Light diffusing component and a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component
First Claim
1. A method of producing a light diffusing component comprising:
- creating a pattern of scattering centers on at least a portion of a first surface of a substrate;
the substrate further comprising an edge, the edge configured to receive a light source;
the pattern having a lesser density of scattering centers adjacent the edge and a greater density of scattering centers as the distance from the edge increases, the creating step comprising;
depositing a masking material on the first surface to create a mask on the first surface;
adhering the mask to the first surface; and
etching the first surface;
wherein the masking material is ink and wherein the depositing step comprises depositing a first layer of ink having a uniform density and depositing a second layer of ink having a greater density of ink adjacent the edge and reducing the density of the ink as the distance from the edge increases.
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Abstract
A light diffusing component is disclosed. The light diffusing component comprises a substrate, such as glass, having a frontside, a backside spaced apart from the frontside, and an edge configured to receive a light source. The glass sheet includes at least one scattering layer having a plurality of light scattering centers etched into at least a portion of the frontside of the glass sheet. The scattering centers have an increased density as the distance from the edge increases and the scattering centers are randomly distributed in size and smaller than about 200 μm. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a light diffusing component comprising masking a substrate, such as a glass sheet, and etching the substrate such that the density of the resulting scattering centers increased as the distance from the light source increases.
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1. A method of producing a light diffusing component comprising:
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creating a pattern of scattering centers on at least a portion of a first surface of a substrate;
the substrate further comprising an edge, the edge configured to receive a light source;
the pattern having a lesser density of scattering centers adjacent the edge and a greater density of scattering centers as the distance from the edge increases, the creating step comprising;depositing a masking material on the first surface to create a mask on the first surface; adhering the mask to the first surface; and etching the first surface; wherein the masking material is ink and wherein the depositing step comprises depositing a first layer of ink having a uniform density and depositing a second layer of ink having a greater density of ink adjacent the edge and reducing the density of the ink as the distance from the edge increases. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of producing a light diffusing component comprising:
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creating a pattern of scattering centers on at least a portion of a first surface of a substrate;
the substrate further comprising an edge, the edge configured to receive a light source;
the pattern having a lesser density of scattering centers adjacent the edge and a greater density of scattering centers as the distance from the edge increases, the creating step comprising;depositing a masking material on the first surface to create a mask on the first surface; adhering the mask to the first surface; and etching the first surface; wherein the adhering step comprises curing the masking material to permit lessened etching adjacent the edge and permit increased etching as the distance from the edge increases and the curing is controlled by varying the temperature of the curing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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