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US 12,546,918 · App. 18/043,567 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Diffused light control sheet and diffused light irradiation device

Inventors: Susumu Iwama (Shiojiri, JP); Naoya Takizawa (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
G02B5/0278F21V3/0625G02B1/04G02B2207/123
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Patent No.
US 12,546,918
App. No.
18/043,567
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A diffused light control sheet includes: a louver layer on which light-transmitting zones and light-shielding zones are arranged alternately; a transparent protective layer disposed on a first face of the louver layer; and a light-diffusing layer disposed on a second face of the louver layer, in which the light-diffusing layer has a haze of 93% or more as measured in accordance with JIS K 7136 (2000).

Claims (20)

1 . A diffused light irradiation device, comprising

a diffused light control sheet;

an enclosure; and

a light source inside the enclosure, wherein

the diffused light control sheet comprises:

a louver layer on which light-transmitting zones and light-shielding zones are arranged alternately, wherein the light-shielding zones contain black pigment, and the light-transmitting zones and the light-shielding zones are formed of silicone rubber;

a transparent protective layer disposed on a first face of the louver layer; and

a light-diffusing layer disposed on a second face of the louver layer, wherein the light-diffusing layer is a resin film bonded to the second face of the louver layer,

at least one surface of the resin film is roughened, or the resin film contains a light-diffusing material,

the light-diffusing layer has a haze of 93% or more as measured in accordance with JIS K 7136 (2000),

the light source is installed on a side of the second face of the louver layer of the diffused light control sheet,

on an outer surface of the enclosure, a window penetrating a wall of the enclosure is formed, and the diffused light control sheet covers, from the inside of the enclosure, an opening of the window,

the transparent protective layer of the diffused light control sheet is arranged toward an outside of the enclosure, and the light-diffusing layer is arranged toward the inside of the enclosure, and

the light source is an LED.

2 . The diffused light irradiation device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the transparent protective layer and the resin film is independently a polycarbonate film.

3 . The diffused light irradiating device according to claim 1 , wherein the light-diffusing layer has a multilayer structure formed by two or more resin layers.

4 . The diffused light irradiation device according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent protective layer has a multilayer structure formed by two or more resin layers,

a first resin layer in the multilayer structure that defines a front surface opposite to the louver layer is formed of a (meth)acrylic resin, and

a second resin layer in the multilayer structure that defines a back surface on a side of the louver layer is formed of a polycarbonate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: IWAMA, SUSUMU; TAKIZAWA, NAOYA
To: SHIN-ETSU POLYMER CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062833/0872 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-146670 · Sep 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230266511A1 · Aug 24, 2023
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