Light-polarizing film
AssigneeSumitomo Chemical Company, Limited
InventorsTakuzo Okumura, Toyokazu Okada, Hitoshi Kikui
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Abstract
Highly durable, light-polarizing film having neutral gray as well as high polarizing coefficient is provided. The film comprises a uniaxially stretched base polymer film of, for example, polyvinyl alcohol or derivatives thereof and at least two dichroism dyes adsorbed and orientated therein. The dichroism dyes are, for example, C.I. DIrect Yellow 12, C.I. Direct Black 17 and C.I. Direct Blue 202. The film is usable for display by liquid crystal. A boric-acid treatment is used to improve the polarization properties.
Claims7
A highly durable, dye light-polarizing film having neutral gray as well as a high polarizing coefficient, which comprises a polymer film made from polyvinyl alcohol or derivatives thereof having at least three dichroism dyes adsorbed and oriented therein, which is treated with an aqueous boric acid solution under the conditions wherein the concentration of boric acid is 5-10%, and the temperature is 50.degree.-80.degree. C.,
- said light-polarizing-film having, over a visible light region of 400-700 nm, a minumum polarizing coefficient of at least 70%, the difference between the minimum and a maximum polarizing coefficient is at most 20%, a minimum light transmittance of at least 20%, and the difference between the minimum and a maximum light transmittance is at most 20%;
- wherein the dichroism dyes are selected from the following respective classes of:
- (A) a yellow dichroism dye having a major absorption wavelength region in the range of 400-500 nm,
- (B) a black dichroism dye having a major absorption wavelength region in the range of 450-650 nm,
- (C) a blue dichroism dye having a major absorption wavelength region in the range of 570-700 nm,
- (D) an arange or red dichroism dye having a major absorption wavelength region in the range of 450-570 nm;
- and
- (E) a green dichroism dye having a major absorption wavelength region in the range of 600-700 nm or 400-450 nm.
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