Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a vehicle minor with an image display function including, in this order: an image display device; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, in which the circular polarization reflection layer includes a linear polarization reflection plate and a ¼ wavelength plate from the image display device side. The vehicle mirror with an image display function of the invention is capable of displaying a bright image.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a mirror with an image display function including, in this order: an image display device; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, in which the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, the cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a central wavelength of selective reflection in a visible light region, and the central wavelength is different from an emission peak wavelength of the image display device by 5 nm or greater. The mirror with an image display function of the invention is capable of displaying a bright image.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a mirror with an image display function including, in this order: an image display device; a ¼ wavelength plate; a circular polarization reflection layer; and a front surface plate made of glass or plastic, in which the circular polarization reflection layer includes a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and the cholesteric liquid crystal layer has a central wavelength of selective reflection in a visible light region. The mirror with an image display function of the invention is capable of displaying a bright image.

Abstract: The present invention provides a reflection member including a selective reflection layer; and two ¼ wavelength phase difference plates, in which the selective reflection layer is disposed between the two ¼ wavelength phase difference plates, the selective reflection layer includes a layer of a fixed cholesteric liquid crystal phase having a central wavelength of selective reflection at a visible light range wavelength ?i, and the selective reflection layer includes a layer in which a twisted direction of a helix of a cholesteric liquid crystal is only one of right or left as the layer of a fixed cholesteric liquid crystal phase having selective reflection at the wavelength ?i. The reflection member of the present invention can be used particularly as a heat shielding member, which can reduce damage to the optical systems due to external light including visible light while efficiently extracting projected light.

Abstract: A polymerizable liquid-crystal compound of formula (I) effective for preventing crystal deposition after coating with polymerizable liquid crystal (II) or a polymerizable liquid crystal similar thereto. P represents a polymerizable functional group; Sp represents a spacer or a single bond; Z1 and Z2 each represent —CO—O—; R0 represents a linear alkyl group having 1-15 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, an amide group having 2-5 carbon atoms, a cyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; r1, r2 and r3 indicate an integer from 0-4; when r1, r2 and r3 each are 2 or more, then R2, R3 and R4 each may be the same or different; however, when R0 is a methyl group, then r2 is not 1.

Abstract: A cholesteric liquid-crystal mixture containing a compound represented by the general formula (Ia), a compound represented by the general formula (Ib), a fluorine-containing horizontal alignment agent and a polymerization initiator is capable of forming a film which is prevented from precipitation of liquid-crystal compounds therein, of which the haze is reduced and which has a broad reflection width.

Abstract: Provided are a half mirror for displaying a projected image having visible light transmittance including a layer formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase(forple, three or more layers formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase which exhibit different center wavelengths of selective reflection), in which in a surface of the layer formed by immobilizing the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase on a projected image display side which is closest to the projected image display side, directors of cholesteric liquid crystal molecules forming a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase are even; a projected image display system including the half minor for displaying a projected image and a projector; and a method for producing the half mirror for displaying a projected image. The half mirror for displaying a projected image of the present invention is useful as a combiner of a head up display or the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a film for thermal compression bonding, which contains a cholesteric liquid crystal layer that is formed by curing a liquid crystal composition including a polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compound, a chiral agent, and a polymerizable monomer, in which the polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal includes a monofunctional rod-like liquid crystal compound having one polymerizable group and a bifunctional rod-like liquid crystal compound having two polymerizable groups, or two or more bifunctional rod-like liquid crystal compounds having two polymerizable groups, the polymerizable monomer has three or more polymerizable groups, and the polymerizable monomer is contained in an amount of 0.3% by mass to 6.0% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polymerizable rod-like liquid crystal compounds; a method for producing a molded article using the film for thermal compression bonding; and a molded article produced by the production method.

Abstract: Provided are a half mirror for displaying a projected image having visible light transmittance including a layer formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase (for example, three or more layers formed by immobilizing a cholesteric liquid crystalline phase which exhibit different center wavelengths of selective reflection), in which an antireflection layer may be included on the outermost surface on a projected image display side, and a projected image display system including the half mirror for displaying a projected image and a projector, in which the light emission wavelength of a light source of the projector is in a selective reflection band of the layer formed by immobilizing the cholesteric liquid crystalline phase. The half mirror for displaying a projected image of the present invention is useful as a combiner of a head up display or the like.

Abstract: In a substrate for a liquid crystal display device, a black matrix, a transparent electroconductive film and a resin layer are formed above a transparent substrate. The black matrix is a light-shielding layer in which light-shielding pigments are dispersed in a resin, and includes openings. The resin layer is formed above the transparent substrate including the black matrix and the transparent electroconductive film, forms a convex part above the black matrix, and forms, in a region that passes through a center of each of the openings in the black matrix, a concave part.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat ray cutting film comprising, on a substrate, at least two layers of a light reflecting layer X1 and a light reflecting layer X2 obtained by fixing cholesteric liquid crystalline phases, and an infrared ray absorbing layer comprising composite tungsten oxide microparticles, wherein the light reflecting layer X1 and the light reflecting layer X2 reflect lights circularly polarized in directions opposite to each other, reflection center wavelengths of the light reflecting layer X1 and the light reflecting layer X2 are within a range of 800 to 1100 nm and are substantially equal to each other, and total reflectivity of all light reflecting layers obtained by fixing cholesteric liquid crystalline phases is 80% or more. The heat ray cutting film of the present invention has high transparency and high heat shielding performance.

Abstract: An infrared ray cutting film having a transparent base, a near infrared ray absorbing layer containing a compound of Formula (1) with a maximum absorption wavelength of from 750 nm to 920 nm, and a near infrared ray reflection layer obtained by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystal phase is excellent in invisibility, robustness and high heat shielding performance. R1a and R1b represent alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; at least one of R2 and R3 is an electron-withdrawing group, and R4 represents H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted boron, or a metal.

Abstract: The invention minimizes a disclination of a transflective type liquid crystal display device. The device includes a transparent substrate, a black matrix dividing rectangular pixels, a transparent electroconductive film, a resin layer having a concave region at an each pixel center, and a cell gap adjusting layer formed partially above the resin layer and forming convex regions above the black matrix. The pixels are formed symmetrically to a center and have a transmission region and a reflection region in an order that from a position near the center. In the transmission region, the resin layer is laminated above the transparent electroconductive film. In the reflection region, the resin layer and the cell gap adjusting layer are laminated above the transparent electroconductive film.

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.

Abstract: A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming a hard coat layer having a surface energy of less than 30 mN/m and a pencil hardness of at least 2H on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to be in a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase, (d) promoting the curing reaction to form a light reflective layer, and (e) repeating at least once the process of from (b) to (d).

Abstract: A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming an antistatic layer having a surface energy of at least 30 mN/m on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to be in a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase, (d) promoting the curing reaction to form a light reflective layer, and (e) repeating at least once the process of from (b) to (d).

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.

Abstract: A cholesteric liquid-crystal mixture containing a compound represented by the general formula (Ia), a compound represented by the general formula (Ib), a fluorine-containing horizontal alignment agent and a polymerization initiator is capable of forming a film which is prevented from precipitation of liquid-crystal compounds therein, of which the haze is reduced and which has a broad reflection width.

Abstract: A polymerizable liquid-crystal compound of formula (I) effective for preventing crystal deposition after coating with polymerizable liquid crystal (II) or a polymerizable liquid crystal similar thereto. P represents a polymerizable functional group; Sp represents a spacer or a single bond; Z1 and Z2 each represent —CO—O—; R0 represents a linear alkyl group having 1-15 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, an amide group having 2-5 carbon atoms, a cyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; r1, r2 and r3 indicate an integer from 0-4; when r1, r2 and r3 each are 2 or more, then R2, R3 and R4 each may be the same or different; however, when R0 is a methyl group, then r2 is not 1.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a light-reflective film that can prevent the blocking of a liquid crystal layer and a support without lowering transparency of the film. The method includes a step of coating a curable liquid crystal composition that contains a curable cholesteric liquid crystal compound onto one surface of a support of which a surface roughness Ra of the other surface thereof is 4.5 nm to 25 nm; a step of aligning the curable cholesteric liquid crystal compound to make a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase aligned by heating the coated curable liquid crystal composition; a step of irradiating in which a light-reflecting layer where the cholesteric liquid crystal phase has been fixed is formed by advancing a curing reaction of the curable liquid crystal composition; and a step of charging the support and the light-reflecting layer with the same polarity.