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Granted Patent B2
US 12,292,588 · App. 17/798,887 · Granted May 6, 2025

Optical sheet and method for manufacturing optical sheet

Inventors: Cheol Heung Ahn (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Do Hyoung Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seok Min Kang (Chungcheongnam-do, KR); Ka Young Son (Incheon, KR); Min Tae Kim (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Chang Min Han (Chungcheongnam-do, KR)
Assignee: SHINWHA INTERTEK CORP
G02B5/305G02B1/14
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Patent No.
US 12,292,588
App. No.
17/798,887
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An optical sheet and a method for manufacturing the optical sheet are provided. The optical sheet comprises: a first substrate; a first resin layer disposed on one surface of the substrate; a second resin layer disposed on one surface of the first resin layer; and a third resin layer disposed on one surface of the second resin layer, wherein the first resin layer includes a first one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof and having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions, the second resin layer includes a second other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the first one-surface corrugated portion, the second resin layer includes a second one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof, having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions and having a surface roughness value greater than that of the first one-surface corrugated portion, and the third resin layer has a third other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the second one-surface corrugated portion.

Claims (53)

1. An optical sheet, comprising:

a first substrate;

a first resin layer disposed on one surface of the substrate;

a second resin layer disposed on one surface of the first resin layer; and

a third resin layer disposed on one surface of the second resin layer,

wherein the first resin layer includes a first one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof and having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions,

the second resin layer includes a second other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the first one-surface corrugated portion,

the second resin layer includes a second one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof, having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions and having a surface roughness value greater than that of the first one-surface corrugated portion, and

the third resin layer has a third other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the second one-surface corrugated portion.

2. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein one surface of the third resin layer is flat.

3. The optical sheet of claim 2 , wherein the third resin layer includes an adhesive material.

4. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the second resin layer has a higher solid-state refractive index than the first resin layer and the third resin layer.

5. The optical sheet of claim 4 , wherein the third resin layer has a higher solid-state refractive index than the first resin layer.

6. The optical sheet of claim 4 , wherein the first resin layer, the second resin layer, and the third resin layer include a same resin.

7. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first one-surface corrugated portion includes an irregular pattern, and

the second one-surface corrugated portion includes a regular pattern.

8. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first one-surface corrugated portion has a haze value of 70% to 95% and a surface roughness of 0.85 to 1.16 um.

9. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first one-surface corrugated portion has a maximum depth of 8.3 um to 10.2 um.

10. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first one-surface corrugated portion has a specular reflectance of 1.6% or less.

11. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the first resin layer includes a first relief portion between the first one-surface corrugated portion and the first substrate,

the second resin layer includes a second relief portion between the second one-surface corrugated portion and the second other-surface corrugated portion, and

the third resin layer includes a third relief portion between the third other-surface corrugated portion and one surface of the third resin layer, and

an average thickness of the second relief portion is greater than an average thickness of the first relief portion and the third relief portion.

12. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein an average thickness of the third relief portion is greater than the average thickness of the first relief portion.

13. The optical sheet of claim 1 , further comprising an anti-reflection layer disposed on the other surface of the first substrate,

wherein the anti-reflection layer has a structure in which a hard coating layer and a low refractive layer with a refractive index of 1.4 or less are sequentially stacked, or a structure in which the hard coating layer, a high refractive layer with a refractive index of 1.6 or more, and the low refractive layer with the refractive index of 1.4 or less are sequentially stacked.

14. The optical sheet of claim 1 , wherein the third resin layer includes a third one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof and having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions.

15. The optical sheet of claim 1 , further comprising a second substrate disposed on one surface of the third resin layer.

16. The optical sheet of claim 1 , further comprising a polarizing film disposed on one surface of the third resin layer.

17. A method for manufacturing an optical sheet, the method comprising:

providing a first substrate;

forming a first resin layer including a first one-surface corrugated portion on one surface of the first substrate by imprinting a first resin using a first pattern mold;

forming a second resin layer including a second one-surface corrugated portion on one surface of the first resin layer by imprinting a second resin using a second pattern mold;

forming a third partial resin layer by providing a third resin on the second one-surface corrugated portion of the second resin layer; and

forming a third resin layer by providing a second substrate and providing the third resin between the other surface of the second substrate and the third partial resin layer after the other surface of the second substrate and one surface of the third partial resin layer are disposed to face each other at predetermined intervals.

18. A method for manufacturing an optical sheet, the method comprising:

forming a first resin layer including a first one-surface corrugated portion on one surface of a first substrate by imprinting a first resin using a first pattern mold;

forming a third resin layer including a third other-surface corrugated portion by imprinting a third resin on the other surface of a second substrate using a second pattern mold; and

forming a second resin layer including a second other-surface corrugated portion and a second one-surface corrugated portion by providing a second resin between the first resin layer and the third resin layer after one surface of the first resin layer and the other surface of the third resin layer are disposed to face each other at predetermined intervals.

19. A display device comprising:

a display panel, and

an optical sheet disposed on an upper surface of the display panel,

wherein the optical sheet comprises:

a first substrate;

a first resin layer disposed on one surface of the first substrate;

a second resin layer disposed on one side of the first resin layer; and

a third resin layer disposed on one surface of the second resin layer,

wherein the first resin layer includes a first one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof and having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions,

the second resin layer includes a second other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the first one-surface corrugated portion,

the second resin layer includes a second one-surface corrugated portion formed on one surface thereof, having a plurality of convex portions and concave portions and having a surface roughness greater than that of the first one-surface corrugated portion,

the third resin layer includes a third other-surface corrugated portion formed on the other surface thereof and having a pattern shape complementary to that of the second one-surface corrugated portion, and

the optical sheet is disposed on the upper surface of the display panel such that the first substrate is disposed farther than the third resin layer with respect to the upper surface of the display panel.

20. The display device of claim 19 , further comprising a polarizing film disposed between the upper surface of the display panel and the optical sheet, wherein an upper surface of the polarizing film is in contact with one surface of the third resin layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: AHN, CHEOL HEUNG; KIM, DO HYOUNG; KANG, SEOK MIN; SON, KA YOUNG; KIM, MIN TAE; HAN, CHANG MIN
To: SHINWHA INTERTEK CORP
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Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0021489 · Feb 21, 2020 · national
KR 10-2021-0011247 · Jan 27, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230104988A1 · Apr 6, 2023
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