WO2005024295A1 - 光源装置および液晶表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a light source device and a liquid crystal display device
- a prism sheet (P) and the like are combined with a side light type light guide plate (L) with a diffuse reflection plate () arranged at the bottom, and Is designed to increase the incident component.
- the diffusion plate (Y) is arranged on the prism sheet.
- the exit light angle of the sidelight type light guide plate is close to the upper side / lower side, and is distributed at a shallow angle of 60 degrees or more from the front, and in many cases 70 degrees or more from the front.
- This type of light guide plate uses a critical angle to guide light into the resin plate, and breaks the critical conditions to extract light, so it emits light at a shallow oblique angle. There are overwhelming rays. For this reason, a method of condensing light in the front direction using a prism sheet is generally used.
- an optical layer (T) having an angle dependence with respect to transmittance and reflectance such as a vapor deposition type bandpass filter using Brewster angle and a selective reflection characteristic of cholesteric liquid crystal using Bragg reflection.
- a technique for condensing a diffused light source in the front direction using the light source is known.
- FIG. 28 shows a light source device using a powerful technique.
- Patent Document 1 Patent Document 2, Patent Document 3, Patent Document 4, Patent Document 5, Patent Document 6, Patent Document 6, Patent Document 5). 7, Patent Document 8, Patent Document 9, etc.
- Patent Document 3 JP-A-10-321025
- Patent document 5 German Patent Application Publication No. 3836955
- Patent Document 6 German Patent Application Publication No. 422028
- Patent Document 7 European Patent Application Publication No. 578302
- Patent Document 8 US Patent Application Publication No. 2002/34009
- Patent Document 10 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001/521643
- Patent Document 11 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2001/516066
- Patent Document 12 US Patent Application Publication No. 2002/036735
- Patent Document 13 JP-A-2002-90535
- An object of the present invention is to provide a light source device in which a transmittance angle dependent layer is applied to a sidelight type backlight light guide plate, and which has a small absorption loss due to repetition of reflection or the like.
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device using the light source device.
- a transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) that transmits vertically incident light and reflects obliquely incident light is disposed.
- a light source device characterized in that a reflection plate (R) having a repetitively inclined structure is arranged on the other surface of the side light type backlight light guide plate (L).
- the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) force is a bandpass filter
- the light source device according to 1.
- the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) stretches a multilayer laminate of resin materials having different refractive indices.
- the light source device according to any one of the above 2 to 4, wherein the light source device is a body.
- Reflection transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) is arranged,
- a light source device characterized in that a reflection plate (R) having a repetitively inclined structure is arranged on the other surface of the side light type backlight light guide plate (L).
- the reflective polarizer (a) is a circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) that transmits certain circularly polarized light and selectively reflects opposite circularly polarized light,
- the reflection polarizer (a) is a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) that transmits one of orthogonal linearly polarized light and selectively reflects the other, and
- Retardation layer (b) frontal retardation (normal direction) is almost zero, 30 ° or more with respect to the normal direction It has a phase difference layer (bl) of ⁇ / 4 or more with respect to the incident light that is incident at an angle. On both sides of the phase difference layer (bl), a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) is provided. A layer (b2) having a phase difference of about / 4,
- the incident side layer (b2) is at an angle of 45 ° (one 45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the incident side linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2).
- the exit-side layer (b2) is at an angle of -45 ° (+ 45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the exit-side linear polarizing reflective polarizer (a2).
- the reflective polarizer (a) is a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) that transmits one of orthogonal linearly polarized light and selectively reflects the other, and
- the retardation layer (b) has two biaxial retardation layers (b3) having a front retardation of approximately ⁇ / 4 and a ⁇ coefficient of 2 or more,
- the incident-side layer (b3) has an angle of 45 ° (—45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linearly-polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) on the incident side.
- the emission-side layer (b3) has an angle of one 45 ° (+ 45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the emission-side linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2).
- the reflective polarizer (a) is a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) that transmits one of orthogonal linearly polarized lights and selectively reflects the other, and
- the retardation layer (b) has one biaxial retardation layer (b4) having a front retardation of approximately ⁇ / 2 and a ⁇ coefficient of 1.5 or more,
- the direction of the slow axis of the layer on the incident side is 45 ° (—45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2) on the incident side.
- the direction of the slow axis of the layer on the emission side is at an angle of 45 ° (+45.) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2) on the emission side.
- At least one layer of a reflective polarizer which is a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) that transmits one of orthogonal linearly polarized light and selectively reflects the other;
- the phase difference layer (b) has a front phase difference (normal direction) of approximately ⁇ / 4, and a phase difference of ⁇ / 8 or more with respect to incident light incident at an angle of 30 ° or more with respect to the normal direction.
- FIG. 1 shows that light rays emitted and reflected on the lower surface side are provided below the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L) to the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1).
- a reflector (R) having a repetitively inclined structure which is designed to be in the vertical incidence direction, is disposed.
- the light rays reflected by the reflector (R) having the repetitively inclined structure are transmitted through the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) that repeats the reflection many times, and are collected.
- T1 transmittance angle-dependent layer
- the emission angle of the emitted light from the light source is ⁇
- the light is reflected in the front direction to the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1). Since this light beam is perpendicularly incident, it passes through the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) and can be made bright only in the front direction.
- the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) is applied to the side light type backlight light guide plate (L), and the reflection plate (R) having a repetitively inclined structure for the reflected light or the like is applied.
- the arranged light source device of the present invention it is possible to obtain a low-cost, high-yield, and high-brightness light source device without modifying the conventionally used dot printing / textured sidelight type light guide plate. S can.
- the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) having a high degree of polarization is used instead of the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) (FIG. 8)
- about 50% of the normal incident light is used.
- the reflected light passes through the original optical path again, is further reflected by the reflector (R), then enters the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) in an oblique direction, is reflected again, and is reflected again. It is returned to the plate (R) direction.
- FIG. 8 shows, with arrows, only light rays transmitted after being reflected by the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2).
- (1) is an obliquely emitted light from the light source to the upper surface side of the light guide plate (L).
- (2) is the outgoing light to the lower surface side where the obliquely emitted light of (1) is reflected by the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2). Also, the light is emitted obliquely from the light source to the light guide plate (U lower surface side).
- (3) is transmitted light in which the emitted light of (2) is reflected in the front direction by the reflective plate (R) having a repeating structure and transmitted through the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2).
- (5) is the reflected light obtained by obliquely reflecting the reflected light of (4) on the reflector (R).
- (6) is the reflected light of (5) reflected by the transmittance-dependent reflective polarizing layer (T2).
- (7) is the reflected light of (6) reflected in the front direction by the reflector (R), and transmits through the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2).
- (1) and (2) are all natural light
- (3) is circularly polarized light
- (4) and (7) are circularly polarized light opposite to (3).
- (5) and (6) are circularly polarized lights in the same direction as (3). That is, it is understood that the circularly polarized light of (7) cannot pass through the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2).
- the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) when used, the distance between the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) and the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L) is increased. And / or between the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L) and the reflector (R), an optical layer having a function of canceling the polarized light reflected by the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) It is preferable to arrange (D). If the optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is located between the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L) and the reflector (R), it is disposed on the surface of the repetitively inclined structure of the reflector (R). Talk about doing things.
- FIG. 10 (a) shows a case where an optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is disposed between the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) and the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L). is there.
- FIG. 10 (b) shows a case where an optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is arranged between a side light type backlight light guide plate (L) and a reflector (R).
- FIG. 10 (c) shows an example in which an optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is formed on the surface of the repeating inclined structure of the reflector (R).
- this optical layer (D) which has depolarizing ability, improves the light use efficiency even when a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) is used, resulting in absorption loss and stray light in unusable angle directions. This makes it possible to fundamentally eliminate the disadvantages such as conversion, and to produce a bright and efficient light source at low cost.
- FIG. 1 shows that a transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) that transmits vertically incident light and reflects obliquely incident light is disposed on the liquid crystal cell (LC) side of the sidelight-type backlight light guide plate (L).
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a light source device in which a reflector (R) having a repetitively inclined structure is arranged on the other side. The reflection plate (R) is arranged such that the side of the repetitively inclined structure faces the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L).
- a cold cathode tube (X) is provided on the side light type backlight light guide plate (L).
- the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L) As the sidelight type backlight light guide plate (L), a conventionally used one can be used without any particular limitation, and it is possible to use a dot printing / texture type sidelight type light guide plate as it is. Further, a ⁇ edge type light guide plate can be used as the backlight light guide plate.
- the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) transmits vertically incident light rays and reflects obliquely incident light rays.
- Examples of the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) include a near-infrared reflection filter, a bandpass filter, and an interference filter. When using a bandpass filter, it is preferable to combine with a light source having an emission line spectrum.
- the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) is formed by evaporating a multilayer thin film of a vapor-deposited multilayer thin film having a different refractive index, a thin multilayer laminate of a resin material having a different refractive index, or a multilayer laminate of a resin material having a different refractive index. I can raise my body
- the inclination structure of the reflection plate (R) is such that the average inclination angle ( ⁇ )
- the angle distribution shape may be changed for each inclination, or the inclined surface itself may be formed by making the inclined surface concave and convex.
- ⁇ the angle distribution shape may be changed for each inclination, or the inclined surface itself may be formed by making the inclined surface concave and convex.
- the tilt angle should be set according to ⁇ at each point
- an average value of the maximum value and the minimum value of ⁇ can be used for simplification of manufacturing.
- the average inclination angle ( ⁇ ) was measured by a stylus type surface roughness meter (Talysurf manufactured by Taylor Hobson).
- the repeating inclined structure may have a flat inclined surface as shown in FIG. 2 or a curved surface as shown in FIG. Further, the repeating inclined structure may be a linear structure as shown in FIG. 4 or a microprism dot array as shown in FIG. Further, the repeating inclined structure may be a symmetric type or an asymmetric type as shown in FIG. Further, when the backlight light guide plate is a ⁇ -edge type light guide plate, the output light angle may be different between the vicinity of the light source and the side farther from the light source. In such a case, as shown in Fig. 7, even if the angle of the repetitive structure is changed on the side near the light source and on the side farther from the light source to optimize the inclination angle with respect to the emission angle ( ⁇ ), respectively. Good, and the average value of both
- the repeated inclined structure of the reflection plate (R) includes, for example, a method in which a mold having a desired inclined structure is formed and transferred to the mold.
- the mold is made by subjecting a brass mold or the like to precision grinding.
- the transfer method is a method of applying a UV-curable resin or the like to the mold and irradiating with ultraviolet light to cure the mold, and a method of applying a thermosetting resin on the mold and heat-curing to transfer the transfer.
- To transfer the shape of the mold by injecting a thermoplastic resin, or to apply the resin that has been dissolved in a solvent to a mold, dry it, and transfer it.
- an inclined structure is formed on a metal roll and the structure is transferred to the surface of the film substrate by embossing.
- the repetitively inclined structure can be formed by directly grinding a resin base material.
- the repeating inclined structure can be directly formed by applying a photocurable resin such as a resist on a substrate, exposing and developing a mask having a repeating structure in which transmittance continuously changes. .
- FIG. 8 shows that, on the liquid crystal cell (LC) side of the sidelight-type backlight light guide plate (L), vertically incident light is transmitted, the other polarized light component is selectively reflected, and obliquely incident light is polarized light.
- the liquid crystal cell (LC) is omitted.
- the side light type backlight light guide plate (L) and the reflection plate (R) having a repetitively inclined structure the same ones as described above can be used.
- the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) includes a retardation layer (b) between at least two reflective polarizers (a) in which the wavelength bands of selective reflection of polarized light overlap each other.
- the polarizing element (A) can be used. Polarizing elements (Circular polarizing type and linear polarizing type are also available. The polarizing element (A) is described below. When the polarizing element (A) is used, light-collecting properties and improved brightness are simultaneously exhibited. The mechanism of the present invention will be described below by describing the present invention with an ideal model.
- FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the principle when a circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) is used as the reflective polarizer (a).
- circularly polarized light is used as the polarizing element (A) from the backlight side (lower side).
- the reflective polarizer (al), the retardation layer (bl), and the reflective polarizer (al) are arranged in this order.
- Circularly polarized reflective polarizer which separates polarized light by reflection, separates incident light into transmitted light and reflected light according to the direction of polarization. Therefore, there is no absorption loss.
- Incident light rays in oblique directions are not absorbed but returned as reflected light.
- the reflected light is repeatedly reflected until it becomes a transmitted light.
- the retardation plate (bl) used here is generally called a negative C plate (negative retardation plate) or a positive C plate (positive retardation plate). These retardation plates (bl) have the property of producing a phase difference when the phase difference is inclined close to 0 in the vertical direction (normal direction).
- Typical negative C plates are biaxially stretched polycarbonate film ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ polyethylene terephthalate film or cholesteric liquid crystal.Selective reflection wavelength band shorter than visible light or discotic liquid crystal Examples thereof include a film obtained by orienting a parallel-aligned film or an in-plane inorganic crystal compound having a negative retardation.
- a typical positive C plate is, for example, a liquid crystal film having a homeotropic aperture.
- the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) mainly aligns the cholesteric liquid crystal, and adjusts the twist pitch so that the selective reflection wavelength band covers the visible light region / light source emission wavelength band (for example, the selective reflection wavelength band).
- a laminate of a plurality of films having different reflection center wavelengths, or a single layer film having a fixed pitch which varies in the thickness direction is used.
- the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) disposed on both sides of the phase difference plate (b 1) in FIG. 11 those having the same direction of transmitted circularly polarized light are preferably used.
- the transmitted light (r4) passes through the circular polarization type reflective polarizer (al).
- the transmitted light (r5) is used for a liquid crystal display device disposed thereon.
- the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (a1) is polarized into the transmitted light (r8) and the reflected light (r7), respectively. Separated. The direction of rotation of the circularly polarized light is opposite to that of the transmitted light and the reflected light.
- the transmitted light (r8) is affected by the phase difference when passing through the phase difference layer (bl).
- the circularly polarized light turns in the opposite direction and becomes the opposite direction. For this reason, the transmitted light (r8) transmits through the retardation layer (bl) and then reverses its rotation.
- the transmitted light (r9) is emitted with its rotation inverted due to the influence of the phase difference.
- the reflected light (rlO) is affected by the phase difference when passing through the phase difference layer (bl).
- the reflected light (r2, r7, rl2) returns to the backlight side and is recycled. These return light rays are reflected repeatedly while changing the traveling direction and the direction of polarization at random by a diffuser or the like arranged in the backlight until the light rays can pass through the vicinity of the normal direction of the polarizing element (A) again. , Which contributes to improving the brightness.
- Transmitted circularly polarized light (r5) can be converted to linearly polarized light by disposing a ⁇ ⁇ 4 plate, and can be used without causing absorption loss in the liquid crystal display device.
- the wavelength characteristic of the transmitted light shifts to the shorter wavelength side with respect to the incident light in the oblique direction. Therefore, it is necessary to have sufficient polarization characteristics / phase difference characteristics on the long wavelength side outside the visible light range in order to function sufficiently for light rays incident at a depth and an angle.
- the retardation layer (bl) used should have exactly a phase difference of 1Z2 wavelength in the oblique direction, but the circularly polarizing reflective polarizer ( al: cholesteric liquid crystal layer) has some properties as a negative retardation plate. Therefore, in order to obtain the function of the present invention, if the phase difference layer (bl) has a phase difference of about 1/8 wavelength or more in an oblique direction, the optical function can be exerted.
- the reflection polarizer (a) is a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2)
- a C plate reftardation layer (bl)
- the oblique direction force on the C plate The optical axis for the incident light beam is always orthogonal to the light beam direction. As a result, no phase difference occurs and the polarization is not converted. Therefore, when using a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2), on both sides of the C plate, the slow axis is set at an angle of 45 ° or 150 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2).
- a ⁇ / 4 plate (b2) having a direction is arranged.
- the linearly polarized light is converted to circularly polarized light by the ⁇ / 4 plate (b2), then converted to inverse circularly polarized light by the phase difference of the C plate, and the circularly polarized light is again converted to linearly polarized light by the ⁇ ⁇ 4 plate (b2).
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram in which natural light is polarization-separated into linearly polarized light by a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2), and further converted into circularly polarized light by a ⁇ 4 plate (b2).
- FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram in the case where a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is used as the reflection polarizer (a).
- a linear polarization type anti-reflection film is viewed from the backlight side (lower side).
- a polarizer (a2), a ⁇ / 4 plate (b2), a retardation layer (bl), an / 4 plate (b2), and a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) are arranged in this order.
- FIG. 15 is an example of a bonding angle of each film in the parallel light conversion system shown in FIG.
- the double-headed arrow shown on the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is the polarization axis
- the double-headed arrow shown on the ⁇ 4 plate (b2) is the slow axis.
- the angle formed by the axes of the ⁇ ⁇ 4 plate (b2) on the incident side and the exit side is arbitrary.
- the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (rl5) and reflects linearly polarized light ( ⁇ 6) in the orthogonal direction.
- Circularly polarized light (rl7) passes through the retardation layer (bl).
- the circularly polarized light (rl8) passes through the ⁇ / 4 plate (b2) and is converted into linearly polarized light (rl9).
- the linearly polarized light (r20) enters the liquid crystal display device disposed thereon and is transmitted without loss.
- part of the natural light (r21) supplied from the backlight is obliquely incident on the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2).
- the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (r22) and reflects linearly polarized light (r23) in the orthogonal direction.
- the linearly polarized light (r22) passes through the ⁇ / 4 plate (b2) and is converted into circularly polarized light (r24).
- the circularly polarized light (r24) When passing through the retardation layer (bl), the circularly polarized light (r24) receives a 1/2 wavelength phase difference, Reverse.
- the circularly polarized light (r28) When passing through the retardation layer (bl), the circularly polarized light (r28) receives a phase difference of 1/2 wavelength, and the rotation is reversed.
- the linearly polarized light (r30) passes through the linearly polarized reflection polarizer (a2).
- the transmittance and reflectance of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) are such that the point that the wavelength characteristic of the transmitted light shifts to the shorter wavelength side with respect to the incident light in the oblique direction is circular polarization using a cholesteric liquid crystal. It is the same as the reflective reflective polarizer (al). Therefore, it is necessary to have sufficient polarization characteristics and Z-phase difference characteristics on the long wavelength side outside the visible light range in order to function sufficiently for light rays incident at a deep angle.
- biaxial retardation layers (b3) having a front phase difference of about / 4 and a thickness direction phase difference of about / 2 or more are arranged.
- a similar effect can be obtained.
- Such a biaxial retardation layer (b3) satisfies the above requirements if the Nz coefficient is 2 or more.
- FIG. 17 shows an example of a bonding angle of each film in the parallel light conversion system shown in FIG.
- the double-headed arrow shown in the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is the polarization axis
- the double-headed arrow shown in the retardation layer (bl) is the slow axis.
- the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) and the slow axis of the biaxial retardation layer (b3) are arranged at an angle of 45 ° ( ⁇ 45 °) ⁇ 5 °. These combinations are shown as setl and set2, respectively.
- the polarization axes of the upper and lower linearly polarizing reflective polarizers (a2) are parallel and the slow axes of the biaxial retardation layers (b3) are orthogonal to each other.
- the angle formed by the slow axes of the upper and lower biaxial retardation layers (b3) is arbitrary. If the angle between the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) and the slow axis of the biaxial retardation layer (b3) is maintained at 45 ° (—45 °), rotate setl and set2. Is also good.
- the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (r33) and reflects linearly polarized light (r34) in the orthogonal direction.
- the linearly polarized light (r33) passes through two biaxial retardation layers (b3) having a front phase difference of about 1/4 wavelength.
- the front phase difference is zero. Therefore, the linearly polarized light (r35) passes through.
- Linearly polarized light (r35) passes through the linearly polarized reflection polarizer (a2).
- Linearly polarized light (r36) enters the liquid crystal display device and is transmitted without loss.
- the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (r38) and reflects linearly polarized light (r39) in the orthogonal direction.
- Linearly polarized light (r38) is obliquely incident on two biaxial retardation layers (b3). Since the biaxial retardation layer (b3) has a front retardation of 1Z4 wavelength and an Nz coefficient of 2 or more, a straight line transmitted through the two biaxial retardation layers (b3) due to a change in the retardation in the thickness direction.
- the polarized light (r40) changes its polarization axis direction by 90 °.
- Linearly polarized light (r40) enters the linearly polarized reflection polarizer (a2).
- the linearly polarized light 42) passes through the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2).
- the polarizing element (A) shown in FIGS. 16 and 17 has a front phase difference of about ⁇ wavelength and a biaxial phase difference layer (b3) having an Nz coefficient of 2 or more.
- a biaxial phase difference layer (b3) having an Nz coefficient of 2 or more.
- a three-layered structure with two ⁇ / 4 plates (b2) sandwiching a C plate: a retardation layer (bl) is used. Almost the same characteristics can be generated. Therefore, the productivity is slightly better because the number of layers is smaller than that of the above-mentioned polarizing element (A).
- the angle between the slow axis of the retardation layer (b3) described here and the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) is 45 °.
- the characteristics of the actual linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) and retardation layer (b3) are not perfect in the visible light range, and there are subtle changes for each wavelength. If this is ignored and laminated at 45 °, coloring may be observed.
- the retardation layer (b) When the reflection polarizer (a) is a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2), the retardation layer (b) has a front phase difference of approximately ⁇ 2 and a thickness direction phase difference of The same effect can be obtained by disposing a biaxial retardation layer (b4) in which ⁇ 2 or more. Such a biaxial retardation layer (b4) satisfies the above requirements if the Nz coefficient is 1.5 or more.
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram in a case where a linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is used as the reflection polarizer (a), and a biaxial retardation layer (b4) is used.
- a linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2), a biaxial retardation layer (b4), and a linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) are used as polarizing elements (A) from the backlight side (lower side). They are arranged in this order.
- FIG. 19 is an example of a bonding angle of each film in the parallel light conversion system shown in FIG.
- the double-headed arrow shown in the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) is the polarization axis
- the double-headed arrow shown in the retardation layer (b4) is the slow axis.
- the polarization axes of the upper and lower linear polarization type reflection polarizers (a2) are arranged substantially orthogonally.
- the slow axis of the biaxial retardation layer (b4) and the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) are arranged at an angle of 45 ° ( ⁇ 45 °) ⁇ 5 °.
- the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (r48) and reflects linearly polarized light (r49) in the orthogonal direction.
- the linearly polarized light (r48) passes through the biaxial retardation layer (b4) having a front phase difference of about 1Z2 wavelength, is converted to linearly polarized light (r50), and the direction of the polarization axis is rotated by 90 °.
- the transmitted linearly polarized light (r51) enters the liquid crystal display device and is transmitted without loss.
- part of the natural light (r52) supplied from the backlight Obliquely enters the child (a2).
- the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) transmits linearly polarized light (r53) and reflects linearly polarized light (r54) in the orthogonal direction.
- Linearly polarized light (r53) is obliquely incident on the biaxial retardation layer (b4). Since the biaxial retardation layer (b4) has a front retardation of approximately 1/2 wavelength and an Nz coefficient of 2 or more, the direction of the polarization axis is the same as that of linearly polarized light (r53) due to the effect of the retardation in the thickness direction. Transmitted with linearly polarized light (r55).
- the reflected light (r49, r54, r58) is returned to the backlight side and recycled.
- the polarizing element (A) shown in FIGS. 18 and 19 has a biaxial retardation layer (b4) having a front retardation of about 1/4 wavelength and an Nz coefficient of 1.5 or more.
- a C-plate a three-layer laminate with a structure in which a retardation layer (bl) is sandwiched between two ⁇ / 4 plates (b2). Almost the same characteristics as when used can be generated. Therefore, the productivity is slightly better because the number of layers is smaller than that of the polarizing element (A) described above. Further, the productivity is superior to the case of using a two-layer laminate as shown in FIGS.
- the angle between the slow axis of the retardation layer (b4) described here and the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is 45 °.
- the characteristics of the actual linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) and retardation layer (b4) are not perfect in the visible light range, and there are subtle changes for each wavelength. If this is ignored and laminated at 45 °, coloring may be observed.
- the transmittance and reflectance of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) are such that the point that the wavelength characteristic of the transmitted light shifts to the shorter wavelength side with respect to the incident light in the oblique direction is the circular polarization using the cholesteric liquid crystal. Same as the optical reflection polarizer (al). Therefore, in order to function sufficiently for light rays incident at a deep angle, it is necessary to have sufficient polarization characteristics / phase difference characteristics on the long wavelength side outside the visible light range.
- the polarizing element (A) converts the light beam incident at an incident angle of 30 ° from the normal direction into the axial direction reflected by the two reflective polarizers (a).
- the polarizer (A) has a total reflection function at an incident angle of 30 °, and does not transmit light near the incident angle of 30 °.
- the polarizing element (A) has a high transmittance in a range of about ⁇ 15 to 20 ° from the normal direction, and light rays having an incident angle higher than that are reflected and reused. Therefore, the transmitted light from the light source is concentrated in the above range, and is condensed and collimated.
- the collimated backlight obtained in this manner is thinner than the conventional technology, has high parallelism, and has characteristics that a light source can be easily obtained.
- parallel light is generated by ray polarization reflection having essentially no absorption loss, the reflected non-parallel light component returns to the backlight side, is scattered and reflected, and only the parallel light component therein is extracted. Recycling is repeated, and substantially high transmittance and high light use efficiency can be obtained.
- moiré is a light and shade pattern having a lower frequency than a lattice that is visually recognized when lattices formed in different layers are superposed at an angle.
- the reflective polarizer (a) in a wavelength region of at least 550 nm ⁇ 10 nm, where it is desirable to achieve total reflection for light with a wavelength around 550 nm, which has higher visibility than the viewpoint of improving brightness. It is desirable that the wavelengths overlap. Furthermore, from the viewpoint of coloring and the viewpoint of supporting RGB in liquid crystal display devices, it is more desirable that the reflection wavelength band overlaps with the entire visible light wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm.
- the backlight light source emits only a specific wavelength, for example, in the case of a colored cold-cathode tube, it is sufficient that only the obtained bright line can be shielded.
- the reflective polarizer (a) may be a completely identical combination, or one of them may be a visible light. One having reflection at all wavelengths and the other partially reflecting may be used.
- the circular polarization type reflection polarizer (al) for example, a cholesteric liquid crystal material is used.
- the selective reflection wavelength shifts blue, so that the overlapping wavelength region is preferably wider.
- the circular polarization type reflective polarizer (al) is a cholesteric material
- the phase difference becomes zero or ⁇ .
- a polarizer is used, but it is not preferable because problems such as anisotropy and coloring due to the azimuth of the inclined axis occur. From this point of view, combinations of the same type (right-twisted, left-twisted) are preferable, but coloring can also be suppressed by canceling out the combination of the upper and lower cholesteric liquid crystal molecules or the combination of C-plates with different wavelength dispersion characteristics. .
- the cholesteric liquid crystal constituting the circular polarization type reflective polarizer (al) is not particularly limited as long as an appropriate one is used.
- a liquid crystal polymer exhibiting cholesteric liquid crystallinity at high temperature, or a polymerizable liquid crystal obtained by polymerizing a liquid crystal monomer and, if necessary, a chiral agent and an alignment aid by irradiation with ionizing radiation such as an electron beam or ultraviolet light or heat, or Examples include mixtures thereof.
- the liquid crystal properties may be either lyotropic or thermopick, but it is desirable that the liquid crystal be a thermopick liquid crystal from the viewpoint of easy control and easy formation of a monodomain.
- the cholesteric liquid crystal layer can be formed by a method according to a conventional alignment treatment.
- a film of polyimide, polybutyl alcohol, polyester, polyacrylate, polyamideimide, polyetherimide, etc. is formed on a support base material such as triacetyl cellulose or amorphous polyolefin having a birefringence retardation as small as possible.
- the liquid crystal polymer is spread on the film and heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the glass transition temperature and lower than the isotropic phase transition temperature. And a method of forming a solidified solidified layer.
- the structure may be fixed by irradiation with energy such as ultraviolet rays or an ion beam at the stage when the alignment state is formed.
- the base material having a small birefringence may be used as it is as a liquid crystal layer support.
- the birefringence is large or the requirement for the thickness of the polarizing element (A) is strict, the liquid crystal layer can be peeled off from the alignment substrate and used as appropriate.
- the liquid crystal polymer film is formed, for example, by applying a solution of a liquid crystal polymer in a solvent by a spin coating method, a mouth coating method, a flow coating method, a printing method, a dip coating method, a casting film forming method, a bar coating method, a gravure printing method. Etc., and can be carried out by, for example, a method of developing a thin layer and drying it as necessary.
- the solvent examples include chlorine solvents such as methylene chloride, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethane; ketone solvents such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and cyclohexanone; aromatic solvents such as toluene; cycloheptane Such a cyclic alkane; or N-methylpyrrolidone tetrahydrofuran can be used as appropriate.
- chlorine solvents such as methylene chloride, trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethane
- ketone solvents such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and cyclohexanone
- aromatic solvents such as toluene
- cycloheptane Such a cyclic alkane; or N-methylpyrrolidone tetrahydrofuran can be used as appropriate.
- a heated melt of a liquid crystal polymer preferably a heated melt in a state exhibiting an isotropic phase
- a method or the like can be adopted. This method is a method that does not use a solvent, and therefore, the liquid crystal polymer can be developed even by a method with good hygiene of the working environment.
- a method of superposing a cholesteric liquid crystal layer via an alignment film or the like can be adopted as needed for the purpose of thinning or the like.
- these optical layers can be peeled off from the supporting base material / alignment base material used at the time of film formation and transferred to another optical material for use.
- the circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) of the present invention a combination of a linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) to be described later and an YZ4 plate can be used. These may be:! Or two or more. All circularly polarized reflective polarizers (al) are linearly polarized reflective polarizers. A combination of a photon and a ⁇ / 4 plate may be used. When used for the lowermost layer (for example, the first sheet from the backlight side), the linearly polarizing reflective polarizer is arranged from the knocklight side, and then the / 4 plate.
- a ⁇ / 4 plate When used for the uppermost layer, a ⁇ / 4 plate is arranged from the backlight side, and then a linearly polarized reflective polarizer. When used for an intermediate layer (for example, the second layer from the backlight side when three layers are stacked), ⁇ / 4 plates are arranged on both sides of a linear polarization type reflective polarizer.
- the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2) As the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2), the refractive indices used in grid polarizers, multilayer thin film laminates of two or more layers made of two or more materials having a difference in refractive index, and beam splitters are different. Evaporated multi-layer thin film laminate of two or more layers made of vapor-deposited multilayer thin film, two or more materials having birefringence, and two or more resin laminates made of two or more resins having birefringence And those that separate linearly polarized light by reflecting and transmitting it in the orthogonal axis direction.
- materials that generate retardation by stretching such as polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene terephthalate, and polycarbonate, acryl resins, such as polymethyl methacrylate, and norbornene, such as ARTON manufactured by JSR Corporation
- a resin obtained by uniaxially stretching a resin having a small amount of retardation, such as a system resin, as a multilayer laminate can be used.
- the retardation layer (bl) disposed between the circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) and the linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) has a phase difference of almost zero in the front direction and is 30 ° from the normal direction. It has a phase difference of ⁇ 8 or more with respect to incident light at an angle.
- the front phase difference is desirably ⁇ or less because the purpose is to maintain polarized light that has been vertically incident.
- the incident light from an oblique direction is appropriately determined by the angle of total reflection so as to be efficiently polarized and converted.
- the phase difference measured at 60 ° should be determined to be about ⁇ / 2.
- the transmitted light from the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) is usually inserted because the polarization state is also changed due to the birefringence of the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) itself like a C plate.
- the phase difference measured at that angle of the C plate is smaller than ⁇ / 2. Since the phase difference of the C-plate monotonically increases as the incident light tilts, as a guideline for causing effective total reflection when the light is tilted at an angle of 30 ° or more, ⁇ / 8 or more
- the polarizing element ( ⁇ ) of the present invention is designed so as to be able to effectively block light rays having an incident angle of 30 ° from the front, it is sufficient in a region where the incident angle is about 20 ° substantially.
- the transmitted light is low. When limited to light rays in this area, only light rays in an area showing good display of a general liquid crystal display device are transmitted. ⁇ Although there are fluctuations due to conditions such as the type of liquid crystal in the cell of the liquid crystal display, the alignment state, the pretilt angle, etc., but the grayscale inversion does not occur. Is the level used. A larger retardation value of the retardation layer may be used to narrow down to only the front light, or a smaller retardation value may be used on the assumption that the compensating retardation plate is combined with the liquid crystal to make the focusing narrower. .
- the material of the retardation layer (bl) is not particularly limited as long as it has the above optical characteristics.
- a fixed cholesteric liquid crystal having a selective reflection wavelength other than the visible light region (380 nm to 780 nm) has a fixed planar alignment state, a rod-shaped liquid crystal having a fixed homeotropic aperture alignment state, and a discotic liquid crystal columnar alignment state.
- examples thereof include those using nematic orientation, those in which negative uniaxial crystals are oriented in-plane, and those in which biaxially oriented polymer films are used.
- the C plate for example, a C plate in which the cholesteric liquid crystal having a selective reflection wavelength other than the visible light region (380 nm to 780 nm) has a fixed planar state of the cholesteric liquid crystal has a visible reflection wavelength of the cholesteric liquid crystal. Desirably, there is no coloring in the light area. Therefore, it is necessary that the selective reflection light is not in the visible region. Selective reflection is uniquely determined by the cholesteric chiral pitch and the refractive index of the liquid crystal. The value of the central wavelength of the selective reflection may be in the near-infrared region, but it is more desirably in the ultraviolet region of 350 nm or less because it is affected by optical rotation and causes a somewhat complicated phenomenon.
- the cholesteric liquid crystal layer is formed in the same manner as in the formation of the cholesteric layer in the reflective polarizer.
- the C-plate with a fixed homeotropic aperture alignment state is exposed to a liquid crystalline thermoplastic resin or liquid crystal monomer that exhibits nematic liquid crystallinity at high temperature and an alignment aid, if necessary, by irradiation with ionizing radiation such as electron beams or ultraviolet rays.
- ionizing radiation such as electron beams or ultraviolet rays.
- Polymerizable liquid crystal polymerized by heat or heat, or a mixture thereof is used.
- the liquid crystal properties may be either lyotropic or thermopic, but from the viewpoint of easy control and easy formation of a monodomain, it is desirable that the liquid crystal be a thermopic.
- the homeotropic aperture alignment can be obtained, for example, by applying the birefringent material on a film on which a vertical alignment film (such as a long-chain alkylsilane) is formed, and developing
- the C plate utilizing the biaxial orientation of the polymer film has a method of biaxially stretching a polymer film having a positive refractive index anisotropy, a method of pressing a thermoplastic resin, and a method of performing a parallel orientation. Crystal force can be obtained by a method such as cutting out.
- the retardation layer (bl) has a phase difference of almost zero in the front direction, and is incident on incident light at an angle of 30 ° from the normal direction. Those having a phase difference of at least / 4 are used.
- linear polarization is once converted into circular polarization by using an / 4 plate (b2) having a front phase difference of approximately ⁇ / 4, and then a method similar to that of the circular polarization plate described above. Can be turned into parallel light.
- the configuration cross section and the arrangement of each layer in this case are as shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 14, and FIG.
- the angle between the slow axis of the ⁇ / 4 plate (b2) and the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is as described above, and the axis angle between the ⁇ ⁇ 4 plates (b2) is arbitrary. Can be set to
- a ⁇ 4 plate As the retardation layer (b2), specifically, a ⁇ 4 plate is used.
- the ⁇ / 4 plate an appropriate retardation plate according to the purpose of use is used.
- the ⁇ / 4 plate can control optical characteristics such as phase difference by laminating two or more kinds of phase difference plates.
- the retardation film include polycarbonate, norbornene-based resin, polyvinyl alcohol, polystyrene, and polymethyl methacrylate.
- Birefringent film obtained by stretching a film made of a suitable polymer such as polylate, polyarylate, polyarylate, or polyamide, an alignment film made of a liquid crystal material such as a liquid crystal polymer, and an alignment layer made of a liquid crystal material. The ones that are supported by are mentioned.
- a retardation plate that functions as a ⁇ / 4 plate in a wide wavelength range such as a visible light region and a wavelength range is, for example, a retardation layer that functions as a ⁇ / 4 plate for light-color light having a wavelength of 550 nm and another position.
- the force S can be obtained by a method of superimposing a retardation layer exhibiting retardation characteristics, for example, a retardation layer functioning as a half-wave plate. Therefore, the retardation plate disposed between the polarizing plate and the brightness enhancement film may be composed of one or more retardation layers.
- a similar effect can be obtained by arranging two biaxial retardation layers (b3) having a front retardation of approximately ⁇ / 4 and a thickness direction retardation of ⁇ / 2 or more. be able to.
- the biaxial retardation layer (b3) satisfies the above requirements if the Nz coefficient is about 2 or more.
- the configuration cross section and the arrangement of each layer in this case are as shown in FIGS.
- the slow axis with the biaxial retardation layer (b3) and the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) are as described above, and the axial angle between the biaxial retardation layers (b3) Can be set arbitrarily.
- the front phase difference of approximately ⁇ / 4 is preferably about / 4 ⁇ 40 ⁇ m for light having a wavelength of 550 nm, and more preferably within a range of ⁇ 15 nm. .
- a similar effect can be obtained by using one biaxial retardation layer (b4) having a front retardation of approximately ⁇ / 2 and a thickness direction retardation of ⁇ / 2 or more.
- the biaxial retardation layer (b4) satisfies the above requirements if the Nz coefficient is approximately 1.5 or more.
- the configuration cross section and the arrangement of each layer in this case are as shown in FIGS. In this case, the relationship between the upper and lower linearly polarizing reflective polarizers (a2) and the central biaxial retardation layer (b4) is the same as the specified angle, and is uniquely determined.
- the front phase difference is approximately ⁇ / 2 for light having a wavelength of 550 nm; l Z2 ⁇ 40 nm, and more preferably those within the range of ⁇ 15 nm.
- the biaxial retardation layers (b3) and (b4) are biaxially stretched birefringent plastic materials such as polycarbonate / polyethylene terephthalate, or a liquid crystal material in the planar direction.
- biaxially stretched birefringent plastic materials such as polycarbonate / polyethylene terephthalate, or a liquid crystal material in the planar direction.
- An oriented one is used.
- a liquid crystal material which is uniaxially homeotropically pick-aligned and it is carried out in the same manner as in the method of forming a cholesteric liquid crystal film.
- a circularly polarizing (al) or linearly polarizing (a2) reflective polarizer that is, a reflective polarizer of the same type ( a) was used.
- a circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) when used, the polarization direction in the normal direction force of one reflective polarizer (al) in a diagonal direction is greatly disrupted, and the degree of polarization is reduced. There is. In this case, the collimated light was greatly colored when the angle from the normal direction of the light source was large (60 ° or more).
- the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) When the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) is used, the polarization state in the oblique direction is very good, but a phase difference layer having a front phase difference is provided between the reflection polarizers. In this case, the anisotropy in the axial direction due to the viewing angle increases. As a result, depending on the orientation of the screen, the light condensing ability was high, the orientation was low, and the orientation was mixed.
- the polarizing element (A) used as the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) at least one layer of the reflective polarizer (a) transmits certain circularly polarized light and reverses circularly polarized light.
- a circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) that selectively reflects light
- at least one layer of the reflective polarizer (a) transmits one of orthogonal linearly polarized light and selectively reflects the other.
- the polarization type reflective polarizer (a2), and the retardation layer (b) has an incident light that has a front phase difference (normal direction) of approximately ⁇ / 4 and is inclined by 30 ° or more with respect to the normal direction.
- the layer (b1) having a phase difference value of ⁇ / 8 or more will be described.
- At least one or more circularly polarizing reflective polarizers (al) and at least one linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) were used, and a retardation layer (bl) was arranged between these differently shaped reflective polarizers.
- the optical element can effectively block transmitted light even with respect to incident light in oblique directions, has excellent luminance characteristics, and can be controlled by coloring.
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of an optical element in which a layer (bl) which is I Z4 and has a phase difference value of ⁇ 8 or more with respect to incident light incident at an angle of 30 ° or more with respect to the normal direction is arranged.
- the lower side of Fig. 21 and Fig. 22 This is the side of the backlight light guide plate (L).
- the circular polarization type reflection polarizer (al) and the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) those similar to the above can be used.
- the retardation layer (b 1) has a front phase difference (normal direction) in the visible light region of approximately ⁇ / 4, and has a ⁇ / It has a phase difference value of 8 or more.
- the front phase difference is preferably about ⁇ / 4 ⁇ 40 nm for light having a wavelength of 550 nm, and more preferably within a range of ⁇ 15 nm.
- the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) and the slow axis direction of the retardation layer (bl) are arranged at an angle of 45 ° ( ⁇ 45 °) ⁇ 5 °.
- the purpose of the front phase difference is to convert vertically incident polarized light from linearly polarized light to circularly polarized light or from circularly polarized light to linearly polarized light, approximately ⁇ ⁇ 4, preferably ⁇ ⁇ 4 in the entire visible region. Desirably, it will be about.
- the incident light from the oblique direction is appropriately determined by the angle of total reflection so as to be efficiently polarized and converted.
- the phase difference measured at 60 ° should be determined to be about ⁇ / 2.
- the transmitted light from the reflective polarizer changes its polarization state due to the birefringence of the reflective polarizer itself, which is like the C-plate. Fly, a value smaller than / 2. Since the phase difference of the C-plate monotonically increases as the incident light tilts, the effective total reflection occurs when the light is tilted at an angle of 30 ° or more. If you have more than that,
- the retardation layer (bl) may be a single layer or a combination of two or more layers.
- a single retardation layer (bl) for example, a biaxial retardation layer in which the front retardation (normal direction) is approximately; I Z4 and the Nz coefficient is 2.0 or more, or 1.
- a biaxial retardation layer having a value of 0 or less is exemplified.
- the slow axis direction of the biaxial retardation layer is arranged at an angle of 45 ° ( ⁇ 45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2).
- the retardation layer (bl) has almost zero front retardation (normal direction), For incident light incident at an angle of 30 ° or more with respect to the direction; the layer (bl l) having a phase difference value of I Z8 or more, and the front phase difference (normal direction)
- one uniaxial retardation layer (bl2) and one or more retardation in the frontal direction are almost zero, and the normal force is the phase when inclined.
- a C plate (bl l) that produces a difference may be combined.
- the front phase difference is desirably ⁇ / 10 or less because the purpose is to maintain polarized light that is vertically incident.
- the slow axis direction of the uniaxial retardation layer (bl2) is arranged at an angle of 45 ° (-45 °) ⁇ 5 ° with respect to the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2). Have been.
- the retardation layer (bl) is a composite of the layer (bl1) and the uniaxial retardation layer (bl2), as shown in FIGS. It is preferable to arrange so that the child (al) side is a layer (bl l).
- the material of the retardation layer (bl) is not particularly limited as long as it has the above optical characteristics.
- the biaxial retardation layer and the uniaxial retardation layer (bl2) are not particularly limited as long as they are formed by stretching a birefringent plastic material.
- a liquid crystal material in which the homeotropic aperture is uniaxially orientated can be used, and the method is performed in the same manner as the method of forming a cholesteric liquid crystal film.
- Retardation layer (bll) As the C plate, the C plate exemplified above can be used.
- an optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is applied.
- a retardation plate can be suitably used. It is preferable that the retardation plate has a local retardation value / axial displacement.
- a general biaxially stretched polyester film can be exemplified. Specific examples include Toray's Lumirror.
- the light source device of the present invention When the light source device of the present invention is applied to a liquid crystal display, the light source device is disposed on the liquid crystal cell side where the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) or the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) is disposed and on the outside.
- a chromatic linear polarizer (P) is laminated.
- the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) If the polarized light after passing through is the linearly polarized light, the polarization axis of the dichroic linear polarizer (P) should be coincident with the polarization axis. If the polarized light after passing through the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) is circularly polarized light, the light is converted from circularly polarized light to linearly polarized light. ).
- the ⁇ 4 plate may be the same as the IZ4 layer similar to the retardation layer (bl2) or the like, but preferably has an Nz coefficient of -1.0-1 -2.0. desirable.
- the layers may be stacked only by stacking, but from the viewpoint of workability and light use efficiency, it is desirable to stack the layers using an adhesive or a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
- the adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive is transparent, has no absorption in the visible light region, and the refractive index is preferably as close as possible to the refractive index of each layer from the viewpoint of suppressing surface reflection. From this viewpoint, for example, an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive is preferably used.
- Each layer separately forms a monodomain in the form of an alignment film, and is successively laminated by a method such as transfer to a light-transmitting substrate. It is also possible to appropriately form a film or the like and directly form each layer sequentially.
- Each layer and the (viscosity) adhesive layer may be further provided with particles for adjusting the degree of diffusion and adjustment as necessary to impart isotropic scattering, or may be provided with an ultraviolet absorber, an antioxidant, or the like.
- an ultraviolet absorber for the purpose of imparting leveling property during film formation, a surfactant or the like can be appropriately added.
- An appropriate diffusion plate can be provided.
- Haze is less than 80%, preferably less than 70%.
- Kimoto Light Up 100TL4 (Haze 46%), 100TL2 (Haze 29%) and the like can be suitably used.
- the prism sheet since the prism sheet is not disposed immediately below the liquid crystal display device, moire caused by the prism sheet is not visually recognized. In addition, it is arranged below the light guide plate of the reflecting plate having the inclined structure. Therefore, the total light transmittance is low. It is advantageous to use a diffuser having a low haze and a high transmittance, while avoiding the use of a high-haze diffuser which lowers the light-collecting characteristics in the front direction. This is because the light reuse efficiency is increased by scattering the obliquely incident and reflected light near the backlight light guide plate and scattering a part of the light in the vertical incidence direction.
- the diffusion plate can be obtained by, for example, embedding fine particles having different refractive indices in a resin, in addition to a material having a surface unevenness.
- This diffuser may be sandwiched between the backlight and the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) or the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2), or the transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) or the transmittance angle-dependent polarization It may be bonded to the layer (T2).
- a Newton ring is formed in a gap between the film surface and the backlight.
- a Newton ring is generated by disposing a diffusion plate having surface irregularities on the light guide plate side surface of the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) or the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) in the present invention. Can be suppressed.
- a layer having both a concavo-convex structure and a light diffusion structure may be formed on the surface of the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) or the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) itself.
- the light source device is suitably applied to a liquid crystal display device in which polarizing plates are disposed on both sides of a liquid crystal cell.
- a diffusion plate on the liquid crystal cell viewing side with no backscattering and depolarization on the liquid crystal display device combined with the above-mentioned parallelized backlight By stacking a diffusion plate on the liquid crystal cell viewing side with no backscattering and depolarization on the liquid crystal display device combined with the above-mentioned parallelized backlight, a favorable near-front area can be obtained.
- the viewing angle can be expanded by diffusing the light beam having the display characteristics and obtaining uniform and good display characteristics within the entire viewing angle.
- a diffusion plate having substantially no backward scattering is used.
- the diffusion plate can be provided as a diffusion adhesive.
- the placement location is on the viewing side of the liquid crystal display device, but it can be used either above or below the polarizing plate.
- a film that does not substantially eliminate polarized light is desirable.
- JP-A-2000-347006 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-347007 discloses a fine particle-dispersed diffusion plate.
- the viewing angle widening film When the viewing angle widening film is positioned outside the polarizing plate, the light parallelized to the liquid crystal layer and the polarizing plate is transmitted. Therefore, in the case of a TN liquid crystal cell, a viewing angle compensating retardation plate is particularly used. It is not necessary. In the case of an STN liquid crystal cell, it is only necessary to use a retardation film in which only the front characteristics are well compensated. In this case, since the viewing angle widening film has an air surface, it is possible to adopt a type using a refraction effect due to the surface shape.
- a viewing angle widening film having a regular structure inside such as an existing microlens array film or hologram film, a black matrix of a liquid crystal display device or a conventional parallel light conversion system of a backlight.
- This method interfered with microstructures such as microlens array / prism array / louver / micromirror array and caused moire.
- the regular structure is not visually recognized in the plane, and there is no regular modulation in the emitted light. Therefore, it is not necessary to consider the compatibility with the viewing angle widening film and the arrangement order. Therefore, the viewing angle widening film is not particularly limited as long as it does not cause interference / moire with the pixel black matrix of the liquid crystal display device, and the options are wide.
- substantially no backscattering and no depolarization are described in JP-A-2000-347006 and JP-A-2000-347007.
- Haze 80 with a light scattering plate like / o—90. / o is preferably used.
- it can be used as long as it does not form interference / moire with the pixel black matrix of the liquid crystal display device.
- the liquid crystal display device is manufactured by appropriately using various optical layers and the like according to a conventional method.
- a retardation plate that functions as a 1Z4 wavelength plate in a wide wavelength range such as the visible light region has, for example, a retardation layer that functions as a 1Z4 wavelength plate for light-colored light having a wavelength of 550 nm and other retardation characteristics. It can be obtained by, for example, a method of superimposing a retardation layer shown, for example, a retardation layer functioning as a half-wave plate. Therefore, the retardation plate disposed between the polarizing plate and the brightness enhancement film may be composed of one or more retardation layers.
- a polarizing plate having a protective film on one or both sides of a polarizer is generally used.
- the polarizer is not particularly limited, and various types can be used.
- polarizers include hydrophilic polymer films such as polyvinyl alcohol-based films, partially formalized polyvinyl alcohol-based films, and ethylene / vinyl acetate copolymer-based partially cured films; and polarizers such as iodine and dichroic dyes. Examples thereof include a uniaxially stretched material in which a coloring material is adsorbed, a polyene oriented finolem such as a dehydrated product of polyvinyl alcohol and a dehydrochlorinated product of polyvinyl chloride, and the like. Among these, a polarizer composed of a polybutyl alcohol-based film and a dichroic substance such as iodine is preferred.
- the thickness of these polarizers is not particularly limited, but is generally about 5 to 80 x m.
- washing the polyvinyl alcohol-based film with water not only removes stains and anti-blocking agents on the surface of the polyvinyl alcohol-based film, but also prevents unevenness such as uneven dyeing by swelling the polyvinyl alcohol-based film. There is also an effect. Stretching may be performed after dyeing with iodine, may be performed while dyeing, or may be dyed with iodine after stretching. The film can be stretched even in an aqueous solution of boric acid or potassium iodide or in a water bath.
- a material for forming the transparent protective film provided on one or both surfaces of the polarizer a material having excellent transparency, mechanical strength, heat stability, moisture shielding property, isotropy, and the like is preferable.
- polyester polymers such as polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene naphthalate, cenorellose polymers such as diacetinoresenorelose and triacetinoresenololose, acrylic polymers such as polymethyl methacrylate, polystyrene and atalylonitrino styrene Styrene-based polymers such as copolymers (AS resins), polycarbonate-based polymers, and the like.
- polyethylene, polypropylene, polyolefin having a cyclo- or norbornane structure polyolefin-based polymers such as ethylene-propylene copolymer, biel chloride-based polymers, amide-based polymers such as nylon and aromatic polyamide, imide-based polymers, and sulfone-based polymers
- Polymer, polyethersulfone polymer, polyetheretherketone polymer, polyphenylene sulfide polymer, bier alcohol polymer, vinylidene chloride polymer, butylbutyral polymer, arylate polymer, polyoxymethylene polymer, epoxy polymer Or blends of the above polymers are also examples of the polymer forming the transparent protective film.
- the transparent protective film can also be formed as a cured layer of a thermosetting or ultraviolet curable resin such as an acrylic, urethane, acrylic urethane, epoxy, or silicone resin.
- Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-343529 (WO01 / 37007) (Polymer finolem described herein, for example, (A) a thermoplastic resin having a substituted and Z or unsubstituted imide group in a side chain, (B) A resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin having a substituted or Z- or unsubstituted phenyl and a nitrile group in the side chain, such as isobutylene and N-methyl.
- the film include a resin composition film containing an alternating copolymer of lumaleimide and an acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer.
- a film made of a mixed extruded product of a resin composition or the like can be used.
- the thickness of the protective film can be determined as appropriate, but is generally about 11 to 500 zm due to the workability such as strength and handleability and the thickness of the thin layer. In particular, it is preferably 1 to 300 x m, more preferably 5 to 200 z m.
- nx and ny are the main refractive indices in the film plane, nz is the refractive index in the finolem thickness direction, and d is the film thickness direction
- a protective film having a retardation of 90 nm- + 75 nm is preferably used.
- the thickness direction retardation value (Rth) is more preferably _80 nm-+60 nm, and particularly preferably _70 nm-+45 nm.
- the protective film a cellulosic polymer such as triacetyl cellulose is preferred from the viewpoints of polarization characteristics and durability. Particularly, a triacetyl cellulose film is preferable.
- the protective film made of the same polymer material may be used on both sides thereof, or a protective film made of a different polymer material may be used.
- the polarizer and the protective film are usually in close contact with each other via an aqueous pressure-sensitive adhesive or the like.
- water-based adhesive examples include an isocyanate-based adhesive, a polyvinyl alcohol-based adhesive, a gelatin-based adhesive, a vinyl-based latex-based, a water-based polyurethane, and a water-based polyester.
- the surface of the transparent protective film on which the polarizer is not adhered may be subjected to a hard coat layer, an anti-reflection treatment, a treatment for preventing sticking, and a treatment for the purpose of diffusion or anti-glare.
- the hard coat treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing the surface of the polarizing plate from being scratched, and is, for example, a cured film made of an appropriate ultraviolet-curable resin such as an acrylic or silicone resin and having excellent hardness and sliding properties.
- the anti-reflection treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing reflection of external light on the polarizing plate surface, and can be achieved by forming an anti-reflection film or the like according to the related art.
- the anti-sticking treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing adhesion to the adjacent layer.
- the anti-glare treatment is performed for the purpose of preventing external light from being reflected on the surface of the polarizing plate and hindering the visibility of the light transmitted through the polarizing plate.
- the transparent protective film can be formed by imparting a fine uneven structure to the surface of the transparent protective film by an appropriate method such as a surface roughening method or a method of blending transparent fine particles.
- the fine particles to be contained in the formation of the surface fine uneven structure include, for example, a conductive material composed of silica, anoremina, titania, zirconia, tin oxide, indium oxide, cadmium oxide, antimony oxide, or the like having an average particle size of 0.5 to 50 zm.
- Transparent fine particles such as inorganic fine particles which may be used, and organic fine particles formed of a crosslinked or uncrosslinked polymer or the like are used.
- the amount of fine particles used is generally about 2 to 50 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 25 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the transparent resin forming the fine surface unevenness structure. Les ,.
- the anti-glare layer may also serve as a diffusion layer (viewing angle expanding function, etc.) for expanding the viewing angle by diffusing the light transmitted through the polarizing plate.
- the anti-reflection layer, anti-staking layer, diffusion layer, anti-glare layer and the like can be provided on the transparent protective film itself, and can be separately provided as an optical layer separately from the transparent protective finolem. It can also be provided.
- the retardation film is laminated on a polarizing plate as a viewing angle compensation film and used as a wide viewing angle polarizing plate.
- the viewing angle compensation film is a film for widening the viewing angle so that an image can be seen relatively clearly even when the screen of the liquid crystal display device is viewed from a slightly oblique direction, not perpendicular to the screen.
- Examples of such a viewing angle compensating retardation film include a biaxially stretched film, a birefringent film stretched in two orthogonal directions, etc., and a bidirectionally stretched film such as an obliquely oriented film.
- Examples of the obliquely oriented film include a film obtained by bonding a heat shrinkable film to a polymer film and subjecting the polymer film to a stretching treatment or a Z and shrinkage treatment under the action of the shrinkage force caused by heating, or a film obtained by obliquely orienting a liquid crystal polymer.
- the viewing angle compensation film is colored by a change in the viewing angle based on the phase difference between the liquid crystal cells. Can be combined as appropriate for the purpose of preventing image blurring and expanding the viewing angle for good visibility.
- an optically anisotropic layer composed of a liquid crystal polymer alignment layer, particularly a tilted alignment layer of a discotic liquid crystal polymer, is supported by a triacetyl cellulose film because of achieving a wide viewing angle with good visibility.
- the optically-compensated phase difference plate is preferably used.
- the optical layers to be laminated in practical use are not particularly limited.
- one or two optical layers which may be used for forming a liquid crystal display device such as a reflector or a semi-transmission plate are provided.
- the above can be used.
- a reflective polarizing plate or a semi-transmitting polarizing plate in which a reflecting plate or a semi-transmitting reflecting plate is further laminated on an elliptically polarizing plate or a circular polarizing plate is exemplified.
- the reflective polarizing plate is a polarizing plate provided with a reflective layer, and is used to form a liquid crystal display device or the like that reflects and reflects incident light from the viewing side (display side).
- a built-in light source such as a backlight can be omitted, and the liquid crystal display device can be easily made thin.
- the reflective polarizing plate can be formed by an appropriate method such as a method in which a reflective layer made of metal or the like is provided on one side of the polarizing plate via a transparent protective layer or the like as necessary.
- the reflective polarizing plate include a protective film that has been subjected to mat treatment as required, and a reflective layer formed by attaching a foil made of a reflective metal such as aluminum or the like to a vapor deposition film on one surface.
- a protective film that has been subjected to mat treatment as required
- a reflective layer formed by attaching a foil made of a reflective metal such as aluminum or the like to a vapor deposition film on one surface.
- a reflective layer having a fine unevenness structure thereon.
- the reflection layer having the fine uneven structure described above has an advantage that the incident light is diffused by irregular reflection to prevent a directional glare and to suppress uneven brightness.
- the protective film containing fine particles also has an advantage that the incident light and its reflected light are diffused when passing through the protective film, so that uneven brightness can be further suppressed.
- the reflection layer having a fine uneven structure reflecting the fine uneven structure on the surface of the protective film is formed by depositing a metal by an appropriate method such as a vapor deposition method such as a vacuum evaporation method, an ion plating method, or a sputtering method or a plating method. It can be carried out by, for example, directly attaching to the surface of the transparent protective layer.
- a vapor deposition method such as a vacuum evaporation method, an ion plating method, or a sputtering method or a plating method. It can be carried out by, for example, directly attaching to the surface of the transparent protective layer.
- the transparent plate is used as the reflecting plate. It can also be used as a reflection sheet or the like in which a reflection layer is provided on an appropriate film conforming to the film. Since the reflective layer is usually made of a metal, its use in a state where the reflective surface is covered with a protective film, a polarizing plate, or the like is intended to prevent a decrease in reflectance due to oxidation, and to maintain the initial reflectance over a long period of time. It is more preferable to avoid separately providing a protective layer.
- the transflective polarizing plate can be obtained by forming a transflective reflective layer such as a half mirror that reflects and transmits light with the reflective layer in the above.
- a transflective polarizing plate is usually provided on the back side of a liquid crystal cell.
- a liquid crystal display device or the like When a liquid crystal display device or the like is used in a relatively bright atmosphere, an image is displayed by reflecting incident light from the viewing side (display side). However, in a relatively dark atmosphere, it is possible to form a liquid crystal display device or the like that displays an image using a built-in light source such as a backlight built in the back side of the transflective polarizing plate.
- the transflective polarizing plate can save energy for using a light source such as a backlight in a bright atmosphere, and can be used to form a liquid crystal display device that can be used with a built-in light source even in a relatively dark atmosphere. Useful.
- the polarizing plate may be formed by laminating a polarizing plate such as the above-mentioned polarized light separating type polarizing plate and two or three or more optical layers. Therefore, a reflective elliptically polarizing plate or a transflective elliptically polarizing plate obtained by combining the above-mentioned reflective polarizing plate, transflective polarizing plate and retardation plate may be used.
- the above-mentioned elliptically polarizing plate or reflective elliptically polarizing plate is obtained by laminating a polarizing plate or a reflective polarizing plate and a retardation plate in an appropriate combination.
- a strong elliptically polarizing plate or the like can be formed by sequentially laminating (reflection type) polarizing plates and retardation plates separately in the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal display device so as to form a combination.
- the use of an optical film such as an elliptically polarizing plate has the advantage that the stability of quality and laminating workability are excellent and the production efficiency of a liquid crystal display device or the like can be improved.
- the optical element of the present invention may be provided with an adhesive layer or an adhesive layer.
- the adhesive layer can be used for attaching to a liquid crystal cell and also for laminating an optical layer.
- their optical axes can be set at an appropriate arrangement angle according to the target retardation characteristics and the like.
- the adhesive and the pressure-sensitive adhesive are not particularly limited.
- acrylic polymer silicone Polymers based on polymers such as polyester, polyurethane, polyamide, polyvinyl ether, vinyl acetate / biel chloride copolymer, modified polyolefin, epoxy, fluorine, natural rubber, synthetic rubber, etc. It can be used selectively.
- those having excellent optical transparency, exhibiting appropriate wettability, cohesiveness and adhesive tackiness, and having excellent weather resistance and heat resistance are preferably used.
- the adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive may contain a crosslinking agent according to the base polymer.
- Adhesives include, for example, natural and synthetic resins, in particular, tackifier resins, fillers, pigments, coloring agents made of glass fibers, glass beads, metal powders, and other inorganic powders. An additive such as an inhibitor may be contained. Further, an adhesive layer containing fine particles and exhibiting light diffusibility may be used.
- the adhesive or pressure-sensitive adhesive is usually used as an adhesive solution having a solid content concentration of about 1050% by weight obtained by dissolving or dispersing a base polymer or a composition thereof in a solvent.
- a solvent an organic solvent such as toluene or ethyl acetate or a solvent corresponding to the kind of the adhesive such as water can be appropriately selected and used.
- the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer or the adhesive layer may be provided on one side or both sides of a polarizing plate or an optical film as a superposed layer of different compositions or types.
- the thickness of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer can be appropriately determined depending on the purpose of use, adhesive strength, and the like, and is generally about 500 ⁇ , preferably 5 to 200 / im force S, and particularly preferably 10 to 100 ⁇ m. .
- a separator is temporarily attached to the exposed surface of the adhesive layer or the like for the purpose of preventing contamination or the like until it is put to practical use, and covered. This can prevent the adhesive layer from coming into contact with the adhesive layer in a normal handling state.
- a suitable thin leaf such as a plastic film, a rubber sheet, paper, cloth, nonwoven fabric, a net, a foamed sheet, a metal foil, or a laminate thereof may be used as a separator, if necessary, and a silicone-based separator.
- Any suitable material according to the related art such as a material coated with a suitable release agent such as a long mirror alkyl-based or fluorine-based molybdenum sulfide, or the like can be used.
- each layer such as the adhesive layer may be provided with, for example, a salicylate compound, a benzophenol compound, a benzotriazole compound, a cyanoacrylate compound, and a nickel complex salt compound.
- Treat with UV absorber such as For example, a material having an ultraviolet absorbing ability by a method such as a method described above may be used.
- the front phase difference is defined as a refractive index in each of the axial directions, where the direction in which the in-plane refractive index is maximum is the X axis, the direction perpendicular to the X axis is the Y axis, and the thickness direction of the film is the Z axis.
- the reflection wavelength band was determined by measuring the reflection spectrum with a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Otsuka Electronics Co., Ltd., instantaneous multi-photometry system MCPD-2000), and was defined as a reflection wavelength band having a reflectance of half the maximum reflectance. .
- the front luminance of the light source devices obtained in the examples and comparative examples was measured with a luminance meter BM7 manufactured by Topcon.
- the total integrated light quantity of the emitted light was measured using an LCD viewing angle measuring device Ez contrast manufactured by ELIM. In the evaluation, it was represented by (measured value of Example / measured value of Comparative Example) ⁇ 100 (%).
- Light guide plate (U: A ⁇ edge type side light light guide plate taken out from a 15-inch TFT liquid crystal panel manufactured by IBM Corporation was used.
- the peak angle ( ⁇ ) in the emitted light direction is about 80 degrees.
- Reflector (R) A 100 ⁇ m-pitch PET substrate (Toray, Noremirror T600) was fabricated by cutting with an epoxy UV curable resin (KR400) manufactured by Asahi Denka Co., Ltd. Brass mold The surface shape was transferred. Silver was vapor-deposited thereon to obtain a reflection plate having surface irregularities. It is a silver-evaporated reflector, with a smooth surface and a symmetrical line type (equivalent to Fig. 4). The average inclination angle ( ⁇ ) of the surface irregularities (inclined structure) is about 40 degrees.
- Transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) A polarizing element (A) having a retardation plate (bl) provided between two circularly polarizing reflective polarizers (al) was used. A cholesteric liquid crystal layer of PCF400 manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation was used as the circular polarization type reflective polarizer (al). [0200] Next, a retardation layer (bl: negative C plate) having a front retardation of approximately 0 and generating a retardation in an oblique direction was prepared using a polymerizable liquid crystal by the following method. As a polymerizable mesogen compound, LC242 manufactured by BASF was used. The specific production method is as follows.
- the polymerizable meso Geni ⁇ was dissolved in cyclopentane (20 wt 0/0), initiator (Chibasu Bae Shanore Tikemikanorezu Co. Irugakyua 184, 1 wt% relative to the mixture) was ⁇ Ka ⁇ the A solution was prepared.
- As the alignment substrate a polyethylene terephthalate film manufactured by Toray: Lumirror (thickness: 75 ⁇ m) which was subjected to an alignment treatment with a rubbing cloth was used.
- the solution was applied with a wire bar at a coating thickness of 1. when dried, dried at 90 ° C for 2 minutes, heated once to the isotropic transition temperature, and then gradually cooled. While maintaining a uniform alignment state, the composition was cured by ultraviolet irradiation (10 mWZcm 2 ⁇ 2 minutes) at 80 ° C to obtain a negative C plate.
- the phase difference of this negative C plate was measured, the phase difference in the front direction was about 2 nm for light having a wavelength of 550 ⁇ m, and the phase difference when tilted by 30 ° was about 140 nm.
- Four layers were stacked and a negative phase difference plate (bl) with a phase difference of 540 nm when tilted by 30 ° was obtained.
- a translucent acrylic adhesive manufactured by Nitto Denko Corporation, NO. 7, 23 / im thickness
- a negative C plate was used. After bonding (bl), the substrate was peeled off and removed.
- a circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) was further laminated and transferred on this to obtain a polarizing element (A).
- the polarizing element (A) functioned as a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) that transmits circularly polarized light in the front direction but reflects all light rays in the oblique direction.
- Example 2 The same light guide plate (L) as in Example 1 was used. Instead of the reflector (R) of Example 1, a flat white PET (E60LL, about 190 xm thickness) manufactured by Toray was used as the reflector. Further, a prism sheet was used instead of the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer ( ⁇ 2) in Example 1. The prism sheets used were two 3 mm BEF films (thickness: about 180 xm, made of polyethylene terephthalate film, vertex angle: about 90 °, prism pitch: 50 xm). A diffusion plate was added on top of it, and a PCF400 was placed on the outermost surface to obtain a light source device. [0205] (Evaluation)
- Example 1 the front luminance and the amount of light emitted from the light-emitting device were all higher than those in Comparative Example 1. In Example 1, the light was condensed within ⁇ 30 degrees from the front with a configuration that did not use a prism sheet.
- the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) is a laminate, when applied to a liquid crystal display device, it could be bonded to the lower polarizing plate of the liquid crystal cell.
- Light guide plate (L) A ⁇ edge type side light light guide plate taken out from a 15.1 inch LCD housing manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. was used.
- the peak angle ( ⁇ ) of the emitted light direction is about 70 degrees.
- Reflector (R) An embossing roll was applied to the surface of a base material of a hard resin-made Shimadzu Bul plate (thickness lmm) made of Mitsubishi resin as a base material to produce a surface-shaped plate shown in FIG. The pitch is about 100 / im. Aluminum was vacuum-deposited (0.1 / m) on the obtained surface shape to obtain a reflector having surface irregularities. The average inclination angle ( ⁇ ) of the surface irregularities (inclined structure) is about 35 degrees.
- the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) 3M DBEF was used.
- the retardation plate (bl) the negative C plate obtained in Example 1 was used.
- a retardation plate (b2) for sandwiching the negative C plate a ⁇ / 4 plate (Nitto Denko NRF film, front retardation 135 nm, thickness 50 ⁇ m) made of a polycarbonate uniaxially stretched film was arranged.
- a linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) was arranged on both outer sides of the polarizer. With respect to the transmitted polarization axis of 0 ° of the linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2) on the incident side: I Z4 retardation plate: 45 °, C plate (no axial direction), ⁇ / 4 plate: one 45 °
- the polarizing element is formed by laminating each layer with a translucent acrylic adhesive (N ⁇ .7 thickness, manufactured by Nitto Denko) in an axial arrangement where the transmission axis of the linear polarization type reflective polarizer (a2) on the output side is 90 °. (A) was obtained.
- the polarizing element (A) functions as a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) that transmits circularly polarized light in the front direction and reflects all rays in the oblique direction. did.
- Light source device The light guide plate (L), the reflector (R), and the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) were arranged as shown in FIG. 8, to obtain a light source device.
- Example 2 The same light guide plate (L) as in Example 2 was used. Instead of the reflector (R) of Example 2, a flat white PET (E60LL, about 190 ⁇ m thickness) was used as the reflector. Further, a prism sheet was used instead of the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer ( ⁇ 2) in Example 1. The prism sheets used were two 3 mm BEF films (thickness approx. 180 x m, made of polyethylene terephthalate film, apex angle approx. 90 °, prism pitch 50 x m). A diffusion plate was added on top of it, and a DBEF was further placed on the outermost surface to obtain a light source device.
- BEF films thickness approx. 180 x m, made of polyethylene terephthalate film, apex angle approx. 90 °, prism pitch 50 x m.
- Example 2 both the front luminance and the amount of light of the emitted light were improved as compared with Comparative Example 2.
- the light was condensed within ⁇ 40 degrees from the front with the configuration without using the prism sheet.
- the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer ( ⁇ 2) is a laminate, when applied to a liquid crystal display device, it could be used by being bonded to a lower polarizing plate on the lower surface of a liquid crystal cell.
- the vapor-deposited surface is bonded to the aluminum substrate side, and the PET substrate functions as an optical layer (D) that can impart retardation due to its non-uniform birefringence and has depolarization ability. .
- the optical layer (D) is provided, the light is reflected multiple times at different locations as shown in FIG. Since the light passes through the light guide plate (L) that has been processed, coloring due to local phase difference fluctuation does not pose a practical problem.
- Transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2): A cholesteric liquid crystal bandpass filter manufactured by thin-film coating of a cholesteric liquid crystal polymer was used. This is a combination of a three-wavelength band-pass filter that reflects right circularly polarized light and a three-wavelength band-pass filter that reflects left circularly polarized light. The rays are reflected.
- the selective reflection circle that reflects right-hand circularly polarized light has a selective reflection wavelength range of 440 490 nm, 540 600 nm, and 615—700 nm with respect to the emission spectrum of a three-wavelength cold-cathode tube of 435 nm, 535 nm, and 610 nm.
- a polarizing bandpass filter was manufactured.
- the liquid crystal material used three kinds of cholesteric liquid crystal polymers having selective reflection central wavelengths of 480 nm, 550 nm, and 655 nm were produced based on European Patent Application Publication No. 0834754.
- the cholesteric liquid crystal polymer has the following formula 1:
- a polymerizable nematic liquid crystal monomer A represented by the following formula:
- the polymerizable chiral agent B represented by the following ratio (weight ratio)
- Each of the liquid crystal mixtures was made into a 33% by weight solution dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and then purged with nitrogen under an environment of 60 ° C. to prepare a reaction initiator (azobisisobutyronitrile, 0% with respect to the mixture). (5% by weight).
- a reaction initiator azobisisobutyronitrile, 0% with respect to the mixture.
- the obtained polymer was purified by reprecipitation separation with ethyl ether.
- a broadband circularly polarizing plate reflecting left circularly polarized light was obtained from Nitto Denko PCF400 film.
- a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) that transmits left circularly polarized light in the front direction and reflects all light rays in the oblique direction was obtained.
- Light Source Device The light guide plate (L), the reflector (R), and the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) were arranged as shown in FIG. 8, to obtain a light source device.
- Example 3 The same light guide plate (L) as in Example 3 was used.
- a PCF400 cholesteric liquid crystal film was disposed in place of the transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) of Example 1, and a light source device for emitting circularly polarized light was obtained.
- Example 3 both the front luminance and the amount of light of the emitted light were higher than those in Comparative Example 3.
- the front luminance was greatly improved due to the light condensing characteristic on the front.
- Comparative Example 3 showed a larger value, but the emitted light component at a shallow oblique angle was large. Was small.
- Light guide plate (L) An edge type side light light guide plate taken out of a 15.1-inch LCD housing manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. was used.
- the peak angle ( ⁇ ) of the emitted light direction is about 70 degrees.
- Reflector (R) Cut a PET substrate with a slope pitch of 100 xm (Toray, Noremirror S27, 75 ⁇ m) with an epoxy UV curable resin (KR400) manufactured by Asahi Denka Co., Ltd. The surface shape of the brass mold produced by was transferred. Aluminum was vacuum-deposited on this surface (0.1 ⁇ 0 ⁇ thick) to obtain a reflector. It is an asymmetric type (corresponding to Fig. 6). The average inclination angle ( ⁇ ) of the inclined structure is about 40
- Transmittance angle-dependent layer (T1) 21 layers of TiO / SiO thin films were deposited and deposited.
- a bandpass filter that has a high transmission function for the three wavelengths of the emission spectrum of such a three-wavelength emission line type cold-cathode tube and reflects other wavelength light was manufactured.
- the base material used was PET film (Toray's Noremirror 75 / im thick).
- PET film Toray's Noremirror 75 / im thick.
- Light Source Device The light guide plate (L), the reflection plate (R), and the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1) were arranged as shown in FIG. 1 to obtain a light source device.
- Example 4 The same light guide plate (L) as in Example 4 was used. The same layer as in Example 4 was used for the transmittance angle dependent layer (T1). Instead of the reflector (R) of Example 4, a light source device was obtained by using a flat white PET (manufactured by Toray, E60LL, about 190 ⁇ m thickness) as the reflector.
- a flat white PET manufactured by Toray, E60LL, about 190 ⁇ m thickness
- Example 4 both the front luminance and the amount of light of the emitted light were improved as compared with Comparative Example 4, and high light use efficiency was confirmed.
- Example 2 The same light guide plate (L), reflection plate (R), and transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer (T2) as in Example 1 were used.
- Light source device The light guide plate (L), the reflector (R), and the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) were arranged. As shown in Fig. 10 (b), an optical layer (D) having depolarization ability is arranged between the light guide plate (L) and the reflector (R). A light source device was obtained by placing a PET film (50 ⁇ m).
- Example 1 The same light guide plate (L) as in Example 1 was used.
- the optical layer (D) was the same as that in Example 1, and was disposed in the same manner as in Example 1.
- flat white PET E60LL, about 190 ⁇ thick
- T2 transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer
- the prism sheets used were two 3M BEF films (thickness: about 180 ⁇ , made of polyethylene terephthalate film, apex angle: about 90 °, prism pitch: 50 ⁇ ).
- a diffusion plate was added thereon, and a PCF400 was further arranged on the outermost surface to obtain a light source device.
- Example 5 both the front luminance and the amount of light of the emitted light were higher than those in Comparative Example 5. In Example 5, the light was condensed within ⁇ 30 degrees from the front without using the prism sheet.
- the transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) is a laminate, when applied to a liquid crystal display device, it could be bonded to the lower polarizing plate of the liquid crystal cell.
- Example 6 Transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2): A polarizing element (A) having a retardation plate (bl) provided between two circularly polarizing reflective polarizers (al) was used.
- the circularly polarized reflective polarizer (al) is a linearly polarized reflective polarizer (a2). It is a quarter-plate (Teijin WRF film, front phase difference 140 nm) with respect to the polarization axis of the 3M DBEF. ) was bonded using an atalinole-based adhesive (Nitto Denko Corporation, NO. 7, 25 zm thickness) so that the slow axis of the layer was at an angle of 45 degrees.
- the retardation plate (bl) the one obtained by stacking five layers of the negative C plate obtained in Example 1 and having a retardation of 660 nm when tilted by 30 ° was used.
- Acrylic adhesive Nito Denki, NO. 7, 23 zm thickness
- the polarization axis of the linear polarization type reflection polarizer (a2) in the circular polarization type reflection polarizer (al) and the slow axis of the ⁇ 4 ⁇ plate are arranged on both sides of the retardation plate (bl) so that they are parallel to each other. did.
- the polarizing element ( ⁇ ) functioned as a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer ( ⁇ 2) that reflected all the light rays in the oblique direction because of the force transmitting the polarized light in the front direction.
- the half width of the obtained transmittance was equivalent to that of Example 1.
- the degree of polarization in the front direction was about 95%, which was about 10% higher than that used in Example 1.
- the polarizing element ( ⁇ ) was applied to a light source device using the same light guide plate (L) and reflector (R) as in Example 1.
- the front luminance of the obtained light source device was 5% brighter than that of Example 1.
- Transmittance angle dependent polarizing layer ( ⁇ 2) Circularly polarizing reflective polarizer (al) on one side of retardation plate (bl) and linearly polarizing reflective polarizer (a2) on the other side
- the provided polarizing element (A) was used.
- the obtained retardation film (bl) had a front retardation of about 140 nm, and the ⁇ 4 ⁇ plate had an oblique retardation of about 540 nm in the axial direction / in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction.
- the circularly-polarized reflective polarizer (al) has the following cholesteric liquid crystal layer on the negative C-plate side of the retardation plate (bl), and the linearly-polarized reflective polarizer (a2) has a 3M DBEF.
- the adhesive was placed on the 4 ⁇ plate side.
- Cholesteric liquid crystal layer A cholesteric liquid crystal polymer having a selective reflection wavelength range of 30 to 490, 480 to 550, 540 to 620, 620 to 810 and 700 to 900 was prepared.
- liquid crystal material used five types of cholesteric liquid crystal polymers having wavelength powers of S460 nm, 510 nm, 580 nm, 660 nm, and 750 nm during selective reflection were produced based on European Patent Application No. 0834754.
- the cholesteric liquid crystal polymer is represented by the following formula 3:
- CH 2 CHCO ⁇ CH 9 CH 2 0 -C C0
- CH 2 CHC0 2 CH 2 CH ⁇ 0-CO
- the polymerizable chiral agent ⁇ represented by the following ratio (weight ratio)
- Each of the liquid crystal mixtures was made into a 33% by weight solution dissolved in tetrahydrofuran, and then purged with nitrogen under an environment of 60 ° C., and a reaction initiator (azobisisobutyronitrile, 0.5% by weight) was added to the mixture to carry out a polymerization treatment.
- the obtained polymer was purified by reprecipitation separation with ethyl ether.
- the cholesteric liquid crystal polymer was dissolved in methylene chloride to prepare a 10% by weight solution.
- the solution was applied to an alignment substrate with a wire bar so that the thickness when dried was about lzm.
- As the alignment base material a polyethylene terephthalate film having a thickness of 75 ⁇ m was used, and a substrate rubbed with a rubbing cloth made of rayon was used. After coating, it was dried at 140 ° C. for 15 minutes. After the completion of the heat treatment, the liquid crystal was cooled and fixed at room temperature to obtain a thin film.
- the obtained cholesteric liquid crystal circularly polarizing reflective polarizer had a selective reflection function at 430 nm and 900 nm. This sample was used as a cholesteric liquid crystal layer.
- the polarizing element (A) functioned as a transmittance angle-dependent polarizing layer (T2) for transmitting polarized light in the front direction and for reflecting all light rays in oblique directions.
- the half width of the obtained transmittance was equivalent to that of Example 1.
- the half width of the obtained transmittance was equivalent to that of Example 1.
- the degree of polarization of the emitted light in the front direction was about 95%, which was about 10% higher than that used in Example 1.
- the polarizing element (A) was applied to a light source device using the same light guide plate (L) and reflector (R) as in Example 1 so that the cholesteric liquid crystal layer was disposed on the light source side.
- the front luminance of the obtained light source device was 5% brighter than that of Example 1.
- the light source device of the present invention is suitably used for a liquid crystal display device in which a transmittance angle dependent layer is applied to a sidelight type backlight light guide plate and absorption loss due to repetition of reflection or the like is small.
- FIG. 2 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a repeating inclined structure of a reflector of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a repeating inclined structure of a reflector according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is an example of a repeating inclined structure of the reflector of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is an example of a repeating inclined structure of the reflector of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is an example of a sectional view of a repeating inclined structure of a reflector of the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a repeating inclined structure of a reflector of the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a light source device of the present invention and an example of transmission and reflection of light rays.
- 9 is an example showing transmission and reflection of polarized light in the light source device of FIG. 8.
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a basic principle of parallel light conversion of a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 12 illustrates the state of each light ray shown in FIGS. 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8.
- FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing circular polarization of linearly polarized light.
- FIG. 14 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a basic principle of parallelizing a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 15 is an example showing an arrangement angle of each layer for parallel light conversion using a linear polarization type reflection polarizing element (a2).
- FIG. 16 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a basic principle of parallelizing a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 18 is a conceptual diagram showing an example of a basic principle of making a polarizing element (A) parallel light.
- FIG. 19 is an example showing an arrangement angle of each layer for parallel light conversion using a linear polarization type reflection polarizing element (a2).
- FIG. 21 is an example of a sectional view of a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 22 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 23 is an example of a cross-sectional view of a polarizing element (A).
- FIG. 25 is a graph showing a wavelength characteristic of the bandpass filter of the third embodiment.
- FIG. 26 is a graph showing a wavelength characteristic of the bandpass filter of the fourth embodiment.
- FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional light source device and an example of transmission and reflection of light rays.
- FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional light source device and an example of transmission and reflection of light rays.
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