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Polarizing plate and liquid-crystal display containing the same
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Inventors: Ishii, Yoshinori; Uesugi, Takao; Watanabe, Koichi;
Assignee: Gunze Co., Ltd. (Kyoto, JP); Poratechno Co., Ltd. (Niigata, JP)
Primary Examiner: Boutsikaris; Leonidas
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
A polarizing plate with a drop in polarization efficiency, hue shift, and light leakage do not substantially occur under a high humidity/high temperature environment, and a liquid crystal display device utilizing the same are provided. The polarizing plate of the present invention includes a polyvinyl-alcohol-based polarizing film wherein after being subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C. and 90% RH for 24 hours, the retention of the polarization efficiency is 0.97 or more, the retention of the luminance is 3.0 or less, and an absolute value for the amount of change in value "a" is 0.6 or less and an absolute value for the amount of change in value "b" is 1.0 or less, according to the Hunter-Lab method. A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes such a polarizing plate affixed thereto. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A polarizing plate comprising: a protective film, 5 to 150 μm thick, composed of cyclic-olefin-based resin having an anchor coat agent applied at least on one of the surfaces of the resin, and wherein: the optical in-plane retardation of said protective film is 5 nm or less after said protective film is subjected to an 80° C.
atmosphere for 24 hours, a polyvinyl-alcohol-based polarizing film located facing said anchor coat agent; and a polyvinyl-alcohol-containing adhesive layer adhering the anchor-coat-agent-applied surface of said protective film and said polyvinyl-alcohol-based polarizing film, wherein: the polarization efficiency of the polarizing plate after being subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours is restricted to 0.
97 or more with respect to the polarization efficiency of the polarizing plate before being subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours; the amount of light leakage of the polarizing plate after being subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours is restricted to 3.
0 or less with respect to the amount of light leakage of the polarizing plate before being subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours; and an absolute value for the amount of change in value "a" is restricted to 0.
6 or less according to a Hunter-Lab method after the polarizing plate is subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours, and an absolute value for the amount of change in value "b" is restricted to 1.
0 or less according to said Hunter-Lab method after the polarizing plate is subjected to an atmosphere of 80° C.
and 90% relative humidity for 24 hours.
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A liquid crystal display device comprising: a pair of substrates opposed to each other; a liquid crystal layer enclosed between the pair of substrates; voltage applying means for applying voltage to the liquid crystal layer; and a polarizing plate according to claim 1, the polarizing plate being attached to at least one of the pair of substrates
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