056] of JP-A No. 2001-166104.

In the high refractive index layer, the organic binder preferably has a silanol group. When the binder has a silanol group, the physical strength, chemical resistance, and weather resistance of the high refractive index layer are further improved.
A silanol group is, for example, a binder precursor (such as a curable polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer), a polymerization initiator, a high refractive index inorganic fine particle as a binder forming component constituting a coating composition for forming a high refractive index layer. An organic silicon compound represented by the general formula (1 ′) having a crosslinkable or polymerizable functional group is blended in the coating composition together with the dispersant contained in the dispersion liquid, and the coating composition is placed on the transparent support. It can be introduced into the binder by applying a crosslinking reaction or a polymerization reaction to the dispersant, the polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer, and the organosilicon compound represented by the general formula (1 ′).

  The hydrolysis / condensation reaction for curing the organometallic compound is preferably performed in the presence of a catalyst. Catalysts include inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid and nitric acid, organic acids such as oxalic acid, acetic acid, formic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, methanesulfonic acid and toluenesulfonic acid, inorganic bases such as sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and ammonia , Organic bases such as triethylamine and pyridine, metal alkoxides such as triisopropoxyaluminum, tetrabutoxyzirconium and tetrabutoxytitanate, metal chelate compounds such as β-diketones or β-ketoesters, and the like. Specifically, for example, compounds described in paragraph numbers [0071] to [0083] in JP-A No. 2000-275403 are exemplified.

  The ratio of these catalyst compounds in the composition is 0.01 to 50% by mass, preferably 0.1 to 50% by mass, and more preferably 0.5 to 10% by mass with respect to the organometallic compound. The reaction conditions are preferably adjusted as appropriate depending on the reactivity of the organometallic compound.

In the high refractive index layer, the matrix preferably has a specific polar group.
Specific polar groups include anionic groups, amino groups, and quaternary ammonium groups. Specific examples of the anionic group, amino group and quaternary ammonium group are the same as those described for the dispersant.

  The matrix of the high refractive index layer having a specific polar group, for example, by blending a coating composition for forming a high refractive index layer with a dispersion containing high refractive index inorganic fine particles and a dispersant, as a cured film forming component, A combination of a binder precursor having a specific polar group (such as a curable polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer having a specific polar group) and a polymerization initiator, a specific polar group, and a crosslinked or polymerizable functional group At least one of the organosilicon compounds represented by the general formula (1 ′) having the formula: and, if desired, a monofunctional monomer having a specific polar group and a crosslinkable or polymerizable functional group. The composition is applied onto a transparent support, and at least one of the dispersant, the monofunctional monomer, the polyfunctional monomer, the polyfunctional oligomer, and the organosilicon compound represented by the general formula (1 ′) is used. Or it can be obtained by crosslinking or polymerization reaction.

The monofunctional monomer having a specific polar group functions as a dispersion aid for inorganic fine particles in the coating composition. Furthermore, after coating, a uniform dispersion of inorganic fine particles in the high refractive index layer is maintained by using a binder, a crosslinking reaction or a polymerization reaction with a dispersant, a polyfunctional monomer or polyfunctional oligomer, and a physical reaction. A high refractive index layer excellent in strength, chemical resistance and weather resistance can be produced.
The amount of the monofunctional monomer having an amino group or a quaternary ammonium group used with respect to the dispersant is preferably 0.5 to 50% by mass, more preferably 1 to 30% by mass. If the binder is formed by crosslinking or polymerization reaction simultaneously with or after the application of the high refractive index layer, the monofunctional monomer can function effectively before the application of the high refractive index layer.

Further, the matrix of the high refractive index layer of the present invention includes a material cured and formed from an organic polymer containing a conventionally known crosslinking or polymerizable functional group, which corresponds to the above-mentioned organic binder (a). The polymer after the formation of the high refractive index layer preferably has a structure that is further crosslinked or polymerized. Examples of polymers include polyolefins (consisting of saturated hydrocarbons), polyethers, polyureas, polyurethanes, polyesters, polyamines, polyamides and melamine resins. Among these, polyolefin, polyether and polyurea are preferable, and polyolefin and polyether are more preferable. The mass average molecular weight of the organic polymer before curing is preferably 1 × 10 ³ to 1 × 10 ⁶ , more preferably 3 × 10 ³ to 1 × 10 ⁵ .

The organic polymer before curing is preferably a copolymer having a repeating unit having a specific polar group as described above and a repeating unit having a crosslinked or polymerized structure. The ratio of the repeating unit having an anionic group in the polymer is preferably 0.5 to 99% by mass, more preferably 3 to 95% by mass, and more preferably 6 to 90% by mass in all repeating units. Most preferred. The repeating unit may have two or more anionic groups which may be the same or different.
When the repeating unit having a silanol group is included, the ratio is preferably 2 to 98 mol%, more preferably 4 to 96 mol%, and most preferably 6 to 94 mol%.
When the repeating unit having an amino group or a quaternary ammonium group is included, the proportion is preferably 0.1 to 50% by mass, and more preferably 0.5 to 30% by mass.

The silanol group, amino group, and quaternary ammonium group can obtain the same effect even if they are contained in a repeating unit having an anionic group or a repeating unit having a crosslinked or polymerized structure.
The ratio of the repeating unit having a crosslinked or polymerized structure in the polymer is preferably 1 to 90% by mass, more preferably 5 to 80% by mass, and most preferably 8 to 60% by mass.

The matrix formed by crosslinking or polymerizing the binder is preferably formed by applying a coating composition for forming a high refractive index layer on a transparent support and performing crosslinking or polymerization reaction simultaneously with or after application.
In the high refractive index layer of the present invention, other compounds can be appropriately added depending on applications and purposes. For example, when the low refractive index layer is provided on the high refractive index layer, the refractive index of the high refractive index layer is preferably higher than the refractive index of the transparent support, and the high refractive index layer includes an aromatic ring and a halogen other than fluorine. When an atom such as a chemical element (for example, Br, I, Cl, etc.), S, N, P, or the like is contained, the refractive index of the organic compound is increased. Therefore, it is obtained by crosslinking or polymerization reaction of a curable compound containing these. The binder to be used can also be preferably used.

<Other additives for high refractive index layer>
The high refractive index layer may further contain other compounds as appropriate depending on the application and purpose. For example, the refractive index of the high refractive index layer is preferably higher than the refractive index of the transparent support, and the high refractive index layer includes an aromatic ring, a halogenated element other than fluorine (for example, Br, I, Cl, etc.), S, Binders obtained by crosslinking or polymerization reaction of curable compounds containing atoms such as N and P can also be preferably used.

  In addition to the above-mentioned components (inorganic fine particles, polymerization initiators, sensitizers, etc.), the high refractive index layer includes resins, surfactants, antistatic agents, coupling agents, thickeners, anti-coloring agents, and coloring agents. (Pigments, dyes), antifoaming agents, leveling agents, flame retardants, ultraviolet absorbers, infrared absorbers, adhesion promoters, polymerization inhibitors, antioxidants, surface modifiers, conductive metal fine particles, etc. are added. You can also.

[Medium refractive index layer]
The antireflection film of the present invention preferably has a two-layer structure in which the high refractive index layers are composed of different refractive indexes. That is, a low refractive index layer formed by applying the composition by the above method is formed on a high refractive index layer having a higher refractive index, adjacent to the high refractive index layer, and having a low refractive index. A three-layer structure in which an intermediate refractive index layer having a refractive index intermediate between the refractive index of the support and the refractive index of the high refractive index layer is formed on the opposite side of the layer is preferable. As described above, the refractive index of each refractive index layer is relative.
The material constituting the middle refractive index layer of the present invention may be any conventionally known material, but the same material as the high refractive index layer is preferable. The refractive index is easily adjusted by the type and amount of inorganic fine particles, and a thin layer having a film thickness of 30 to 500 nm is formed in the same manner as described in the high refractive index layer. More preferably, the film thickness is 50 to 300 nm.

[Low refractive index layer]
The low refractive index layer is formed by curing a coating solution containing a binder and inorganic fine particles. Therefore, when forming the said low refractive index layer from the coating composition of this invention, these additives are added to a composition with the said fluorine-type polymer. The refractive index of the low refractive index layer is 1.20 to 1.49, preferably 1.30 to 1.44.

(Hollow silica particles)
The low refractive index layer may include inorganic fine particles having a hollow structure in order to reduce the increase in the refractive index. The hollow inorganic fine particles are preferably hollow silica. The hollow silica fine particles preferably have a refractive index of 1.17 to 1.40, more preferably 1.17 to 1.35, and most preferably 1.17 to 1.30. The refractive index here represents the refractive index of the entire particle, and does not represent the refractive index of only the outer shell silica forming the hollow silica particles. At this time, assuming that the radius of the cavity in the particle is a and the radius of the particle outer shell is b, the porosity x calculated from the following formula (III) is preferably 10 to 60%, more preferably 20 to 60. %, Most preferably 30-60%.
(Formula ^{III): x = (4πa 3} /3) / (4πb 3/3) × 100
If the hollow silica particles are made to have a lower refractive index and a higher porosity, the thickness of the outer shell becomes thinner and the strength of the particles becomes weaker. From the viewpoint of scratch resistance, the low refractive index is less than 1.17. Rate particles are not used.
The refractive index of these hollow silica particles was measured with an Abbe refractometer (manufactured by Atago Co., Ltd.).
Moreover, the manufacturing method of hollow silica is described, for example in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2001-233611 and 2002-79616.

The amount of the hollow silica is preferably from ^{1mg / m 2 ~100mg / m 2} , more preferably ^{5mg / m 2 ~80mg / m 2} , more preferably from ^{10mg / m 2 ~60mg / m 2} . When the blending amount is in the above range, the scratch resistance is excellent, the fine unevenness is reduced on the surface of the low refractive index layer, and the appearance such as black tightening and the integrating sphere reflectance are improved.
The average particle diameter of the hollow silica is preferably 30% to 150% of the thickness of the low refractive index layer, more preferably 35% to 80%, and still more preferably 40% to 60%. That is, if the thickness of the low refractive index layer is 100 nm, the particle size of the hollow silica is preferably 30 nm to 150 nm, more preferably 35 nm to 80 nm, and still more preferably 40 nm to 60 nm.
When the particle size of the silica fine particles is in the above range, the refractive index is lowered, fine irregularities are reduced on the surface of the low refractive index layer, and the appearance such as black tightening and the integrating sphere reflectance are improved. The silica fine particles may be either crystalline or amorphous, and monodisperse particles are preferred. The shape is most preferably a spherical diameter, but there is no problem even if the shape is indefinite.
Here, the average particle diameter of the hollow silica can be determined from an electron micrograph.

In the present invention, silica particles having no voids can be used in combination with hollow silica. The preferred particle size of silica without voids is 30 nm to 150 nm, more preferably 35 nm to 80 nm, and most preferably 40 nm to 60 nm. In addition, at least one kind of silica fine particles having an average particle size of less than 25% of the thickness of the low refractive index layer (referred to as “silica fine particles having a small size”) is used as silica fine particles having the above particle size (“large size particles” It is preferably used in combination with “silica fine particles having a diameter”.
Since the fine silica particles having a small size can be present in the gaps between the fine silica particles having a large size, the fine particles can contribute as a retaining agent for the fine silica particles having a large size.
The average particle diameter of the silica fine particles having a small size is preferably 1 nm to 20 nm, more preferably 5 nm to 15 nm, and particularly preferably 10 nm to 15 nm. Use of such silica fine particles is preferable in terms of raw material costs and a retaining agent effect.

Silica fine particles are treated by physical surface treatment such as plasma discharge treatment or corona discharge treatment in order to stabilize dispersion in the dispersion or coating solution, or to improve the affinity and binding to the binder component. Chemical surface treatment with a surfactant, a coupling agent, or the like may be performed. The use of a coupling agent is particularly preferred. As the coupling agent, an alkoxy metal compound (eg, titanium coupling agent, silane coupling agent) is preferably used. Among these, treatment with a silane coupling agent having an acryloyl group or a methacryloyl group is particularly effective.
The above-mentioned coupling agent is used as a surface treatment agent for the inorganic filler of the low refractive index layer in advance for surface treatment prior to the preparation of the layer coating solution. It is preferable to make it contain in a layer.
The silica fine particles are preferably dispersed in the medium in advance before the surface treatment in order to reduce the load of the surface treatment.

  As the binder for forming the low refractive index layer, the same binder as that used for the hard coat layer described above can be used. However, a fluorine-containing polymer may be used as the low refractive index binder. The fluorine-based polymer is preferably a fluorine-containing polymer that is crosslinked by heat or ionizing radiation having a dynamic friction coefficient of 0.03 to 0.15 and a contact angle with water of 90 to 120 °.

  The low refractive index layer may contain a fluorine-containing polymer other than the fluorine-based polymer. For example, as a perfluoroalkyl group-containing silane compound (for example, (heptadecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrodecyl) triethoxysilane) hydrolysis, dehydration condensate, fluorine-containing monomer unit and crosslinking reaction Examples thereof include a fluorine-containing copolymer having a structural unit for imparting property as a structural component.

  Specific examples of the fluorine-containing monomer unit include, for example, fluoroolefins (for example, fluoroethylene, vinylidene fluoride, tetrafluoroethylene, perfluorooctylethylene, hexafluoropropylene, perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole. Etc.), a part of (meth) acrylic acid or a fully fluorinated alkyl ester derivative (for example, Biscoat 6FM [manufactured by Osaka Organic Chemical Co., Ltd.], M-2020 [manufactured by Daikin], etc.), fully or partially fluorinated vinyl ethers, etc. Of these, perfluoroolefins are preferred, and hexafluoropropylene is particularly preferred from the viewpoints of refractive index, solubility, transparency, availability, and the like.

  As structural units for imparting crosslinking reactivity, structural units obtained by polymerization of monomers having a self-crosslinkable functional group in advance in the molecule such as glycidyl (meth) acrylate and glycidyl vinyl ether, carboxyl groups, hydroxy groups, amino groups Obtained by polymerization of a monomer having a sulfo group or the like (for example, (meth) acrylic acid, methylol (meth) acrylate, hydroxyalkyl (meth) acrylate, allyl acrylate, hydroxyethyl vinyl ether, hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, maleic acid, crotonic acid, etc.) And a structural unit obtained by introducing a crosslinking reactive group such as a (meth) acryloyl group into these structural units by a polymer reaction (for example, it can be introduced by a technique such as allowing acrylic acid chloride to act on a hydroxy group) And the like.

  In addition to the above-mentioned fluorine-containing monomer units and structural units for imparting crosslinking reactivity, monomers not containing fluorine atoms can be copolymerized as appropriate from the viewpoints of solubility in solvents and film transparency. The monomer unit that can be used in combination is not particularly limited. For example, olefins (ethylene, propylene, isoprene, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, etc.), acrylic esters (methyl acrylate, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, acrylic acid- 2-ethylhexyl), methacrylic acid esters (methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, etc.), styrene derivatives (styrene, divinylbenzene, vinyl toluene, α-methylstyrene, etc.), vinyl ethers ( Methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, etc.), vinyl esters (vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl cinnamate etc.), acrylamides (N-tert-butylacrylamide, N Cyclohexyl acrylamide), methacrylamides, and acrylonitrile derivatives.

  As described in JP-A-10-25388 and JP-A-10-147739, a curing agent may be appropriately used in combination with the above polymer.

  The fluorine-containing polymer particularly useful in the present invention is a random copolymer of perfluoroolefin and vinyl ethers or vinyl esters. In particular, it preferably has a group capable of undergoing a crosslinking reaction alone (a radical reactive group such as a (meth) acryloyl group, a ring-opening polymerizable group such as an epoxy group or an oxetanyl group). These cross-linking reactive group-containing polymer units preferably occupy 5 to 70 mol%, particularly preferably 30 to 60 mol% of the total polymer units of the polymer.

  As a preferred form of the fluorine-containing copolymer used in the present invention, one having the following general formula 10 can be mentioned.

In General Formula 10, L represents a linking group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, more preferably a linking group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and particularly preferably a linking group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, which may be linear. It may have a branched structure, may have a ring structure, and may have a heteroatom selected from O, N, and S.
Preferred examples include * — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —O — **, * — (CH ₂ ) ₂ —NH — **, * — (CH ₂ ) ₄ —O — **, * — (CH ₂ ). _{6 -O - **, * - (} CH 2) 2 -O- (CH 2) 2 -O - **, * - CONH- (CH 2) 3 -O - **, * - CH 2 CH (OH ) CH ₂ —O — **, * —CH ₂ CH ₂ OCONH (CH ₂ ) ₃ —O — ** (* represents a connecting site on the polymer main chain side, and ** represents a connection on the (meth) acryloyl group side) Represents a part). m represents 0 or 1;

  In general formula 10, X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. From the viewpoint of curing reactivity, a hydrogen atom is more preferable.

  In general formula 10, A represents a repeating unit derived from an arbitrary vinyl monomer, and is not particularly limited as long as it is a constituent component of a monomer copolymerizable with hexafluoropropylene. Tg (contributes to film hardness), solubility in solvents, transparency, slipperiness, dust / antifouling properties, etc., can be selected as appropriate, depending on the purpose, depending on the single or multiple vinyl monomers It may be configured.

  Preferred examples include methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, t-butyl vinyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether, hydroxyethyl vinyl ether, hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, glycidyl vinyl ether, vinyl ethers such as allyl vinyl ether, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, butyric acid. (Meth) such as vinyl esters such as vinyl, methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, glycidyl methacrylate, allyl (meth) acrylate, (meth) acryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane Acrylates, styrene, styrene derivatives such as p-hydroxymethylstyrene, crotonic acid, maleic acid, itaconic acid Can be mentioned unsaturated carboxylic acids and derivatives thereof, more preferably ether derivatives, vinyl ester derivatives, particularly preferably a vinyl ether derivative.

  x, y, and z represent mol% of each constituent component, and represent values satisfying 30 ≦ x ≦ 60, 5 ≦ y ≦ 70, and 0 ≦ z ≦ 65. Preferably, 35 ≦ x ≦ 55, 30 ≦ y ≦ 60, and 0 ≦ z ≦ 20, and particularly preferably 40 ≦ x ≦ 55, 40 ≦ y ≦ 55, and 0 ≦ z ≦ 10.

  As a particularly preferred form of the fluorine-containing copolymer, general formula 11 can be mentioned.

In the general formula 11, X, x, and y have the same meaning as in the general formula 10, and preferred ranges are also the same.
n represents an integer of 2 ≦ n ≦ 10, preferably 2 ≦ n ≦ 6, and particularly preferably 2 ≦ n ≦ 4.
B represents a repeating unit derived from an arbitrary vinyl monomer, and may be composed of a single composition or a plurality of compositions. As an example, what was demonstrated as an example of A in the said General formula 11 is applicable.
Z1 and Z2 represent mol% of each repeating unit, and represent values satisfying 0 ≦ z1 ≦ 65 and 0 ≦ z2 ≦ 65. It is preferable that 0 ≦ z1 ≦ 30 and 0 ≦ z2 ≦ 10 respectively, and it is particularly preferable that 0 ≦ z1 ≦ 10 and 0 ≦ z2 ≦ 5.

  In the fluorine-containing copolymer represented by the general formula 10 or 11, for example, a (meth) acryloyl group is introduced into a copolymer comprising a hexafluoropropylene component and a hydroxyalkyl vinyl ether component by any one of the methods described above. Can be synthesized.

  Preferable examples of useful fluorine-containing copolymers are shown below, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

  Polymerization of the fluorine-containing polymer can be performed by irradiation with ionizing radiation or heating in the presence of a photoacid generator or a thermal acid generator.

  The binder having a reactive crosslinking group of the low refractive index layer of the present invention is preferably a binder having any of a (meth) acryloyl group, an epoxy group, and an isocyanate group as a reactive crosslinking group. It is more preferable that the binder has a (meth) acryloyl group as a group.

  The copolymer used in the present invention is synthesized by synthesizing a precursor such as a hydroxyl group-containing polymer by various polymerization methods such as solution polymerization, precipitation polymerization, suspension polymerization, precipitation polymerization, bulk polymerization, and emulsion polymerization. It can be carried out by introducing a (meth) acryloyl group by the polymer reaction. The polymerization reaction can be performed by a known operation such as a batch system, a semi-continuous system, or a continuous system.

  The polymerization initiation method includes a method using a radical initiator, a method of irradiating light or radiation, and the like. These polymerization methods and polymerization initiation methods are, for example, the revised version of Tsuruta Junji “Polymer Synthesis Method” (published by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, 1971), Takatsu Otsu, Masato Kinoshita, “Experimental Methods for Polymer Synthesis” It is described in pp. 47-154 published in 1972.

  Among the above polymerization methods, a solution polymerization method using a radical initiator is particularly preferable. Solvents used in the solution polymerization method include, for example, ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, cyclohexanone, tetrahydrofuran, dioxane, N, N-dimethylformamide, N, N-dimethylacetamide, benzene, toluene, acetonitrile, A single organic solvent such as methylene chloride, chloroform, dichloroethane, methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, and 1-butanol, or a mixture of two or more thereof may be used, or a mixed solvent with water may be used.

  The polymerization temperature needs to be set in relation to the molecular weight of the polymer to be produced, the type of initiator, etc., and can be from 0 ° C. or lower to 100 ° C. or higher, but it is preferable to carry out the polymerization in the range of 50 to 100 ° C.

Although the reaction pressure can be selected as appropriate, it is usually preferably 1 to 100 kg / cm ² , particularly about 1 to 30 kg / cm ² . The reaction time is about 5 to 30 hours.

  As the reprecipitation solvent for the obtained polymer, isopropanol, hexane, methanol and the like are preferable.

  In the present invention, for the purpose of suppressing aggregation and sedimentation of the inorganic filler, it is also preferable to use a dispersion stabilizer in combination with the coating solution for forming each layer. As the dispersion stabilizer, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, cellulose derivative, polyamide, phosphate ester, polyether, surfactant, silane coupling agent, titanium coupling agent and the like can be used. In particular, the above-mentioned silane coupling agent is preferable because the film after curing is strong.

  The low refractive index layer-forming composition of the present invention takes the form of a liquid, and is prepared by dissolving the binder and inorganic fine particles as essential components, and dissolving various additives and a radical polymerization initiator in an appropriate solvent as necessary. The At this time, the concentration of the solid content is appropriately selected according to the use, but is generally about 0.01 to 60% by mass, preferably 0.5 to 50% by mass, particularly preferably 1% to 20% by mass. %.

  In addition, it is not always advantageous to add an additive such as a curing agent from the viewpoint of the film hardness of the low refractive index layer, but from the viewpoint of interfacial adhesion with the high refractive index layer, etc., a polyfunctional (meth) acrylate compound A small amount of a curing agent such as a polyfunctional epoxy compound, a polyisocyanate compound, an aminoplast, a polybasic acid, or an anhydride thereof may be added. When adding these, it is preferable that it is the range of 0-30 mass% with respect to the total solid of a low refractive index layer membrane | film | coat, It is more preferable that it is the range of 0-20 mass%, 0-10 mass % Range is particularly preferred.

  For the purpose of imparting properties such as antifouling properties, water resistance, chemical resistance, and slipping properties, known silicone-based or fluorine-based antifouling agents, slipping agents, and the like can be appropriately added. When these additives are added, it is preferably added in the range of 0.01 to 20% by mass of the total solid content of the low refractive index layer, more preferably in the range of 0.05 to 10% by mass. Particularly preferred is 0.1 to 5% by mass.

  Preferable examples of the silicone compound include those having a substituent at the terminal and / or side chain of a compound chain containing a plurality of dimethylsilyloxy units as repeating units. The compound chain containing dimethylsilyloxy as a repeating unit may contain a structural unit other than dimethylsilyloxy. The substituents may be the same or different, and a plurality of substituents are preferable. Examples of preferred substituents include acryloyl group, methacryloyl group, vinyl group, aryl group, cinnamoyl group, epoxy group, oxetanyl group, hydroxyl group, fluoroalkyl group, polyoxyalkylene group, carboxyl group, amino group and the like. It is done. Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in molecular weight, It is preferable that it is 100,000 or less, It is more preferable that it is 50,000 or less, It is especially preferable that it is 3000-30000, It is most preferable that it is 10,000-20000. Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in silicone atom content of a silicone type compound, it is preferable that it is 18.0 mass% or more, it is especially preferable that it is 25.0-37.8 mass%, and 30.0-37.0. Most preferably, it is mass%. Examples of preferable silicone compounds include X-22-174DX, X-22-2426, X-22-164B, X-22-164C, X-22-170DX, X-22-176D manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. X-22-1821 (trade name) manufactured by Chisso Corporation, FM-0725, FM-7725, FM-4421, FM-5521, FM6621, FM-1121, DMS-U22 manufactured by Gelest, RMS-033, Examples include, but are not limited to, RMS-083, UMS-182, DMS-H21, DMS-H31, HMS-301, FMS121, FMS123, FMS131, FMS141, and FMS221 (hereinafter referred to as trade names).

As the fluorine compound, a compound having a fluoroalkyl group is preferable. The fluoroalkyl group preferably has 1 to 20 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and a straight chain (for example, —CF ₂ CF ₃ , —CH ₂ (CF ₂ ) ₄ H, —CH ₂ (CF ₂ ) ₈ CF ₃ , —CH ₂ CH ₂ (CF ₂ ) ₄ H, etc.), even branched structures (eg, CH (CF ₃ ) ₂ , CH ₂ CF (CF ₃ ) ₂ , CH (CH ₃ ) CF ₂ CF ₃ , CH (CH ₃ ) (CF ₂ ) ₅ CF ₂ H, etc.) and alicyclic structures (preferably 5-membered or 6-membered rings such as perfluorocyclohexyl group, perfluorocyclopentyl Group or an alkyl group substituted with these, and may have an ether bond (for example, CH ₂ OCH ₂ CF ₂ CF ₃ , CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₂ C ₄ F ₈ H, CH ₂ CH ₂ OCH ₂ CH ₂ C ₈ F ₁₇ , CH ₂ CH ₂ OCF ₂ CF ₂ OCF ₂ CF ₂ H, etc.). A plurality of the fluoroalkyl groups may be contained in the same molecule.
It is preferable that the fluorine-based compound further has a substituent that contributes to bond formation or compatibility with the low refractive index layer film. The substituents may be the same or different, and a plurality of substituents are preferable. Examples of preferred substituents include acryloyl group, methacryloyl group, vinyl group, aryl group, cinnamoyl group, epoxy group, oxetanyl group, hydroxyl group, polyoxyalkylene group, carboxyl group, amino group and the like. The fluorine-based compound may be a copolymer or a copolymer oligomer with a compound not containing a fluorine atom, and the molecular weight is not particularly limited. Although there is no restriction | limiting in particular in fluorine atom content of a fluorine-type compound, It is preferable that it is 20 mass% or more, It is especially preferable that it is 30-70 mass%, It is most preferable that it is 40-70 mass%. Examples of preferred fluorine-based compounds include Daikin Chemical Industries, Ltd., R-2020, M-2020, R-3833, M-3833 (named above), Dainippon Ink Co., Ltd., Megafac F-171. , F-172, F-179A, and defender MCF-300 (named above), but are not limited thereto.

  For the purpose of imparting properties such as dust resistance and antistatic properties, a known cationic surfactant or a dustproof agent such as a polyoxyalkylene compound, an antistatic agent, or the like can be appropriately added. These dustproofing agent and antistatic agent may contain the structural unit as a part of the function in the above-mentioned silicone compound or fluorine compound. When these are added as additives, it is preferably added in the range of 0.01 to 20% by mass of the total solid content of the low refractive index layer, more preferably in the range of 0.05 to 10% by mass. Particularly preferred is 0.1 to 5% by mass. Examples of preferred compounds include, but are not limited to, Dainippon Ink Co., Ltd., MegaFace F-150 (trade name), Toray Dow Corning Co., Ltd., SH-3748 (trade name), and the like. Do not mean.

  The solvent used for the coating solution for forming each layer (hard coat layer, high refractive index layer, medium refractive index layer, low refractive index layer, etc.) in the antireflection film of the present invention will be described below.

  Examples of the coating solvent include hexane (boiling point: 68.7 ° C .; hereinafter, “° C.” is omitted), heptane (98.4), cyclohexane (80.7), benzene (80 .1) hydrocarbons, dichloromethane (39.8), chloroform (61.2), carbon tetrachloride (76.8), 1,2-dichloroethane (83.5), trichloroethylene (87.2), etc. Halogenated hydrocarbons, diethyl ether (34.6), diisopropyl ether (68.5), dipropyl ether (90.5), ethers such as tetrahydrofuran (66), ethyl formate (54.2), acetic acid Esters such as methyl (57.8), ethyl acetate (77.1), isopropyl acetate (89), acetone (56.1), 2-tanone (= methyl ethyl) Ketones, ketones such as 79.6), alcohols such as methanol (64.5), ethanol (78.3), 2-propanol (82.4), 1-propanol (97.2), acetonitrile (81 .6), cyano compounds such as propionitrile (97.4), carbon disulfide (46.2), and the like.

Examples of the solvent having a boiling point exceeding 100 ° C. include octane (125.7), toluene (110.6), xylene (138), tetrachloroethylene (121.2), chlorobenzene (131.7), and dioxane (101.3). ), Dibutyl ether (142.4), isobutyl acetate (118), cyclohexanone (155.7), 2-methyl-4-pentanone (= MIBK, 115.9), 1-tanol (117.7), N, N-methylformamide (153), N, N-methylacetamide (166), dimethyl sulfoxide (189), and the like. Preferred are toluene, cyclohexanone, and 2-tyl-4-pentanone.
Of these, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons and esters are preferred, and ketones are particularly preferred. Among the ketones, 2-butanone is particularly preferable.
When a ketone solvent is used, either a single solvent or a mixture may be used. When mixing, the content of the ketone solvent is preferably 10% by mass or more of the total solvent contained in the coating composition. Preferably it is 30 mass% or more, More preferably, it is 60 mass% or more.

In the antireflection film of the present invention, a functional layer and a low refractive index layer component are diluted with a solvent having the above-mentioned composition to prepare a coating solution for these layers. The concentration of the coating solution is preferably adjusted as appropriate in consideration of the viscosity of the coating solution and the specific gravity of the layer material, but is preferably 0.1 to 80% by mass, more preferably 1 to 60% by mass.
Moreover, the solvent of each layer may be the same composition, and may differ.

[Application method]
The antireflection film of the present invention can be formed by the following method, but is not limited to this method.
First, a coating liquid (for example, the coating composition of the present invention) containing components for forming each layer is prepared. Next, a coating solution for forming each layer is applied on the transparent support by a dip coating method, an air knife coating method, a curtain coating method, a roller coating method, a wire bar coating method, a gravure coating method or a die coating method, Although heated and dried, a gravure coating method, a wire bar coating method, and a die coating method are more preferable, and a die coating method is particularly preferable. Further, it is most preferable to apply using a die whose configuration is devised as described later. Thereafter, the solvent is removed in the drying step. As the drying process, it is preferable to provide a drying zone immediately after coating and to set a drying process for controlling the drying speed by controlling the environment in the drying zone, as described in JP-A-2003-106767. A drying plate that condenses and recovers the solvent in the coating liquid by installing a condensing plate that is a plate-like member almost parallel to the running position immediately after coating, and controlling the distance between the condensing plate and the coating film and the temperature of the condensing plate. It is more preferable to install a drying process in which the apparatus is arranged. Thereafter, the monomer for forming each layer is polymerized and cured by light irradiation or heating. Thereby, each layer is formed.

[Configuration of die coater]
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a coater using a slot die that can be used for application. The coater 10 is applied to the web W continuously supported by the backup roller 11 by applying the coating liquid 14 from the slot die 13 as a bead 14a, thereby forming a coating film 14b on the web W.

  Inside the slot die 13, a pocket 15 and a slot 16 are formed. The pocket 15 has a curved section and a straight section, and may be substantially circular as shown in FIG. 8, or may be semicircular. The pocket 15 is a liquid storage space for the coating liquid extended in the width direction of the slot die 13 with its cross-sectional shape, and the length of the effective extension is generally equal to or slightly longer than the coating width.

  The supply of the coating liquid 14 to the pocket 15 is performed from the side surface of the slot die 13 or from the center of the surface opposite to the slot opening 16a. The pocket 15 is provided with a stopper that prevents the coating liquid 14 from leaking out.

  The slot 16 is a flow path of the coating liquid 14 from the pocket 15 to the web W, and has a cross-sectional shape in the width direction of the slot die 13 like the pocket 15, and the opening 16a located on the web side is generally Using a width regulating plate (not shown), the width is adjusted to be approximately the same as the coating width. The angle between the slot tip of the slot 16 and the tangent in the web running direction of the backup roller 11 is preferably 30 ° or more and 90 ° or less.

  The tip lip 17 of the slot die 13 where the opening 16a of the slot 16 is located is formed in a tapered shape, and the tip is a flat portion 18 called a land. In this land 18, the upstream side in the running direction of the web W with respect to the slot 16 is referred to as an upstream lip land 18 a and the downstream side is referred to as a downstream lip land 18 b.

FIG. 9 shows a cross-sectional shape of the slot die 13 in comparison with the conventional one. (A) shows the slot die 13 preferably used in the present invention, and (B) shows the conventional slot die 30. Show. In the conventional slot die 30, the distance between the upstream lip land 31a and the web W of the downstream lip land 31b is equal. In (B), reference numeral 32 denotes a pocket, and 33 denotes a slot. On the other hand, in the slot die 13 of the present invention, the downstream side lip land length I _LO is shortened, and thereby, it is possible to accurately apply a wet film thickness of 20 μm or less.

The land length I _UP of the upstream lip land 18a is not particularly limited, but a range of 100 μm to 1 mm is preferably employed. The land length I _LO of the downstream lip land 18b is not less than 30 μm and not more than 100 μm, preferably not less than 30 μm and not more than 80 μm, more preferably not less than 30 μm and not more than 60 μm.

If the land length I _LO of the downstream lip is shorter than 30 μm, the edge or land of the tip lip 17 is likely to be chipped, streaks are likely to occur in the coating film, and consequently application is impossible. In addition, it becomes difficult to set the position of the wetting line on the downstream side, and there is a problem that the coating liquid tends to spread on the downstream side. It has been conventionally known that this spreading of the coating liquid on the downstream side means non-uniform wetting lines and leads to a problem of causing a defective shape such as a streak on the coating surface.

On the other hand, when the land length I _LO of the downstream lip is longer than 100 μm, the bead itself cannot be formed, so that it is impossible to apply the thin layer.

  Further, the downstream lip land 18b has an overbite shape closer to the web W than the upstream lip land 18a. Therefore, the degree of decompression can be reduced, and a bead suitable for thin film coating can be formed. The difference in distance between the downstream side lip land 18b and the web W of the upstream side lip land 18a (hereinafter referred to as overbit length LO) is preferably 30 μm or more and 120 μm or less, more preferably 30 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and most preferably 30 μm. It is 80 μm or less.

  When the slot die 13 has an overbite shape, the gap GL between the tip lip 17 and the web W indicates the gap between the downstream lip land 18b and the web W.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the slot die and its periphery in the coating process used in the practice of the present invention. On the opposite side of the web W from the traveling direction, a decompression chamber 40 is installed at a position where it does not come into contact with the bead 14a so that sufficient decompression adjustment can be performed. The decompression chamber 40 includes a back plate 40a and a side plate 40b for maintaining its operating efficiency. There are gaps GB and GS between the back plate 40a and the web W, and between the side plate 40b and the web W, respectively. Exists.

  11 and 12 are cross-sectional views showing the decompression chamber 40 and the web W that are close to each other. The side plate 40b and the back plate 40a may be integrated with the chamber body as shown in FIG. 11, or are fastened to the chamber with screws 40c or the like so that the gap can be appropriately changed as shown in FIG. It may be a structure.

  Regardless of the structure, portions that are actually opened between the back plate 40a and the web W and between the side plate 40b and the web W are defined as gaps GB and GS, respectively. The gap GB between the back plate 40a of the decompression chamber 40 and the web W is the distance from the uppermost end of the back plate 40a to the web W when the decompression chamber 40 is installed below the web W and the slot die 13 as shown in FIG. Indicates a gap.

  It is preferable to install the gap GB between the back plate 40a and the web W larger than the gap GL between the tip lip 17 of the slot die 13 and the web W. Thereby, it is possible to suppress a change in the degree of decompression in the vicinity of the bead due to the eccentricity of the backup roller 11.

  For example, when the gap GL between the tip lip 17 of the slot die 13 and the web W is not less than 30 μm and not more than 100 μm, the gap GB between the back plate 40 a and the web W is preferably not less than 100 μm and not more than 500 μm.

[Material and accuracy]
The longer the length in the web traveling direction of the tip lip 17 on the traveling direction side of the web W, the more disadvantageous it is for bead formation. If this length varies between arbitrary points in the slot die width direction, the bead is caused by a slight disturbance. Becomes unstable. Therefore, it is preferable that the fluctuation width in the slot die width direction is within 20 μm.

  Further, when the material of the tip lip 17 of the slot die is made of a material such as stainless steel, the length of the slot die tip lip 17 in the web running direction is set to 30 as described above. Even in the range of ˜100 μm, the accuracy of the tip lip 17 cannot be satisfied.

  Therefore, in order to maintain high processing accuracy, it is important to use a cemented carbide material as described in Japanese Patent No. 2817053. Specifically, at least the tip lip 17 of the slot die is preferably made of a cemented carbide formed by bonding carbide crystals having an average particle size of 5 μm or less.

  Cemented carbides include carbide crystal particles such as tungsten carbide (hereinafter referred to as WC) bonded by a bonding metal such as cobalt, and other bonding metals include titanium, tantalum, niobium, and mixed metals thereof. Can also be used. The average particle size of the WC crystal is more preferably 3 μm or less.

  In order to achieve highly accurate coating, the length of the land on the web running direction side of the tip lip 17 and the variation in the slot die width direction of the gap with the web are also important factors. It is desirable to achieve a combination of the two factors, that is, straightness within a range in which the fluctuation range of the gap can be suppressed to some extent. Preferably, the straightness between the tip lip 17 and the backup roller 11 is set so that the fluctuation width of the gap in the slot die width direction is 5 μm or less.

[Polarizer]
The present invention also relates to a polarizing plate having an optical film, preferably an antireflection film, formed from the coating composition of the present invention.
In general, a polarizing plate is mainly composed of a polarizing film and two protective films sandwiched from both sides. The antireflection film of the present invention is preferably used for at least one of the two protective films sandwiching the polarizing film from both sides. Since the antireflection film of the present invention also serves as a protective film, the production cost of the polarizing plate can be reduced. Further, by using the antireflection film of the present invention as the outermost layer, reflection of external light and the like can be prevented, and a polarizing plate having excellent scratch resistance, antifouling property and the like can be obtained.

As the polarizing film, a known polarizing film or a polarizing film cut out from a long polarizing film whose absorption axis is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the longitudinal direction may be used. A long polarizing film whose absorption axis is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is produced by the following method.
That is, a polarizing film stretched by applying tension while holding both ends of a continuously supplied polymer film by a holding means, stretched at least 1.1 to 20.0 times in the film width direction, The progress of the film is such that the difference between the moving speeds in the longitudinal direction of the holding device is within 3%, and the angle formed by the film moving direction at the exit of the step of holding both ends of the film and the substantial stretching direction of the film is inclined by 20 to 70 °. The film can be produced by a stretching method in which the direction is bent while holding both ends of the film. In particular, those inclined by 45 ° are preferably used from the viewpoint of productivity.

The method for stretching the polymer film is described in detail in paragraphs [0020] to [0030] of JP-A-2002-86554.
Of the two protective films of the polarizer, the film other than the antireflection film is preferably an optical compensation film having an optical compensation layer comprising an optically anisotropic layer. The optical compensation film (retardation film) can improve the viewing angle characteristics of the liquid crystal display screen.
A known film can be used as the optical compensation film. However, in terms of widening the viewing angle, an optical compensation layer made of a compound having a discotic structural unit described in JP-A-2001-100042 is provided. An optical compensation film characterized in that the angle formed by the discotic compound and the support is changed in the depth direction of the layer is preferable.
The angle preferably increases as the distance from the support surface side of the optically anisotropic layer increases.

  The antireflection film of the present invention can be applied to an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), an electroluminescence display (ELD), or a cathode ray tube display device (CRT). Since the antireflection film of the present invention has a transparent support, the transparent support side is adhered to the image display surface of the image display device.

  The antireflection film of the present invention, when used as one side of the surface protective film of the polarizing film, is twisted nematic (TN), super twisted nematic (STN), vertical alignment (VA), in-plane switching (IPS), optical It can be preferably used for a transmissive, reflective, or transflective liquid crystal display device of a mode such as a curry compensate bend cell (OCB).

  The VA mode liquid crystal cell includes (1) a narrowly defined VA mode liquid crystal cell in which rod-like liquid crystalline molecules are aligned substantially vertically when no voltage is applied, and substantially horizontally when a voltage is applied (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. Hei 2-). 176625 (in Japanese Patent Publication No. 176625), and (2) a liquid crystal cell (SID97, Digest of tech. Papers (Proceedings) 28 (1997) 845 in which the VA mode is converted into a multi-domain (for MVA mode) in order to enlarge the viewing angle. ), (3) A liquid crystal cell in a mode (n-ASM mode) in which rod-like liquid crystalline molecules are substantially vertically aligned when no voltage is applied and twisted multi-domain alignment is applied when a voltage is applied (Preliminary collections 58-59 of the Japan Liquid Crystal Society) (1998)) and (4) SURVAVAL mode liquid crystal cells (announced at LCD International 98).

  The OCB mode liquid crystal cell is a liquid crystal display device using a bend alignment mode liquid crystal cell in which rod-like liquid crystalline molecules are aligned in a substantially opposite direction (symmetrically) between the upper part and the lower part of the liquid crystal cell. It is disclosed in the specifications of Japanese Patent Nos. 45882525 and 5410422. Since the rod-like liquid crystal molecules are symmetrically aligned at the upper and lower portions of the liquid crystal cell, the bend alignment mode liquid crystal cell has a self-optical compensation function. For this reason, this liquid crystal mode is also called an OCB (Optically Compensatory Bend) liquid crystal mode. The bend alignment mode liquid crystal display device has an advantage of high response speed.

  In an ECB mode liquid crystal cell, rod-like liquid crystal molecules are substantially horizontally aligned when no voltage is applied, and is most frequently used as a color TFT liquid crystal display device, and is described in many documents. For example, it is described in “EL, PDP, LCD display” published by Toray Research Center (2001).

  In particular, for TN mode and IPS mode liquid crystal display devices, as described in JP-A-2001-100043, an optical compensation film having an effect of widening a viewing angle is used as a protective film having two polarizing films on both sides. Of these, a polarizing plate having an antireflection effect and a viewing angle widening effect can be obtained with the thickness of one polarizing plate by using it on the surface opposite to the antireflection film of the present invention.

The present invention will be described in more detail based on examples, but the present invention is not limited thereto. However, Examples 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 14, 19, and 20 are reference examples.

In a reactor equipped with a stirrer and a reflux condenser, 1H, 1H, 5H-octafluoropentyl methacrylate 31.94 g, norbornyl methacrylate 7.99 g, dimethyl 2,2′-azobisisobutyrate 1.1 g, 2 -30 g of butanone was added and heated to 78 ° C under a nitrogen atmosphere for 6 hours to complete the reaction to obtain P-46. The weight average molecular weight was 2.0 × 10 ⁴ .

Fluoro aliphatic group-containing polymer using 23.96 g of 1H, 1H, 7H-dodecafluoroheptyl acrylate, 15.97 g of isobornyl acrylate, 1.1 g of dimethyl 2,2′-azobisisobutyrate, and 30 g of 2-butanone P-47 was obtained in the same manner as (P-46). The weight average molecular weight was 2.9 × 10 ⁴ .
(P-18), (P-22), (P-25) and (P-29) were also synthesized by the same method as the fluoroaliphatic group-containing polymer (P-46).

(Preparation of coating solution for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-1))
284 g of commercially available zirconia-containing UV curable hard coat solution (Desolite Z7404, manufactured by JSR Corporation, solid content concentration of about 61%, ZrO ₂ content of solid content of about 70%, polymerizable monomer, polymerization initiator included), dipenta 86 g of a mixture of erythritol pentaacrylate and dipentaerythritol hexaacrylate (DPHA, manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.) was mixed, and further diluted with 60 g of methyl isobutyl ketone and 17 g of methyl ethyl ketone. Further, 28.5 g of a silane coupling agent (KBM-5103, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) was mixed and stirred. Furthermore, 0.26 g of the fluorine-based polymer of the present invention (P-46, 40 mass% MEK solution) was added to this solution and mixed and stirred. Further, a 30% methyl isobutyl ketone dispersion of classified strengthened crosslinked PMMA particles (refractive index 1.49, MXS-300, manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd.) having an average particle size of 3.0 μm was added to this solution at 10,000 rpm with a Polytron disperser. 30 g of the dispersion dispersed for 20 minutes in the above is added, and then a 30% methyl ethyl ketone dispersion of silica particles having an average particle diameter of 1.5 μm (refractive index: 1.46, Seahosta KE-P150, manufactured by Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd.) is polytron dispersed. 95 g of a dispersion dispersed at 10,000 rpm for 30 minutes in a machine was added and mixed and stirred to obtain a finished liquid. The mixed solution was filtered through a polypropylene filter having a pore size of 30 μm to prepare a coating solution for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-1).

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-2))
Except for adding 0.26 g of a fluorine-based polymer (P-47, 40 wt% MEK solution) instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the above antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1), An antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-2) was prepared in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of coating solution for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-3))
Except for adding 0.26 g of a fluorine-based polymer (P-18, 40% by mass MEK solution) instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1), An antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-3) was prepared in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-4))
Except for adding 0.26 g of a fluorine-based polymer (P-22, 40% by mass MEK solution) instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1), An antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-4) was prepared in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-5))
Except for adding 0.26 g of a fluoropolymer (P-25, 40% by mass MEK solution) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46) to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1), An antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-5) was prepared in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-6))
Other than adding 0.26 g of the following fluoropolymer (P-29, 40 mass% MEK solution) to the coating solution for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-1) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-6) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-7))
300 parts by mass of PETA (trade name, a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), an ultraviolet curable resin, Irgacure 184 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals), a photocuring initiator 13.2 parts by mass of the product (made by Co., Ltd.), cross-linked acrylic-styrene particles (manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd., average particle size 3.5 μm, refractive index 1.55, 30% toluene as the first light-transmitting fine particles 52.3 parts by mass of the dispersion), crosslinked polystyrene particles as second light-transmitting fine particles (manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd., particle size 3.5 μm, refractive index 1.60, 30% toluene dispersion. Polytron dispersion) 155.0 parts by weight of the fluoropolymer of the present invention (P-46, 40% by weight cyclohexanone dissolved) 1.13 parts by mass, KBM-5103 (trade name, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.), which is an organosilane compound, 60.0 parts by mass, cyclohexanone 143.0 parts by mass, and toluene 240.0 parts by mass Thorough mixing was performed to prepare a coating solution.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-8))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-47, 40 wt% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the above-mentioned coating liquid for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-7) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-8) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-7), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-9))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-18, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the above-mentioned coating liquid for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-7) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-9) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-7), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-10))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-22, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating liquid for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-7) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-10) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-7), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-11))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-25, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating solution for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-7) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-11) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-7), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-12))
1.13 parts by mass of the following fluoropolymer (P-29, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) is added to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-7) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46). Except for the above, an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-12) was prepared in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-7), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-13))
310 parts by mass of PETA (trade name, a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), an ultraviolet curable resin, and Irgacure 184 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals), a photocuring initiator 15.0 parts by mass of crosslinked acrylic-styrene particles (manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd., average particle size 3.5 μm, refractive index 1.55, 30% toluene) 50.0 parts by mass of dispersion), crosslinked polystyrene particles as second light-transmitting fine particles (manufactured by Soken Chemical Co., Ltd., particle size 3.5 μm, refractive index 1.60, 30% toluene dispersion. Polytron dispersion) 150.0 parts by weight of the fluoropolymer of the present invention (P-46, 40% by weight cyclohexanone dissolved) 1.13 parts by mass, KBM-5103 (trade name, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) 60.0 parts by mass, cyclohexanone 20.0 parts by mass, and methyl isobutyl ketone 400.0 parts by mass The parts were mixed thoroughly to prepare a coating solution.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-14))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-6, 40 wt% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-13). Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-14) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-13), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-15))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-18, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating solution for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-13) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-15) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-13), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-16))
Except for adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-22, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-13). Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-16) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-13), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-17))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-25, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating solution for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-13) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-17) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-13), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-18))
1.13 parts by mass of the following fluoropolymer (P-29, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) is added to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-13) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46). Except for the above, the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-18) was prepared in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-13), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-19))
310 parts by mass of PETA (trade name, a mixture of pentaerythritol triacrylate and pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, manufactured by Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.), an ultraviolet curable resin, and Irgacure 184 (Ciba Specialty Chemicals), a photocuring initiator 15.0 parts by mass), 1.13 parts by mass of the fluoropolymer (P-46, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) of the present invention, and KBM-5103 (trade name, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) which is an organosilane compound Kogyo Co., Ltd.) was prepared by sufficiently mixing 60.0 parts by mass, 20.0 parts by mass of cyclohexanone, and 400.0 parts by mass of methyl isobutyl ketone.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-20))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-47, 40 wt% cyclohexanone solution) instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating solution for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-19). Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-20) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-19), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-21))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-18, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating liquid for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-19) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-21) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-19), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-22))
Except for adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-22, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the above antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-19). Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-22) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-19), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-23))
Other than adding 1.13 parts by mass of a fluorine-based polymer (P-25, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) in place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the above antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-19) Prepared an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-23) in exactly the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-19), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-24))
1.13 parts by mass of the following fluoropolymer (P-29, 40 mass% cyclohexanone solution) is added to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-19) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46). Except for the above, an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-24) was prepared in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-19), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-25))
The anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1) is prevented in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added, except that the fluoropolymer (P-46) is not added. A dazzling hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-25) was prepared.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-26))
In place of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46), 0.26 g of the fluorine-based polymer (40 wt% MEK solution) described in the following chemical formula 1 was added to the above-described coating liquid for anti-glare hard coat layer (HCL-1). Except for the above, the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-26) was prepared in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1), including the amount added.

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-27))
The amount added except that 0.26 g of the following fluoropolymer (40 wt% MEK solution) was added to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46). In addition, an anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-27) was prepared in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1).

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-28))
The amount added except that 0.26 g of the following fluoropolymer (40 wt% MEK solution) was added to the antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-1) instead of the fluoropolymer (P-46). In addition, an anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-28) was prepared in the same manner as the coating solution (HCL-1).

(Preparation of anti-glare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL-29))
The coating liquid (HCL) including the amount added, except that the fluorine-based polymer P-38 is added instead of the fluorine-based polymer (P-46) to the coating liquid for the antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-1). A coating solution for antiglare hard coat layer (HCL-29) was prepared in exactly the same manner as in -1).

(Preparation of sol solution a)
In a reactor equipped with a stirrer and a reflux condenser, 119 parts of methyl ethyl ketone, 101 parts of acryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (KBM5103, manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.) and 3 parts of diisopropoxyaluminum ethyl acetoacetate were added and mixed. After that, 30 parts of ion-exchanged water was added and reacted at 60 ° C. for 4 hours, and then cooled to room temperature to obtain sol solution a.

  The mass average molecular weight of the sol liquid a was 1600, and among the components higher than the oligomer component, the component having a molecular weight of 1000 to 20000 was 100%. Further, from the gas chromatography analysis, the raw material acryloyloxypropyltrimethoxysilane did not remain at all.

(Preparation of coating solution for low refractive index layer (LL-1))
JTA113 (trade name, refractive index 1.44, solid content concentration 6%, MEK solution, manufactured by JSR Corporation) 13.1 g, colloidal silica dispersion, which has higher coating strength than JN-7228A described above MEK-ST-L (trade name, average particle size 45 nm, solid content concentration 30%, manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd.) 1.31 g, the sol a0.59 g, methyl ethyl ketone 5.1 g, and cyclohexanone 0.6 g were added. After stirring, the mixture was filtered through a polypropylene filter having a pore diameter of 1 μm to prepare a coating solution for low refractive index layer (LL-1).

(Die coater configuration)
The slot die 13 shown in FIG. 9 has an upstream lip land length I _UP of 0.5 mm, a downstream lip land length I _LO of 50 μm, and the length of the opening of the slot 16 in the web running direction is 150 μm. The length of 50 mm was used.

  The gap between the upstream lip land 18a and the web W is 50 μm longer than the gap between the downstream lip land 18b and the web W (hereinafter referred to as an overbite length of 50 μm), and the gap between the downstream lip land 18b and the web W GL was set to 50 μm. Further, the gap GS between the side plate 40b and the web W of the decompression chamber 40 and the gap GB between the back plate 40a and the web W were both 200 μm.

(Evaluation of antireflection film)
About the obtained film, the following items were evaluated.
(1) Steel wool scratch resistance evaluation A rubbing test was performed using a rubbing tester under the following conditions.
Sample humidity control conditions: 25 ° C., 60% RH, 2 hours or more.
Rubbing material: Steel wool (made by Nippon Steel Wool, Geled No. 0000) was wound around the rubbing tip (1 cm × 1 cm) of a tester in contact with the sample, and the band was fixed so as not to move.
Moving distance (one way): 13 cm, rubbing speed: 13 cm / sec, load: 200 g / cm ² , tip contact area: 1 cm × 1 cm, rubbing frequency: 20 reciprocations.
An oil-based black ink was applied to the back side of the rubbed sample and visually observed with reflected light, and scratches on the rubbed portion were evaluated according to the following criteria.
I can't see any scratches. : ○
A moderate wound is visible. : △
A strong scratch can be seen at first glance. : ×

(2) Evaluation of rubbing resistance with a cotton swab A cotton swab is fixed to the rubbing tip of a rubbing tester, and the upper and lower sides of the sample are fixed with clips in a smooth dish. The sample and the swab are immersed in water at 25 ° C at room temperature 25 ° C. A rubbing test was performed by applying a load of 500 g and changing the number of rubbing. The rubbing conditions are as follows.
Rubbing distance (one way): 1 cm, rubbing speed: about 2 reciprocations / second The sample after rubbing was observed, and the rubbing resistance was evaluated as follows by the number of film peeling.
0-30 reciprocating film peeling: ×
Film peeling after 30 to 150 reciprocations: △
No film peeling even after 150 reciprocations: ○

[Example 1]
(Preparation of antireflection film)
The surface of the application side of a triacetyl cellulose film (TD-80UF, manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) with a film thickness of 80 μm was subjected to charge removal with an ultrasonic dust remover, and then an antiglare hard coat layer coating solution (HCL- 1) was applied at a coating speed of 30 m / min using the die coater. The degree of vacuum in the vacuum chamber was 0.8 kPa. In the application of HCL-1, the application was performed with the gap GL between the downstream lip land 18b and the web W being 80 μm. Immediately after application, initial drying was performed using the dryer 18 shown in FIG. The total length of the dryer 18 was 5 m. The condensing plate 30 in the dryer 18 is arranged with a predetermined inclination angle such that the downstream side in the running direction is separated from the coating film. The web initially dried by the dryer 18 is then dried at 80 ° C., and then a 160 W / cm air-cooled metal halide lamp (I Graphics Co., Ltd.) is purged with nitrogen so that the atmosphere has an oxygen concentration of 0.1% by volume or less. )), The coating layer was cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays with an illuminance of 400 mW / cm ² and an irradiation amount of 500 mJ / cm ² to form a 7 μm thick hard coat layer. On the hard coat layer, a coating solution for low refractive index layer (LL-1) was applied at 30 m / min using the die coater. The degree of vacuum in the vacuum chamber was 0.8 kPa. Immediately after application, initial drying was performed using the dryer 18 shown in FIG. The condensing plate 30 in the dryer 18 is arranged with a predetermined inclination angle such that the downstream side in the running direction is separated from the coating film. The web initially dried by the dryer 18 is then dried at 90 ° C. for 30 seconds, and then purged with nitrogen so that the atmosphere has an oxygen concentration of 0.1% by volume or less, and a 240 W / cm air-cooled metal halide lamp (eye graphic). The low refractive index layer (refractive index 1.45, film thickness 83 nm) was formed by irradiating ultraviolet rays having an illuminance of 600 mW / cm ² and an irradiation amount of 400 mJ / cm ² . In this way, an antireflection film was produced.
In the above steps, the coating and drying steps are carried out in an air atmosphere with an air cleanliness of 30 particles / (cubic meter) or less as particles of 0.5 μm or more, and the cleanliness described in JP-A-10-309553 just before the coating. The air was sprayed at a high speed to peel off the deposits from the film surface, and the coating was performed while removing dust by a method of sucking with a suction port close to the film. The charged voltage of the base before dust removal was 200 V or less. Said application | coating was performed in each process of sending-out-dust removal-application-dry- (UV or heat) hardening-winding up for every layer.

[Examples 2 to 25]
An antireflection film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating solution for the antiglare hard coat layer was changed to HCL-2 to HCL-24 and HCL-29. Table 1 shows the results of scratch resistance evaluation of the obtained antireflection film, the back surface being painted black, and the state of the antireflection film surface visually observed. The antireflection film coated with the coating liquid containing the composition obtained in the present invention had good scratch resistance evaluation, wind unevenness and coating unevenness. Here, the wind unevenness is a surface failure that changes when the drying conditions are changed, and the coating unevenness is a surface failure that changes when the application conditions are changed, and × when the surface failure can be visually confirmed. It was judged.

  The antireflective films prepared in Examples 1 to 25 were immersed in a 2.0 normal, 55 ° C. NaOH aqueous solution for 2 minutes to saponify the triacetyl cellulose surface on the back side of the film. Polarized by adhering and protecting both sides of a polarizer prepared by adsorbing iodine to polyvinyl alcohol with a film obtained by saponifying an acetylcellulose film (TAC-TD80U, manufactured by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.) under the same conditions and stretching. A board was created. The thus-prepared polarizing plate is a liquid crystal display device of a notebook computer equipped with a transmission type TN liquid crystal display device (Sumitomo 3M Co., Ltd., which is a polarization separation film having a polarization selection layer) so that the antireflection film side is the outermost surface. When the D-BEF made of D-BEF is replaced with the polarizing plate on the viewing side), there is very little reflection of the background, the color of the reflected light is remarkably reduced, and the display surface A display device with very high display quality in which uniformity is ensured can be obtained.

[Comparative Examples 1-4]
An antireflection film was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating solution for the antiglare hard coat layer was changed to HCL-25 to HCL-28. Table 1 shows the results of the surface evaluation of wind unevenness and coating unevenness of the obtained antireflection film. In Comparative Example 1 in which HCL-25 containing no fluorine-based polymer was applied, wind unevenness occurred, and the in-plane uniformity was low, which is not preferable as an antireflection film. In Comparative Example 2 where HCL-26 was applied, the scratch resistance (steel wool and swab rubbing) deteriorated. In Comparative Example 3 in which HCL-27 was applied, although the scratch resistance was improved, coating unevenness occurred, and the in-plane uniformity was low, which is not preferable as an antireflection film. Further, in Comparative Example 4 in which HCL-28 was applied, a repellent pattern was generated on the coated surface, and the in-plane uniformity was low, which is not preferable as an antireflection film. Further, when the antireflection film obtained in Comparative Examples 1 to 4 is installed on the viewing side of the liquid crystal display device by the above method, the display device has low uniformity in the display surface and low display quality, which is not preferable.

It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is the cross-sectional schematic diagram which showed the other example of the laminated constitution of the antireflection film produced using the coating composition of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the coater which has a slot die which can be used for this invention. (A) is the slot die 13 preferably used for this invention, (B) is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of the conventional slot die 30. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the slot die which can be used for this invention, and its periphery. It is sectional drawing which shows the pressure reduction chamber 40 and the web W which are adjoining. It is sectional drawing which shows the pressure reduction chamber 40 and the web W which are adjoining.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Transparent support 2 Hard coat layer 3 Middle refractive index layer 4 High refractive index layer 5 Low refractive index layer 10 Coater 11 Backup roller 13 Slot die 14 Coating liquid 14a Bead 14b Coating film 15 Pocket 16 Slot 16
16a Slot opening 17 Tip lip 18 Flat part 18a Upstream lip land 18a
18b Downstream lip land 18b
30 conventional slot die 31a upstream lip land 31b downstream lip land 32 pocket 33 slot 40 decompression chamber 40a back plate 40b side plate 40c screw

Claims (12)

It contains at least one fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below, and derived from the monomer (i) the amount of the repeating units is, is 50 wt% or less, based on total polymer units, the amount of repeating units derived from monomers of the (ii) is, der Ru least 50 wt%, based on total polymer units Coating composition;
(I) Fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [1] (ii) Monomer represented by the following general formula [2]

(In the general formula [1], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L represents a divalent linking group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 18)

(In the general formula [2], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, and L ¹ represents a single bond or a divalent linking group. Y represents a cyclic group). The coating composition according to claim 1, wherein the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [1] is represented by the following general formula [3].

(In the general formula [3], R ⁰ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R) —, m is an integer of 1-6, and n is And represents an integer of 1 to 18. Here, R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent. A coating composition containing at least one of a repeating unit derived from the monomer (i) below and a fluoroaliphatic group-containing copolymer containing only the repeating unit derived from the monomer (ii) below;
(I) a fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the following general formula [4] (ii) a monomer represented by the general formula [2] according to claim 1

(In the general formula [4], R ² represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L ² represents a divalent linking group, and n represents an integer of 1 to 6). The coating composition according to claim 3, wherein the fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4] is represented by the following general formula [5].

(In the general formula [5], R ³ represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, X represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R) —, m is an integer of 1 to 6 and n is 1 to 6) And R represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.) Furthermore, the coating composition of Claim 1 or 2 containing at least 1 type of the fluoro aliphatic group containing copolymer containing the repeating unit induced | guided | derived from the monomer of the following (ii i );
(Ii i ) A fluoroaliphatic group-containing monomer represented by the general formula [4] according to claim 3. The coating composition according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the monomer represented by the general formula [2] is represented by the following general formula [6].

(In General Formula [6], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, L ² represents a divalent linking group containing any one of an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, and a heteroatom. To Z. Z represents an alicyclic cyclic group.) The coating composition according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the monomer represented by the general formula [2] is represented by the following general formula [7].

(In the general formula [7], R ¹ represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a methyl group, X ¹ represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or —N (R ² ) —, and Z ¹ represents an alicyclic fused ring. Wherein R ² represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms which may have a substituent.) An optical film produced by coating at least one or more coating compositions according to any one of claims 1 to 7 on a transparent support. The optical film according to claim 8, which is an antireflection film. A polarizing plate having a polarizing film and the optical film according to claim 8 or 9 on at least one surface of the polarizing film. A polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, the optical film according to claim 8 or 9 on one surface of the polarizing film, and an optical compensation film having optical anisotropy on the other surface. An image display device comprising the optical film according to claim 8 or 9, or the polarizing plate according to claim 10 or 11.

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