WO2024058057A1 - ポリエステルフィルムとその用途 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a polyester film with excellent heat resistance and bending resistance, a polyester film for a surface protection film of a folding display, a hard coat film for a surface protection film of a folding display, a folding display, and a mobile terminal device, and in particular, The present invention relates to a polyester film for a surface protection film of a folding display, a hard coat film for the surface protection film of a folding display, a folding display, and a mobile terminal device, which is unlikely to cause image distortion due to film deformation even when repeatedly folded.
- mobile terminal devices As mobile terminal devices become thinner and lighter, mobile terminal devices typified by smartphones are becoming more widespread. While mobile terminal devices are required to have various functions, they are also required to be convenient. Therefore, the popular mobile terminal devices must have a small screen size of about 6 inches because they can be easily operated with one hand and are intended to be stored in clothing pockets.
- tablet terminals with a screen size of 7 inches to 10 inches are expected to be used not only for video content and music, but also for business purposes, drawing purposes, reading, etc., and have high functionality.
- it cannot be operated with one hand has poor portability, and has problems in terms of convenience.
- Patent Document 1 a method has been proposed to make the display more compact by connecting multiple displays together (see Patent Document 1).
- Patent Document 1 leaves a bezel, which means the image is cut off and visibility is reduced, which has led to the technology not being widely adopted.
- the surface of the display could be protected with a non-flexible material such as glass.
- a folding display when a one-page display is created through the folding portion, it is necessary to use a hard coat film or the like that is flexible and capable of protecting the surface.
- Plastic films have excellent flexibility, and polyester films are especially suitable in terms of mechanical properties, optical properties, and price.
- polyester films when the device itself becomes hot during operation, or when the device is placed in a high-temperature environment such as in a car, it can easily become deformed, distorting the image.
- Patent Document 2 a method of partially changing the film thickness has been proposed (see Patent Document 2).
- Patent Document 2 the manufacturing process is complicated because the film thickness is changed, and there is a problem that mass productivity is poor.
- the present invention is an attempt to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional display surface protection member, and has excellent heat resistance and mass productivity, and is capable of preventing images displayed on the folded portion after being repeatedly folded.
- polyester films for surface protection films for folding displays and hard materials for surface protection films we are developing polyester films for surface protection films for folding displays and hard materials for surface protection films. The aim is to provide a coated film.
- the present invention typically consists of the following configuration.
- a polyester film having a tan ⁇ of 0.020 or less at 65° C. obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement by tension in at least one direction of the longitudinal direction and the width direction.
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- the high-temperature hold angle is the angle formed by the folds that occur after the polyester film is fixed for 18 hours under heating at 60°C so that a strain of 1.7% is generated on both surfaces of the bent portion. refers to 3.
- the polyester film according to item 1 or 2 which has a thickness of 10 to 80 ⁇ m and satisfies the following conditions.
- Refractive index in either the longitudinal direction or the width direction is 1.590 to 1.650
- the refractive index in the other direction of the longitudinal direction and the width direction is 1.670 to 1.700
- Refractive index in the thickness direction is 1.520 or less
- Density 1.380 g/cm 3 or more 4.
- the polyester film according to 5th which has a hard coat easily adhesive layer on at least one side. 7.
- a hard coat film for a surface protection film of a foldable display comprising the polyester film according to any one of items 1 to 6, and a hard coat layer having a thickness of 1 to 50 ⁇ m on at least one side of the polyester film.
- a foldable display comprising the hard coat film for a surface protection film of a foldable display according to the seventh aspect, wherein the hard coat film is arranged as a surface protection film so that the hard coat layer is located on the display surface, and A foldable display in which the hard coat film is disposed as a continuous single surface protective film across the folded portion of the foldable display. 9.
- a mobile terminal device having a foldable display according to 8th.
- the polyester film of the present invention which has excellent heat resistance, maintains good mass productivity and is resistant to deformation even after being repeatedly folded under high temperature conditions. Less likely to cause disturbance.
- This polyester film is useful as a surface protection film for folding displays and a hard coat film for surface protection.
- a foldable display using this surface protection film or surface protection hard coat film is unlikely to cause image distortion at the folded portion of the display because these films are unlikely to deform after being repeatedly folded. .
- a mobile terminal device equipped with a foldable display as described above provides beautiful images, is rich in functionality, and has excellent convenience such as portability.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a foldable display and a bending radius when folded. It is a schematic diagram for showing the bending direction of the polyester film in the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of measuring a high temperature hold angle in a bending direction. An enlarged schematic diagram of a sample film (number 3) sandwiched between two PTFE plates is shown. A schematic diagram of an outward-bending foldable smartphone and a foldable display is shown.
- display used in the present invention generally refers to display devices, and types of displays include LCDs, organic EL displays, inorganic EL displays, LEDs, and FEDs.
- LCDs organic EL displays
- inorganic EL displays that have a bendable structure.
- Organic EL displays and inorganic EL displays are more preferred because they can reduce the layer structure, and organic EL displays are particularly preferred because they have a wide color gamut.
- a foldable display is a single continuous display that can be folded into two for carrying. By folding it, you can reduce the size by half and improve portability.
- the bending radius of the foldable display is preferably 5 mm or less, more preferably 3 mm or less. If the bending radius is 5 mm or less, it is possible to make the foldable display thinner in the folded state. It can be said that the smaller the bending radius, the better.
- the foldable display of the present invention can suppress the occurrence of crease marks in the polyester film even when used with such a bending radius.
- the bending radius of the foldable display is preferably 0 to 5 mm, more preferably 0 to 3 mm. If the bending radius is 5 mm or less, the folded state can be made thinner. The smaller the bending radius is, the better, but it may be 0.1 to 5 mm, 0.1 to 3 mm, 0.5 to 3 mm, 0.5 to 5 mm, or 1 to 5 mm. Even if the bending radius is 1 to 5 mm, it is possible to achieve a practically sufficient thickness reduction in the folded form compared to a display without a folding structure.
- the bending radius when folded is the value measured at the point 11 of the foldable display 1 in the schematic diagram of FIG. 1, and means the inner radius of the folded portion when folded.
- the surface protection film which will be described later, may be located on the outside of the folded display, or may be located on the inside of the folded display.
- the foldable display may be folded in three or four, or may be a roll-up type called a rollable display, and all of these fall within the scope of the foldable display in the present invention.
- polyester film of the present invention can be used for folding displays not only by folding in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 1 but also by folding in the width direction.
- the foldable display may be bent outward or bent inward.
- Inward-bending type foldable displays have a display located on the inside when folded, and normally the display cannot be viewed in the folded state.
- the display In a foldable display that bends outward, the display is located on the outside when folded, and the display can be viewed even in the folded state ( Figure 5).
- the polyester film of the present invention can be used in any embodiment.
- the polyester film of the present invention may be placed either on the outside or inside of the display, or may be placed on both the outside and inside of the display.
- the polyester film of the present invention does not easily leave fold marks even with a small bending radius, so it can be used in such various embodiments.
- the polyester film for foldable displays of the present invention may be used in any component of foldable displays.
- FIG. 5 shows a diagram schematically showing the structure of a foldable display.
- a typical structure of a foldable display and a portion to which the polyester film of the present invention can be used will be explained using an organic EL display as an example.
- the polyester film for foldable displays of the present invention may be simply referred to as the polyester film of the present invention.
- a foldable organic EL display has an organic EL module as an essential component, but is further provided with a circularly polarizing plate, a touch panel module, a front protection film, a back protection film, etc., as necessary.
- Organic EL module The general structure of an organic EL module consists of an electrode/electron transport layer/light emitting layer/hole transport layer/transparent electrode.
- the polyester film of the present invention can be used as a base material on which an electrode is provided, and further an electron transport layer, a light emitting layer, a hole transport layer, and a transparent electrode are provided. In particular, it can be preferably used as a base material for transparent electrodes.
- the polyester film of the present invention is preferably provided with a barrier layer such as a metal oxide layer. In order to improve barrier properties, a plurality of barrier layers may be provided, or a plurality of polyester films each provided with a barrier layer may be used.
- the polyester film of the present invention can be used as this surface protection film.
- the surface protection film includes a so-called cover window built into the outermost surface of the display, and an after-film that can be attached, peeled off, and replaced by the user himself, but in either case, the polyester film of the present invention can be used. Can be used.
- the polyester film of the present invention is used as a surface protection film, it is preferable that a hard coat layer is laminated on at least the surface side of the polyester film.
- the polyester film is provided on the surface of the foldable display with the hard coat layer facing the viewing side. Note that the hard coat layer may be provided on both sides of the polyester film.
- any film with high light transmittance and low haze can be used, such as polyimide film, polyester film, polycarbonate film, acrylic film, triacetyl cellulose film, and cycloolefin polymer film.
- polyimide films and polyester films which have high impact resistance and sufficient pencil hardness, are preferred, and polyester films, which can be manufactured at low cost, are particularly preferred.
- the polyester film of the present invention may be a single layer film or a multilayer film having two or more layers, and each layer constituting the multilayer film may contain the same polyester resin or may contain different polyester resins. . Furthermore, the multilayer film may have a super multilayer structure in which different layers are alternately and repeatedly laminated. The multilayer film may have a structure of 2 to 30 layers, or a structure of 2 to 20 layers, for example.
- the polyester film may be a single layer film made of one or more types of polyester resin. When using two or more types of polyester resins, the polyester film may be a multilayer film having a super multilayer structure, or may be another multilayer film.
- polyester resin used in the polyester film examples include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyethylene naphthalate, polyethylene-2,6-naphthalate, or copolymers containing the constituent components of these resins as main components. Can be mentioned. Among these, stretched polyethylene terephthalate film is particularly preferred in terms of mechanical properties, heat resistance, transparency, cost, and the like.
- the polyester film contains polyethylene terephthalate resin as a main component (for example, more than 50% by mass).
- the polyester film may further contain other polyester resins, and the content thereof is, for example, less than 50% by mass, 40% by mass or less, and 10% by mass or less, based on 100% by mass of the polyester film. Generally, it is preferably 5% by weight or less, and more preferably less than 5% by weight. When the content of other polyester resins is less than 5% by mass, the crystallinity of the polyester film can be maintained highly, and the high temperature hold angle can be maintained well.
- the content thereof is, for example, 0.1% by mass or more and less than 50% by mass, 0.1 to 40% by mass, 0.1% by mass, based on 100% by mass of the polyester film. It can be 10% by mass, 0.1% by mass to 5% by mass, 0.1% by mass or more and less than 5% by mass, etc.
- the content of polyethylene terephthalate resin in the polyester film may be more than 50% by mass, 60% by mass or more, 90% by mass or more, preferably 95% by mass or more, and 95% by mass, based on the mass of the polyester film. Super is more preferable.
- the proportion of polyethylene terephthalate in the raw material ratio of the polyester film is 100% by weight.
- a polyester film may contain multiple types of polyethylene terephthalates with different characteristics. By increasing the proportion of polyethylene terephthalate, deformation of the polyester film after folding in a high temperature region is suppressed, and image disturbance at the folded portion of the display can be suppressed.
- a mobile terminal device equipped with a foldable display using the polyester film of the present invention provides beautiful images, is rich in functionality, and has excellent convenience such as portability.
- examples of the dicarboxylic acid component of the polyester include aliphatic dicarboxylic acids such as adipic acid and sebacic acid; terephthalic acid, isophthalic acid, phthalic acid, and 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid. aromatic dicarboxylic acids such as; and polyfunctional carboxylic acids such as trimellitic acid and pyromellitic acid.
- glycol components of polyester include, for example, fatty acid glycols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, propylene glycol, and neopentyl glycol; aromatic glycols such as p-xylene glycol; Examples include alicyclic glycols such as methanol; polyethylene glycols having an average molecular weight of 150 to 20,000.
- the preferred mass ratio of the copolymer components in the polyester copolymer is less than 20% by mass. When the amount is less than 20% by mass, film strength, transparency, and heat resistance are maintained, which is preferable.
- the intrinsic viscosity of the resin pellets as a raw material for the polyester film is preferably in the range of 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g.
- the intrinsic viscosity is 0.50 dl/g or more, the impact resistance of the obtained film is improved and the internal circuit of the display is less likely to be disconnected due to external impact, which is preferable.
- the intrinsic viscosity is 1.00 dl/g or less because it is easy to stably operate film production without increasing the filtration pressure of the molten fluid too much.
- the intrinsic viscosity of all of these multiple types of resin pellets may be in the range of 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g, and at least one type of pellet may have an intrinsic viscosity in the range of 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g.
- the intrinsic viscosity of the main component resin pellets is in the range of 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g.
- the thickness of the polyester film is preferably 10 to 80 ⁇ m, more preferably 25 to 75 ⁇ m.
- the thickness is 10 ⁇ m or more, the effect of improving pencil hardness and impact resistance is improved, and when the thickness is 80 ⁇ m or less, it is advantageous for weight reduction and also has excellent flexibility, workability, and handling properties.
- the surface of the polyester film may be smooth or uneven. When used as a display cover window, it is preferable to have a smooth film surface.
- the haze of the polyester film is preferably 3% or less, more preferably 2% or less, and most preferably 1% or less. When the haze is 3% or less, image visibility can be improved.
- the lower limit of haze is better, but from the viewpoint of stable production, it is preferably 0.1% or more, and may be 0.3% or more.
- the haze can be, for example, 0.1-3%, 0.1-2%, 0.1-1%, 0.3-3%, 0.3-2%, 0.3-1%, etc.
- the film may have irregularities.
- irregularities can be formed by adding particles to the polyester film disposed on the surface layer, by coating the polyester film with a coating layer containing particles during film formation, and the like.
- particles can be added at any stage of manufacturing the polyester.
- a slurry of particles dispersed in ethylene glycol or the like is added, and the polycondensation reaction is allowed to proceed. good.
- a method of blending a slurry of particles dispersed in ethylene glycol or water with a polyester raw material using a kneading extruder with a vent, or a method of blending dried particles and a polyester raw material using a kneading extruder Particles can be mixed using methods such as
- the filtered particles are added to the remainder of the polyester raw material before, during, or after the esterification reaction.
- the addition method is preferred as a method for blending particles. According to this method, since the monomer liquid has a low viscosity, homogeneous dispersion of particles and high-precision filtration of slurry can be easily performed. Aggregates are also less likely to occur. From this point of view, it is particularly preferable to homogeneously disperse inorganic particles in the remainder of the raw material in a low temperature state before the esterification reaction, and then add the resultant mixture after filtration.
- the number of protrusions on the film surface can be further reduced by a method (masterbatch method) in which a polyester containing particles is obtained in advance and then the pellets are kneaded and extruded with pellets not containing particles.
- the tan ⁇ obtained by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement by stretching the polyester film in the width direction or longitudinal direction is preferably smaller, and the tan ⁇ at 65° C. is preferably 0 to 0.020, more preferably 0 to 0.018.
- Tan ⁇ in dynamic viscoelasticity measurement is determined from the ratio of loss modulus to storage modulus, and the smaller tan ⁇ indicates that the film maintains its elasticity. It has high elasticity compared to viscosity, and if the elasticity is maintained, irreversible deformation is less likely to occur, and bending resistance is also less likely to cause crease marks.
- tan ⁇ can be adjusted by the stretching ratio and temperature conditions, it can be adjusted more effectively by heat treatment (BTA treatment) after film formation.
- BTA treatment heat treatment
- Examples include aging and annealing treatments.
- An example of the annealing treatment includes heating below the Tg of the polyester film, preferably at 60 to 80°C, more preferably at 65 to 75°C. By keeping the temperature within the above range, the amorphous region can be effectively changed. It is preferable to heat at the above temperature for 6 hours or more, preferably 12 hours or more, more preferably 24 hours or more, and then return to room temperature over 1 hour or more, preferably 6 hours or more, and even more preferably 12 hours or more.
- the preferable heating time is more than 12 hours and not more than 30 hours, and the preferable cooling rate when returning to room temperature is less than 10°C/h.
- Heat treatment after film formation has the effect of improving heat resistance by making the amorphous region more dense and bringing it closer to the ideal state. Furthermore, the amorphous region approaches an ideal state, which has the effect of improving bending resistance. Therefore, even if the stretching ratio and stretching temperature conditions during production are wider, a film with excellent bending resistance at high temperatures can be produced.
- the high temperature hold angle of the polyester film in at least one direction of the width direction or the longitudinal direction is preferably 100 to 180° under heating conditions of 60°C, more preferably 105 to 180°, and even more preferably 110 to 180°. preferable. If the high-temperature hold angle at 60° C. is 100° or more, the film will be less prone to crease marks when folded for a long time, and even if crease marks are formed, they will easily disappear.
- the high temperature hold angle refers to the bending angle that occurs after the polyester film is fixed for 18 hours under heating at a predetermined temperature (for example, 60°C) so that a strain of 1.7% is generated on both surfaces of the bent portion. Points to the angle that is left behind.
- a mobile terminal device equipped with a foldable display using the polyester film of the present invention provides beautiful images, is rich in functionality, and has excellent convenience such as portability.
- a sample film (code 3) with a width direction of 10 mm, a flow direction of 50 mm, and a thickness of 50 ⁇ m was placed in a space between two PTFE plates (code 31) arranged in parallel via a 3 mm thick spacer (code 32).
- the sample film is bent and sandwiched with the flow direction as the bending direction, and after 72 hours have passed in an environment of 20° C. and 65% RH, the sample film is taken out, and the bending angle (numeral 33) of the sample film after 5 minutes has passed can be taken as the hold angle.
- the bending angle (numeral 33) of the sample film after 5 minutes has passed can be taken as the hold angle. Note that a method for measuring the high temperature hold angle in the bending direction will be exemplified in Examples.
- the polyester film may contain various additives within the range that maintains the preferable range of total light transmittance.
- additives include antistatic agents, UV absorbers, and stabilizers.
- the total light transmittance of the polyester film is preferably 85% or more, more preferably 87% or more. If the transmittance is 85% or more, visibility can be sufficiently ensured. It can be said that the higher the total light transmittance of the polyester film, the better, but from the standpoint of stable production, it is preferably 99% or less, and may be 97% or less.
- the total light transmittance of the polyester film may be 85-99%, 85-97%, 87-99%, 87-97%.
- the maximum thermal shrinkage rate of the polyester film after heat treatment at 150° C. for 30 minutes may be 6% or less, preferably 5% or less, and more preferably 2.5% or less. If the maximum thermal shrinkage rate is 6% or less, flatness defects such as curls and waviness during HC processing can be suppressed. It can be said that the lower the maximum thermal shrinkage rate, the better, but it may be -1% or more, or 0% or more. The minus sign here means that it expanded after heating.
- the maximum thermal shrinkage rate may be -1 to 6%, -1 to 5%, -1 to 2.5%, 0 to 6%, 0 to 5%, 0 to 2.5%.
- One or both sides of the polyester film of the present invention can be treated to improve adhesion with the resin forming the hard coat layer or the like.
- the treatment for improving adhesion may be, for example, a method of treating the surface of the polyester film, a method of providing an adhesion-improving layer on the surface of the polyester film, or the like.
- surface treatment methods include sandblasting, unevenness treatment using solvent treatment, corona discharge treatment, electron beam irradiation treatment, plasma treatment, ozone and ultraviolet irradiation treatment, flame treatment, chromic acid treatment, hot air treatment, etc. can be used without particular limitation.
- an adhesion-improving layer such as an easy-adhesion layer between the polyester film and the hard coat layer
- an adhesion-improving layer such as an easy-adhesion layer between the polyester film and the hard coat layer
- the resin for forming the easily adhesive layer acrylic resin, polyester resin, polyurethane resin, polyether resin, etc. can be used without particular limitation, and the easily adhesive layer can be formed by a general coating method, preferably a so-called in-line coating method.
- the above-mentioned polyester film is produced by, for example, homogeneously dispersing inorganic particles in a monomer liquid that is part of the polyester raw material, filtering it, and adding the inorganic particles in the form of a slurry to the remainder of the polyester raw material to polymerize the polyester. It can be manufactured through a polymerization step and a film forming step in which the polyester is melt-extruded into a sheet through a filter, cooled, and stretched to form a base film.
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- the number of layers is not limited, such as a single layer structure or a multilayer structure. Note that even in an embodiment in which a polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) film is used instead of a PET film, the polyester film according to the present invention can be manufactured by the same method.
- PEN polyethylene naphthalate
- PET pellets After PET pellets are mixed at a predetermined ratio and dried, they are fed to a known extruder for melt lamination, extruded into a sheet through a slit-shaped die, and cooled and solidified on a casting roll to form an unstretched film. .
- a known extruder for melt lamination, extruded into a sheet through a slit-shaped die, and cooled and solidified on a casting roll to form an unstretched film.
- it is sufficient to form an unstretched film using one extruder, but when producing a film with a multilayer structure, two or more extruders and a manifold with two or more layers are required.
- a merging block for example, a merging block with a square merging part
- a merging block to laminate multiple film layers constituting each outermost layer, extrude two or more layers of sheets from a die, cool them with a casting roll, and leave them unused.
- a stretched film can be formed.
- the filter medium used for high-precision filtration of molten resin is not particularly limited, but a filter medium of stainless steel sintered body has excellent ability to remove aggregates and high melting point organic substances mainly composed of Si, Ti, Sb, Ge, and Cu. Therefore, it is preferable.
- the filtration particle size (initial filtration efficiency of 95%) of the filter medium is preferably 20 ⁇ m or less, particularly preferably 15 ⁇ m or less.
- the filtration particle size (initial filtration efficiency of 95%) of the filter medium exceeds 20 ⁇ m, foreign matter having a size of 20 ⁇ m or more cannot be sufficiently removed.
- the preferred refractive index when using a polyester film as a surface protection film for a folding display will be described, but the film of the present invention is not limited to the following.
- the refractive index of the polyester film in at least one of the longitudinal direction (machine flow direction) and the width direction is preferably 1.590 to 1.650, more preferably 1.591 to 1.649, It is even more preferably from 1.591 to 1.610, even more preferably from 1.591 to 1.606. It is preferable that the refractive index in at least one of the longitudinal direction and the width direction is 1.590 to 1.650 because there is little deformation when repeatedly folded and there is no risk of deteriorating the image quality of the foldable display.
- the polyester film in a direction in which the refractive index is 1.590 to 1.650 as the refraction direction.
- the bending direction is the direction indicated by 22 on the polyester film (2) in FIG. 2, and is orthogonal to the folded portion (21) assumed for use as a surface protection film for folding displays. pointing in the direction.
- the refractive index is 1.591 to 1.649.
- the direction is the above-mentioned bending direction.
- the refractive index of the polyester film can be effectively adjusted by adjusting the stretching ratio and stretching temperature. Furthermore, a relaxation step in the stretching direction or multistage stretching may be used to adjust the refractive index. When performing multi-stage stretching, it is preferable that the stretching ratio in the second and subsequent stages is higher than the stretching ratio in the first stage.
- the refractive index in at least one of the longitudinal direction (machine flow direction) and the width direction of the polyester film within the above range, and more preferably controlling the refractive index in the bending direction within the above range, it is possible to Fatigue due to such compressive stress can be reduced. Fatigue due to compressive stress is thought to occur mainly in crystalline parts, and fatigue is less likely to occur when there are fewer crystals in the bending direction. Therefore, since the refractive index in the bending direction is smaller than the refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the bending direction, the amount of oriented crystals in the bending direction is reduced, and fatigue due to compressive stress is suppressed.
- the creep phenomenon caused by the tensile stress applied to the outside of the fold during folding can be suppressed by reducing the refractive index.
- Fatigue due to tensile stress is thought to occur mainly in the amorphous region, and repeated stress causes molecular chains to be aligned, resulting in deformation. It can be inferred that the fewer molecular chains are aligned in the bending direction, the less deformation will occur due to alignment.
- the crystallinity that is, the density is high.
- the stretching ratio of the unstretched polyester sheet in at least one of the longitudinal direction (machine flow direction) and the width direction is preferably 1.2 to 4.0 times, preferably 1.4 to 3. It is more preferably 5 times, and even more preferably 1.7 to 2.0 times.
- the stretching direction in which the magnification is given is preferably the bending direction when the polyester film is used in a folding display. It is preferable that the stretching ratio is 1.2 times or more because deformation during hard coating is suppressed, and it is preferable that the stretching ratio is 4.0 times or less because unevenness in film thickness does not occur.
- the stretching temperature is preferably 75 to 120°C, more preferably 75 to 105°C.
- a heating method during stretching conventionally known means such as a hot air heating method, a roll heating method, an infrared heating method, etc. can be employed.
- a hot air heating method a roll heating method, an infrared heating method, etc.
- the stretching temperature 75 to 120°C
- large thickness unevenness due to stretching at the above-mentioned stretching ratio can be prevented.
- the refractive index Nz in the thickness direction can be lowered.
- the polyester film preferably has a refractive index of 1.670 to 1.700 in a direction in which the refractive index is 1.590 to 1.650 and in a direction perpendicular to that direction.
- the polyester film has a refractive index of 1.590 to 1.650 in the bending direction, and a refractive index of 1.670 to 1.700 in a direction perpendicular to the bending direction (direction of the folded portion).
- the refractive index in the direction of the folded portion By setting the refractive index in the direction of the folded portion to 1.700 or less, it is possible to suppress cracks or breakage in the direction of the folded portion. By setting the refractive index in the direction of the folded portion to 1.670 or more, it is possible to improve the flexibility in the bending direction and to improve the surface hardness of the hard coat layer when the hard coat layer is laminated on the film.
- the refractive index in the direction of the folded portion is more preferably 1.675 to 1.695.
- the direction perpendicular to the bending direction corresponds to the width direction of the polyester film.
- the refractive index in the direction perpendicular to the bending direction is preferably 1.670 to 1.700, more preferably 1.675 to 1.695.
- the refractive index in the bending direction is low. Since the refractive index in the bending direction is lower than the refractive index in the folding direction, deformation when folded in the bending direction can be reduced. Moreover, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of cracks in the direction of the folded portion, and it is also possible to suppress the occurrence of breakage. Moreover, breakage in the winding process after stretching can be suppressed. In addition, the density can be increased and the high temperature hold angle can be improved.
- Examples of methods for adjusting the refractive index in the direction orthogonal to the bending direction include methods for adjusting the stretching ratio, stretching preheating temperature, stretching temperature, multistage stretching, film relaxation, etc. in the direction.
- the stretching ratio in the direction perpendicular to the bending direction is preferably 4.0 to 6.0 times.
- the preheating temperature for stretching in the direction perpendicular to the bending direction is preferably 70 to 110°C.
- the stretching ratio in the second stage and subsequent stages is higher than that in the first stage.
- the film may be relaxed by 1 to 10% in either the machine flow direction (longitudinal direction) or the vertical direction (width direction).
- the refractive index in the thickness direction is preferably 1.520 or less.
- the refractive index in the thickness direction is preferably 1.520 or less.
- the refractive index in the thickness direction may be 1.300 to 1.520, or 1.400 to 1.520.
- the above range can be easily achieved by increasing the stretching ratio in both the bending direction and the fold direction, but after controlling the refractive index in the bending direction and width direction to a preferable range, the refractive index in the thickness direction can be increased. In order to control this, it is important to balance each step of the film forming process.
- the method of controlling the refractive index in the thickness direction within the above range includes preheating temperature for stretching in the bending direction, stretching temperature, stretching ratio, preheating temperature for stretching in the direction of folding, stretching temperature, multi-stage stretching, high-magnification stretching, or heat setting.
- the stretching preheating temperature in the bending direction is preferably 70°C to 110°C.
- the stretching temperature in the bending direction is preferably 75 to 120°C.
- the stretching preheating temperature in the direction of the folded portion is also preferably 75°C to 110°C.
- the stretching temperature is preferably 75 to 120°C.
- the stretching ratio in the direction of the folded portion is preferably 4.0 to 6.0 times, and the refractive index in the thickness direction can be effectively reduced while maintaining or reducing the refractive index in the bending direction.
- Multi-stage stretching may be used as a method for high-magnification stretching.
- a method of stretching again after the crystallization step may be used.
- Accelerated stretching may be used in which the stretching speed is increased from the initial stage to the latter half of the stretching.
- the heat setting temperature is preferably 180 to 240°C.
- the surface hardness of the hard coat layer increases when the hard coat layer is laminated on a film by lowering the refractive index in the thickness direction, it is possible that the aromatic groups such as benzene rings in the molecular chain are oriented in the plane direction. However, it is thought to have the effect of suppressing deformation due to stress applied in the thickness direction.
- the density of the polyester film is 1.380 g/cm 3 or more. More preferably, it is 1.383 g/cm 3 .
- the polyester film can be sufficiently crystallized and deformation of the polyester film at 60° C. can be suppressed. Further, it is possible to suppress the thermal shrinkage rate from increasing, and it is possible to suppress dimensional changes in the polyester film due to heat generation of the device.
- the higher the density the more preferable it is, but it may be less than 1.400 g/cm 3 .
- the density may be 1.380-1.400 g/cm 3 , 1.383-1.400 g/cm 3 .
- the bending direction of the polyester film corresponds to the longitudinal direction (machine flow direction).
- the unstretched polyester sheet is stretched in the longitudinal direction at a stretching ratio of 1.2 to 4.0 times, more preferably 1.4 to 3.5 times, even more preferably 1.7 to 2.0 times.
- a polyester film suitable for use as a surface protection film for foldable displays can be obtained.
- a preferred embodiment is stretching at a stretching ratio of 4.0 to 6.0 times.
- any film forming method such as stretching, relaxation, heat setting, surface treatment, etc. can be used.
- the refractive index and density of the film can be controlled within the above preferred ranges, it is possible to provide a film that has excellent flexibility and surface hardness and is suitable for folding displays.
- PET pellets After sufficiently vacuum-drying PET pellets, they are fed to an extruder, melted and extruded at about 280° C. into a sheet, and cooled and solidified to form an unstretched PET sheet.
- the obtained unstretched sheet is stretched 1.2 to 4.0 times in the longitudinal direction using rolls heated to 75 to 120°C to obtain a uniaxially oriented PET film.
- the ends of the film are held with clips and introduced into a hot air zone heated to 75 to 120° C.
- the film After drying, the film is stretched 4.0 to 6.0 times in the width direction.
- a polyester film can be produced by introducing the film into a heat treatment zone at 180 to 240°C and performing heat treatment for 1 to 60 seconds. During this heat treatment step, a relaxation treatment of 0 to 10% may be performed in the width direction or length direction, if necessary.
- the intrinsic viscosity of the polyester film is preferably in the range of 0.50 to 1.0 dl/g. It is preferable that the intrinsic viscosity is 0.50 dl/g or more because impact resistance is improved and disconnection of the internal circuit of the display due to external impact is less likely to occur. On the other hand, it is preferable that the intrinsic viscosity is 1.00 dl/g or less, since the filtration pressure of the molten fluid will not increase too much and it will be easy to stably operate the film production.
- the easy-adhesive layer is formed by applying a coating solution for forming an easy-adhesive layer to one or both sides of an unstretched or uniaxially stretched film in the longitudinal direction, then drying with heat treatment at 100 to 150°C as necessary, and then stretching the film. It can be obtained by stretching in at least one direction. Heat treatment and drying can also be performed after biaxial stretching.
- the final coating amount of the adhesive layer is preferably controlled to 0.005 to 0.20 g/m 2 . It is preferable that the coating amount is 0.005 g/m 2 or more because adhesiveness is improved. On the other hand, it is preferable that the coating amount is 0.20 g/m 2 or less because blocking resistance improves.
- the resin to be contained in the coating liquid used for laminating the easily adhesive layer for example, polyester resins, polyether polyurethane resins, polyester polyurethane resins, polycarbonate polyurethane resins, acrylic resins, etc. can be used without particular limitation.
- the crosslinking agent to be included in the coating liquid for forming an easily adhesive layer include melamine, isocyanate compounds, oxazoline compounds, epoxy compounds, and carbodiimide compounds. It is also possible to use a mixture of two or more of each. Due to the nature of the in-line coating, these are preferably applied using a water-based coating liquid.
- the resin and crosslinking agent described above are preferably water-soluble or water-dispersible resins or compounds.
- the average particle size of the particles is preferably 2 ⁇ m or less. If the average particle diameter of the particles is 2 ⁇ m or less, the particles will be difficult to fall off from the adhesive layer.
- particles to be included in the adhesive layer include titanium oxide, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, silica, alumina, talc, kaolin, clay, calcium phosphate, mica, hectorite, zirconia, tungsten oxide, lithium fluoride, Examples include inorganic particles such as calcium fluoride, and organic polymer particles such as styrene, acrylic, melamine, benzoguanamine, and silicone. These may be added to the adhesive layer singly or in combination of two or more.
- a known method can be used as a method for applying the coating liquid for forming an easily adhesive layer.
- reverse roll coating method gravure coating method, kiss coating method, roll brushing method, spray coating method, air knife coating method, wire bar coating method, pipe doctor method, etc. Or it can be done in combination.
- the polyester film of the present invention When the polyester film of the present invention is placed on the surface of a folding display and used as a surface protection film for protecting the display, it is preferable that at least one surface thereof has a hard coat layer.
- the hard coat layer is preferably used by being located on the display surface side on the polyester film.
- resins such as acrylic, siloxane, inorganic hybrid, urethane acrylate, polyester acrylate, and epoxy can be used without particular limitation.
- two or more types of materials can be mixed and used, and particles such as inorganic filler or organic filler can also be added.
- the thickness of the hard coat layer is preferably 1 to 50 ⁇ m. It is preferable that the thickness is 1 ⁇ m or more because it will be sufficiently cured and the pencil hardness will be high. Further, by setting the thickness to 50 ⁇ m or less, curling due to curing shrinkage of the hard coat can be suppressed, and the handling properties of the film can be improved.
- a coating method for the hard coat layer As a coating method for the hard coat layer, a Meyer bar, a gravure coater, a die coater, a knife coater, etc. can be used without particular limitation, and can be appropriately selected depending on the viscosity and film thickness.
- energy rays such as ultraviolet rays and electron beams, and heat curing methods can be used.
- curing method curing with energy rays such as ultraviolet rays or electron beams is preferred in order to reduce damage to the film.
- the hard coat layer in the present invention can be used for the purpose of protecting the display by increasing the pencil hardness of the surface as described above, and preferably has high transmittance.
- the total light transmittance of a film provided with a hard coat layer (sometimes referred to as a hard coat film) is preferably 87% or more, more preferably 88% or more. If the total light transmittance is 87% or more, sufficient visibility can be obtained. Generally, the higher the total light transmittance of the hard coat film is, the more preferable it is, but from the viewpoint of stable production, it may be 99% or less, or 97% or less.
- the total light transmittance of the hard coat film may be 87 to 99%, 88 to 99%, 87 to 98%, or 88 to 98%.
- the haze of the hard coat film is generally preferably low, and preferably 3% or less.
- the haze of the hard coat film is more preferably 2% or less, most preferably 1% or less. When the haze is 3% or less, image visibility can be improved. From the viewpoint of stable production, the haze is preferably 0.1% or more, and may be 0.3% or more.
- the haze of the hard coat film is 0.1-3%, 0.1-2%, 0.1-1%, 0.3-3%, 0.3-2%, 0.3-1%. You can.
- the hard coat layer may further have other functions added to it.
- hard coat layers with added functionality such as anti-glare layers, anti-glare anti-reflection layers, anti-reflection layers, low reflection layers and antistatic layers having a certain pencil hardness as described above can also be used in the present invention. is preferably applied.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a method of measuring the high temperature hold angle in the bending direction.
- a sample film (number 3) was cut to a width of 10 mm and a length of 50 mm in the machine flow direction.
- a space was formed by sandwiching a PTFE plate (32) as a spacer between two PTFE plates (31). In the case of a 50 ⁇ m thick sample film, the spacer thickness was 3 mm.
- the thickness of the PTFE plate used as a spacer was changed depending on the thickness of the film.
- FIG. 4 shows an enlarged schematic diagram of a sample film (number 3) sandwiched between two PTFE plates (number 31 in FIG. 3).
- numeral 41 is the diameter of the semicircle formed by the outermost surface of the sample film
- numeral 42 is the diameter of the semicircle formed by the neutral surface of the sample film
- numeral 43 is the diameter of the semicircle formed by the outermost surface of the sample film. It shows the diameter of the semicircle formed by the innermost surface of .
- the neutral plane on which neither the compressive stress nor the tensile stress is applied is defined as the center in the thickness direction (broken line in the figure), and the difference between the neutral plane and both surfaces is defined as the strain.
- strain (1.7%) (
- the semicircle is the thickness t (mm) of the sample film
- the bending diameter (The diameter of the outermost surface, that is, the thickness of the spacer used) d (mm), each can be determined by the following formula.
- the diameter of the outermost surface (reference numeral 41) is the same as the thickness d of the spacer, which is 3 mm.
- the diameter of the innermost surface (numeral 43) is 2.9 mm, and the diameter of the neutral surface (numeral 42) is 2.95 mm.
- the semicircumference of the outermost surface and the semicircumference of the innermost surface can be selected as appropriate.
- the spacer thickness (d) relative to the typical film thickness (t) is shown below.
- Refractive index of polyester film In accordance with JIS K 7142-2008 "Refractive index measurement method for plastics (Method A)", using an Abbe refractometer (manufactured by Atago, NAR-4T, measurement wavelength 589 nm) , the refractive index in the longitudinal direction, the refractive index in the width direction, and the refractive index in the thickness direction were determined.
- Density of polyester film The density of the polyester film was measured according to a method (density gradient tube method) based on JIS K-7112-1999. (Unit: g/cm 3 ).
- Heat shrinkage rate (%) [(A-B) x 100]/A
- the heat shrinkage rate was defined as the maximum heat shrinkage rate (%).
- PET polyethylene terephthalate
- a continuous esterification reactor consisting of a three-stage complete mixing tank having a stirrer, a partial condenser, a raw material inlet, and a product outlet was used.
- the amount of antimony trioxide was set at 2 mol to mol, and the amount of antimony trioxide was set so that Sb atoms were 160 ppm with respect to the produced PET, and the slurry was continuously supplied to the first esterification reactor of the esterification reactor and heated at normal pressure.
- the reaction was carried out at 255° C. with an average residence time of 4 hours.
- the reaction product in the first esterification reactor is continuously taken out of the system and supplied to the second esterification reactor, and the reaction product is distilled from the first esterification reactor into the second esterification reactor.
- an EG solution containing magnesium acetate in an amount such that Mg atoms are 65 ppm with respect to the generated PET, and 20 ppm of P atoms with respect to the generated PET is supplied.
- An EG solution containing an amount of TMPA was added, and the reaction was carried out at 260° C. at normal pressure with an average residence time of 1.5 hours.
- the reaction product in the second esterification reactor is continuously taken out of the system and supplied to the third esterification reactor, and further contains TMPA in an amount such that P atoms are 20 ppm with respect to the produced PET.
- the EG solution was added and reacted at 260° C. with an average residence time of 0.5 hours at normal pressure.
- the esterification reaction product produced in the third esterification reactor is continuously supplied to a three-stage continuous polycondensation reactor for polycondensation, and a stainless steel sintered filter medium (nominal filtration accuracy of 5 ⁇ m 90% of the particles were cut) to obtain polyethylene terephthalate pellets (a) having an intrinsic viscosity of 0.62 dl/g.
- a coating solution was prepared by mixing the following coating materials.
- Polyurethane resin A
- Water-soluble carbodiimide compound B
- 1.22 parts by mass Particles 0.51 parts by mass
- Surfactant 0.05 parts by mass (silicone type, solid content concentration 100% by mass)
- Example 1 Polyethylene terephthalate pellets (a) were fed to the extruder and melted at 285°C. This polymer is filtered through a stainless steel sintered filter medium (nominal filtration accuracy: 95% of particles cut out at 10 ⁇ m), extruded from a die in the form of a sheet, and then cast onto a casting drum with a surface temperature of 30°C using an electrostatic casting method. They were brought into contact and cooled to solidify, producing an unstretched film. This unstretched film was uniformly heated to 75° C. using a heating roll, and heated to 85° C. using a non-contact heater to perform roll stretching (longitudinal stretching) by 1.4 times.
- a Polyethylene terephthalate pellets (a) were fed to the extruder and melted at 285°C. This polymer is filtered through a stainless steel sintered filter medium (nominal filtration accuracy: 95% of particles cut out at 10 ⁇ m), extruded from a die in the form of
- the obtained uniaxially stretched film was introduced into a tenter, preheated at 105°C, then transversely stretched to 4.0 times at 95°C, fixed in width, heat treated at 230°C for 5 seconds, and further stretched at 180°C in the width direction. By relaxing it by 4%, a polyethylene terephthalate film with a thickness of 50 ⁇ m was obtained.
- the obtained film was heated at 70° C. for 24 hours and cooled to room temperature 25° C. at 2° C./h over 22.5 hours to obtain a sample.
- Example 2 A polyester film sample was produced in the same manner as in Example 1 using the stretching ratio, MD stretching temperature, TD preheating temperature, and heat setting temperature listed in Table 2.
- Example 7 A polyester film sample similar to Example 4 was obtained except that the heating time in the BTA treatment after film formation was 1 hour, and the film was taken out directly from the heating oven without taking time for cooling after heating.
- the surface of the hard coat film on which the hard coat layer was not laminated was attached to the organic EL module via a 25 ⁇ m thick adhesive layer to create a smartphone-type foldable display that could be folded in half at the center of the whole. .
- the bending radius of this foldable display which corresponds to numeral 11 in FIG. 1, was 3 mm.
- the hard coat film is disposed as a surface protection film on the surface of one continuous display via the folded part, and here the hard coat film is disposed so that the hard coat layer is located on the surface (viewing side) of the display. ing.
- the foldable display using the hard coat film of each example had satisfactory operation and visibility as a smartphone that can be folded in two at the center and carried.
- the polyester film or hard coat film located on the surface of the foldable display deforms after being repeatedly folded while maintaining mass productivity. This prevents image distortion at the folded portion of the display.
- a mobile terminal device or image display device equipped with a foldable display using the polyester film or hard coat film of the present invention as a surface protection film provides beautiful images, is rich in functionality, and has excellent convenience such as portability. It is something that
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1.長手方向及び幅方向の少なくとも一方向の、引張による動的粘弾性測定によって得られる65℃におけるtanδが0.020以下であるポリエステルフィルム。
2.長手方向及び幅方向の少なくとも一方向の、60℃における高温ホールド角が100°以上である、第1に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
ここで、前記高温ホールド角とは、前記ポリエステルフィルムを、その屈曲部分の両表面にそれぞれ1.7%のひずみが生ずるよう60℃での加熱下で18時間固定した後に生ずる折れあとのなす角度を指す。
3.厚みが10~80μmであって、下記条件を満足することを特徴とする、第1又は2に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
(1)長手方向及び幅方向のいずれか一方向の屈折率が1.590~1.650
(2)長手方向及び幅方向のもう一方の方向の屈折率が1.670~1.700
(3)厚み方向の屈折率が1.520以下
(4)密度1.380g/cm3以上
4.全光線透過率が85%以上、ヘイズが3%以下、最大熱収縮率が6%以下の第1~3のいずれかに記載のポリエステルフィルム。
5.折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用である、第1~4のいずれかに記載のポリエステルフィルム。
6.少なくとも片面にハードコート易接着層を有する、第5に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
7.第1~6のいずれかに記載のポリエステルフィルム、及び前記ポリエステルフィルムの少なくとも片面に、厚みが1~50μmのハードコート層を有する、折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用ハードコートフィルム。
8.折りたたみ型ディスプレイであって、第7に記載の折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用ハードコートフィルムを含み、前記ハードコートフィルムがハードコート層をディスプレイ表面に位置させるように表面保護フィルムとして配置され、前記ハードコートフィルムが折りたたみ型ディスプレイの折りたたみ部分を介して連続した単一の表面保護フィルムとして配置されている折りたたみ型ディスプレイ。
9.第8に記載の折りたたみ型ディスプレイを有する携帯端末機器。
本発明で言うディスプレイとは、表示装置を全般に指すものであり、ディスプレイの種類としては、LCD、有機ELディスプレイ、無機ELディスプレイ、LED、FEDなどがある。例えば、折曲げ可能な構造を有する、LCD、有機ELディスプレイ、無機ELディスプレイが好ましい。層構成を少なくすることができる点で、有機ELディスプレイ、無機ELディスプレイがさらに好ましく、色域の広い点で、有機ELディスプレイが特に好ましい。
折りたたみ型ディスプレイは、連続した1枚のディスプレイが、携帯時は2つ折りなどに折りたたむことができるものである。折りたたむことでサイズを半減させ、携帯性を向上させることができる。折りたたみ型ディスプレイの屈曲半径は5mm以下が好ましく、3mm以下がさらに好ましい。屈曲半径が5mm以下であれば、折りたたんだ状態での折りたたみ型ディスプレイの薄型化が可能となる。屈曲半径は小さいほど良いと言える。本発明の折りたたみ型ディスプレイであれば、このような屈曲半径で使用されても、ポリエステルフィルムの折れ跡の発生を抑制できる。
折りたたみ型有機ELディスプレイは、有機ELモジュールを必須部材とするが、さらに必要に応じて、円偏光板、タッチパネルモジュール、表面保護フィルム、裏面保護フィルムなどが設けられる。
有機ELモジュールの一般的な構成は、電極/電子輸送層/発光層/ホール輸送層/透明電極からなる。電極を設け、さらに電子輸送層、発光層、ホール輸送層、透明電極を設ける基材として、本発明のポリエステルフィルムを用いることができる。特に、透明電極の基材として好ましく用いることができる。この場合、基材フィルムは高い水蒸気や酸素のバリア性が求められるため、本発明のポリエステルフィルムには、金属酸化物層などのバリア層が設けられることが好ましい。バリア性を上げるため、バリア層は複数設けられていてもよく、バリア層が設けられたポリエステルフィルムを複数枚用いても良い。
タッチパネルを有する携帯端末機器に有機ELディスプレイを用いた場合、有機ELディスプレイの上部、もしくは有機EL層/位相差板間にタッチパネルモジュールを配置する。この際、上部から衝撃が加わると、有機EL、タッチパネルの回路が断線するおそれがあり、これを防止するため、多くの場合、表面保護フィルムが設けられている。本発明のポリエステルフィルムはこの表面保護フィルムとして用いることができる。表面保護フィルムはディスプレイの最表面に組み込まれたカバーウインドウと呼ばれるものや、使用者自身で貼り合わせ、剥離ができ、交換可能なアフターフィルムがあるが、いずれであっても本発明のポリエステルフィルムを用いることができる。本発明のポリエステルフィルムを表面保護フィルムとして用いる場合、ポリエステルフィルムの少なくとも表面側にはハードコート層が積層されたものであることが好ましい。ポリエステルフィルムは、ハードコート層を視認側にして折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面に設けられる。なお、ハードコート層はポリエステルフィルムの両面に設けられていてもよい。
表面保護フィルムとしては、ポリイミドフィルム、ポリエステルフィルム、ポリカーボネートフィルム、アクリルフィルム、トリアセチルセルロースフィルム、シクロオレフィンポリマーフィルムなどの光線透過性が高く、ヘイズが低いフィルムであれば使用することができるが、その中でも耐衝撃性が高く、十分な鉛筆硬度を有するポリイミドフィルム、ポリエステルフィルムが好ましく、安価で製造できるポリエステルフィルムが特に好ましい。
本発明のポリエステルフィルムは、単層フィルムであっても2層以上を有する多層フィルムであってもよく、多層フィルムを構成する各層は同一のポリエステル樹脂を含んでもよく、異なるポリエステル樹脂を含んでもよい。また、多層フィルムは、異なる層を交互に繰り返し積層した超多層構造を有してもよい。多層フィルムは、例えば、2~30層の構造を有してもよいし、2~20層の構造を有してもよい。ポリエステルフィルムは、1種類以上のポリエステル樹脂からなる単層フィルムでもよい。ポリエステルフィルムは、2種類以上のポリエステル樹脂を使用する場合、超多層構造を有する多層フィルムでもよいし、他の多層フィルムでもよい。
なお、本発明において、ポリエステルフィルムは、特性の異なるポリエチレンテレフタレートを複数種含んでもよい。
ポリエチレンテレフタレートの割合を高くすることで、高温度領域で折りたたんだ後のポリエステルフィルムの変形が抑制され、ディスプレイの折りたたみ部分での画像の乱れを抑制できる。更に、本発明のポリエステルフィルムを用いた折りたたみ型ディスプレイを搭載した携帯端末機器は、美しい画像を提供し、機能性に富み、携帯性等の利便性に優れたものとなる。
高温ホールド角が上記範囲内であることにより、高温での変形を抑制できる。また、熱収縮率が高くなることを抑制でき、デバイスの発熱によるポリエステルフィルムの寸法変化を抑制できる。このため、本発明によれば、高温度領域でも繰り返し折りたたんだ後の変形を起こし難く、ディスプレイの折りたたみ部分での画像の乱れを抑えることができる。更に、本発明のポリエステルフィルム用いた折りたたみ型ディスプレイを搭載した携帯端末機器は、美しい画像を提供し、機能性に富み、携帯性等の利便性に優れたものである。
幅方向10mm、流れ方向50mm、厚み50μmの試料フィルム(符号3)を、厚さ3mmのスペーサー(符号32)を介して平行に配置した2枚のPTFE板(符号31)の間の空間に、流れ方向を屈曲方向として屈曲させて挟み、20℃65%RH環境で72時間経過後に、試料フィルムを取り出し、5分経過後の試料フィルムの屈曲角(符号33)をホールド角とできる。
なお、屈曲方向の高温ホールド角の測定方法は、実施例において例示する。
なお、PETフィルムの代わりにポリエチレンナフタレート(PEN)フィルムを用いる態様においても、同様の方法で、本発明に係るポリエステルフィルムを製造できる。
ポリエステルフィルムを折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルムとして用いる場合の好ましい屈折率について説明するが、本発明のフィルムは下記に限定されるものではない。ポリエステルフィルムの長手方向(機械流れ方向)及び幅方向の少なくともいずれか一方向の屈折率は1.590~1.650であることが好ましく、1.591~1.649であることがより好ましく、1.591~1.610であることがより一層好ましく、1.591~1.606であることがさらに好ましい。長手方向及び幅方向の少なくとも一方向の屈折率が1.590~1.650であると、繰り返し折りたたんだ際の変形が少なく、折りたたみ型ディスプレイの画質を低下させるおそれがなく好ましい。
ポリエステルフィルムの屈折率が1.590~1.650である方向とその方向に直交する方向の屈折率は、1.670~1.700であることが好ましい。例えば、ポリエステルフィルムの屈曲方向の屈折率が1.590~1.650であり、屈曲方向と直交する方向(折りたたみ部の方向)の屈折率は1.670~1.700であることが好ましい。折りたたみ部方向の屈折率を1.670~1.700にすることで屈曲方向に折りたたんだ際の変形を少なくすることができる。折りたたみ部方向の屈折率を1.700以下にすることで折りたたみ部の方向にクラックが入ったり、破断したりすることを抑制することができる。折りたたみ部方向の屈折率を1.670以上にすることで屈曲方向の屈曲性を向上させること、フィルムにハードコート層を積層した場合のハードコート層の表面硬度を向上させることができる。折りたたみ部方向の屈折率は1.675~1.695がより好ましい。
屈曲方向の屈折率と、屈曲方向と直交する方向(折りたたみ部方向)の屈折率とを比較した場合に、屈曲方向の屈折率が低いことが望ましい。屈曲方向の屈折率が折りたたみ部方向の屈折率より低いことにより、屈曲方向に折りたたんだ際の変形を少なくすることができる。また、折りたたみ部方向にクラックが入ることを抑制でき、更に破断することを抑制できる。その上、延伸後の巻取り工程における破断を抑制することができる。加えて、密度を上げることができ、高温ホールド角を向上させることができる。
厚み方向の屈折率は1.520以下であることが好ましい。厚み方向の屈折率を1.520以下にすることで、屈曲方向の屈折率を低く設計しても、フィルム表面の硬度の低下を抑制することができ、屈曲性と表面硬度の両立を実現することができる。厚み方向の屈折率を1.520以下にすることで試験力除荷後の押し込み深さが低減し、フィルムにハードコート層を積層した場合のハードコート層の表面硬度を向上することができる。厚み方向の屈折率は低い程好ましいが、安定した生産の面で1.300以上が好ましく、さらには1.400以上であってもよい。厚み方向の屈折率は1.300~1.520、1.400~1.520であってもよい。上記範囲は屈曲方向と折りたたみ部方向に延伸倍率を両方に増加させていくことで簡単に達成できるが、屈曲方向と幅方向の屈折率を好ましい範囲に制御した上で、厚み方向の屈折率を制御するためには製膜工程の各工程でのバランスが重要である。
ポリエステルフィルムの密度は1.380g/cm3以上であることが好ましい。1.383g/cm3であることがより好ましい。密度を1.380g/cm3以上にすることでポリエステルフィルムの結晶化を十分にでき、60℃でのポリエステルフィルムの変形を抑制できる。また、熱収縮率が高くなることを抑制でき、デバイスの発熱によるポリエステルフィルムの寸法変化を抑制できる。密度は高いほど好ましいが1.400g/cm3以下でも構わない。密度は、1.380~1.400g/cm3、1.383~1.400g/cm3であってもよい。熱固定温度を180~240℃に設定することで結晶化を進行させ密度を増大することができる。
ポリエステルフィルムとハードコート層などとの接着性を向上させるため、本発明のポリエステルフィルムの少なくとも片面に、易接着層を積層することも好ましい。易接着層は、易接着層形成のための塗布液を未延伸又は縦方向の1軸延伸フィルムの片面または両面に塗布した後、必要に応じて100~150℃で熱処理乾燥し、さらに延伸されていない少なくとも一方向に延伸して得ることができる。二軸延伸後にも熱処理乾燥することができる。最終的な易接着層の塗布量は、0.005~0.20g/m2に管理することが好ましい。塗布量が0.005g/m2以上であると、接着性が向上するため好ましい。一方、塗布量が0.20g/m2以下であると、耐ブロッキング性が向上するため好ましい。
本発明のポリエステルフィルムを折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面に位置させてディスプレイを保護する表面保護フィルムとして用いる場合は、その少なくとも一方の表面にハードコート層を有していることが好ましい。ディスプレイにおいて、ハードコート層は、ポリエステルフィルム上のディスプレイ表面側に位置させて用いられることが好ましい。ハードコート層を形成する樹脂としては、アクリル系、シロキサン系、無機ハイブリッド系、ウレタンアクリレート系、ポリエステルアクリレート系、エポキシ系などの樹脂を特に限定なく使用できる。また、2種類以上の材料を混合して用いることもできるし、無機フィラーや有機フィラーなどの粒子を添加することもできる。
ハードコート層の膜厚としては、1~50μmが好ましい。1μm以上であると十分に硬化し、鉛筆硬度が高くなり好ましい。また厚みを50μm以下にすることで、ハードコートの硬化収縮によるカールを抑制し、フィルムのハンドリング性を向上させることができる。
ハードコート層の塗布方法としては、マイヤーバー、グラビアコーター、ダイコーター、ナイフコーターなど特に限定なく使用でき、粘度、膜厚に応じて適宜選択できる。
ハードコート層の硬化方法としては、紫外線、電子線などのエネルギー線や、熱による硬化方法など使用できる。硬化方法としては、フィルムへのダメージを軽減させるために、紫外線や電子線などのエネルギー線による硬化が好ましい。
本発明におけるハードコート層は、上述のような表面の鉛筆硬度を高めてディスプレイの保護をする目的に使用できるものであり、透過率が高いことが好ましい。ハードコート層を備えたフィルム(ハードコートフィルムと称することがある。)の全光線透過率としては、87%以上が好ましく、88%以上がさらに好ましい。全光線透過率が87%以上あれば、十分な視認性が得られる。ハードコートフィルムの全光線透過率は、一般的に高いほど好ましいが、安定した生産の面から99%以下、97%以下であってもよい。ハードコートフィルムの全光線透過率は、87~99%、88~99%、87~98%、88~98%であってもよい。また、ハードコートフィルムのヘイズは、一般的に低いことが好ましく、3%以下が好ましい。ハードコートフィルムのヘイズは2%以下がより好ましく、1%以下が最も好ましい。ヘイズが3%以下であれば、画像の視認性を向上させることができる。ヘイズは、安定した生産の面から0.1%以上が好ましく、0.3%以上であってもよい。ハードコートフィルムのヘイズは、0.1~3%、0.1~2%、0.1~1%、0.3~3%、0.3~2%、0.3~1%であってもよい。
フィルムまたはポリエステル樹脂を粉砕して乾燥した後、フェノール/テトラクロロエタン=60/40(質量比)の混合溶媒に溶解した。この溶液に遠心分離処理を施して無機粒子を取り除いた後に、ウベローデ粘度計を用いて、30℃で0.4(g/dl)の濃度の溶液の流下時間及び溶媒のみの流下時間を測定し、それらの時間比率から、Hugginsの式を用い、Hugginsの定数が0.38であると仮定して極限粘度を算出した。
動的粘弾性測定装置「DMA7100」(日立ハイテクサイエンス社製)にて、引張モード、サンプルサイズ幅8mm×チャック間距離20mmで測定を実施した。周波数は1Hz、測定温度は25℃から150℃で10℃/minで昇温した。tanδ=損失弾性率/貯蔵弾性率から算出し、tanδの値をグラフ化したところから65℃におけるtanδを読み取った。
ポリエステルフィルムの屈曲部分の両表面にそれぞれ1.7%のひずみがかかるよう固定したときにつく折れあとのなす角度を測定した。
ひずみ(1.7%)
=(|最外面または最内面の半円周-中立面の半円周|/中立面の半円周)×100ここで半円周は、試料フィルムの厚みt(mm)、屈曲直径(最外面の直径、即ち、用いるスペーサーの厚み)d(mm)とから、以下の式でそれぞれ求めることができる。
最外面の半円周=d×π/2
中立面の半円周=(d-t)×π/2
最内面の半円周=(d-2t)×π/2
以上より、ひずみを1.7%に定めるとき、スペーサーの厚み(mm)は、試料フィルムの厚みt(mm)と、屈曲直径(スペーサーの厚み)d(mm)とから、以下の式より決定する。代表的なフィルム厚みに対するスペーサー厚みは、例えば、以下のように示される。
スペーサー厚みd(mm)=フィルム厚み(mm)×60
代表的なフィルム厚み(t)に対するスペーサー厚み(d)を以下に示す。
フィルム厚み(t) スペーサー厚み(d)
38μm 2.3mm
50μm 3.0mm
75μm 4.5mm
100μm 6.0mm
幅方向(TD)20mm×機械流れ方向(MD)110mmの大きさのポリエステルフィルムサンプルを用意した。無負荷U字伸縮試験機(ユアサシステム機器社製、DLDMLH-FS)を用いて、屈曲半径1.5mmに設定し、1回/秒の速度で、20万回屈曲させた。その際、サンプルは長辺側両端部10mmの位置を固定して、屈曲する部位は20mm×90mmとした。この試験では、図1に示された折りたたみ型ディスプレイにおいて、折りたたんだ内側面にポリフィルムフィルムが配置され、ディスプレイ屈曲半径を1.5mmに設定した上で、ディスプレイを繰り返し折りたたんだ場合が想定されている。所定回数の屈曲終了後、サンプルの屈曲内側を下にして平面に置き、目視検査とデジタルマイクロスコープ(HIROX社製RH8800)の700倍による観察を行った。
○ :サンプルにクラック及び折痕がなく、水平な平面に置いた際、浮き上がり最大高さが3mm未満。
△ :サンプルにクラックがなく、水平な平面に置いた際、浮き上がり最大高さが5mm未満。
× :サンプルにクラックまたは折跡があり、水平な平面に置いた際、浮き上がり最大高さが5mm以上。
JIS K 7142-2008「プラスチックの屈折率測定方法(A法)」に準拠して、アッベ屈折率計(アタゴ社製、NAR-4T、測定波長589nm)を用いて、長手方向の屈折率、幅方向の屈折率、厚み方向の屈折率を求めた。
ハードコートされたポリエステルフィルムをサンプルとして、ヘイズメーター(日本電色工業社製、NDH5000)を用いて全光線透過率とヘイズを測定した。
JIS K-7112-1999準拠の方法(密度勾配管法)に従ってポリエステルフィルムの密度を測定した。(単位:g/cm3)。
試料フィルムをタテ10mm×ヨコ250mmにカットし、長辺を測定したい方向に合わせて、200mm間隔で印をつけ、5gの一定張力下で印の間の距離A(mm)を測った。続いて、試料フィルムを無荷重で150℃の雰囲気のオーブン中で30分間放置した後、オーブンから取り出し室温まで冷却した。その後、5gの一定張力下で印の間の距離B(mm)を求め、下記式により熱収縮率(%)を求めた。なお、上記距離A及び距離Bは試料フィルムの幅方向に3等分した位置で測定し、3点の距離A及び距離Bの平均値を小数第2位の桁で四捨五入した。
熱収縮率(%)=[(A-B)×100]/A
同一のフィルムについて、屈曲方向を長辺とした試料フィルムの熱収縮率と、折りたたみ部方向(屈曲方向と直交する方向)を長辺とした試料フィルムの熱収縮率とを測定し、大きい方の熱収縮率を最大熱収縮率(%)とした。
エステル化反応装置として、攪拌装置、分縮器、原料仕込口および生成物取り出し口を有する3段の完全混合槽よりなる連続エステル化反応装置を用い、TPAを2トン/hrとし、EGをTPA1モルに対して2モルとし、三酸化アンチモンを生成PETに対してSb原子が160ppmとなる量とし、これらのスラリーをエステル化反応装置の第1エステル化反応缶に連続供給し、常圧にて平均滞留時間4時間で、255℃で反応させた。次いで、上記第1エステル化反応缶内の反応生成物を連続的に系外に取り出して第2エステル化反応缶に供給し、第2エステル化反応缶内に第1エステル化反応缶から留去されるEGを生成ポリマー(生成PET)に対し8質量%供給し、さらに、生成PETに対してMg原子が65ppmとなる量の酢酸マグネシウムを含むEG溶液と、生成PETに対してP原子が20ppmのとなる量のTMPAを含むEG溶液を添加し、常圧にて平均滞留時間1.5時間で、260℃で反応させた。次いで、上記第2エステル化反応缶内の反応生成物を連続的に系外に取り出して第3エステル化反応缶に供給し、さらに生成PETに対してP原子が20ppmとなる量のTMPAを含むEG溶液を添加し、常圧にて平均滞留時間0.5時間で、260℃で反応させた。上記第3エステル化反応缶内で生成したエステル化反応生成物を3段の連続重縮合反応装置に連続的に供給して重縮合を行い、さらに、ステンレス焼結体の濾材(公称濾過精度5μm粒子90%カット)で濾過し、極限粘度0.62dl/gのポリエチレンテレフタレートペレット(a)を得た。
撹拌機、ジムロート冷却器、窒素導入管、シリカゲル乾燥管、及び温度計を備えた4つ口フラスコに、1,3-ビス(イソシアネートメチル)シクロヘキサン72.96質量部、ジメチロールプロピオン酸12.60質量部、ネオペンチルグリコール11.74質量部、数平均分子量2000のポリカーボネートジオール112.70質量部、及び溶剤としてアセトニトリル85.00質量部、N-メチルピロリドン5.00質量部を投入し、窒素雰囲気下、75℃において3時間撹拌し、反応液が所定のアミン当量に達したことを確認した。次に、この反応液を40℃にまで降温した後、トリエチルアミン9.03質量部を添加し、ポリウレタンプレポリマーD溶液を得た。次に、高速攪拌可能なホモディスパーを備えた反応容器に、水450gを添加して、25℃に調整して、2000min-1で攪拌混合しながら、イソシアネート基末端プレポリマーを添加して水分散した。その後、減圧下で、アセトニトリルおよび水の一部を除去することにより、固形分35質量%の水溶性ポリウレタン樹脂(A)を調製した。
温度計、窒素ガス導入管、還流冷却器、滴下ロート、および攪拌機を備えたフラスコにイソホロンジイソシアネート200質量部、カルボジイミド化触媒の3-メチル-1-フェニル-2-ホスホレン-1-オキシド4質量部を投入し、窒素雰囲気下、180℃において10時間撹拌し、イソシアネート末端イソホロンカルボジイミド(重合度=5)を得た。次いで、得られたカルボジイミド111.2g、ポリエチレングリコールモノメチルエーテル(分子量400)80gを100℃で24時間反応させた。これに水を50℃で徐々に加え、固形分40質量%の黄色透明な水溶性カルボジイミド化合物(B)を得た。
下記の塗剤を混合し、塗布液を作成した。
水 16.97質量部
イソプロパノール 21.96質量部
ポリウレタン樹脂(A) 3.27質量部
水溶性カルボジイミド化合物(B) 1.22質量部
粒子 0.51質量部
(平均粒径40nmのシリカゾル、固形分濃度40質量%)
界面活性剤 0.05質量部
(シリコーン系、固形分濃度100質量%)
ハードコート材料(JSR社製、オプスターZ7503、濃度75%)100重量部に、レベリング剤(ビックケミージャパン社製、BYK307、濃度100%)0.1重量部を添加し、メチルエチルケトン(MEK)で希釈して固形分濃度40重量%のハードコート塗布液aを調製した。
ポリエチレンテレフタレートのペレット(a)を押出機に供給し、285℃で融解した。このポリマーを、ステンレス焼結体の濾材(公称濾過精度10μm粒子95%カット)で濾過し、口金よりシート状にして押し出した後、静電印加キャスト法を用いて表面温度30℃のキャスティングドラムに接触させ冷却固化し、未延伸フィルムを作った。この未延伸フィルムを、加熱ロールを用いて75℃に均一加熱し、非接触ヒーターで85℃に加熱して1.4倍のロール延伸(縦延伸)を行った。得られた一軸延伸フィルムをテンターに導き、105℃で予熱後、95℃で4.0倍に横延伸し、幅固定して230℃で5秒間の熱処理を施し、さらに180℃で幅方向に4%緩和させることにより、厚み50μmポリエチレンテレフタレートフィルムを得た。
得られたフィルムを70℃で24時間加熱し、2℃/hで22.5時間かけて室温25℃に冷却することでサンプルを得た。
表2に記載の延伸倍率、MD延伸温度、TD予熱温度、熱固定温度で、実施例1と同様にしてポリエステルフィルムサンプルを製造した。
製膜後の70℃加熱処理(BTA処理)を行っていないこと以外は実施例1~4と同様のポリエステルフィルムサンプルを得た。
製膜後のBTA処理における加熱温度を90℃とした以外は実施例1、4と同様にしてポリエステルフィルムサンプルを得た。
製膜後のBTA処理における加熱時間を1時間とし、加熱後の冷却の時間を取らず加熱オーブンから直接取り出した以外は実施例4と同様のポリエステルフィルムサンプルを得た。
実施例及び比較例で作成したポリエステルフィルムサンプルの一方の面にマイヤーバーを用いて、ハードコート塗布液aを乾燥後の膜厚が5μmになるように塗布し、80℃で1分間乾燥させた後、紫外線を照射し(積算光量200mJ/cm2)、ポリエステルフィルムの片面にハードコート層が積層されたハードコートフィルムを得た。
そのハードコートフィルムのハードコート層が積層されていない面を、25μm厚の粘着層を介して有機ELモジュールに貼合し、全体の中央部で二つ折りにできるスマートフォンタイプの折りたたみ型ディスプレイを作成した。この折りたたみ型ディスプレイの、図1における符号11に相当する屈曲半径は3mmであった。ハードコートフィルムは表面保護フィルムとして折りたたみ部分を介して連続した1枚のディスプレイの表面に配され、ここでハードコートフィルムはハードコート層をそのディスプレイの表面(視認側)に位置するように配されている。各実施例のハードコートフィルムが使用された折りたたみ型ディスプレイは、中央部で二つ折りに折りたたんで携帯できるスマートフォンとして動作及び視認性を満足するものであった。また、外力によって表面が凹むことはなかった。
一方、各比較例のハードコートフィルムが、同様にして使用された折りたたみ型ディスプレイでは、使用頻度が増えるに従って、ディスプレイの折りたたみ部で画像の歪を生じてきたように感じ、あまり好ましいものではなかった。また、折りたたみ部の表面に凹み、傷が確認されるものもあった。
11: 屈曲半径
2 : 折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用ポリエステルフィルム
21: 折りたたみ部
22: 屈曲方向(折りたたみ部と直交する方向)
3 : 試料フィルム
31: PTFE板
32: スペーサー
33: ホールド角
41: 最外面の直径
42: 中立面の直径
43: 最内面の直径
5 : 折りたたみ型ディスプレイ
51: アフターフィルム
52: カバーウインドウ(表面保護フィルム)
53: 偏光板・反射防止部材
54: タッチパネルモジュール
55: 有機ELモジュール
56: 裏面保護フィルム
6 : 外曲げ折りたたみ型スマートフォン
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- 長手方向及び幅方向の少なくとも一方向の、引張による動的粘弾性測定によって得られる65℃におけるtanδが0.020以下であるポリエステルフィルム。
- 長手方向及び幅方向の少なくとも一方向の、60℃における高温ホールド角が100°以上である、請求項1に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
ここで、前記高温ホールド角とは、前記ポリエステルフィルムを、その屈曲部分の両表面にそれぞれ1.7%のひずみが生ずるよう60℃での加熱下で18時間固定した後に生ずる折れあとのなす角度を指す。 - 厚みが10~80μmであって、下記条件を満足することを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
(1)長手方向及び幅方向のいずれか一方向の屈折率が1.590~1.650
(2)長手方向及び幅方向のもう一方の方向の屈折率が1.670~1.700
(3)厚み方向の屈折率が1.520以下
(4)密度1.380g/cm3以上 - 全光線透過率が85%以上、ヘイズが3%以下、最大熱収縮率が6%以下の請求項1に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
- 折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用である、請求項1に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
- 少なくとも片面に易接着層を有する、請求項5に記載のポリエステルフィルム。
- 請求項1~6のいずれかに記載のポリエステルフィルム、及び前記ポリエステルフィルムの少なくとも片面に、厚みが1~50μmのハードコート層を有する、折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用ハードコートフィルム。
- 折りたたみ型ディスプレイであって、請求項7に記載の折りたたみ型ディスプレイの表面保護フィルム用ハードコートフィルムを含み、前記ハードコートフィルムがハードコート層をディスプレイ表面に位置させるように表面保護フィルムとして配置され、前記ハードコートフィルムが折りたたみ型ディスプレイの折りたたみ部分を介して連続した単一の表面保護フィルムとして配置されている折りたたみ型ディスプレイ。
- 請求項8に記載の折りたたみ型ディスプレイを有する携帯端末機器。
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