KR20090055481A - Adhesive composition and optical member - Google Patents

Abstract

An adhesive composition is provided to form an adhesive layer with good re-working property, durability and optical leakage property. An adhesive composition is formed by crosslinking a copolymer polymer of 100.0 parts by mass and a styrene-based resin or alpha-methylstyrene resin of 1-15 parts by mass. The copolymer polymer is formed by copolymerizing 89.5-99.9 parts by mass of a monomer having C1-16 alkyl group and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a monomer having a hydroxyl group. The monomer having a hydroxyl group is 2-hydroxyethylacrylate and/or 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate.

Description

Adhesive composition and optical member {ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND OPTICAL MEMBER}

The present invention relates to an adhesive composition and an optical member.

Generally, so-called flat display panels, such as a liquid crystal display panel and a plasma display panel, have various optical films, such as a polarizing plate, a retardation plate, and an antireflection film, adhere through an adhesion layer.

For example, Patent Document 1 below discloses an air having a weight average molecular weight of 800,000 or more obtained by copolymerizing 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a copolymerizable unsaturated monomer containing a carboxyl group in 100 parts of a (meth) acrylic acid alkylester monomer having 1 to 12 carbon atoms. It is made by mixing styrene-type or (alpha) -methylstyrene tackifying resin (B) with 0.5 to 15 weight part with respect to 100 weight part of copolymers (A), and haze at the time of film-forming this An adhesive composition or a transparent adhesive film having a value of 0.1 to 5% is disclosed.

Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a tackifying resin having a Tg of 0 to 100 ° C and a softening point of 50 to 150 ° C per 100 parts by weight of an acrylic polymer (A) having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 1 million or more and a Tg of 0 ° C or less. B) A pressure-sensitive adhesive resin composition, film-shaped pressure-sensitive adhesive, or pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet containing 0.001 to 0.5 parts by weight of a crosslinking agent (C) having 3 to 7 parts by weight and a gel fraction of 50% or more by addition of 1% of an acrylic polymer functional group in a molar ratio of functional groups. Is disclosed.

Further, Patent Document 3 discloses, as a monomer unit, 100 parts by weight of a (meth) acrylic polymer containing 50% by weight or more of a (meth) acrylic acid alkyl ester having an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, a Hazen unit color number of 300 or less, or a Gardner color number of 100 A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical member and an optical member with a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprising 1 to 25 parts by weight of a tackifying resin having a softening point of 80 to 150 ° C and a hydroxyl value of 3 or less and a crosslinking agent of 0.01 to 5 parts by weight or less are disclosed. .

In the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 to 3, good heat resistance based on high adhesive force can be obtained.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-12553

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-23169

Patent document 3: Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2006-213808.

However, the technique described in Patent Documents 1 to 3 has a problem that good reworkability cannot be obtained. As a method of improving rework property, the method of reducing adhesive force can be considered. However, in the techniques described in Patent Literatures 1 to 3, when the adhesive force is lowered, the heat resistance is lowered, which causes inconvenience in that sufficient durability cannot be obtained. Moreover, in the technique of patent documents 1-patent document 3, when adhesive force was reduced, when it adhered to the liquid crystal display panel, there existed inconvenience that the light leakage occurred by the deviation of the polarization direction by shrinkage of an optical sheet.

For this reason, in the technique of patent document 1-patent document 3, it was difficult to provide the adhesive composition and optical member with favorable rework property, favorable durability, and light leakage.

This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and an object of this invention is to provide the adhesive composition which has favorable rework property, favorable durability, and light leakage property, and the optical member provided with this.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following configuration.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention is a copolymer polymer obtained by copolymerizing at least 89.5 to 99.9 parts by mass of an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms with a monomer having 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a hydroxyl group; And 1 to 15 parts by mass of a styrene-based resin or an α-methylstyrene resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of the copolymer polymer and crosslinked.

Moreover, the adhesive composition of this invention can be made into what the monomer which has the said hydroxyl group is 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and / or 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate.

Moreover, the adhesive composition of this invention is a monomer in which the said copolymer polymer has the said C1-C16 alkyl group, the monomer which has the said hydroxyl group, 0.5 mass part or less carboxyl group-containing monomer, an amide group containing monomer, an amino group containing monomer At least 1 sort (s) chosen from may be made into copolymerization at least.

Moreover, the adhesive composition of this invention can be made to contain the silane coupling agent.

In addition, the optical member of the present invention is characterized in that the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition described in any one of the above is applied to one side or both sides of the optical sheet.

The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of the present invention comprises a copolymer polymer obtained by copolymerizing at least 89.5 to 99.9 parts by mass of a C1-C16 alkyl group with a monomer having 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of hydroxyl group; And 1 to 15 parts by mass of a styrene resin or an α-methylstyrene resin at least, based on 100 parts by mass of the copolymer polymer, to form an adhesive layer having good reworkability, good durability, and light leakage. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can be provided.

Moreover, since the adhesive composition of this invention is apply | coated to one side or both sides of an optical sheet, the optical member of this invention has favorable rework property, favorable durability, and light leakage.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described.

`` Adhesive composition ''

The adhesive composition of this embodiment consists of a copolymer polymer (henceforth a "base polymer"), and a styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin at least.

 Base Polymer (Copolymer Polymer)

In the base polymer of this embodiment, the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group of 89.5-99.9 mass parts, and the monomer which has a 0.1-10 mass part hydroxyl group are copolymerized at least.

Moreover, the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group is a main component of a base polymer, and contains 89.5-99.9 mass parts in the base polymer total mass. In addition, although the 1 type single monomer may be sufficient as the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group, it may contain 2 or more types.

When content of the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group is less than the said range, the quantity of monomer which has functional groups, such as a monomer which has a hydroxyl group, will increase, Tg and polarity will rise, and rework property will fall. When content of the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group is less than the said range, since dependence of the amount of crosslinking agents on the characteristic of an adhesive composition becomes large, adjustment of the trace amount of crosslinking agent amount is necessary and productivity falls.

Moreover, when content of the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group exceeds the said range, since the quantity of the monomer which has a functional group becomes small, crosslinking of a base polymer and a crosslinking agent becomes difficult, and durability falls.

As a specific example of the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group,

Methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, n-butyl (meth) acrylate,

t-butyl (meth) acrylate, isobutyl (meth) acrylate,

Hexyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate,

n-octyl (meth) acrylate, isooctyl (meth) acrylate,

n-nonyl (meth) acrylate, isononyl (meth) acrylate,

n-decyl (meth) acrylate, isodecyl (meth) acrylate,

n-dodecyl (meth) acrylate, n-tridecyl (meth) acrylate,

n-tetradecyl (meth) acrylate, methoxyethyl (meth) acrylate,

Ethoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, butoxyethyl (meth) acrylate,

Cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate, t-cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate,

Phenoxyethyl (meth) acrylate,

Nonylphenoxypolyethylene glycol (meth) acrylate, benzyl (meth) acrylate,

Isobornyl (meth) acrylate,

Tetrahydroperfuryl (furfuryl) (meth) acrylate etc. are mentioned. In particular, the base polymer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical member is preferably containing n-butyl acrylate as a main component in terms of ensuring sufficient adhesiveness.

The monomer having a hydroxyl group is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass in the total mass of the base polymer.

When content of the monomer which has a hydroxyl group exceeds the said range, rework property will fall. Moreover, when content of the monomer which has a hydroxyl group exceeds the said range, dependence of the crosslinking agent amount with respect to the characteristic of an adhesive composition becomes large, adjustment of the trace amount of crosslinking agent amount becomes necessary, and productivity falls. Moreover, when content of the monomer which has a hydroxyl group is less than the said range, crosslinking of a base polymer and a crosslinking agent will become difficult, and durability will fall.

As a monomer which has a hydroxyl group, 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate,

2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, 4-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate,

2-hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, 6-hydroxyhexyl (meth) acrylate,

8-hydroxyoctyl (meth) acrylate, 10-hydroxydecyl (meth) acrylate,

12-hydroxylauryl (meth) acrylate,

2- (meth) acryloyloxyethyl-2-hydroxypropyl phthalate,

2- (meth) acryloyloxyethyl acid phosphate,

2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl (meth) acrylate,

1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol monoacrylate,

3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate,

(Epsilon) -caprolactam addition product of 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, etc. are mentioned. Among these, it is preferable to use 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate especially.

As a monomer which has a hydroxyl group, when using a monomer with a large molecular weight or a secondary alcohol type monomer, it is preferable to increase content in order to ensure sufficient reactivity of a base polymer and a crosslinking agent. Moreover, since the monomer which has these hydroxyl groups is expensive, it is preferable to make content small in the range which can fully ensure the reactivity of a base polymer and a crosslinking agent.

In addition, the base polymer may contain other components as components other than the monomer having a C1-C16 alkyl group and the monomer having a hydroxyl group. It is preferable that content of another component is 0.5 mass part or less.

As other components, it is the cohesion-resistance improvement component, such as a sulfonic acid group containing monomer, a phosphate group containing monomer, a cyano group containing monomer, vinyl esters, an aromatic vinyl compound, a carboxyl group containing monomer, an acid anhydride group containing monomer, and an amide group containing. A component having a functional group that acts as an adhesion improving agent or a crosslinking starting point such as a monomer, an amino group-containing monomer, an epoxy group-containing monomer, acetoacetoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, N-acryloyl morpholine, and vinyl ethers can be used. have. The other component can be used 1 type or in combination or 2 or more types.

Examples of sulfonic acid group-containing monomers include styrene sulfonic acid, allyl sulfonic acid, 2- (meth) acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid, (meth) acrylamidopropanesulfonic acid, and sulfopropyl (meth) acrylate. , (Meth) acryloyloxy naphthalene sulfonic acid, etc. can be illustrated.

2-hydroxyethyl acryloyl phosphate can be illustrated as a phosphoric acid group containing monomer.

Acrylonitrile can be illustrated as a cyano group containing monomer.

Vinyl acetate can be illustrated as vinyl esters.

Styrene can be illustrated as an aromatic vinyl compound.

Examples of the carboxyl group-containing monomer include (meth) acrylic acid, carboxyethyl (meth) acrylate, carboxypentyl (meth) acrylate, itaconic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, crotonic acid, 2-carboxyethyl acrylate, and the like. .

Examples of the acid anhydride group-containing monomer include maleic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, and the like.

As an amide group containing monomer, an acrylamide, methacrylamide, dimethyl (meth) acrylamide, diethyl (meth) acrylamide is mentioned.

Examples of the amino group-containing monomers include N, N-dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate, N, N-dimethylaminopropyl (meth) acrylate, and diethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate.

As an epoxy-group containing monomer, glycidyl (meth) acrylate, allyl glycidyl ether, 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate glycidyl ether, etc. can be illustrated.

Moreover, vinyl ethyl ether can be illustrated as vinyl ether.

It is preferable to use at least 1 sort (s) especially chosen from acrylic acid, acrylamide, and N, N- dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate among the other components mentioned above. Since these monomers have high polarity and Tg, there exists an effect which improves the wettability and heat resistance to a polar adherend by use of a small amount.

As a method of polymerizing a base polymer, the polymerization method generally available as a synthetic method of acrylic polymers, such as solution polymerization, emulsion polymerization, block polymerization, suspension polymerization, can be used.

"Styrene-type resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin"

Specific examples of the styrene resin or α-methylstyrene resin include picolastic A5, A75, D125, picotex LC, 75, 100, 120, Crystallex F85, F100, F115, 1120, 3070, 3085, 3100, 3115, 5140 (all are brand name: Eastman Chemical Co., Ltd. product) etc. can be illustrated.

[Crosslinking agent (hardener)]

The adhesive composition of this embodiment can obtain the adhesive layer excellent in heat resistance by suitably crosslinking a base polymer, especially the monomer which has a C1-C16 alkyl group which is a main component of a base polymer. As a specific means of the crosslinking method, for example, an isocyanate compound, an epoxy compound, an aziridine compound, a metal chelate, or the like, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an amide group, etc. contained in the base polymer as a crosslinking starting point as appropriate There is a method of adding and reacting a compound (curing agent) having a group capable of reacting.

As an isocyanate compound, Aromatic isocyanate, such as tolylene diisocyanate and xylene diisocyanate, alicyclic isocyanate, such as isophorone diisocyanate, and hexamethylene diiso Aliphatic isocyanate, such as cyanate, etc. are mentioned. Especially, an isocyanate compound and an epoxy compound are especially used preferably from a viewpoint of obtaining moderate cohesion force. These compounds may be used independently, and may mix and use 2 or more types.

More specifically, as the isocyanate compound, for example

Lower aliphatic polyisocyanates such as butylene diisocyanate and hexamethylene diisocyanate;

Alicyclic isocyanates such as cyclopentylene diisocyanate, cyclohexylene diisocyanate, and isophorone diisocyanate;

And aromatic diisocyanates such as 2,4-tolylene diisocyanate, 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate and xylylene diisocyanate.

Moreover, as an isocyanate type hardening | curing agent, the adduct type of tolylene diisocyanate and a polyfunctional alcohol, the adduct type of xylene diisocyanate and a polyfunctional alcohol, hexamethylene diisocyanate Of adduct type of polyfunctional alcohol, burette type of tolylene diisocyanate, burette type of xylene diisocyanate, burette type of hexamethylene diisocyanate, of tolylene diisocyanate The isocyanurate type, the isocyanurate type of xylene diisocyanate, and the isocyanurate type of hexamethylene diisocyanate are mentioned.

As an isocyanate-type hardening | curing agent, More specifically, a trimethylolpropane / tolylene diisocyanate trimer adduct (brand name: coronate L), trimethylolpropane / hexamethylene diisocyanate Isocyanates such as anate trimer adduct (brand name: coronate HL) and isocyanurate body of hexamethylene diisocyanate (brand name: coronate HX) [all of which are manufactured by Nihon Polyurethane Co., Ltd.] Nate adducts, etc. are mentioned.

Examples of the epoxy compound include N, N, N ', N'-tetraglycidyl-m-xylene diamine (trade name: TETRAD-X) and 1,3-bis (N, N-diglycidylaminomethyl) cyclo Hexane (trade name: TETRAD-C) (all manufactured by Mitsubishi Gaskagaku Co., Ltd.).

These crosslinking agents are used individually or in mixture of 2 or more types. The amount of the crosslinking agent used is appropriately selected depending on the balance with the base polymer to be crosslinked, and furthermore, depending on the use of the optical member. In order to obtain sufficient heat resistance by the cohesion force of an adhesive, it is generally preferable to mix | blend 0.01 mass part or more with respect to 100 mass parts of said base polymers. Moreover, it is preferable to mix | blend a crosslinking agent with 5 mass parts or less with respect to 100 mass parts of said base polymers from the softness | flexibility and adhesiveness of an adhesive composition.

[Mixing ratio]

The compounding ratio of styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin with respect to 100 mass parts of base polymers becomes the range of 1-15 mass parts, and it is more preferable that it is the range of 3-12 mass parts. If the compounding ratio is less than 1 part by mass, sufficient durability cannot be obtained. Moreover, when a compounding ratio exceeds 15 mass parts, adhesive force becomes high and favorable rework property is not acquired.

[Other Additives]

Moreover, in the adhesive composition of this embodiment, various conventionally well-known tackifiers, organic salts, surface lubricants, leveling agents, antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, light stabilizers, ultraviolet absorbers, polymerization inhibitors, silane coupling agents, inorganic or organic It can be suitably added according to the use using various conventionally well-known additives, such as a filler, metal powder, powder, such as a pigment, particle shape, and a foil-like thing.

"Manufacturing method of adhesive composition"

As a manufacturing method of the adhesive composition of this embodiment, the following two manufacturing methods can be illustrated.

As a first method, for example, various monomers, which are raw materials of the base polymer, are mixed with organic solvents such as ethyl acetate, toluene, acetone, hexanes, ketones, alcohols, and the like by further adding a polymerization initiator to polymerize the monomers. A polymer is prepared. The obtained base polymer can be obtained in the state melt | dissolved in the organic solvent, or the state swelled in the organic solvent.

Next, styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin is added and mixed with the organic solvent containing a base polymer.

Next, a crosslinking agent is added and various additives, such as a silane coupling agent, are further added as needed. In this way, an adhesive composition can be obtained.

The obtained pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is, for example, coated on a substrate and then dried to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer by reacting (aging) the base polymer and the crosslinking agent.

As a second method, for example, various monomers which are raw materials of the base polymer are mixed with an organic solvent such as ethyl acetate, and styrene resin or? -Methyl styrene resin is added, and a polymerization initiator or the like is further added to polymerize the monomer. By making it react, the base polymer containing styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin is prepared. The obtained base polymer can be obtained in the state melt | dissolved in the organic solvent like the 1st method, or the state swelled in the organic solvent.

Next, a crosslinking agent is further added to the organic solvent containing a base polymer, a styrene resin, or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin, and various additives, such as a silane coupling agent, are added as needed. In this way, an adhesive composition can be obtained.

Similarly to the first method, the obtained pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is coated on a substrate, for example, and then dried to form a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer by reacting (aging) the base polymer and the crosslinking agent.

As mentioned above, when manufacturing the adhesive composition of this embodiment, after preparing a base polymer, you may add styrene-type resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin, and styrene-type resin or (alpha) -methyl styrene simultaneously with preparation of a base polymer. You may add lene resin. In order to homogeneously add a styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin to a base polymer, it is preferable that a styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin is soluble with respect to organic solvents, such as ethyl acetate.

`` Optical member ''

The optical member of this embodiment forms the adhesive layer containing an adhesive composition on one side or both surfaces of an optical sheet so that it may be about 3 to 200 micrometers normally, Preferably it is about 10 to 100 micrometers as mentioned above. Formation of an adhesion layer can be performed by the method of apply | coating directly to an optical sheet, the method of transferring what was once applied and formed in another base material (for example, a peeling liner, etc.).

As the method of forming the adhesive layer, a known method that can be used for the production of the adhesive tape can be used. Specifically, a roll coat, gravure coat, reverse coat, roll brush, spray coat, air knife coat, die coat method, or the like can be used. Can be mentioned.

As an optical sheet, what can be used for manufacture of various display apparatuses etc. is used, The kind in particular is not restrict | limited, For example, a polarizing plate, a phase difference plate, a brightness improving plate, an anti-glare sheet, etc. are included. The optical sheet may be a laminate of two or more optical materials such as a laminate of a polarizing plate and a retardation plate, a laminate of a retardation plate, a laminate of a polarizing plate and a brightness enhancement plate, or an antiglare sheet.

As for the adhesive force of the adhesion layer (adhesive composition) formed in the optical sheet, about 3 (N / 25mm)-about 5 (N / 25mm) are preferable. When the adhesive force is in the range of 3 (N / 25 mm) to 5 (N / 25 mm), the adhesive force has sufficient strength as the adhesive force of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the optical member and has good reworkability.

In addition, adhesive strength is calculated | required by measuring according to the adhesive tape adhesive sheet test method of JISZO237. Specifically, the optical member with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is left to stand at a temperature of 20 ° C. and a relative humidity of 50% for 7 days, and then cut into a width of 25 mm, for example, attached to a glass plate and having a temperature of 50 ° C. × 5 kg /. The cm 2 × 20 minutes autoclave treatment was carried out, and then using a tensile tester, the adhesive force was measured according to JIS Z0237 at a peel angle of 180 ° and a peel rate of 0.3 m / min under a temperature of 20 ° C. and a relative humidity of 50%. What is necessary is just to evaluate adhesive force.

According to the adhesive composition of this embodiment, the base polymer (copolymer polymer) by which the monomer which has an alkyl group of 89.5-99.9 mass parts C1-C16, and the monomer which has a 0.1-10 mass part hydroxyl group is copolymerized at least; And 1 to 15 parts by mass of a styrene resin or an α-methyl styrene resin are contained at least with respect to 100 parts by mass of the base polymer, and thus an adhesive layer having good reworkability, good durability and light leakage property can be formed. It becomes.

More specifically, when the adhesive composition of the present embodiment is applied to a substrate such as an optical sheet to form an adhesive layer, since the adhesive force of the obtained adhesive layer is in the range of 3 to 5 (N / 25 mm), satisfactory reworkability Can be obtained. Moreover, since the adhesive layer which consists of an adhesive composition of this embodiment becomes excellent in flexibility, it can be easily deformed according to shrinkage of an optical sheet. Therefore, even if the adhesive layer which consists of an adhesive composition of this embodiment has a weak adhesive force so that favorable rework property can be obtained, favorable adhesiveness can be obtained and it will become the outstanding durability and light leakage.

Therefore, the adhesive composition of this embodiment can be used suitably as an adhesive composition which comprises the adhesion layer of an optical member.

In addition, when the silane coupling agent is added to the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition to form the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the optical member, a chemical bond is formed between the silane coupling agent and the functional group on the surface of the adherend, thereby forming an optical member. Bonding strength at the interface between the adhesive layer and the adherend increases. For this reason, even if the thermal expansion coefficient of a to-be-adhered body and an optical sheet differs significantly, the stress by a difference of a thermal expansion concentrates in the interface of an adhesion layer and a to-be-adhered body, and can stress | reduce stress with respect to an optical sheet by this.

EXAMPLE

Hereinafter, an Example is described. In the present Example, first, the adhesive composition corresponding to Test Examples 1-15 was prepared first, and then the optical member of Test Examples 1-15 was manufactured by apply | coating an adhesive composition to a polarizing plate. And performance test was done about each optical member. Details will be described below.

(Production of Copolymer Composition Solution Corresponding to Test Example 1)

Flask with 99.5 parts by mass of butyl acrylate as a monomer having an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, 0.5 parts by mass of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate as a monomer having a hydroxyl group, and 125 parts by mass of ethyl acetate as a solvent. It heated to 65 degreeC, carrying out nitrogen substitution. Next, 0.075 mass part of AIBN was added as a polymerization initiator, and polymerization reaction was performed over 6 hours, maintaining 65 degreeC. After the completion of the polymerization reaction, 8 parts by mass of Crystallex 3085 (trade name: product of Eastman Chemical Co., Ltd.), which is α-methyl styrene resin, was added as styrene resin or α-methyl styrene resin, and ethyl acetate was used for viscosity adjustment. 275 mass parts was further added and it cooled to room temperature, and the copolymer composition solution containing the adhesive composition of Example 1 was obtained.

The density | concentration of the adhesive composition in the copolymer composition solution was 18.3 mass%, and the viscosity of the copolymer composition solution was 2.5 Pa.s. Table 1 shows the blending ratio of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, the concentration of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition in the copolymer composition solution, and the viscosity of the copolymer composition solution.

(Production of Copolymer Composition Solution Corresponding to Test Examples 2 to 17)

Butyl acrylate is blended as a monomer having an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate or 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate is blended (or not blended) as a monomer having a hydroxyl group, and acrylic acid and acrylic Crystalex 3085 or 3115, which is combined with (or without) any one selected from amide, N, N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, and α-methylstyrene resin as styrene resin or α-methylstyrene resin. A copolymer composition solution containing the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of Test Examples 2 to 15 was obtained in the same manner as in the case of Test Example 1, except that was added. In Table 1 and Table 2, the compounding ratio of the adhesive compositions of Test Examples 2-15, the density | concentration of the adhesive composition in each copolymer composition solution, and the viscosity of each copolymer composition solution are shown together.

(Production of Optical Members of Test Examples 1 to 17)

Trimethylolpropane / tolylene diisocyanate type crosslinking agent (Nihon Polyurethane Industries, Ltd.) as a crosslinking agent with respect to 100 parts by mass of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition in the copolymer composition solutions of Test Examples 1 to 17 shown in Tables 1 and 2 ), A brand name: coronate L) and 3-glycidoxy propyl trimethoxysilane (Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. make, brand name: Shin-Etsu Silicone KBM-403) as a silane coupling agent It added so that it might become the mixing | blending ratio shown in 2, and it mixed enough to set it as the adhesive composition solution. The obtained pressure-sensitive adhesive composition solution was applied to a peeling PET film (Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. product, brand name: MRF38) so that the thickness after drying was 25 μm, dried at 90 ° C. for 3 minutes, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed of the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. Formed. And the optical member of Test Examples 1-17 was manufactured by pasting the adhesion layer and peeling PET film to a polarizing plate (Aesthetics Co., Ltd. product, brand name: MLPH), and aging for 7 days in the atmosphere of 20 degreeC and 50% RH. It was.

About the obtained optical member, performance tests, such as heat resistance, damp-heat resistance, light leakage, adhesive force, rework property, were performed. In addition, the sequence of the performance test is as follows.

<Test method of performance test>

`` Heat resistance ''

The optical member was cut | judged to the magnitude | size of 120 mm (polarizing plate MD direction) x 60 mm, this was stuck to the glass plate, and the autoclave process of 5 kg / cm <2> * 20 minutes was performed at the temperature of 50 degreeC. Then, the external appearance after leaving to stand for 120 hours in the temperature of 80 degreeC was observed. The case where no foaming or peeling was observed was made into (circle), and the case where foaming or peeling was observed was made into x.

`` Heat and moisture resistance ''

The optical member was cut | judged to the magnitude | size of 120 mm (polarizing plate MD direction) x 60 mm, this was stuck to the glass plate, and the autoclave process of 5 kg / cm <2> * 20 minutes was performed at the temperature of 50 degreeC. Then, the external appearance after leaving to stand for 120 hours in the atmosphere of the temperature of 60 degreeC, and 90% of a relative humidity was observed. The case where no foaming or peeling was observed was made into (circle), and the case where foaming or peeling was observed was made into x.

`` Light leakage ''

The optical members were cut into sizes of 120 mm (polarizing plate MD direction) x 60 mm and 120 mm (polarizing plate TD direction) x 60 mm, respectively, pasted on both sides of the glass plate and pasted at 50 캜 for 5 kg / cm 2 x 20 minutes. Autoclave treatment was carried out. Then, the external appearance after leaving for 120 hours in the atmosphere of the temperature of 80 degreeC was observed. When foaming or peeling was not observed and light leakage was not observed, it was set as (circle) and the case where light leakage could not be observed by foaming or peeling was made into x.

"adhesiveness"

The optical member was cut | disconnected to 25 mm width, it was attached to the glass plate, and the autoclave process of 5 kg / cm <2> * 20 minutes was performed at the temperature of 50 degreeC. Subsequently, using a tensile tester, the adhesive force according to JIS ZO237 (adhesive tape adhesive sheet test method) under conditions of a peel angle of 180 ° and a peel rate of 0.3 m / min under an atmosphere of a temperature of 20 ° C. and a relative humidity of 50%. Was measured.

`` Rework Castle ''

The peeling state was observed when measuring the adhesive force. When the fracture at the glass and the pressure-sensitive adhesive interface was observed, the failure occurred at af, the polarizing plate and the pressure-sensitive adhesive interface, and the case where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer was electrodeposited on the glass plate (adhered body) was evaluated as electrodeposition.

As shown in Table 1, evaluation of heat resistance, damp-heat resistance, and light leakage of the adhesive layers of Test Examples 1-11 was (circle). Moreover, the adhesive layers of Test Examples 1-9 were the preferable ranges of 3 (N / 25mm)-5 (N / 25mm) of adhesive force, and the rework property became af.

Moreover, as shown in Table 2, in the adhesion layer of the test example 12 which does not contain styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin, evaluation of moisture-heat resistance became x.

Moreover, in the adhesion layer of the test example 13 in which 20 mass parts of styrene resins or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin are contained with respect to 100 mass parts of copolymer polymers, adhesive force is high and it was electrodeposited in reworkability evaluation.

Moreover, in the test example 14 containing acrylic acid more than 0.5 mass part, and the test example 15 containing acrylamide more than 0.5 mass part, adhesive force is more preferable than 3 (N / 25mm)-5 (N / 25mm) which are a preferable range. High. In addition, in Example 14 and Example 15, light leakage was observed.

In Test Example 16 containing KE311 without containing a styrene resin or α-methylstyrene resin, or in Test Example 17 containing D125 without containing a styrene resin or α-methylstyrene resin, foaming or Light leakage could not be observed by peeling. Moreover, in Test Example 16 and Test Example 17, adhesive force was higher than 3 (N / 25mm)-5 (N / 25mm) which is a preferable range.

Moreover, in the test example 16, it peeled in evaluation of heat resistance and moisture heat resistance.

In addition, in the test example 17, it foamed in evaluation of heat resistance, and peeled in evaluation of damp-heat resistance.

Claims (5)

A copolymer polymer having at least 89.5 to 99.9 parts by mass of a monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 16 carbon atoms and a monomer having 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of hydroxyl group copolymerized; And 1-15 mass parts of styrene resin or (alpha) -methylstyrene resin is contained at least with respect to 100 mass parts of said copolymer polymers, and the crosslinked composition is characterized by the above-mentioned. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition of claim 1, wherein the monomer having a hydroxyl group is 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate and / or 4-hydroxybutyl acrylate. The said copolymer polymer is a monomer which has the said C1-C16 alkyl group, the monomer which has the said hydroxyl group, 0.5 mass part or less of carboxyl group-containing monomer, an amide group containing monomer, and an amino group. At least 1 sort (s) selected from containing monomers is copolymerized at least, The adhesive composition characterized by the above-mentioned. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a silane coupling agent. An optical member, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition according to any one of claims 1 to 4 is applied to one side or both sides of an optical sheet.