JP2005037644A - Pattern forming method of light guide plate for liquid crystal panel - Google Patents

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JP2005037644A
JP2005037644A JP2003273946A JP2003273946A JP2005037644A JP 2005037644 A JP2005037644 A JP 2005037644A JP 2003273946 A JP2003273946 A JP 2003273946A JP 2003273946 A JP2003273946 A JP 2003273946A JP 2005037644 A JP2005037644 A JP 2005037644A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To form a pattern for brightly and uniformly emitting light from a light source on a light guide plate in a usual molding cycle. <P>SOLUTION: The light guide plate is formed by transferring the pattern previously printed on a plastics sheet for diffusing and/or reflecting light from the light source to the rear side surface part of the light guide plate by in-mold transfer within a molding mold when the light guide plate is molded. Productivity of the light guide plate is enhanced since the pattern printed on the plastics sheet is transferred when the light guide plate is molded and effective diffusion and/or reflection of light can be obtained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

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透過型液晶ディスプレイパネルのバックライト装置として、光源からの光を透明な導光板の側面部から導入し、表面部全域から明るく且つ均一に出射させるためのパターン形成加工法に関する。   The present invention relates to a pattern forming processing method for introducing light from a light source from a side surface portion of a transparent light guide plate so as to emit light brightly and uniformly from the entire surface portion as a backlight device of a transmissive liquid crystal display panel.

本発明は透過型液晶パネルのバックライトとして作用する液晶パネルの裏面側に位置し、該裏面側に対向してなる導光板の表面部とこれに対向する裏面部に光源からの光を側端面から導入し、この導入光を拡散及び反射して該表面部から明るくかつ均一に出射させるパターン及びまたは該パターンと協働する反射面を該裏面部に安定した品質で且つ生産性の高い手段で形成するための形成加工法が求められていた。   The present invention is located on the back side of the liquid crystal panel that acts as a backlight of the transmissive liquid crystal panel, and the side surface of the light guide plate that faces the back side and the light from the light source on the back side that faces this A pattern that diffuses and reflects the introduced light and emits the light from the front surface brightly and uniformly and / or a reflective surface that cooperates with the pattern is provided on the back surface with stable quality and high productivity. There has been a demand for a forming method for forming.

しかし従来の導光板に関わる技術は透明な導光板の側面部から導入された光をどのように効果的に導光板の表面部から出射させるかという導光方法の改良に関わる技術であり、その技術の具現化のための経済性(生産性)などにおいては幾多の難点が見られる。
このような導光方法の改良に関わる技術においては、一般的に透明アクリル樹脂(PMMAなど)による導光板の裏面部に光の散乱物質などを混入させた白色系塗料などで丸状や角状などのパターンを精度良く印刷する必要があるが、この導光板は主に成形品であることから、この印刷面は成形条件によりヒケやウネリなどの面精度に影響を受けやすい。従ってこの影響を極力抑制する必要があり、そのためには、成形射出後の製品を金型内で徐冷後、製品を金型内から取出す必要があり、結果として通常の成形サイクルタイムよりも大幅に長いサイクルタイム必要とされる。また印刷を行う室内の環境(塵芥などの)にも影響されるため、パターン印刷のためのクリーンルームが必要性になるなど生産上の難点があった。生産上の難点を有する事はその品質確保にも難点を有する事につながり易くなる。
また、他の方法として、導光板の表面部や裏面部などに微細加工による凸凹を施す方法も知られているが、この方法では凸凹加工を施さない場合に比較し、光の透過率が低くその分だけ液晶画面の輝度が不足し、更には表面部からの光を必要な方向へ光偏向制御するプリズムシートを併用しなければならないなど生産上の難点がある複雑な構造となっている。
また更には、導光板の表面部や裏面部に成形金型により様々な形状を施し、効果的な光の拡散、反射が得られる方法も知られているが、金型の面に直接必要十分な微細な形状精度を確保する金型加工においてもやはり生産上の難点があった。
特開2001−8351 特開2001−215502
However, the technology related to the conventional light guide plate is a technology related to the improvement of the light guide method of how to effectively emit the light introduced from the side surface portion of the transparent light guide plate from the surface portion of the light guide plate. There are many difficulties in economic efficiency (productivity) for realizing the technology.
In the technology related to the improvement of such a light guide method, it is generally round or square with a white paint or the like in which a light scattering material is mixed into the back surface of the light guide plate made of transparent acrylic resin (PMMA, etc.). However, since this light guide plate is mainly a molded product, the printed surface is easily affected by surface accuracy such as sink marks and undulations depending on molding conditions. Therefore, it is necessary to suppress this effect as much as possible. To that end, it is necessary to slowly cool the product after molding injection in the mold, and then remove the product from the mold, and as a result, it is much longer than the normal molding cycle time. Long cycle time is required. Moreover, since it is also affected by the indoor environment (such as dust) in which printing is performed, there are production difficulties such as the need for a clean room for pattern printing. Having production difficulties tends to lead to difficulties in ensuring quality.
In addition, as another method, there is also known a method of performing unevenness by fine processing on the front surface portion or the back surface portion of the light guide plate. However, in this method, light transmittance is lower than that in the case where uneven processing is not performed. Accordingly, the brightness of the liquid crystal screen is insufficient, and a prismatic sheet for controlling the deflection of light from the surface portion in the necessary direction has to be used together.
Furthermore, it is also known that various shapes can be applied to the front and back surfaces of the light guide plate using a molding die to obtain effective light diffusion and reflection. Even in the mold processing for ensuring a fine shape accuracy, there are still production difficulties.
JP2001-8351 JP 2001-215502 A

解決しようとする問題点は、このような導光板に関わる技術において、前述の通り、一般的に透明アクリル樹脂による導光板の裏面部に散乱物質などを混入させた白色系塗料などで丸状や角状などのパターンを精度良く印刷する必要があるが、このパターン印刷の精度は、導光板が主に成形品であるため、成形条件に影響される印刷面のヒケやウネリなどの面精度の確保が重要となる。このために成形射出後の製品を金型内で十分に徐冷後製品を金型内から取出すことになるため成形サイクルタイムが非常に長くなり、成形コストに大きく影響し、また面精度の良否がパターン印刷の歩留まりにも影響してくる。更には印刷室の環境(塵芥など)にも影響されるため、パターン印刷のためのクリーンルームの必要性も出てくる事になる。
また他の方法として、導光板の表面部や裏面部に微細加工による凸凹を与え光の拡散、反射をさせる方法も知られているが、この方法では凸凹加工を施さない場合に比較し、光の透過率が低くなりその分だけ液晶パネルでの十分な輝度が得られず、更には表面部からの光を必要な方向へ偏光制御するためにプリズムシートを併用しなければならないなど構造が複雑になる難点も有している。
また更には、導光板の表面部や裏面部に成形金型により様々な面形状を持たせ、効果的な光の拡散、反射が得られる方法も知られているが、金型の面に直接必要十分な形状精度を確保するための金型加工上の難点がある。然るに上記の如く本発明の目的とする解決に必要な課題としては、透過型液晶パネル照明のバックライト装置としての導光板において、光源からの光を透明な導光板の側面部から導入し、表面部の全域から明るく、均一に出射させるための必要十分なパターンを得るために、加工性(生産性)の高い即ち、成形サイクルタイムの短い、成形金型加工が容易で且つ品質の安定した導光板のパターン形成法が求められている。
The problem to be solved is that, in the technology related to such a light guide plate, as described above, generally, a white paint or the like in which a scattering material is mixed in the back surface portion of the light guide plate made of transparent acrylic resin is round and It is necessary to print square-shaped patterns with high accuracy. However, since the light guide plate is mainly a molded product, the accuracy of this pattern printing is that of surface accuracy such as sink marks or undulations on the printing surface that is affected by the molding conditions. Ensuring is important. For this reason, the product after molding injection is sufficiently cooled in the mold and the product is taken out from the mold, so the molding cycle time becomes very long, which greatly affects the molding cost, and the surface accuracy is good. However, this also affects the yield of pattern printing. Furthermore, since it is also affected by the environment of the printing room (such as dust), the need for a clean room for pattern printing also comes out.
As another method, there is also known a method of diffusing and reflecting light by giving unevenness by fine processing to the front surface portion and the back surface portion of the light guide plate. The transmittance of the liquid crystal becomes low, so that sufficient brightness on the liquid crystal panel cannot be obtained, and furthermore, a prism sheet must be used in combination to control the polarization of light from the surface in the required direction. It also has the difficulty of becoming.
Furthermore, a method is known in which various surface shapes are imparted to the front surface portion and the back surface portion of the light guide plate by a molding die so that effective light diffusion and reflection can be obtained. There is a difficulty in mold processing to ensure necessary and sufficient shape accuracy. However, as described above, as a problem necessary for the solution of the object of the present invention, in the light guide plate as the backlight device of the transmissive liquid crystal panel illumination, the light from the light source is introduced from the side surface of the transparent light guide plate, and the surface In order to obtain a necessary and sufficient pattern for emitting light brightly and uniformly from the entire area of the part, it has high workability (productivity), that is, the molding cycle time is short, the molding die processing is easy, and the quality is stable. There is a need for an optical plate patterning method.

上記課題を解決するため、導光板のパターン形成における種々の難点を後述の手段により解決するものである。
即ち、予めシートに印刷された前記パターンを前記導光板の成形時に、成形金型内にてインモールド転写により前記導光板の裏面部に転写させて形成させることで解決可能とするものである。従って、パターン転写面の外側には通常前記裏面側に近接して白色や光反射性のある平面反射板が配設されるが、この反射板は前記シート上に前記印刷パターンの上に重ねて印刷し、前記パターンと同時に前記裏面部にインモールド転写し、前記平面反射板を兼ねたパターン形成も可能であり、また前記パターンは光源であるLEDアレイやFCL(冷極陰管)などの様々な光源の条件や液晶画面サイズ、画面の明るさ、液晶画面全体のムラの更に少ない平滑な明るさなどを得るための新しいパターンであっても、シートへの印刷の版で対応が可能であり、該導光板の新規成形金型や既存金型の改造なども必要としない。
In order to solve the above-described problems, various problems in the pattern formation of the light guide plate are solved by means described later.
That is, when the light guide plate is formed, the pattern preliminarily printed on the sheet is transferred to the back surface portion of the light guide plate by in-mold transfer in a molding die and can be solved. Therefore, a white or light-reflective flat reflector is usually disposed on the outside of the pattern transfer surface in the vicinity of the back side, and this reflector is superimposed on the printed pattern on the sheet. Printing, in-mold transfer to the back surface simultaneously with the pattern, and pattern formation that also serves as the planar reflector are possible, and the pattern is various such as LED array or FCL (cold cathode tube) as a light source Even new patterns to obtain various light source conditions, LCD screen size, screen brightness, smooth brightness with less unevenness on the entire LCD screen, etc. can be handled with a printing plate on the sheet Further, there is no need for a new molding die of the light guide plate or modification of an existing die.

本且発明による導光板の製造法は、精度の高いパターン印刷のためにその成形サイクルをより長くして更に前記パターンを成形の後工程として印刷する必要もなく、また金型表面に特殊な形状加工を施す必要も無く、必要なパターンが印刷されたシートを介してインモールド転写により該導光板に前記パターンを通常の成形サイクルで形成可能とするものである。   The light guide plate manufacturing method according to the present invention does not require a longer molding cycle to print the pattern as a post-molding process for high-precision pattern printing, and has a special shape on the mold surface. There is no need for processing, and the pattern can be formed on the light guide plate by a normal molding cycle by in-mold transfer through a sheet on which a necessary pattern is printed.

本発明の基本的な形態を添付図に従い説明する。図1において一般的に液晶パネル(10)の照明としてのバックライト装置として、光源(21)、(22)からの光が導入される入射側面部(31a)、(31b)と入射側面部(31a)、(31b)から導入された光を出射する表面部(32)とこの表面部(32)とこれに対向する裏面部(33)とを有し、前記表面部(32)が液晶パネル(10)の裏面部(11)と対向するように前記液晶パネル(10)の裏面部(11)側に導光板(30)が配設され、前記導光板(30)は光透過性の熱可塑性樹脂により形成されると共に、前記導光板(30)の前記裏面部(33)には、前記入射端面(31a)、(31b)から導入された光を拡散または、および反射させるためのパターン(40)を形成し、またこれと併せて前記導光板(30)のパターン(40)が形成された裏面部(33)の外側には前記裏面部(33)側に近接して白色や光反射性のある平面反射板(70)が配設される。以上の構成により前記光源(21)、(22)の光を前記入射端面(31a)、(31b)より入射し、前記導光板(30)の前記表面部(32)の全域に渉ってほぼ均一に出射させる公知の構成と類似するものである。 A basic form of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In FIG. 1, generally as a backlight device as illumination of the liquid crystal panel (10), incident side portions (31a), (31b) into which light from light sources (21), (22) is introduced and incident side portions ( 31a), a front surface portion (32) for emitting light introduced from (31b), a front surface portion (32), and a back surface portion (33) opposite to the front surface portion (32), wherein the front surface portion (32) is a liquid crystal panel. A light guide plate (30) is disposed on the back surface portion (11) side of the liquid crystal panel (10) so as to face the back surface portion (11) of (10), and the light guide plate (30) is light transmissive heat. A pattern for diffusing or reflecting light introduced from the incident end faces (31a) and (31b) is formed on the back surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30) while being formed of a plastic resin ( 40), and together with this, On the outside of the back surface portion (33) on which the pattern (40) of the plate (30) is formed, a white or light reflective flat reflecting plate (70) is disposed close to the back surface portion (33) side. The With the configuration described above, the light from the light sources (21) and (22) is incident from the incident end faces (31a) and (31b), and substantially propagates over the entire surface portion (32) of the light guide plate (30). This is similar to a known configuration that emits light uniformly.

茲で前記導光板(30)の前記裏面部(33)への前記パターン(40)の形成法について詳細に説明する。図2に示す如く、前記導光板(30)の入射側面部(31a)、(31b)側から中心部(34)に向かって面積が徐々に広くなる様にグラデーションを持たせて前記パターン(40)を光の拡散および、または反射に好適なインクおよび転写成形に好適な表面印刷処理剤を用いてにポリエチレンテレフタレート(PET)樹脂などの透明プラスチックシート(50)に前記インク層の厚みが7〜8μm(この厚みに限定したものではない)にシルクスクリーン印刷をし、図5に示す通り透明アクリル樹脂の前記導光板(30)を成形する工程で成形金型(60)内に転写用プラスチックシート(51)を装填し、前記導光板(30)の前記裏面部(33)に前記パターン(40)がインモールドで転写形成されるものである。尚ここで用いられたプラスチックシートは前記パターンを印刷および転写形成可能な材質、厚さのものであればこれに限定されるものではない。またここで用いられたこのインモールド転写技術はこれまでプラスチックケースやパネルなどの意匠デザイン模様を施す技術として取り入れられてきているものである。即ち、図6に示す通り、P−1の成形金型(60)が開いた状態で転写前プラスチックシートは可動型(62)に装填される。つぎに前記可動型が前記転写前プラスチックシート(50)と共にP−2及び図5に示す如く矢印A方向の固定型(61)へ移動して金型(61)、(62)が閉じて、樹脂が金型(60)内に射出されると共に前記パターン(40)が前記導光板(30)に転写され、前記金型(60)内で樹脂の固化冷却を経て、P−3の様に前記可動型(62)が矢印B方向に開き、茲で前記パターン(40)が転写形成された前記導光板(30)は金型(60)内から矢印C方向へ取出されると共に、前記パターン(40)が前記導光板へ転写完了後の前記プラスチックシート(50)も矢印C'方向へと前記金型(60)外に取出される。
この成形工程での一例として液晶パネルサイズが17インチの場合の成形サイクルタイムは約3分であり、これは材質、形状から鑑みて一般的な成形サイクルと云える。また従来のパターン形成ではパターン印刷面の精度を確保するために更に長い成形サイクル(約8分前後)が要求される。また本案により転写された前記パターン(40)は図3で示す通り、前記導光板(30)の裏面部(33)を境に前記導光板(30)の内部側に入り込んだ状態に形成されている。図7は導光板(30)の入射側面部(31a)、(31b)の側から中心部(34)に向かってパターン面積が徐々に広くなる様にグラデーションを持たせてパターン(40)を形成し、図1および図2に示す様に前記入射側面部(31a)、(31b)より光源(21)、(22)からの光を導入した場合の液晶パネル面での輝度分布状態の測定結果(転写式導光板)と導光板の成形後に類似のグラデーション持つパターンが印刷された従来導光板と同じ条件(それぞれの導光板と液晶パネルの同一位置関係および同一光源)で輝度分布を測定した結果を示すグラフである。また図7における横軸は図1および図2における入射側面部(31a)から反対側の入射側面部(31b)の間で7を画面の中心としての13分割したそれぞれの点における輝度を縦軸に示したものである。この図7から分かる通り従来導光板に比し、転写式導光板が輝度の点で約20%優れていることがわかる。図7では輝度の数値が測定点で振れているが、視覚では輝度の差が判別し難いレベルはであるが、これは前記パターンのグラデーションやパターンの形状を最適化することで液晶画面全面に渉って更に平準化された均一な明るさが得る事も可能である。また図2に示すグラデーションを持つパターン(40)は分かり易く説明するために模型的に示したパターンであり、必ずしも図7の効果としてこのパターンが限定されるものではない。
A method of forming the pattern (40) on the back surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30) will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 2, the pattern (40) is provided with gradation so that the area gradually increases from the incident side surface (31a), (31b) side of the light guide plate (30) toward the center (34). The ink layer has a thickness of 7 to 7 on a transparent plastic sheet (50) such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) resin using an ink suitable for light diffusion and / or reflection and a surface printing treatment suitable for transfer molding. A plastic sheet for transfer in the molding die (60) in the process of silkscreen printing to 8 μm (not limited to this thickness) and molding the light guide plate (30) of transparent acrylic resin as shown in FIG. (51) is loaded, and the pattern (40) is transferred and formed in-mold on the back surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30). The plastic sheet used here is not limited to this as long as it has a material and thickness capable of printing and transferring the pattern. The in-mold transfer technique used here has been adopted as a technique for applying design design patterns such as plastic cases and panels. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the plastic sheet before transfer is loaded into the movable mold (62) in a state where the P-1 mold (60) is opened. Next, the movable mold moves together with the pre-transfer plastic sheet (50) to P-2 and the fixed mold (61) in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 5, and the molds (61) and (62) are closed. Resin is injected into the mold (60), and the pattern (40) is transferred to the light guide plate (30). After solidifying and cooling the resin in the mold (60), as in P-3 The movable mold (62) opens in the direction of arrow B, and the light guide plate (30) on which the pattern (40) is transferred and formed by scissors is taken out from the mold (60) in the direction of arrow C, and the pattern The plastic sheet (50) after completion of the transfer of (40) to the light guide plate is also taken out of the mold (60) in the direction of arrow C ′.
As an example in this molding process, when the liquid crystal panel size is 17 inches, the molding cycle time is about 3 minutes, which is a general molding cycle in view of the material and shape. Further, in the conventional pattern formation, a longer molding cycle (about 8 minutes) is required to ensure the accuracy of the pattern printing surface. In addition, the pattern (40) transferred according to the present plan is formed so as to enter the inner side of the light guide plate (30) with the back surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30) as a boundary, as shown in FIG. Yes. FIG. 7 shows the pattern (40) formed with gradation so that the pattern area gradually increases from the incident side surface portions (31a), (31b) side to the central portion (34) of the light guide plate (30). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the measurement result of the luminance distribution state on the liquid crystal panel surface when the light from the light sources (21) and (22) is introduced from the incident side surfaces (31a) and (31b). Results of measuring the luminance distribution under the same conditions (same light source plate and liquid crystal panel as the same positional relationship and the same light source) as the conventional light guide plate on which a pattern with a similar gradation was printed after forming the (transfer type light guide plate) and the light guide plate It is a graph which shows. Further, the horizontal axis in FIG. 7 represents the luminance at each point divided by 13 from the incident side surface portion (31a) to the opposite incident side surface portion (31b) in FIG. 1 and FIG. It is shown in. As can be seen from FIG. 7, it can be seen that the transfer type light guide plate is about 20% better in luminance than the conventional light guide plate. In FIG. 7, the numerical value of the brightness fluctuates at the measurement point, but it is a level where it is difficult to visually discern the difference in luminance. However, this can be achieved by optimizing the gradation of the pattern and the shape of the pattern. It is possible to obtain a uniform and uniform brightness. Further, the pattern (40) having gradation shown in FIG. 2 is a pattern schematically shown for easy understanding, and this pattern is not necessarily limited as the effect of FIG.

前述の通り、前記パターン(40)の転写面即ち前記導光板(30)の裏面部(33)の外側には通常前記裏面部(33)側に近接して白色や光反射性のある平面反射板(70)が配設されるが、この反射板(70)は前記プラスチックシート(50)上に前記パターン(40)と重ねた状態に印刷し、前記パターン(40)と同時に前記裏面部(33)にシートインモールドし、前記反射板(70)を兼ねたパターン形成も可能である。
この前記パターン(40)は予めプラスチックシート(50)に印刷された前記パターン(40)を前記導光板(30)の成形時に、成形金型(60)内にてインモールド転写により前記導光板(30)の裏面部(33)に転写させることによって形成されるものである。
茲で本発明による実施例1、実施例2を含む該導光板のパターン形成と併せ、本案の製法と従来製法による効果の違いについて改めて説明すると、これまでの導光板の裏面部にパターン(40)と類似の機能を持つパターンの印刷を該導光板の成形後に行う製法に対して本案の製法では導光板としてより安定した生産性の良い加工が達成できるものである。
一方、他の従来方法として、導光板の表面部や裏面部などに特殊な面形状を持たせ効果的な光の拡散、反射が得られる方法では、成形金型は複雑な面形状に加工する必要が生じるため金型加工コストに影響してくる。一方、本案ではプラスチックシート(50)に印刷されたパターン(40)のインモールド転写で効果的な光の拡散および、または反射が得られるものであり、成形金型の面形状は単一な平面に構成すれば良い。
As described above, the transfer surface of the pattern (40), that is, the outer surface of the rear surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30) is usually close to the rear surface portion (33) side and is white or light-reflective plane reflection. A plate (70) is disposed. The reflector (70) is printed on the plastic sheet (50) so as to overlap the pattern (40), and simultaneously with the pattern (40), the back surface ( It is also possible to form a pattern that also serves as the reflection plate (70) by sheet-in-molding to 33).
The pattern (40) is printed in advance on the plastic sheet (50) by molding the light guide plate (30) by in-mold transfer in the molding die (60) when the light guide plate (30) is molded. 30) and transferred to the back surface portion (33).
The difference in effect between the manufacturing method of the present invention and the conventional manufacturing method will be described together with the pattern formation of the light guide plate including Example 1 and Example 2 according to the present invention. In contrast to a manufacturing method in which a pattern having a function similar to (1) is printed after the light guide plate is formed, the manufacturing method of the present invention can achieve more stable and highly productive processing as the light guide plate.
On the other hand, as another conventional method, in a method in which a special surface shape is given to the front surface portion and the back surface portion of the light guide plate to obtain effective light diffusion and reflection, the molding die is processed into a complicated surface shape. This will affect the mold processing cost. On the other hand, in this proposal, effective light diffusion and / or reflection can be obtained by in-mold transfer of the pattern (40) printed on the plastic sheet (50), and the surface shape of the molding die is a single flat surface. What is necessary is just to comprise.

更には、従来の導光板(130)に成形後パターン印刷する方法では図4に示す通り、印刷パターン(140)が導光板(130)の裏面部(133)の外側に形成され、インクが硬化するまでに多少のダレが生じるため、印刷部断面(141)は導光板(130)の裏面部(133)での水平面積よりも裏面部(133)から厚み方向に離れた水平面積の方が小さくなる所謂逆台形となるため、印刷パターンの厚み面(142)に入射光が当ると入射光は裏面部(133)から離れる方向へ反射する事になる。また裏面部(133)と平面反射板(170)との間には印刷パターン(140)の厚み分のスキマ(142)が介在するため入射光の屈折回数が多くなり、導光板表面部(132)までの光源からの距離も増大するため(図7)の様に液晶パネルの輝度の低下にもつながり易い。この点に関連して本案での前記パターン(40)は転写により形成されるために前記導光板(30)の裏面(33)より該導光板の肉厚側に入り込んだ状態、即ち従来の形成パターンとは前記導光板(30)の前記裏面部(33)を中心に対称の位置に且つ対称な形状に前記パターン(40)が形成されるため、前記導光板(30)の光源側面部(31)からの入射光が直接的にパターン部(40)に到達して拡散および、または反射し、また平面反射板は導光板の裏面部に密着可能なため光の反射ロスが小さく導光板表面部からの出射光の効率が良く(図7)の如く液晶面の輝度の低下が少なくなるという効果が得られる。
更に環境面では前記パターン(40)が転写成形された前記導光板(30)はインク層が僅か7〜8μmの厚みでありインクの使用量が微少なことから材料のリサイクルが可能である。
本発明は透過型液晶パネルの照明用のバックライトとして作用する液晶パネルの裏面側に位置し、該裏面側に対向してなる導光板の表面部とこれに対向する裏面部に光源からの光を側端面から導入し、この導入光を拡散および、または反射して該表面部から明るくかつ均一に出射させるためのパターンおよび、または該パターンと協働する平面反射面を該裏面部に形成する形成法であり、前記パターン(40)は予めプラスチックシート(50)に印刷された前記パターン(40)および、または平面反射面を前記導光板(30)の成形時に、成形金型(60)内にてインモールド転写により前記導光板(30)の裏面部(33)に転写させることによって形成されるものである。この転写形成法により成形された導光板は類似の機能を持つ従来の導光板の製造法に比してより合理的な生産性と品質を得ることが可能となる。
Furthermore, in the conventional method of printing a pattern after forming on the light guide plate (130), as shown in FIG. 4, the print pattern (140) is formed outside the back surface portion (133) of the light guide plate (130), and the ink is cured. As a result, the printed section (141) has a horizontal area farther from the back surface (133) in the thickness direction than a horizontal area at the back surface (133) of the light guide plate (130). Since it becomes a so-called inverted trapezoid that becomes smaller, when incident light hits the thickness surface (142) of the printed pattern, the incident light is reflected in a direction away from the back surface portion (133). Further, since a gap (142) corresponding to the thickness of the printed pattern (140) is interposed between the back surface portion (133) and the flat reflector (170), the number of times of refraction of incident light increases, and the light guide plate surface portion (132). ) Increases from the light source to the liquid crystal panel as shown in FIG. In this regard, since the pattern (40) in this proposal is formed by transfer, the pattern (40) enters the thick side of the light guide plate from the back surface (33) of the light guide plate (30), that is, the conventional formation. The pattern is that the pattern (40) is formed in a symmetrical position and symmetrically about the back surface portion (33) of the light guide plate (30), so that the light source side surface portion ( 31) The incident light from 31) reaches the pattern part (40) directly and is diffused and / or reflected, and the flat reflector can be in close contact with the back part of the light guide plate, so that the light reflection loss is small and the surface of the light guide plate As a result, the efficiency of light emitted from the portion is good (FIG. 7), and the effect of reducing the decrease in luminance of the liquid crystal surface is obtained.
Further, in terms of the environment, the light guide plate (30) on which the pattern (40) is transferred and molded has a thickness of only 7 to 8 μm and the amount of ink used is very small, so that the material can be recycled.
The present invention is located on the back side of the liquid crystal panel that acts as a backlight for illumination of the transmissive liquid crystal panel, and the light from the light source is placed on the surface portion of the light guide plate facing the back surface side and the back surface portion facing this. Is formed from the side end surface, and a pattern for diffusing and / or reflecting the introduced light to be emitted brightly and uniformly from the surface portion and / or a plane reflecting surface cooperating with the pattern is formed on the back surface portion. The pattern (40) is formed in the molding die (60) at the time of molding the light guide plate (30) and / or the pattern (40) preliminarily printed on the plastic sheet (50). It is formed by transferring to the back surface part (33) of the light guide plate (30) by in-mold transfer. The light guide plate formed by this transfer forming method can obtain more reasonable productivity and quality than the conventional method of manufacturing a light guide plate having a similar function.

液晶パネルと導光板の配置および導光板の各部を説明する側面図Side view explaining arrangement of liquid crystal panel and light guide plate and each part of light guide plate 導光板の裏面部に転写されるパターン例を示す平面図The top view which shows the example of a pattern transcribe | transferred to the back surface part of a light-guide plate 導光板の裏面部におけるパターンの転写状態を示す側面図Side view showing pattern transfer state on back surface of light guide plate 従来法によるパターン印刷状態を示す側面図Side view showing pattern printing by conventional method プラスチックシートの転写成形を示す上面図Top view showing plastic sheet transfer molding インモールド成形プロセスを示す上面図Top view showing the in-mold molding process 液晶パネル面での輝度分布を示すグラフ図Graph showing the luminance distribution on the LCD panel surface

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

10 液晶パネル
11 液晶パネルの裏面側
21 光源ランプ1
22 光源ランプ2
30 導光板
31a 導光板の入射端面
31b 導光板の入射端面
32 導光板の表面部
33 導光板の裏面部
34 入射側面部(31)の側からの中心部
40 転写パターン
50 ポリエステルシート
60 成形金型
70 平面反射板
10 液晶パネル
11l 従来の液晶パネルの裏面側
130 従来の導光板
131a 従来の導光板の入射端面
131b 従来の導光板の入射端面
132 従来の導光板の表面部
133 従来の導光板の裏面部
140 従来の印刷パターン
170 従来の平面反射板
10 Liquid crystal panel 11 Back side of liquid crystal panel 21 Light source lamp 1
22 Light source lamp 2
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Light guide plate 31a Incident end face of light guide plate 31b Incident end face of light guide plate 32 Front surface portion of light guide plate 33 Back surface portion of light guide plate 34 Center portion from incident side surface portion (31) side 40 Transfer pattern 50 Polyester sheet 60 Mold 70 Planar Reflector 10 Liquid Crystal Panel 11l Back Side of Conventional Liquid Crystal Panel 130 Conventional Light Guide Plate 131a Incident End Face 131b of Conventional Light Guide Plate 132b Incident End Face of Conventional Light Guide Plate 132 Surface Part of Conventional Light Guide Plate 133 Conventional Light Guide Plate Back side 140 Conventional print pattern 170 Conventional flat reflector

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映像を表示する液晶パネルと該液晶パネルの裏面に対向して配設された導光板と該導光板は少なくとも光源からの光が導入される入射端面部と前記入射端面部からの光を出射する表面部および前記表面部とは反対側の裏面部とを有しかつ前記裏面部に近接対向して平面反射板を配設した液晶パネル照明装置の該導光板は光透過性の熱可塑性樹脂により形成されると共に前記裏面部には前記光源から前記入射端面より導入された光が前記表面部に拡散及び反射して出射させるためのパターンが形成された液晶パネル用導光板おいて前記パターンが予め印刷されたシートを該導光板の射出成形時に成形金型内にてインモールドすることにより該導光板の前記裏面部に該パターンを転写させる事を特徴とする液晶パネル用導光板のパターン形成法。   A liquid crystal panel for displaying an image, a light guide plate disposed opposite to the back surface of the liquid crystal panel, and the light guide plate emits light from at least an incident end face portion into which light from a light source is introduced and the incident end face portion. The light guide plate of a liquid crystal panel lighting device having a front surface portion and a back surface portion opposite to the front surface portion and provided with a planar reflector in close proximity to the back surface portion is made of a light-transmitting thermoplastic resin. In the light guide plate for a liquid crystal panel, the pattern is formed on the back surface portion so that the light introduced from the incident end surface from the light source is diffused and reflected on the front surface portion to be emitted. Pattern formation of a light guide plate for a liquid crystal panel, wherein the pattern is transferred to the back surface portion of the light guide plate by in-molding a preprinted sheet in a molding die at the time of injection molding of the light guide plate Law. 前記パターンと前記平面反射部は2段重ね状にシートに予め印刷され、前記導光板の射出成形時に成形金型内にてインモールド転写により前記導光板の前記裏面部に前記パターンと前記平面反射部を転写させる事を特徴とする液晶パネル用導光板のパターンと平面反射部の同時形成法。   The pattern and the plane reflection portion are pre-printed on a sheet in a two-layered manner, and the pattern and the plane reflection are applied to the back surface portion of the light guide plate by in-mold transfer in a molding die during injection molding of the light guide plate. A method of simultaneously forming a pattern of a light guide plate for a liquid crystal panel and a flat reflection portion, wherein the portion is transferred.
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