Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited

Toyokazu Okada

Koji Higashi

Hitoshi Kikui

Takuzo Okumura

Kazuaki Sakakura

Satoshi Taguchi

Kimishige Nakamura

Shuji Kitamura

Akiko Shimizu

Yutaka Nishii

Kazuo Nakata

Shinjiro Kawasaki

Seiji Muro

Keizo Ichinose

A projection screen using light control layers having high light diffusion and further providing an image with high image quality over a wide angle range without deteriorating light transmittance is provided. A plural number of light control layers in which a haze value of the layer is dependent on an angle and a light scattering angle region showing a haze value of 60% or more is in the range of 30&#xb0; or more when light is injected on the surface of the layer at an angle of 0 to 180&#xb0; are laminated to obtain a screen.

Projection screen having a plural number of light control layers

The present invention relates to a dye-containing light-polarizing film wherein a disazo dye represented by the formula (I) is used: ##STR1## wherein Me represents a transition metal, being copper, nickel, zinc or iron, R represents a 1-naphthol or 2-naphthol residue which is bonded to azo group at the position adjacent to its hydroxyl group forming a complex bond together with the transition metal and which may have a substituent such as a sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, amino, acylamino or arylamino group or a hydroxyl group not adjacent to the azo group, X and Y represent a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, lower alkoxy, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, sulfonamide, sulfonalkylamide, amino, acrylamino or nitro group or a halogen atom, and Z represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or lower alkoxy group, said formula (I) having from 1 to 3 sulfonic acid groups. Said dye-containing light-polarizing film, as compared with the conventional ones, not only exhibits a high durability, but also has excellent polarization performance enough to be comparable to the light-polarizing films in which iodine is used. Consequently, said dye-containing light-polarizing film is effectively used for use in displays in which liquid crystals are used and optical instruments including CRT filters.

Dye-containing light-polarizing film

A phase retarder and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The phase retarder is obtained by shrinking a uniaxially stretched thermoplastic high polymer film in the direction perpendicular to the stretching direction at a lengthwise shrink of at least 2%. The phase retarder has a ratio of a retardation value (R.sub.30) measured on the phase retarder being inclined at a angle of 30.degree. with respect to the orientation axis as an axis of rotation to a retardation value (R.sub.0) measured on the phase retarder being held horizontally, each measured with a polarizing microscope, (R.sub.30 /R.sub.0) of not more than 1.10, and preferably not more than 1.07. A liquid crystal display fitted with the phase retarder exhibits broad viewing angle characteristics while achieving a satisfactory B/W display level.

Phase retarder and process for producing the same

An optical film having high optical uniformity is disclosed, including a thermoplastic resin film having no periodic thickness variation of sine waveform having a pitch of 50 mm or less and a thickness change of 0.5 .mu.m or more on continuous thickness measurement in the machine direction, and an optical film having a retardation value of 1200 nm or less with a fluctuation of not more than 10% and a rate of change of not more than 1.3%/cm, which is obtained by stretching said thermoplastic resin film. The optical film is laminated on a polarizing sheet to serve as a phase retarder.

Optical film

A light-polarizing film is disclosed, comprising a conductive polymer having dichroism and having an unsaturated cyclic structure in the main chain thereof. The light-polarizing film of the invention has good polarization quality and is excellent in durability under high-temperature and high-humidity conditions.

Light-polarizing films

A phase retarder obtained by uniaxially stretching a thermoplastic resin film, whose retardation value ranges from 30 to 1200 nm and whose color difference .DELTA.E* is not more than 30 as defined with the phase retarder being set between crossed polarizers in such a manner that the optical axis thereof makes an angle of 45.degree. with respect to the planes of polarization of the polarizers, and a liquid crystal display using the phase retarder are disclosed. The phase retarder has a fixed optical axis, a retardation value suited for new optical uses including liquid crystal displays, and freedom from optical color unevenness. The liquid crystal display using the phase retarder exhibits markedly improved image quality.

Phase retarder and liquid crystal display using the same

A color liquid crystal display panel with improvements in brightness of display, viewing angle and workability which comprises a liquid crystal layer which is provided with two light-polarizing plates on opposite side as substrates. One of the light-polarizing plates is made, in the following order, from the light-polarizing layer, a color filter layer formed on the outside surface of a protective film layer, the protective film layer of non-rotary polarization polymer and a transparent conductive film layer formed on the inside surface of the protective film layer. The other light-polarizing plate is made in the following order, from the light-polarizing layer and a transparent conductive film layer.

Color liquid crystal displaying panels

The present invention relates to a high-performance light-polarizing film assuming a neutral gray wherein are adsorbed and oriented, in a polymer film, (A) iodine as a main polarizing coloring matter and additionally (B) a dichroism dye having a absorption characteristics and polarization characteristics in the low wavelength region of visible light and showing, when adsorbed and oriented together with iodine in a polymer film, a direction of transition moment substantically identical with that of iodine and/or a dichroism dye having absorption characteristics and polarization characteristics in the high wavelength region of visible light and showing, when adsorbed and oriented together with iodine in a polymer film, a direction of transition moment substantially identical with that of iodine. As compared with the prior iodine type light-polarizing films, the light-polarizing film obtained in the above-mentioned manner has a high light transmittance in the wavelength range of visible light, assumes a neutral gray and has a high polarizing co-efficient. Accordingly, it is effectively usable as a liquid crystal material for liquid crystal television and the like and effectively applicable to optical uses such as CRT filter and the like.

Light-polarizing film

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.

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Osaka, Japan

Toyokazu Okada