Light directing film

• US 10,379,268 B2
• Filed: 05/05/2016
• Issued: 08/13/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UBright Optronics Corporation (Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation)
• Original Assignee: UBright Optronics Corporation (Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation)
• Inventors: Wang, Kong-Hua, Pan, Han-Tsung
• Primary Examiner(s): Cariaso, Alan B
• Application Number:
  US15/147,907
• Publication Number:
  US 20160266285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,195 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/126 The splitting element being a prism or prismatic array, including systems based on total internal reflection
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0221 the surface having an irregular structure G02B5/0226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0231 the surface having microprismatic or micropyramidal shape macroscopic prism arrays G02B5/045
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/0278 used in transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/045 Prism arrays
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0053 Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133606 including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members

Abstract

The present invention discloses a light directing film comprising a first structured major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first structured major surface and a reference plane between the first structured major surface and the second major surface, wherein the reference plane is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the light directing film, wherein the first structured major surface comprises a first prism element and a second prism element extending substantially in a first direction, wherein a first ridge of the first prism element has a first height relative to the reference plane and a second ridge of the second prism element has a second height relative to the reference plane, wherein the first height of the first ridge of the first prism element varies along the first direction. Preferably, the maximum of the first height is larger than the maximum of the second height.

Claims

1. A light directing film comprising a first structured major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first structured major surface and a reference plane between the first structured major surface and the second major surface, wherein the reference plane is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the light directing film, wherein the first structured major surface comprises a first prism and a second prism each of which extends substantially along a first direction, wherein a first ridge of the first prism has a first height relative to the reference plane and a second ridge of the second prism has a second height relative to the reference plane, wherein the first height of the first ridge of the first prism varies along the first direction and the second height of the second ridge of the second prism varies along the first direction, wherein the minimum of the first height is larger than the maximum of the second height.

2. The light directing film according to claim 1, wherein each of the first prism and the second prism extends from a first edge of the light directing film to a second edge of the light directing film opposite to the first edge of the light directing film.

3. The light directing film according to claim 1, wherein each of the first prism and the second prism extends continuously from a first edge of the light directing film to a second edge of the light directing film opposite to the first edge of the light directing film.

4. A light directing film comprising a first structured major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first structured major surface and a reference plane between the first structured major surface and the second major surface, wherein the reference plane is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the light directing film, wherein the first structured major surface comprises a first prism and a second prism each of which extends substantially along a first direction, wherein a first ridge of the first prism has a first height relative to the reference plane and a second ridge of the second prism has a second height relative to the reference plane, wherein the first height of the first ridge of the first prism varies along the first direction and the second height of the second ridge of the second prism varies along the first direction, wherein the minimum of the first height is larger than the maximum of the second height, wherein two lateral surfaces of the first prism continuously extend from the first ridge of the first prism to the bottom of the first prism with a first constant angle of depression, and two lateral surfaces of the second prism continuously extend from the second ridge of the second prism to the bottom of the second prism with a second constant angle of depression.

5. A light directing film comprising a first structured major surface, a second major surface opposite to the first structured major surface and a reference plane between the first structured major surface and the second major surface, wherein the reference plane is substantially perpendicular to the thickness direction of the light directing film, wherein the first structured major surface comprises a first prism and a second prism, wherein each of the first prism and the second prism extends substantially along a first direction, and each of the first prism and the second prism extends continuously from a first edge of the light directing film to a second edge of the light directing film opposite to the first edge of the light directing film, wherein a first ridge of the first prism has a first height relative to the reference plane and a second ridge of the second prism has a second height relative to the reference plane, wherein the first height of the first ridge of the first prism varies along the first direction and the second height of the second ridge of the second prism varies along the first direction, wherein the minimum of the first height is larger than the maximum of the second height, wherein two lateral surfaces of the first prism continuously extend from the first ridge of the first prism to the bottom of the first prism with a first constant angle of depression, and two lateral surfaces of the second prism continuously extend from the second ridge of the second prism to the bottom of the second prism with a second constant angle of depression.