EP1492981A2 - Element de guidage de lumiere ameliore et procede de production de cet element - Google Patents
Element de guidage de lumiere ameliore et procede de production de cet elementInfo
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- EP1492981A2 EP1492981A2 EP03752663A EP03752663A EP1492981A2 EP 1492981 A2 EP1492981 A2 EP 1492981A2 EP 03752663 A EP03752663 A EP 03752663A EP 03752663 A EP03752663 A EP 03752663A EP 1492981 A2 EP1492981 A2 EP 1492981A2
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to light guide bodies which have at least one light introduction surface and at least one light exit surface and at least one light guide layer, the ratio of
- the light exit area to the light introduction area is at least 4.
- Such light guide bodies are known per se.
- a transparent plate can be provided with notches at which light is coupled out normally to the direction of propagation.
- Such light guide bodies are the subject of EP 800 036. With a uniform distribution of the notches, however, the light guide bodies show a decrease in the luminance with the distance from the illuminant.
- non-uniform surface structures will be applied to the light guide bodies, the density of the notches increasing with the distance from the illuminant. However, this effect is impaired by statistical damage to the surface that occurs over time. Furthermore, the luminance of large panels is relatively low.
- EP 1022129 discloses light-guiding bodies which have a particle-free light-guiding layer made of polymethyl methacrylate, to which a diffusely equipped layer is applied.
- the diffusely equipped layer which has a thickness in the range from 10 to 1500 ⁇ m, comprises barium sulfate particles. According to this principle, the light is guided over the PMMA layer, the coupling being carried out through the diffuse layer.
- the light decoupling can hardly be controlled, since only the light that is normal to the direction of propagation and has penetrated the boundary layer to the diffusely equipped layer is scattered. Accordingly, this is not a disturbance within the light-conducting layer, but rather a diffuse back reflection.
- the decrease in light intensity is very large, as the examples show.
- the luminance should be as constant as possible over the entire surface of the light exit surface, this constancy should also be maintained through the statistical formation of surface scratches.
- the light guide bodies have a high durability, in particular a high resistance to UV radiation or weathering.
- the invention was based on the object of providing light guide bodies which can be produced in a particularly simple manner.
- the light guide body should be able to be produced in particular by extrusion, injection molding and by casting processes.
- Another object of the present invention was to provide light guide bodies which show excellent mechanical properties. This property is particularly important for applications where the Light guide body should have a high stability against impact.
- Another object of the present invention was to provide light bodies which can be easily adapted in size and shape to the requirements.
- claims 16 and 17 provide a solution to the underlying problem.
- the light-guiding layer of a light-guiding body at least 60 wt .-%, based on the weight of the light-guiding layer, polymethyl methacrylate and 0.0001 to 0.2 wt .-%, based on the weight of the light-guiding layer, spherical particles with a average diameter in the range of 0.3 to 40 microns and the light exit surface of the light-guiding layer is provided with structures, the light-guiding body having at least one light-entry surface and at least one light-exit surface, the ratio of light-exit surface to light-entry surface being at least 4, it succeeds To provide light guide bodies that have a particularly uniform luminance.
- the light guide body of the present invention is particularly easy to manufacture.
- the light guide bodies can thus be produced by extrusion, injection molding and by casting processes.
- the luminance distribution of the present light guide body is relatively insensitive to the formation of scratches on the surface.
- the light guide bodies according to the invention show a high resistance to UV radiation.
- light guide bodies according to the invention show a particularly uniform distribution of the luminance.
- light guides of different sizes can be produced without the luminance distribution being particularly critical.
- the light guide bodies of the present invention show a particularly colourfast light, so that with increasing distance from the light source there is no yellow impression.
- the brightness of the light guide body can be adapted to the needs. This way, even large panels with a very high luminance can be produced. •
- the light guide bodies of the present invention have good mechanical properties.
- the light-guiding layer of the light-guiding body according to the present invention has 0.0001 to 0.2, preferably 0.0005 to 0.08 and particularly preferably 0.0008 to 0.01% by weight, based on the weight of the light-guiding layer, spherical Particles on.
- the term spherical denotes that the particles preferably have a spherical shape, it being obvious to the person skilled in the art that, due to the production methods, particles with a different shape may also be present, or that the shape of the particles may deviate from the ideal spherical shape ,
- the term spherical means that the ratio of the largest dimension of the particles to the smallest dimension is a maximum of 4, preferably a maximum of 2, these dimensions being measured in each case by the center of gravity of the particles. At least 70%, particularly preferably at least 90%, based on the number of particles, is preferably spherical.
- the particles have an average diameter (weight average) in the range from 0.3 to 40 ⁇ m, preferably in the range from 0.7 to 20 ⁇ m, in particular from 1.4 to 10 ⁇ m. 75% of the particles are advantageously in the range from 0.3 to 40 ⁇ m, in particular from 1.4 to 10 ⁇ m.
- the particle size is determined by means of an X-ray graph. Here, the settling behavior of the plastic particles in the gravity field followed by x-rays. The particle size is deduced from the transparency for X-rays.
- the particles which can be used according to the invention are not particularly limited. These particles are preferably produced from barium sulfate and / or plastic.
- Barium sulfate particles which have the abovementioned properties are known per se and are commercially available, inter alia, from Sachtleben Chemie GmbH, D-47184 Duisburg. In addition, various methods of production are known. Barium sulfate particles preferably have a size in the range from 0.7 to 6 ⁇ m.
- particles made of plastic can also be used.
- the type of plastic from which the particles are produced is not critical, the plastic having to be incompatible with the polymer of the matrix, so that a phase boundary arises at which the light refracts.
- the refractive index of the plastic particles has a refractive index n 0 measured at the Na-D line (589 n) and at 20 ° C., which is 0.01, preferably 0.02 units above the refractive index n 0 of the matrix plastic.
- Preferred plastic particles are composed of: bl) 0 to 60 parts by weight of an acrylic and / or
- Methacrylic acid esters with 1 to 12 carbon atoms in aliphatic ester radical examples of which are: methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, n-propyl (meth) acrylate, i-propyl (meth) acrylate, n-butyl (meth) acrylate, i-butyl (meth) acrylate, tert.
- plastic particles from which the plastic particles are produced particularly preferably have at least 80% by weight of styrene and at least 0.5% by weight of divinylbenzene.
- plastic particles preferably have a size in the range from 2 to 20 ⁇ m, in particular from 4 to 12 ⁇ m.
- the scattering particles can be produced by emulsion polymerization, as described, for example, in EP-A 342 283 or EP-A 269 324, very particularly preferably by polymerization in the organic phase, as described, for example, in German patent application P 43 27 464.1, with the latter Polymerization technology particularly narrow particle size distributions or, to put it another way, particularly small deviations of the particle diameter from the mean particle diameter occur.
- Plastic particles are particularly preferably used which have a temperature resistance of at least 200 ° C., in particular of at least 250 ° C., without this being intended to impose a restriction.
- temperature-resistant means that the particles are essentially not subject to thermal degradation. Thermal degradation undesirably leads to discoloration so that the plastic material becomes unusable.
- Particularly preferred particles are available from Sekisui, among others, under the trade names ⁇ Techpolymer SBX-8 and ⁇ Techpolymer SBX-12.
- these particles are uniformly distributed in the plastic matrix without any significant aggregation or aggregation of the particles occurring. Evenly distributed means that the concentration of particles within the plastic matrix is essentially constant.
- the light-guiding layer comprises at least 60% by weight, based on the weight of the light-guiding layer, of polymethyl methacrylate.
- these mixtures contain at least 40% by weight, preferably at least 60% by weight and particularly preferably at least 80% by weight, based on the weight of the monomers, of methyl methacrylate.
- these mixtures may contain further (meth) acrylates which are copolymerizable with methyl methacrylate.
- the term (meth) acrylates encompasses methacrylates and acrylates and mixtures of the two.
- (Meth) acrylates derived from saturated alcohols, such as methyl acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, n-butyl (meth) acrylate, tert. Butyl (meth) acrylate, pentyl (meth) acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate;
- (Meth) acrylates derived from unsaturated alcohols, such as. B. oleyl (meth) acrylate, 2-propynyl (meth) acrylate, allyl (meth) acrylate, vinyl (meth) acrylate; Aryl (meth) acrylates, such as benzyl (meth) crylate or Phenyl (meth) acrylate, where the aryl radicals can in each case be unsubstituted or substituted up to four times;
- Glycol di (meth) acrylates such as 1,4-butanediol (meth) acrylate,
- Trimethyloylpropane tri (meth) acrylate Trimethyloylpropane tri (meth) acrylate.
- compositions to be polymerized can also have further unsaturated monomers which can be copolymerized with methyl methacrylate and the aforementioned (meth) acrylates.
- unsaturated monomers such as hexene-1, heptene-1; branched alkenes, such as, for example, vinylcyclohexane, 3, 3-dimethyl-1-propene, 3-methyl-1-diisobutylene, 4-methylpentene-1;
- Styrene substituted styrenes with an alkyl substituent in the side chain, such as. B. ⁇ -methylstyrene and OC -ethylstyrene, substituted styrenes with an alkyl substituent on the ring, such as vinyltoluene and p-methylstyrene, halogenated styrenes such as monochlorostyrenes, dichlorostyrenes, tribromostyrenes and tetrabromostyrenes;
- Heterocyclic vinyl compounds such as 2-vinylpyridine, 3-vinylpyridine, 2-methyl-5-vinylpyridine, 3-ethyl-4-vinylpyridine, 2, 3-dimethyl-5-vinylpyridine, vinylpyrimidine, vinylpiperidine, 9-vinylcarbazole, 3-vinylcarbazole, 4-vinylcarbazole, 1-vinylimidazole, 2-methyl-1-vinylimidazole, N-vinylpyrrolidone, 2-vinylpyrrolidone, N-vinylpyrrolidine, 3-vinylpyrrolidine, N-vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylbutyrolactam, vinyloxolane, vinylfuran, vinylthiophene, vinylthiophene, vinylthiolene hydrogenated vinyl thiazoles, vinyl oxazoles and hydrogenated vinyl oxazoles;
- Maleic acid derivatives such as maleic anhydride, methyl maleic anhydride, maleimide, methyl maleimide; and dienes such as divinylbenzene.
- these comonomers are used in an amount of 0 to 60% by weight, preferably 0 to 40% by weight and particularly preferably 0 to 20% by weight, based on the Weight of the monomers used, the compounds can be used individually or as a mixture.
- the polymerization is generally started with known radical initiators.
- the preferred initiators include the azo initiators well known in the art, such as AIBN and
- 1, 1-azobiscyclohexane carbonitrile, and peroxy compounds such as methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, acetylacetone peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, tert.
- peroxy compounds such as methyl ethyl ketone peroxide, acetylacetone peroxide, dilauryl peroxide, tert.
- ketone peroxide methyl isobutyl ketone peroxide, cyclohexanone peroxide, dibenzoyl peroxide, tert-butyl peroxybenzoate, tert.
- These compounds are frequently used in an amount of 0.01 to 10% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight, based on the weight of the monomers.
- the molding compositions can contain further polymers in order to modify the properties. These include polyacrylonitriles, polystyrenes, polyethers, polyesters, polycarbonates and polyvinyl chlorides. These polymers can be used individually or as a mixture, and copolymers which can be derived from the aforementioned polymers can also be added to the molding compositions.
- Such particularly preferred molding compositions are commercially available from Röhm GmbH & Co. KG under the trade name PLEXIGLAS®.
- the weight average molecular weight M w of the homopolymers and / or copolymers to be used according to the invention as matrix polymers can vary within wide ranges, the molecular weight usually being matched to the intended use and the processing mode of the molding composition. In general, however, it is in the range between 20,000 and 1,000,000 g / mol, preferably 50,000 to 500,000 g / mol and particularly preferably 80,000 to 300,000 g / mol, without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- light-conducting layers can be produced from these molding compositions by conventional thermoplastic molding processes. This includes in particular extrusion and injection molding.
- light-guiding layers of the present invention can be produced by molding processes.
- Suitable acrylic resin mixtures are given in a mold and polymerized.
- a suitable acrylic resin includes, for example
- the acrylic resin has the initiators necessary for the polymerization.
- Components A to D and the initiators correspond to the compounds which are also used to produce suitable polymethyl methacrylate molding compositions.
- the light-conducting layer has at least 70, preferably at least 80 and particularly preferably at least 90% by weight, based on the weight of the light-conducting layer, of polymethyl methacrylate.
- the poly (meth) acrylates of the light-conducting layer have a refractive index measured at the Na-D line (589 nm) and at 20 ° C. in the range from 1.48 to 1.54.
- the molding compositions and the acrylic resins can contain customary additives of all kinds. These include antistatic agents, antioxidants, mold release agents, flame retardants, lubricants, dyes, flow improvers, fillers, light stabilizers and organic phosphorus compounds such as phosphites or phosphonates, pigments, weathering protection agents and plasticizers.
- the amount of additives is limited to the application.
- the light-conducting property of the polymethyl methacrylate layer should not be adversely affected by additives.
- the light-conducting layer generally has a transmission in the range from 80 to 92%, preferably from 83 to 92, without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- the transmission can be determined according to DIN 5036.
- the thickness of the light-conducting layer is not critical.
- the thickness of the light-conducting layer is preferably in the range from 2 to 100 mm, particularly preferably from 3 to 20 mm, without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- the light guide bodies of the present invention have at least one light introduction surface and at least one light exit surface.
- the term light exit surface here designates a surface of the light guide body that is suitable for emitting light.
- the light introduction surface in turn is able to absorb light into the body, so that the light-guiding layer transmits the light introduced into the body can distribute the entire light exit surface.
- the particles lead to a decoupling of the light so that light emerges over the entire light exit surface.
- the ratio of light exit area to light introduction area is at least 4, preferably at least 20 and particularly preferably at least 80.
- the light guide body of the present invention differs to a large extent from known covers for lighting bodies. These covers are characterized in that the light introduction surface is formed parallel to the light exit surface, so that both surfaces have approximately the same size.
- the light exit surface has structures.
- the structuring can be obtained after the plates have been produced, for example by pressure or other mechanical influences.
- the structuring in the manufacture of the plates can be achieved by using molds which have a negative of the structuring.
- etched glass plates can be used as a mold in the previously described casting chamber process.
- the form of the structuring is not critical. It is essential that the light exit surface comprises imperfections that are able to couple out light. For example, dots or notches can be applied. In addition, the light exit surface can also be roughened. Usually the Structures have a depth in the range from 0.1 ⁇ m to 1000 ⁇ m, in particular 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m.
- the amount of light coupled out depends on the amount of particles in the plastic matrix. The larger this amount, the greater the probability that light will be coupled out of the light guide. It follows that the amount of particles of the size of
- Light exit surface is dependent. The further the extension of the light-guiding body perpendicular to the light-introduction surface, the less the amount of particles in the light-guiding layer is chosen.
- the decoupling of the light depends on the density of the structuring of the light exit surface or its roughness. The denser this structuring, the higher the probability of coupling light out of the light guide.
- the density of the structuring can be chosen to be constant over the entire surface. A fairly uniform luminance is nevertheless achieved by the present invention.
- the change in density can be selected to be significantly smaller, since the light guides according to the invention have a more uniform luminance distribution per se.
- the structuring density is understood to mean the number of points or notches per surface unit. In general, a plate has approximately 1 to 100,000 notches, in particular 100 to 10,000 per m 2 , without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- the scattering agent concentration can be set such that the luminance on the plate surface is generated by 1 to 80%, in particular 2 to 50% by the scattering agent embedded in the polymer and 99 to 20%, in particular 98 to 50% be generated by structuring the light exit surface.
- the light-guiding body can have a tabular shape, the three dimensions of the body being of different sizes.
- FIG. 1 Such a table is shown schematically in Figures 1 and 2, for example.
- the reference numeral 1 denotes the edge surfaces of the board, which can each serve as light introduction surfaces.
- Reference number 2 describes the light exit surface of the panel.
- the smallest dimension is the thickness of the board.
- the largest dimension is defined as length, so that the third dimension represents width.
- the light exit surface of this embodiment is defined by surface, which corresponds to the product of length * width.
- the edge surfaces of the panel each defined as the surface formed by the product of length * thickness or width * thickness, can generally be given as
- the edge surfaces serving as the light entry surface are preferably polished.
- Such a light guide body preferably has a length in the range from 25 mm to 3000 mm, preferably from 50 to 2000 mm and particularly preferably from 200 to 2000 mm.
- the width of this particular embodiment is generally in the range from 25 to 3000 mm, preferably from 50 to 2000 mm and particularly preferably from 200 to 2000 mm.
- such a light guide body has a thickness of more than 2 mm, preferably in the range from 3 to 100 mm and particularly preferably from 3 to 20 mm, without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- a thickness of more than 2 mm preferably in the range from 3 to 100 mm and particularly preferably from 3 to 20 mm, without any intention that this should impose a restriction.
- designs that taper towards one side and that have the shape of a wedge are also possible. In the case of the wedge shape, light is generally only coupled in via a light entry surface.
- the light can be radiated across all four edge surfaces. This can be necessary in particular with very large light-guiding bodies. In the case of smaller light guide bodies, one or two light sources are generally sufficient.
- the light exit surface is perpendicular to the light introduction surface.
- the edge surfaces that are not provided with a light source can be equipped with a reflective finish.
- This equipment can be done, for example, with reflective adhesive tapes.
- a reflective varnish can be applied to these edge surfaces.
- the light-guiding body consists of the light-guiding layer, it being possible for the edge surfaces of the light-guiding layer to be provided with reflective material if necessary.
- the light-guiding body and the light-guiding layer have excellent mechanical and thermal properties. These properties include in particular a Vicat softening temperature according to ISO 306 (B50) of at least 95 ° C and an elastic modulus according to ISO 527-2 of at least 2000 MPa.
- the light guide body of the present invention can be used in particular for illuminating LCD displays, information signs and billboards.
- Pointed light bulbs e.g. B. low-voltage halogen lamps, one or more ends of light guides, one or more light-emitting diodes and tubular halogen lamps and fluorescent tubes.
- These can e.g. B. in a frame on an edge, or an edge surface or end face, to the side of the surface to be indirectly illuminated, the light guide body.
- the light sources can be equipped with reflectors for better irradiation of the light guide body.
- the luminance distribution can be determined, for example, according to the following method. After producing a light-guiding plate provided with scattering agent and surface structuring, a plate strip 595 mm long, 84 mm wide and 8 mm thick is cut from the plate.
- the plate strip is polished to a high gloss on the four edge surfaces.
- the two polished 595 mm long edge surfaces are provided with a reflective tape (9_) from the manufacturer 3M (type: Scotch Brand 850), so that light rays that strike these edge surfaces are reflected in the plate.
- the plate strips (J5) are measured in a special measuring apparatus, which is shown in Figures 3 and 4.
- the measuring apparatus consists of a rectangular aluminum frame 708 mm long and 535 mm wide (3_).
- the distance between the fluorescent tubes is 599 mm and is so dimensioned that the plate strips can be inserted centrally between the fluorescent tubes and that the light emitted by the fluorescent tubes radiates into the 84 mm wide edge of the plate strips.
- a plate (7_) with a white reflective surface (lfj) is attached below the plate strips (5_).
- the white surface is intended to reflect light that emerges on the surface of the plate strip (5_) opposite the observer to the observer.
- the plate strip is provided with a diffuser film (_8) of 0.5 mm thickness, which homogenizes the light that emerges from the plate strip in the direction of the observer.
- measuring points (j5) are marked on the diffuser film, at which the luminance is measured with a luminance meter type MINOLTA LUMINANCE METER 1 °.
- the measuring points have the following distances from one of the 84 mm long edges of the plate strip: 74 mm; 149 mm; 223 mm; 298 mm; 372 mm; 446 mm; 521 mm.
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