Title of Invention

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND STAMPER CAPABLE OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION

Abstract To provide a process for producing a laminated optical recording medium [100] with improved production efficiency, with which in production of an optical recording medium [100] by a 2P process, a resin forming an interlayer [104] and a light transmitting stamper can easily be separated without applying any constrained load. A process for producing a laminated optical recording medium [100] , which comprises applying a precursor of an ultraviolet-curing resin on a recording layer [102] containing an organic dye formed on a polycarbonate substrate, disposing a polypropylene light transmitting stamper [110] comprising a nonpolar member having a concavo-convex shape thereon, curing the ultraviolet-curing resin and then easily separating the light transmitting stamper without applying any constrained load so that the concavo-convex shape is transcribed on the resin layer [104a].
Full Text DESCRIPTION
PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM AND
STAMPER CAPABLE OF LIGHT TRANSMISSION
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a process for
producing an optical recording medium and the like.
Particularly, it relates to a process for producing an
optical recording medium with improved production
efficiency, and the like.
BACKGROUND ART
In recent years, it has been desired to develop an
optical recording medium on which information can be
recorded at a higher density as compared with a
conventional one to record and retrieve, a large quantity
of data such as a long and high quality animation. Such
an optical recording medium on which information can be
recorded at a high density may, for example, be DVD-ROM
having a laminated structure wherein two recording layers
(dual layer) are formed on one medium. Employing such
multilayer technology of forming two or more recording
layers, it is possible to increase the capacity without
changing the recording density per layer.
Such a laminated multilayer optical recording medium
is produced usually by a production process called photo
polymerization process (hereinafter sometimes referred to
as "2P process"). By the 2P process, a two-layer
structure optical recording medium is produced, for
example, by forming on a transparent first substrate
having concaves and convexes for recording track formed
thereon, a first recording layer, a first reflective
layer, an interlayer having concaves and convexes for
record track formed thereon, a second recording layer and
a second reflective layer in this order, and finally
bonding a second substrate.
In the 2P process, the interlayer is produced
usually as follows. First, a light-curing resin material
or the like is applied to the first reflective layer, and
then a light transmitting stamper having a concavo-convex
shape is disposed thereon. Then, the light-curing resin
material or the like is cured and then the stamper is
separated. In such a manner, the concavo-convex shape is
transcribed on the surface of the light-curing resin to
form the interlayer. Accordingly, in the 2P process, it
is required that the stamper after the light-curing resin
is cured is smoothly separated. Namely, if problems in
production arise in formation of the interlayer having a
concavo-convex shape for record track by the 2P process,
such that the light-curing resin for the interlayer is
cured while the stamper adhered thereto, that the stamper
is hardly separated from the light-curing resin, or that
uniformity on the surface of the interlayer decreases
even if the stamper is separated therefrom, optical
information can not stably be recorded and retrieved on
the optical recording medium. In order that the light-
curing resin and the stamper are easily separated, for
example, a method of preliminarily coating the surface of
the stamper with a transparent inorganic material such as
SiO2 has been proposed in JP-A-2002-279707.
JP2003-85839 A seems to be the closest prior art.
JP2003-85839 A discloses a stamper made of a cyclic
polyolefin, but does not mention anything about MFR at all,
much less significance of the use of polyolefin having a MFR
higher than a certain level.
Further, none of the resin stampers Nos.1-7 formed in
Examples of JP2003-85839 A are made of a polyolefin having a
MFR of at least 40 g/10 min.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
PROBLEMS THAT THE INVENTION IS TO SOLVE
To preliminarily coat the surface of a stamper used
in the 2P process with a transparent inorganic material
as in the method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the
following step is required. That is, it is required to
form a dielectric film made of an inorganic material such
as SiO2 in a predetermined thickness on
grooves/information pits formed on the surface of a resin
stamper by e.g. a vacuum sputtering apparatus. This step
makes the process for producing an optical recording
medium complicated, and is one cause of the increase in
production cost.
The present invention is to solve such technical
problems which appeared in production of a laminated
multilayer optical recording medium by the 2P process.
Namely, the object of the present invention is to
provide a process for producing a laminated multilayer
optical recording medium with improved production
efficiency.
Further, another object of the present invention is
to provide a light transmitting stamper to be used for
production of a laminated multilayer optical recording
medium by the 2P process.
MEANS OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM
To solve such problems, in the present invention, a
light transmitting stamper made of a nonpolar member is
used in a process for producing an optical recording
medium by the 2P process. Namely, the process for
producing an optical recording medium to which the
present invention is applied comprises a step of forming
on a substrate a recording layer on which information is
to be recorded by applied light directly or via another
layer, a step of forming a resin material layer on the
formed recording layer directly or via another layer, and
a step of disposing a light transmitting stamper
comprising a nonpolar member having a concavo-convex
shape on the formed resin material layer and separating
the light transmitting stamper so that the concavo-convex
shape is transcribed on the resin material layer to form
an interlayer.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied, the
nonpolar member is a polymer material having no polar
group in its molecule. This makes it possible that a
resin layer to be formed from e.g. an ultraviolet-curing
resin of the optical recording medium and the light
transmitting stamper can easily be separated without
applying a constrained load. Resultingly, deformation of
the recording layer or the like can be prevented, and
signal waveform for recording/retrieving optical
information can be stabilized. Further, the residue of
the ultraviolet-curing resin hardly adheres to the light
transmitting stamper, whereby the light transmitting
stamper can be recycled.
The nonpolar member is preferably a polyolefin, and
among polyolefins, it is preferably a crystalline
polyolefin. Further, among crystalline polyolefins, it
is preferably a polypropylene. When the above material
is employed, the effects of the present invention will
favorably be obtained.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied, the
light transmitting stamper is preferably made of a
nonpolar polymer material having a melt flow rate (MFR)
in a molten state of at least 20 g/10 min. When MFR of
the nonpolar polymer material is within this range, the
light transmitting stamper is likely to be easily formed
by e.g. injection molding.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied, the
outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper is
preferably larger than the outer diameter of the
substrate. In this case, the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper is larger than the outer diameter of
the substrate preferably by a range of at least 1 mm and
at most 15 mm. When the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper is larger than the outer diameter of
the substrate, even when an outer burr is generated in
production of the interlayer, the outer burr will easily
be removed.
Further, in the process for producing an optical
recording medium to which the present invention is
applied, it is preferred that another resin material
layer different from the resin material layer formed on
the recording layer directly or via another layer, is
formed on the surface having the concavo-convex shape of
the light transmitting stamper, and the light
transmitting stamper is disposed so that said another
resin material layer and the resin material layer formed
on the recording layer directly or via another layer face
each other. By employing the above production process,
the outer burr which may be generated in production of
the interlayer will more easily be removed. Further, by
employing the above production process, an interlayer
having a favorable edge shape will easily be obtained.
Further, in the process for producing an optical
recording medium to which the present invention is
applied, the resin material layer is preferably made of a
radiation-curing resin. By employing the radiation-
curing resin, the concavo-convex shape of the light
transmitting stamper will easily be transcribed.
Further, it is preferred that before the light
transmitting stamper is separated, light is applied to
the resin material layer to cure the radiation-curing
resin in the resin material layer to form the interlayer.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied, if the
interlayer extends beyond the outer diameter of the
substrate, the interlayer portion extending beyond the
outer diameter of the substrate is preferably removed.
By removing such an interlayer portion, the edge shape of
the interlayer can be made favorable. Further, the
interlayer portion extending beyond the outer diameter of
the substrate is removed preferably by application of a
laser beam. By use of a laser beam, accuracy of the edge
shape of the interlayer will be more improved.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied, it is
preferred that a knife edge is inserted between the
substrate and the light transmitting stamper to separate
the light transmitting stamper. Further, when the
substrate and the light transmitting stamper have a
planer circular shape, the knife edge is inserted
preferably from the inner diameter side of the substrate
and the light transmitting stamper. By use of a knife
edge, the light transmitting stamper will easily be
separated. Further, it is preferred that the thickness
of the light transmitting stamper is made thin at a
portion where the knife edge is inserted. This makes it
easy to insert the knife edge.
The process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present invention is applied
preferably further comprises a step of forming another
recording layer on which information is to be recorded by
applied light, on the interlayer having the concavo-
convex shape transcribed thereon directly or via another
layer. This makes it possible to produce a laminated
multilayer optical recording medium efficiently.
Further, the present invention provides a light
transmitting stamper to be used for a process for
producing an optical recording medium comprising a step
of forming an interlayer by a photo polymerization
process, which is formed from a nonpolar member having a
transmittance of a light having a wavelength of from 3 00
run to 400 run of at least 10%. The light transmitting
stamper has a thickness of preferably from 0.3 mm to 5
mm. When the thickness of the light transmitting stamper
is within the above range, the ultraviolet-curing resin
or the like can efficiently be cured, and the
productivity will improve. Further, the outer diameter
of the light transmitting stapmer is larger than the
outer diameter of the optical recording medium. When the
outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper is
larger than the outer diameter of the optical recording
medium, even if an outer burr is generated in production
of the interlayer, it will easily be removed.
EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, the production
efficiency of a laminated multilayer optical recording
medium by a 2P process will improve.
BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is drawing illustrating the process for
producing an optical recording medium to which the
present embodiment is applied.
Fig. 2 is a graph illustrating the result of
measurement of the light transmittance of a light
transmitting stamper made of a polypropylene at a
wavelength of from 2 00 run to 50 0 ran.
Fig. 3 is drawing illustrating one example of
disposition and separation of a light transmitting
stamper.
Fig. 4 is drawing illustrating another example of
disposition and separation of a light transmitting
stamper.
Fig. 5 is drawing illustrating still another example
of disposition and separation of a light transmitting
stamper.
Fig. 6 is drawing illustrating one example of laser
trimming and separation of a light transmitting stamper.
Fig. 7 is drawing illustrating another example of
laser trimming and separation of a light transmitting
stamper.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional
view illustrating one example of a state where a light
transmitting stamper is disposed.
Fig. 9 is drawing illustrating one example of a
method of separating a light transmitting stamper and a
data substrate.
Fig. 10 is a drawing illustrating another example of
a method of separating a light transmitting stamper and a
data substrate.
EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS
100: Optical recording medium
101: First substrate
102: First recording layer
103: First reflective layer
301a, 401a, 501a: Outer burr resin material layer
104a, 304a, 404a, 504a (504al, 504a2): Resin
material layer
301, 401, 501, 601, 701: Outer burr
104, 304, 404, 504, 5044, 604, 704, 804, 904, 1004:
Interlayer
505a: Outer resin material layer
505, 7 05: Outer interlayer
105: Second recording layer
106: Second reflective layer
107: Adhesive layer
108: Second substrate
109: Laser beam
110, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710, 810, 910, 1010: Light
transmitting stamper
111: Data substrate
420a, 420b, 520a, 520b, 811: Arrow
92 0, 102 0: Knife edge
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Now, best mode of carrying out the invention
(hereinafter referred to as embodiment of the invention)
will be explained in detail below. However, needless to
say, the present invention is not limited to the
following embodiment, and various modifications are
possible within a range of the gist.
PREFERRED MODE OF THE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN
OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM TO WHICH THE PRESENT MODE IS
APPLIED
Fig. 1 is drawings illustrating one preferred
example of the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present embodiment is applied. Fig.
1 illustrates, as an example of a process for producing a
laminated multilayer optical recording medium, a process
for producing a dual layer type one-side incident type
optical recording medium (dual DVD-R or dual DVD
recordable disk) having two recording layers containing
an organic pigment.
A dual optical recording medium 10 0 as represented
by a dual DVD-R as shown in Fig. 1(f) comprises a disk-
shape light transmitting first substrate 101, and a first
recording layer 102 containing a dye, a translucent first
reflective layer 103, a light transmitting interlayer 104
made of an ultraviolet-curing resin, a second recording
layer 105 containing a dye, a second reflective layer
106, an adhesive layer 107 and a second substrate 108
forming an outermost layer, laminated in this order on
the first substrate 101. On each of the first substrate
101 and the interlayer 104, concaves and convexes are
formed and constitute recording trucks.
Recording/retrieving of optical information on the
optical recording medium 10 0 as a dual DVD-R is carried
out by a laser beam 109 applied to the first recording
layer 102 and the second recording layer 105 from the
first substrate 101 side.
In the process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present embodiment is applied, "light
transmitting (or transparent)" means a light
transmittance at a wavelength of light applied to
record/retrieve optical information on the first
recording layer 102 and the second recording layer 105
containing a dye. Specifically, it means a transmittance
of usually at least 3 0%, preferably at least 50%, more
preferably at least 60%, at a wavelength of light for
recording/retrieving. On the other hand, the
transmittance at a wavelength of light for
recording/retrieving is ideally 100%, but is usually a
value of 99.9% or below.
As shown in Fig. 1(a), a first substrate 101 having
grooves, lands or prepits formed on the surface by
concaves and convexes is prepared by e.g. injection
molding using e.g. a nickel stamper. Then, a coating
liquid containing an organic dye is applied to the
surface having concaves and convexes of the first
substrate 101 by spin coating or the like. Then, heating
or the like is carried out to remove a solvent used for
the coating liquid, to form a first recording layer 102.
After the first recording layer 102 is formed, a first
reflective layer 103 is formed on the first recording
layer 102 by sputtering or deposition of a Ag alloy or
the like. Such a product prepared by laminating the
first recording layer 102 and the first reflective layer
103 laminated in this order on the first substrate 101 is
referred to as a data substrate 111. In this case, the
data substrate 111 is transparent.
Then, as shown in Fig. 1(b), a precursor of an
ultraviolet-curing resin which is one of radiation-curing
resins, for example, is applied to the entire surface of
the first reflective layer 103 by spin coating or the
like, to form a resin material layer (hereinafter
referred to as "ultraviolet-curing resin material layer"
for convenience of explanation) 104a. In the present
invention, "radiation" includes electron radiation,
ultraviolet radiation, visible radiation and infrared
radiation.
In this case, the precursor of an ultraviolet-curing
resin is applied directly to the data substrate 111, but
the process is not limited thereto. For example, another
layer may be formed on the data substrate 111. The
number of revolutions for spin coating is usually at a
level of from 500 to 6,000 rpm.
In the present embodiment, an ultraviolet-curing
resin is used as an example of a material of the resin
material layer. However, the material of the resin
material layer is not limited to an ultraviolet-curing
resin, and a thermosetting resin may, for example, be
also used.
Then, as shown in Fig. 1(c), a light transmitting
stamper 110 having a concavo-convex shape is disposed on
the ultraviolet-curing resin material layer 104a. In
such a state, ultraviolet rays are applied from the light
transmitting stamper 110 side via the light transmitting
stamper 110 to cure the ultraviolet-curing resin. After
the ultraviolet-curing resin is sufficiently cured, the
light transmitting stamper 110 is separated. By the
above operation, an interlayer 104 (Fig. 1(d)) on which
concaves and convexes of the light transmitting stamper
110 are transcribed is formed on the surface of the
ultraviolet-curing resin. Disposition of the light
transmitting stamper 110 is adjusted so that the
thickness of the ultraviolet-curing resin material layer
104a will be within a predetermined range. Application
of ultraviolet rays to cure the ultraviolet-curing resin
material layer 104a is not limited to application from
the light transmitting stamper 110 side. For example,
application from the side surface of the ultraviolet-
curing resin material layer 104a may, for example, be
mentioned.
The light transmitting stamper 110 used in the
present embodiment comprises a nonpolar member having a
concavo-convex shape on the surface. By using the light
transmitting stamper 110 comprising a nonpolar member,
the interlayer 104 and the light transmitting stamper 110
can easily be separated without applying a constrained
load. Resultingly, a possibility of deformation of the
first recording layer 102 and the first reflective layer
103 reduces. Further, the uniformity on the surface of
the interlayer 104 tends to be maintained, whereby signal
waveform for recording/retrieving of optical information
will be stabilized. Further, a residue of the
ultraviolet-curing resin hardly adheres to the light
transmitting stamper 110 side, whereby the light
transmitting stamper 110 is likely to be recycled.
Here, "polar" means a state where electrons are
locally present in a molecule and there is unevenness of
charge. Further, "nonpolar" means a state where there is
not such unevenness of charge.
The nonpolar member constituting the light
transmitting stamper 110 may, for example, be an
inorganic material or an organic material. The inorganic
material may, for example, be inorganic glass. The
organic material may, for example, be a polymer material
having no polar group in its molecule. Particularly,
when the light transmitting stamper 110 is formed by
using a polymer material having no polar group in its
molecule, it can be prepared by using a metal stamper
(such as a nickel stamper) having a negative concavo-
convex pattern by injection molding or the like.
Such a polar group may, for example, be a polar
group containing an oxygen atom, a polar group containing
a nitrogen atom, a polar group containing a sulfur atom
or a polar group containing a halogen atom.
Specifically, the polar group containing an oxygen atom
may, for example, be a hydroxyl group, an ether group, an
aldehyde group, a carbonyl group, an acetyl group, a
carboxyl group or an ester group. The polar group
containing a nitrogen group may, for example, be an amino
group, an imino group, an ammonium group, an amide group,
an imide group, a nitro group, a nitroso group, a diazo
group or an acrylonitro group. The polar group
containing a sulfur atom may, for example, be a thiol
group, a sulfide group or a sulfonic group. The polar
group containing a halogen atom may, for example, be a
chloro group, a chloromethyl group, a chlorosyl group, a
chloryl group, a perchloryl group, a bromo group, an iodo
group, an iodosyl group or a fluoro group. In the
present invention, it is preferred to use a polymer
material having no such polar group in its molecule.
Further, the polymer material having no polar group in
its molecule preferably has no unsaturated bond such as a
carbon-carbon double bond, an aromatic monocyclic
hydrocarbon group such as a phenyl group nor a condensed
polycyclic hydrocarbon group such as a naphthyl group in
its molecule.
Usually, a Coulomb force (electrostatic force) works
and the Van der Waals force (intermolecular attraction)
is significant between molecules of a polymer material
having a polar group in its molecule, since there is
unevenness of charge in the polar group. Further,
usually, a material to be used for a resin material layer
such as an ultraviolet-curing resin has such a structure
that a polar group is bonded to the molecule in many
cases. In such a case, if a stamper formed from such a
polymer material having a polar group in its molecule is
used, the Van der Waals force between the stamper and the
ultraviolet-curing resin tends to be significant, and the
stamper and the ultraviolet-curing resin tend to be
hardly separated. Accordingly, by use of a stamper made
of a polymer material having no polar group in its
molecule, the Van der Waals force tends to reduce, and
the adhesion with the ultraviolet-curing resin tends to
be weak. It is considered that the stamper and the
ultraviolet-curing resin will easily be separated
resultingly.
Here, the "polymer material having no polar group in
its molecule" ideally means a polymer having no polar
group at all in the basic structure of the polymer.
The polymer material having no polar group in its
molecule may, for example, be a polyolefin. The
polyolefin has a simple structure consisting of carbon
and hydrogen and thereby shows nonpolar characteristics.
Accordingly, the polyolefin is easily separated from a
radiation-curing resin such as an ultraviolet-curing
resin or a thermosetting resin. Further, the polyolefin
has such an advantage that it has a high light
transmittance of a light having a short wavelength
required for curing the radiation-curing resin. Further,
the polyolefin also has such an advantage that no harmful
gas or the like is discharged even if it is burned at the
time of disposal after use, whereby it puts less burden
on the environment.
The polyolefin can be classified into a crystalline
polyolefin and an amorphous polyolefin.
More specifically, the polyolefin may, for example,
be a polymer of an a-olefin or a polymer of a cyclic
olefin. The polymer of an a-olefin may, for example, be
a polyethylene, a polypropylene, an ethylene/propylene
copolymer, or a copolymer of ethylene and an a-olefin
having from 4 to 20 carbon atoms. Such an a-olefin
having from 4 to 2 0 carbon atoms may, for example, be 1-
butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-
heptene, 1-octene, 1-nonene, 1-decene, 1-undecene, 1-
dodecene, 9-methyl-1-decene, 11-methyl-l-dodecene, 1-
tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene or 1-eicocene.
The polymer of a cyclic olefin may, for example, be an
amorphous polyolefin which is a hydrogenated product of a
ring-opening polymer of a tetracyclododecene and a
dicyclopenatadiene.
Among the polyolefins, a polyethylene, a
polypropylene, an ethylene/propylene copolymer or an
amorphous polyolefin is preferred. A polyethylene, a
polypropylene and an ethylene/propylene copolymer are
slightly poor in transparency since they are highly
crystalline, but they can be formed at a low cost.
Particularly, a polypropylene and an ethylene/propylene
copolymer, which are excellent also in heat resistance
and fatigue resistance (hinge properties), are preferred.
Most preferred is a polypropylene.
Further, the amorphous polyolefin is excellent in
transparency and precision moldability due to its
amorphous properties. The amorphous polyolefin is
preferably commercial products by the tradenames of
ZEONEX and ZEONOR (manufactured by ZEON CORPORATION), for
example.
The crystalline polyolefin such as a polyethylene, a
polypropylene or an ethylene/propylene copolymer is
widely used as a general molding material. Accordingly,
the crystalline polyolefin can be available at a lower
cost than the amorphous polyolefin. Accordingly, by use
of the crystalline polyolefin, the cost for production of
a laminated multilayer optical recording medium can be
reduced.
Further, such a crystalline polyolefin is excellent
in fatigue resistance (hinge properties) as compared with
an amorphous polyolefin. The following advantages will
be obtained due to excellence in fatigue resistance
(hinge properties) of a crystalline polyolefin. That is,
the light transmitting stamper is partially deformed in a
step of separating the light transmitting stamper. Thus,
when the light transmitting stamper is used repeatedly,
the light transmitting stamper is deformed repeatedly. A
light transmitting stamper prepared from a crystalline
polyolefin is excellent in fatigue resistance (hinge
properties) as compared with a light transmitting stamper
prepared from an amorphous polyolefin, and is less likely
to be cracked even if it is repeatedly used and
repeatedly deformed.
Among the above crystalline polyolefins, a
polypropylene or an ethylene/propylene copolymer, which
is particularly excellent in fatigue resistance (hinge
properties) and heat resistance, is preferred.
With respect to the fluidity of the nonpolar member,
the melt flow rate (MFR) in a molten state is at least 20
g/10 min., preferably at least 30 g/10 min., more
preferably at least 40 g/10 min. However, it is usually
at most 100 g/10 min. When the fluidity of the nonpolar
member is within this range, excellent transcribability
of the concavo-convex shape will be obtained. That is,
when MFR is within the above range, a stamper can easily
be formed by injection molding or the like.
Here, MFR represents a value measured within a
temperature range of at least the melting point and at
most the decomposition temperature of the nonpolar member
at a load of 21.18 N in accordance with IS01133.
Particularly with respect to a polypropylene and an
ethylene/propylene copolymer, it is a value measured at a
temperature of 23 0°C in accordance with JIS K6921-1.
Further, with respect to the light transmittance of
the nonpolar member, the transmittance of a test specimen
with a thickness of 0.6 mm of a light having a wavelength
of from 300 to 400 nm is usually at least 10%, preferably
at least 30%, more preferably at least 50%. On the other
hand, the transmittance of the nonpolar member is
preferably as high as possible, but is usually 99.9% or
below.
Further, when the polymer material is used as the
nonpolar member, the light transmitting stamper may
contain, in addition to the nonpolar polymer material, a
small amount of a releasing agent, an antistatic agent or
impurities. In such a case, the proportion of the
nonpolar polymer material in the light transmitting
stamper is preferably at least 95 wt%, more preferably at
least 98 wt%, most preferably at least 99 wt%. However,
when a material other than the nonpolar polymer material
is used, the upper limit of the content of the nonpolar
polymer material is usually 99.999 wt%.
The light transmitting stamper 110 used in the
present embodiment preferably has a thickness of usually
at least 0.3 mm in view of form stability and easiness of
handling. However, the thickness is usually at most 5
mm. When the thickness of the light transmitting stamper
110 is within this range, the stamper has sufficient
light transmittance, whereby the ultraviolet-curing resin
or the like can be efficiently cured even when
ultraviolet rays are applied via the light transmitting
stamper 110, and the productivity will improve.
The outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper
110 is preferably larger than the outer diameter of the
first substrate 101 (outer diameter of the optical
recording medium 100). When the outer diameter of the
light transmitting stamper 110 is preliminarily designed
to be larger than the outer diameter of the first
substrate 101, the concavo-convex shape can be formed
even on the peripheral portion of the light transmitting
stamper 110 extending beyond the outer diameter of the
first substrate 101 with a good margin at the time of
injection molding, whereby the concavo-convex shape can
be favorably formed over the entire surface of the light
transmitting stamper 110. Further, when the outer
diameter of the light transmitting stamper 110 is larger
than the outer diameter of the first substrate 101, the
outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper 110
becomes larger than the outer diameter of the interlayer
104 (ultraviolet-curing resin material layer 104a). This
makes it possible that the shape of the edge surface of
the interlayer 104 is favorable. That is, when the light
transmitting stamper 110 is disposed on the ultraviolet-
curing resin material layer 104a, a resin of the
ultraviolet-curing resin material layer 104a may adhere
to the outer peripheral portion of the light transmitting
stamper 110. This resin may form a burr when the light
transmitting stamper is separated. Accordingly, when the
outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper 110 is
larger than the outer diameter of the interlayer 104
(ultraviolet-curing resin material layer 104a), the resin
present at the edge of the ultraviolet-curing resin
material layer 104a which is likely to form a burr is
present beyond the outer diameter of the interlayer 104.
As a result, even if a burr is generated, a portion where
the burr is generated can be removed so as to obtain a
favorable shape of the edge of the interlayer 104.
Specifically, the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper 110 is larger than the outer
diameter of the first substrate 101 by usually at least 1
mm, preferably at least 2 mm by diameter. However, it is
usually at most 15 mm, preferably at most 10 mm by
diameter.
Then, as shown in Fig. 1(d), a coating liquid
containing an organic dye is applied to the surface of
the interlayer 104 by spin coating or the like. Then,
heating or the like is carried out to remove a solvent
used for the coating liquid to form a second recording
layer 105. In such a case, the heating temperature is
preferably at least the glass transition temperature of
the resin constituting the interlayer 104. By heating at
the above temperature, it is possible to suppress warpage
of the first substrate 101 considered to be due to
shrinkage of the interlayer 104. In the present
embodiment, the second recording layer 105 is formed
directly on the interlayer 104. However, needless to
say, the second recording layer 10 5 may be formed via
another layer (such as a protective layer or a buffer
layer) . By the above step, a laminated multilayer
optical recording medium can be efficiently produced.
Then, as shown in Fig. 1(e), a second reflective
layer 106 is formed on the second recording layer 105 by
depositing a Ag alloy or the like by sputtering. Then,
as shown in Fig. 1(f), a second substrate 108 as a mirror
substrate obtained by injection molding of a
polycarbonate is bonded to the second reflective layer
106 via an adhesive layer 107 to complete production of
the optical recording medium 100.
The adhesive layer 107 may be translucent or may
have a slightly rough surface, and further, a delayed
curing adhesive may also be used without any problem.
For example, the adhesive layer 107 can be formed by
applying an adhesive to the second reflective layer 106
by screen printing or the like, applying ultraviolet rays
thereto, and then disposing the second substrate 108,
followed by pressing. Further, the adhesive layer 107
may be formed also by interposing a pressure sensitive
double coated adhesive tape between the second reflective
layer 106 and the second substrate 108, followed by
pressing.
The layer structure shown in Fig. 1(f) illustrates
one example of an optical recording medium having two
recording layers as mentioned above. Accordingly,
needless to say, another layer not shown in Fig. 1(f) may
be used (for example, a primary layer is inserted between
the first substrate 101 and the first recording layer
102) .
MORE PREFERRED MODE OF THE PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN
OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM TO WHICH THE PRESENT MODE IS
APPLIED
In the present mode, the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper is preferably larger than the outer
diameter of the first substrate. This will be explained
in further detail below with reference to the disposition
and separation of the light transmitting stamper.
Fig. 3 is drawings illustrating one example of
disposition and separation of a light transmitting
stamper. Fig. 3 illustrates one example of disposition
of a light transmitting stamper 310 and a state after
separation of the light transmitting stamper 310 in a
case where the outer diameter of the light transmitting
stamper 310 is the same as the outer diameter of the
first substrate 101 and thus the outer diameter of a data
substrate 111. The data substrate 111 has such a
structure that on a first substrate 101, a first
recording layer 102 and a first reflective layer 103 are
laminated in this order.
As shown in Fig. 3(a), when the light transmitting
stamper 310 is disposed on a resin material layer 304a,
the resin material layer 3 04a may protrude toward the
light transmitting stamper side to form an outer burr
resin material layer 3 01a. This happens because the
resin material layer 3 04a (usually formed from an
ultraviolet-curing resin) has not been cured yet but has
fluidity. Then, as shown in Fig. 3(b), the resin
material layer 304a (Fig. 3(a)) and the outer burr resin
material layer 301a (Fig. 3(a)) are cured and then the
light transmitting stamper 310 is separated, whereby an
outer burr 301 is formed on the interlayer 304. This
outer burr 3 01 is formed in a region very close to the
outer diameter of the data substrate 111 since the outer
diameter of the light transmitting stamper 310 and the
outer diameter of the data substrate 111 are the same.
Further, the outer burr 3 01 is very small as compared
with the size of the interlayer 304. For example, the
diameter of the interlayer 3 04 is 12 0 mm, whereas the
size of the outer burr 3 01 is at a level of several tens
urn. Accordingly, it may be industrially difficult to
remove only the outer burr 3 01 to obtain a favorable edge
shape of the interlayer 3 04 in some cases.
In a case where such an outer burr 3 01 is generated,
the outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper 310
is preferably larger than the outer diameter of the first
substrate 101 and thus the outer diameter of the data
substrate 111. This will be explained below with
reference to Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 is drawings illustrating another example of
disposition and separation of a light transmitting
stamper. Fig. 4 illustrates one example of disposition
of a light transmitting stamper 410 and a state after
separation of the light transmitting stamper 410 in a
case where the outer diameter of the light transmitting
stamper 410 is larger than the outer diameter of a first
substrate 101 and thus the outer diameter of a data
substrate 111. The data substrate 111 has such a
structure that on the first substrate 101, a first
recording layer 102 and a first reflective layer 103 are
laminated in this order.
In Fig. 4(a), the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper 410 is larger than the first
substrate 101 and thus the data substrate 111.
Accordingly, when the light transmitting stamper 410 is
disposed on a resin material layer 404a, the edge of the
resin material 404a extends and protrudes toward the
outer peripheral direction of the light transmitting
stamper 410 to form an outer burr resin material layer
401a. This happens because the resin material layer 404a
(usually formed from an ultraviolet-curing resin) has not
been cured yet but has fluidity.
Since the outer diameter of the light transmitting
stamper 410 is larger than the data substrate 111, the
outer burr resin material layer 401a largely extends
beyond the outer diameter of the data substrate 111.
Then, as shown in Fig. 4(b), the resin material layer
404a (Fig. 4(a)) and the outer burr resin material layer
401a (Fig. 4(a)) are cured and then the light
transmitting stamper 410 is separated, whereby an outer
burr 401 is formed on the interlayer 404. This outer
burr 4 01 largely extends beyond the outer diameter of the
data substrate 111 (outer diameter of the interlayer 404)
similarly to the outer burr resin material layer 401a
(Fig. 4(a)). Accordingly, it tends to be easy to remove
the outer burr 401 present in a region outside arrows
42 0a and 42 0b to obtain a favorable edge shape of the
interlayer 404.
Specific examples wherein a favorable edge shape of
the interlayer 404 tends to be easily obtained in a case
where the outer diameter of the light transmitting
stamper 410 is larger than the outer diameter of the
first substrate 101 and thus the outer diameter of the
data substrate 111, will be further explained below.
Fig. 5 is drawings illustrating still another
example of disposition and separation of a light
transmitting stamper. Fig. 5 illustrates one example of
disposition of a light transmitting stamper 510 and a
state after separation of the light transmitting stamper
510 in a case where the outer diameter of the light
transmitting stamper 510 is larger than the outer
diameter of a first substrate 101 and thus the outer
diameter of a data substrate 111. The data substrate 111
has such a structure that on the first substrate 101, a
first recording layer 102 and a first reflective layer
103 are laminated in this order.
In Fig. 5(a), another resin material layer 504a2 is
formed on the surface having a concavo-convex shape of
the light transmitting stamper 510. The light
transmitting stamper 510 is disposed so that the resin
material layer 504a2 and a resin material layer 504al
formed on the data substrate 111 face each other. The
resin material layer 504a2 formed on the light
transmitting stamper 510 has an outer diameter larger
than the outer diameter of the data substrate 111 (first
substrate 101) by the dimension of an outer resin
material layer 505a. Accordingly, the resin material
layer 5 04a2 largely extends beyond the outer diameter of
the data substrate 111. Therefore, an outer burr resin
material layer 501a is formed outside the resin material
layer 504a2 (outside the outer resin material layer
505a).
Then, as shown in Fig. 5(a), the resin material
layer 504al (Fig. 5(a)), the resin material layer 504a2
(Fig. 5(a)) and the outer burr resin material layer 501a
(Fig. 5(a)) are cured and then the light transmitting
stamper 510 is separated, whereby an outer burr 501 is
formed on the interlayer 504. The outer burr 501 is
formed further outside an outer interlayer 505 largely
extending beyond the outer diameter of the data substrate
111. Accordingly, the outer interlayer 505 present
outside the outer diameter of the data substrate 111 is
likely to be removed from the positions shown by arrows
520a and 520b. As a result, as shown in Fig. 5, an
interlayer 5044 having a favorable edge shape is likely
to be obtained in view of industrial production.
In Figs. 4 and 5, the interlayer (the outer burr 401
in Fig. 4(b) or the outer interlayer 505 and the outer
burr 501 in Fig. 5(b)) formed beyond the outer diameter
of the first substrate 101 and thus the data substrate
111, usually has to be cut off from the interlayer 404
(Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig. 5(b)) having an outer diameter
substantially the same as the outer diameter of the first
substrate 101 and thus the data substrate 111, as
described above.
Removal of the outer burr 401 (Fig. 4(b)), or the
outer interlayer 505 and the outer burr 501 (Fig. 5(b)),
formed beyond the outer diameter, may be carried out
either before or after separation of the light
transmitting stamper 410 or 510. In view of production
efficiency and with a view to improving dimensional
accuracy of the outer diameter of the interlayer 404
(Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig. 5(b)), the interlayer formed
beyond the outer diameter is removed preferably before
separation of the light transmitting stamper 410 or 510.
That is, since the interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or 5044
(Fig. 5(b)) is usually thin (usually at a level of
several tens µm) , it may be industrially difficult to
remove the interlayer with high accuracy in some cases.
Further, if the outer burr 401 (Fig. 4(b)) or the outer
interlayer 505 and the outer burr 501 (Fig. 5(b)) are
removed after separation of the light transmitting
stamper 410 or 510, the removed portion is likely to
adhere to the optical recording medium as a foreign
matter (dust).
The method of removing the interlayer formed beyond
the outer diameter of the data substrate 111 or the first
substrate 101 (it means the outer burr 401 in Fig. 4(b),
or the outer interlayer 505 and the outer burr 501 in
Fig. 5(b), and hereinafter both will be referred to as
"protruding interlayer" in some cases) is not
particularly limited. Such a method may, for example, be
a method of dissolving the protruding interlayer with a
solvent, a method of mechanically polishing the
protruding interlayer, a method of mechanically cutting
the protruding interlayer or a method of optically
removing the protruding interlayer. Among these methods,
preferred is an optical removal method in view of
favorable accuracy of the edge shape and industrial
usability. The optical removal method is preferably a
method of removing the protruding interlayer by
application of a laser beam.
That is, for example, a method may be mentioned
wherein a laser beam is applied to a space between the
protruding interlayer and the outer diameter of the
interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig. 5(b)) (the outer
diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of
the data substrate 111 or the first substrate 101) to cut
off the protruding interlayer and separating it together
with the light transmitting stamper 410 or 510
(hereinafter this method will be referred to as "laser
trimming" in some cases). The laser used is not
particularly limited so long as it can be used in
industrial production. Preferred as a laser having a
power which will not impair the edge shape of the
interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig. 5(b)) and the
light transmitting stamper 410 or 510, is a CO2 laser
(wavelength: 10.6 urn). A CO2 laser output apparatus is
not particularly limited so long as it is industrially
commonly used. The power of the CO2 laser is also not
particularly limited so long as the protruding portion of
the interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig. 5(b)) can be
removed, and suitably adjusted.
Further, the laser trimming may be carried out
either by rotating the laser with the data substrate 111
on which the interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or 5044 (Fig.
5(b)) laminated thereon fixed, or by rotating the data
substrate 111 on which the interlayer 404 (Fig. 4(b)) or
5044 (Fig. 5(b)) is laminated, with the laser application
position fixed. The latter method is industrially simple
(the apparatus is likely to be simplified).
Now, one specific example of the laser trimming will
be explained below.
Fig. 6 is drawings illustrating one example of laser
trimming and separation of a light transmitting stamper.
Fig. 6(a) is a drawing illustrating such a state that a
light transmitting stamper 610 is disposed on a resin
material layer (not shown in Fig. 6(a)) as shown in Fig.
4(a), and then the resin material layer (not shown in
Fig. 6(a)) is cured to form an interlayer 604, and then
the protruding interlayer (outer burr 601) is removed by
laser trimming. Fig. 6(b) illustrates a state where the
light transmitting stamper 610 is separated after the
laser trimming. A data substrate 111 has such a
structure that on a first substrate 101, a recording
layer 102 and a first recording layer 103 are laminated
in this order.
As shown in Fig. 6(a), a laser is applied from a
laser application apparatus (not shown in Fig. 6(a))
along the outer diameter of the interlayer 604 (the outer
diameter substantially the same as a data substrate 111
or a substrate 101) to form the outer diameter of the
interlayer 604. In this case, the outer periphery of the
interlayer 604 can be formed, for example, by rotating
the data substrate 111. Then, as shown in Fig. 6(b), the
light transmitting stamper 610 is separated.
Fig. 7 is drawings illustrating another example of
laser trimming and separation of a light transmitting
stamper. Fig. 7(a) is a drawing illustrating a state
where a light transmitting stamper 710 is disposed on a
resin material layer (not shown in Fig. 7(a)) as shown in
Fig. 5(a), and then the resin material layer (not shown
in Fig. 7(a)) is cured to form an interlayer 704, and
then the protruding interlayer (an outer interlayer 7 05
and an outer burr 7 01) is removed by laser trimming.
Fig. 7(b) illustrates a state where the light
transmitting stamper 710 is separated after the laser
trimming.
As shown in Fig. 7(a), a laser is applied from a
laser application apparatus (not. shown in Fig. 7(a))
along the outer diameter of the interlayer 7 04 (the outer
diameter substantially the same as the data substrate 111
or a first substrate 101) to form the outer diameter of
the interlayer 704. In this case, the outer periphery of
the interlayer 704 can be formed, for example, by
rotating the data substrate 111. Then, as shown in Fig.
7(b), the light transmitting stamper 710 is separated.
In Fig. 7, the outer interlayer 7 05 is made large,
whereby the protruding interlayer (the outer interlayer
705 and the outer burr 701) is easily removed.
Now, the method of separating the light transmitting
stamper will be explained in detail below. The method of
separating the light transmitting stamper is not
particularly limited, but preferred is a method of
inserting a jig such as a knife edge between the
substrate and the light transmitting stamper to separate
the light transmitting stamper. By use of a jig such as
a knife edge, the light transmitting stamper can be
industrially easily separated.
A method of separating the light transmitting
stamper by inserting a knife edge, as one example, will
be explained with reference to Figs. 8 and 9 below.
Fig. 8 is a perspective view and a cross-sectional
view illustrating one example of a state where a light
transmitting stamper is disposed. Fig. 8(a) is a
perspective view illustrating a state where a light
transmitting stamper 810 having a planer circular shape
is disposed on a data substrate 111 having a planer
circular shape. Fig. 8(b) is a cross-sectional view at
A-A' in Fig. 8(a). Further, Fig. 9 is drawings
illustrating one example of a method of separating a
light transmitting stamper and a data substrate. Fig. 9
illustrates the separation of a light transmitting
stamper using a knife edge shown in Fig. 8. In Figs. 8
and 9, no recording layer nor reflective layer are shown
for understandability of figures.
In Fig. 8(a), on the data substrate 111 having a
planer circular shape, an interlayer 8 04 having an inner
diameter larger than the inner diameter of the substrate
111 is formed. Further, the light transmitting stamper
810 having a planer circular shape, having an inner
diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the
interlayer 804 and having an outer diameter larger than
the outer diameter of the data substrate 111 (interlayer
804) is disposed on the interlayer 804. The planer
circular shape means a disk shape having a hole with a
predetermined length from the center of the circle, such
as CD or DVD (see Fig. 8(a)).
Separation of the light transmitting stamper 810 is
carried out by inserting a knife edge between the data
substrate 111 and the light transmitting stamper 810
(shown by arrows 811 in Fig. 8(b)) from the inner
diameter side of the data substrate 111 and the light
transmitting stamper 810. The method of inserting a
knife edge from the inner diameter side is a method which
is advantageous also in industrial production.
More specifically, as shown in Figs. 9(a) and 9(b),
a knife edge 92 0 is inserted between the data substrate
111 and the light transmitting stamper 910 to partially
separate the light transmitting stamper 910. Then, as
shown in Fig. 9(c), the data substrate 111 and the light
transmitting stamper 910 are gradually detached while
compressed air is injected, to completely separate the
light transmitting stamper 910.
Fig. 10 is a drawing illustrating another example of
the method of separating the light transmitting stamper
and the data substrate. Fig. 10 is an enlarged cross-
sectional view illustrating a laminate comprising a light
transmitting stamper 1010, an interlayer 1004 and a data
substrate 111 when a knife edge 1020 is inserted. In
Fig. 10, no recording layer nor reflective layer is shown
for understandability of the figure. As shown in Fig.
10, the light transmitting stamper 1010 at a portion
where the knife edge 1020 is inserted is made thin,
whereby the knife edge 1020 is favorably inserted.
OPTICAL RECORDING MEDIUM TO WHICH THE PRESENT
EMBODIMENT IS APPLIED
In the present embodiment, the process for producing
a laminated multilayer optical recording medium has been
explained with reference to a dual layer type dual DVD-R
having two recording layers containing an organic dye as
an example, but is not limited thereto. Namely, effects
of the present invention will be favorably obtained so
long as the optical recording medium is an optical
recording medium or a laminate for an optical recording
medium produced by a production process comprising a step
of applying a resin material layer on a data substrate
directly or via another layer, attaching a light
transmitting stamper having a concavo-convex shape
thereto and then separating it so that the concavo-convex
shape of the light transmitting stamper is transcribed on
the resin to form a resin layer. Namely, by use of a
light transmitting stamper comprising a nonpolar member,
the production process of the present embodiment can be
applied to an optical recording medium having another
structure.
For example, the production process of the present
embodiment can be applied to an optical recording medium
having only one recording layer. Further, it can be
applied to an optical recording medium having three or
more recording layers and having two or more interlayers.
In such a case, the production process of the present
embodiment can be applied to formation of each of the two
or more interlayers. Further, in the above-described
embodiment, the process for producing a so-called
substrate face incident type optical recording medium has
been explained. However, needless to say, it can be
applied to a process for producing a so-called film face
incident type optical recording medium.
Now, layers constituting a dual optical recording
medium 10 0 as represented by a dual DVD-R as shown in
Fig. 1(f) will be briefly explained below.
FIRST SUBSTRATE
The first substrate 101 is preferably excellent in
optical characteristics such that it has optical
transmittance, it has a small birefringence, etc.
Further, the first substrate 101 is preferably excellent
in moldability such that it can easily be formed by
injection molding. Further, the first substrate 101
preferably has small moisture absorption properties.
Still further, the first substrate 101 preferably has
form stability so that the optical recording medium has a
certain level of rigidity. A material constituting the
first substrate 101 is not particularly limited, and an
acrylic resin, a methacrylic resin, a polycarbonate
resin, a polyolefin resin (particularly amorphous
polyolefin), a polyester resin, a polystyrene resin, an
epoxy resin or glass may, for example, be mentioned. The
thickness of the first substrate 101 is usually at most 2
mm, preferably at most 1 mm. When the distance between
an objective lens and a recording layer is smaller and
the substrate is thinner, coma aberration tends to be
small, and the recording density tends to be high.
However, the thickness is usually at least 10 µm,
preferably at least 30 urn, so as to obtain sufficient
optical characteristics, low moisture absorption
properties, moldability and form stability.
FIRST RECORDING LAYER
The first recording layer 102 is usually required to
have a higher sensitivity as compared with a recording
layer used in an optical recording medium to be used for
CD-R, dual DVD-R, etc. In the optical recording medium
100 to which the present embodiment is applied, the power
of an applied laser beam 109 reduces to half by e.g.
presence of a first reflective layer 103 as described
hereinafter and recording is carried out at an about half
power, and accordingly a particularly high sensitivity is
required. Further, as a dye to be used for the first
recording layer 102, preferred is a dye compound having a
maximum absorption wavelength ?max in a region of visible
light at a level of from 3 50 to 9 00 nm to an infrared
ray, suitable for recording by a blue to near microwave
laser. Usually, preferred as the dye compound is, for
example, a dye suitable for recording with a near
infrared laser having a wavelength at a level of from 77 0
to 83 0 nm such as one used for CD-R, a dye suitable for
recording with a red laser having a wavelength at a level
of from 62 0 to 69 0 nm such as one used for DVD-R, or a
dye suitable for recording with a so-called blue laser
having a wavelength of 410 nm, 515 nm, or the like.
The dye used for the first recording layer 102 is
not particularly limited, and usually an organic dye
material is used. The organic dye material may, for
example, be a macrocyclic azaanulene dye (such as
phthalocyanine dye, naphthalocyanine dye or porphyrin
dye), a pyrromethene dye, a polymethine dye (such as
cyanine dye, merocyanine dye or squarilium dye), an
anthraquinone dye, an azulenium dye, a metal-containing
azo dye or a metal-containing indoaniline dye. Such dyes
may be used alone or as a mixture of two or more of them.
The thickness of the first recording layer 102 is not
particularly limited since a suitable film thickness
varies depending upon the recording method or the like.
However, it is usually at least 5 nm, preferably at least
10 nm, particularly preferably at least 20 nm, so as to
obtain a sufficient degree of modulation. However, it is
usually at most 3 µm, preferably at most 1 urn, more
preferably at most 200 nm so that light is transmitted.
The method of forming the first recording layer 102 is
not particularly limited, and usually, a thin film
formation method which is commonly carried out, such as a
vacuum deposition method, a sputtering method, a doctor
blade method, a casting method, a spin coating method or
a dipping method may be mentioned. The film formation
method is preferably a wet film formation method such as
a spin coating method in view of mass productivity and
cost. Further, it is preferably a vacuum deposition
method with a view to obtaining a uniform recording
layer.
FIRST REFLECTIVE LAYER
The first reflective layer 103 is required to absorb
a small amount of recording and retrieving light, to have
a light transmittance of usually at least 40% and to have
an appropriate reflectivity. For example, an appropriate
transmittance can be obtained by thinly forming a metal
having a high reflectivity. Further, it preferably has a
certain level of corrosion resistance. Further, it
preferably has barrier properties such that the first
recording layer 102 is not influenced by bleeding of
another component from the upper layer of the first
reflective layer 103 (interlayer 104 in this case).
The thickness of the first reflective layer 103 is
usually at most 50 run, preferably at most 30 run, more
preferably at most 2 0 run. Within the above range, a
light transmittance of at least 40% tends to be easily
achieved. However, the thickness of the first reflective
layer 103 is usually at least 3 run, preferably at least 5
run, so that the first recording layer 102 will not be
influenced by the layer present on the first reflective
layer 103.
The material constituting the first reflective layer
103 is not particularly limited, and is preferably one
having an appropriately high reflectivity at a wavelength
of retrieving light. For the first reflective layer 103,
for example, a metal or a metalloid such as Au, Al, Ag,
Cu, Ti, Cr, Ni, Pt, Ta, Pd, Mg, Se, Hf, V, Nb, Ru, W, Mn,
Re, Fe, Co, Rh, Ir, Zn, Cd, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Te, Pb, Po,
Sn, Bi or a rare earth metal may be used alone or as an
alloy.
As a method of forming the first reflective layer
103, a sputtering method, an ion plating method, a
chemical deposition method or a vacuum deposition method
may, for example, be mentioned.
INTERLAYER
The interlayer 104 is made of a transparent resin on
which a concavo-convex shape such as grooves or pits can
be formed and which has a high adhesive force. Further,
a resin having a small shrinkage ratio at the time of
curing for adhesion is preferred, with which the medium
tends to have a high form stability. Further, the
interlayer 104 is preferably made of a material which
will not do damages to a second recording layer 105. The
interlayer 104 is usually easily compatible with the
second recording layer 105 in many cases. Accordingly,
in order to prevent compatibilization of the interlayer
104 with the second recording layer 105 to suppress
damages to the second recording layer 105, it is
preferred to form a proper buffer layer between these
layers. Further, a buffer layer may be formed between
the interlayer 104 and the first reflective layer 103.
The thickness of the interlayer 104 is preferably
controlled accurately, and a thickness of usually at
least 5 µm, preferably at least 10 urn is required.
However, the thickness is usually at most 100 urn,
preferably at most 70 µm.
On the interlayer 104, a concavo-convex shape is
spirally or concentrically formed, and the concavo-convex
shape forms grooves and lands. Usually, employing such
grooves and/or lands as record tracks, information is
recorded and retrieved on the second recording layer 105.
The groove width is usually at a level of from 200 to 500
µm, and the groove depth is at a level of from 120 to 250
run. In a case where the record tracks are in a spiral
form, the track pitch is preferably at a level of from
0.1 to 2.0 µm.
As a material constituting the interlayer 104, a
thermoplastic resin, a thermosetting resin or a
radiation-curing resin may, for example, be mentioned.
An interlayer 104 made of a thermoplastic resin, a
thermosetting resin or the like is formed in such a
manner that a thermoplastic resin or the like is
dissolved in a proper solvent to prepare a coating
liquid, which was applied and dried (heated) to form the
interlayer 104. An interlayer 104 made of a radiation-
curing resin is formed in such a manner that the resin as
it is or a coating liquid prepared by dissolving the
resin in a proper solvent is applied and cured by
application of a proper radiation. Such materials may be
used alone or as mixed. Further, the interlayer 104 may
be formed into a multilayer film. As a coating method, a
coating method such as a spin coating method or a casting
method may be employed, and among them, a spin coating
method is preferred. An interlayer 104 made of a high
viscous resin may be formed also by coating by means of a
screen printing or the like. The radiation-curable resin
is preferably one in a liquid form at from 20 to 40°C.
Use of the radiation-curing resin improves productivity
since it can be applied without using a solvent.
Further, it is preferably prepared to have a viscosity of
from 2 0 to 4,000 mPa•s.
Among the materials of the interlayer 104, a
radiation-curing resin is preferred, and among them, an
ultraviolet-curing resin is preferred. When such a resin
is employed, the concavo-convex shape of the light
transmitting stamper is easily transcribed. The
ultraviolet-curing resin may be a radical ultraviolet-
curing resin (radical polymerizable ultraviolet-curing
resin) and a cation ultraviolet-curing resin (cation
polymerizable ultraviolet-curing resin), and both may be
used. As the radical ultraviolet-curing resin, a
composition containing an ultraviolet-curing compound and
a photo polymerization initiator as essential components
is used. As the radical ultraviolet-curing compound, a
monofunctional (meth)acrylate and a polyfunctional
(meth)acrylate may be used as polymerizable monomer
components. These may be used alone or as a mixture of
two or more of them in combination, respectively. Here,
an acrylate and a methacrylate will generically be
referred to as a (meth) acrylate. As the photo
polymerization initiator, a molecular cleavage type or a
hydrogen abstraction type is preferred. In the present
invention, it is preferred that an uncured ultraviolet-
curing resin precursor composed mainly of a radical
polymerizable acrylate is cured to obtain an interlayer.
The cationic ultraviolet-curing resin may, for
example, be an epoxy resin containing a cation
polymerizable photo polymerization initiator. The epoxy
resin may, for example, be a bisphenol A-epichlorohydrin
type, an alicyclic epoxy, a long chain aliphatic type, a
brominated epoxy resin, a glycidyl ester type, a glycidyl
ether type or a heterocyclic type. It is preferred to
use as the epoxy resin one having small contents of free
chlorine and chlorine ions. The amount of chlorine is
preferably at most 1 wt%, more preferably at most 0.5
wt%. The cation polymerizable photoinitiator may, for
example, be a sulfonium salt, an iodonium salt or a
diazonium salt.
SECOND RECORDING LAYER
The second recording layer 105 is, similar to the
above-described first recording layer 102, usually
required to have a higher sensitivity than a recording
layer used for an optical recording medium such as CD-R
or dual DVD-R. Further, the second recording layer 105
is preferably made of a dye generating small heat and
having a high refractivity so as to realize favorable
recording and retrieving characteristics. Further, it is
preferred that reflection and absorption of light are
within proper ranges in combination of the second
recording layer 105 and a second reflective layer 106.
The material constituting the second recording layer 105,
its formation method and the like may be the same as for
the first recording layer 102. The method of forming the
second recording layer 105 is preferably a wet film
formation method. The thickness of the second recording
layer 105 is not particularly limited since a suitable
thickness varies depending upon the recording method and
the like, and is usually at least 10 run, preferably at
least 30 nm, particularly preferably at least 50 nm.
However, in order to obtain a moderate reflectivity, the
thickness of the second recording layer 105 is usually at
most 3 urn, preferably at most 1 urn, more preferably at
most 2 00 nm. The materials used for the first recording
layer 102 and the second recording layer 105 may be the
same or different.
SECOND REFLECTIVE LAYER
The second reflective layer 106 preferably has a
high reflectivity and is highly durable. In order to
secure a high reflectivity, the thickness of the second
reflective layer 10 6 is usually at least 2 0 nm,
preferably at least 30 nm, more preferably at least 50
nm. However, in order to increase the recording
sensitivity, it is usually at most 400 nm, preferably at
most 300 nm.
A material constituting the second reflective layer
106 is preferably one having a sufficiently high
reflectivity at the wavelength of the retrieving light.
As the material constituting the second reflective layer
106, for example, a metal such as Au, A1, Ag, Cu, Ti, Cr,
Ni, Pt, Ta or Pd may be used alone or as an alloy. Among
them, Au, Al and Ag which have a high reflectivity, are
suitable as the material for the second reflective layer
106. Further, in addition to such a metal as the main
component, another component may be contained. Said
another component may, for example, be a metal or a
metalloid such as Mg, Se, Hf, V, Nb, Ru, W, Mn, Re, Fe,
Co, Rh, Ir, Cu, Zn, Cd, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Te, Pb, Po, Sn,
Bi or a rare earth metal. As a method of forming the
second reflective layer 106, a sputtering method, an ion
plating method, a chemical deposition method or a vacuum
deposition method may, for example, be mentioned.
Further, a known inorganic or organic interlayer or
adhesive layer may be formed on or under the second
reflective layer 106 for the purpose of improving the
reflectivity, improving recording characteristics,
improving adhesion, etc.
ADHESIVE LAYER
The adhesive layer 107 preferably has a high
adhesion force and a small shrinkage ratio when it is
cured for adhesion, whereby the medium tends to have a
high form stability. Further, the adhesive layer 107 is
preferably made of a material doing no damage to the
second reflective layer 106. Further, in order to
suppress the damage, a known inorganic or organic
protective layer may be formed between these layers. The
thickness of the adhesive layer 107 is usually at least 2
µm, preferably at least 5 µm. However, the thickness of
the adhesive layer 107 is usually at most 100 µm so as to
make the optical recording medium as thin as possible,
and to overcome such a problem that curing takes long,
thus decreasing the productivity. The material of the
adhesive layer 107 may be the same as the material of the
interlayer 104. Further, as the adhesive layer 107, a
pressure sensitive double coated adhesive tape or the
like may also be used. The adhesive layer 107 can be
formed by sandwiching the pressure sensitive double
coated adhesive tape between the second reflective layer
106 and the second substrate 108, followed by pressing.
SECOND SUBSTRATE
The second substrate 10 8 preferably has high
mechanical stability and has high rigidity. Further, it
preferably has high adhesion with the adhesive layer 107.
As such a material, the same material as one which can be
used for the first substrate 101 may be used. Further,
as the above material, an A1 alloy substrate of e.g. an
A1-Mg alloy containing A1 as the main component, a Mg
alloy substrate of e.g. a Mg-Zn alloy containing Mg as
the main component, a substrate made of one of silicon,
titanium and ceramics, or a substrate comprising a
combination thereof may, for example, be also used. The
material of the second substrate 108 is preferably a
polycarbonate in view of high productivity such as
moldability, cost, low moisture absorption properties,
form stability, etc. The material of the second
substrate 108 is preferably an amorphous polyolefin in
view of chemical resistance, low moisture absorption
properties, etc. Further, the material of the second
substrate 108 is preferably a glass substrate in view of
high responsibility, etc. In order that the optical
recording medium 10 0 has sufficient rigidity, the second
substrate 108 is preferably thick to a certain extent,
and the thickness of the second substrate 108 is
preferably at least 0.3 mm. However, it is at most 3 mm,
preferably at most 1.5 mm.
OTHER LAYERS
The optical recording medium 100 may have another
optional layer sandwiched between layers as the case
requires, in the above laminated structure. Otherwise,
another optional layer may be formed on the outermost
layer of the medium. Further, the optical recording
medium 100 may have a print-receiving layer on which
writing (printing) is possible by a printer such as an
ink jet printer or a thermal transfer printer or by any
writing instrument, on the side which is not a side where
the recording light or retrieving light enters, as the
case requires. Further, two optical recording mediums
may be bonded so that the first substrates 101 face
outside. By bonding two optical recording mediums 100, a
large capacity medium having four recording layers can be
obtained.
The process for producing an optical recording
medium to which the present embodiment is applied can be
applied to a phase change type rewritable compact disk
(CD-RW, CD-Rewritable) or a phase change type rewritable
DVD (tradename, DVD-RW, DVD+RW). In the phase change
type CD-RW or DVD-RW, the difference in reflectivity and
the change in phase difference generated by the
difference in refractivity between the amorphous state
and the crystalline state of the recording layer made of
a phase-change type recording material are utilized to
detect recording information signals. Specifically, the
phase change type recording material may, for example, be
a SbTe, GeTe, GeSbTe, InSbTe, AgSbTe, AgInSbTe, GeSb,
GeSbSn, InGeSbTe or InGeSbSnTe type material. Among
them, it is preferred to use a composition containing Sb
as the main component for the recording layer so as to
increase the crystallization rate.
EXAMPLES
Now, the present embodiment will be described in
further detail with reference to the following Examples.
However, the present embodiment is by no means restricted
to the following Examples within a range not to exceed
the gist.
LIGHT TRANSMITTING STAMPERS
Disk shape light transmitting stampers each having a
center hole with an inner diameter of 15 mm and having an
outer diameter of 12 0 mm and a thickness of 0.6 mm were
formed by an injection molding method using as a material
a polypropylene (NOVATEC (registered trademark) PPMG05BS,
manufactured by Japan Polychem Corporation), an amorphous
polyolefin (ZEONOR (registered trademark) 1060R,
manufactured by ZEON CORPORATION) or a polycarbonate
(NOVAREX (registered trademark) 7020AD2, manufactured by
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corporation). The
injection molding was carried out by means of an
injection molding machine (MO40D3H, manufactured by
NISSEI CORPORATION) using a nickel master having guide
grooves with a track pitch of 0.74 urn, a width of about
0.37 urn and a depth of about 160 nm. Principal molding
conditions of each resin material are shown in Table 1.
As a result of measurement by an atomic force microscope
(AFM), each of the light transmitting stampers obtained
by injection molding was confirmed to have guide grooves
precisely transcribed from the nickel master.
Further, Fig. 2 is a graph illustrating the result
of measuring the light transmittance of the polypropylene
light transmitting stamper at a wavelength of from 200 nm
to 500 nm. The light transmittance was measured by means
of an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometer (V-560,
manufactured by JASCO Corporation).
PEEL TEST OF LIGHT TRANSMITTING STAMPER
In a process for producing an optical recording
medium by a 2P process, each of the above-described light
transmitting stampers was disposed on an ultraviolet-
curing resin material layer, and ultraviolet rays were
applied to cure the ultraviolet-curing resin. Then, a
knife edge was inserted at a non-coated portion of an
interlayer from the center hole portion (inner diameter
side) of the light transmitting stamper. Then, a force
was applied to separate the light transmitting stamper
and the ultraviolet-curing resin material layer. At this
occasion, separation characteristics were evaluated on
the basis of the following standards.
They are easily separated.
O: They are separated with a certain level of
force.
X: They are hardly separated.
Further, the same light transmitting stamper was
repeatedly used to determine the number of times it can
be used. The number of time it can be used is to
evaluate the number of times the light transmitting
stamper can be repeatedly used in view of separation
characteristics (number of repeated use).
EXAMPLES 1 and 2
An interlayer was formed on a reflective layer
formed by a sputtering method on a disk shape substrate
having a center hole with an inner diameter of 15 mm and
having an outer diameter of 12 0 mm. The interlayer was
formed as follows.
On the reflective layer, 2.5 g of an uncured
ultraviolet-curing resin precursor (viscosity: 1,2 00
mPa•s) composed mainly of a radical polymerizable
acrylate was dropped on a position corresponding to an
inner diameter of 25 mm in a circular shape, and then
stretched by rotation at a number of revolutions of 3,500
rpm for 15 seconds to form an ultraviolet-curing resin
material layer.
Then, using the above-described polypropylene light
transmitting stamper (Example 1) or amorphous polyolefin
light transmitting stamper (Example 2), the light
transmitting stamper and the substrate were bonded under
evacuation so that the guide grooves of the light
transmitting stamper and the surface having the
ultraviolet-curing resin material layer formed thereon
faced each other. Then, in a nitrogen atmosphere, a
metal halide lamp was applied from the light transmitting
stamper side to cure the ultraviolet-curing resin thereby
to form an interlayer. The illuminance and the
integrated amount of light of the ultraviolet rays were
216 mW/cm2 and 1,092 mJ/cm2, respectively, as measured at
a wavelength of 365 nm.
Then, in accordance with the above-described method,
the peel test of the light transmitting stamper was
carried out to measure the separation characteristics and
the number of repeated use of the polypropylene light
transmitting stamper and the amorphous polyolefin light
transmitting stamper. The results are shown in Table 1.
It is found from the results shown in Table 1 that
the light transmitting stamper and the ultraviolet-curing
resin can easily be separated when the interlayer is
formed by a 2P process by using the polypropylene light
transmitting stamper (Example 1) or the amorphous
polyolefin light transmitting stamper (Example 2).
Further, it is found that these light transmitting
stampers can be repeatedly used. When the surface of the
interlayer formed from the ultraviolet-curing resin was
observed by an AFM, it was confirmed that the guide
grooves were precisely transcribed from the light
transmitting stamper.
COMPARATIVE EXAMPLE
Using the above-described polycarbonate light
transmitting stamper, the ultraviolet-curing resin was
cured and the peel test of the light transmitting stamper
was carried out in the same manner as in Example 1.
As evident from the results shown in Table 1, the
polycarbonate light transmitting stamper and the
ultraviolet-curing resin could hardly be separated, and
they were not separated even when a great force was
applied by a knife edge, and the polycarbonate light
transmitting stamper was cracked and broken.
EXAMPLE 3
On a disk-shape substrate having a center hole with
an inner diameter of 15 mm and having an outer diameter
of 12 0 mm, a recording layer and a reflective layer were
formed by a spin coating method and a sputtering method,
respectively. Then, on the reflective layer, 2.3 g of an
uncured ultraviolet-curing resin precursor (viscosity:
260 mPa•s) composed mainly of a radical polymerizable
acrylate was dropped on a position corresponding to an
inner diameter of 25 mm in a circular shape and stretched
by rotation at a number of revolutions of 4,000 rpm for 6
seconds to form an ultraviolet-curing resin material
layer.
Then, using a disk-shape amorphous polyolefin light
transmitting stamper having a center hole with an inner
diameter of 15 mm and having an outer diameter of 120 mm
(a light transmitting stamper similar to one used in
Example 2), the light transmitting stamper and the
substrate were bonded under evacuation so that the guide
grooves of the light transmitting stamper and the surface
having the ultraviolet-curing resin material layer formed
thereon faced each other. Then, in a nitrogen
atmosphere, a high pressure mercury lamp was applied from
the light transmitting stamper side to cure the
ultraviolet-curing resin thereby to form an interlayer.
The illuminance of the ultraviolet rays was 85 mW/cm2 as
measured at a wavelength of 365 nm.
After formation of the interlayer, an outer burr (a
burr in a perpendicular direction at the edge of the
ultraviolet-curing resin) was generated, and it was
attempted to remove this portion by laser trimming by
means of a CO2 gas laser manufactured by KEYENCE
CORPORATION. However, it was given up since the outer
burr was very small. Then, as shown in Fig. 9, the peel
test of the light transmitting stamper was carried out,
whereupon the light transmitting stamper could be
favorably separated. After separation of the light
transmitting stamper, adhesion of the outer burr was
observed on the light transmitting stamper side. As a
result of measurement of the size of the outer burr, it
was so large as 80 µm. The size of the outer burr was
measured by means of TENCOR profiler manufactured by KLA-
Tencor Corporation.
EXAMPLE 4
An interlayer was formed in the same manner as in
Example 3 except that the shape of the light transmitting
stamper was a disk shape having a center hole with an
inner diameter of 15 mm and having an outer diameter of
124 mm.
After formation of the interlayer, a CO2 laser was
applied along the outer diameter of the interlayer at a
position corresponding to an outer diameter of 120 mm by
means of a CO2 gas laser manufactured by KEYENCE
CORPORATION to carry out laser trimming.
Then, the peel test of the light transmitting
stamper was carried out, whereupon the light transmitting
stamper could be favorably separated. Further, the size
of an outer burr (a burr in a vertical direction at the
edge of the ultraviolet-curing resin) adhering to the
light transmitting stamper was measured. As a result, a
very small burr of 4 urn was observed. Further, the edge
of the interlayer was kept favorable.
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY
According to the present invention, the production
efficiency of a laminated multilayer optical recording
medium by a 2P process will improve.
The present invention has been described in detail
with reference to specific embodiments, but it is
apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes
and modifications are possible without departing from the
concept and scope of the present invention.
The present application is based on a Japanese
Patent Application (JP2003-382292) filed on November 12,
2003, and the entire disclosure thereof is hereby
included by reference.
We Claim :
1. A process for producing an optical recording medium,
which comprises:
a step of forming a recording layer on which
information is to be recorded by applied light, on a
substrate such as herein described directly or via
another layer,
a step of forming a resin material layer such as
herein described on the formed recording layer directly
or via another layer, and
a step of disposing a light transmitting stamper
having a concavo-convex shape on the formed resin
material layer and separating the light transmitting
stamper so that the concavo-convex shape is transcribed
to the resin material layer to form an interlayer,
wherein the light transmitting stamper is made of a
polyolefin having a melt flow rate (MFR) in a molten
state of at least 40 g/ 10 min.
2. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 1, wherein the polyolefin is a
crystalline polyolefin.
3. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein polyolefin is a
polypropylene.
4. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, wherein the
outer diameter of the light transmitting stamper is
larger than the outer diameter of the substrate.
5. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 4, wherein the outer diameter
of the light transmitting stamper is larger than the
outer diameter of the substrate by a range of at least 1
mm and at most 15 mm.
6. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, wherein
another resin material layer different from the above
resin material layer is formed on the surface having the
concavo-convex shape of the light transmitting stamper
and the light transmitting stamper is disposed so that
said another resin material layer and the resin material
layer formed on the recording layer directly or via
another layer face each other.
7. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 6, wherein the
resin material layer is made of a radiation-curing resin.
8. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 7, wherein before the light
transmitting stamper is separated, light is applied to
the resin material layer so that the radiation-curing
resin in the resin material layer is cured to form the
interlayer.
9. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 8, wherein
when the interlayer extends beyond the outer diameter of
the substrate, the interlayer portion extending beyond
the outer diameter of the substrate is removed.
10. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 9, wherein the interlayer
portion extending beyond the outer diameter of the
substrate is removed by application of a laser beam.
11. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 10, wherein a
knife edge is inserted between the substrate and the
light transmitting stamper to separate the light
transmitting stamper.
12. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 11, wherein the substrate and
the light transmitting stamper have a planar circular
shape, and the knife edge is inserted from the inner
diameter side of the substrate and the light transmitting
stamper.
13. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to Claim 11 or 12, wherein the thickness
of the light transmitting stamper is made thin at a
portion where the knife edge is inserted.
14. The process for producing an optical recording
medium according to any one of Claims 1 to 13, which
further comprises a step of forming another recording
layer on which information is to be recorded by applied
light, on the interlayer on which the concavo-convex
shape is transcribed, directly or via another layer.
15. A light transmitting stamper to be used for a
process for producing an optical recording medium
comprising a step of forming an interlayer by a photo
polymerization process, which is formed from a polyolefin
having a transmittance of a light having a wavelength of
from 300 nm to 400 nm of at least 10%, wherein the light
transmitting stamper is made of a polyolefin having melt
flow rate (MFR) in a molten state of at least 40 g/10
min.
16. The light transmitting stamper according to Claim
15, which has a thickness of from 0.3 mm to 5 mm.
17. The light transmitting stamper according to Claim 15
or 16, which has an outer diameter larger than the outer
diameter of the optical recording medium.

To provide a process for producing a laminated
optical recording medium [100] with improved production
efficiency, with which in production of an optical
recording medium [100] by a 2P process, a resin forming
an interlayer [104] and a light transmitting stamper can
easily be separated without applying any constrained
load.
A process for producing a laminated optical
recording medium [100] , which comprises applying a
precursor of an ultraviolet-curing resin on a recording
layer [102] containing an organic dye formed on a
polycarbonate substrate, disposing a polypropylene light
transmitting stamper [110] comprising a nonpolar member
having a concavo-convex shape thereon, curing the
ultraviolet-curing resin and then easily separating the
light transmitting stamper without applying any
constrained load so that the concavo-convex shape is
transcribed on the resin layer [104a].

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Patent Number 235322
Indian Patent Application Number 952/KOLNP/2006
PG Journal Number 08/2010
Publication Date 19-Feb-2010
Grant Date 30-Jun-2009
Date of Filing 17-Apr-2006
Name of Patentee MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
Applicant Address 31-19 SHIBA 5-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 KIYONO, KENJIROU C/O. MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. 31-19, SHIBA 5-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO, 108-0014
2 TAKETOMI, TOMOYUKI C/O MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. 31-19, SHIBA 5-CHOME, MINATO-KU, TOKYO 108-0014
PCT International Classification Number G11B 7/26
PCT International Application Number PCT/JP2004/016746
PCT International Filing date 2004-11-11
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 2003-382292 2003-11-12 Japan