Liquid Crystal Display Comprising Absorption Dyes
20170285248 · 2017-10-05
Assignee
Inventors
- Hong Youl CHO (Chungcheongnam-do, KR)
- Kyoo Choong CHO (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
- Yong Jae CHOE (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
- Hyun Cheol NAM (Chungcheongnam-do, KR)
Cpc classification
G02B6/0056
PHYSICS
G02F1/133614
PHYSICS
G02B6/0053
PHYSICS
G02F1/133617
PHYSICS
G02B6/0063
PHYSICS
International classification
Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display comprising an absorption dye, wherein the liquid crystal display of the present invention may enhance color gamut and brightness by transmitting pure red, green, and blue (RGB) wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible and absorbing unnecessary wavelengths other than the RGB wavelengths.
Claims
1. A liquid crystal display comprising: a backlight unit; and a liquid crystal panel, wherein the backlight unit sequentially comprises two or more of a reflective polarizing film, a prism sheet, a diffusion sheet, a light guide plate, and a reflective plate, and wherein the reflective polarizing film comprises an absorption dye which includes at least one of a hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye and a tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the reflective polarizing film sequentially comprises a first polyester layer, a first adhesive layer, a core layer, a second adhesive layer, a second polyester layer, and a rear bead layer, and wherein the reflective polarizing film has a coating layer including the absorption dye on at least one position of one side or both sides of the first polyester layer, one side or both sides of the core layer, and one side or both sides of the second polyester layer, or comprises the absorption dye in the first adhesive layer, the second adhesive layer, or both thereof.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the reflective polarizing film sequentially comprises a diffusion bead layer, a diffusion coating layer, a core layer, an adhesive layer, a polyester layer, and a rear bead layer, and wherein the reflective polarizing film has a coating layer including the absorption dye on at least one position of one side or both sides of the core layer and one side or both sides of the polyester layer, or comprises the absorption dye in the diffusion coating layer, the adhesive layer, or both thereof.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the core layer is a laminated film in which a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having different refractive indices from each other are alternatingly stacked to selectively reflect and transmit a visible light having a specific wavelength.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the core layer is a laminated film in which a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having different refractive indices from each other are alternatingly stacked to selectively reflect and transmit a visible light having a specific wavelength.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the absorption dye further comprises a dye absorbing a wavelength band of 480 nm to 510 nm or 560 nm to 610 nm.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the absorption dye further comprises a dye absorbing a wavelength band of 480 nm to 510 nm or 560 nm to 610 nm.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the absorption dye further comprises a dye absorbing a wavelength band of 480 nm to 510 nm or 560 nm to 610 nm.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 6, wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of a cyanine-based dye, a pyrrole methine-based dye, a rhodamine-based dye, and a boron dipyrromethene-based dye.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 7, wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of a cyanine-based dye, a pyrrole methine-based dye, a rhodamine-based dye, and a boron dipyrromethene-based dye.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 8, wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of a cyanine-based dye, a pyrrole methine-based dye, a rhodamine-based dye, and a boron dipyrromethene-based dye.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 9, wherein the absorption dye is a combination of the hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye, the cyanine-based dye, and the tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 10, wherein the absorption dye is a combination of the hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye, the cyanine-based dye, and the tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 11, wherein the absorption dye is a combination of the hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye, the cyanine-based dye, and the tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
15. The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the absorption dye is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the absorption dye-containing coating layer or adhesive layer.
16. The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the absorption dye is included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the absorption dye-containing coating layer or adhesive layer.
17. The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal panel sequentially comprises an upper polarizing plate, an adhesive layer I, a liquid crystal cell, an adhesive layer II, and a lower polarizing plate.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] A liquid crystal display of the present invention comprises a backlight unit and a liquid crystal panel, wherein the backlight unit sequentially comprises two or more of a reflective polarizing film, a prism sheet, a diffusion sheet, a light guide plate, and a reflective plate, and the reflective polarizing film comprises an absorption dye which includes at least one of a hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye and a tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
[0020] A structure of a liquid crystal display according to an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in
[0021] Referring to
[0022] Referring to
[0023] However, the liquid crystal display of the present invention is not limited to the above-described structure and may be variously modified if necessary.
[0024] When the basic principle of a liquid crystal display is examined, since brightness of light emitted from a light source is rapidly decreased due to diffusion of the light in a horizontal/vertical direction perpendicular to a side of a diffusion sheet while the light is guided in a direction of a liquid crystal panel through a light guide plate and then passes through the diffusion sheet, outgoing of the light from the diffusion sheet in a direction other than a front light exit surface is prevented by passing the light through a prism sheet and light directivity is improved to narrow a viewing angle, and thus, brightness in a direction of the front light exit surface of backlight is increased. Subsequently, since the light passed through the prism sheet (horizontal and/or vertical prism sheet) is allowed to pass through a reflective polarizing film, the increase in the brightness is maximized by light recycling.
[0025] According to the present invention, the backlight unit sequentially comprises two or more of a reflective polarizing film, a prism sheet, a diffusion sheet, a light guide plate, and a reflective plate, and the reflective polarizing film comprises an absorption dye which includes at least one of a hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye and a tetra aza porphyrin-based dye. That is, brightness loss may vary depending on a position of a layer including the absorption dye, wherein technical features of the present invention include that the layer including the absorption dye is positioned in the reflective polarizing film near the liquid crystal panel among component layers of the backlight unit.
[0026] According to an embodiment of the present invention, the reflective polarizing film may sequentially comprise the first polyester layer, the first adhesive layer, the core layer, the second adhesive layer, the second polyester layer, and the rear bead layer (structure of 201A in
[0027] According to another embodiment of the present invention, the reflective polarizing film may sequentially comprise the diffusion bead layer, the diffusion coating layer, the core layer, the adhesive layer, the polyester layer, and the rear bead layer (structure of 201B in
[0028] For example, each of the coating layer and adhesive layer including the absorption dye may be formed by wet coating. Specifically, a thickness of each of the absorption dye-containing coating layer and adhesive layer may be in a range of 1 μm to 100 μm, 2 μm to 100 μm, 2 μm to 25 μm, or 2 μm to 15 μm.
[0029] The absorption dye-containing coating layer may comprise a binder resin, and the binder resin, for example, may comprise at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polyester-based binder resin, an acryl-based binder resin, a polyurethane-based binder resin, a melamine-based binder resin, a polyvinyl alcohol-based binder resin, and an oxazoline-based binder resin. Specifically, the binder resin may be an acryl-based binder resin.
[0030] The absorption dye-containing adhesive layer may further comprise a pressure-sensitive adhesive. The pressure-sensitive adhesive, for example, may comprise at least one adhesive selected from the group consisting of an acryl-based adhesive, a urethane-based adhesive, an epoxy-based adhesive, and a silicon-based adhesive. Specifically, the pressure-sensitive adhesive may be an acryl-based adhesive.
[0031] Specifically, the absorption dye may be included in an amount of 0.01 wt % to 10 wt %, particularly 0.05 wt % to 7 wt %, based on the total weight of the absorption dye-containing coating layer or adhesive layer.
[0032] The polyester layer may comprise a polycarbonate film or a polyethylene terephthalate film. Specifically, the polyethylene terephthalate film may be uniaxially stretched or may have a controlled orientation angle.
[0033] The core layer may be a laminated film in which a first polymer layer and a second polymer layer having different refractive indices from each other are alternatingly stacked to selectively reflect and transmit a visible light having a specific wavelength. For example, the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer may be stacked to be directly in contact with each other or may be stacked to have additional polymer layers disposed there between. Specifically, the laminate may have 100 layers to 1,000 layers, for example, 300 layers to 500 layers.
[0034] The first polymer layer may be formed of polyester in which the refractive index is changed by stretching. Specifically, the first polymer layer may be a polyethylene terephthalate film or a polynaphthalene terephthalate film.
[0035] The second polymer layer may be formed of polyester in which a change in the refractive index by stretching is small. Specifically, the second polymer layer may be a copolymerized polynaphthalene terephthalate film. For example, the copolymerized polynaphthalene terephthalate may be formed by copolymerization of a dicarboxylic acid component including naphthalene dicarboxylic acid and dimethyl terephthalic acid with a glycol component including ethylene glycol.
[0036] Each of the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer may have a thickness of 0.05 μm to 0.5 μm, for example, 0.05 μm to 0.3 μm. The thickness of the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer may be continuously changed or may be changed stepwise.
[0037] The first polymer layer may be stretched in a uniaxial direction (x-axis direction) to have a high refractive index in the uniaxial stretching direction (x-axis direction), and, as a result, a difference in the refractive index from the second polymer layer in the stretching direction is increased. Thus, the core layer, which is formed by alternatingly stacking the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer, may have reflective characteristics with respect to first polarized light.
[0038] In contrast, since the difference in the refractive index between the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer does not occur in another axis direction (y-axis direction) perpendicular to the uniaxial stretching direction in a film plane, the core layer may have transmissive characteristics with respect to second polarized light.
[0039] The prism sheet may comprise the horizontal prism sheet, the vertical prism sheet, or a composite prism sheet as a combination thereof. Also, the prism sheet may be a sheet comprising a plurality of hemispherical microlenses.
[0040] The absorption dye includes at least one of a hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye and a tetra aza porphyrin-based dye, and may further include a dye absorbing a wavelength band of 480 nm to 510 nm or 560 nm to 610 nm. Specifically, the dye may be at least one selected from the group consisting of a cyanine-based dye, a pyrrole methine-based dye, a rhodamine-based dye, and a boron dipyrromethene-based dye. For example, the absorption dye may be a combination of the hydroxy benzotriazole-based dye, the cyanine-based dye, and the tetra aza porphyrin-based dye.
[0041] The liquid crystal panel may sequentially comprise the upper polarizing plate, the adhesive layer I, the liquid crystal cell, the adhesive layer II, and the lower polarizing plate.
[0042] The component layers of each of the backlight unit and the liquid crystal panel constituting the liquid crystal display of the present invention may have a material, a thickness, and a shape, which are commonly accepted in the art, and may be variously modified if necessary.
[0043] Thus, the liquid crystal display of the present invention, which comprises the reflective polarizing film including the absorption dye, may provide enhanced color gamut and brightness by blocking unnecessary wavelengths other than pure RGB wavelengths while transmitting the pure RGB wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible.
EXAMPLE
[0044] Hereinafter, the present invention is explained in more detail by Examples. The following Examples are intended to further illustrate the present invention without limiting its scope.
Example 1-1
[0045] 25 wt % of an acryl binder resin (GS1000 manufactured by Soken) and 75 wt % of methyl ethyl ketone were mixed to prepare a solution, and an absorption dye (SK-d593 SK Chemicals, main absorption wavelength band: 560 nm to 610 nm) was then added thereto in an amount of 0.05 part by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the solution to prepare an absorption dye-containing coating layer composition.
[0046] One surface of a uniaxially stretched polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film (average thickness: 100 μm, orientation angle: 3°) was coated with the absorption dye-containing coating layer composition by using a mayer bar and dried and cured to form a 5 μm thick absorption dye-containing coating layer. Thereafter, a core layer was adhered to the other side of the uniaxially stretched PET film and a general PET film (manufacturer: SKC, product name: V5400) was adhered to the other side of the core layer. A reflective polarizing film (see
[0047] Also, a liquid crystal display was manufactured by using a liquid crystal panel having a structure in which an upper polarizing plate, an adhesive layer I, a liquid crystal cell, an adhesive layer II, and a lower polarizing plate were sequentially stacked (see
Example 1-2
[0048] A liquid crystal display was manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1-1 except that a reflective polarizing film (see
Comparative Example 1
[0049] A liquid crystal display having the same structure as Example 1-1 was used except that an absorption dye was not added.
Experimental Example 1
[0050] Characteristics and changes in spectrum were measured for the liquid crystal displays manufactured in Examples 1-1 and 1-2 and Comparative Example 1 by using a radiometer (CS-2000, Minolta Co., Ltd.), and the results thereof are presented in Table 1 and
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparative Example Example 1 Example 1-1 1-2 Full W x 0.3091 0.2731 0.2716 y 0.3476 0.3027 0.3020 Full R x 0.6504 0.6652 0.6654 y 0.3359 0.3171 0.3165 Full G x 0.3028 0.2713 0.2709 y 0.6439 0.6454 0.6457 Full B x 0.1538 0.1510 0.1510 y 0.0527 0.0646 0.0645 Color gamut DCI area ratio 79.4% 88.2% 88.4% (based on DCI overlap ratio 75.3% 88.2% 88.4% CIE1931) Color gamut DCI area ratio 86.4% 91.6% 91.9% (based on DCI overlap ratio 84.8% 91.6% 91.9% CIE1976)
[0051] As illustrated in Table 1 and
Examples 2-1 to 2-5
[0052] Liquid crystal displays were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1-2 except that the amount of the absorption dye (SK-d593 SK Chemicals) used was changed as illustrated in Table 2 below.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Amount of absorption dye added (based on 100 parts by weight of the solution, part by weight) Example 2-1 0.03 Example 2-2 0.025 Example 2-3 0.02 Example 2-4 0.015 Example 2-5 0.01
Comparative Example 2
[0053] A liquid crystal display having the same structure as Example 2-1 was used except that an absorption dye was not added.
Experimental Example 2
[0054] Characteristics and changes in spectrum were measured for the liquid crystal displays of Examples 2-1 to 2-5 and Comparative Example 2 in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1, and the results thereof are presented in Table 3 and
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Comparative Example Example Example Example Example Example 2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 Full W Lv 241.4 192.4 196.9 198.2 203.7 205 x 0.3143 0.2936 0.2951 0.2965 0.2989 0.3000 y 0.3260 0.2976 0.3004 0.3020 0.3058 0.3078 Full R Lv 52.3 42.02 42.71 43.16 44.22 44.49 x 0.6394 0.6478 0.6472 0.647 0.646 0.6456 y 0.3293 0.3153 0.3164 0.3172 0.3189 0.3195 Full G Lv 169.3 131.8 134.7 135.8 140.2 141.5 x 0.3114 0.2785 0.2812 0.2831 0.2872 0.2882 y 0.6217 0.6378 0.6367 0.6357 0.6338 0.6335 Full B Lv 21.53 19.97 20.12 20.11 20.31 20.37 x 0.1527 0.1521 0.1521 0.1520 0.1521 0.1521 y 0.0684 0.0641 0.0646 0.0648 0.0655 0.0657 Color DCI area — 83.1% 82.5% 82.1% 81.1% 80.8% gamut ratio (based on DCI — 83.1% 82.5% 82.1% 81.1% 80.8% CIE1931) overlap ratio
[0055] As illustrated in Table 3 and
Examples 3-1 to 3-6
[0056] Liquid crystal displays were manufactured in the same manner as in Example 1-2 except that the haze of the rear bead layer was changed by adjusting the amount of the beads therein (based on 100 parts by weight of the solution) as illustrated in Table 4 below.
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Amount of beads of rear bead layer Haze (parts by weight) of rear bead layer Example 3-1 1.2 56.6% Example 3-2 1.0 46.4% Example 3-3 0.7 30.4% Example 3-4 0.5 22.6% Example 3-5 0.3 14.4% Example 3-6 0.1 5.2%
Experimental Example 3
[0057] Characteristics and changes in spectrum were measured for the liquid crystal displays of Examples 3-1 to 3-6 and Comparative Example 2 in the same manner as in Experimental Example 1, and the results thereof are presented in Table 5 and
[0058] Also, color shifts depending on left and right viewing angles were measured in the same manner, and the results thereof are presented in
TABLE-US-00005 TABLE 5 Comparative Example Example Example Example Example Example Example 2 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 3-6 Lv. — 100% 102% 103% 106% 107% 108% Full W Lv 241.4 183.7 186.6 189.9 194.7 195.7 198.8 x 0.3143 0.2945 0.2949 0.2949 0.2954 0.2958 0.2956 y 0.326 0.2949 0.2953 0.2955 0.2962 0.2966 0.2965 Full R Lv 52.3 41.1 41.8 42.5 43.6 43.9 44.5 x 0.6394 0.6480 0.6481 0.6481 0.6480 0.6481 0.6483 y 0.3293 0.3153 0.3154 0.3156 0.3158 0.3159 0.3157 Full G Lv 169.3 124.5 126.6 128.9 132.2 132.9 134.8 x 0.3114 0.2785 0.2788 0.2789 0.2795 0.2798 0.2791 y 0.6217 0.6364 0.6363 0.6363 0.6363 0.6362 0.6365 Full B Lv 21.53 19.2 19.5 19.8 20.2 20.3 20.6 x 0.1527 0.1520 0.1520 0.1520 0.1521 0.1521 0.1520 y 0.0684 0.0637 0.0638 0.0638 0.0638 0.0639 0.0639 Color DCI — 83.0% 82.9% 82.9% 82.8% 82.8% 83.0% gamut area (based on ratio CIE1931) DCI — 83.0% 82.9% 82.9% 82.8% 82.8% 83.0% overlap ratio Color DCI — 87.3% 87.3% 87.2% 87.1% 87.0% 87.2% gamut area (based on ratio CIE1976) DCI — 87.3% 87.3% 87.2% 87.1% 87.0% 87.2% overlap ratio
[0059] As illustrated in Table 5 and
[0060] Also, as illustrated in
[0061] Thus, it may be confirmed that the liquid crystal display of the present invention may improve a color gamut by transmitting pure RGB wavelengths emitted from a light source as much as possible and blocking unnecessary wavelengths other than the RGB wavelengths, and, as a result, enhancements of brightness and color gamut were maximized.
TABLE-US-00006 Explanation of Mark 10: a liquid crystal panel 101: an upper polarizing plate 102: an adhesive layer I 103: a liquid crystal cell 104: an adhesive layer II 105: a lower polarizing plate 20: a backlight unit 201: a reflective polarizing film 202: a horizontal prism sheet 203: a vertical prism sheet 204: a diffusion sheet 205: a light guide plate 206: a reflective plate 201A and 201B: a reflective polarizing film 201A-1: a first polyester layer 201A-2: a first adhesive layer 201A-3 and 201B-3: a core layer 201A-4: a second adhesive layer 201A-5: a second polyester layer 201A-6: a rear bead layer 201B-1: a diffusion bead layer 201B-2: a diffusion coating layer 201B-4: an adhesive layer 201B-5: a polyester layer 201B-6: a rear bead layer 202-1: a prism pattern layer 202-2: a prism sheet base material 202-3: a rear coating layer 202-4: third beads 204-1: first beads 204-2: a diffusion coating layer 204-3: a diffusion sheet base material 204-4: a concealing coating layer 204-5: second beads 206-1: fourth beads 206-2: a front coating layer 206-3: a reflective plate base material