Abstract: A transparent laminate is produced by preparing a pair of transparent substrates, forming a sealing portion along the periphery on one of the transparent substrates for sealing a curable resin composition, supplying the curable resin composition in a region on the transparent substrate surrounded by the sealing portion, overlaying the other transparent substrate on the supplied curable resin composition in a reduced pressure atmosphere so that the curable resin composition is sealed as it is sandwiched between the pair of transparent substrates, and subsequently curing the curable resin composition in an atmosphere having a higher pressure than the pressure of the atmosphere in which the composition is sandwiched, to produce the transparent laminate.

Abstract: To provide a transparent laminate having a pair of transparent substrates integrated via an adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer has good tear resistance and good adhesion to the transparent substrates and has excellent transparency. In a first atmosphere, a sealed space having a curable resin composition 14 accommodated between a pair of transparent substrates 10a and 10b, is formed, and then the curable resin composition 14 is cured in a state where the outside of the sealed space is made to be a second atmosphere having a pressure higher than the first atmosphere. As the above curable resin composition, a curable resin composition comprising a urethane oligomer (a) having from 1.8 to 4 curable functional groups on average which are either or both of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, per molecule, and a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate (b) having a C3-8 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 or 2 hydroxy groups, is used.

Abstract: To provide a curable resin composition for forming a seal part, which is capable of easily forming a continuous seal part and which is capable of maintaining the shape of the seal part during a period of from immediately after the formation of an uncured seal part until a liquid material is supplied to a region enclosed by the seal part and the seal part is cured, and a laminate which has minimal defects and whereby a resin layer interposed between first and second plates can be made thick. One having a viscosity of from 500 to 3,000 Pa·s at 25° C. is used as the curable resin composition for forming a seal part to form an uncured seal part 12 enclosing the periphery of a liquid material (curable resin composition 14 for forming a resin layer) interposed between a first plate (display device 50) and a second plate (transparent plate 10).

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive layer-equipped transparent surface material that can easily be bonded to another surface material (such as a display panel) and that, when bonded to another surface material, is less likely to have voids left at the interface between the adhesive layer and another surface material. An adhesive layer-equipped transparent surface material 1 comprises an adhesive layer 14 formed on at least one surface of a protective plate 10 (a transparent surface material), wherein the adhesive layer 14 has a layer portion 18 spreading over the surface of the protective plate 10 and a barrier portion 20 surrounding the periphery of the layer portion 18; and the layer portion 18 is made of a cured product of a layer portion-forming curable resin composition comprising a curable compound (II) and a non-curable oligomer (D).

Abstract: Provided is an adhesive layer-equipped transparent surface material that can easily be bonded to another surface material (a display panel, etc.) and that, when bonded to another surface material, is less likely to have voids left at the interface between the adhesive layer and another surface material. An adhesive layer-equipped transparent surface material 1 comprises an adhesive layer 14 formed on at least one surface of a protective plate 10 (a transparent surface material), wherein the adhesive layer 14 has a layer portion 18 spreading over the surface of the protective plate 10 and a barrier portion 20 surrounding the periphery of the layer portion 18; and the layer portion 18 has a shear modulus at 35° C. of from 0.5 to 100 kPa.

Abstract: A transparent laminate having good transparency and good adhesion to transparent substrates, and containing a cured resin layer having excellent tear resistance. A process of producing a transparent laminate by interposing a curable resin composition containing an unsaturated urethane oligomer (A) which is a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) containing a polyol (a1) having from 2 to 3 hydroxy groups, a hydroxy value of 15 to 30 mgKOH/g and an oxyethylene group content of 8 to 50 mass %, a polyisocyanate (A2) and an unsaturated hydroxy compound (A3) or a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) and an unsaturated isocyanate (A4), and a monomer (B) represented by CH2?C(R)C(O)O—R2 (wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 is a C3-4 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 2 hydroxy groups), between a pair of transparent substrates, and curing the curable resin composition.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid crystal display device enabling to produce with simple process, and such a liquid crystal display device, are provided. A process for producing a liquid crystal display device comprising: a step of forming transparent electrodes (41, 42) on first and second substrates (11, 12); a step of applying an uncured raw seal material; a step of dropping a first functional material; a step of dropping a second functional material; a step of sandwiching the raw seal material (13a, 14a), the first functional material (32a) and the second functional material (31a) between the first and second substrates under a predetermined reduced pressure atmosphere, and thereby forming a sealed product wherein the first functional material is isolated from the second functional material by the raw seal material and sealed between the first and the second substrates; a step of exposing the sealed product to a normal atmospheric pressure; and a step of curing at least the raw seal material.

Abstract: A transparent laminate is produced by preparing a pair of transparent substrates, forming a sealing portion along the periphery on one of the transparent substrates for sealing a curable resin composition, supplying the curable resin composition in a region on the transparent substrate surrounded by the sealing portion, overlaying the other transparent substrate on the supplied curable resin composition in a reduced pressure atmosphere so that the curable resin composition is sealed as it is sandwiched between the pair of transparent substrates, and subsequently curing the curable resin composition in an atmosphere having a higher pressure than the pressure of the atmosphere in which the composition is sandwiched, to produce the transparent laminate.

Abstract: A process for producing a liquid crystal display device enabling to produce with simple process, and such a liquid crystal display device, are provided, the process comprising: a step of forming transparent electrodes (41, 42) on first and second substrates (11, 12); a step of applying an uncured raw seal material; a step of dropping a first functional material; a step of dropping a second functional material; a step of sandwiching the raw seal material (13a, 14a), the first functional material (32a) and the second functional material (31a) between the first and second substrates under a predetermined reduced pressure atmosphere, and thereby forming a sealed product wherein the first functional material is isolated from the second functional material by the raw seal material and sealed between the first and the second substrates; a step of exposing the sealed product to a normal atmospheric pressure; and a step of curing at least the raw seal material.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a display apparatus, which comprises (a) a step of forming a seal part made of e.g. a double-sided adhesive tape 12 on the edge of a surface of a display device 50 (a first plate), (b) a step of supplying a liquid photocurable resin composition 14 to a region enclosed by the seal part, (c) a step of laminating, in a reduced-pressure atmosphere of not more than 100 Pa, a transparent plate 10 (a second plate) on the photocurable resin composition 14 thereby to obtain a laminated precursor having the photocurable resin composition 14 hermetically sealed, and (d) a step of curing the photocurable resin composition 14 in such a state that the laminated precursor is placed in a pressure atmosphere of not less than 50 kPa to form a resin layer.

Abstract: A transparent laminate is produced by preparing a pair of transparent substrates, forming a sealing portion along the periphery on one of the transparent substrates for sealing a curable resin composition, supplying the curable resin composition in a region on the transparent substrate surrounded by the sealing portion, overlaying the other transparent substrate on the supplied curable resin composition in a reduced pressure atmosphere so that the curable resin composition is sealed as it is sandwiched between the pair of transparent substrates, and subsequently curing the curable resin composition in an atmosphere having a higher pressure than the pressure of the atmosphere in which the composition is sandwiched, to produce the transparent laminate.

Abstract: To provide a transparent laminate having a pair of transparent substrates integrated via an adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer has good tear resistance and good adhesion to the transparent substrates and has excellent transparency. In a first atmosphere, a sealed space having a curable resin composition 14 accommodated between a pair of transparent substrates 10a and 10b, is formed, and then the curable resin composition 14 is cured in a state where the outside of the sealed space is made to be a second atmosphere having a pressure higher than the first atmosphere. As the above curable resin composition, a curable resin composition comprising a urethane oligomer (a) having from 1.8 to 4 curable functional groups on average which are either or both of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, per molecule, and a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate (b) having a C3-8 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 or 2 hydroxy groups, is used.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a display apparatus, which comprises (a) a step of forming a seal part made of e.g. a double-sided adhesive tape 12 on the edge of a surface of a display device 50 (a first plate), (b) a step of supplying a liquid photocurable resin composition 14 to a region enclosed by the seal part, (c) a step of laminating, in a reduced-pressure atmosphere of not more than 100 Pa, a transparent plate 10 (a second plate) on the photocurable resin composition 14 thereby to obtain a laminated precursor having the photocurable resin composition 14 hermetically sealed, and (d) a step of curing the photocurable resin composition 14 in such a state that the laminated precursor is placed in a pressure atmosphere of not less than 50 kPa to form a resin layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal optical device comprising a pair of substrates having an electrode pair formed; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates; an alignment layer to align the liquid crystal, provided on each of the facing surfaces of the substrates; and a polymer structure provided on the alignment layer; wherein the polymer structure is formed by curing a curable compound represented by the following formula (1), and when a voltage is not applied, liquid crystal molecules in the vicinity of an interface between the liquid crystal layer and the polymer structure have at least one direction of director different from the alignment direction by the alignment layer: A1-O—R1—O—Z—O—R2—O-A2 ??Formula (1) wherein each of A1 and A2 is independently a curable functional group to be polymerized by an external energy, each of R1 and R2 is independently selected from a linear alkylene group with carbon number of 2 to 5 which may have a methyl group or an ethyl group as a branched chain, and Z is a bivalent

Abstract: To provide a transparent laminate having a pair of transparent substrates integrated via an adhesive layer, in which the adhesive layer has good tear resistance and good adhesion to the transparent substrates and has excellent transparency. In a first atmosphere, a sealed space having a curable resin composition 14 accommodated between a pair of transparent substrates 10a and 10b, is formed, and then the curable resin composition 14 is cured in a state where the outside of the sealed space is made to be a second atmosphere having a pressure higher than the first atmosphere. As the above curable resin composition, a curable resin composition comprising a urethane oligomer (a) having from 1.8 to 4 curable functional groups on average which are either or both of an acryloyloxy group and a methacryloyloxy group, per molecule, and a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate (b) having a C3-8 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 or 2 hydroxy groups, is used.

Abstract: To provide a curable resin composition for forming a seal part, which is capable of easily forming a continuous seal part and which is capable of maintaining the shape of the seal part during a period of from immediately after the formation of an uncured seal part until a liquid material is supplied to a region enclosed by the seal part and the seal part is cured, and a laminate which has minimal defects and whereby a resin layer interposed between first and second plates can be made thick. One having a viscosity of from 500 to 3,000 Pa·s at 25° C. is used as the curable resin composition for forming a seal part to form an uncured seal part 12 enclosing the periphery of a liquid material (curable resin composition 14 for forming a resin layer) interposed between a first plate (display device 50) and a second plate (transparent plate 10).

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a display apparatus, which comprises (a) a step of forming a seal part made of e.g. a double-sided adhesive tape 12 on the edge of a surface of a display device 50 (a first plate), (b) a step of supplying a liquid photocurable resin composition 14 to a region enclosed by the seal part, (c) a step of laminating, in a reduced-pressure atmosphere of not more than 100 Pa, a transparent plate 10 (a second plate) on the photocurable resin composition 14 thereby to obtain a laminated precursor having the photocurable resin composition 14 hermetically sealed, and (d) a step of curing the photocurable resin composition 14 in such a state that the laminated precursor is placed in a pressure atmosphere of not less than 50 kPa to form a resin layer.

Abstract: A transparent laminate having good transparency and good adhesion to transparent substrates, and containing a cured resin layer having excellent tear resistance. A process of producing a transparent laminate by interposing a curable resin composition containing an unsaturated urethane oligomer (A) which is a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) containing a polyol (a1) having from 2 to 3 hydroxy groups, a hydroxy value of 15 to 30 mgKOH/g and an oxyethylene group content of 8 to 50 mass %, a polyisocyanate (A2) and an unsaturated hydroxy compound (A3) or a reaction product of a polyol component (A1) and an unsaturated isocyanate (A4), and a monomer (B) represented by CH2?C(R)C(O)O—R2 (wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 is a C3-4 hydroxyalkyl group having 1 to 2 hydroxy groups), between a pair of transparent substrates, and curing the curable resin composition.

Abstract: A process for producing a solar cell module, including (a) forming a seal part made of e.g. a double sided adhesive tape on the edge of a surface of a transparent surface material (first surface material), (b) supplying a liquid state photocurable resin composition to the region enclosed by the seal part, (c) laminating, in a reduced pressure atmosphere of not more than 100 Pa, on the photocurable resin composition, a glass substrate (second surface material) having a thin-film type solar cell device formed, to obtain a laminated material having the photocurable resin composition hermetically sealed, and (d) curing the photocurable resin composition in such a state that the laminated material is placed in a pressure atmosphere of not less than 50 kPa to form a resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image display with a function for transmitting light from a subject to be observed, the image display including: a display element which includes a pair of transparent substrates with electrodes and a liquid crystal layer which is sandwiched between the pair of substrates with electrodes and is capable of being in a light transmitting state and a light scattering state, the display element being brought into the light transmitting state when no voltage is applied and being brought into the light scattering state when a voltage is applied; a light source which inputs light substantially parallel with a surface of the liquid crystal layer into the liquid crystal layer; and a timing control circuit which brings at least a part of a display surface of the display element into the light scattering state or the light transmitting state in conjunction with the state of light emission into the liquid crystal layer of the light source in the presence of external light.