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Light guiding sheet, manufacturing method thereof, back light using the light guiding sheet, and liquid crystal display unit using the back light
Assignee: AUO Corp
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Filing: 1996-06-24
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Granted: 1998-06-09
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Expires: 2016-06-24
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display unit using a back light uses a light guiding sheet to transfer to a liquid crystal display panel the light from a light source, and provides a liquid crystal display unit where a display of images is obtained with uniform brightness and high brightness. The light guiding sheet is formed by stacking two or more kinds of transparent amorphous layers different in refractive index at a predetermined angle with respect to a sheet surface. This light guiding sheet is constructed so as to be employed in a back light.
Inventors
- 👤 Johji Mamiya
- 👤 Masaru Suzuki
- 👤 Yoshinori Momose
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:20
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09F; G09F9/00; G09F9/30; G09F9/35; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0011; G02B6/0013; G02B6/0023; G02B6/0031; G02B6/0033; G02B6/0035; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/1336; G02F1/13362; G02B6/0056; G02F1/133528; G02F1/133536; G02F1/13355; G02F1/133615; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S385/00; Y10S385/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A back light, comprising: a stack of two or more kinds of transparent amorphous layers having different refractive indices, said stack having two opposed major surfaces formed by the side surfaces of said amorphous layer and said transparent amorphous layers being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to one of said major surfaces; and means for bringing light into said stack for transmission of said light in a longitudinal direction of said stack along and between said major surfaces in a direction that intersects a multiplicity of successive ones of said transparent amorphous layers, said light being partly transmitted through a multiplicity of successive interfaces between said transparent amorphous layers and partly reflected at each of said successive interfaces in order to distribute reflected light along said stack, said light having a P-polarized component and an S-polarized component, said reflected light at said successive interfaces being emitted through one of said major surfaces and being a reflected portion of the S-polarized component, said transmitted light at each of said successive interfaces being a transmitted portion of the S-polarized component and the P-polarized component.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A back light, comprising: a stack of two or more kinds of transparent amorphous layers having different refractive indices, said stack having two opposed major surfaces formed by the side surfaces of said amorphous layer and said transparent amorphous layers being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to one of said major surfaces; and means for bringing light into said stack for transmission of said light in a longitudinal direction of said stack along and between said major surfaces in a direction that intersects a multiplicity of successive ones of said transparent amorphous layers, said light being partly transmitted through a multiplicity of successive interfaces between said transparent amorphous layers and partly reflected at each of said successive interfaces in order to distribute reflected light along said stack, said light having a P-polarized component and an S-polarized component, said reflected light at said successive interfaces being emitted through one of said major surfaces and being a reflected portion of the S-polarized component, said transmitted light at each of said successive interfaces being a transmitted portion of the S-polarized component and the P-polarized component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The back light as set forth in claim 1, wherein a thickness of each of said amorphous layers has a predetermined layer thickness distribution in a stacked direction of said amorphous layers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The back light as set forth in claim 2, wherein said layer thickness distribution is a layer thickness distribution such that an intensity distribution of said light emitted through said one major surface becomes mountainous with a center of said one major surface as a mountaintop.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The back light as set forth in claim 2, wherein said layer thickness distribution is a layer thickness distribution such that a strength distribution of said light emitted through said one major surface becomes flat.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The back light as set forth in claim 1, wherein the maximum layer thickness of said amorphous layers is 200 μm or less.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The back light as set forth in claim 1, wherein said predetermined angle has a predetermined angle distribution for each of said amorphous layers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
The back light as set forth in claim 6, wherein said predetermined angle distribution is a distribution where an angle of a central portion of said one major surface and an angle of a peripheral portion of said one major surface are different.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The back light as set forth in claim 1, wherein said amorphous layers have a distribution of diffractive indices of 1.1 to 3.0.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
A back light as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means for bringing light into said stack comprises: a light source provided at one end of said stack.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
83 words
The back light as set forth in claim 9, wherein an angle of each of said amorphous layers is an angle which causes light from said light source to be reflected directly to a liquid crystal display panel side; a first reflecting plate is attached to one of said major surfaces of said stack opposite to said liquid crystal display panel side; and a λ/4 plate and a second reflecting plate are provided at another end of said stack in the recited order.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
93 words
The back light as set forth in claim 9, wherein an angle of each of said amorphous layers is an angle which does not cause light from said light source to be reflected directly to a liquid crystal display panel side; a polarizing plate and a first reflecting plate are attached to one of said major surfaces of said stack opposite to said liquid crystal display panel side in the recited order; and a λ/4 plate and a second reflecting plate are provided at another end of said stack in the recited order.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The back light as set forth in claim 9, wherein a light guiding body is provided on said liquid crystal display panel side of said stack.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The back light as set forth in claim 12, wherein a transparent substrate of said liquid crystal display panel acts as said light guiding body.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The back light as set forth in claim 9, wherein the periphery of the light source is surrounded by the stack.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
A liquid crystal display unit provided with the back light as set forth in claim 9.
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