IP Library Granted Patent US 9,116,281
Granted Patent B2
US 9,116,281 · App. 14/270,682 · Granted Aug 25, 2015

Complex optical film and light source assembly including the same

Inventors: Jin-Tae Woo (Chungju-si, KR); Jae-Soon Lee (Cheongju-si, KR); Min-cheol Kook (Yongin-si, KR); Jong-Yoon Lim (Cheonan-si, KR); Sung-Keun Kim (Gunsan-si, KR); Il-ho Jeon (Sejon-si, KR); Yong-Jun Choi (Gunpo-si, KR)
Assignee: SHINWHA INTERTEK CORP.
G02B5/0242G02B5/0215G02B5/0221G02B5/0231
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Patent No.
US 9,116,281
App. No.
14/270,682
Granted
Aug 25, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a complex optical film and a light source assembly including the same. The complex optical film includes a first substrate, a light shielding layer formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate, an optical pattern layer formed on a top surface of the first substrate and including concavo-convex portions, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, and a first adhesive layer disposed under the second substrate, wherein the light shielding layer includes a binder and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder, the convex portions of the optical pattern layer at least partially penetrate into the first adhesive layer to be combined with the first adhesive layer, and a low-refraction area having a lower refractive index than the optical pattern layer and the first adhesive layer is defined between the first adhesive layer and the optical pattern layer.

Claims (56)

1. A complex optical film comprising:

a first substrate;

a light shielding layer formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate;

an optical pattern layer formed on a top surface of the first substrate and including concavo-convex portions;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; and

a first adhesive layer disposed under the second substrate,

wherein the light shielding layer includes a binder and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder, the convex portions of the optical pattern layer at least partially penetrate into the first adhesive layer to be combined with the first adhesive layer, and a low-refraction area having a lower refractive index than the optical pattern layer and the first adhesive layer is defined between the first adhesive layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein surface roughness of the optical pattern layer is larger than that of the light shielding layer.

2. The complex optical film of claim 1 , wherein the optical pattern layer is shapeless.

3. The complex optical film of claim 1 , wherein the low-refraction area is an air gap layer.

4. The complex optical film of claim 3 , wherein the air gap layer has a maximum thickness in a range of 5 μm to 100 μm.

5. The complex optical film of claim 1 , wherein the light shielding layer has a non-planar surface.

6. The complex optical film of claim 1 , wherein the optical pattern layer is a diffusion pattern layer.

7. The complex optical film of claim 1 , further comprising at least one optical modulation layer formed on the second substrate, wherein the at least one optical modulation layer is at least one selected from the group consisting of a prism layer, a microlens layer, a diffusion pattern layer, and a renticular layer, and the at least one optical modulation layer is fixedly combined with the second substrate.

8. The complex optical film of claim 1 , further comprising:

a third substrate disposed on the second substrate; and

a second adhesive layer interposed between the second substrate and the third substrate and binding the second substrate with the third substrate.

9. The complex optical film of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first optical modulation layer disposed on a top surface of the second substrate;

a third substrate disposed on the second substrate;

substrate;

a second optical modulation layer disposed on a top surface of the third substrate; and

a second adhesive layer formed on a bottom surface of the third substrate and having the first optical modulation layer at least partially bonded thereto.

10. A complex optical film, comprising:

a first substrate;

a light shielding layer formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate;

an optical pattern layer formed on a top surface of the first substrate and including concavo-convex portions;

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate;

a first adhesive layer disposed under the second substrate;

a third substrate disposed on the second substrate; and

a second adhesive layer interposed between the second substrate and the third substrate and binding the second substrate with the third substrate,

wherein the light shielding layer includes a binder and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder, the convex portions of the optical pattern layer at least partially penetrate into the first adhesive layer to be combined with the first adhesive layer, and a low-refraction area having a lower refractive index than the optical pattern layer and the first adhesive layer is defined between the first adhesive layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein the second adhesive layer has a thickness smaller than the first adhesive layer.

11. The complex optical film of claim 8 , further comprising:

a fourth substrate disposed on the third substrate;

a first optical modulation layer formed on a top surface of the third substrate;

a second optical modulation layer formed on a top surface of the fourth substrate; and

a third adhesive layer formed on a bottom surface of the fourth substrate and having the first optical modulation layer at least partially bonded thereto.

12. The complex optical film of claim 11 , wherein the first optical modulation layer is a prism layer and the second optical modulation layer is a microlens layer.

13. A light source assembly comprising:

a receiving container;

at least one light source received in the receiving container; and

a complex optical film received in the receiving container and spaced apart from a top portion of the light source,

the complex optical film comprising a first substrate,

a light shielding layer formed on a bottom surface of the first substrate,

an optical pattern layer formed on a top surface of the first substrate and including concavo-convex portions,

a second substrate disposed on the first substrate, and

a first adhesive layer disposed under the second substrate,

wherein the light shielding layer includes a binder and organic particles and inorganic particles dispersed in the binder, the convex portions of the optical pattern layer at least partially penetrate into the first adhesive layer to be combined with the first adhesive layer, and a low-refraction area having a lower refractive index than the optical pattern layer and the first adhesive layer is defined between the first adhesive layer and the optical pattern layer,

wherein surface roughness of the optical pattern layer is larger than that of the light shielding layer.

14. The light source assembly of claim 13 , wherein the at least one light source directly faces the complex optical film with an air gap layer intervening between the at least one light source and the complex optical film.

15. The light source assembly of claim 13 , wherein the light shielding layer has a non-planar surface.

16. The light source assembly of claim 13 , wherein the optical pattern layer is a diffusion pattern layer.

17. The light source assembly of claim 13 , further comprising:

a third substrate disposed on the second substrate; and

a second adhesive layer interposed between the second substrate and the third substrate and binding the second substrate with the third substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2014
From: WOO, JIN-TAE; LEE, JAE-SOON; KOOK, MIN-CHEOL; LIM, JONG-YOON; KIM, SUNG-KEUN; JEON, II-HO; CHOI, YONG-JUN
To: SHINWHA INTERTEK CORP.
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2013-0055228 · May 15, 2013 · national
KR 10-2013-0070375 · Jun 19, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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