LIGHT REDIRECTING FILMS AND FILM SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A light redirecting film comprising a thin optically transparent substrate having a light entrance surface for receiving light from a light source and an opposite light exit surface, at least one of the surfaces having a pattern of individual optical elements of well defined shape having at least two curved surfaces, one of the curved surfaces of the optical elements having a different curvature than the other curved surface, the optical elements being quite small relative to the length and width of the substrate to redistribute light passing through the substrate in a predetermined angular distribution.
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Abstract
The light redirecting films of the present invention have a pattern of individual optical elements that may intersect and/or interlock each other to achieve substantially complete surface coverage of at least one of the surfaces occupied by the optical elements. At least some of the optical elements may have at least one flat surface and at least one curved surface that may intersect each other to a greater extent on the curved surface than on the flat surface to increase the relative percentage of flat surface area to curved surface area of the intersecting optical elements to increase the on axis gain of light passing through the film.
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- 1. A light redirecting film comprising a thin optically transparent substrate having a light entrance surface for receiving light from a light source and an opposite light exit surface, at least one of the surfaces having a pattern of individual optical elements of well defined shape having at least two curved surfaces, one of the curved surfaces of the optical elements having a different curvature than the other curved surface, the optical elements being quite small relative to the length and width of the substrate to redistribute light passing through the substrate in a predetermined angular distribution.
- 15. A light redirecting film comprising a thin optically transparent substrate having a light entrance surface for receiving light from a light source and an opposite light exit surface, at least one of the surfaces having a pattern of individual optical elements of well defined shape having at least two curved surfaces, the curved surfaces of at least some of the optical elements being different from the curved surfaces of other of the optical elements, the optical elements being quite small relative to the length and width of the substrate to redistribute light passing through the substrate in a predetermined angular distribution.
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