Front plate of TN liquid crystal display device

US9857516B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9857516-B2
Application numberUS-201113879176-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Priority dateOct 13, 2010
Publication dateJan 2, 2018
Grant dateJan 2, 2018

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The problem is to provide a front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device capable of reducing occurrence of color unevenness caused by retardation of a polycarbonate resin sheet, even when the liquid crystal panel is observed through polarizing glasses or liquid crystal shutter glasses for 3D, while having excellent impact resistance, heat resistance and transparency. The solution means are that the direction of the slow axis or the fast axis of a polycarbonate resin sheet is parallel to the lengthwise direction of a TN liquid crystal panel, and that retardation is not less than 5000 nm.

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What is claimed is: 1. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device comprising a polycarbonate resin sheet and using a single chip white LED wherein yellow and red are fluorescence excited to illuminate by blue LED illumination and the balance thereof result in white as a light source of a backlight, and further comprising a hard resin layer with a thickness within a range of 30 to 100 μm and a pencil hardness at a laminated state measured according to JIS5600-5-4 of at least F or more, obtained by coextrusion molding with the polycarbonate resin provided on only a front surface of the polycarbonate resin sheet, wherein a direction of the slow axis or a fast axis of the polycarbonate resin sheet is parallel to a lengthwise direction of the TN liquid crystal panel releasing polarized light of an angle of 45°, and retardation is not less than 5000 nm, wherein the hard resin layer consists of a poly methyl methacrylate resin (PMMA), a resin (nuclear hydrogenated MS resin) obtained by hydrogenating an aromatic ring of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing methyl methacrylate and styrene, a copolymerization ratio of them is within a range of 60:40 to 90:10, and a hydrogenation ratio of the aromatic ring is not less than 70%, or a modified polycarbonate resin having 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane or 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexane as a main raw material monomer, and wherein transmittance TT(λ) of following Formula (1), TT (λ)=cos^2(π× Re (λ)/λ)  (1) light spectrum S(λ) of the light source of the backlight, and each of the color matching functions (spectrum stimulus values) of CIE1931 x (λ), y (λ) and z (λ) are overlap integrated to calculate X, Y and Z and calculate x=X/(X+Y+Z) and y=Y/(X+Y+Z) on the color diagram under 380 to 780 nm of the integrated wavelength region, and a range of X max −X min is 0.04 or less and a range of Y max −Y min is 0.04 or less on the color diagram. 2. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a polycarbonate resin constituting the polycarbonate resin sheet has 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane as a main raw material monomer, a viscosity average molecular weight within a range of 20,000 to 30,000, and a glass transition temperature within a range of 130 to 160° C. 3. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the polycarbonate resin sheet is within a range of 0.3 to 2 mm. 4. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the poly methyl methacrylate resin (PMMA) has a glass transition temperature of not less than 95° C. 5. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the modified polycarbonate resin is a copolymer of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)propane and 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and a copolymerization ratio of them is 50:50 to 100:0. 6. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the modified polycarbonate resin is a copolymer of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methylphenyl)cyclohexane and 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, and a copolymerization ratio of them is 50:50 to 100:0. 7. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according claim 1 , having a hard coat membrane formed on a frontmost surface or both of frontmost and backmost surfaces of the front plate. 8. A front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the hard coat membrane consists of an ultraviolet curable acryl based resin composition, a thickness is within a range of 1 to 20 μm, and a pencil hardness at a laminated state measured according to JIS5600-5-4 is 3H or more.

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  • Protective coatings, e.g. hard coatings · CPC title

  • involving temporal multiplexing, e.g. using sequentially activated left and right shutters · CPC title

  • using polarisation techniques · CPC title

  • Birefringent or phase retarding elements (G02B5/3008, G02B5/3016 take precedence; systems for polarisation control G02B27/286; manufacturing phase modulating patterns by lithographic processes G03F7/001) · CPC title

  • Support structures for LCD panels, e.g. frames or bezels · CPC title

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What does patent US9857516B2 cover?
The problem is to provide a front plate of a TN liquid crystal display device capable of reducing occurrence of color unevenness caused by retardation of a polycarbonate resin sheet, even when the liquid crystal panel is observed through polarizing glasses or liquid crystal shutter glasses for 3D, while having excellent impact resistance, heat resistance and transparency. The solution mea…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Koide Koshi, Kakinoki Osamu, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G02F1/1335. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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Publication date Tue Jan 02 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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