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Granted Patent B2
US 11,886,091 · App. 17/902,913 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Front light module and electrophoretic display

Inventors: Sheng-Chieh Tai (Hsinchu, TW); Ching-Huan Liao (Hsinchu, TW)
Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
G02F1/1677G02B6/0043G02F1/167
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Patent No.
US 11,886,091
App. No.
17/902,913
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, an optical film, and a first optical clear adhesive is provided. The light guide plate has a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a light input surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface. The light source is disposed beside the light input surface. An optical surface of the optical film facing away from the light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures. Each of the optical microstructures is a recess, and has a light receiving surface more adjacent to the light input surface and a light back surface further away from the light input surface. The optical clear adhesive is disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film in a fully bonding manner. An electrophoretic display is also provided.

Claims (29)

1. A front light module, comprising:

a light guide plate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a light input surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface;

a light source, disposed beside the light input surface and configured to emit a light beam to the light input surface;

an optical film facing away from an optical surface of the light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures, and each of the optical microstructures is a recess, and has a light receiving surface more adjacent to the light input surface and a light back surface further away from the light input surface, wherein the light receiving surface is inclined 20 to 35 degrees with respect to the top surface of the light guide plate, and the light back surface is inclined 70 to 90 degrees with respect to the top surface of the light guide plate; and

a first optical clear adhesive, disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film in a fully bonding manner.

2. The front light module according to claim 1 , further comprises:

an anti-glare layer, disposed on the optical film; and

a second optical clear adhesive, disposed between the optical film and the anti-glare layer in a fully bonding manner.

3. The front light module according to claim 2 , wherein the material of the second optical clear adhesive is filled in the recess of the optical microstructures.

4. The front light module according to claim 1 , wherein the optical film is an anti-glare layer.

5. The front light module according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate has multiple scattering microstructures.

6. The front light module according to claim 1 , wherein the refractive index of the optical film is greater than the refractive of the first optical clear adhesive.

7. The front light module according to claim 1 , wherein the top view of each optical microstructure is circular, quadrilateral or fusiform.

8. An electrophoretic display, comprising:

an electrophoretic display panel; and

a light front module, disposed on the electrophoretic display panel, the light front module comprises:

a light guide plate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a light input surface connecting the top surface with the bottom surface;

a light source, disposed beside the light input surface and configured to emit a light beam to the light input surface;

an optical film facing away from an optical surface of the light guide plate has a plurality of optical microstructures, and each of the optical microstructures is a recess, and has a light receiving surface more adjacent to the light input surface and a light back surface further away from the light input surface, wherein the light receiving surface is inclined 20 to 35 degrees with respect to the top surface of the light guide plate, and the light back surface is inclined 70 to 90 degrees with respect to the top surface of the light guide plate; and

a first optical clear adhesive, disposed between the light guide plate and the optical film in a fully bonding manner.

9. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , wherein the front light module further comprises:

an anti-glare layer, disposed on the optical film; and

a second optical clear adhesive, disposed between the optical film and the anti-glare layer in a fully bonding manner.

10. The electrophoretic display according to claim 9 , wherein the material of the second optical clear adhesive is filled in the recess of the optical microstructures.

11. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , wherein the optical film is an anti-glare layer.

12. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the light guide plate has multiple scattering microstructures.

13. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , wherein the refractive index of the optical film is greater than the refractive of the first optical clear adhesive.

14. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , wherein the top view of each optical microstructure is circular, quadrilateral or fusiform.

15. The electrophoretic display according to claim 8 , further comprises a third optical clear adhesive, disposed between the light guide plate and the electrophoretic display panel in a fully bonding manner.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2022
From: TAI, SHENG-CHIEH; LIAO, CHING-HUAN
To: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
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Continuity (1)
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