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Granted Patent B2
US 12,419,177 · App. 18/041,044 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Optical path control member and display device comprising same

Inventors: Mun Yeong Son (Seoul, KR); Hyeon Ji Hong (Seoul, KR); Jin Mi Noh (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
H10K59/38G02F1/1323G02F1/167H10K59/50G02F2201/44H10K59/8791
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Patent No.
US 12,419,177
App. No.
18/041,044
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical path control member, according to one embodiment, comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed under the second substrate; and a light conversion unit disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light conversion unit comprises a resin composition, the resin composition comprising an oligomer, a monomer, a photoinitiator and an additive, wherein the molecular weight of the monomer is at most 600 g/mol.

Claims (46)

1. An optical path control member comprising:

a first substrate;

a first electrode disposed on the first substrate;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate;

a second electrode disposed under the second substrate; and

a light conversion unit disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode,

wherein the light conversion unit includes a resin composition,

wherein the resin composition includes an oligomer, a monomer, a photoinitiator, and an additive,

wherein a molecular weight of the monomer is 600 g/mol or less,

wherein the light conversion unit includes a plurality of barrier rib parts and an accommodating part between the plurality of barrier rib parts; and a base part between the barrier rib part and the second electrode,

wherein a thickness deviation of the plurality of barrier rib parts is 5% to 10%, and

wherein a thickness of the base part is 10 μm or less.

2. The optical path control member of claim 1 , wherein a viscosity of the resin composition is 200 cPs to 400 cPs.

3. The optical path control member of claim 1 , wherein the monomer includes a first monomer having a molecular weight of 600 g/mol or less; and a second monomer having a molecular weight greater than 600 g/mol,

wherein a weight % ratio of the first monomer and the second monomer is 1:3 to 2:3.

4. The optical path control member of claim 1 , wherein the oligomer is included in 40% to 60% by weight based on the total weight of the resin composition,

wherein the monomer is included in 30% to 40% by weight based on the total weight of the resin composition,

wherein the photoinitiator is included in 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the resin composition,

wherein the additive is included in an amount of 0.1% to 5% by weight based on the total weight of the resin composition.

5. The optical path control member of claim 1 ,

wherein a width deviation of the plurality of barrier rib parts is 3% to 10%.

6. A display device comprising:

a panel including at least one of a display panel and a touch panel; and

the optical path control member of claim 1 , which is disposed on or under the panel.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the panel includes a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical path control member is disposed between the backlight unit and the liquid crystal display panel, and

wherein a light emitted from the backlight unit moves in a direction of the second substrate from the first substrate.

8. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the panel includes an organic light emitting diode panel,

wherein the optical path control member is disposed on the organic light emitting diode panel, and

wherein a light emitted from the panel moves in a direction of the second substrate from the first substrate.

9. The optical path control member of claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the base part is 1 μm to 10 μm.

10. The optical path control member of claim 1 , wherein a light conversion material is disposed inside the accommodating part,

wherein the light conversion material includes a dispersion liquid and light conversion particles,

wherein the light conversion particles have a polarity.

11. The optical path control member of claim 10 , wherein the monomer includes a first bonding group and a second bonding group,

wherein an electronegativity of a first coupler is 0.3 to 2,

wherein an electronegativity of a second coupler is 0 to 0.3,

wherein the first bonding group is greater than the second bonding group.

12. The optical path control member of claim 11 , wherein a contact angle between the resin composition and water is 10° to 60°.

13. The optical path control member of claim 11 , wherein the monomer includes at least one bonding group of C—O, C—S, C—N, O—H, N—H, C—Cl, C—Br, C—I, and Si—O—Si.

14. The optical path control member of claim 11 , wherein the light conversion material includes a dispersant,

wherein the dispersant includes a polar dispersant and a non-polar dispersant.

15. The optical path control member of claim 14 , wherein the light conversion material includes light conversion particles,

wherein the light conversion particles and the polar dispersant have polarities opposite to each other.

16. The optical path control member of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the barrier rib part and the base part has a polarity opposite to that of the polar dispersant.

17. The optical path control member of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the barrier rib part and the base part includes a negative charge.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 3, 2024
From: SON, MUN YEONG; HONG, HYEON JI; NOH, JIN MI
To: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0106997 · Aug 25, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0108362 · Aug 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230324759A1 · Oct 12, 2023
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