WO2010100784A1 - 面状照明装置およびそれを備えた表示装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a planar illumination device and a display device including the same, and more particularly to a planar illumination device including a light guide member and a display device including the planar illumination device.
- FIG. 78 is a side view showing the structure of a conventional display device.
- a display device 2001 according to a conventional example includes a display panel 2010 and a planar illumination device 2020 arranged on the back side of the display panel 2010.
- the planar lighting device 2020 is an edge light type lighting device, and guides light from the plurality of LEDs (light emitting diodes) 2021 arranged in a predetermined direction (perpendicular to the paper surface) and the LEDs 2021. It includes a light guide plate 2022 that emits light, a plurality of optical sheets 2023 arranged on the light emitting surface 2022a side of the light guide plate 2022, and a reflection sheet 2024 arranged on the back surface 2022b side of the light guide plate 2022.
- the light guide plate 2022 has a function of guiding light from the LED 2021 to the entire light guide plate 2022.
- the plurality of optical sheets 2023 are formed by 3 to 4 sheet members including a diffusion plate and a condenser lens, and have a function of making the luminance of the display panel 2010 uniform.
- the optical sheet 2023 has a function of collecting light from the light guide plate 2022 forward (display panel 2010 side) and improving luminance.
- a plurality of optical sheets 2023 are arranged between the display panel 2010 and the light guide plate 2022 as described above.
- the plurality of optical sheets 2023 such as a diffusion plate and a condenser lens usually have a thickness of about 40 ⁇ m to about 80 ⁇ m. For this reason, it is difficult to reduce the thickness of the planar illumination device 2020 and the display device 2001, and it is difficult to reduce the manufacturing cost.
- the display device 2001 since the light emitted from the light guide plate 2022 passes through the plurality of optical sheets 2023, the loss of light when passing through each optical sheet 2023 increases. For this reason, there is also a disadvantage that the light use efficiency is lowered.
- a display device including a planar illumination device that collects light forward (display panel side) by a light guide plate without providing an optical sheet.
- the display device 2101 includes a display panel 2110 and a planar illumination device 2120 disposed on the back side of the display panel 2110.
- the planar illumination device 2120 includes a plurality of LEDs 2121 arranged in the A direction (see FIGS. 80 and 81), a light guide plate 2122 that guides light from the LEDs 2121, and a rear surface 2122 a side of the light guide plate 2122.
- the reflective sheet 2123 is disposed.
- a plurality of prisms 2122b having inclined surfaces are formed on the back surface 2122a of the light guide plate 2122 as shown in FIG.
- the plurality of prisms 2122b are arranged so that the distance between the adjacent prisms 2122b increases as the distance from the LED 2121 approaches. As the amount of light (light flux) from the LED 2121 increases as it approaches the LED 2121, as described above, the plurality of prisms 2122 b are arranged so that the distance between the adjacent prisms 2122 b increases as the LED 2121 is approached. Thus, the luminance of the display panel 2110 can be made nearly uniform.
- the plurality of prisms 2122b have a function of condensing the light from the LED 2121 forward (to the display panel 2110 side). Specifically, the plurality of prisms 2122 b have a function of suppressing light from spreading out in the B direction (the normal direction of the light incident surface 2122 c of the light guide plate 2122) and being emitted from the light guide plate 2122. That is, the plurality of prisms 2122b can improve the light collection characteristics in the B direction.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a liquid crystal display device including an LCD panel (display panel) and a backlight device (planar illumination device) disposed on the back side of the LCD panel.
- the backlight device includes a light source and a light guide plate that guides light from the light source.
- the light guide plate includes a light guide that receives light from the light source, a first light transmission layer provided on a bottom surface (back surface) of the light guide, and a first light transmission layer provided on the bottom surface of the first light transmission layer.
- the two light transmissive layers and a metal mirror provided on the bottom surface of the second light transmissive layer are formed.
- the light guide, the first light transmission layer, the second light transmission layer, and the mirror are integrally formed without an air layer.
- the light guide is formed so that the thickness decreases as the distance from the light source increases. That is, the light guide is formed in a wedge shape whose bottom surface is inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface (front surface).
- the first light transmission layer has a refractive index smaller than that of the light guide
- the second light transmission layer has a refractive index substantially the same as that of the light guide.
- a plurality of concave portions (prisms) having inclined surfaces are formed on the bottom surface of the second light transmission layer, and the mirror is provided on the bottom surface of the second light transmission layer so as to embed the plurality of concave portions. ing.
- the light from the light source is guided in the light guide body while being repeatedly reflected between the top surface and the bottom surface.
- the light guide angle of light (incident angle with respect to the bottom surface of the light guide) is gradually changed, and the incident angle of light with respect to the bottom surface of the light guide is gradually reduced.
- the guided light is incident on the first light transmission layer.
- the light incident on the first light transmission layer is incident on the second light transmission layer and then reflected forward (to the liquid crystal display panel side) by the mirror.
- the plurality of prisms 2122b are arranged such that the distance between the adjacent prisms 2122b increases as the distance to the LED 2121 approaches. For this reason, dot unevenness occurs in the LED 2121 side portion of the display panel 2110. That is, there is a problem that it is difficult to make the luminance of the LED 2121 side portion of the display panel 2110 uniform.
- planar illumination device 2120 it is possible to suppress the light emitted from the light guide plate 2122 from spreading in the B direction as described above, while the light emitted from the light guide plate 2122 as shown in FIG. Is difficult to suppress in the A direction. For this reason, it is difficult to improve the luminance of the display panel 2110.
- the luminance of the front portion S2001 of the LED 2121 of the display panel 2110 is different from the luminance of the portion S2002 other than the front portion S2001 of the display panel 2110. That is, it is difficult to make the luminance of the display panel 2110 uniform.
- Patent Document 1 when a metal mirror is formed on the bottom surface of the second light transmission layer, it is difficult to shorten the manufacturing time of the light guide plate, and the manufacturing cost increases.
- the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to improve the light use efficiency and the luminance while suppressing the non-uniform luminance, and to manufacture the light source.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a planar illumination device that can suppress an increase in cost and can be thinned, and a display device including the planar illumination device.
- a planar lighting device includes a light source and a light guide member that guides light from the light source, and the light guide member receives light from the light source.
- a plurality of second reflecting portions having a function of totally reflecting light from the light source forward at the interface between the back surface of the light guide member and the air layer is formed.
- the plurality of first reflections that gradually reduce the incident angle of light from the light source with respect to the back surface of the light guide on the front surface side or the back surface of the light guide.
- a plurality of second reflecting portions for reflecting light from the light source forward at the interface between the back surface of the light guide member and the air layer.
- the incident angle of the light with respect to the back surface of a light guide becomes smaller than the critical angle of a light guide and a low refractive index layer
- the light from a light source injects into a low refractive index layer.
- the spread angle of light incident on the low refractive index layer is reduced, and the spread angle of light reflected at the interface between the back surface of the light guide member and the air layer is also reduced. That is, the light condensing characteristic can be improved and the luminance of the display panel can be improved.
- first reflecting portions that gradually reduce the incident angle of light from the light source with respect to the back surface of the light guide
- light from the light source is between the front side portion of the light guide and the back surface.
- the incident angle with respect to the back surface of the light guide becomes smaller and the light is more likely to enter the low refractive index layer.
- This makes it possible to make the amount of light incident on the low refractive index layer uniform between a portion close to the light source and a large amount of light (light beam) and a portion far from the light source and a small amount of light (light beam).
- the luminance of the display panel can be made uniform.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions that reflect the light from the light source forward are provided on the back surface of the light guide member in the light emission region of the light guide member.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions that reflect the light from the light source forward are provided on the back surface of the light guide member in the light emission region of the light guide member.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions have a function of totally reflecting light from the light source, and thus enter the low refractive index layer from the light guide. It is possible to prevent light from being emitted from the back surface of the light guide member and causing loss of light. Thereby, the utilization efficiency of light can be improved more.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions have a function of totally reflecting light from the light source, a metal mirror is provided on the back surface of the light guide member, and the light is reflected by the metal mirror, When the light is reflected, the light is not absorbed by the metal mirror. Thereby, the utilization efficiency of light can be improved more.
- the front surface and the back surface of the light guide are formed substantially parallel to each other. If comprised in this way, compared with the case where the wedge-shaped light guide in which the back surface inclined with respect to the front surface is used, it can make it easy to form a low-refractive-index layer on the back surface of a light guide.
- the first reflecting portion has a first inclined surface inclined with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the light guide. If comprised in this way, the incident angle of the light from the light source with respect to the back surface of a light guide can be made small gradually easily.
- the first inclined surface is inclined by 0.1 ° or more and 5 ° or less with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the light guide. . If comprised in this way, whenever light is reflected by the 1st reflection part, the incident angle of the light with respect to the back surface of a light guide will become small 0.2 degree or more and 10 degrees or less. Thereby, the incident angle of the light with respect to the back surface of a light guide can be made small gradually more easily.
- the light guide is provided between the first reflective portions adjacent to each other in the normal direction of the light incident surface of the light guide on the surface provided with the first reflective portion.
- the 1st plane part substantially parallel to the front surface or back surface of this may be formed.
- the second reflecting portion has a second inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the back surface of the light guide member. If comprised in this way, the light with a small divergence angle which injected into the low-refractive-index layer can be easily reflected forward in a state with a small divergence angle.
- the second inclined surface is a flat surface inclined by 40 ° or more and 50 ° or less with respect to the back surface of the light guide member. If comprised in this way, the light from a light source can be easily totally reflected ahead.
- the second inclined surface is a curved surface. If comprised in this way, compared with the case where a 2nd inclined surface is a plane, it can suppress that the divergence angle of the light totally reflected ahead becomes small too much. Note that the spread angle of light can be controlled by controlling the tilt angle of the second tilted surface.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions are continuously formed without a gap in the normal direction of the light incident surface of the light guide. If comprised in this way, since a some 2nd reflection part can reflect light more uniformly, light can be more uniformly radiate
- the plurality of second reflecting portions have substantially the same shape and the same size. If comprised in this way, since a some 2nd reflection part can reflect light more uniformly, light can be more uniformly radiate
- a plurality of first light diffuses light from the light source in the first direction in which the light incident surface of the light guide extends, on the front side or the back of the light guide.
- Three reflecting portions are formed.
- the light guide as viewed from the light incident surface of the light guide by the third reflecting portion, the incident angle with respect to the back surface of the light guide can be reduced.
- the light condensing characteristic of the light in the first direction can be improved and the luminance of the display panel can be further improved.
- the third reflecting portion is a pair of inclined surfaces with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the light guide. Has an inclined surface. If comprised in this way, since the light from a light source can be diffused to the both sides of a 1st direction by a pair of inclined surface, the brightness
- the angle formed by the pair of inclined surfaces may be 120 ° or more and 140 ° or less.
- the surface on which the third reflecting portions are formed is adjacent to the first direction in the first direction.
- a second plane part substantially parallel to the front surface or the back surface of the light guide is formed between the three reflector parts, and the width of the second plane part in the first direction is the same as that of the third reflector part. It is larger than the width in the direction of 1. If comprised in this way, while being able to suppress more that the light which injects into a low-refractive-index layer spreads in a 1st direction, the condensing characteristic of the light of a 1st direction can be improved more.
- the light source includes a light emitting element.
- the luminance of the front portion of the light source of the display panel and the luminance of the portion other than the front portion of the light source of the display panel are likely to be different. It is particularly effective to provide a plurality of third reflecting portions that are diffused.
- the light guide member is provided on the back surface of the low refractive index layer without an air layer, and has a higher refractive index than the low refractive index layer.
- the reflection part formation layer is further included, and the second reflection part is formed on the back surface of the first reflection part formation layer. If comprised in this way, since it is not necessary to provide a 2nd reflection part in a low-refractive-index layer, the thickness of a low-refractive-index layer can be made small.
- the thickness of the low refractive index layer is reduced by providing the first reflecting portion forming layer, the manufacturing cost of the light guide member can be reduced. The increase can be suppressed.
- a light shielding member is disposed on the light source side portion of the front surface of the light guide member via a layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the low refractive index layer.
- the light shielding member is disposed on the light source side portion of the front surface of the light guide member via a layer (for example, an air layer) having a refractive index smaller than that of the low refractive index layer.
- a layer for example, an air layer
- the light is easily reflected on the front surface of the light guide member. That is, light can be prevented from being emitted from the front surface of the light guide member and absorbed by the light shielding member. Thereby, it can suppress more that the utilization efficiency of light falls.
- the planar illumination device preferably further includes a reflection member that reflects light emitted from the back surface of the light guide member to the light guide member side. If comprised in this way, since the light radiate
- a third inclined surface is provided in the first region from the light incident surface of the light guide to the first distance on the surface provided with the first reflecting portion.
- the angle formed between the third inclined surface and the light incident surface is greater than 90 °. If comprised in this way, the incident angle with respect to the 3rd inclined surface of the light which goes to the front side of the light guide from the light-incidence surface or back surface of a light guide can be enlarged. Thereby, it can be made easy to totally reflect light to the back side of a light guide member by the 3rd inclined surface. That is, it is possible to suppress light from being emitted from the first region. As a result, the light utilization efficiency can be further improved.
- the second reflecting portion is located on the back surface of the light guide member from the light incident surface of the light guide to the second distance. It is not formed in the second region, but is formed in a region other than the second region. If comprised in this way, in the 2nd area
- the first distance is preferably greater than or equal to the second distance. If comprised in this way, the light reflected ahead by the 2nd reflection part can be made easy to be totally reflected to the back side of a light guide member by a 1st reflection part.
- the surface of the second reflecting portion includes a light diffusion surface. If comprised in this way, when light permeate
- the plurality of first reflection portions are formed at a constant pitch in the normal direction of the light incident surface of the light guide, and the plurality of second reflection portions are also guided by the light. You may form with a fixed pitch in the normal line direction of the light-incidence surface of a body.
- the plurality of first reflection parts are formed at a constant pitch and the plurality of second reflection parts are also formed at a constant pitch, the first reflection part and the second reflection part are relative to each other when viewed from the front side of the light guide member. If it is arranged slightly inclined, moire fringes are generated.
- the pitch of one of the first reflecting portion and the second reflecting portion is set to an appropriate value with respect to the other pitch of the first reflecting portion and the second reflecting portion, the pitch of the moire fringes can be reduced. And the occurrence of visually moire fringes can be suppressed.
- the plurality of first reflecting portions are light guides.
- the plurality of second reflecting portions are formed so as to be inclined at a predetermined angle. If comprised in this way, like the case where one pitch of a 1st reflective part and a 2nd reflective part is set to an appropriate value with respect to the other pitch of a 1st reflective part and a 2nd reflective part, it is a moire fringe.
- the pitch can be reduced and the occurrence of visually moire fringes can be suppressed.
- the light guide member is disposed on the front surface of the light guide without an air layer, or between the light guide and the low refractive index layer.
- the second reflecting portion forming layer has a refractive index equal to or higher than that of the light guide. If comprised in this way, it can suppress that the light from a light source becomes difficult to inject into a 2nd reflection part formation layer.
- n1 / n2> 1.18 where n1 is the refractive index of the light guide and n2 is the refractive index of the low refractive index layer.
- polycarbonate or the like may be used as the light guide, and a resin containing hollow particles such as fluorine-based acrylate or inorganic filler may be used as the low refractive index layer.
- a display device includes the planar illumination device having the above configuration and a display panel illuminated by the planar illumination device. With such a configuration, a display that can improve the light use efficiency and brightness, suppress an increase in manufacturing cost, and can be thinned while suppressing uneven brightness. A device can be obtained.
- the present invention it is possible to improve the light use efficiency and the luminance while suppressing the luminance from becoming uneven, and to suppress the increase in the manufacturing cost and to reduce the thickness. Therefore, it is possible to easily obtain a planar illumination device capable of achieving the above and a display device including the same.
- FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display device including a backlight device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is a side view showing the structure of the backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing a structure of a light exit surface of a light guide of the backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. It is the side view which looked at the structure of the backlight apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. 1 from the LED side.
- FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a structure of a liquid crystal display device including a backlight device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing the structure of the back side of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining the spread of light incident on a light guide of the backlight device according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1. It is the figure which looked at the light which injected into the light guide of the backlight apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. 1 from the LED side. It is the figure which looked at the light which injects into a low refractive index layer from the LED side among the light which injected into the light guide of the backlight apparatus by 1st Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. It is the side view which showed the structure of the backlight apparatus by 3rd Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. It is the side view which looked at the structure of the backlight apparatus by 3rd Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. 21 from the LED side. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the manufacturing process of the light-guide plate of the backlight apparatus by 3rd Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6 is a side view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is the side view which looked at the structure of the backlight apparatus by 4th Embodiment of this invention shown in FIG. 27 from the LED side.
- FIG. 9 is a side view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 30 is an enlarged side view showing the structure of the back side of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 29. It is the side view which showed the structure of the liquid crystal display device provided with the backlight apparatus by 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is the side view which showed the structure of the liquid crystal display device provided with the backlight apparatus by 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is the expanded side view which showed the structure of the back side of the light-guide plate of the backlight apparatus by 8th Embodiment of this invention. It is the expanded side view which showed the structure of the back side of the light-guide plate of the backlight apparatus by 8th Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the light collection characteristics of Example 1.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the light collection characteristics of Example 2.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the light collection characteristics of Example 3.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a light collecting characteristic of Comparative Example 1.
- FIG. 44 is a side view showing the structure of the backlight device according to the tenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 43. It is the side view which showed the structure of the liquid crystal display device provided with the backlight apparatus by 11th Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 46 is a side view showing the structure of the backlight device according to the eleventh embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 45. It is the figure which showed the light beam distribution of Example 4. It is the figure which showed the light beam distribution of Example 3. It is the expanded side view which showed the structure of the back side of the light-guide plate of the backlight apparatus by 12th Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 38 is a side view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to a sixteenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 55 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the sixteenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 54.
- FIG. 38 is a side view illustrating a structure of a backlight device according to a seventeenth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 64 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 64 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 67 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light guide plate of the backlight device according to the seventeenth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 64.
- FIG. 80 is a side view of the structure of the conventional display device shown in FIG. 79 as viewed from the LED side.
- FIG. 80 is a plan view showing the structure of the conventional display device shown in FIG. 79.
- the liquid crystal display device 1 includes a liquid crystal display panel 10, a backlight device 20 disposed on the back side of the liquid crystal display panel 10, the liquid crystal display panel 10, and a back surface.
- a frame (not shown) for housing the light device 20.
- the liquid crystal display device 1 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention
- the liquid crystal display panel 10 is an example of the “display panel” in the present invention
- the backlight device 20 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention.
- the liquid crystal display panel 10 includes an AM substrate (active matrix substrate) 11, a counter substrate 12 disposed opposite to the AM substrate 11, and a liquid crystal layer (not shown) disposed between the AM substrate 11 and the counter substrate 12. Is included.
- the backlight device 20 is an edge light type backlight device, and a plurality of LEDs 21 arranged in the A direction (see FIG. 2) and the light from the LEDs 21. And a light guide plate 22 for guiding light.
- the LED 21 is an example of the “light source” and “light emitting element” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 22 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the A direction is an example of the “first direction” in the present invention.
- an optical sheet such as a diffusion plate or a condenser lens is not provided between the light guide plate 22 of the backlight device 20 and the liquid crystal display panel 10. .
- the light guide plate 22 includes a light guide 23 having a light incident surface 23 a on which light from the LED 21 is incident, and a low refractive index layer 24 having a refractive index smaller than that of the light guide 23. Is formed by.
- the refractive index (n1) of the light guide 23 is about 1.42 or more, preferably about 1.59 to about 1.65.
- the refractive index of the light guide 23 can be about 1.49. If the light guide 23 is formed of polycarbonate or the like, the refraction of the light guide 23 is reduced. The rate can be about 1.59. In addition, when the light guide 23 is formed of acrylic, it is possible to further improve translucency compared to the case where the light guide 23 is formed of polycarbonate. Further, if the low refractive index layer 24 is formed of fluorine-based acrylate or the like, the refractive index of the low refractive index layer 24 can be about 1.35, and the low refractive index layer 24 is made of a nano-sized inorganic filler. The refractive index of the low refractive index layer 24 can be reduced to 1.30 or less.
- the light guide 23 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped. That is, the light guide 23 is formed so that the light emitting surface 23b and the back surface 23c are substantially parallel.
- the light emitting surface 23b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide”, the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion”, and the “front surface of the light guide member” in the present invention.
- the back surface 23c is an example of the “surface on which the third reflecting portion is formed” in the present invention.
- the light incident surface 23 a of the light guide 23 is disposed substantially parallel to the light emitting surface of the LED 21.
- the light exit surface 23 b of the light guide 23 has a normal direction (B direction (direction orthogonal to the A direction) of the light entrance surface 23 a of the light guide 23. )), A plurality of planar portions 23d and a plurality of concave prisms 23e are alternately formed. That is, the flat surface portion 23d is formed between the prisms 23e adjacent in the B direction. The plane portion 23d and the prism 23e are formed so as to extend in the A direction (see FIG. 2).
- the planar portion 23d is an example of the “first planar portion” in the present invention
- the prism 23e is an example of the “first reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the flat portion 23d is formed in the same plane as the light emitting surface 23b, and is formed substantially parallel to the back surface 23c. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the flat portion 23d is formed to have a predetermined width W1 in the B direction.
- the concave prism 23e is formed by an inclined surface 23f that is inclined with respect to the flat surface portion 23d (light emitting surface 23b) and a vertical surface 23g that is substantially perpendicular to the flat surface portion 23d (light emitting surface 23b). Yes.
- the inclined surface 23f is an example of the “first inclined surface” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 23f is formed so as to approach the back surface 23c as the distance from the LED 21 increases as shown in FIG. Thereby, as described later, the light emitted from the LED 21 is repeatedly reflected between the inclined surface 23f (prism 23e) of the light guide 23 and the back surface 23c, so that the incident angle of the light guide 23 with respect to the back surface 23c is increased. Gradually get smaller.
- the inclination angle ⁇ 1 of the inclined surface 23f with respect to the flat portion 23d is about 5 ° or less, preferably about 0.1 ° to about 3.0 °.
- the inclined surface 23f (prism 23e) is formed to have a predetermined width W2 in the B direction.
- the width W2 in the B direction of the inclined surface 23f (prism 23e) is about 0.25 mm or less, and preferably about 0.01 mm to about 0.10 mm.
- the width W1 in the B direction of the flat surface portion 23d, the inclination angle ⁇ 1 of the inclined surface 23f, the width W2 in the B direction of the inclined surface 23f (prism 23e), and the pitch P1 in the B direction of the inclined surface 23f (prism 23e) are as follows. Regardless of the distance from the LED 21, it may be constant.
- a plurality of plane portions 23 h and a plurality of concave prisms 23 i are alternately formed along the A direction on the back surface 23 c of the light guide 23. ing. That is, a flat portion 23h is formed between the prisms 23i adjacent to each other along the A direction.
- the flat portion 23h and the prism 23i are formed so as to extend in the normal direction (B direction) of the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23, respectively.
- the planar portion 23h is an example of the “second planar portion” in the present invention
- the prism 23i is an example of the “third reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the flat portion 23h is formed in the same plane as the back surface 23c.
- the planar portion 23h is formed to have a predetermined width W3 in the A direction.
- the concave prism 23i is formed by a pair of inclined surfaces 23j inclined with respect to the flat surface portion 23h (rear surface 23c).
- An angle (vertical angle of the prism 23i) ⁇ 2 formed by the pair of inclined surfaces 23j is preferably about 120 ° to about 140 °.
- the pair of inclined surfaces 23j are formed to have a predetermined width W4 in the A direction.
- the width W4 in the A direction of the pair of inclined surfaces 23j (prisms 23i) is about 0.1 mm or less, preferably about 0.010 mm to about 0.030 mm.
- the prisms 23 i are preferably formed in the same shape, the same size, and the same pitch regardless of the formation position in the plane of the light guide 23. That is, the width W3 in the A direction of the plane portion 23h, the angle formed by the pair of inclined surfaces 23j (vertical angle of the prism 23i) ⁇ 2, the width W4 in the A direction of the pair of inclined surfaces 23j (prism 23i), and the pair of inclinations It is preferable that the pitches P2 in the A direction of the surfaces 23j (prisms 23i) are formed constant.
- the low refractive index layer 24 is integrally formed on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 without an air layer or the like.
- the low refractive index layer 24 has a thickness of about 10 ⁇ m to about 50 ⁇ m, for example.
- a plurality of concave prisms 24b are formed on the back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24 (the back surface of the light guide plate 22).
- the prism 24b is formed at least over the entire light emission region 22a (see FIG. 1) of the light guide plate 22.
- the light emitting region 22 a of the light guide plate 22 is provided at a predetermined distance from the light incident surface 23 a and is disposed so as to correspond to the display region of the liquid crystal display panel 10.
- the prism 24b (low refractive index layer 24) is not necessarily formed at a distance from the light incident surface 23a.
- the prism 24b is formed to extend in the A direction (see FIG. 2).
- the prism 24b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the concave prism 24b is formed by an inclined surface 24c inclined with respect to the back surface 24a and a vertical surface 24d perpendicular to the back surface 24a.
- the inclined surface 24c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 24c is not a curved surface but a flat surface. Further, the inclined surface 24c is formed so as to approach the light guide 23 as the distance from the LED 21 increases.
- the inclination angle ⁇ 3 of the inclined surface 24c with respect to the back surface 24a is preferably about 40 ° to about 50 °. That is, the angle formed between the inclined surface 24c and the vertical surface 24d is preferably about 50 ° to about 40 °.
- the inclined surface 24c (prism 24b) is formed to have a predetermined width W5 in the B direction.
- the width W5 in the B direction of the inclined surface 24c (prism 24b) is about 0.1 mm or less, and preferably about 0.010 mm to about 0.025 mm.
- the inclined surfaces 24c are arranged in the B direction at a pitch P3 having the same size as the width W5. That is, the plurality of prisms 24b are formed without gaps in the B direction, and no planar portion is provided between the prisms 24b and 24b.
- the prisms 24b have the same shape, the same size, and the same pitch on almost the entire back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24 regardless of the formation position in the plane of the low refractive index layer 24. It may be formed. In this way, if the prisms 24b are formed in the same shape, the same size, and the same pitch, it is possible to prevent the light condensing characteristics from being different in the plane of the low refractive index layer 24. Is possible. Thereby, the brightness of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be made uniform.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 has the highest intensity in the front direction (B direction) of the LED 21 and has a spread of ⁇ 90 ° in the A direction and the C direction with respect to the front direction (B direction).
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is refracted when entering the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23 (light guide plate 22), and is in the A direction and the C direction with respect to the front direction (B direction).
- the spread becomes ⁇ ⁇ 1.
- the back surface 23c the light guide 23 and the light guide 23. At the interface with the low refractive index layer 24), the light is totally reflected on the light emitting surface 23b side.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is repeatedly reflected between the prism 23e (light emitting surface 23b) of the light guide 23 and the back surface 23c, so that the incident angle with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 gradually increases. And is incident on the low refractive index layer 24.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is repeatedly reflected between the prism 23e and the back surface 23c of the light guide 23, whereby the incident angle with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 is reduced by about ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2. For this reason, the spread angle in the B direction of the light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 is about ⁇ 1 ⁇ 2 or less.
- the light Q5 traveling toward the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 is similarly the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 and the prism 23e (light emitting surface). 23b), the light is incident on the low refractive index layer 24 by being repeatedly reflected.
- substantially all of the light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 is forward (liquid crystal display panel) on the inclined surface 24c of the prism 24b (the interface between the inclined surface 24c of the prism 24b and the air layer). 10 side) is totally reflected, or is totally reflected after being transmitted. Then, the totally reflected light again enters the light guide 23 and exits forward (to the liquid crystal display panel 10 side) from the light exit surface 23b (see FIG. 3).
- the refractive index (n1) of the light guide 23 is about 1.42 or more (about 1.59 to about 1.65) and the refractive index of the air layer is about 1, the light guide 23 and the air
- the critical angle with the layer is smaller than the critical angle between the light guide 23 and the low refractive index layer 24. For this reason, almost no light exits from the light exit surface 23b without passing through the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24.
- the prism 23i is formed on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23
- a part of the light traveling toward the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 is The light is diffused (reflected) on both sides in the A direction by the inclined surface 23j of the prism 23i.
- the light from the LED 21 is incident on the low refractive index layer 24 as described above while being diffused in the A direction.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 has a spread of ⁇ 90 ° in the A direction and the C direction with respect to the front direction (B direction) of the LED 21.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is refracted when entering the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23, and the spread in the A direction and the C direction with respect to the B direction becomes ⁇ ⁇ 1 as shown in FIG.
- the angle ⁇ 1 is a critical angle between the light guide 23 and the air layer.
- this region is illustrated as a region T1 (hatched region) in FIG.
- T1 hatchched region
- the spreading component in the C direction of the light incident on the light guide 23 is ⁇ C
- the incident angle of the light to the low refractive index layer 24 is ⁇ / 2 ⁇ C.
- ⁇ A sin 2 ⁇ sin 2 ⁇ C (4)
- n1 1.59
- the width W3 in the A direction of the flat portion 23h is larger than the width W4 in the A direction of the prism 23i. It is possible to maintain most of the effect of suppressing the spread of light in the direction.
- the influence of the flat portion 23h and the prism 23i will be further described.
- the light reflected by the planar portion 23 h of the light guide 23 is reversed in the direction of the C direction while maintaining the spread in the B direction and the A direction.
- the light reflected by the prism 23i of the light guide 23 changes the spread component in the C direction and the A direction while maintaining the spread in the B direction.
- the light in the region T1 that satisfies the above formula (2) is changed when the spread component in the C direction and the A direction is changed by the prism 23i. Is incident on. As a result, it is possible to uniformly emit light that is prevented from spreading in the A direction from the light guide plate 22.
- the light guide 23 is formed using a thermal imprint method. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, a film material 23 k made of a transparent resin is disposed between the upper mold 30 and the lower mold 31. Then, as shown in FIG. 14, the film material 23 k is heated and pressurized by the upper mold 30 and the lower mold 31. Thereby, the film material 23k is formed in a desired shape.
- the film material 23k is peeled off from the upper mold 30 and the lower mold 31, cooled, and divided into individual pieces, whereby the light guide 23 is obtained as shown in FIG.
- the light guide 23 can be formed by injection molding instead of the imprint method
- the roll toe is formed by forming the light guide 23 using the imprint method using the film material 23k.
- the light guide 23 can be manufactured by a roll method. Thereby, the manufacturing time can be shortened and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
- the low refractive index layer 24 is formed on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 using an imprint method using UV light (ultraviolet light).
- a UV curable resin 24 e made of a transparent resin is applied on the back surface 23 c of the light guide 23.
- the light emitting surface 23b and the back surface 23c are formed substantially in parallel, so that the UV curable resin 24e can be applied in a uniform film thickness.
- the light guide 23 and the UV curable resin 24 e are disposed on the quartz substrate 32, and the light guide 23 and the UV curable resin 24 e are sandwiched between the quartz substrate 32 and the mold 33. Thereafter, the UV curable resin 24 e is cured to become the low refractive index layer 24 by irradiating UV light from the quartz substrate 32 side.
- the light-guide plate 22 which consists of the light-guide 23 formed in the desired shape and the low-refractive-index layer 24 is obtained.
- the formation of the low refractive index layer 24 may be performed by a roll-to-roll method, and then the light guide plate 22 (the light guide 23 and the low refractive index layer 24) may be divided into pieces.
- the light emitting surface 23b of the light guide 23 is provided with the plurality of prisms 23e that gradually reduce the incident angle of light from the LED 21 with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23.
- the light from the LED 21 is guided while being repeatedly reflected between the light exit surface 23b and the back surface 23c of the light guide 23, and the incident angle of the light with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 gradually decreases.
- the incident angle of light with respect to the back surface 23 c of the light guide 23 becomes smaller than the critical angle between the light guide 23 and the low refractive index layer 24, the light from the LED 21 enters the low refractive index layer 24.
- the spread angle in the B direction of the light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 becomes small, and the spread angle in the B direction of the light reflected at the interface between the back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24 and the air layer also becomes small. . That is, the light condensing characteristic can be improved and the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be improved. As a result, since it is not necessary to provide a plurality of optical sheets such as a diffusion plate and a condenser lens on the light guide plate 22, the backlight device 20 can be thinned and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Can do.
- the light from the LED 21 is transmitted between the light exit surface 23b and the back surface 23c of the light guide 23.
- the light is guided while being repeatedly reflected, and as it moves away from the LED 21, the incident angle with respect to the back surface 23 c of the light guide 23 becomes smaller and becomes easier to enter the low refractive index layer 24.
- the amount of light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 can be made uniform between the portion near the LED 21 where the amount of light (light flux) is large and the portion far from the LED 21 where the amount of light (light flux) is small.
- light can be uniformly emitted from the entire light emission region 22a of the light guide plate 22, so that the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be made uniform.
- the plurality of prisms 24b that reflect the light from the LEDs 21 forward are provided on the substantially entire surface of the back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24 in the light emitting region 22a of the light guide plate 22.
- the light can be uniformly reflected by the plurality of prisms 24b in substantially the entire light emitting region 22a of the light guide plate 22.
- light can be emitted more uniformly from the entire light emission region 22a of the light guide plate 22, so that it is possible to suppress the occurrence of dot unevenness and to make the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 more uniform. can do.
- the plurality of prisms 24b have a function of totally reflecting the light from the LED 21, so that the light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 from the light guide 23 has a low refractive index. Emission from the back surface 24a of the rate layer 24 can be suppressed. Thereby, since it can suppress that the loss of light generate
- the plurality of prisms 24b have a function of totally reflecting light from the LED 21, a metal mirror is provided on the back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24, and the light is reflected by the metal mirror. When reflecting light, the light is not absorbed by the metal mirror. Thereby, the utilization efficiency of light can be improved more.
- the manufacturing time of the light guide plate 22 is longer than when a metal mirror is provided on the back surface 24a of the low refractive index layer 24. It can suppress that it becomes, and it can suppress that a manufacturing cost increases.
- the light emitting surface 23b and the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 are formed substantially parallel to each other, for example, a wedge-shaped back surface inclined with respect to the light emitting surface.
- the low refractive index layer 24 can be easily formed on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23.
- the prism 23e is provided with the inclined surface 23f that is inclined with respect to the light emitting surface 23b of the light guide 23, whereby the rear surface 23c of the light guide 23 from the LED 21 is provided.
- the incident angle of light can be easily reduced gradually.
- the inclined surface 23f is inclined by 5 ° or less (0.1 ° or more and 3 ° or less) with respect to the light emitting surface 23b of the light guide 23.
- the incident angle of light with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 is reduced by 10 ° or less (0.2 ° or more and 6 ° or less).
- the incident angle of the light with respect to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 can be gradually reduced more easily.
- the planar portion 23d is formed between the prisms 23e adjacent to each other in the B direction, thereby suppressing the light emitted from the light guide 23 from being dispersed. be able to.
- the plurality of prisms 24b can reflect light more uniformly. Light can be emitted more uniformly from the entire light emission region 22 a of the light guide plate 22. Thereby, the brightness
- the plurality of prisms 24b are formed in the same shape and the same size, so that the plurality of prisms 24b reflect light more uniformly. Therefore, light can be emitted more uniformly from the entire light emission region 22 a of the light guide plate 22.
- the plurality of prisms 23i that diffuse the light from the LEDs 21 in the A direction are formed on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23, whereby the light is transmitted within the light guide 23. Since it can be diffused in the A direction, the luminance of the front portion of the LED 21 of the liquid crystal display panel 10 and the luminance of the portion other than the front portion of the LED 21 of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be made uniform. That is, the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be made more uniform.
- the prism 23i is formed by the pair of inclined surfaces 23j, so that the light from the LED 21 is diffused to both sides in the A direction by the pair of inclined surfaces 23j. Therefore, the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be made more uniform.
- the width W3 in the A direction of the plane portion 23h is set to be equal to or larger than the width W4 in the A direction of the prism 23i, thereby passing through the plane portion 23h and low refraction.
- the amount of light incident on the refractive index layer 24 can be made larger than the amount of light passing through the prism 23 i and incident on the low refractive index layer 24.
- the light that passes through the flat portion 23h and enters the low refractive index layer 24 has a smaller inclination with respect to the C direction than the light that passes through the prism 23i and enters the low refractive index layer 24.
- the width W3 in the A direction of the planar portion 23h is set to be larger than the width W4 in the A direction of the prism 23i, the light incident on the low refractive index layer 24 is further prevented from spreading in the A direction. In addition, it is possible to further improve the light condensing characteristics in the A direction.
- the luminance of the front portion of the LED 21 of the liquid crystal display panel 10 and the luminance of the portion other than the front portion of the LED 21 of the liquid crystal display panel 10 are likely to be different. It is particularly effective to provide a plurality of prisms 23i that diffuse light in the A direction.
- the light guide plate 122 includes a light guide 123 having a light incident surface 123 a on which light from the LED 21 is incident, and a light guide 123. And a low refractive index layer 124 having a smaller refractive index.
- the backlight device 120 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 122 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the light guide 123 of the second embodiment is formed in a shape obtained by inverting the light guide 23 of the first embodiment in the C direction.
- a plurality of planar portions 123d and a plurality of planar portions 123d are formed on the back surface 123c of the light guide 123 along the normal direction (B direction) of the light incident surface 123a of the light guide 123.
- Concave prisms 123e are alternately formed.
- the back surface 123c is an example of the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion” in the present invention
- the flat surface portion 123d is an example of the “first flat surface portion” in the present invention.
- the prism 123e is an example of the “first reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the concave prism 123e is formed by an inclined surface 123f that is inclined with respect to the flat surface portion 123d (back surface 123c) and a vertical surface 123g that is substantially perpendicular to the flat surface portion 123d (back surface 123c).
- the inclined surface 123f is formed so as to approach the light emitting surface 123b as the distance from the LED 21 increases.
- the light emitting surface 123b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide”, the “front surface of the light guide member”, and the “surface on which the third reflecting portion is formed” of the present invention, and the inclined surface 123f is the present invention. This is an example of the “first inclined surface”.
- a plurality of planar portions 123 h and a plurality of concave prisms 123 i are alternately arranged along the A direction on the light emitting surface 123 b of the light guide 123. Is formed.
- the planar portion 123h is an example of the “second planar portion” in the present invention
- the prism 123i is an example of the “third reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the prism 123i is formed by a pair of inclined surfaces 123j that are inclined with respect to the flat surface portion 123h.
- the remaining structure of the backlight device 120 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is emitted from the light emitting surface 123b of the light guide 123 and the prism 123e (rear surface 123c), as in the first embodiment.
- the prism 123e rear surface 123c
- the prism 124b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the manufacturing method of the light guide plate 122 of the backlight device 120 according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment.
- the light guide plate 222 includes a light guide 223 having a light incident surface 223a on which light from the LED 21 is incident, and a light guide plate 223.
- the low refractive index layer 224 having a refractive index smaller than that of the light body 223 is formed.
- the backlight device 220 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 222 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the light exit surface 223 b of the light guide 223 has a plurality of planar portions along the normal direction (B direction) of the light incident surface 223 a of the light guide 223.
- 223d and a plurality of concave prisms 223e are alternately formed.
- the light emitting surface 223b is the “front surface of the light guide”, “the surface provided with the first reflecting portion”, “the front surface of the light guiding member”, and “the surface on which the third reflecting portion is formed” of the present invention. It is an example.
- the plane portion 223d is an example of the “first plane portion” in the present invention
- the prism 223e is an example of the “first reflection portion” in the present invention.
- a plurality of flat portions 223h and a plurality of concave prisms 223i are alternately arranged along the A direction on the light emitting surface 223b of the light guide 223. Is formed.
- the plane portion 223h is an example of the “second plane portion” in the present invention
- the prism 223i is an example of the “third reflection portion” in the present invention.
- the back surface 223c of the light guide 223 (interface between the light guide 223 and the low refractive index layer 224) is formed in a flat surface.
- the other structure of the backlight device 220 according to the third embodiment and the optical path of the light emitted from the LED 21 are the same as those in the first and second embodiments.
- a film material 224e to be a low refractive index layer 224 is laminated on a film material 23k to be a light guide 223. Then, the film materials 23k and 224e are disposed between the upper mold 230 and the lower mold 231.
- the film materials 23k and 224e are heated and pressurized by the upper mold 230 and the lower mold 231. Thereby, the film materials 23k and 224e are formed in a desired shape.
- the film materials 23k and 224e are peeled off from the upper mold 230 and the lower mold 231 and cooled, and divided into individual pieces, whereby the light guide 223 and the low refractive index layer 224 are obtained as shown in FIG. A light guide plate 222 made of is obtained.
- the manufacturing time of the light guide plate 222 can be suppressed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Can be prevented from increasing.
- the light guide plate 322 includes a light guide 323 having a light incident surface 323a on which light from the LED 21 is incident, and a light guide plate 322.
- the low refractive index layer 324 having a refractive index smaller than that of the light body 323 is formed.
- the backlight device 320 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 322 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the light emitting surface 323b of the light guide 323 is formed in a flat surface shape.
- the light exit surface 323b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide” and the “front surface of the light guide member” in the present invention.
- a plurality of plane portions are provided on the back surface 323 c of the light guide 323 along the normal direction (B direction) of the light incident surface 323 a of the light guide 323.
- 323d and a plurality of concave prisms 323e are alternately formed.
- the back surface 323c is an example of the “surface on which the first reflecting portion is provided” and the “surface on which the third reflecting portion is formed” in the present invention
- the flat surface portion 323d is the “first flat surface portion” in the present invention.
- the prism 323e is an example of the “first reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- a plurality of flat portions 323h and a plurality of concave prisms 323i are alternately formed along the A direction on the back surface 323c of the light guide 323. ing.
- the plane portion 323h is an example of the “second plane portion” in the present invention
- the prism 323i is an example of the “third reflection portion” in the present invention.
- the other structure of the backlight device 320 according to the fourth embodiment, the optical path of the light emitted from the LED 21, the manufacturing method of the light guide plate 322, and the effects of the fourth embodiment are the same as those of the first and second embodiments. is there.
- a prism layer 425 is formed on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424 of the light guide plate 422. The case will be described.
- the light guide plate 422 includes a light guide 423, a low refractive index layer 424 having a smaller refractive index than the light guide 423, And a prism layer 425 having a refractive index larger than that of the low refractive index layer 424.
- the backlight device 420 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 422 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 425 is an example of the “first reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention.
- the light guide 423 is formed in the same structure as in the first or third embodiment, but may be formed in any structure in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the prism layer 425 is integrally formed on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424 without an air layer interposed therebetween.
- a plurality of concave prisms 425b are formed on the back surface 425a (see FIG. 29) of the prism layer 425.
- the prism 425b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the concave prism 425b is formed by an inclined surface 425c inclined with respect to the back surface 425a (see FIG. 29) and a vertical surface 425d perpendicular to the back surface 425a.
- the inclined surface 425c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- the light emitted from the LED 21 is transmitted between the light emitting surface 423b and the back surface 423c of the light guide 423, as in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the light is guided so that the incident angle with respect to the back surface 423c of the light guide 423 gradually decreases and enters the low refractive index layer 424.
- the light emitting surface 423b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide”, the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion”, and the “front surface of the light guide member” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 425 Since the prism layer 425 has a refractive index larger than that of the low refractive index layer 424, the light incident on the low refractive index layer 424 is reflected from the back surface 424 a of the low refractive index layer 424 (the interface between the low refractive index layer 424 and the prism layer 425. ) And enters the prism layer 425 without being totally reflected.
- the method of manufacturing the light guide plate 422 of the backlight device 420 according to the fifth embodiment is the same as in the first to fourth embodiments.
- the prism layer 425 is provided on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424 without an air layer, and the prism 425b is formed on the back surface 425a of the prism layer 425.
- the thickness of the low refractive index layer 424 can be reduced. Since a transparent material having a relatively low refractive index used for the low refractive index layer 424 is expensive, the manufacturing cost of the light guide plate 422 increases if the prism layer 425 is provided and the thickness of the low refractive index layer 424 is reduced. Can be suppressed.
- the light guide plate 522 has a light guide 523 and a low refractive index having a smaller refractive index than the light guide 523. And the rate layer 524.
- the liquid crystal display device 501 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention
- the backlight device 520 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention.
- the light guide plate 522 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the light guide plate 522 (the light guide 523 and the low refractive index layer 524) is formed in the same structure as in the first or third embodiment, but any of the first to fifth embodiments described above. You may form in the structure of.
- a light shielding member 530 is disposed between the light guide plate 522 and the liquid crystal display panel 10.
- the light shielding member 530 is disposed on a portion of the light emitting surface 523b of the light guide 523 on the LED 21 side via a layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the low refractive index layer 524.
- the light emitting surface 523b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide”, the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion”, and the “front surface of the light guide member” of the present invention.
- an air layer is disposed between the light guide 523 (light guide plate 522) and the liquid crystal display panel 10 as a layer having a refractive index lower than that of the low refractive index layer 524.
- the low refractive index layer 524 is disposed.
- Other layers may be disposed as long as the refractive index is lower than that.
- the light shielding member 530 may be fixed to the light guide 523 (light guide plate 522) using an adhesive layer (not shown) having a refractive index smaller than that of the low refractive index layer 524.
- the other structure of the backlight device 520 according to the sixth embodiment, the optical path of light emitted from the LED 21, and the method for manufacturing the light guide plate 522 are the same as those in the first to fifth embodiments.
- the light shielding member 530 is disposed on the LED 21 side portion of the light emitting surface 523b of the light guide 523.
- the portion of the light guide plate 522 near the LED 21 light is easily emitted from the light guide plate 522 without passing through the low refractive index layer 524, and the luminance of the portion of the liquid crystal display panel 10 near the LED 21 is likely to increase.
- the light shielding member 530 is disposed on the portion of the light guide 523 (light guide plate 522) near the LED 21, the portion of the light guide plate 522 near the LED 21 can be shielded from light, so that the luminance of the liquid crystal display panel 10 is increased. It is possible to suppress non-uniformity.
- the light shielding member 530 is disposed on the light emitting surface 523b of the light guide 523 on the LED 21 side through a layer (air layer) having a refractive index smaller than that of the low refractive index layer 524, thereby guiding the light.
- the light shielding member 530 is disposed on the LED 21 side portion of the light emitting surface 523b of the body 523 without interposing an air layer, the light is easily reflected by the light emitting surface 523b of the light guide 523. That is, light can be prevented from being emitted from the light exit surface 523 b of the light guide 523 and absorbed by the light shielding member 530. Thereby, it can suppress more that the utilization efficiency of light falls.
- the backlight device 620 of the liquid crystal display device 601 includes a plurality of LEDs 21, a light guide plate 522 that guides light from the LEDs 21, and a back surface 522c of the light guide plate 522. And a reflection member 630 disposed on the (back surface 524a of the low refractive index layer 524) side.
- the light guide plate 522 has the same configuration as that of the sixth embodiment.
- the liquid crystal display device 601 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention
- the backlight device 620 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention.
- the reflecting member 630 is not embedded in the prism 524b of the low refractive index layer 524 of the light guide plate 522.
- the prism 524b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the reflection member 630 is formed of, for example, a mirror made of a dielectric multilayer film, a silver-coated reflection plate, or a white PET resin, and forwards light emitted from the back surface 522c of the light guide plate 522 ( It has a function of reflecting to the light guide plate 522 side.
- the backlight device 620 of the present invention most of the light does not exit from the back surface 524a of the low refractive index layer 524, so that white PET resin, which has a relatively low reflectance but is inexpensive, is reflected. It is preferable to use the member 630.
- the other structure of the backlight device 620 according to the seventh embodiment and the optical path of the light emitted from the LED 21 are the same as those in the first to sixth embodiments.
- the reflection member 630 by providing the reflection member 630, the light emitted from the back surface 524a of the low refractive index layer 524 can be reflected to the light guide plate 522 side. Can be improved.
- the inclined surface 724c of the prism 724b of the low refractive index layer 724 is a curved surface.
- the inclined surface 724c may be a convex curved surface as shown in FIG. 33, or may be a concave curved surface as shown in FIG. Note that since the convex curved surface has less variation and can be formed with higher accuracy than the concave curved surface, the inclined surface 724c is preferably a convex curved surface.
- the prism 724b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention
- the inclined surface 724c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 724c may be formed in an arc shape, for example. As shown in FIG. 33, when the inclined surface 724c is a convex curved surface, an angle ⁇ 11 formed between the upper end of the inclined surface 724c and a surface parallel to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23 is an inclined surface 724c. May be formed so as to be larger than an angle ⁇ 12 formed by a lower end of the light guide 23 and a surface parallel to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23. Note that by controlling the inclination angle of the inclined surface 724c (angles ⁇ 11 and ⁇ 12 formed with a surface parallel to the back surface 23c of the light guide 23), the light spread angle can be controlled.
- the eighth embodiment as shown in FIGS. 33 and 34, even if the incident angle to the low refractive index layer 724 is the same, if the incident position is different, the light is directed in a different direction by the prism 724b. Refracted. For this reason, the light incident on the low refractive index layer 724 is totally reflected forward in a state of spreading in the B direction on the inclined surface 724c of the prism 724b.
- the remaining structure of the eighth embodiment is similar to that of the aforementioned first to fourth, sixth and seventh embodiments.
- the inclined surface 724c of the prism 724b is curved so that the inclined surface 724c of the prism 724b (the interface between the inclined surface 724c of the prism 724b and the air layer) extends in the B direction.
- the light can be totally reflected forward in the state of having. That is, for example, compared with the case where the inclined surface 24b as shown in FIG. 6 is a flat surface, it is possible to suppress the spread angle of light totally reflected forward from becoming too small. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the spread angle of the light emitted from the light guide 23 from becoming too small, and to suppress the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display panel 10 from becoming too narrow. As a result, the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be prevented from appearing dark when viewed from a position other than the position directly in front of the liquid crystal display panel 10 (position in the C direction of the liquid crystal display panel 10).
- a prism layer 825 is formed on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424, as shown in FIGS.
- the inclined surface 825c of the prism 825b of the prism layer 825 is a curved surface.
- the inclined surface 825c may be a convex curved surface as shown in FIG. 35, or may be a concave curved surface as shown in FIG.
- the prism layer 825 is an example of the “first reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention, and the prism 825b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 825c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- an angle ⁇ 21 formed between the upper end of the inclined surface 825c and a surface parallel to the back surface 423c of the light guide 423 is an inclined surface 825c. May be formed so as to be larger than an angle ⁇ 22 formed between a lower end of the light guide 423 and a surface parallel to the back surface 423c of the light guide 423.
- the light incident on the prism layer 825 is frontward in a state of spreading in the B direction on the inclined surface 825c. Is totally reflected.
- the remaining structure of the ninth embodiment is similar to that of the aforementioned eighth embodiment.
- the effect of the ninth embodiment is the same as that of the fifth and eighth embodiments.
- Example 1 As shown in FIG. 37, an angle ⁇ 21 formed by the upper end portion of the inclined surface 825c and a surface parallel to the back surface 423c of the light guide 423 is set to the lower end portion of the inclined surface 825c and the back surface of the light guide 423.
- the angle ⁇ 22 formed with the surface parallel to 423c was set to be approximately 16 ° larger.
- the light guide 423 has a refractive index of 1.59
- the low refractive index layer 424 has a refractive index of 1.26.
- Example 2 as shown in FIG. 38, an angle ⁇ 21 formed between the upper end portion of the inclined surface 825c and a surface parallel to the back surface 423c of the light guide 423 is set to be the lower end portion of the inclined surface 825c and the back surface of the light guide 423.
- the angle ⁇ 22 formed by the surface parallel to 423c was set to be about 24 ° larger.
- the other structure of Example 2 was the same as that of Example 1.
- Example 3 as shown in FIG. 30, the inclined surface 425c was formed in a flat surface instead of a curved surface.
- the other structures of Example 3 were the same as those of Example 1 and Example 2.
- Comparative Example 1 As shown in FIG. 79, a plurality of prisms were formed on the back surface of the light guide plate, and the plurality of prisms were arranged such that the distance between adjacent prisms increased as the distance from the LED approached. Further, the refractive index of the light guide plate was set to 1.59.
- Examples 1 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 the light condensing characteristics (light distribution) of the light in the A direction and the B direction were obtained.
- the simulation results are shown in FIGS. 39 to 42, respectively.
- normalization is performed so that the luminance in the normal direction of the light emitting surface becomes 100.
- Example 1 and Example 2 can suppress a decrease in the light spread angle in the B direction compared to Example 3. Further, it has been found that the second embodiment can further suppress the reduction of the light spread angle in the B direction as compared with the first embodiment. Specifically, in Example 1, the full width at half maximum of light in the B direction was about 26 °, and in Example 2, the full width at half maximum of light in the B direction was about 36 °. In Example 3, the full width at half maximum of the light in the B direction was about 11 °.
- the spread angle of light in the B direction can be controlled by controlling the tilt angle of the tilted surface 825c.
- the viewing angle can be controlled according to the application of the liquid crystal display device.
- Examples 1 to 3 can suppress an increase in the light divergence angle in the A direction as compared with Comparative Example 1. Specifically, in Example 1 and Example 2, the full width at half maximum of light in the A direction is about 49 °, and in Example 3, the full width at half maximum of light in the A direction is about 55 °. On the other hand, in Comparative Example 1, the full width at half maximum of light in the A direction was about 76 °. Thus, in this experiment, the effect which can suppress that the light radiate
- the inclined surface 923d is provided in the LED 21 side portion of the light emitting surface 923b of the light guide 923. Will be described. Although the tenth embodiment will be described based on the structure of the first embodiment, it can be applied to any of the structures of the first to fourth and sixth to eighth embodiments.
- the liquid crystal display panel 10 is provided with a non-display area 10a from the end face on the LED 21 side to a predetermined distance.
- the display area 10b is provided at a predetermined distance from the end face on the LED 21 side.
- the liquid crystal display device 901 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention
- the backlight device 920 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 923d is formed in the region (first region) on the LED 21 side of the light emitting surface 923b of the light guide 923.
- the inclined surface 923d is formed so as to be separated from the back surface 923c as the distance from the LED 21 is increased. That is, the inclined surface 923d is formed so that the angle formed by the inclined surface 923d and the light incident surface 923a is larger than 90 °.
- the light exit surface 923b is an example of the “front surface of the light guide”, the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion”, and the “front surface of the light guide member” of the present invention, and the inclined surface 923d is the present invention. This is an example of the “third inclined surface”.
- the inclined surface 923d is formed so that an angle ⁇ 31 formed with the light emitting surface 923b is about 1 ° to about 8 °.
- the length W11 in the B direction of the inclined surface 923d is formed to be equal to or longer than the length W12 in the B direction of a flat portion 924a of the low refractive index layer 924 described later. Further, the length W11 in the B direction of the inclined surface 923d is preferably formed to be about twice the length W12 in the B direction of the flat portion 924a of the low refractive index layer 924.
- the length W11 is an example of the “first distance” in the present invention, and the length W12 is an example of the “second distance” in the present invention.
- a plurality of prisms 923e are formed as in the first embodiment.
- the prism 923e is an example of the “first reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- a flat portion in which the prism 924b is not formed in the region (second region) from the light incident surface 923a of the light guide 923 to the predetermined distance W12. 924a is provided.
- the region from the light incident surface 923a of the light guide 923 to the predetermined distance W12 is disposed so as to correspond to the non-display region 10a of the liquid crystal display panel 10.
- a plurality of prisms 924b are formed in a region other than the region from the light incident surface 923a of the light guide 923 to the predetermined distance W12.
- a region where the prism 924b is formed (a region other than the region from the light incident surface 923a to the predetermined distance W12) is disposed so as to correspond to the display region 10b of the liquid crystal display panel 10.
- the prism 924b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- a region 922a where the low refractive index layer 924 is provided with the prism 924b functions as a light emitting region.
- the light guide plate 922 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the remaining structure of the tenth embodiment is the same as that of the first to fourth and sixth to eighth embodiments.
- the inclined surface 923d is provided in the region on the LED 21 side of the light emitting surface 923b of the light guide 923, whereby the light guide from the light incident surface 923a and the back surface 923c of the light guide 923. It is possible to increase the incident angle of the light toward the light exit surface 923b of 923 to the inclined surface 923d. Accordingly, the inclined surface 923d can facilitate the total reflection of light toward the back surface 923c of the light guide 923. That is, light can be prevented from being emitted from the portion of the light guide 923 near the LED 21. As a result, the light use efficiency can be improved.
- the light reflected by the inclined surface 923d toward the back surface 923c is likely to be totally reflected at the interface between the back surface 923c of the light guide 923 and the low refractive index layer 924, so that the low refractive index layer is near the LED 21. Light can be prevented from entering 924.
- the prism 924b is not formed in the region (flat portion 924a) corresponding to the non-display region 10a of the liquid crystal display panel 10 in the low refractive index layer 924, thereby reducing the low refractive index layer 924.
- the portion of the refractive index layer 924 near the LED 21 light is not reflected forward by the prism 924b.
- the length W11 in the B direction of the inclined surface 923d is formed to be about twice as large as the length W12 in the B direction of the flat portion 924a of the low refractive index layer 924. Then, the light reflected forward by the flat portion 924a of the low refractive index layer 924 can be easily totally reflected by the inclined surface 923d toward the back surface 923c.
- the low refractive index layer 424 is provided on the back surface 923c of the light guide 923.
- a prism layer 1025 is formed on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424.
- the liquid crystal display device 1001 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention
- the backlight device 1020 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 1025 is an example of the “first reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention.
- the flat portion 1025a where the prism 1025b is not formed is provided in a region (second region) from the light incident surface 923a of the light guide 923 to the predetermined distance W12. Is provided.
- a plurality of prisms 1025b are formed in a region other than the region from the light incident surface 923a of the light guide 923 to the predetermined distance W12.
- a region 1022a in which the prism layer 1025 is provided with the prism 1025b functions as a light emitting region.
- the prism 1025b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- Example 4 the light flux of light emitted from the liquid crystal display panel 10 was obtained by simulation for Example 4 corresponding to the eleventh embodiment and Example 3 corresponding to the fifth embodiment.
- Example 4 the angle ⁇ 31 formed by the inclined surface 923d and the light emitting surface 923b was about 4 °.
- Example 4 similarly to Example 3, the refractive index of the light guide 923 was set to 1.59, and the refractive index of the low refractive index layer 424 was set to 1.26.
- Example 4 and Example 3 while calculating
- the luminous flux distribution of the light of Example 4 and Example 3 obtained by simulation is shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, respectively.
- Example 4 the light beam emitted from the non-display region 10a of the liquid crystal display panel 10 was about 1.
- the luminous flux of light emitted from the non-display area 10a of the liquid crystal display panel 10 was about 8. That is, it has been found that the light flux of light emitted from the non-display area 10a of the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be reduced to about 1/8 in the fourth embodiment as compared with the third embodiment.
- the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b provided in the low refractive index layer 1124 are light diffusion surfaces. The case will be described.
- the twelfth embodiment is described based on the structure of the first embodiment, but can be applied to any of the structures of the first to fourth, sixth to eighth, and tenth embodiments. .
- a low refractive index layer 1124 is provided on the back surface 23c of the light guide 23, as shown in FIG.
- the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b of the low refractive index layer 1124 are light diffusion surfaces having a function of diffusing light.
- the prism 1124b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention
- the inclined surface 1124c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- fine unevenness is formed on the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d, and has a function of increasing the light spreading angle when light is transmitted or reflected. Note that the unevenness (not shown) may be formed only on one of the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d.
- the unevenness of the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d may be formed chemically or mechanically. Further, the unevenness may be formed by forming fine unevenness on the surface of the mold and performing imprinting using this mold. In this case, formation of the prism 1124b and formation of the unevenness can be performed simultaneously.
- the light spread angle can be controlled by controlling the size and shape of the unevenness of the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d.
- light incident on the low refractive index layer 1124 is transmitted while being diffused on the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b, and then is diffused in the B direction on the inclined surface 1124c. Is totally reflected.
- the light incident on the low refractive index layer 1124 is diffused, for example, about 3 to 5 times (5 times in FIG. 49) on the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d.
- the remaining structure of the twelfth embodiment is the same as that of the first to fourth, sixth to eighth, and tenth embodiments.
- the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b are formed on the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b by changing the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b to light diffusion surfaces.
- the light can be transmitted or totally reflected while being diffused. That is, it is possible to suppress the spread angle of light totally reflected forward from becoming too small. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the spread angle of the light emitted from the light guide 23 from becoming too small, and to suppress the viewing angle of the liquid crystal display panel 10 from becoming too narrow.
- the liquid crystal display panel 10 can be prevented from appearing dark when viewed from a position other than the position directly in front of the liquid crystal display panel 10 (position in the C direction of the liquid crystal display panel 10).
- the light emitted from the light guide 23 is diffused by making the inclined surface 1124c and the vertical surface 1124d of the prism 1124b into light diffusing surfaces on which fine irregularities are formed as described above. Therefore, the light emitted from the light guide 23 can be made light that is kind to the eyes.
- the moire fringes described in the fourteenth embodiment can be reduced.
- the prism layer 1225 is formed on the back surface 424a of the low refractive index layer 424, as shown in FIG. Further, the inclined surface 1225c and the vertical surface 1225d of the prism 1225b of the prism layer 1225 are light diffusing surfaces having a function of diffusing light, as in the twelfth embodiment.
- the prism layer 1225 is an example of the “first reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention
- the prism 1225b is an example of the “second reflecting portion” in the present invention.
- the inclined surface 1225c is an example of the “second inclined surface” in the present invention.
- the light incident on the prism layer 1225 is transmitted while being diffused on the inclined surface 1225c and the vertical surface 1225d of the prism 1225b, and then on the inclined surface 1225c. It is totally reflected forward (to the light guide 423 side) while being diffused in the direction.
- the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 are formed at a constant pitch P1 (see FIG. 4).
- the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 are formed at a constant pitch P3 (see FIG. 6).
- the groove row of the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 and the groove row of the prism 23e of the light guide 23 have a relatively slight inclination (bias angle ⁇ ).
- the intersections O of the groove rows of the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 and the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 appear to be connected by interference.
- moire fringes can be seen.
- m is the row number of the groove row of the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24
- n is the row number of the groove row of the prism 23e of the light guide 23.
- N is a column number of moire fringes.
- This moire fringe has a groove row of the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 and a groove row of the prism 23e of the light guide 23, for example, 0. It may also occur that it is arranged at a few degrees. Further, moire fringes are generated in the direction in which the distance between the intersections O becomes the shortest.
- the pitch P1 of the prism 23e and the pitch P3 of the prism 24b are set to optimum values, the pitch d is reduced and the occurrence of visually moire fringes is suppressed.
- the pitch P1 of the prism 23e and the prism 24b are set so that the pitch d expressed by the following formula (11) is minimized.
- a pitch P3 is set.
- K is a value that minimizes the distance w between the intersections O.
- w is represented by the following formula
- equation (13). w ⁇ P1 2 + (P1 / tan ⁇ k ⁇ P3 / sin ⁇ ) 2 ⁇ 1/2 (13)
- the bias angle ⁇ is not set.
- the values of P1 and P3 when the pitch d of the moire fringe is minimized do not change regardless of the value of the bias angle ⁇ , and can be calculated. It is.
- moire fringes are expressed by the following equation (18) in (x, y) coordinates.
- y ⁇ 1 / tan ⁇ P3 ⁇ k / (P1 ⁇ sin ⁇ ) ⁇ x ⁇ P3 ⁇ N / sin ⁇ (18)
- the pitch d1 of the moire fringes is reduced by setting the pitch P1 of the prisms 23e and the pitch P3 of the prisms 24b so that the pitch d of the moire fringes is minimized. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of visually moire fringes.
- the prism 23e of the light guide 23 and the prism of the low refractive index layer 24 are different from the fourteenth embodiment. A case will be described in which the occurrence of moire fringes is suppressed by relatively inclining 24b.
- the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 are formed at a constant pitch P1 (see FIG. 4).
- the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 are formed at a constant pitch P3 (see FIG. 6).
- the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 and the groove rows of the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 are viewed in plan (light guide). It is arranged so as to be relatively inclined (as viewed from the front of the body 23). That is, in the fifteenth embodiment, unlike the fourteenth embodiment, the bias angle ⁇ is given in advance by several degrees. Thereby, the pitch d of the moire fringes can be reduced. Note that the bias angle ⁇ given in advance in the fifteenth embodiment is several times larger than the bias angle ⁇ in the fourteenth embodiment.
- the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 are formed so as to be inclined with respect to the light incident surface 23a (see FIG. 1) of the light guide 23, and the groove rows of the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24. May be formed in parallel to the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23, and the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 are formed in parallel to the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23 and have low refraction.
- the groove rows of the prisms 24 b of the index layer 24 may be formed so as to be inclined with respect to the light incident surface 23 a of the light guide 23.
- the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 and the groove rows of the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 are formed so as to be inclined with respect to the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23, the light is guided.
- the light is reflected or transmitted by the prism 23e of the body 23 or the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24, the light is refracted in the A direction (see FIG. 2). For this reason, when viewed from the front position of the liquid crystal display panel 10 (the position in the C direction of the liquid crystal display panel 10), the luminance tends to decrease.
- the groove row of the prisms 23 e of the light guide 23 forms the light guide 23. It is preferable that the grooves 24 of the prisms 24 b of the low refractive index layer 24 are formed in parallel to the light incident surface 23 a of the light guide 23.
- both the groove row of the prism 23e of the light guide 23 and the groove row of the prism 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 may be formed so as to be inclined with respect to the light incident surface 23a of the light guide 23.
- the bias angle ⁇ is preferably 10 degrees or less.
- the groove rows of the prisms 23e of the light guide 23 and the groove rows of the prisms 24b of the low refractive index layer 24 are disposed so as to be relatively inclined when seen in a plan view. By doing so, the pitch d of moire fringes can be reduced. Thereby, it can suppress that a moire fringe generate
- a prism layer 1326 is formed on the front surface of the light guide 1323 of the light guide plate 1322.
- the description is based on the structure of the third embodiment, but the present invention can be applied to any structure of the first to fifteenth embodiments.
- the light guide plate 1322 is disposed on the light guide 1323 and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 and is smaller than the light guide 1323.
- a low refractive index layer 1324 having a refractive index and a prism layer 1326 disposed on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323 are formed.
- the backlight device 1320 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 1322 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 1326 is an example of the “second reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention.
- the front surface 1323b and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 are formed by flat surfaces, and no prism is formed.
- the prism layer 1326 is integrally formed on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323 without using an air layer.
- the prism layer 1326 has a higher refractive index than the low refractive index layer 1324, and more preferably has a refractive index equal to or higher than that of the light guide 1323.
- the light exit surface 1326a of the prism layer 1326 has a plurality of concave prisms 1326b for reducing the incident angle with respect to the low refractive index layer 1324 and a plurality of prisms for diffusing light in the A direction (for example, the first prism The prism 23e) of one embodiment is formed.
- the light emitting surface 1326a is an example of the “surface provided with the first reflecting portion” and the “front surface of the light guide member” in the present invention
- the prism 1326b is an example of the “first reflecting portion” in the present invention. It is.
- the light incident on the light guide 1323 is repeatedly reflected between the prism 1326b of the prism layer 1326 and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323, thereby entering the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323c.
- the light is guided so that the angle gradually decreases, and enters the low refractive index layer 1324. Then, the light is totally reflected forward by the low refractive index layer 1324 and emitted forward from the light emitting surface 1326a.
- the light guide 1323 may be formed of, for example, a glass substrate or a thermosetting resin.
- the low refractive index layer 1324 may be formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin or a UV curable resin.
- the prism layer 1326 may be formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin or a UV curable resin.
- the prism layer 1326 provided with the prism 1326b and the prism (not shown) that diffuses light in the A direction is formed on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323.
- the prism layer 1326 provided with a prism 1326b and a prism (not shown) that diffuses light in the A direction is placed on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 (between the light guide 1323 and the low refractive index layer 1324). You may form in.
- the prism layer 1326 provided with the prism 1326b and the prism layer that diffuses light in the A direction may be separately formed on the front surface 1323b and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- a film material 1324a made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- a film material 1326c made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323.
- the upper mold 1330 and the lower mold 1331 sandwich the film material 1324a, the light guide body 1323, and the film material 1326c, and heat and pressurize them. Thereby, the film materials 1324a and 1326c are formed in a desired shape.
- the film material 1324a, the light guide 1323, and the film material 1326c are peeled off from the upper mold 1330 and the lower mold 1331, cooled, and divided into individual pieces, as shown in FIG. Is obtained.
- the prism layer 1326 is formed on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 (between the light guide 1323 and the low refractive index layer 1324), after the prism layer 1326 is formed, the low refractive index layer is formed. 1324 may be formed.
- a UV curable resin 1324b is applied on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- a quartz substrate 1332 is disposed on the UV curable resin 1324b. Thereafter, by irradiating UV light from the quartz substrate 1332 side, the UV curable resin 1324b is cured and formed into a desired shape.
- UV light may be irradiated from the light guide 1323 side.
- the light guide 1323 and the UV curable resin 1324b are disposed on the mold 1333, and the light guide 1323 and the UV curable resin 1324b are formed by the mold 1333 and the quartz substrate 1334. Is inserted. Thereafter, UV light may be irradiated from the quartz substrate 1334 side (light guide 1323 side).
- a UV curable resin 1326d is applied on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323.
- a quartz substrate 1335 is disposed on the UV curable resin 1326d. Thereafter, by irradiating UV light from the quartz substrate 1335 side, the UV curable resin 1326d is cured and formed into a desired shape.
- the UV curable resin 1324b, the light guide 1323, and the UV curable resin 1326d are peeled from the quartz substrate 1335 and divided into individual pieces, whereby a light guide plate 1322 is obtained as shown in FIG.
- the low refractive index layer 1324 is formed after the prism layer 1326 is formed. May be formed.
- the prism layer 1326 is formed after the low refractive index layer 1324 is formed.
- the low refractive index layer 1324 may be formed after the prism layer 1326 is formed.
- the UV curable resin 1326d is cured.
- pre-baking is performed and the UV curable resin 1324b is semi-cured.
- a UV curable resin 1326d may be applied.
- both UV curable resins 1324b and 1326d may be simultaneously irradiated with UV light to be cured.
- the other manufacturing method of the light-guide plate 1322 of 16th Embodiment is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment.
- the front surface 1323b and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 can be formed as a flat surface. Accordingly, the light guide 1323 can be easily formed using flat glass, thermosetting resin, or the like.
- the light guide plate 1422 is disposed on the light guide 1323 and the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323 and is smaller than the light guide 1323.
- the low refractive index layer 1424 having a refractive index, the prism layer 1425 having a higher refractive index than the low refractive index layer 1424, and the prism layer 1326 disposed on the front surface 1323 b of the light guide 1323 are formed.
- the backlight device 1420 is an example of the “planar illumination device” in the present invention
- the light guide plate 1422 is an example of the “light guide member” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 1425 is an example of the “first reflecting portion forming layer” in the present invention.
- the prism layer 1425 is integrally formed on the back surface 1424a of the low refractive index layer 1424 without an air layer interposed therebetween.
- the low refractive index layer 1424 may be formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin or a UV curable resin.
- the prism layer 1425 may be formed of, for example, a thermoplastic resin or a UV curable resin.
- the other structure of the seventeenth embodiment is the same as that of the sixteenth embodiment.
- a film material 1424b made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- a film material 1425a made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the film material 1424b.
- the UV curable resin is applied on the back surface of the light guide 1323, cured by UV light, and then thermally cured on the low refractive index layer 1424.
- a film material 1425a made of a conductive resin may be disposed.
- a film material 1326c made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323.
- the film materials 1425a and 1424b, the light guide body 1323 and the film material 1326c are sandwiched and heated and pressurized by the upper mold 1330 and the lower mold 1331. Thereby, the film materials 1425a and 1326c are formed in a desired shape.
- the film materials 1425a and 1424b, the light guide 1323 and the film material 1326c are peeled off from the upper mold 1330 and the lower mold 1331, cooled, and divided into individual pieces as shown in FIG. An optical plate 1422 is obtained.
- a film material 1424b made of a thermosetting resin is disposed on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- This film material 1424b may be formed of a transparent resin.
- a UV curable resin may be applied on the back surface 1323c of the light guide 1323.
- UV curable resin 1425b is apply
- a quartz substrate 1332 is disposed on the UV curable resin 1425b. Thereafter, by irradiating UV light from the quartz substrate 1332 side, the UV curable resin 1425b is cured and formed into a desired shape.
- UV light is irradiated from the light guide 1323 side.
- a light guide 1323, a film material 1424b, and a UV curable resin 1425b are disposed on a mold 1333, and a light guide 1323, a quartz substrate 1334, and The film material 1424b and the UV curable resin 1425b are sandwiched. Thereafter, UV light may be irradiated from the quartz substrate 1334 side (light guide 1323 side).
- a UV curable resin 1326d is applied on the front surface 1323b of the light guide 1323.
- a quartz substrate 1335 is disposed on the UV curable resin 1326d. Thereafter, by irradiating UV light from the quartz substrate 1335 side, the UV curable resin 1326d is cured and formed into a desired shape.
- the light guide 1323, the film material 1424b, the UV curable resin 1425b, and the UV curable resin 1326d are peeled from the quartz substrate 1335 and divided into individual pieces, thereby obtaining the light guide plate 1422 as shown in FIG. It is done.
- the other manufacturing method of the light-guide plate 1422 of 17th Embodiment is the same as that of the said 16th Embodiment.
- planar illumination device is applied to a backlight device.
- present invention is not limited thereto, and may be applied to a planar illumination device other than the backlight device.
- the display panel and the display device are shown as examples applied to the liquid crystal display panel and the liquid crystal display device, respectively.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and displays other than the liquid crystal display panel and the liquid crystal display device You may apply to a panel and a display apparatus.
- LED as a light source
- this invention is not restricted to this, You may use light emitting elements other than LED, such as a semiconductor laser element, Other than a light emitting element.
- a light source may be used.
- the first to third reflecting portions are formed of prisms.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the first to third reflecting portions are not prisms such as cylindrical. You may form in the structure of.
- the prism is formed in a concave shape.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the prism may be formed in a convex shape.
- a layer such as an adhesive layer may be provided between the light guide and the low refractive index layer.
- the refractive index of a layer such as an adhesive layer disposed between the light guide and the low refractive index layer is not particularly limited, but is preferably higher than the refractive index of the low refractive index layer.
- the inclination angle ( ⁇ 1) of the first inclined surface for example, the inclined surface 23f
- the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the inclination angle of the inclined surface 1523f may be formed so as to increase as the distance from the LED 21 increases.
- the width (W1) in the B direction of the first flat portion for example, the flat portion 23d
- the width in the B direction of the plane portion 1623d may be formed so as to decrease as the distance from the LED 21 increases, as in the second modified example of the present invention illustrated in FIG.
- the width (W2) in the B direction of the first inclined surface for example, the inclined surface 23f
- the width of the inclined surface 1723f in the B direction may be increased as the distance from the LED 21 increases, as in the third modified example of the present invention shown in FIG.
- the light guided in the light guides 1523, 1623, and 1723 is more likely to enter the low refractive index layer 1524 as the distance from the LED 21 increases. Therefore, the amount of light incident on the low refractive index layer 1524 can be made more uniform in a portion near the LED 21 where the amount of light (light flux) is large and a portion far from the LED 21 where the amount of light (light flux) is small. . As a result, light can be emitted more uniformly from the light guides 1523, 1623, and 1723.
- first planar portion for example, the planar portion 23d
- first reflecting portions for example, the prism 23e
- the second reflecting portion for example, the prism 24b
- a plane portion may be formed between the reflecting portions.
- the width of the flat portion in the B direction is as small as possible.
- the values such as the angle and the width described in the above embodiment are examples, and the angle and the width may be formed to values different from those in the embodiment.
- the said embodiment demonstrated the example which formed the 2nd reflection part (for example, prism 24b) with the inclined surface inclined with respect to the back surface of a light guide member, and a perpendicular surface perpendicular
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the vertical surface may be inclined with respect to the back surface of the light guide member by a value smaller than the inclined surface.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and in order to diffuse the light incident on the low refractive index layer or the prism layer, the low refractive index layer or the prism layer may contain diffusing particles for diffusing the light.
- the present invention is not limited thereto, and the light guide plate is formed.
- the prism may be formed using a roll-shaped mold and a quartz substrate.
- the second reflecting portion forming layer (prism layer 1326) and the first reflecting portion forming layer (for example, the low refractive index layer 1324) are made of thermosetting resin or UV.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the second reflective portion forming layer (prism layer 1326) and the first reflective portion forming layer (for example, the low refractive index layer 1324) are provided.
- it may be formed of a thermoplastic resin.
- UV curable resin hardened
- Liquid crystal display device 10 Liquid crystal display panel (display panel) 20, 120, 220, 320, 420, 520, 620, 920, 1020, 1320, 1420
- Backlight device (planar illumination device) 21 LED (light source, light emitting element) 22, 122, 222, 322, 422, 522, 922, 1322, 1422
- Light guide plate 22a Light emitting area 23, 123, 223, 323, 423, 523, 923, 1323, 1723, 1823, 1923
- Light emitting surface (Front surface of light guide, surface provided with first reflecting portion, front surface of light guide member) 23c Back surface (back surface of light guide, surface on which third reflecting portion is formed) 23d, 123d, 223d, 323d, 1823d plane part (first plane part) 23
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まず、図1~図6を参照して、本発明の第1実施形態によるバックライト装置20を備えた液晶表示装置1の構造について説明する。
θ≦θ1=arcsin(1/n1)・・・(1)
π/2-θ<φ=arcsin(n2/n1)・・・(2)
cos(π/2-θC)=sinθC>cosφ・・・(3)
sin2θA=sin2θ-sin2θC・・・(4)
0≦sin2θA<sin2θ1-cos2φ・・・(5)
この第2実施形態では、図19および図20を参照して、上記第1実施形態と異なり、導光体123の背面123cにプリズム123eが形成されている場合について説明する。
この第3実施形態では、図21~図23を参照して、上記第1および第2実施形態と異なり、導光体223の光出射面223bにプリズム223eおよび223iが形成されている場合について説明する。
この第4実施形態では、図27および図28を参照して、上記第1~第3実施形態と異なり、導光体323の背面323cにプリズム323eおよび323iが形成されている場合について説明する。
この第5実施形態では、図29および図30を参照して、上記第1~第4実施形態と異なり、導光板422の低屈折率層424の背面424a上にプリズム層425が形成されている場合について説明する。
この第6実施形態では、図31を参照して、上記第1~第5実施形態と異なり、導光板522と液晶表示パネル10との間に遮光部材530が配置されている場合について説明する。
この第7実施形態では、図32を参照して、上記第1~第6実施形態と異なり、導光板522の背面522c側に反射部材630が配置されている場合について説明する。
この第8実施形態では、図33および図34を参照して、上記第1~第7実施形態と異なり、低屈折率層724に設けられたプリズム724bの傾斜面724cが曲面である場合について説明する。なお、第8実施形態では、上記第1実施形態の構造を基にして説明するが、上記第1~第4、第6および第7実施形態のいずれの構造にも適用可能である。
この第9実施形態では、図35および図36を参照して、上記第8実施形態と異なり、低屈折率層424の背面424a上にプリズム層825が形成されている場合について説明する。
この第10実施形態では、図43および図44を参照して、上記第1~第9実施形態と異なり、導光体923の光出射面923bのLED21側の部分に傾斜面923dを設けた場合について説明する。なお、第10実施形態では、上記第1実施形態の構造を基にして説明するが、上記第1~第4、第6~第8実施形態のいずれの構造にも適用可能である。
この第11実施形態では、図45および図46を参照して、上記第10実施形態と異なり、低屈折率層424の背面424a上にプリズム層1025が形成されている場合について説明する。
この第12実施形態では、図49を参照して、上記第1~第11実施形態と異なり、低屈折率層1124に設けられたプリズム1124bの傾斜面1124cおよび垂直面1124dが光拡散面である場合について説明する。なお、第12実施形態では、上記第1実施形態の構造を基にして説明するが、上記第1~第4、第6~第8および第10実施形態のいずれの構造にも適用可能である。
この第13実施形態では、図50を参照して、上記第12実施形態と異なり、低屈折率層424の背面424a上にプリズム層1225が形成されている場合について説明する。
この第14実施形態では、図1、図4、図6、図51および図52を参照して、上記第1~第13実施形態と異なり、導光体23のプリズム23eのピッチP1と低屈折率層24のプリズム24bのピッチP3とを最適値に設定することにより、モアレ縞が発生するのを抑制する場合について説明する。なお、第14実施形態では、上記第1実施形態の構造を基にして説明するが、上記第1~第13実施形態のいずれの構造にも適用可能である。
d=P3×cosR/sinγ・・・(11)
tanR=1/tanγ-k×P3/(P1×sinγ)・・・(12)
w={P12+(P1/tanγ-k×P3/sinγ)2}1/2・・・(13)
x=P1×n・・・(14)
y=x/tanγ-P3×m/sinγ・・・(15)
y=P1×n/tanγ―P3×m/sinγ・・・(16)
y=(P1/tanγ―P3×k/sinγ)/n-P3×N/sinγ・・・(17)
y={1/tanγ-P3×k/(P1×sinγ)}x-P3×N/sinγ・・・(18)
この第15実施形態では、図1、図2、図4、図6および図53を参照して、上記第14実施形態と異なり、導光体23のプリズム23eと、低屈折率層24のプリズム24bとを相対的に傾斜させることにより、モアレ縞が発生するのを抑制する場合について説明する。
この第16実施形態では、図54~図63を参照して、上記第1~第15実施形態と異なり、導光板1322の導光体1323の前面上にプリズム層1326が形成されている場合について説明する。なお、第16実施形態では、上記第3実施形態の構造を基にして説明するが、上記第1~第15実施形態のいずれの構造にも適用可能である。
この第17実施形態では、図64を参照して、上記第16実施形態と異なり、導光板1422の低屈折率層1424の背面1424a上にプリズム層1425が形成されている場合について説明する。
10 液晶表示パネル(表示パネル)
20、120、220、320、420、520、620、920、1020、1320、1420 バックライト装置(面状照明装置)
21 LED(光源、発光素子)
22、122、222、322、422、522、922、1322、1422 導光板(導光部材)
22a 光出射領域
23、123、223、323、423、523、923、1323、1723、1823、1923 導光体
23a、123a、223a、323a、923a 光入射面
23b、423b、523b、923b 光出射面(導光体の前面、第1反射部が設けられた面、導光部材の前面)
23c 背面(導光体の背面、第3反射部が形成された面)
23d、123d、223d、323d、1823d 平面部(第1平面部)
23e、123e、223e、323e、923e、1326b プリズム(第1反射部)
23f、123f、1723f、1923f 傾斜面(第1傾斜面)
23h、123h、223h、323h 平面部(第2平面部)
23i、123i、223i、323i プリズム(第3反射部)
23j、123j 一対の傾斜面
24a、522c 背面(導光部材の背面)
24、124、224、324、424、524、724、924、1124、1324、1424、1724 低屈折率層
24b、124b、425b、524b、724b、825b、924b、1025b、1124b、1225b プリズム(第2反射部)
24c、425c、724c、825c、1224c、1225c 傾斜面(第2傾斜面)
123b 光出射面(導光体の前面、導光部材の前面、第3反射部が形成された面)
123c 背面(導光体の背面、第1反射部が設けられた面)
223b 光出射面(導光体の前面、第1反射部が設けられた面、導光部材の前面、第3反射部が形成された面)
223c、423c、923c、1323c 背面(導光体の背面)
323b 光出射面(導光体の前面、導光部材の前面)
323c 背面(導光体の背面、第1反射部が設けられた面、第3反射部が形成された面)
424a、1424a 背面(低屈折率層の背面)
425、825、1025、1225、1425 プリズム層(第1の反射部形成層)
425a 背面(第1の反射部形成層の背面)
530 遮光部材
630 反射部材
922a、1022a 領域(光出射領域)
923d 傾斜面(第3傾斜面)
1323b 前面(導光体の前面)
1326 プリズム層(第2の反射部形成層)
1326a 光出射面(第1反射部が設けられた面、導光部材の前面)
W3、W4 幅
W11 長さ(第1の距離)
W12 長さ(第2の距離)
α2 一対の傾斜面のなす角度
θ3、θ5 入射角
Claims (28)
- 光源と、
前記光源からの光を導光する導光部材とを備え、
前記導光部材は、
前記光源からの光が入射される導光体と、
前記導光体の背面上に空気層を介することなく設けられ、前記導光体よりも小さい屈折率を有する低屈折率層とを含み、
前記導光体の前面側または背面には、前記導光体の背面に対する前記光源からの光の入射角を徐々に小さくさせる複数の第1反射部が設けられており、
前記導光部材の光出射領域において、前記導光部材の背面の略全面には、前記導光部材の背面と空気層との界面において前記光源からの光を前方に全反射させる機能を有する複数の第2反射部が形成されていることを特徴とする面状照明装置。 - 前記導光体の前面および背面は、互いに略平行に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第1反射部は、前記導光体の前面または背面に対して傾斜した第1傾斜面を有することを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第1傾斜面は、前記導光体の前面または背面に対して、0.1°以上5°以下傾斜していることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第1反射部が設けられた面には、前記導光体の光入射面の法線方向に隣接する前記第1反射部同士の間に、前記導光体の前面または背面に略平行な第1平面部が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第2反射部は、前記導光部材の背面に対して傾斜した第2傾斜面を有することを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第2傾斜面は、前記導光部材の背面に対して40°以上50°以下傾斜した平面であることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第2傾斜面は、曲面であることを特徴とする請求項6に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記複数の第2反射部は、前記導光体の光入射面の法線方向に、隙間無く連続して形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~8のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記複数の第2反射部は、互いに略同一の形状で、かつ、略同一の大きさに形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~9のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記導光体の前面側または背面には、前記光源からの光を前記導光体の光入射面の延びる第1の方向に拡散させる複数の第3反射部が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~10のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第3反射部は、前記導光体の前面または背面に対して傾斜した一対の傾斜面を有することを特徴とする請求項11に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記一対の傾斜面のなす角度は、120°以上140°以下であることを特徴とする請求項12に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第3反射部が形成された面には、前記第1の方向に隣接する前記第3反射部同士の間に、前記導光体の前面または背面に対して略平行な第2平面部が形成されており、
前記第2平面部の前記第1の方向の幅は、前記第3反射部の前記第1の方向の幅以上の大きさであることを特徴とする請求項11~13のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。 - 前記光源は、発光素子を含むことを特徴とする請求項11~14のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記導光部材は、前記低屈折率層の背面上に空気層を介することなく設けられ、前記低屈折率層よりも大きい屈折率を有する第1の反射部形成層をさらに含み、
前記第1の反射部形成層の背面に、前記第2反射部が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~15のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。 - 前記導光部材の前面の前記光源側の部分上には、前記低屈折率層よりも屈折率の小さい層を介して、遮光部材が配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1~16のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記導光部材の背面から出射した光を前記導光部材側に反射させる反射部材をさらに備えることを特徴とする請求項1~17のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第1反射部が設けられた面の、前記導光体の光入射面から第1の距離までの第1領域には、第3傾斜面が形成されており、
前記第3傾斜面と前記光入射面とのなす角度は、90°よりも大きいことを特徴とする請求項1~18のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。 - 前記第2反射部は、前記導光部材の背面のうち前記導光体の光入射面から第2の距離までの第2領域には形成されておらず、前記第2領域以外の領域に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項19に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第1の距離は、前記第2の距離以上の大きさであることを特徴とする請求項20に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記第2反射部の表面は、光拡散面を含むことを特徴とする請求項1~21のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記複数の第1反射部は、前記導光体の光入射面の法線方向に、一定のピッチで形成されており、
前記複数の第2反射部も、前記導光体の光入射面の法線方向に、一定のピッチで形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~22のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。 - 前記複数の第1反射部は、前記導光部材の前面側から見て、前記複数の第2反射部に対して、所定の角度傾斜するように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項23に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記導光部材は、前記導光体の前面上に空気層を介することなく配置され、または、前記導光体と前記低屈折率層との間に配置された第2の反射部形成層をさらに含み、
前記複数の第1反射部は、前記第2の反射部形成層に設けられており、
前記第2の反射部形成層は、前記低屈折率層よりも大きい屈折率を有することを特徴とする請求項1~24のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。 - 前記第2の反射部形成層は、前記導光体以上の屈折率を有することを特徴とする請求項25に記載の面状照明装置。
- 前記導光体の屈折率をn1とし、前記低屈折率層の屈折率をn2とすると、n1/n2>1.18であることを特徴とする請求項1~26のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置。
- 請求項1~27のいずれか1項に記載の面状照明装置と、
前記面状照明装置に照明される表示パネルとを備えることを特徴とする表示装置。
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