Abstract: To provide a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of a contrast ratio at least in a specific azimuth without design change of a basic structure of a display element, limitation to white display state or black display state, and deterioration in display quality in other directions. The above-mentioned display is a display comprising: a display element with a contrast ratio dependent on a viewing angle; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film is located on a viewing screen side of the display element and has a scattering central axis in substantially the same azimuth as an azimuth in which a contrast ratio of the display element in a direction inclined by a certain angle from a normal direction of a viewing screen of the display element has an extreme value.

Abstract: The invention aims at providing a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio in a wide azimuth without changing design of a basic structure of a display element, impairing display quality in a direction showing large contrast ratio and being limited to a state of displaying white or black. The aim is attained by a display comprising: a display element having viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film has a scattering central axis approximately parallel to a direction showing the largest contrast ratio of the display element and is located on a viewing screen side of the display element.

Abstract: A low-reflection material having a fluorine-containing polymer film which can improve abrasion resistance without increasing production cost is provided. In the low-reflection material comprising a transparent substrate, a hard coating layer provided on the transparent substrate, and a fluorine-containing polymer film provided on the hard coating layer, the hard coating layer contains ethylene oxide modified (meth)acrylate resin. Additionally, in the low-reflection material comprising a transparent substrate, a hard coating layer provided on the transparent substrate, a high refractive index layer provided on the hard coating layer, and a fluorine-containing polymer film provided on the high refractive index layer, the high refractive index layer contains ethylene oxide modified (meth)acrylate resin.

Abstract: An anisotropic diffusing medium in which an amount of transmitted light varies greatly depending on incident angle is provided. An anisotropic diffusing medium of the present invention includes a resin layer of cured material including at least a fluorine-containing photocurable compound and a fluorine-free photocurable compound, and an amount of linear transmitted light when light is transmitted to the resin layer differs depending on incident angle of incident light on the resin layer.

Abstract: The antiglare film proposed by the present invention has a light-diffusing layer in which fine resin particles are dispersed in a clear resin phase, wherein the fine resin particles comprise at least spherical fine resin particles and bowl-shaped fine resin particles having a concaved section at the particle center, and wherein the refractive index nx of the clear resin phase and the refractive index nz of the bowl-shaped fine resin particle satisfy the relationship expressed by formula (1) below. The light-diffusing layer may be provided on one surface of a clear base, and the irregular surface of the light-diffusing layer should preferably have an average roughness Ra of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m. nx?nz?0.

Abstract: To provide a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of a contrast ratio at least in a specific azimuth without design change of a basic structure of a display element, limitation to white display state or black display state, and deterioration in display quality in other directions. The above-mentioned display is a display comprising: a display element with a contrast ratio dependent on a viewing angle; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film is located on a viewing screen side of the display element and has a scattering central axis in substantially the same azimuth as an azimuth in which a contrast ratio of the display element in a direction inclined by a certain angle from a normal direction of a viewing screen of the display element has an extreme value.

Abstract: An anisotropic scattering adhesive member in which the amount of linear transmitted light corresponding to the incident light entering into a resin layer has an incident angle dependence property, and the resin layer has an adhesion property, is provided. The anisotropic scattering adhesive member of the present invention has a resin layer having an adhesion property formed by curing a photo-curable resin composition, the glass transition temperature after the curing of the resin layer is in a range of ?85 to 0° C., and the amount of linear transmitted light corresponding to an incident light transmitted through the resin layer varies depending on the incident angle-of the incident light against the resin layer. In addition, refractive indexes of mutually adjacent cured areas formed in the resin layer are different.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film that can be suitably used for antiglare treatment to suppress blurry image and reduced contrast, as well as a method of producing such optical film. The optical film proposed by the present invention has a transparent base and a coating layer which is provided on at least one side of the transparent base and where transparent fine particles of 0.5 to 10 ?m in average particle size are dispersed in a transparent resin phase, and one of the transparent resin phase or transparent fine particle contains a molecule-oriented high-molecular liquid crystal compound while the other is made of an optical isotropic resin.

Abstract: In an anisotropic diffusing medium having a resin layer comprising a cured composition containing a photo-curable compound, an aggregation of plural pillar-shaped cured areas is formed inside the resin layer, the plural pillar-shaped cured areas all extend collimated to a specific direction P, and in the case in which the amount of each linear transmitted light corresponding to each incident light from all directions to an arbitrary input point on one side of the anisotropic diffusing medium are displayed by vectors beginning at an output point on the other side of the anisotropic diffusing medium corresponding to the input point to each direction of output, the rounded surface obtained by connecting the top of the vectors is a bell shaped rounded surface having a symmetric axis in direction P.

Abstract: The antiglare film proposed by the present invention has a light-diffusing layer in which fine resin particles are dispersed in a clear resin phase, wherein the fine resin particles comprise at least spherical fine resin particles and bowl-shaped fine resin particles having a concaved section at the particle center, and wherein the refractive index nx of the clear resin phase and the refractive index nz of the bowl-shaped fine resin particle satisfy the relationship expressed by formula (1) below. The light-diffusing layer may be provided on one surface of a clear base, and the irregular surface of the light-diffusing layer should preferably have an average roughness Ra of 0.1 to 1.0 ?m. nx?nz?0.

Abstract: The invention aims at providing a display which can improve viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio in a wide azimuth without changing design of a basic structure of a display element, impairing display quality in a direction showing large contrast ratio and being limited to a state of displaying white or black. The aim is attained by a display comprising: a display element having viewing angle dependency of contrast ratio; and an anisotropic scattering film having an anisotropic scattering layer, wherein the anisotropic scattering film has a scattering central axis approximately parallel to a direction showing the largest contrast ratio of the display element and is located on a viewing screen side of the display element.

Abstract: The present invention provides a Fresnel lens sheet capable of successfully avoiding the “collapse”, “abrasion” and “moiré” problems. A Fresnel lens sheet constitutes, together with a lenticular lens sheet, a rear projection screen, which is mounted in the frame of a rear projection type display. The Fresnel lens sheet includes, on one surface of its substrate, a Fresnel lens part containing a plurality of lenses concentrically formed on one plane. The apexes of the lenses situated in the area between the center and the outer edge of the Fresnel lens part are flattened to give flat faces, and the widths of the flat faces of the lenses on the outer edge side are made greater than the widths of the flat faces of the lenses on the center side. The widths of the flat faces of the lenses are from 0 to 30 ?m.

Abstract: An anti-glare film is superior in low reflectivity and economy and balances conductivity, abrasion resistance, and contamination resistance. The anti-glare film has a transparent substrate, and at least a hard coat layer, a high refractive index layer, and a low refractive index layer provided on the transparent substrate, the high refractive index layer contains a radiation curable resin composition containing electroconductive inorganic ultrafine particles, and has a refractive index after curing of 1.6 to 1.8, the low refractive index layer contains fluorine containing polysiloxane, and has a refractive index after curing of 1.36 to 1.42, and the electroconductive inorganic ultrafine particle is at least one selected from tin oxide, indium tin oxide (ITO), and zinc oxide, and is contained at 75% or more by weight ratio in the high refractive index layer.

Abstract: An adhesive layer is provided on a base material in the shape of an elongated film, powder particles are adhered thereon, and then other powder particles and media vibrated in a container are contacted with this adhesive layer. Next, the powder particles are embedded on the surface of the adhesive layer as a monolayer in which part of the powder particle protrudes, so as to form a laminate, and excess powder particles adhered to the laminate are removed. Therefore, a monolayer powder film, consisting of many powder particles embedded as a monolayer so that part thereof protrudes, is produced.

Abstract: An anti-glare film with no color alone is provided, and it is applied to a display by combining with a back light or liquid crystal cell, so that unnecessary coloring is avoided and superior coloring development properties are exhibited. In an anti-glare film having a transparent substrate and an anti-glare layer provided on at least one surface of the transparent substrate, the anti-glare layer is formed by transparent resin which disperses at least two kinds of resin fine particles, and when a layer is formed by transparent resin which disperses each kind of the resin fine particles alone and light transmittance spectrum in a visible light region of the layer is measured, each of the light transmittance spectra is different.

Abstract: An anisotropic light diffusion adhesive layer includes an adhesive material, and an acicular filler whose refractive index is different from that of the adhesive material, wherein the acicular filler is dispersed as oriented substantially in the same direction. It is desirable for the acicular filler to be colorless or white colored. An anisotropic light diffusion adhesive laminated assembly may also be manufactured by adhering together several such anisotropic light diffusion adhesive layers. This anisotropic light diffusion adhesive layer and anisotropic light diffusion adhesive laminated assembly may suitably be employed as an illumination device such as a backlight for a liquid crystal display device or the like.

Abstract: A powdery single-layer film laminate having excellent scratch resistance and stain resistance is produced. The powdery single-layer film laminate comprises a substrate, a binder layer and a powdery single-layer film composed of a large number of powdery particles embedded in a single-layer in a partially protruded state on the surface of said binder layer, and said binder layer has Tg of at least 60° C. or has substantially no Tg. An example of the method of producing it comprises applying a coating liquid of a polymer resin in an organic solvent to a substrate and drying to form a coating layer in which the organic solvent partially remains, attaching powdery particles to and embedding in the surface of the formed coating layer, and removing the excess powder attaching to the surface of the coating layer and removing the residual organic solvent.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical sheet having and sufficiently exhibiting high light transparency and uniform light diffusivity. The optical sheet comprises transparent resin layers 2 and 3 and a fine particle layer 5 consisting of transparent fine particles 4 which are arranged as a monoparticle layer between the transparent resin layers 2 and 3 in an embedded state, wherein the refractive indexes of said transparent resin layers are different from that of said transparent fine particle. The optical sheet is produced by a process which comprises at least a step of forming a transparent resin layer having at least temporary stickiness on a substrate, a step of forming a fine particle layer by covering said transparent resin layer with transparent fine particles so as to form a monoparticle layer and fixing them, and a step of laminating a transparent resin layer on said fine particle layer.

Abstract: A light diffusing layer has a resin matrix and spherical fillers having different refractive index from the resin matrix, and a thickness of the light diffusing layer T (&mgr;m), a difference of refractive index &Dgr;n between the resin matrix and the spherical fillers, and a volume content Cv (%) of the spherical fillers to the light diffusing layer satisfy the formula 20≦T×&Dgr;n×Cv≦75. Furthermore, an adhesive can be contained in the resin matrix.

Abstract: The invention relates to a reflecting plate for a reflection type liquid crystal display device capable of reproducing paper whiteness, a production process thereof, and a reflection type liquid crystal display device making use of the reflecting plate. The light reflecting plate comprises a substrate, a single-layer powder coating provided on the substrate by laying powder particles in a state of a monoparticle layer on the substrate to fix them, and a thin metal film laminated directly or via a primer coating on the individual particles of the single-layer powder coating. It is produced by successively performing the steps of providing a binder layer having tackiness on a substrate, laying powder particles in a state of a monoparticle layer on the binder layer having tackiness to fix them, and laminating a thin metal film on the single-layer powder coating formed in the late step.