阅读说明：本技术 膜卷和其制造方法 (Film roll and method for producing same ) 是由 胜野良治 风藤修 油井太我 松田一彦 渡边友 于 2019-03-11 设计创作，主要内容包括：卷取PVA膜而得到的膜卷,其特征在于,PVA膜的长度为3,000~20,000m,PVA膜的沿着该膜的长度方向的2个端部中的至少一者具有通过利用裁切刃裁切而形成的裁切端部,裁切端部中的裁切面的展开面积比(Sdr)满足下述式(1),同时PVA膜的卷取开始部分中的裁切面的展开面积比Sdr(s)和PVA膜的卷取结束部分中的裁切面的展开面积Sdr(e)满足下述式(2)。由此,提供在制造卷取3,000m以上的长条的PVA膜而得到的膜卷的情况下,能够防止在拉伸加工时产生的膜的断裂的膜卷。Sdr≤0.085(1)0.10≤Sdr(s)/Sdr(e)≤1.00(2)。(A film roll obtained by winding a PVA film, characterized in that the length of the PVA film is 3,000-20,000 m, at least one of 2 end parts of the PVA film along the length direction of the film has a cut end part formed by cutting with a cutting edge, the spreading area ratio (Sdr) of the cutting plane in the cut end part satisfies the following formula (1), and the spreading area ratio (Sdr(s) of the cutting plane in the winding start part of the PVA film and the spreading area (Sdr (e) of the cutting plane in the winding end part of the PVA film satisfy the following formula (2). Thus, a film roll capable of preventing the film from breaking during stretching processing when a film roll obtained by winding a long PVA film of 3,000m or more is manufactured is provided. Sdr is less than or equal to 0.085(1), 0.10 is less than or equal to Sdr (s)/Sdr (e) is less than or equal to 1.00 (2).)

1. A film roll obtained by winding a polyvinyl alcohol film, characterized in that,

the length of the polyvinyl alcohol film is 3,000 to 20,000m,

at least one of 2 end portions of the aforementioned polyvinyl alcohol film in the longitudinal direction of the film has a cut end portion formed by cutting with a cutting blade,

the ratio of the development area of the cutting plane at the cut end portion (Sdr) satisfies the following formula (1),

and the developing area ratio Sdr(s) of the cutting plane at the start of winding the polyvinyl alcohol film and the developing area Sdr (e) of the cutting plane at the end of winding the polyvinyl alcohol film satisfy the following formula (2),

Sdr≤0.085 (1)

0.10≤Sdr(s)/Sdr(e)≤1.00 (2)。

2. the film roll according to claim 1, wherein a saponification degree of polyvinyl alcohol constituting the polyvinyl alcohol film is 95 to 99.9 mol%, and a viscosity average polymerization degree is 1,000 to 8,000.

3. The film roll according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol film has a thickness of 15 to 100 μm.

4. The film roll according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the number of times of breakage of the polyvinyl alcohol film when the polyvinyl alcohol film wound from the film roll is stretched at a stretch ratio of 5 to 7 times is 1 or less on average 2000 m.

5. The method for producing a film roll according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

cutting at least one of 2 end portions along the longitudinal direction of the polyvinyl alcohol film while winding the polyvinyl alcohol film with a cutting blade satisfying the following configuration,

(a) a circular blade comprising a metal having a Vickers hardness of 690 or more and 1850 or less;

(b) the angle of the blade tip is 21-26 degrees;

(c) the thickness of the non-tapered base part in the blade part is 0.05-1 mm;

(d) the diameter of the circular blade is 40-60 mm.

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a film roll obtained by winding a polyvinyl alcohol film. The present invention also relates to a method for producing the film roll.

Background

A polarizing plate having a light transmission and shielding function is a basic component of a liquid crystal having a light switching function and a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). From the viewpoint of the fact that the application field of the LCD has been expanded in recent years from small devices such as calculators and watches at the beginning of development to a wide range of fields such as mobile personal computers, liquid crystal color projectors, car navigation systems, liquid crystal televisions, smartphones, and indoor and outdoor measuring devices, polarizing plates of higher quality and lower price have been demanded.

Polarizing plates are generally manufactured by the following method: a method in which a dyed uniaxially stretched film is produced by dyeing a polyvinyl alcohol film (hereinafter, polyvinyl alcohol may be abbreviated as "PVA" and a polyvinyl alcohol film may be abbreviated as "PVA film") and then uniaxially stretching the dyed film, or uniaxially stretching the dyed film simultaneously with dyeing, or dyeing the dyed film after uniaxially stretching the dyed film, and then fixing the dyed film with a boron compound; the polarizing film is produced by a method of fixing the polarizing film with a boron compound simultaneously with dyeing in the uniaxial stretching and dyeing treatment, and then a protective film such as a Triacetylcellulose (TAC) film or a Cellulose Acetate Butyrate (CAB) film is attached to the surface of the polarizing film.

In the production of polarizing plates, in order to reduce production costs and the like, a method is widely used in which a long PVA film is wound up into a roll-like initial film, and steps such as uniaxial stretching, dyeing, fixing, and bonding of protective films are continuously performed. In the PVA film, the width-direction both end portions of the PVA film after film formation are different in thickness from the central portion or different in degree of drying, and if uniaxial stretching is performed with both end portions in the width direction left, it is difficult to stably stretch the PVA film, so that generally, both end portions in the width direction of the film are cut off and wound into a roll shape to be supplied to a demand side such as a polarizing plate manufacturer.

Patent document 1 describes a method of cutting a polyvinyl alcohol film for stretching, in which both ends of the polyvinyl alcohol film in the width direction are cut in advance using a sharp object so as to remove the both ends, wherein the polyvinyl alcohol film for cutting has a temperature of 10 to 70 ℃ and a volatile content of 0.1 to 10%. According to this method, the film is less likely to break at both ends in the width direction during stretching, and uniform stretching is facilitated, thereby obtaining a PVA film useful as a raw material for producing a cold cloth or a polarizing film.

Patent document 2 describes a polyvinyl alcohol polymer film which is a long-length polyvinyl alcohol polymer film having a slit end portion formed by a slit blade at least at one of 2 end portions along the longitudinal direction of the film, wherein the degree of surface roughness of the slit end surface of the slit end portion is 50 μm or less over the entire length of the film at the maximum height (Ry). Even when the length of the polyvinyl alcohol-based polymer film is as long as 3000m or more, the degree of roughening over the entire length of the film is extremely low, and the film has smooth cut end faces. Therefore, it is believed that when the polyvinyl alcohol polymer film of the present invention is stretched at a high stretch ratio in the longitudinal direction for the purpose of producing a polarizing film or the like, the stretching step can be continuously performed with high productivity without causing cracks at the cut end portion along the longitudinal direction, film breakage starting from cracks, or the like.

However, in the methods described in patent documents 1 and 2, when a film roll obtained by winding a long PVA film of 3,000m or more is produced, a large amount of film breakage may occur during stretching, and improvement is required.

Disclosure of Invention

Problems to be solved by the invention

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a film roll that can prevent the film from being broken during stretching when a film roll obtained by winding a long PVA film of 3,000m or more is manufactured.

Means for solving the problems

The above object is achieved by providing: a film roll obtained by winding a polyvinyl alcohol film, wherein the length of the polyvinyl alcohol film is 3,000 to 20,000m, at least one of 2 ends of the polyvinyl alcohol film in the longitudinal direction of the film has a cut end formed by cutting with a cutting edge, the ratio of the development area of the cut surface (Sdr) in the cut end satisfies the following formula (1), and the ratio of the development area of the cut surface (Sdr(s) in the start part of winding the polyvinyl alcohol film and the development area of the cut surface (Sdr (e) in the end part of winding the polyvinyl alcohol film satisfy the following formula (2),

Sdr≤0.085 (1)

0.10≤Sdr(s)/Sdr(e)≤1.00 (2)。

in this case, the polyvinyl alcohol constituting the polyvinyl alcohol film preferably has a saponification degree of 95 to 99.9 mol% and a viscosity-average polymerization degree of 1,000 to 8,000. The thickness of the polyvinyl alcohol film is preferably 15 to 100 μm.

The number of times of breaking of the polyvinyl alcohol film when the polyvinyl alcohol film wound from the film roll is stretched at a stretch ratio of 5 to 7 times is preferably 2000m or less on average, based on the polyvinyl alcohol film.

The above object is also solved by providing: the method for producing a film roll comprises winding the polyvinyl alcohol film and cutting at least one of 2 end portions of the polyvinyl alcohol film in the longitudinal direction thereof with a cutting blade satisfying the following constitution,

(a) a circular blade comprising a metal having a Vickers hardness of 690 or more and 1850 or less;

(b) the angle of the blade tip is 21-26 degrees;

(c) the thickness of the non-tapered base part in the blade part is 0.05-1 mm;

(d) the diameter of the circular blade is 40-60 mm.

ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION

The film roll of the present invention is obtained by winding a long PVA film having a length of 3,000m or more, but even in the case of such a long PVA film, the ratio of the development area ratio (Sdr) of the cutting plane at the cut end portion is constant or less in both the winding start portion and the winding end portion of the film roll, and the ratio of the development area ratio Sdr(s) of the cutting plane at the winding start portion to the development area ratio Sdr (e) of the cutting plane at the winding end portion is in a constant range. Therefore, a film roll capable of preventing the occurrence of film breakage during stretching processing is obtained.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a view showing an example of a method for manufacturing a PVA film roll.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view of the round edge viewed from the lateral direction.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a grinding portion in a circular blade.

Detailed Description

(PVA film roll)

The present invention relates to a film roll obtained by winding a PVA film. At least one of 2 end portions of the PVA film in the length direction of the film in the present invention has a cut end portion formed by cutting with a cutting blade.

In the present invention, it is important that the developed area ratio (Sdr) of the cut surface at the cut end portion satisfies the following formula (1), and the developed area ratio Sdr(s) of the cut surface at the winding start portion and the developed area Sdr (e) of the cut surface at the winding end portion of the PVA film satisfy the following formula (2).

Sdr≤0.085 (1)

0.10≤Sdr(s)/Sdr(e)≤1.00 (2)。

When a film roll having a cut surface whose ratio of developed area satisfies the above-described formulae (1) and (2) is produced, even if the length is 3,000m or more, the film can be prevented from breaking during stretching.

The method for producing a film roll of the present invention is not particularly limited, and a suitable production method is a production method in which the PVA film is wound and at least one of 2 end portions along the longitudinal direction of the PVA film is cut with a cutting blade. Here, an example of a method for manufacturing a PVA film roll will be described with reference to fig. 1.

Fig. 1 is a view showing an example of a method for manufacturing a PVA film roll. For the sake of simple explanation, fig. 1 shows a mode in which one of 2 end portions in the longitudinal direction of the PVA film is cut with a cutting blade.

First, a PVA film is attached to a winding roll (not shown) and a cutting blade (not shown) is attached. Then, winding of the PVA film is started by rotating the winding roller, and cutting of the longitudinal end portion of the PVA film is started by the cutting blade (the "winding start portion" in fig. 1). Then, the PVA film is cut at the longitudinal end thereof and removed as an end film, and simultaneously wound up.

At this time, the inspection film is collected in a predetermined range from the "winding start portion". Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, after the end film is removed, the inspection film is collected in a predetermined range. Hereinafter, this film is referred to as "inspection film (start of winding)". After the inspection film was collected, the PVA film from which the end films were removed was wound up as a product film portion. After the product film portion was wound up, the inspection film was collected again in a predetermined range as shown in fig. 1. This sample is hereinafter referred to as "inspection film (end of winding)".

Thereafter, winding of the PVA film is ended, and cutting of the PVA film is ended at the same time ("winding end portion" in fig. 1). In this manner, a roll of PVA film was manufactured.

The inspection film collected at this time is subjected to various measurements for managing the quality of the PVA film roll. In the present embodiment, the values of the above-described formulae (1) and (2) are obtained by measuring the ratio of the developed area of the cutting plane by the cutting blade (Sdr; hereinafter, may be abbreviated as Sdr) using the collected film for inspection.

In the above-described manufacturing example, the cutting is completed simultaneously with the completion of the winding of the PVA film, but the present invention is not limited to this manufacturing example, and the PVA film roll may be continuously manufactured by changing to a new cutting blade at the "winding completion portion" in fig. 1 without completing the winding of the PVA film.

In the above production example, the film for inspection is taken out while the PVA film is wound up, but the method for taking out is not limited to this, and the film for inspection may be taken out by winding up the film from the roll after the PVA film is produced.

In the present invention, it is important that the ratio (Sdr) of the developed area of the cut surface in the cut end portion formed by cutting with the cutting edge satisfies the following expression (1). Here, the developed area ratio (Sdr) indicates how much the surface area (developed area) of the defined region is increased with respect to the surface area of the defined region serving as a reference.

Sdr≤0.085 (1)

Sdr is a value measured by a method in accordance with ISO 25178.

If Sdr is more than 0.085, the frequency of breakage during stretching becomes high, and the production stability of the stretched film is poor. Further, the draw ratio cannot be increased, and the optical properties may be poor. Sdr is preferably 0.084 or less.

In the present invention, it is also important that the developing area ratio sdr(s) of the cut surface in the "winding-start portion" of the PVA film and the developing area sdr (e) of the cut surface in the "winding-end portion" of the PVA film satisfy the following formula (2). Here, Sdr(s) can be obtained by measuring Sdr of the "inspection film (start of winding)", and Sdr (e) can be obtained by measuring Sdr of the "inspection film (end of winding)".

0.10≤Sdr(s)/Sdr(e)≤1.00 (2)。

Sdr(s) and sdr (e) are values determined by a method in accordance with ISO 25178.

In the above expression (2), "winding start portion" and "winding end portion", if the value of Sdr does not change, the value of the above expression (2) is 1. On the other hand, the larger the change in value of Sdr in "winding start portion" and "winding end portion" is, the smaller the value of the above equation (2) is.

When Sdr (s)/Sdr (e) is less than 0.10, the PVA film is broken during stretching. Sdr (s)/sdr (e) is preferably 0.12 or more, more preferably 0.4 or more, and further preferably 0.7 or more.

In this way, when a film roll satisfying the above equations (1) and (2) is manufactured, even if the length is 3,000m or more, the film can be prevented from being broken at the time of stretching. One of the reasons why the value of Sdr in the above formula (1) is increased is that a PVA film is cut with a cutting edge having poor cutting sharpness. In the above formula (2), "winding start portion" and "winding end portion" include a case where the PVA film is cut with a cutting blade having insufficient durability as one of the reasons for the change in the development area. In order to obtain a PVA film roll satisfying the above equations (1) and (2), it is necessary to select an appropriate cutting edge while considering the hardness of the cutting edge, the angle of the edge tip, and the like. From the viewpoint of obtaining a PVA film roll satisfying the above formulae (1) and (2), a cutting blade satisfying the following configurations (a) to (d) is preferably used.

The PVA film in the invention has a length of 3,000-20,000 m. In the case where the length of the PVA film is less than 3,000m, the production efficiency of the PVA film roll is reduced. The length of the PVA film is preferably 5,000m or more, more preferably 7,500m or more, and further preferably 10,000m or more. On the other hand, when the length of the PVA film is greater than 20,000m, the weight of the film roll, the roll diameter, and the like become large, and the handling property is deteriorated, and the storage and the transportation become difficult. The length of the PVA film is preferably 18,000m or less, more preferably 16,000m or less, and further preferably 14,000m or less.

The thickness of the PVA film is not particularly limited, but is preferably 15 to 100. mu.m. If the thickness of the PVA film is less than 15 μm, it may break during the stretching process. The thickness of the PVA film is more preferably 20 μm or more. On the other hand, if the thickness of the PVA film is greater than 100. mu.m, there is a possibility that the cutting edge will be broken during the cutting of the film. The thickness of the PVA film is more preferably 80 μm or less.

The width of the PVA film is not particularly limited, but is preferably 100mm or more. On the other hand, the upper limit of the width of the PVA film is not particularly limited, and if the width is too wide, uniform stretching may be difficult in the case of manufacturing a polarizing film using a practically used apparatus or the like. The width of the PVA film is preferably 10,000mm or less. Here, the width of the PVA film, if described with reference to fig. 1, is the width of the PVA film as a product obtained by cutting the end film.

In the present invention, the arithmetic average roughness (Ra) of the cut surface is preferably 0.190 μm or more. The maximum height (Ry) of the cut surface is preferably 1.100 μm or more. Values of Ra and Ry indicate the degree of surface roughness of the cut surface, and therefore, when these values are high, generally, breakage of the film is easily generated at the time of the stretching process. However, in the film roll of the present invention, even if Ra or Ry is equal to or greater than the above value, by satisfying the above equations (1) and (2), the film can be prevented from breaking during the stretching process.

In the present invention, the number of times the PVA film is broken when the PVA film wound up from the film roll is stretched at a stretch ratio of 5 to 7 times is preferably 1 or less times per 2000m of the PVA film on average. For example, if the number of breaks when a10,000 m PVA film is stretched is 5 times, the number of breaks reaches an average of 2000mPVA film 1 time. From the viewpoint of continuously performing stretching with high efficiency, the number of breaks is more preferably substantially 0.

As the PVA constituting the PVA film, one produced by saponifying a vinyl ester polymer obtained by polymerizing a vinyl ester monomer can be used. Examples of the vinyl ester monomer include vinyl formate, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl valerate, vinyl laurate, vinyl stearate, vinyl benzoate, vinyl pivalate, and vinyl versatate, and among these, vinyl acetate is preferable. The vinyl ester polymerization method may be any of batch polymerization, semi-batch polymerization, continuous polymerization, semi-continuous polymerization, and the like, and known methods such as bulk polymerization, solution polymerization, suspension polymerization, emulsion polymerization, and the like may be used as the polymerization method. The polymerization initiator used for the polymerization reaction of the vinyl ester may be selected from known polymerization initiators, for example, azo initiators, peroxide initiators, and redox initiators, depending on the polymerization method.

The vinyl ester polymer is preferably obtained by using only 1 or 2 or more vinyl ester monomers as monomers, more preferably 1 vinyl ester monomer as a monomer, and may be a copolymer of 1 or 2 or more vinyl ester monomers and another monomer copolymerizable therewith.

Examples of such other monomers copolymerizable with the vinyl ester monomer include ethylene; olefins having 3 to 30 carbon atoms such as propylene, 1-butene, and isobutylene; acrylic acid or a salt thereof; acrylic esters such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, n-propyl acrylate, isopropyl acrylate, n-butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, tert-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, dodecyl acrylate, and octadecyl acrylate; methacrylic acid or a salt thereof; methacrylates such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, n-propyl methacrylate, isopropyl methacrylate, n-butyl methacrylate, isobutyl methacrylate, tert-butyl methacrylate, 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate, lauryl methacrylate, and stearyl methacrylate; acrylamide derivatives such as acrylamide, N-methacrylamide, N-ethylacrylamide, N-dimethylacrylamide, diacetoneacrylamide, acrylamidopropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, acrylamidopropyldimethylamine or a salt thereof, and N-methylolacrylamide or a derivative thereof; methacrylamide derivatives such as methacrylamide, N-methylmethacrylamide, N-ethylmethacrylamide, methacrylamidopropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof, methacrylamidopropyldimethylamine or a salt thereof, and N-methylolmethacrylamide or a derivative thereof; n-vinylamides such as N-vinylformamide, N-vinylacetamide, and N-vinylpyrrolidone; vinyl ethers such as methyl vinyl ether, ethyl vinyl ether, n-propyl vinyl ether, isopropyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, tert-butyl vinyl ether, dodecyl vinyl ether and stearyl vinyl ether; cyanoethylenes such as acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile; vinyl halides such as vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, vinyl fluoride and vinylidene fluoride; allyl compounds such as allyl acetate and allyl chloride; maleic acid or a salt, ester or anhydride thereof; itaconic acid or a salt, ester or anhydride thereof; vinyl silyl compounds such as vinyltrimethoxysilane; isopropenyl acetate, and the like. The vinyl ester polymer may have 1 or 2 or more structural units derived from these other monomers.

The proportion of the structural unit derived from the other monomer in the vinyl ester polymer is not particularly limited, but is preferably 15 mol% or less, more preferably 5 mol% or less, based on the number of moles of the entire structural units constituting the vinyl ester polymer.

In the present invention, the saponification degree of the PVA constituting the PVA film is preferably 95 to 99.9 mol%. The saponification degree is more preferably 99 mol% or more, still more preferably 99.3 mol% or more, and particularly preferably 99.8 mol% or more. On the other hand, it is difficult to produce PVA of more than 99.99 mol%. The degree of saponification is a value measured in accordance with JIS K6726 (1994).

The viscosity-average degree of polymerization (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as "degree of polymerization") of PVA is preferably 1,000 to 8,000. The polymerization degree is more preferably 1,500 or more, and still more preferably 2,000 or more. From the viewpoint of ease of production, stretchability, and the like of the homogeneous PVA film, the degree of polymerization of PVA is more preferably 8,000 or less, and still more preferably 6,000 or less. The polymerization degree of PVA referred to herein is an average polymerization degree measured according to JIS K6726(1994), and can be determined from the intrinsic viscosity of PVA measured in water at 30 ℃ after re-saponification and purification.

In the production of the PVA film, 1 type of PVA may be used alone, or 1 type or 2 or more types of PVA different from each other in polymerization degree, saponification degree, modification degree, or the like may be used in combination. The content of PVA in the PVA film is preferably 50% by mass or more, more preferably 70% by mass or more, and further preferably 85% by mass or more.

The PVA film preferably comprises a plasticizer. By including the plasticizer in the PVA film, the occurrence of wrinkles in the film roll can be prevented, and the step-through property in the secondary processing can be improved. The plasticizer is preferably a polyhydric alcohol, and specific examples thereof include ethylene glycol, glycerol, diglycerol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, trimethylolpropane, and the like. These plasticizers may be used alone in 1 kind, or may be used in combination in 2 or more kinds. Among these plasticizers, ethylene glycol and glycerin are preferable from the viewpoint of compatibility with PVA, acquisition property, and the like. The content of the plasticizer in the PVA film is preferably 1 to 30 parts by mass, more preferably 3 to 25 parts by mass, and still more preferably 5 to 20 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of PVA.

The PVA film preferably further contains a surfactant from the viewpoints of improving the releasability from the metal support used for the production thereof, improving the handleability of the PVA film, and the like. The kind of the surfactant is not particularly limited, and an anionic surfactant or a nonionic surfactant can be preferably used. Examples of the anionic surfactant include carboxylic acid type surfactants such as potassium laurate, sulfate type surfactants such as octyl sulfate, and sulfonic acid type surfactants such as dodecylbenzenesulfonate. Examples of the nonionic surfactant include alkyl ether type such as polyoxyethylene oleyl ether, alkyl phenyl ether type such as polyoxyethylene octyl phenyl ether, alkyl ester type such as polyoxyethylene laurate, alkylamine type such as polyoxyethylene lauryl amino ether, alkylamide type such as polyoxyethylene lauric acid amide, polypropylene glycol ether type such as polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene ether, alkanolamide type such as lauric acid diethanolamide and oleic acid diethanolamide, and allylphenyl ether type such as polyoxyalkylene allylphenyl ether. These surfactants may be used alone in 1 kind, or may be used in combination in 2 or more kinds.

The content of the surfactant in the PVA film is preferably 0.01 to 1 part by mass, more preferably 0.02 to 0.5 part by mass, and still more preferably 0.05 to 0.3 part by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of PVA, from the viewpoints of releasability of a metal support, handleability of the PVA film, and the like.

The PVA film may further contain other components than the PVA-based polymer, the plasticizer, and the surfactant, as necessary. Examples of such other components include moisture, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, lubricants, colorants, fillers (inorganic particles, starch, and the like), preservatives, fungicides, and other polymer compounds than the above components.

The method for producing the PVA film is not particularly limited, and can be produced by a conventionally known method. In general, PVA is produced by mixing a liquid medium, a melting aid, or the like, or by using pellets containing a liquid medium, a melting aid, or the like, to prepare a dope or a melt for film formation, and performing film formation using the dope or the melt.

Examples of the liquid medium used for preparing the stock solution or the melt for film formation include dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, N-methylpyrrolidone, ethylenediamine, diethylenetriamine, and water, and 1 or 2 or more of these can be used. Among these, dimethyl sulfoxide, water, and a mixture thereof are preferably used, and water is particularly more preferably used.

In the production of the PVA film, it is preferable that the dope or the melt contains a plasticizer and a surfactant. The plasticizer and the surfactant can be used as described above. The amount of the plasticizer and the surfactant to be blended may be set to the above amount.

(method for producing PVA film roll)

A suitable production method for a PVA film roll of the present invention is a production method for a film roll in which the PVA film is wound up and at least one of 2 end portions in the longitudinal direction of the PVA film is cut with a cutting blade satisfying the following configurations (a) to (d),

(a) a circular blade comprising a metal having a Vickers hardness of 690 or more and 1850 or less;

(b) the angle of the blade tip is 21-26 degrees;

(c) the thickness of the non-tapered base part in the blade part is 0.05-1 mm;

(d) the diameter of the circular blade is 40-60 mm.

The cutting edge is preferably a circular edge made of a metal having a vickers hardness of 690 or more and 1850 or less. The circular blade comprising a metal having a vickers hardness of less than 690 has a poor cutting sharpness, and a PVA film having a smooth cut end face cannot be obtained. Therefore, the PVA film may be easily broken during stretching. The vickers hardness is more preferably 700 or more.

On the other hand, a circular blade comprising a metal having a vickers hardness of more than 1850 has an advantage of good sharpness of cutting. However, the durability is poor, and therefore, a PVA film having a smooth cut end face cannot be obtained until the winding is finished because the cutting edge is broken during cutting of the PVA film. Therefore, in this case, the PVA film may be easily broken during stretching. The vickers hardness is more preferably 1500 or less, still more preferably 1000 or less, and particularly preferably 790 or less.

Examples of the metal used for the circular blade include metals such as iron, silicon, manganese, chromium, and tungsten, and alloys thereof. Examples thereof include SKS7 and SKS81 shown in JISG 4308.

The angle of the blade tip is preferably 21-26 degrees. If the angle of the blade edge is less than 21 °, the durability of the blade edge may become insufficient. On the other hand, if the angle of the blade edge is larger than 26 °, the cutting sharpness may become insufficient. The angle of the blade tip is more preferably 25 ° or less. The angle of the blade edge in the present invention is defined as follows. As shown in fig. 2 and 3, the ground portion in the circular edge approximates an isosceles triangle ABC. At this time, the tip of the blade is set to be the apex a. Then, the line is drawn from the vertex a toward the side BC at right angles to the side BC, and the intersection point is denoted by H. And calculating the angle & lt BAH in the right triangle ABH according to the length of the side AH and the length of the side BH. The value obtained by multiplying the angle & lt BAH by 2 times is defined as the angle of the blade tip.

The thickness of the non-tapered base portion in the blade portion is preferably 0.05 to 1 mm. When the thickness of the non-tapered base portion is less than 0.05mm, the durability of the blade edge may be reduced. The thickness is more preferably 0.1mm or more. On the other hand, when the thickness is larger than 1mm, the cut film end may curl. The thickness is more preferably 0.8mm or less.

The diameter of the circular blade is preferably 40-60 mm. When the diameter of the circular blade is less than 40mm, the blade edge may be damaged even if the same portion of the blade edge is cut a plurality of times. The diameter of the circular blade is more preferably 42mm or more. On the other hand, in the case where the diameter of the circular blade is larger than 60mm, the inspection of the blade tip may take time. The diameter of the circular blade is more preferably 55mm or less.

By stretching the PVA film in the PVA film roll obtained in this manner, a stretched film can be obtained. Since the film can be prevented from breaking during stretching, a polarizing film having excellent polarizing performance can be suitably produced. The PVA film may be subjected to dyeing, uniaxial stretching, fixing treatment, drying treatment, and further heat treatment as needed, for example, to produce a polarizing film, and the order of the dyeing, uniaxial stretching, and fixing treatment is not particularly limited. Further, each operation may be performed twice or more.

The dyeing may be performed before the uniaxial stretching, during the uniaxial stretching, or after the uniaxial stretching. As the dye used for dyeing, iodine-potassium iodide, various dichroic dyes, and the like may be used in a mixture of 1 kind or 2 or more. Generally, dyeing is generally performed by immersing a PVA film in a solution containing the above dye, and the PVA film is coated or mixed with the PVA film to form a film, and the treatment conditions and the treatment method are not particularly limited.

The uniaxial stretching may be performed in the air by a wet stretching method or a dry-heat stretching method, and may be performed using a PVA film in warm water (in a solution containing the dye or in a fixing treatment bath described later) or after water absorption. The stretching temperature is not particularly limited, and the temperature when the PVA film is stretched in warm water (wet stretching) is usually 30 to 90 ℃. The temperature in the case of dry heat stretching is usually 50 to 180 ℃.

The stretching ratio of the uniaxial stretching treatment (total stretching ratio in the case of performing uniaxial stretching in multiple stages) is preferably 5 or more times from the viewpoint of polarization performance. The upper limit of the stretching magnification is not particularly limited, but is preferably 7 times or less in order to perform uniform stretching. The thickness of the stretched film is usually 3 to 75 μm.

In order to make the adsorption of the dye on the stretched film strong, a fixing treatment is often performed. Boric acid and/or a boron compound is generally added to the treatment bath used in the fixing treatment. Further, an iodine compound may be added to the treatment bath as needed.

The drying (heat treatment) temperature of the stretched film is usually 30 to 150 ℃.