Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to method of manufacturing a hard coat film, wherein the hard coat film comprises a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, the method comprises forming the hard coat layer by subjecting a photopolymerizable hard coating composition to photopolymerization processing, and the photopolymerizable hard coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound having two or more radical polymerizable groups selected from the group consisting of acryloyloxy groups, acryloyl groups, methacryloyloxy groups, and methacryloyl groups per molecule, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical photopolymerization initiator, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An antireflection film has a substrate and a layer of a low refractive index, the layer of a low refractive index contains inorganic particles and a binder resin, in a case where an average primary particle diameter of the inorganic particles is set as R, and particle spacing is set as K, an average particle spacing Ka satisfies Ka?1.1R, and a full width at half maximum Kh in a distribution curve of the particle spacing K satisfies Kh?0.25R, and a surface roughness of a surface of the layer of a low refractive index on an opposite side of the substrate is 20 nm or less. A polarizing plate, an image display device, and an antireflection product have the antireflection film.

Abstract: An antireflection film includes at least one antireflection layer on a substrate, the antireflection layer contains a cured product of a curable composition containing a lubricant (a) having three or more crosslinking groups in one molecule, having a crosslinking group equivalent of 450 or less, and having a moiety including at least one of a fluorine atom or a siloxane bond, a curable compound (b) having three or more crosslinking groups in at least one molecule, having a crosslinking group equivalent of 450 or less, and not having both of a fluorine atom and a siloxane bond, and a photopolymerization initiator (c), in an area (S) has defined herein, and has an area having a content of the lubricant (a) of 51% or more in a material distribution in a cross section direction of the area (S).

Abstract: A laminate includes: a substrate; a layer (ca) containing a resin; a particle (a2) having an average primary particle diameter of 100 nm to 380 nm; and a layer (b) containing a pressure sensitive adhesive having a gel fraction of 95.0% or more, the layer (ca) is present closer to the substrate than the layer (b), the particle (a2) is buried in a layer obtained by combining the layer (ca) and the layer (b) and protrudes from an interface of the layer (ca) on an opposite side of an interface of the layer (ca) on the substrate side, and a value obtained by subtracting a surface free energy (b) of a surface of the layer (b) from a surface free energy (ca) of a surface of the layer (ca) is ?15 mN/m to 10 mN/m.

Abstract: An optical film includes a base material film including a (meth)acrylic resin and a first cured layer obtained by curing a first composition including a curable compound, in which the first cured layer is formed of a compatible layer and a first hardcoat layer, the compatible layer and the first hardcoat layer are provided in this order from the base material film side, and a pencil hardness of a surface of the optical film on the first cured layer side is H or more, and a peak intensity value of a power spectrum obtained by means of Fourier transformation of a reflectivity spectrum measured from the first cured layer side of the optical film by means of an optical interference-type non-contact surface shape measurement is 0.001 to 0.030. A method for manufacturing an optical film and an image display device includes the optical film.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a antireflective film having a moth-eye structure, which has sufficient antireflective performances, which exhibits excellent planar uniformity, and which can be manufactured by a simple method; a polarizing plate, a cover glass, and an image display device that have the antireflective film; a method for producing the antireflective film; a cloth for cleaning the antireflective film; a kit including the antireflective film and the cleaning cloth; and a method for cleaning the antireflective film. The invention provides a antireflective film which includes a plastic substrate; a infiltration layer; a antireflective layer including a binder resin and particles with an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm to 700 nm, in this order in an adjacent manner, in which the antireflective layer has moth-eye structures formed by the particles on the surface opposite to the infiltration layer.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to method of manufacturing a hard coat film, wherein the hard coat film comprises a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, the method comprises forming the hard coat layer by subjecting a photopolymerizable hard coating composition to photopolymerization processing, and the photopolymerizable hard coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound having two or more radical polymerizable groups selected from the group consisting of acryloyloxy groups, acryloyl groups, methacryloyloxy groups, and methacryloyl groups per molecule, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical photopolymerization initiator, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention relates to an optical film including a cellulose acylate film; and a hardened layer formed by hardening a curable composition, in which the cellulose acylate film includes polyester having a cyclic structure, the curable composition at least includes a granular filler, a polyester urethane having a tensile strength of 25 MPa or greater and a tensile elongation of 200% or greater, and a curable compound, and a content of the granular filler is in a range of 15 to 60 parts by mass and a content of the polyester urethane is in a range of 1 to 10 parts by mass, with respect to 100 parts by mass of a total amount of a solid content included in the curable composition, a polarizing plate, and an image display device.

Abstract: An optical film includes a transparent support and at least one antistatic layer formed from a composition containing an electrically conductive polymer, a polyfunctional monomer having two or more polymerizable groups, at least one compound selected from a compound represented by the formula (1) as defined herein, a compound represented by the formula (2) as defined herein and a trivalent phosphorus compound, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A reflection-preventing film having: a substrate; and a reflection-preventing layer having a concave-convex structure on a surface, in which the reflection-preventing layer includes particles for forming convex portions, and a binder resin, the particles for forming convex portions are not in contact with each other, and IVA which is a ratio of a distance A between peaks of adjacent convex portions and a distance B in a height direction from a center of the distance A to a concave portion is greater than 0.5.

Abstract: The invention is to provide a antireflective film having a moth-eye structure, which has sufficient antireflective performances, which exhibits excellent planar uniformity, and which can be manufactured by a simple method; a polarizing plate, a cover glass, and an image display device that have the antireflective film; a method for producing the antireflective film; a cloth for cleaning the antireflective film; a kit including the antireflective film and the cleaning cloth; and a method for cleaning the antireflective film. The invention provides a antireflective film which includes a plastic substrate; a infiltration layer; a antireflective layer including a binder resin and particles with an average primary particle diameter of 50 nm to 700 nm, in this order in an adjacent manner, in which the antireflective layer has moth-eye structures formed by the particles on the surface opposite to the infiltration layer.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to method of manufacturing a hard coat film, wherein the hard coat film comprises a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, the method comprises forming the hard coat layer by subjecting a photopolymerizable hard coating composition to photopolymerization processing, and the photopolymerizable hard coating composition comprises a radical polymerizable compound having two or more radical polymerizable groups selected from the group consisting of acryloyloxy groups, acryloyl groups, methacryloyloxy groups, and methacryloyl groups per molecule, a cationic polymerizable compound, a radical photopolymerization initiator, and a cationic photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An optical film has a cellulose acylate film base material containing cellulose acylate and a plurality of sugar ester compounds having different ester substitution degrees in which an average ester substitution degree of the plurality of sugar ester compounds is from 60 to 94%, and an antistatic hardcoat layer formed from a coating composition containing at least an organic antistatic agent and a curable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule of the curable compound.

Abstract: An optical film includes a transparent support and at least one antistatic layer formed from a composition containing an electrically conductive polymer, a polyfunctional monomer having two or more polymerizable groups, at least one compound selected from a compound represented by the formula (1) as defined herein, a compound represented by the formula (2) as defined herein and a trivalent phosphorus compound, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A antistatic hard coat layer-forming composition having the following (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) an ion-conducting compound, (b) a polyethylene oxide compound having one or more photopolymerizable groups, having no hydroxyl group, and having a —(CH2CH2O)k— structure (wherein k represents a number of 1 to 50), (c) a compound having an unsaturated double bond, and (d) a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An optical film having a transparent support having thereon at least a hardcoat layer and an antistatic layer in this order, wherein the hardcoat layer and the antistatic layer are formed by simultaneously coating compositions for forming respective layers, the antistatic layer comprises at least (A) an electrically conductive organic compound and (B) a polyfunctional monomer having three or more polymerizable groups, a content of an inorganic oxide fine particle in the antistatic layer is less than 10 weight % based on an entire solid content of the antistatic layer, and a common logarithmic value (LogSR) of surface resistivity SR (?/sq) on the antistatic layer side with respect to the transparent support is 13 or less.

Abstract: A rack-and-pinion steering apparatus comprises pinion teeth formed according to proper tooth specifications in other aspects under a larger pressure angle, thereby stably offering smooth and comfortable steering feeling over a long time. The module (m), number of teeth (z), tooth depth (h) and helix angle (?) of the pinion teeth (4) are set within the following ranges, under a pressure angle (?) set within a range of 24° to 30° and a given stroke ratio. module (m): 1.8 to 2.0 number of teeth (z): 7 to 13 tooth depth (h): 2 m to 2.

Abstract: An optical film includes a transparent support and at least one antistatic layer formed from a composition containing an electrically conductive polymer, a polyfunctional monomer having two or more polymerizable groups, at least one compound selected from a compound represented by the formula (1) as defined herein, a compound represented by the formula (2) as defined herein and a trivalent phosphorus compound, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: An optical film has a cellulose acylate film base material containing a plurality of sugar ester compounds having different ester substitution degrees in which an average ester substitution degree of the plurality of sugar ester compounds is form 60 to 94% and cellulose acylate, and an antistatic hardcoat layer formed from a coating composition containing at least an organic antistatic agent and a curable compound having a (meth)acryloyl group in a molecule of the curable compound.

Abstract: A antistatic hard coat layer-forming composition having the following (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) an ion-conducting compound, (b) a polyethylene oxide compound having one or more photopolymerizable groups, having no hydroxyl group, and having a —(CH2CH2O)k— structure (wherein k represents a number of 1 to 50), (c) a compound having an unsaturated double bond, and (d) a photopolymerization initiator.