JP2010169859A - Release film for liquid crystal polarizing plate - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate, compatible with width extension and high quality in a process for manufacturing a liquid crystal polarizing plate and achieves high precision. <P>SOLUTION: The release film for the liquid crystal polarizing plate has a mold release layer provided on one surface of a polyester film having a film width of ≥1,460 mm, a film haze of 7 to 18%, an L value measured with a reflection method of ≤77, and a sagging quantity of 15 mm/m, wherein the peeling force of the mold release layer surface is within the range of 10 to 100 mN/cm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a liquid crystal display (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as “LCD”), which has seen remarkable growth in recent years, for a polarizing plate used in an LCD having a size of 40 inches or more, for which further demand is expected in the future. This is related to mold films, and it is possible to obtain high precision in defect detection in film inspection with excellent processing suitability and optical characteristics in widening and quality improvement of the manufacturing process of liquid crystal polarizing plate accompanying this enlargement of screen. It is the polyester film which can be used, It is related with the release film for liquid crystal polarizing plates used suitably especially for polarizing plates.

  Conventionally, a release film based on a polyester film has various display constituent members such as a liquid crystal polarizing plate, a retardation plate constituent member, a PDP constituent member, and an organic EL constituent member because of its excellent characteristics. It is used in various optical applications such as manufacturing.

  In particular, regarding the release film for liquid crystal polarizing plates, the production amount has been rapidly increased along with the remarkable growth of the LCD market in recent years, and the film processing conditions of each polarizing plate manufacturer are diversified. As a result, the price of the LCD is lowered, and the improvement of the manufacturing yield and the speeding up of the manufacturing are serious problems for realizing the low price of the members.

  In addition, in order to respond to the growth of the large-screen LCD market having a size of 40 inches or more, the release film is required to have a wider width, an improved polarizing plate removal efficiency, and an improved inspection accuracy. For example, in the case of a release film for a 42-inch LCD polarizing plate, a width of 1460 mm or more is required in order to obtain a polarizing plate having a size of 930 mm wide × 520 mm long from the same film width.

  In addition, the shape is required to be the same degree against the increase in production speed and widening of the film. In the case where the shape of the release film is not the same as that of the film having the conventional width, when the film is bonded to the polarizing plate through the heat processing step, it becomes difficult to bond the entire surface.

  In terms of inspection accuracy, so-called high-brightness type is the mainstream in LCDs with large screens, and there is a problem with small-sized foreign objects that were not a problem with conventional low-brightness type LCDs. Become.

  However, the particles in the polyester film are usually used to ensure the slipperiness and winding properties of the film, and the desired slipperiness cannot be ensured unless the appropriate particle size and blending amount are satisfied. Or the winding characteristics deteriorate, and as a result, the productivity deteriorates. However, when the particle size and blending amount are in the range normally used, as described above, when used as a release film for polarizing plates, the particles in the film become bright spots in the foreign substance inspection process, It is a problem to cause trouble.

  For example, as a defect inspection of a polarizing plate, there is a method of visually inspecting a reflected image by applying a certain amount of light to the polarizing plate. This inspection method is an inspection method in which foreign matter and scratches can be represented as an image that is easily confirmed by visual observation because the reflected light is disturbed unlike the polarizing plate surface portion without them. In general, when a release polyester film is used for this, the above-mentioned compounded particles form voids when the film is stretched, and the entire film becomes white, which reduces the visual ability of the inspector and hinders inspection. The whiteness of the film at the time of reflection inspection is a problem. As an inspection method added to this inspection method, there is a visual inspection by the crossed Nicols method. The crossed Nicols method is a method in which two polarizing plates are brought into a quenching state with their orientation principal axes orthogonal to each other, and if there are foreign matters or defects, they appear as bright spots, so that a visual defect inspection can be performed. Here, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is usually provided on the polarizing plate, and a polyester film provided with a release layer is used as the release film for that purpose. When a product having such a configuration is inspected, a crossed Nicols inspection is performed in a state where a release polyester film is sandwiched between two polarizing plates. In general, when a release polyester film is used for this, foreign matter and defects are difficult to see in the crossed Nicols inspection, and it may be easy to miss them.

  Regarding these, when a polyester film is sandwiched between two polarizing plates, an inspection property is improved when the retardation value is within a certain range (see Patent Document 1). Even if these are used at a level where quality is required, accuracy may be insufficient when inspection is performed to find defects reliably.

JP 2000-338327 A

  The present invention is intended to solve such problems, and the problem to be solved is for a liquid crystal polarizing plate that can cope with widening and high quality of the manufacturing process of the liquid crystal polarizing plate and can realize high precision. It is to provide a release film.

  As a result of intensive studies in view of the above problems, the present inventors have found that a release film suitable for a polarizing plate can be obtained according to a release film comprising a polyester film having a specific configuration without impairing excellent film properties. The present invention has been found out and can be completed.

  That is, the gist of the present invention is a polyester film having a film width of 1460 mm or more, a film haze of 7 to 18%, an L value measured by a reflection method of 77 or less, and a sag of 15 mm / m or less. The release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate is characterized by having a release layer on one side and having a peeling force on the release layer surface in the range of 10 to 100 mN / cm.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail.
The polyester film referred to in the present invention is a film which is melt-extruded from an extrusion die, and is subjected to stretching and heat treatment as necessary after cooling a molten polyester sheet extruded by a so-called extrusion method.

  The polyester constituting the film of the present invention is obtained by polycondensation of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and an aliphatic glycol. Examples of the aromatic dicarboxylic acid include terephthalic acid and 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, and examples of the aliphatic glycol include ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol. Representative polyesters include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene-2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylate (PEN), and the like. The polyester used may be a homopolyester or a copolyester. In the case of a copolyester, it may be a copolymer containing 30 mol% or less of the third component. The dicarboxylic acid component of the copolymerized polyester is selected from isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, terephthalic acid, 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid, adipic acid, sebacic acid and oxycarboxylic acid (for example, P-oxybenzoic acid). The glycol component includes one or more selected from ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butanediol, 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, neopentyl glycol, and the like.

  In the polyester obtained by the present invention, a weathering agent, a light-proofing agent, an antistatic agent, a lubricant, a light-shielding agent, an antioxidant, a fluorescent whitening agent, a matting agent, and a heat-stabilizing agent as long as the gist of the invention is not impaired You may mix | blend an agent and coloring agents, such as dye and a pigment.

  Examples of the particles to be blended in the film include silicon oxide, alumina, calcium carbonate, kaolin, titanium oxide, and crosslinked polymer fine powder as described in JP-B-59-5216. These particles may be used alone or in combination of two or more components. The content of the film layer to which these particles are added is usually 1% by weight or less, preferably 0.01 to 1% by weight, and more preferably 0.02 to 0.6% by weight. When the content of the particles is small, the film surface is flattened, and in the film production process, the surface is liable to be scratched or the winding properties tend to be inferior. Further, when the content of the particles exceeds 1% by weight, the degree of roughening of the film surface becomes too large, and the transparency may be impaired.

  The average particle size of the particles contained in the polyester film is usually 0.02 to 5 μm, preferably 0.1 to 3 μm, and more preferably 0.2 to 1.8 μm. When the particle size is less than 0.2 μm, the film surface is flattened and the winding properties in the film production process tend to be inferior. When the particle diameter exceeds 5 μm, when used as a polarizing plate release film, it may become a bright spot and hinder foreign matter inspection.

  On the other hand, in order to improve the transparency of the film, when a laminated film of two or more layers is used, a method of blending particles only in the surface layer is also preferably employed. The surface layer in this case is at least one of the front and back layers, and of course, particles can be blended in both the front and back layers.

  In the present invention, the haze of the film needs to be 7 to 18%, and more preferably 9 to 15%. When the haze of the film is less than 7%, the amount of particles that can be contained is reduced, the film surface becomes extremely flat, and the winding characteristics in the film production process are inferior. When the film haze exceeds 18%, when used as a polarizing plate release film, the field of view becomes cloudy during inspection of transmitted light, which hinders inspection.

  Moreover, the reflection L value of a film needs to be 77 or less, More preferably, it is 75 or less. When the reflection L value of the film exceeds 77, the reflection of light is too strong during the reflected light inspection of the polarizing plate, which hinders the inspection.

  In the present invention, the method of blending the particles with the polyester is not particularly limited, and a known method can be adopted. For example, it can be added at any stage for producing polyester, but it is preferably added as a slurry dispersed in ethylene glycol or the like at the stage of esterification or after the end of the transesterification reaction and before the start of the polycondensation reaction. Then, the polycondensation reaction may proceed. Also, a method of blending a slurry of particles dispersed in ethylene glycol or water with a vented kneading extruder and a polyester raw material, or a method of blending dried particles and a polyester raw material using a kneading extruder Etc.

  The polyester used in the present invention may be formed into chips after melt polymerization, and further subjected to solid phase polymerization as necessary under heating under reduced pressure or in an inert gas stream such as nitrogen. The intrinsic viscosity of the obtained polyester is preferably 0.40 dl / g or more, and preferably 0.40 to 0.90 dl / g.

  In the present invention, it may be a film having a structure obtained by coextrusion laminating a polyester having a low oligomer content on the surface of at least one side of a layer composed of a polyester having a normal oligomer content. In the polyester film for release film obtained in the present invention, the effect of preventing bright spots due to oligomer precipitation is obtained, which is particularly preferable.

  The polyester film in the present invention preferably has a variation in orientation angle of 3 degrees / 500 mm or less, more preferably 2 degrees / 500 mm or less, in the measurement method described later. When the variation in the orientation angle exceeds 3 degrees / 500 mm, the transmitted light intensity varies depending on the position of the polarizing plate when inspecting the polarizing plate, which may be an obstacle to stable inspection of the polarizing plate.

  The total thickness of the film of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it can be formed as a film, but is usually in the range of 4 to 100 μm, preferably 9 to 50 μm.

  Next, although the manufacturing method of the film of this invention is demonstrated concretely, as long as the summary of this invention is satisfied, this invention is not specifically limited to the following illustrations.

  First, the preferable example of the manufacturing method of polyester used by this invention is demonstrated. Here, an example in which polyethylene terephthalate is used as the polyester is shown, but the production conditions differ depending on the polyester used. According to a conventional method, esterification from terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol or transesterification of dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol is carried out, the product is transferred to a polymerization tank, the temperature is increased while reducing the pressure, and finally vacuum is applied. Under heating to 280 ° C., the polymerization reaction proceeds to obtain a polyester.

  The intrinsic viscosity of the polyester used in the present invention is usually in the range of 0.40 to 0.90, preferably 0.45 to 0.80, more preferably 0.50 to 0.70. When the intrinsic viscosity is less than 0.40, the mechanical strength of the film tends to be weakened. When the intrinsic viscosity is more than 0.90, the melt viscosity becomes high, the load on the extruder is increased, and the production cost is increased. Problems may occur.

  The polyester chip obtained as described above and dried by a known method is supplied to a melt extrusion apparatus, and heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of each polymer to melt. Next, the molten polymer is extruded from a die and rapidly cooled and solidified on a rotary cooling drum so that the temperature is equal to or lower than the glass transition temperature to obtain a substantially amorphous unoriented sheet. In this case, in order to improve the flatness of the sheet, it is preferable to improve the adhesion between the sheet and the rotary cooling drum. In the present invention, an electrostatic application adhesion method and / or a liquid application adhesion method is preferably employed. In the present invention, the sheet thus obtained is stretched biaxially to form a film. Specifically describing the stretching conditions, the unstretched sheet is preferably stretched 2 to 6 times at 70 to 145 ° C. in the longitudinal direction to form a longitudinal uniaxially stretched film, and then 2 to 90 to 160 ° C. in the lateral direction. It is preferable to perform ~ 6 times stretching and heat treatment at 150 to 240 ° C for 1 to 600 seconds. Further, at this time, a method of relaxing 0.1 to 20% in the longitudinal direction and / or the transverse direction in the maximum temperature zone of the heat treatment and / or the cooling zone at the heat treatment outlet is preferable. Further, it is possible to add re-longitudinal stretching and re-lateral stretching as necessary. Furthermore, it is also possible to perform simultaneous biaxial stretching of the unstretched sheet so that the area magnification is 10 to 40 times.

  The polyester film of the present invention can be subjected to so-called in-line coating for treating the film surface during the stretching step as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Although it is not limited to the following, for example, after the first stage of stretching is completed, before the second stage of stretching, improvement of antistatic property, slipperiness, adhesion, etc., secondary workability improvement, weather resistance, etc. In order to improve the property and surface hardness, a coating treatment with an aqueous solution, an aqueous emulsion, an aqueous slurry, or the like can be performed. Various coatings may be performed by offline coating after film production. Such a coat may be either single-sided or double-sided. The coating material may be either water-based and / or solvent-based for off-line coating, but is preferably water-based or water-dispersed for in-line coating.

Next, formation of the release layer in the present invention will be described.
The release layer constituting the release film in the present invention may be provided on the polyester film in the film production process such as the above-described coating stretching method (inline coating), and is applied outside the system on the once produced film. So-called off-line coating may be employed, and any method may be employed. The coating stretching method (in-line coating) is not limited to the following, but for example, in sequential biaxial stretching, the first stage of stretching may be completed and the coating treatment may be performed before the second stage of stretching. it can. When a release layer is provided on a polyester film by a coating and stretching method, the film can be applied simultaneously with stretching, and the thickness of the release layer can be reduced according to the stretching ratio. Can be manufactured.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the release layer which comprises the release film in this invention contains a curable silicone resin in order to make mold release property favorable. A type having a curable silicone resin as a main component may be used, or a modified silicone type by graft polymerization with an organic resin such as a urethane resin, an epoxy resin, or an alkyd resin may be used.

  As the type of the curable silicone resin, any of the curing reaction types such as an addition type, a condensation type, an ultraviolet curable type, an electron beam curable type, and a solventless type can be used. Specific examples include KS-774, KS-775, KS-778, KS-779H, KS-847H, KS-856, X-62-2422, X-62-2461, X manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. -62-1387, KNS-3051, X-62-1496, KNS320A, KNS316, X-62-1574A / B, X-62-7052, X-62-7028A / B, X-62-7619, X-62 -7213, GE Toshiba Silicones Co., Ltd. YSR-3022, TPR-6700, TPR-6720, TPR-6721, TPR6500, TPR6501, UV9300, UV9425, XS56-A2775, XS56-A2982, UV9430, TPR6600, TPR6604, TPR6605, SM3200, SM3030, Toray Da DKQ3-202, DKQ3-203, DKQ3-204, DKQ3-205, DKQ3-210, SRX357, SRX211, SD7220, LTC750A, LTC760A, SP7259, BY24-468C, SP7248S, BY24-452, SP7265S, SP7265S , LTC1000M, LTC1050L, SYLOFF7900, SYLOFF7198, SYLOFF22A, and the like. Further, a release control agent may be used in combination to adjust the release property of the release layer.

  In the present invention, conventionally known coating methods such as reverse gravure coating, direct gravure coating, roll coating, die coating, bar coating, curtain coating and the like can be used as a method for providing a release layer on the polyester film. Regarding the coating method, there is a description example in “Coating method” published by Yasuharu Harasaki in 1979.

In the present invention, the curing conditions for forming the release layer on the polyester film are not particularly limited. For example, when the release layer is provided by a coating stretching method (inline coating), it is usually 170 to 280. The heat treatment may be performed for 3 to 40 seconds at a temperature, preferably 200 to 280 ° C. for a time of 3 to 40 seconds. On the other hand, when providing a release layer by off-line coating, heat treatment is usually performed at 80 to 200 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds, preferably 100 to 180 ° C. for 3 to 40 seconds. Moreover, you may use together heat processing and active energy ray irradiation, such as ultraviolet irradiation, as needed irrespective of the coating extending | stretching method (in-line coating) or offline coating. In addition, a conventionally well-known apparatus and an energy source can be used as an energy source for hardening by active energy ray irradiation. The coating amount of the release layer from the viewpoint of coating property, usually 0.005~1g / ^{m 2,} preferably in the range from 0.005 to 0.5 / ^{m 2.} If the coating amount is less than 0.005 g / m ² , the coating property may be less stable and it may be difficult to obtain a uniform coating film. On the other hand, when the coating is thicker than 1 g / m ² , the coating layer adhesion and curability of the release layer itself may be lowered.

  In the present invention, when a release layer is provided on the coating layer, the film may be temporarily wound after the coating layer is provided, and the release layer may be provided again. After the coating layer is provided, the release layer is continuously provided. A mold layer may be provided on the coating layer, and any method may be adopted.

  Regarding the release film in the present invention, a coating layer such as an adhesive layer, an antistatic layer and an oligomer precipitation preventing layer may be provided on the surface where the release layer is not provided, as long as the gist of the present invention is not impaired.

  Further, the polyester film constituting the release film may be subjected to surface treatment such as corona treatment or plasma treatment in advance.

  The amount of sag (flatness) of the film in the present invention is 15 mm / m or less, preferably 7.5 mm / m or less. The amount of sag affects the flatness of the final product (liquid crystal polarizing plate). The effect on the final product is not preferable because it is difficult to attach the entire surface when it is attached to the polarizing plate, which deteriorates the efficiency of the product and affects the realization of a low price.

  The peeling force of the release film in the present invention is in the range of 10 to 100 mN / cm, preferably 10 to 50 mN / cm. When the peeling force is less than 10 mN / cm, the peeling force becomes too light, and there is a problem that peeling easily occurs even in a scene where it is not necessary to peel off originally. On the other hand, when it exceeds 100 mN / cm, the peeling force is heavy. When it peels off too much, an adhesive will deform | transform and a problem will arise in a later process, or an adhesive will adhere to a mold release film side.

  The mold release film of the present invention is excellent in processing suitability for widening and speeding up the manufacturing process of a liquid crystal polarizing plate, and has excellent mold release properties for various polarizing plate inspection methods. Providing a film has an extremely high industrial value.

  EXAMPLES Hereinafter, although an Example demonstrates this invention further in detail, this invention is not limited to a following example, unless the summary is exceeded. In the examples and comparative examples, “parts” means “parts by weight”. The measuring method used in the present invention is as follows.

(1) Measurement of Intrinsic Viscosity of Polyester 1 g of polyester was precisely weighed, 100 ml of a mixed solvent of phenol / tetrachloroethane = 50/50 (weight ratio) was added and dissolved, and measurement was performed at 30 ° C.

(2) Average particle diameter (d50)
The average particle size d50 was defined as the particle size having an integrated volume fraction of 50% in an equivalent spherical distribution measured using a centrifugal sedimentation type particle size distribution analyzer (SA-CP3 type) manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation.

(3) Measurement of amount of sag The film unwound from the roll film is placed on two parallel rolls placed horizontally in the air. Here, the interval between the rolls is 1.5 m, the film width is 1 m, and the tension applied to the film is 40 g / mm ² . The distance from the plane formed by linking two parallel rolls to the film surface submerged under the entire area was measured, and the value obtained by dividing the (maximum value-minimum value) by the film width (mm / m).

(4) Measurement of variation in orientation angle in the film In the width direction of the polyester film, from the center position toward the both ends in the width direction, the positions at every 500 mm and the samples at the extreme ends are cut out, respectively, Oji measuring instruments Using an automatic birefringence meter (KOBRA-21ADH) manufactured by the company, the change in the orientation angle for every 500 mm in the film width direction was determined. When calculating the change in the orientation angle including the positions at the extreme ends, if the distance between the sample positions is less than 500 mm, the change in the orientation angle every 500 mm is calculated by proportional calculation.

  Subsequently, a 3 m length was cut out in the longitudinal direction of the film, and a sample was cut out from a total of 7 positions every 500 mm (including both ends) in the longitudinal direction from the center in the film width direction, and the orientation angle was determined. Thus, the variation of the orientation angle for every 500 mm in the width direction and the longitudinal direction was obtained, and the maximum variation value was set as the variation of the orientation angle of the film. Further, in the measurement, it is important to make the reference axis of the orientation angle the same in all samples, and the reference axis can be arbitrarily determined.

(5) Measurement of reflection L value The L value by the reflection method was measured according to the method of JIS Z-8722 using a spectrocolor difference meter SE-2000 manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd.

(6) Measurement of film haze The haze of the film was measured with an integrating sphere turbidimeter NDH-20D manufactured by Nippon Denshoku Industries Co., Ltd. according to JIS-K7105.

(7) Flatness inspection of film The mold release agent was apply | coated on the film and the flatness of the release film obtained on condition of dryer temperature 120 degreeC and line speed 30m / min was visually inspected.

○: Extremely flat and rich in practicality △: Slightly lacking in flatness but practical ×: Poor flatness and lack of practicality

(8) Visual inspectability under reflected light 10 inspectors visually observe the polarizing film with a release film under the reflection of a fluorescent lamp, and evaluate the visual inspectability under reflected light according to the following criteria. did. In the measurement, an A4 size sample was cut out from a portion corresponding to a position of 50% with respect to the film width in the film width direction from the end of the obtained release film.
<Criteria for visual inspection under reflected light>
(Good inspection) ◎>○>△>×> XX (Inspection failure)
Among the above criteria, those above Δ are levels that can be used without any problem in actual use.

(9) Foreign matter recognition under crossed Nicols When creating a polarizing plate with a release film, 50 pieces / m of black metal powder (foreign matter) having a size of 50 μm or more between the adhesive and the polarizing film. ² was mixed. A polarizing plate for inspection is superimposed on the polarizing plate release film mixed with the foreign matter thus obtained so that the orientation axis is orthogonal to the width direction of the release film, and white light is irradiated from the polarizing plate side. Ten inspectors visually observed from the polarizing plate for inspection, and evaluated whether the foreign matter mixed between the adhesive and the polarizing film could be found by the following classification. In addition, in the case of a measurement, it evaluated using the film of the center part of the obtained film.
<Foreign substance recognition classification criteria>
(Good foreign body recognition) ◎ ＞ ○ ＞ △ ＞ × (foreign body poor recognition)
Among the above criteria, those above ○ are levels that can be used without any problem in actual use.

(10) Evaluation of release film peeling force (F) After attaching one side of a double-sided adhesive tape (Nitto Denko “No. 502”) to the surface of the release layer of the sample film, cut into a size of 50 mm × 300 mm After that, the peel strength after standing for 1 hour at room temperature is measured. For the peeling force, a tensile tester (“Intesco model 2001 type” manufactured by Intesco Co., Ltd.) was used, and 180 ° peeling was performed under the condition of a tensile speed of 300 mm / min.

(11) Release characteristics The release characteristics were evaluated from the situation when the release film was peeled off from the polarizing plate with the release film.
<Releasing properties classification criteria>
○: The release film is peeled off cleanly, and the phenomenon that the adhesive adheres to the release layer is not observed. Δ: The release film peels off, but the adhesive adheres to the release layer when peeled off at a high speed. : Adhesive adheres to the release film Among the above criteria, those above Δ are levels that can be used without problems in actual use.

Examples 1-6 and Comparative Examples 1-4:
<Manufacture of polyester (A)>
Starting from 100 parts by weight of dimethyl terephthalate and 60 parts by weight of ethylene glycol, magnesium acetate tetrahydrate is added as a catalyst to the reactor, the reaction start temperature is 150 ° C., and the reaction temperature is gradually increased as methanol is distilled off. The temperature was raised to 230 ° C. after 3 hours. After 4 hours, the transesterification reaction was substantially terminated. Ethyl acid phosphate was added to the reaction mixture, which was then transferred to a polycondensation tank, and 0.04 part of antimony trioxide was added to carry out a polycondensation reaction for 4 hours. That is, the temperature was gradually raised from 230 ° C. to 280 ° C. On the other hand, the pressure was gradually reduced from normal pressure, and finally 0.3 mmHg. After the start of the reaction, the reaction was stopped at a time corresponding to an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63 due to a change in stirring power of the reaction tank, and the polymer was discharged under nitrogen pressure to obtain a polyester chip (A). The intrinsic viscosity of this polyester was 0.63.

<Manufacture of polyester (B)>
In the method for producing polyester (A), after adding ethyl acid phosphate, an ethylene glycol slurry of synthetic calcium carbonate particles having an average particle diameter of 0.8 μm was added so that the content of the particles with respect to the polyester was 1% by weight. Obtained polyester (B) using the method similar to the manufacturing method of polyester (A). The obtained polyester (B) had an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63.

<Manufacture of polyester (C)>
In the production method of polyester (B), the additive particles are the same as the production method of polyester (B) except that the synthetic calcium carbonate particles having an average particle diameter of 1.5 μm and the content with respect to the polyester are 1% by weight. Polyester (C) was obtained using the method. The obtained polyester (C) had an intrinsic viscosity of 0.63.

<Manufacture of polyester film>
・ Polyester film (A)
A mixed raw material in which the polyester (A) is mixed in a proportion of 90% by weight in the outermost layer (surface layer), 96% by weight in the intermediate layer, 10% by weight of polyester (C) in the surface layer, and 4% by weight in the intermediate layer. The raw material of the intermediate layer is supplied to two extruders, melt-extruded at 290 ° C., and then cooled and solidified on a cooling roll set at a surface temperature of 40 ° C. using an electrostatic application adhesion method. A stretched sheet was obtained. Next, the film was stretched 2.8 times in the longitudinal direction at 100 ° C., then subjected to a preheating step in the tenter and subjected to transverse stretching of 4.9 times at 120 ° C., followed by heat treatment at 190 ° C. for 10 seconds, 10% relaxation was applied in the width direction at 180 ° C. to obtain a polyester film having a width of 3000 mm. The total thickness of the obtained film was 40 μm, and the thickness of each layer was 4 μm / 32 μm / 4 μm. The center part of this roll was slit, and the film was wound on a core by 10,000 m to obtain a polyester film (A) having a width of 1600 mm.

・ Polyester film (B)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the polyester (A) was mixed in a proportion of 85% by weight for the surface layer, 94% by weight for the intermediate layer, 15% by weight for the polyester (C) and 6% by weight for the intermediate layer. A polyester film (B) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of a polyester film (A) except that a mixed raw material was used.

・ Polyester film (C)
In the production of the polyester film (A), a polyester film (C) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that a polyester film roll having a width of 3000 mm was slit in two to obtain a polyester film having a width of 1460 mm. .

・ Polyester film (D)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the polyester (A) is 70% by weight on the surface layer, the intermediate layer is 78% by weight, the polyester (B) is 20% by weight on the surface layer, and the intermediate layer is 8% by weight. A polyester film (D) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of a polyester film (A) except that a mixed raw material mixed with 10% by weight in the surface layer and 4% by weight in the intermediate layer was used.

・ Polyester film (E)
In the production of the polyester film (A), 70% by weight of the polyester (A) is mixed with the surface layer, 84% by weight of the intermediate layer, 30% by weight of the polyester (B) is mixed with 16% by weight of the intermediate layer. A polyester film (E) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that the mixed raw material was used.

・ Polyester film (F)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the polyester (A) was mixed in a ratio of 75% by weight to the surface layer, 90% by weight in the intermediate layer, 25% by weight of the polyester (C) in the surface layer, and 10% by weight in the intermediate layer. A polyester film (F) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of a polyester film (A) except that a mixed raw material was used.

・ Polyester film (G)
Manufacture of polyester film (A), except that the relaxation rate in the width direction is 180% at 180 ° C., and a polyester film roll having a width of 3000 mm is slit in two to obtain a polyester film having a width of 1460 mm (A ) To obtain a polyester film (G).

・ Polyester film (H)
In the production of the polyester film (A), the polyester (A) was mixed at a surface layer of 92% by weight, the intermediate layer at 97% by weight, the polyester (C) at a surface layer of 8% by weight, and the intermediate layer at a ratio of 3% by weight. A polyester film (H) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that the mixed raw material was used.

・ Polyester film (I)
In the production of the polyester film (A), 60% by weight of the polyester (A) is mixed in the surface layer, 90% by weight in the intermediate layer, 40% by weight of the polyester (B) is mixed in the ratio of 10% by weight in the intermediate layer. A polyester film (I) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of a polyester film (A) except that a mixed raw material was used.

・ Polyester film (J)
In the production of the polyester film (A), 60% by weight of the polyester (A) is mixed in the surface layer, 84% by weight in the intermediate layer, 40% by weight of the polyester (B) is mixed in the ratio of 16% by weight in the intermediate layer. A polyester film (J) was obtained in the same manner as in the production of the polyester film (A) except that the mixed raw material was used.

Example 1:
On the polyester film (A), a release agent comprising the following release agent composition-1 was applied by a reverse gravure coating method so that the coating amount (after drying) was 0.1 g / m ² , and the dryer temperature was 120 ° C. A roll-shaped release film was obtained under a line speed of 30 m / min.
<Release composition-1>
Curing type silicone resin (KS-847H: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 100 parts Curing agent (PL-50T: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 1 part MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

Example 2:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (B).

Example 3:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (C).

Example 4:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (D).

Example 5:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (E).

Example 6:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (F).

Example 7:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating agent composition was changed to the release agent composition-2 shown below.
<< Releasing agent composition-2 >>
Curable silicone resin (KS-774: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 100 parts Curing agent (PL-4: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 10 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

Comparative Example 1:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (G).

Comparative Example 2:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (H). In addition, since the film of Comparative Example 2 became extremely flat and the slipperiness deteriorated, when the film after stretching and heat treatment was wound into a roll, the film could not be wound well, The entire surface of the film was flawed and could not be realized as a product.

Comparative Example 3:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (I).

Comparative Example 4:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the polyester film (A) was changed to the polyester film (J).

Comparative Example 5:
In Example 1, a release film was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the coating agent composition was changed to the release agent composition-3 shown below.
<Release composition-3>
Curable silicone resin (KS-723A: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 100 parts Curable silicone resin (KS-723B: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 5 parts Curing agent (PS-3: manufactured by Shin-Etsu Chemical) 5 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixed) The ratio is 1: 1) 1500 parts

<Manufacture of polarizing plate with release film>
The acrylic adhesive shown below is applied to the polarizing plate so that the thickness after drying is 25 μm, and after passing through a 130 ° C. drying oven in 30 seconds, the release film is bonded, and the adhesive is interposed. Thus, a polarizing plate with a release film in which the release film and the polarizing film were adhered to each other was prepared. The laminating direction of the film was performed so that the width direction of the release film was parallel to the orientation axis of the polarizing film.

(Acrylic adhesive coating solution)
Acrylic adhesive (Olivein BPS429-4: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 100 parts Curing agent (BPS8515: manufactured by Toyo Ink) 3 parts MEK / toluene mixed solvent (mixing ratio is 1: 1) 50 parts The results are summarized in Table 12 below.

  In addition, the film of the comparative example 2 was not able to wind up well in roll shape, and the amount of sagging was not able to be measured. Further, the film had many scratches and the testability could not be determined.

  The film of the present invention can be suitably used as, for example, a release film for a liquid crystal polarizing plate.

Claims (1)

A release layer is provided on one side of a polyester film having a film width of 1460 mm or more, a film haze of 7 to 18%, an L value measured by a reflection method of 77 or less, and a sag of 15 mm / m or less. And the release force of the said release layer surface is the range of 10-100 mN / cm, The release film for liquid crystal polarizing plates characterized by the above-mentioned.