# US 12,001,040 B2 · Multilayer laminate film

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- Number: US 12,001,040 B2
- Document ID: US12001040B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/278,209
- Filed: 2019-09-12
- Published: 2021-11-11
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2018-09-27
- Assignees: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Toyobo Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Dai Nakagawa; Nobuyuki Nakanishi; Mitsuo Tojo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001040B2

## CPC

- G02B 5/287: {comprising at least one layer of organic material}
- G02B 5/305: {including organic materials, e.g. polymeric layers}
- B32B 3/263: {characterised by a layer having non-uniform thickness}
- B32B 7/023: Optical properties
- B32B 27/08: of synthetic resin
- G02B 5/0841: {comprising organic materials, e.g. polymers}
- B32B 27/36: comprising polyesters
- B32B 2250/05: 5 or more layers
- B32B 2250/24: All layers being polymeric
- B32B 2250/244: All polymers belonging to those covered by group B32B27/36
- B32B 2250/42: Alternating layers, e.g. ABAB(C), AABBAABB(C)
- B32B 2255/10: on synthetic resin layer or on natural or synthetic rubber layer
- B32B 2307/416: Reflective
- B32B 2307/42: Polarizing, birefringent, filtering
- B32B 2307/708: Isotropic
- B32B 2307/732: Dimensional properties
- B32B 2457/202: LCD, i.e. liquid crystal displays
- B32B 2551/00: Optical elements
- B32B 2551/08: Mirrors
- G02F 1/133536: {Reflective polarizers (G02F1/13362 takes precedence)}
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

## Abstract

The invention provides a multilayer laminated film with alternately laminated birefringent and isotropic layers. The birefringent layers have a first monotonically increasing region of optical thickness and contain monotonically increasing region 1A of maximum optical thickness of 100 nm or less, and monotonically increasing region 1B of minimum optical thickness of more than 100 nm, and ratio 1B/1A of slope 1B of monotonically increasing region 1B to slope 1A of monotonically increasing region 1A is more than 0 and less than 0.8. The isotropic layers have a second monotonically increasing region of optical thickness and contain monotonically increasing region 2A of maximum optical thickness of 200 nm or less and monotonically increasing region 2B of minimum optical thickness of more than 200 nm, and ratio 2B/2A of slope 2B of monotonically increasing region 2B to slope 2A of monotonically increasing region 2A is more than 1.5 and 10 or less.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A multilayer laminated film comprising a multilayer laminate in which a birefringent layer comprising a first resin and an isotropic layer comprising a second resin are alternately laminated,
the multilayer laminated film being capable of reflecting light with a wavelength of 380 to 780 nm due to optical interference caused from the lamination structure of the birefringent layer and the isotropic layer,
a series of the birefringent layers having a first monotonically increasing region of optical thickness, wherein the first monotonically increasing region comprises a monotonically increasing region 1A in which the maximum optical thickness is 100 nm or less, and a monotonically increasing region 1B in which the minimum optical thickness is more than 100 nm, and a ratio 1B/1A of a slope 1B of the monotonically increasing region 1B to a slope 1A of the monotonically increasing region 1A is more than 0 and less than 0.8,
a series of the isotropic layers having a second monotonically increasing region of optical thickness, wherein the second monotonically increasing region comprises a monotonically increasing region 2A in which the maximum optical thickness is 200 nm or less and a monotonically increasing region 2B in which the minimum optical thickness is more than 200 nm, and a ratio 2B/2A of a slope 2B of the monotonically increasing region 2B to a slope 2A of the monotonically increasing region 2A is more than 1.5 and 10 or less.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the monotonically increasing region 1A has an average optical thickness of 65 nm or more and 85 nm or less, and the monotonically increasing region 1B has an average optical thickness of 140 nm or more and 160 nm or less.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 2, wherein the monotonically increasing region 2A has an average optical thickness of 130 nm or more and 155 nm or less, and the monotonically increasing region 2B has an average optical thickness of 250 nm or more and 290 nm or less.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 3, wherein the ratio 2B/2A is more than 1.5 and less than 5.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 4, wherein the multilayer laminated film has an average reflectance of light polarized parallel to a reflection axis at normal incidence of 85% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 3, wherein the ratio 2B/2A is 5 or more and 10 or less.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 6, wherein the multilayer laminated film has an average reflectance of light polarized parallel to a reflection axis at normal incidence of 85% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the monotonically increasing region 2A has an average optical thickness of 130 nm or more and 155 nm or less, and the monotonically increasing region 2B has an average optical thickness of 250 nm or more and 290 nm or less.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the ratio 2B/2A is more than 1.5 and less than 5.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the ratio 2B/2A is 5 or more and 10 or less.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The multilayer laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the multilayer laminated film has an average reflectance of light polarized parallel to a reflection axis at normal incidence of 85% or more in a wavelength range of 380 nm to 780 nm.