Cellulose ester film, cellulose ester dope, protective film of polarizing plate and polarizing plate
AssigneeKonica Corporation
InventorsKunio Shimizu, Toru Kobayashi
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Abstract
Disclosed is a cellulose ester film comprising a polymer prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from vinyl esters, vinyl esters having a functional group, acrylic esters, and acrylic esters having a functional group, wherein the polymer has a weight average molecular weight of not more than 5,000.
Claims10
A polarizing plate comprising a first protective film, a polarizing film and a second protective film, wherein at least one of the first protective film and the second protective film is a cellulose ester film comprising a cellulose ester, fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 μm and a polymer prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters and acrylic esters, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 5,000,
- wherein the rate of mass change of the cellulose ester film is not more than 2%, the rate of mass change being represented by the following formula:
- Rate of mass change (%)=(|y−z|/y)×100
- wherein y is the weight of the cellulose ester film measured at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH and z is the weight of the cellulose ester film measured at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH after the film has been stored at 80 ±V C and at 90±3% RH for 48 hours, and thin stored at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH for24 hours;
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- wherein the moisture vapor transmittance of the cellulose ester film with a thickness of 40 μm is not more than 250 g/m2·24 h at 80±5° C. and at 90±5% RH.
A liquid crystal display comprising a first polarizing plate, a second polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell provided between the first and second polarizing plates, the second polarizing plate being arranged on the viewer side of the display, wherein the first polarizing plate has a first film, a second film and a first polarizing film between the first and second films so that the second film is provided on the first polarizing film on the liquid crystal cell side, the second polarizing plate has a third film, a fourth film and a second polarizing film between the third and fourth films so that the third film is provided on the second polarizing film on the liquid crystal cell side, and at least one of the first, second, third and fourth films is a cellulose ester film comprising a cellulose ester, fine particles having an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 μm and a polymer prepared by polymerizing at least one ethylenicslly unsaturated monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl esters and acrylic esters, the polymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 5,000,
- wherein the rate of mass change of the cellulose ester film is not more than 2%. the rate of mass change being represented by the following formula:
- Rate of mass change (%)=(|y−z|/y)×100
- wherein y is the weight of the cellulose ester film measured at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH, and z is the weight of the cellulose ester film measured at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH after the film has been stored at 80±3° C. and at 90±3% RH for 48 hours, and then stored at 23±3° C. and at 55±3% RH for 24 hours;
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- wherein the moisture vapor transmittance of the cellulose ester film with a thickness of 40 μm is not more than 250 g/m2·24 h at 80±5° C. and at 90 ±5% RH.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.