DE60132566D1 - Lichtleiter, geeignet für beleuchtete anzeige - Google Patents

Lichtleiter, geeignet für beleuchtete anzeige

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DE60132566D1
DE60132566D1 DE60132566T DE60132566T DE60132566D1 DE 60132566 D1 DE60132566 D1 DE 60132566D1 DE 60132566 T DE60132566 T DE 60132566T DE 60132566 T DE60132566 T DE 60132566T DE 60132566 D1 DE60132566 D1 DE 60132566D1
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light
optical cavity
faces
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major face
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John C Wright
Andrew M Hicks
Bruno Mueller
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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3M Innovative Properties Co
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0015—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/0016—Grooves, prisms, gratings, scattering particles or rough surfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0035—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide provided on the surface of the light guide or in the bulk of it
    • G02B6/004—Scattering dots or dot-like elements, e.g. microbeads, scattering particles, nanoparticles
    • G02B6/0043—Scattering dots or dot-like elements, e.g. microbeads, scattering particles, nanoparticles provided on the surface of the light guide
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0058—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide
    • G02B6/0061—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide to provide homogeneous light output intensity
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0096—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the lights guides being of the hollow type
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F13/00—Illuminated signs; Luminous advertising
    • G09F13/18—Edge-illuminated signs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0033—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide
    • G02B6/0058—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide
    • G02B6/006—Means for improving the coupling-out of light from the light guide varying in density, size, shape or depth along the light guide to produce indicia, symbols, texts or the like

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Planar Illumination Modules (AREA)
  • Illuminated Signs And Luminous Advertising (AREA)
  • Devices For Indicating Variable Information By Combining Individual Elements (AREA)
  • Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
DE60132566T 2000-03-16 2001-02-14 Lichtleiter, geeignet für beleuchtete anzeige Expired - Lifetime DE60132566T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0006327 2000-03-16
GBGB0006327.1A GB0006327D0 (en) 2000-03-16 2000-03-16 Light guides suitable for illuminated displays
PCT/US2001/004605 WO2001071248A1 (en) 2000-03-16 2001-02-14 Light guides suitable for illuminated displays

Publications (2)

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DE60132566D1 true DE60132566D1 (de) 2008-03-13
DE60132566T2 DE60132566T2 (de) 2009-01-29

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DE60132566T Expired - Lifetime DE60132566T2 (de) 2000-03-16 2001-02-14 Lichtleiter, geeignet für beleuchtete anzeige

Country Status (10)

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EP (1) EP1264134B1 (de)
JP (1) JP2003528426A (de)
KR (1) KR100773796B1 (de)
CN (1) CN1196886C (de)
AT (1) ATE384912T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2001239764A1 (de)
CA (1) CA2401260C (de)
DE (1) DE60132566T2 (de)
GB (1) GB0006327D0 (de)
WO (1) WO2001071248A1 (de)

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US9176271B2 (en) 2008-06-26 2015-11-03 Nippon Mektron, Ltd. Light guide plate and method for manufacturing light guide plate
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EP2292972B1 (de) 2009-09-02 2013-03-27 3M Innovative Properties Company Lichtvorrichtung und Fahrzeug mit Beleuchtungsvorrichtung
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GB0006327D0 (en) 2000-05-03
ATE384912T1 (de) 2008-02-15
EP1264134B1 (de) 2008-01-23
KR20020081447A (ko) 2002-10-26
EP1264134A1 (de) 2002-12-11
CN1196886C (zh) 2005-04-13
CN1418304A (zh) 2003-05-14
AU2001239764A1 (en) 2001-10-03
DE60132566T2 (de) 2009-01-29
CA2401260A1 (en) 2001-09-27
CA2401260C (en) 2009-01-27
WO2001071248A1 (en) 2001-09-27
JP2003528426A (ja) 2003-09-24
KR100773796B1 (ko) 2007-11-07

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