The content of the invention
To meet the demand, the present invention proposes a kind of optical film of particular design, in the optical film, upper and lower surface
Substantially conformal, thickness change can have larger tolerance (for example, compared to average thickness in the range of ± 50%) each other
Optical material thin layer is sandwiched between two optical material layers with substantially the same refractive index, the optical material clipped
Refractive index be different from the refractive index of covering layer material and base material, and the layer clipped is not flat.By so
Optic film structure incident light when leaving optical film no matter incident angle how can be to not substantially change former propagation
Direction, as long as and interlayer thickness it is sufficiently thin, the lateral displacement of emergent ray is insignificant.Therefore in optical film side
Object can be entirely clear for the beholder in the opposite side of film.On the other hand, because interlayer is non-flat forms, sentence is changed
Talk about, interlayer and the interface of coating and basic unit are such as wavy textures (being still, substantially conformal), so, take
The position on interface is certainly incident in light, reflected light can be different directions caused by being mismatched due to the refractive index at interface.
That is, reflected light is diffusion.
Below by way of illustrating and combining system, tool and method, embodiment of the present invention and its purpose are described
And explanation.These illustrations are only exemplary and illustrative and nonrestrictive.In various embodiments, said one
Or more market demand be met by the present invention, and other embodiments are then improved for other.
The main object of the present invention is to provide a kind of transparent optical film, and the optical film is diffusing or obscured reflection
It is that transparent and through image distortion is insignificant while object.
It is a further object to provide a kind of transparent optical film, the optical film is in reflected light in a direction model
Place distribution and be that transparent and through image distortion is insignificant while around predetermined reflection direction.
The exemplary of such transparent diffusing reflection optical thin film can be produced it is a further object to provide a kind of
Manufacturing process.
Another main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of transparent diffusing reflection optical film based on plastic sheeting, and the film is
Easily mass produce.
The transparent diffusing reflection optics of clear substrate can easily be attached to it is a further object to provide a kind of
Film.
It is a further object to provide the windscreen construction for the vehicles, the windscreen construction allows
Operator and user can show projection real image on the windshield, while the surrounding's ring that can be watched by windshield
Border.
The present invention further objective is that provide a kind of windowpane or glass partition, the windowpane or glass partition can be with
Allow user in building that there is outside or the substantially undistorted visual field of partition wall opposite side, while the viewing in opposite side
Person is only capable of seeing fuzzy or dim wall or surface.
One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of optical film, and the optical film includes:Basic unit, the basic unit has flat
Basic unit's lower surface and the basic unit upper surface relative with basic unit's lower surface, the basic unit upper surface are uneven structuring tables
Face, and the basic unit has first refractive index n1, interlayer, the interlayer have interlayer lower surface and with the interlayer lower surface
Relative interlayer upper surface, the interlayer lower surface is arranged on the basic unit upper surface, and the interlayer has the second refractive index
n2, and the interlayer substantially conforms to the uneven patterned surface of the basic unit upper surface, and coating,
The coating has under coating lower surface and the coating upper surface relative with the coating lower surface, the coating
Surface is arranged on the interlayer upper surface, and the coating upper surface is and substantially parallel flat of basic unit's lower surface
Surface, and the coating has third reflect rate n3, wherein, the first refractive index n1With third reflect rate n3Substantially
Upper identical, the second refractive index n2Substantially greater than described first refractive index n1With the third reflect rate n3, and the folder
The change of the thickness d of layer and average thicknessCompared in the range of ± 50%.
In preferred embodiments, the change of the thickness d of the interlayer and average thicknessCompared to can be ± 20%
In the range of.In further preferred embodiment, the change of the thickness d of the interlayer and average thicknessCompared to can ±
In the range of 10%.
In preferred embodiments, the uneven patterned surface can be wavy texture surface.
In preferred embodiments, the characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks of the interlayer or adjacent trough1Can be little
In 2mm.In further preferred embodiment, the characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks of the interlayer or adjacent trough1Can be with
No more than 0.5mm.In still more preferably embodiment, the feature between the adjacent peaks of the interlayer or adjacent trough is long
Spend L10.1mm can be not more than.
In preferred embodiments, the adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the change curve of the thickness d of the interlayer it
Between characteristic length L22mm can be not more than.In further preferred embodiment, the change of the thickness d of the interlayer
Characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks of curve or adjacent trough20.5mm can be not more than.In still more preferably embodiment party
In case, the characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the change curve of the thickness d of the interlayer2Can not
More than 0.1mm.
In preferred embodiments, the difference in height between the crest and trough of the interlayer can be not more than 200 μm.Entering
In one step preferred embodiment, the difference in height between the crest and trough of the interlayer can be not more than 100 μm.Further
In preferred embodiment, the difference in height between the crest and trough of the interlayer can be not more than 50 μm.
In preferred embodiments, the average thickness of the interlayer1 μm can be not more than.Further preferred real
Apply in scheme, the average thickness of the interlayer0.5 μm can be not more than.In still more preferably embodiment, institute
State the average thickness of interlayer0.1 μm can be not more than.
In preferred embodiments, the interlayer can two layers or more layer mutually substantially conformal sublayer is constituted
Sandwich construction.Also, it is many that the interlayer can also be that the mutually substantially conformal sublayer of two or more materials is constituted
Rotating fields.
In preferred embodiments, the basic unit can be composite construction, and the composite construction can include substantially thick
Spend uniform substrate, and adhesion over the substrate and upper surface be the wavy texture surface top layer.It is described
The material of substrate can be clear glass, or deformable flexible plastic film material such as PET material.The top layer can be logical
Cross light or thermal polymerization, solidification Optical transparent adhesive material layer.
In preferred embodiments, the basic unit can by PET substrate with polymerize after Optical transparent adhesive skin-material structure
Into, the coating can by polymerizeing after optical clear glue material constitute, and the interlayer can be by TiO2Material is constituted.
In interchangeable embodiment, the basic unit can be made up of PET substrate with the Optical transparent adhesive skin-material after polymerizeing, institute
State coating can by polymerizeing after optical clear glue material constituted with PET film material, and above and below the interlayer can be clipped in
Between Optical transparent adhesive material layer after two layers of polymer and by TiO2Material is constituted.
In preferred embodiments, the third reflect rate n3About 1.51, the sandwich material is TiO2, and institute
The average thickness d for stating interlayer can be about 55nm.In preferred embodiments, the interlayer can include metal level, described
Metal level can be aluminium lamination or silver layer.The thickness of the metal level can be about 10nm to about 50nm.
Other objects and advantages will be significant according to the following description of this invention.
Embodiment
In the following description, illustrated to reach purpose of explanation with there is a comprehensively understanding to the present invention
Substantial amounts of detail, however, it will be apparent that to those skilled in the art, without these details can also be real
The existing present invention.In other examples, known construction and device is shown in square frame chart.In this respect, that is lifted is illustrative
Example embodiment only for explanation, not to the present invention cause limitation.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention is not by above-mentioned
Specific embodiment is limited, and only the scope by appending claims is defined.
As used herein, " one " (" a " or " an ") means one or more.
As used herein, " μm " means micron, and length is the 1/1000000 of one meter.
As used herein, " nm " means nanometer, and length is the 1/1000000000 of one meter.
As used herein, " optical film " and " optical layer " means generally to transmit most of light incided on film
The optical material thin slice of line.
As used herein, " light " means the electromagnetic radiation in visible or infra-red range.
As used herein, " thin slice ", " sheeting " and " film " can be used interchangeably and refer to same class
Very thin object, is particularly very thin optical material.
Embodiment disclosed herein is related to a kind of optical film being made up of multilayer optical material, wherein being transmitted through
The light of the film is propagated substantially in the direction substantially the same direction incided with it on film, and with insignificant horizontal stroke
To displacement;Meanwhile, the position on optical film surface is incided depending on particular light ray, relative to the identical incident direction of embrane method line
Reflected light different directions can be presented.Specifically, in a preferred embodiment herein disclosed, multilayer optical
Film is made up of optically transparent basic unit, interlayer and coating.Basic unit has flat lower surface, and basic unit relatively on
Surface is structuring, namely the uneven surface with the figuratrix roughness preferably in 100 micrometer ranges, and
It is the patterned surface can with predetermined shape and pattern.The interlayer of the preferred embodiment of multilayer film, which has, is different from basic unit
Refractive index, and be deposited over the structured side of basic unit, comply with the uneven surface structure of basic unit and with generally small
In one micron of thickness.Coating is that have the optical material substantially with the refractive index identical refractive index of basic unit, and by
It is deposited on interlayer, complies with surface texture, and its surface away from interlayer is substantially optically smooth.Such optical film
Object positioned at the opposite side of film is clearly shown, while light of the diffusing reflection from beholder side.Such film
It is used as being attached to the projection screen on the windshield of the vehicles, the windshield causes vehicle operator
Can be with the clearly environment visual field, while can be observed to project to the image on windshield.Such film can also by with
Make the privacy screen of windowpane, the wherein user in building is by with the outside clear visual field, and outside building
People at most can only see the blurred picture of interior of building object under generally brighter external condition.
As shown in fig. 1, according to one embodiment of the invention, the basic knot of optical film 100 disclosed herein
Structure includes three layers of optical material:Basic unit 110, interlayer 120 and coating 130.The lower surface 111 of the remote interlayer 120 of basic unit 110
Substantially flat surface, and the upper surface 112 relative with lower surface 111 is the wavy texture surface with peak and valley.
In preferred embodiments, wavy profile can take randomly shaped, and specific pattern, and wavy profile can be not present
It is two-dimentional.That is, the cross-sections surfaces tomography of basic unit 110 in any direction can have the structure shown in Fig. 1.
In preferred embodiment, the characteristic length between peaks or valleys be by millimeter or it is smaller in units of, it is therefore preferable to 2mm or smaller,
And the difference in height between adjacent peak and valley is in micrometer range, preferably 100 microns or smaller.Basic unit 110 can be any
Optical material, including glass, transparent optical polymer film (such as polymethyl methacrylate, makrolon, polyester, poly- to benzene
Dioctyl phthalate second diester (PET) film).
In preferred embodiments, interlayer 120 is the thin coating of the optical material above the running surface of basic unit, and this covers
Layer complies with running surface structure.The refractive index of interlayer 120 is different from the refractive index of basic unit 110.Interlayer 120 can be any optics
Material, including titanium dioxide, silica, aluminum oxide or metal (such as silver and aluminium).It is micro- that the thickness of interlayer 120 can be less than one
Rice, it is preferable that less than 0.5 micron.Interlayer 120 can also be the multilayer knot for two or more optical materials being sequentially deposited
Structure.
In preferred embodiments, coating 130 is placed in the top of interlayer 120, and its following table with sandwich contact
Face has the wavy profile coordinated with basic unit 110, and the wavy profile is transformed by interlayer 120.Coating 130 it is upper
Surface is substantially flat.The refractive index of coating 130 is identical substantially with the refractive index of basic unit 110.In the side of being preferable to carry out
In case, the material composition of basic unit 110 and coating 130 can be identical, to ensure the optics of basic unit 110 and coating 130
Property tight fit.
When on the incident optical film 100 herein disclosed of light, fresnel's law determines that transmitted light will be with entering
The substantially the same side of light is penetrated to travel upwardly.The object of the side of optical film 100 is therefore by by the sight of the opposite side in the optical film
The person of examining is no faintly clearly to be seen.In preferred embodiment herein disclosed, due to the lateral displacement foot of light
Distortion that is enough small and causing the image for being transmitted through optical film is insignificant.
As shown in fig. 1, according to fresnel's law, due to basic unit 110 and interlayer 120 and interlayer 120 and coating 130
Between interface caused by reflected light a series of direction is presented, therefore reflected light is diffusion, and depending on thickness and
For the material of interlayer 120, different colors can be shown by diffusing.Optical film 100 disclosed herein can be by
Coating as windowpane is attached on windowpane, so that windowpane can show as frosted glass for outside beholder
Glass window, but can provide the clearly outside visual field on daytime for user in building simultaneously.Optical film 100 is also used as
From projection display formation and the screen of the entirely different real image of the virtual image.
According to the present invention, the basic unit 110 have flat basic unit's lower surface 111 and with the phase of basic unit's lower surface 111
To basic unit upper surface 112, the basic unit upper surface 112 is uneven patterned surface, and the basic unit 110 has the
One refractive index n1.The interlayer 120 has interlayer lower surface 121 and the interlayer upper surface relative with the interlayer lower surface 121
122, the interlayer lower surface 121 is arranged on the basic unit upper surface 112, and the interlayer 120 has the second refractive index n2, and
And the interlayer 120 substantially conforms to the uneven patterned surface of the basic unit upper surface 112.The coating
130 have coating lower surface 131 and the coating upper surface 132 relative with the coating lower surface 131, the coating
Lower surface 131 is arranged on the interlayer upper surface 122, and the coating upper surface 132 is and the base of basic unit's lower surface 111
Parallel flat surface in sheet, and the coating has third reflect rate n3。
According to the present invention, the first refractive index n1With third reflect rate n3It is substantially the same, for example difference be less than 2% or
5%.Also, the second refractive index n2Substantially greater than described first refractive index n1With the third reflect rate n3, such as difference
More than 30% or 60%.
In a preferred embodiment as shown in Figure 2, except basic unit 110 as shown in Figure 1, the and of interlayer 120
Outside the basic structure of coating 130, optical film 100 may further include substantial transparent, be attached to optical film 100
The adhesive layer 150 of side.Adhesive layer 150 is provided is attached to substrate (glass, partition wall or the friendship of such as windowpane by optical film 100
The windshield of logical instrument) easy mode.Optical film 100, which may further include, can reduce from basic unit 110 or covering
The reflecting layer 140 that disappears of the first surface reflection of surface/Air Interface of layer 130.Disappearing reflecting layer 140 can be in manufacture optical film
Get on during basic structure as outer covering layer deposition, or can be after manufacture optical film basic structure by business anti-reflective film
Attachment is got on.
In alternate embodiment as shown in Figure 3, except being occupied as shown in Figure 1 in the plane of optical film 100
In surface wavy profile outside, wavy texture in basic unit 110 and can be had by the structure of its interlayer 120 determined relative
In the overall tilt angle [alpha] of the plane of optical film 100.In this case, can still it be kept by the transmitted light of optical film 100
With the direction identical direction of incident light, however, the direction of reflected light can be as shown in Figure 3 around being determined by inclined angle alpha
Center position is distributed.
The basic technology of basic unit 110 of Fig. 4 diagram manufactures with predetermined running surface structure.First by with it is any with
The template 116 of machine shape or the predetermined surface micro-structural of some patterns, one layer of optical material of deposition is (such as optically transparent poly-
Polymer resin).Optical clear resin will comply with the micro-structural of template, and its surface away from template can be plane.It
Afterwards, deposited film can be cured via the combination of light-initiated technique, heat curing process or both curing process.
After optical film solidification, the film is stripped to obtain the basic unit 110 with predetermined grade micro-surface structure from template.
Several optical material is used as optical clear resin.Specifically, optical resin can be based on propylene
The polymer of acid.Optical resin can also be the polymer based on urethane or based on dimethyl silicone polymer.Optical resin
Can be deposited on by using any one wet coating process in template 116, including rotary coating, offset printing, concave surface apply coated with
And slit die paint-on technique.
Another method is, the basic unit 110 with a surface wavy profile can be by flat upper of its original
Surface 112 is handled to obtain.The treatment technology can include brute-force mechanical wear, such as using any sand paper or abrasive material
Object is mechanically polished to surface.Preferably, as shown in Figure 5, the post-processing technology of generation basic unit 110 includes pre- with having
The roller for determining surface micro-structure carries out nip drum to film.Such technique can include the heating technique for softening optical film, and such as
Shown in Fig. 5, basic unit 110 can include substrate 160 and top layer 170.
Fig. 6 diagrams make transparent diffusing reflection optics disclosed herein from the basic unit 110 with predetermined surface micro-structural
A kind of illustrative processes of film 100.As shown in Figure 6, depositing operation passes through in basic unit 110, and wherein interlayer 120 includes such as TiO2
Optical material.Coating can be held in vacuum environment by using such as sputter coating technology or physical gas phase deposition technology
OK.Coating can also be performed outside vacuum chamber by using the technique of such as former base layer deposition techniques.It is exemplary at one
In coating processes, TiO thick 55nm2Layer be applied to above the glass of surface roughening to strengthen the light from the surface
Diffusing reflection.After the deposition of interlayer 120, by using wet coating process deposit optical transparent resin formation coating 130.Light
Learn resin can be material that refractive index is matched with basic unit 110 or substantially with the material phase for making basic unit 110
Same material.Coating processes can use any wet application technology, including rotary coating, Meyer bar coatings, concave surface coating,
Offset printing or slot coating techniques.Then coated coating 130 is properly cured to obtain transparent diffusing reflection optical film
100。
Fig. 7 is the structural representation of the optical film 100 according to one embodiment of this invention.Wherein, thickness as described herein
Spend the thickness that d is the normal direction of interlayer 120.As shown in fig. 7, the interlayer 120 of optical film 100 is wavy texture surface.Wherein,
The distance between adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the interlayer 120, i.e. characteristic length L1, no more than 2mm.Preferably, it is described
Characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks of interlayer 120 or adjacent trough1No more than 0.5mm.It is highly preferred that the phase of the interlayer
Characteristic length L between adjacent wave peak or adjacent trough1No more than 0.1mm.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of the thickness profiles of interlayer 120 corresponding with Fig. 7.As shown in figure 8, the institute of the interlayer 120
State the distance between adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the change curve of thickness d, i.e. characteristic length L2, no more than 2mm.It is preferred that
Ground, the characteristic length L between the adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the change curve of the thickness d of the interlayer2No more than
0.5mm.It is highly preferred that the feature between the adjacent peaks or adjacent trough of the change curve of the thickness d of the interlayer is long
Spend L2No more than 0.1mm.
Wherein, the average thickness of the interlayer 120No more than 1 μm.Preferably, the interlayer 120 is described average
ThicknessNo more than 0.5 μm.It is highly preferred that the average thickness of the interlayerNo more than 0.1 μm.
According to the present invention, the change of the thickness d of the interlayer 120 and average thicknessCompared to can ± 50% scope
Interior, research is it is also shown that can control the mist degree of optical film within 5% in such scope.Preferably, the interlayer
The change of thickness d and average thicknessCompared to can be studied in the range of ± 20% it is also shown that permissible in such scope
The mist degree of optical film is controlled within 2%.It is highly preferred that change and the average thickness of the thickness d of the interlayerCompared to can
With in the range of ± 10%.Due to the perfect parallelism of the upper and lower surface that need not detect and control the interlayer 120 and heavy
The strict conformance of the thickness of interlayer of product or plating, enormously simplify the preparation technology of optical film 100 so that optical film 100 is with low
Cost large-scale production is possibly realized.
According to an embodiment, the basic unit 110 by PET substrate 160 with polymerize after the structure of Optical transparent adhesive top layer 170
Into, the coating 130 by polymerizeing after optical clear glue material constituted with PET film material, and the interlayer 120 is clipped in
Between Optical transparent adhesive material layer after lower two layers of polymer and by TiO2Material is constituted.Wherein, the first refractive index n1And institute
State third reflect rate n3It is about 1.51, the second refractive index n2For 2.55-2.76, itself and n1Or n3Contrast it is more big more
It is good, and the average thickness of the interlayer 120It is about 55nm.According to another embodiment, the interlayer 120 includes gold
Belong to layer, the metal level is aluminium lamination or silver layer.Wherein, the thickness of the metal level is about 10nm to about 50nm.
Fig. 9 illustrates one of transparent diffusing reflection optical film 100 disclosed herein and exemplary used.Optical film 100 is attached
On the penetrating glass for two rooms of separation.In a room, police personnel or public security official question a suspect, and
And using another room where the official than observing, light irradiates more brightly in the room.The official's energy observed
Suspect and interrogation process are enough seen clearly that, and suspect can not be aware of the presence of the official observed.When such
When glass is used as installing a part for windowpane between floors, user can be with clearly without barrier in building
The outside visual field hindered, and the beholder outside building only can see that the window of scattering, and at most only see in building
The fuzzy image of the object in portion.
Figure 10 illustrates another in amplification vehicles display of transparent diffusing reflection optical film and exemplary used.Optics
Film 100 is attached on the windshield of the vehicles, and projecting apparatus by image projection on optical film.Optical film 100 it is saturating
Bright property, which allows vehicle operator to have, includes the accessible surrounding environment visual field of condition of road surface.Meanwhile, optical film 100
Diffusing reflection property enable projecting apparatus to form image on the windshield and display information so that vehicle operator will
It can be seen that on the key message of the situation of the vehicles, GPS information or any crucial letter that can be expanded over the display
Breath.
Although the disclosure mainly describes the embodiment party of the present invention with three layers of (basic unit, interlayer and coating) core texture
Case, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that within the scope of the present invention, however not excluded that can be with the either side of optical film
There are other layers, for example, binder course, adhesive linkage, enhancement layer, the reflecting layer that disappears, absorbed layer, antireflection layer etc., also, art technology
Personnel should be appreciated that these layers are understood to be a part for basic unit or coating.
In addition, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that within the scope of the present invention, however not excluded that described in optical film
There can also be other layers between any two layers of three layers (basic unit, interlayer and coating), for example, binder course, adhesive linkage, reinforcement
Layer, enhancement layer, the reflecting layer that disappears, absorbed layer, antireflection layer etc., and it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that these layers can be by
It is not understood as a part for interlayer, basic unit or coating.
Above the description to disclosed embodiment is provided so that any person skilled in the art can make
Or use the present invention.What the various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent that for those skilled in the art, and
In the case of not departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention, generic principles defined herein goes for other embodiment party
Case.Therefore, the present invention is not intended to be limited to embodiment shown herein, but to be given and original disclosed herein
The reason widest range consistent with novel feature.It is intended that appended claims and its claim quilt introduced later
It is construed to be included in all such changes, modification, displacement, addition and sub-portfolio in their true spirit and scope.