Viewing-angle light control film and display having the same

1. A viewing angle light control film comprising:

a base film;

a first optical layer on the base film;

a second optical layer contacting the first optical layer; and

a light scattering pattern disposed at an interface between the first optical layer and the second optical layer,

wherein the first optical layer has a plurality of pillars, each pillar having a first width and a first height, and the plurality of pillars are arrayed with an arrangement interval corresponding to the first width,

wherein the light scattering pattern is provided on sidewalls of the plurality of pillars, and

wherein the second optical layer is filled in the arrangement interval between the plurality of pillars of the first optical layer.

2. The viewing angle light control film according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a third optical layer covering the plurality of pillars of the first optical layer and having a second width wider than the first width,

wherein the light scattering pattern includes:

a first embossing pattern provided at the sidewalls of the plurality of pillars; and

a second embossing pattern provided at sidewalls of the third optical layer.

3. The viewing angle light control film according to claim 1 , wherein the light scattering pattern has a slanted angle in a range between approximately 75° and 89° with respect to a plane surface of the base film.

4. The viewing angle light control film according to claim 1 , further comprising a lens pattern having a concaved lens pattern recessed toward the base film.

5. The viewing angle light control film according to claim 1 , further comprising a lens pattern having a convexed lens pattern uprised from the base film,

wherein a middle area of the convexed lens pattern has a flat plane surface, and

wherein a prism pattern is disposed on the flat plane surface.

6. The viewing angle light control film according to claim 1 , wherein the base film and the first optical layer have a first refractive index in a range between approximately 1.40 and 1.50, and

wherein the second optical layer has a second refractive index in a range between approximately 1.51 and 1.65.

7. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel; and

a viewing angle light control film including:

a base film;

a first optical layer on the base film;

a second optical layer contacting the first optical layer; and

a light scattering pattern disposed at an interface between the first optical layer and the second optical layer,

wherein the light scattering pattern includes a lens pattern provided between the first optical layer and the second optical layer.

8. A display apparatus comprising:

a display panel including:

a first display area having a first front viewing direction; and

a second display area being continuous from the first display area and having a second front viewing direction different from the first front viewing direction; and

a viewing angle light control film disposed at a front face of the display panel and including:

a base film having a first area corresponding to the first display area, and a second area corresponding to the second display area;

a first optical layer on the base film;

a second optical layer contacting the first optical layer; and

a light scattering pattern disposed at an interface between the first optical layer and the second optical layer,

wherein the first optical layer and the second optical layer have a refractive index difference of at least approximately 0.10.

9. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the display panel and the viewing angle light control film are disposed on a plane including a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis,

wherein the light scattering pattern includes a pattern length extended along to the first axis, and

wherein the light scattering pattern is arrayed along the second axis with an arrangement interval.

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the light scattering pattern is disposed as having a maximum distribution density at a boundary between the first area and the second area, and

wherein the light scattering pattern, in the first area and the second area, is disposed as a distribution density is gradually decreased as being apart from the boundary.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the light scattering pattern is arrayed continuously along the first axis at the boundary, and

wherein the light scattering pattern has a structure in which a plurality segments are arrayed along the first axis in the first area and the second area, each segment having the pattern length and arrayed with a pattern gap.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the distribution density of the plurality of segments is getting higher as the pattern gap is getting shorter than the pattern length of each segment, and

wherein the distribution density of the plurality of segments is getting lower as the pattern gap is getting longer than the pattern length each segment.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:

an optical film disposed on the display panel;

a touch layer disposed on the optical film; and

a cover plate disposed on the touch layer,

wherein the display panel includes an emission layer and an encapsulation layer covering the emission layer.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the viewing angle light control film is disposed between the encapsulation layer and the optical film and/or between the optical film and the touch layer.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the touch layer includes:

the viewing angle light control film;

a touch electrode layer disposed on a top surface and/or a bottom surface of the viewing angle light control film; and

an overcoating layer covering the touch electrode layer.