Nitto-denko Corporation

Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Sanyo Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC

Takaaki Ishii

Takeharu Kitagawa

Masayuki Satake

Yuusuke Toyama

Atsushi Yasui

Yusuke Toyama

Yasuyuki Ueshima

Minoru Miyatake

Shusaku Goto

Kazuo Kitada

Akira Suzuki

Takashi Kamijo

Tomohiro Mori

Toshitsugu Hosokawa

Taiki Shimokuri

Satoshi Hashimoto

Toshitaka Takahashi

Yousuke Makihata

Kunihiro Inui

Yu Morimoto

Shinsuke Akizuki

Akihiro Nagura

Tomoyuki Kimura

Kenichi Okada

Tetsuya Yoshitomi

Masakuni Fujita

Nobuyuki Ohtaka

Noriaki Okada

Nao Murakami

Nobukazu Hosoya

Daisuke Ogomi

Tadashi Amino

Hiroaki Mizushima

Yoshichika Hirao

Mizue Nagata

Masatsugu Higashi

Kiyoshi Matsumoto

Motoaki Asao

Megumi Katou

Yuki Kida

Takashi Tsukagoshi

A method for continuously manufacturing an optical display device comprises feeding a continuous web of optical film laminate including a continuous web of releasable film that includes a conductive layer and an optical film sheet that includes a conductive layer formed on the releasable film, bending the releasable film at a peeling body located in close vicinity of a lamination position, collecting the releasable film and thereby peeling the optical film sheet from the optical film laminate, sending the optical film sheet to the lamination position, and laminating the optical film sheet with a panel member which is conveyed to the lamination position by a panel conveying channel which makes at least a double-storied structure with a portion of a collecting channel where the releasable film is collected, attenuating static electrification generated on the optical film sheet, and continuously laminating the optical film sheet with the panel member.

Optical film laminate used for continuous lamination to panel component

A continuous web of optical film laminate comprising, an optical film comprising a first substrate and an adhesive layer on the first substrate, a releasable film comprising a second substrate and a releasably treated layer on the second substrate, the releasably treated layer being in contact with the adhesive layer, a first conductive layer between the first substrate and the adhesive layer, and a second conductive layer between the second substrate and the releasably treated layer. The first conductive layer and the second conductive layer comprise a static electrification prevention material, such that the optical film with the first conductive layer, and the releasable film with the second conductive layer, both have a sheet resistance of 10&#x3a9;/sq or less.

Provided are a separator-attached adhesive layer structure which comprises a separator having moderate light peelability with respect to an adhesive layer and exhibits excellent processability and durability, and a production method therefor. The production method comprises: a first step of forming a layer of an adhesive composition containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer, a peroxide and a phenolic antioxidant, on a release treatment surface of a separator subjected to a release treatment; and a second step of, after completion of the first step, heating the adhesive composition to cause cross-linking therein so as to be formed as an adhesive layer.

Separator-attached adhesive layer structure and production method therefor, separator-attached adhesive layer and polarizing film combination structure and production method therefor, and image display device

An aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for an optical film includes a emulsion particles of a core-shell structure, wherein the emulsion particles include a (meth)acryl-based copolymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of &#x2212;55&#xb0; C. to 0&#xb0; C. and a (meth)acryl-based copolymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0&#xb0; C. to 180&#xb0; C., in a single emulsion particle, one of the copolymers (A) and (B) forms a core layer, and another forms a shell layer, at least one of the copolymers (A) and (B) contains a carboxyl group-containing monomer, a difference of the glass transition temperatures between the copolymers (A) and (B) is 50&#xb0; C. or more, and a ratio (A)/(B) (by weight) is in the range of 50/50 to 90/10.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical film, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical film, pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film, and image display device

To provide a continuous web of optical film laminate provided with static electrification prevention function which allows for promptly attenuating static charge of optical film sheet and carrier film electrified by peeling action in RTP lamination method and apparatus. The problem has been solved with a continuous web of optical film laminate for using in RTP lamination method and apparatus, in which static electrification prevention function is provided to optical film sheets and a carrier film configuring the continuous web of optical film laminate, such that sheet resistance of each of the optical film sheets and the carrier film is 10&#x3a9;/sq or less so as to promptly attenuate static charge of the carrier film to be collected, which is statically electrified by peeling action, and the optical film sheets to be laminated to panel components, which are also statically electrified by peeling action.

There is provided a thin polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer hardly warping. A polarizing plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the present invention includes: first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, a protective film, and a polarizing film in the stated order, wherein: the polarizing film has a thickness of 13 &#x3bc;m or less; a thickness ratio between the protective film and the polarizing film (thickness of the protective film/thickness of the polarizing film) is from 1.5 to 9.0; and a creep amount when a load of 500 g is applied to the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for 1 hour is from 20 &#x3bc;m/h to 300 &#x3bc;m/h.

Polarizing plate with pressure-sensitive adhesive layer

A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical applications of the present invention is made from a pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical applications including a base polymer (A), and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical applications includes iodine and/or iodide ions (B). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical applications has an antistatic function and can satisfy a durability.

Pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for optical applications, pressure-sensitive adhesive layer-attached optical film, and image display device

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, which can reduce the problem with visibility without a reduction in productivity, such as a reduction in coating speed. A method for manufacturing an optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, comprising the steps of: (1) applying, to a release film, an aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive including an aqueous dispersion containing a (meth)acryl-based polymer in the form of an aqueous dispersion; and (2) drying the applied aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive, wherein the aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive has a viscosity of 0.01 Pa&#xb7;s to 0.1 Pa&#xb7;s at a shear rate of 4,000 (l/s), the optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the release film has a surface roughness (Ra) of 10 nm to 40 nm, and the optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a haze of 1% or less.

Method for manufacturing optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, optical film-forming pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, pressure-sensitive adhesive-type optical film, and image display device

A pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film of the invention comprises an optical film and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on the optical film, wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a thickness (&#x3bc;m) standard deviation of 0.12 &#x3bc;m or less. The pressure-sensitive adhesive optical film makes it possible to reduce the problem of visible unevenness caused by a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer.

Adhesive optical film, manufacturing method for the same and image display device using the same

A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for an optical film made from an aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, wherein the aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition is an aqueous dispersion comprising a water-dispersible (meth)acryl-based copolymer (A) having a glass transition temperature from &#x2212;55&#xb0; C. to less than 0&#xb0; C.; and a water-soluble or water-dispersible component (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0&#xb0; C. or more, a mixture ratio (A)/(B) is in the range of 50-97/3-50, the component (B) forms domains with maximum lengths between 1 nm and 200 nm in a resin component made of the (meth)acryl-based copolymer (A), and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer has a haze value (H20) of 1% or less when having a thickness of 20 &#x3bc;m. The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer for an optical film, which is made from an aqueous dispersion-type pressure-sensitive adhesive composition has good reworkability or recyclability, and has a sufficient level of durability.

Adhesive layer for optical film, optical film having adhesive layer, image display device, and detachment method for optical film

The liquid crystal panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a liquid crystal cell, a first polarizing plate placed on one side of the liquid crystal cell, a second polarizing plate and a third polarizing plate placed on the other side of the liquid crystal cell in an order starting from a side of the liquid crystal cell, and a retardation plate (A) placed between the liquid crystal cell and the second polarizing plate, wherein a refractive index ellipsoid of the retardation plate (A) has a relationship of nx&#x2267;ny&#x3e;nz, a difference (&#x394;T=T&#x2212;T) between a transmittance (T) of the second polarizing plate and a transmittance (T) of the first polarizing plate is larger than 0%, a difference (&#x394;T=T&#x2212;T) between a transmittance (T) of the third polarizing plate and a transmittance (T) of the second polarizing plate is 4.0% to 7.5%, and the third polarizing plate is a linearly polarized light separation type reflective polarizing plate.

Liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display apparatus

A light emitting element control circuit comprising: a variable current generation circuit configured to generate a variable current varying in a direction of increase or in a direction of decrease; a fixed current generation circuit configured to generate a fixed current smaller than a predetermined current of a light emitting element; and a mode setting circuit configured to selectively set a first mode of prohibiting supply of the variable current and the fixed current to the light emitting element, a second mode of supplying the variable current to the light emitting element, and a third mode of supplying the fixed current to the light emitting element, for the variable current generation circuit and the fixed current generation circuit.

Light emitting element control circuit

To generate a drive wave for driving a piezo-actuator. Drive data concerning the number of drive waves supplied through a serial bus is stored in a drive data storage unit. A comparing circuit detects whether or not the number of drive waves have been generated, the number being specified by the drive data, and the drive wave keeps being generated until such detection is made.

Drive wave generation circuit

A motor driving circuit for controlling a current amount flowing through a motor coil includes: a comparator configured to output a comparison signal indicating a comparison result between a set current amount and a current amount based on an inputted set current signal according to the set current amount and a current signal according to the current amount flowing through the motor coil; a current control signal update circuit configured to update a current control signal for controlling the current amount flowing through the motor coil in a stepwise manner so that the current amount flowing through the motor coil is changed to the set current amount in a stepwise manner, based on the comparison signal outputted from the comparator; and a driving circuit configured to drive the motor coil based on the current control signal outputted from the current control signal update circuit.

Motor driving circuit

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