Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer which is thin and light as well as has durability, and an optical member capable of forming a liquid-crystalline displaying apparatus for mobiles which is excellent in reliance. According to the present invention, there is provided a polarizer, which comprises a protecting film comprising an epoxy resin as a main component on at least one side of a polarizing film. This polarizer can be produced by a method of coating an uncured epoxy resin composition on at least one side of a polarizing film, and then curing the composition to form a protecting film. Also, an optical member comprising a laminate of the aforementioned polarizer and other optical layer exhibiting the optical function is provided and, further, a liquid crystal displaying apparatus comprising the optical member disposed on one side or both sides of a liquid-crystalline cell is provided.

Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer which is thin and light as well as has durability, and an optical member capable of forming a liquid-crystalline displaying apparatus for mobiles which is excellent in reliance. According to the present invention, there is provided a polarizer, which comprises a protecting film comprising an epoxy resin as a main component on at least one side of a polarizing film. This polarizer can be produced by a method of coating an uncured epoxy resin composition on at least one side of a polarizing film, and then curing the composition to form a protecting film. Also, an optical member comprising a laminate of the aforementioned polarizer and other optical layer exhibiting the optical function is provided and, further, a liquid crystal displaying apparatus comprising the optical member disposed on one side or both sides of a liquid-crystalline cell is provided.

Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a laminate polarizing plate of which application to liquid crystal displays is able to simplify constitutions and production procedures of the displays, and to reduce cost thereof; and to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing the compound polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display using the same. The object is achieved by a laminate polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, an adhesive layer and a phase retarder film which being laminated in this order, wherein said phase retarder film comprises at least one coating layer having refractive index anisotropy of which an in-plane retardation value (R0) is 0 to 10 nm and a retardation value in the thickness direction (R?) is 40 to 300 nm, wherein said coating layer is formed on a transfer substrate, followed by being transferred on a surface of the adhesive layer of the polarizing film.

Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite polarizing plate (10)wherein a transparent protection film (12) is bonded to one side of a polarizer (11), and a transparent resin film (13), a primer layer (14) and a coating retardation layer (15) containing an organic modified clay composite and a binder resin are formed on the other side of the polarizer (11) in this order. This composite polarizing plate is produced by a process comprising a step for forming the primer layer (14) on the surface of the transparent resin film (13), a step for forming the coating retardation layer (15) on the surface of the primer layer (14), and a step for bonding the transparent protection film (12) to one side of the polaizer (11) and bonding the transparent resin film (13) provided with the coating retardation layer (15) to the other side of the polarizer (11) with the transparent resin film (13) side facing the polarizer, respectively using an adhesive.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a laminate polarizing plate of which application to liquid crystal displays is able to simplify constitutions and production procedures of the displays, and to reduce cost thereof; and to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing the compound polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display using the same. The object is achieved by a laminate polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, an adhesive layer and a phase retarder film which being laminated in this order, wherein said phase retarder film comprises at least one coating layer having refractive index anisotropy of which an in-plane retardation value (R0) is 0 to 10 nm and a retardation value in the thickness direction (R?) is 40 to 300 nm, wherein said coating layer is formed on a transfer substrate, followed by being transferred on a surface of the adhesive layer of the polarizing film.

Abstract: This invention provides a polarizing plate comprising a polarizer formed of a polyvinyl alcohol resin on which a dichroic dye is adsorbed and aligned. A protective film is stacked on both sides of the polarizer. At least one of the protective films is formed of a propylene resin. In stacking the protective film formed of propylene resin on at least one side of the polarizer, a method is advantageously adopted that the protective film on its surface to be applied onto the polarizer is subjected to corona discharge treatment and the polarizer is applied onto the treated face through an adhesive.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a laminate polarizing plate of which application to liquid crystal displays is able to simplify constitutions and production procedures of the displays, and to reduce cost thereof; and to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing the compound polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display using the same. The object is achieved by a laminate polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, an adhesive layer and a phase retarder film which being laminated in this order, wherein said phase retarder film comprises at least one coating layer having refractive index anisotropy of which an in-plane retardation value (R0) is 0 to 10 nm and a retardation value in the thickness direction (R?) is 40 to 300 nm, wherein said coating layer is formed on a transfer substrate, followed by being transferred on a surface of the adhesive layer of the polarizing film.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composite polarizing plate wherein a transparent protection layer (40) is formed on one side of a polarizer (30) which is composed of a polyvinyl alcohol resin and a retardation film (20) composed of a polypropylene resin is bonded to the other side of the polarizer (30), which is opposite to the side on which the transparent protection layer (40) is formed. The retardation film (20) composed of a polypropylene resin may be made of a homopolymer of propylene, or alternatively made of a copolymer with another monomer which mainly consists of propylene. A liquid crystal display is obtained by arranging this composite polarizing plate on at least one side of a liquid crystal cell (50).

Abstract: A semi-transmissive liquid-crystal panel is a useful mobile display device which can provide a clear image in both dark and bright places. However, there has been needed a light-weighted and highly durable display device with a lower power consumption, pursing advantages of a single transparent/reflection type liquid-crystal panel.

Abstract: A rolled elliptically polarizing plate that is made by laminating a compensation film 13 having a coated layer made by a coating agent performing a compensation function on the surface of a rolled linear polarizing plate, the compensation film being a rolled film formed by application of a coating agent performing a compensation function to the surface of a transparent substrate, the linear polarizing plate and the compensation film being laminated by means of roll to roll processing by making the respective longitudinal directions approximately in parallel, or the above compensation film being formed by application of a coating agent performing a compensation function to the surface of the rolled linear polarizing plate.

Abstract: It is an object to provide an optical member capable of enhancing efficiency of utilization of light in a liquid crystal display apparatus by laminating a reflective polarizer with an optical layer having another optical function, and it is another object to provide a liquid crystal display apparatus with increased efficiency of utilization of light from a backlight, using the laminated optical member with the reflective polarizer. The present invention provides a reflective polarizer comprising birefringent bodies including polygonal prisms or circular cylinders a shape of a cross section of which perpendicular to a long axis direction is polygonal or substantially circular, which has an aspect ratio of not less than 2, and which has a refractive index difference of not less than 0.05 between a refractive index in the long axis direction and a refractive index in a short axis direction.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a complex phase retarder comprising a first phase retarder of at least one resin film, an adhesive layer and a second phase retarder of a coating layer laminated in this order, the method comprising: preparing a phase retarder with an adhesive where an adhesive layer is formed on a surface of a first phase retarder; applying on a transfer base a coating liquid containing an organic modified clay compound of which the chlorine content is no greater than 2,000 ppm and a binder resin in an organic solvent where the moisture ratio measured using a Karl Fischer's moisture meter is 0.15 wt % to 0.

Abstract: The invention provides a coating liquid containing an organic modified clay complex, being able to reduce the haze value when formed into a coating retardation film and to maintain a high contrast ratio of the liquid crystal display device. The coating liquid is formed into a retardation film and composite polarizing plate, and the composite polarizing plate is applied to a liquid crystal device. The invention also provides a coating liquid for coating a retardation film containing an organic modified clay complex and a binder resin in an organic solvent and having a moisture content in the range from 0.15 to 0.35% by weight as measured with a Karl Fischer moisture meter. A retardation film is formed from the coating liquid for coating the retardation film by forming a composition obtained by removing the organic solvent and water from the coating liquid into a film. A composite polarizing plate is prepared by laminating the polarizing plate, adhesive layer and retardation film in this order.

Abstract: A conventional liquid crystal display comprises a number of components, so that a manufacturing cost cannot be reduced. Furthermore, a large-area substrate has problems in shipping. According to this invention, a liquid-crystal panel is prepared by forming individual optically functional films, a TFT device and a light-emitting device on a long thin film and then laminating the film by a transfer process. A base film to be a substrate in a liquid-crystal panel preferably has a thickness of 10 ?m to 200 ?m, a curvature radius of 40 mm or less as a measure of flexibility and a coefficient of thermal expansion of 50 ppm/° C. or less. Furthermore, it more preferably gives a variation of ±5% or less in mechanical and optical properties to a thermal history at 200° C.

Abstract: The invention provides a phase retarder comprising a film which comprises a compound comprising an organic modified clay composite, and a urethane resin which comprises aliphatic diisocyanate, wherein the weight ratio of the former to the latter is more than 2 to less than 5.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminate polarizing plate comprising a first phase retarder film and a second phase retarder film, wherein the first phase retarder film comprises an in-plane oriented transparent resin film having an adhesive layer on its surface, the second phase retarder film has at least one coating layer with refractive index anisotropy, and the second phase retarder film is on the adhesive layer is provided. The method comprising: a first step of forming the coating layer on a transfer substrate, followed by laminating an opposite surface of the coating layer to the transfer substrate on the adhesive layer of the first phase retarder film; and a second step of peeling the transfer substrate from the coating layer along with forming a second adhesive layer on the surface of the coating layer from which the transfer substrate has been peeled.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a laminate polarizing plate of which application to liquid crystal displays is able to simplify constitutions and production procedures of the displays, and to reduce cost thereof; and to provide an industrially advantageous method of producing the compound polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal display using the same. The object is achieved by a laminate polarizing plate comprising a polarizing film, an adhesive layer and a phase retarder film which being laminated in this order, wherein said phase retarder film comprises at least one coating layer having refractive index anisotropy of which an in-plane retardation value (R0) is 0 to 10 nm and a retardation value in the thickness direction (R?) is 40 to 300 nm, wherein said coating layer is formed on a transfer substrate, followed by being transferred on a surface of the adhesive layer of the polarizing film.