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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Takao Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Sonobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Oba, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Mizutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Taguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Sonobe, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Oba, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Mizutani, Kanagawa, JP;
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A continuous multi-layer film includes a support layer having a first film surface, and a hard coat layer, formed on the support layer, having a second film surface, and having a curling tendency in an inward direction. In the decurling method, the multi-layer film is transported. A first transition of the support layer in the multi-layer film being transported into a rubber phase is induced by supplying fluid vapor on the support layer. After supplying the fluid vapor, a second transition of the support layer from the rubber phase into a glass phase is induced. The multi-layer film is transported while a portion of the support layer in the rubber phase is prevented from contacting a solid object. The hard coat layer is formed from a polymer produced from an ultraviolet curable compound, and the support layer is formed from cellulose acylate.