WO2023145199A1 - 光学シート積層体、バックライトユニット、液晶表示装置、情報機器、及びバックライトユニットの製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to an optical sheet laminate, a backlight unit, a liquid crystal display device, information equipment, and a method for manufacturing a backlight unit.
- Liquid crystal display devices are widely used as display devices for various information devices such as smartphones and tablet terminals.
- a backlight for a liquid crystal display a direct type system in which the light source is arranged on the back surface of the liquid crystal panel is predominant.
- an optical system such as a diffusion sheet or prism sheet is required to diffuse the light from a light source such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode) and improve the uniformity of brightness and chromaticity over the entire screen.
- a sheet is used (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- a direct type backlight unit two prism sheets whose prism ridge lines are perpendicular to each other are usually arranged above the diffusion sheet (on the display screen side). Further, in order to improve the uniformity of luminance within the display screen (in-plane luminance uniformity), a plurality of diffusion sheets may be laminated and used.
- An object of the present disclosure is to suppress a decrease in in-plane luminance uniformity even when the thickness of the backlight unit is reduced.
- an optical sheet laminate is an optical sheet laminate to be incorporated in a backlight unit, the optical sheet laminate having a plurality of substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid-shaped concave portions on at least one surface. and a pair of prism sheets laminated on the plurality of diffusion sheets and having prism stretching directions perpendicular to each other, wherein the plurality of recesses have an apex angle of 95° or more, and the plurality of recesses are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and include a prism stretching direction of a lower prism sheet of the pair of prism sheets that is closest to the plurality of diffusion sheets, and an upper diffusion sheet that is closest to the lower prism sheet of the plurality of diffusion sheets. intersects with the arrangement direction of the plurality of concave portions at an angle difference of 30° or less.
- the optical sheet laminate according to the present disclosure when compared with the same light source and the same optical sheet laminate structure, when the apex angle of the substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid-shaped concave portion in the diffusion sheet is less than 95°, The in-plane luminance uniformity can be significantly increased as compared with the case where the angle difference between the recess arrangement direction and the prism stretching direction of the lower prism sheet exceeds 30°. Therefore, it is possible to suppress deterioration of the in-plane luminance uniformity even when the backlight unit is thinned by reducing the thickness of the diffusion sheet and the number of laminated sheets.
- the apex angle is 120° or less, more preferably 110° or less, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the light diffusion effect due to the plurality of concave portions.
- optical sheet laminate according to the present disclosure if another optical sheet is not interposed between the upper diffusion sheet and the lower prism sheet, optical characteristics such as in-plane luminance uniformity due to the other optical sheet may deteriorate. Decrease can be suppressed.
- the in-plane Brightness uniformity can be increased.
- the arrangement direction of the recesses of the upper diffusion sheet and the lower diffusion sheet are different.
- a trade-off between in-plane luminance uniformity and luminance can be achieved.
- a backlight unit according to the present disclosure is a backlight unit that is incorporated in a liquid crystal display device and guides light emitted from a plurality of point light sources to a display screen side, and includes: In the optical sheet laminate according to the present disclosure described above, the plurality of diffusion sheets are arranged between the plurality of point light sources and the pair of prism sheets.
- the optical sheet laminate according to the present disclosure since the optical sheet laminate according to the present disclosure is provided, it is possible to suppress deterioration in in-plane luminance uniformity even when the thickness is reduced.
- the plurality of point light sources are white light sources, there is no need to provide a color conversion sheet, which facilitates thinning.
- the plurality of point light sources may be arranged on a reflective sheet provided on the opposite side of the display screen when viewed from the plurality of diffusion sheets.
- the light is further diffused by multiple reflections between the diffusion sheet and the reflection sheet, so that the in-plane luminance uniformity is further improved.
- the distance between the plurality of point light sources and the diffusion sheet may be 5 mm or less, preferably 2.5 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or less. By doing so, the thickness can be reduced.
- a liquid crystal display device includes the aforementioned backlight unit according to the present disclosure and a liquid crystal display panel.
- the backlight unit according to the present disclosure since the backlight unit according to the present disclosure is provided, it is possible to suppress deterioration of in-plane luminance uniformity even when the device is thinned.
- the information equipment according to the present disclosure includes the above-described liquid crystal display device according to the present disclosure.
- the liquid crystal display device according to the present disclosure described above since the liquid crystal display device according to the present disclosure described above is provided, it is possible to suppress deterioration in in-plane luminance uniformity even when the device is made thinner.
- a method for manufacturing a backlight unit according to the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing a backlight unit that is incorporated in a liquid crystal display device and guides light emitted from a plurality of point light sources to the display screen side.
- a plurality of diffusion sheets having a plurality of substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid-shaped concave portions provided on at least one surface are laminated on the display screen side when viewed from the plurality of point light sources. and arranging a pair of prism sheets whose prism stretching directions are orthogonal to each other on the display screen side when viewed from the plurality of diffusion sheets, wherein the apex angle of the plurality of recesses is 95° or more.
- the plurality of concave portions are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix, and the prism extending direction of the lower prism sheet of the pair of prism sheets that is closer to the plurality of diffusion sheets and the lower prism sheet of the plurality of diffusion sheets
- the plurality of diffusion sheets and the pair of prism sheets are arranged such that the direction of arrangement of the plurality of concave portions on the upper diffusion sheet closest to the point intersects with an angle difference of 30° or less.
- the method for manufacturing a backlight unit according to the present disclosure when compared with the same light source and the same optical sheet lamination structure, when the apex angle of the substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid-shaped concave portion in the diffusion sheet is less than 95° or when the upward diffusion
- the in-plane luminance uniformity can be significantly increased as compared with the case where the angular difference between the concave portion arrangement direction of the sheet and the prism extending direction of the lower prism sheet exceeds 30°. Therefore, it is possible to suppress deterioration of the in-plane luminance uniformity even when the backlight unit is thinned by reducing the thickness of the diffusion sheet and the number of laminated sheets.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device including a backlight unit according to an embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a backlight unit incorporating the optical sheet laminate according to the embodiment
- 4 is a cross-sectional view of a diffusion sheet included in the optical sheet laminate according to the embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a diffusion sheet included in the optical sheet laminate according to the embodiment
- FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a planar configuration and a cross-sectional configuration of a concave portion provided on one surface of a diffusion sheet included in the optical sheet laminate according to the embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of the relationship between the direction in which concave portions are arranged in an upper diffusion sheet and the direction in which prisms are extended in a lower prism sheet in an optical sheet laminate according to an embodiment;
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining arrangement angles of a diffusion sheet and a prism sheet in an optical sheet laminate according to an example;
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing changes in luminance when the arrangement angles of all diffusion sheets are changed in the optical sheet laminate according to the example.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing changes in brightness uniformity when the arrangement angles of all diffusion sheets are changed in the optical sheet laminate according to the example.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing changes in luminance when the arrangement angle of the upper diffusion sheet is changed in the optical sheet laminate according to the example.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing changes in brightness uniformity when the arrangement angle of the upper diffusion sheet is changed in the optical sheet laminate according to the example.
- the liquid crystal display device 50 includes a liquid crystal display panel 5, a first polarizing plate 6 attached to the lower surface of the liquid crystal display panel 5, and a second polarizing plate attached to the upper surface of the liquid crystal display panel 5. 7 and a backlight unit 40 provided on the back side of the liquid crystal display panel 5 with the first polarizing plate 6 interposed therebetween.
- the liquid crystal display panel 5 includes a TFT substrate 1 and a CF substrate 2 facing each other, a liquid crystal layer 3 provided between the TFT substrate 1 and the CF substrate 2, and the TFT substrate 1 and the CF substrate 2.
- a frame-shaped sealing material (not shown) is provided to seal the liquid crystal layer 3 between them.
- the shape of the display screen 50a of the liquid crystal display device 50 viewed from the front (upper side in FIG. 1) is, in principle, rectangular or square, but is not limited thereto, and may be a rectangular shape with rounded corners, an elliptical shape, a circular shape, or the like. It may be trapezoidal or any shape such as an automobile instrument panel.
- liquid crystal display device 50 in each sub-pixel corresponding to each pixel electrode, a voltage of a predetermined magnitude is applied to the liquid crystal layer 3 to change the alignment state of the liquid crystal layer 3 . Thereby, the transmittance of the light incident from the backlight unit 40 through the first polarizing plate 6 is adjusted. The light whose transmittance has been adjusted is emitted through the second polarizing plate 7 to display an image.
- the liquid crystal display device 50 of the present embodiment can be applied to various information devices (for example, in-vehicle devices such as car navigation systems, personal computers, mobile phones, portable information terminals such as notebook computers and tablets, portable game machines, copiers, ticket vending machines, It is used as a display device incorporated in an automatic teller machine, etc.).
- information devices for example, in-vehicle devices such as car navigation systems, personal computers, mobile phones, portable information terminals such as notebook computers and tablets, portable game machines, copiers, ticket vending machines, It is used as a display device incorporated in an automatic teller machine, etc.).
- the TFT substrate 1 includes, for example, a plurality of TFTs provided in a matrix on a glass substrate, an interlayer insulating film provided so as to cover each TFT, and a plurality of TFTs provided in a matrix on the interlayer insulating film. and an alignment film provided to cover each pixel electrode.
- the CF substrate 2 includes, for example, a black matrix provided in a grid pattern on a glass substrate, a color filter including a red layer, a green layer, and a blue layer provided between the grids of the black matrix, and a black matrix and a color filter.
- a common electrode is provided to cover the filter, and an alignment film is provided to cover the common electrode.
- the liquid crystal layer 3 is made of a nematic liquid crystal material or the like containing liquid crystal molecules having electro-optical properties.
- the first polarizing plate 6 and the second polarizing plate 7 each include, for example, a polarizer layer having a unidirectional polarization axis and a pair of protective layers provided to sandwich the polarizer layer.
- the backlight unit 40 includes a reflecting sheet 41, a plurality of point light sources 42 two-dimensionally arranged on the reflecting sheet 41, and an optical sheet provided above the plurality of point light sources 42. and a laminate 100 .
- the optical sheet laminate 100 includes a plurality of diffusion sheets 43 arranged on the side of the point light source 42, and a pair of prism sheets 44 and 45 provided above the plurality of diffusion sheets 43 (on the display screen 50a side). have. Arbitrary sheets in the optical sheet laminate 100 may be spaced apart. In that case, an air layer may be interposed between the separated sheets.
- two diffusion sheets 43 having the same structure are laminated and provided in the backlight unit 40 .
- the diffusion sheet 43 an upper diffusion sheet 43A and a lower diffusion sheet 43B are provided.
- the upper diffusion sheet 43A is arranged on the side closer to the prism sheets 44 and 45, and the lower diffusion sheet 43B is arranged on the side closer to the point light source .
- Three or more diffusion sheets 43 may be laminated.
- a single diffusion sheet 43 may be used.
- the pair of prism sheets 44 and 45 may be a lower prism sheet 44 and an upper prism sheet 45 whose prism stretching directions (directions in which prism ridgelines extend) are orthogonal to each other.
- a polarizing sheet may be provided above the prism sheets 44 and 45 (on the display screen 50a side). The polarizing sheet prevents the light emitted from the backlight unit 40 from being absorbed by the first polarizing plate 6 of the liquid crystal display device 50, thereby improving the brightness of the display screen 50a.
- the reflective sheet 41 is composed of, for example, a white film made of polyethylene terephthalate resin, a silver-deposited film, or the like.
- the type of the point light source 42 is not particularly limited, it may be, for example, an LED element, a laser element, or the like, and an LED element may be used from the viewpoint of cost, productivity, and the like.
- a lens may be attached to the LED element in order to adjust the light output angle characteristics of the LED element.
- the plurality of point light sources 42 may be, for example, white light sources that emit light satisfying 0.24 ⁇ x ⁇ 0.42 and 0.18 ⁇ y ⁇ 0.48 in CIE1931 chromaticity coordinates.
- the plurality of point light sources 42 may be composed of an LED element whose peak wavelength is in the blue region, an LED element whose peak wavelength is in the green region, and an LED element whose peak wavelength is in the red region.
- the LED elements (chips) of each color that constitute the plurality of point light sources 42 may have a rectangular shape when viewed from above, in which case the length of one side is 10 ⁇ m or more (preferably 50 ⁇ m or more) and 5 mm or less. (preferably 1 mm or less).
- the LED chips corresponding to each color may be two-dimensionally alternately arranged on the reflective sheet 41 at regular intervals.
- the center-to-center distance between two adjacent LED chips may be 0.5 mm or more (preferably 2 mm or more) and 20 mm or less.
- Each diffusion sheet 43 has a base material layer 21, as shown in FIG.
- the diffusion sheet 43 has a first surface 21a that serves as a light emitting surface and a second surface 21b that serves as a light incident surface. That is, the diffusion sheet 43 is arranged with the second surface 21 b facing the point light source 42 .
- the base material layer 21 is not particularly limited as long as it is made of a resin material that allows light to pass through. It may be cellulose acetate, polyimide, or the like.
- the base material layer 21 may contain a diffusing agent and other additives, or may contain substantially no additives. Additives that can be contained in the base material layer 21 are not particularly limited. It may be organic particles such as polystyrene, polyamide, and the like.
- each diffusion sheet 43 is not particularly limited, but may be, for example, 1 mm or less and 0.05 mm or more. When the diffusion sheet 43 has a thickness of 1 mm or less, the thickness of the backlight unit 40 can be reduced. When the diffusion sheet 43 has a thickness of 0.05 mm or more, it is easy to obtain a sufficient light diffusion effect.
- Each diffusion sheet 43 may be film-like or plate-like.
- a plurality of recesses 22 having a substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid shape are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.
- the plurality of recesses 22 are arranged along two directions orthogonal to each other.
- Adjacent recesses 22 are separated by ridgelines 111 .
- the ridgeline 111 extends along two directions in which the recesses 22 are arranged.
- the center 112 of the recess 22 (the apex of the inverted pyramid) is the deepest part of the recess 22 .
- the recesses 22 may be provided without gaps on the first surface 21a, or may be provided at predetermined intervals. Further, some recesses 22 may be arranged randomly to the extent that the light diffusion effect is not impaired.
- the arrangement pitch p (see FIG. 3) of the recesses 22 may be, for example, 100 ⁇ m, and the depth of the recesses 22 may be, for example, 50 ⁇ m.
- the apex angle ⁇ (see FIG. 3) of the concave portion 22 is set to 95° or more.
- the upper limit of the apex angle ⁇ of the concave portion 22 may be set to 120° (preferably 110°), for example.
- the vertical angle .theta The angle formed by the inclined surfaces of the recess 22 in the cross section (lower diagram in FIG. 5) appearing when the recess 22 is cut perpendicularly across a pair of ridge lines 111 facing each other with the ridge 112 therebetween. Note that the upper diagram of FIG.
- FIG. 5 shows the planar configuration of the recess 22 .
- "H” indicates the depth of the recesses 22 (height of the inverted pyramid), and "P” indicates the horizontal width of the recesses 22, that is, the arrangement pitch when the recesses 22 are arranged without gaps.
- the depth H of the recesses 22 is determined by the arrangement pitch P and the apex angle ⁇ of the recesses 22 .
- each diffusion sheet 43 may be, for example, a flat surface (mirror surface) or an embossed surface.
- Each diffusion sheet 43 may have a one-layer structure of a base material layer 21 having an uneven shape (recesses 22) on the first surface (light exit surface) 21a.
- Each diffusion sheet 43 may have a two-layer structure of a substrate layer having flat surfaces on both sides and a layer having unevenness on one surface.
- Each diffusion sheet 43 may have a structure of three or more layers including a layer having unevenness on one surface.
- a method for manufacturing each diffusion sheet 43 is not particularly limited, but for example, an extrusion molding method, an injection molding method, or the like may be used.
- the procedure for manufacturing a single-layer diffusion sheet with an uneven surface using an extrusion molding method is as follows. First, pellet-shaped plastic particles (to which a diffusing agent may be added) are put into a single-screw extruder, melted and kneaded while being heated. After that, the molten resin extruded by the T-die is sandwiched between two metal rolls, cooled, conveyed using guide rolls, and cut into single flat plates by a sheet cutter to produce a diffusion sheet.
- the reverse shape of the roll surface is transferred to the resin, so that the desired uneven shape is formed on the surface of the diffusion sheet. It can be shaped.
- the shape transferred to the resin does not always correspond to the shape of the roll surface that is 100% transferred, the shape of the roll surface may be designed by calculating backward from the degree of transfer.
- pellet-shaped plastic particles necessary for forming each layer are put into each of two single-screw extruders. After that, the same procedure as described above is performed for each layer, and each sheet thus produced may be laminated.
- a diffusion sheet with a two-layer structure having an uneven surface may be produced as follows. First, pellet-like plastic particles necessary for forming each layer are put into each of two single-screw extruders, melted and kneaded while being heated. After that, the molten resin for each layer is put into one T-die, laminated in the T-die, and the laminated molten resin extruded by the T-die is sandwiched between two metal rolls and cooled. After that, the laminated molten resin may be conveyed using guide rolls and cut into flat plates with a sheet cutter to produce a diffusion sheet having a two-layer structure having an uneven surface.
- the diffusion sheet may be manufactured as follows by shape transfer using UV (ultraviolet). First, a roll having an inverted shape of the uneven shape to be transferred is filled with an uncured UV curable resin, and the substrate is pressed against the resin. Next, in a state in which the roll filled with the ultraviolet curable resin and the substrate are integrated, the resin is cured by irradiating ultraviolet rays. Next, the sheet on which the concavo-convex shape has been shape-transferred by the resin is separated from the roll. Finally, the sheet is again irradiated with ultraviolet rays to completely harden the resin, thereby producing a diffusion sheet having an uneven surface.
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- the notation “substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid” is used, but “substantially “Inverted square pyramid” shall include shapes that can be considered true or substantially inverted square pyramids.
- the term “substantially” means that it can be approximated, and the term “substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid” means a shape that can be approximated to an inverted quadrangular pyramid.
- an "inverted quadrangular truncated pyramid” with a flat top is also included in the “substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid” if the top area is small enough to maintain the effects of the present invention.
- a shape that is deformed from the "inverted square pyramid” within the range of unavoidable variations in shape due to processing accuracy in industrial production is also included in the "substantially inverted square pyramid”.
- the prism sheets 44 and 45 are made mainly of a transparent (for example, colorless and transparent) synthetic resin because they need to transmit light.
- the prism sheets 44 and 45 may be integrally formed.
- the lower prism sheet 44 has a base layer 44a and a row of projections composed of a plurality of ridge prism portions 44b laminated on the surface of the base layer 44a.
- the upper prism sheet 45 has a base layer 45a and a row of projections composed of a plurality of ridged prism portions 45b laminated on the surface of the base layer 45a.
- the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b are laminated in stripes on the surfaces of the substrate layers 44a and 45a, respectively.
- the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b are triangular prisms whose back surfaces are in contact with the surfaces of the substrate layers 44a and 45a, respectively.
- the extension direction of the ridge prism portion 44b and the extension direction of the ridge prism portion 45b are orthogonal to each other.
- the lower limit of the thickness of the prism sheets 44 and 45 (the height from the back surface of the base material layers 44a and 45a to the apexes of the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b) is, for example, about 50 ⁇ m, more preferably about 100 ⁇ m. good.
- the upper limit of the thickness of the prism sheets 44 and 45 may be approximately 200 ⁇ m, more preferably approximately 180 ⁇ m.
- the lower limit of the pitch of the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b on the prism sheets 44 and 45 may be, for example, about 20 ⁇ m, more preferably about 25 ⁇ m.
- the upper limit of the pitch of the prismatic protrusions 44b and 45b on the prism sheets 44 and 45 may be, for example, approximately 100 ⁇ m, more preferably approximately 60 ⁇ m.
- the apex angles of the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b may be, for example, 85° or more and 95° or less.
- the lower limit of the refractive index of the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b may be, for example, 1.5, more preferably 1.55.
- the upper limit of the refractive index of the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b may be, for example, 1.7.
- Prism sheets 44 and 45 are formed by providing ridge prism portions 44b and 45b, which are shape-transferred using a UV curable acrylic resin, on substrate layers 44a and 45a made of, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film.
- substrate layers 44a and 45a made of, for example, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) film.
- the ridge prism portions 44b and 45b may be formed integrally with the base layers 44a and 45a.
- the arrangement direction of the plurality of recesses 22 in the upper diffusion sheet 43A (X direction and Y direction shown in FIG. 6: hereinafter also referred to as recess arrangement direction)
- the extending direction of the ridge prism portion 44b of the lower prism sheet 44 (hereinafter also referred to as the prism extending direction) intersects with an angle difference of 30° or less.
- the optical sheet laminate 100 of the present embodiment includes a plurality of diffusion sheets 43 having a plurality of recesses 22 in a substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid shape provided on the first surface 21a, a pair of prism sheets 44 whose prism stretching directions are orthogonal to each other, and 45.
- the apex angle of the multiple recesses 22 is 95° or more, and the multiple recesses 22 are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.
- the recess arrangement direction of the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the prism extending direction of the lower prism sheet 44 intersect with an angle difference of 30° or less.
- the optical sheet laminate 100 of the present embodiment when compared with the same light source and the same optical sheet laminate structure, when the apex angle of the substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid-shaped concave portion 22 in each diffusion sheet 43 is less than 95°, In-plane luminance uniformity can be significantly increased as compared with the case where the angular difference between the direction in which the recesses are arranged in the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the direction in which the prisms are extended in the lower prism sheet 44 exceeds 30°. Therefore, even when the backlight unit 40 is thinned by reducing the thickness of the diffusion sheet 43 and the number of laminated sheets, the deterioration of the in-plane luminance uniformity can be suppressed.
- the apex angle of the recesses 22 is 120° or less, more preferably 110° or less, the light diffusion effect of the recesses 22 can be suppressed from decreasing.
- the recesses 22 are formed on the light entrance surface (In other words, the in-plane luminance uniformity can be increased as compared with the case where it is provided on the second surface 21b).
- the direction in which the recesses are arranged in the upper diffusion sheet 43A may be different from the direction in which the recesses are arranged in the lower diffusion sheet 43B.
- a trade-off between in-plane brightness uniformity and brightness can be achieved by adjusting the crossing angle of the concave portion arrangement direction of the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the lower diffusion sheet 43B.
- the backlight unit 40 of this embodiment is incorporated in the liquid crystal display device 50, and guides light emitted from a plurality of point light sources 42 to the display screen 50a side.
- the backlight unit 40 includes the optical sheet laminate 100 of the present embodiment between the display screen 50 a and the plurality of point light sources 42 , and the plurality of diffusion sheets 43 are arranged between the plurality of point light sources 42 and the prism sheets 44 and 45 . is placed between
- the optical sheet laminate 100 of the present embodiment since the optical sheet laminate 100 of the present embodiment is provided, deterioration of in-plane luminance uniformity can be suppressed even when the thickness is reduced.
- the plurality of point light sources 42 are white light sources, there is no need to provide a color conversion sheet, so it is easy to reduce the thickness.
- the plurality of point light sources 42 may be arranged on the reflection sheet 41 provided on the opposite side of the display screen 50a when viewed from the diffusion sheet 43. In this way, light is further diffused by multiple reflections between the diffuser sheet 43 and the reflective sheet 41, thereby improving luminance uniformity.
- the distance between the plurality of point light sources 42 and the diffusion sheet 43 is 5 mm or less, the thickness of the backlight unit 40 can be reduced.
- the distance between the point light source 42 and the diffusion sheet 43 may be preferably 2.5 mm or less, more preferably 1 mm or less, and ultimately 0 mm.
- the apex angle of the multiple recesses 22 is 95° or more, and the multiple recesses 22 are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix.
- a plurality of diffusion sheets 43 and a pair of prism sheets 44 and 45 are arranged such that the prism extending direction of the lower prism sheet 44 and the concave arrangement direction of the upper diffusion sheet 43A intersect with an angle difference of 30° or less.
- the apex angle of the substantially inverted quadrangular pyramid recesses 22 in the diffusion sheet 43 is less than 95°.
- the in-plane luminance uniformity can be significantly increased as compared with the case where the angle difference between the recess arrangement direction of the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the prism extending direction of the lower prism sheet 44 exceeds 30°. Therefore, even when the backlight unit 40 is thinned by reducing the thickness of the diffusion sheet 43 and the number of laminated sheets, the deterioration of the in-plane luminance uniformity can be suppressed.
- the liquid crystal display device 50 of the present embodiment includes the backlight unit 40 of the present embodiment and the liquid crystal display panel 5, it is possible to suppress deterioration of in-plane luminance uniformity even when the thickness is reduced. A similar effect can be obtained with an information device (for example, a portable information terminal such as a notebook computer or a tablet) in which the liquid crystal display device 50 of the present embodiment is incorporated.
- an information device for example, a portable information terminal such as a notebook computer or a tablet
- the optical sheet laminate 100 of the example two diffusion sheets 43 having a thickness of 130 ⁇ m and having the same structure are stacked in the same direction (the surface forming the recesses 22 becomes the light output surface).
- a lower prism sheet 44 and an upper prism sheet 45 which are perpendicular to each other are arranged.
- the diffusion sheet 43 was formed in a single-layer structure by extruding the polycarbonate that serves as the base material layer 21 and arranging the recesses 22 in the shape of an inverted pyramid with a depth of 50 ⁇ m two-dimensionally.
- As the diffusion sheet 43 four kinds of ones having the apex angle of the concave portion 22 of 90° (comparative example), 95°, 100°, and 105° (95° to 105° are examples) were prepared. All of the diffusion sheets 43 have a matte surface on the light incident surface.
- Prism sheets 44 and 45 were formed by providing base material layers 44a and 45a made of PET films with ridged prism portions 44b and 45b using a UV curable acrylic resin made of acrylate.
- the lower prism sheet 44 has a total thickness of 145 ⁇ m, and ridged prism portions 44 b having a height of 12 ⁇ m and an apex angle of 94° are arranged at a pitch of 25 ⁇ m.
- the upper prism sheet 45 has a total thickness of 128 ⁇ m, and ridged prism portions 45 b having a height of 24 ⁇ m and an apex angle of 93° are arranged at a pitch of 51 ⁇ m.
- a plurality of point light sources 42 which are white light sources, are arranged below the optical sheet laminate 100 of the embodiment (on the side of the diffusion sheet 43), and while changing the arrangement relationship between the diffusion sheet 43 and the prism sheets 44 and 45, , the luminance of light passing through the optical sheet laminate 100, and the in-plane luminance uniformity (hereinafter simply referred to as “luminance uniformity”).
- the plurality of point light sources 42 include a blue LED with a peak wavelength of 456 nm (full width at half maximum of 19 nm), a green LED with a peak wavelength of 535 nm (full width at half maximum of 53 nm), and a red LED with a peak wavelength of 631 nm (full width at half maximum of 10 nm). are two-dimensionally alternately arranged at a pitch of 8.4 mm.
- each diffusion sheet 43 is arranged so that the arrangement direction of the concave portions 22 is aligned with the reference direction (X-axis direction) (at an arrangement angle of 0°).
- the extending direction of the ridged prism portion 44b is rotated counterclockwise by 125° with respect to the X-axis (at an arrangement angle of 125°)
- the upper prism sheet 45 is arranged so as to rotate the ridged prism portion 44b.
- the extending direction of the portion 45b was rotated counterclockwise by 35° with respect to the X-axis (at an arrangement angle of 35°).
- the "reference direction” corresponds to the arrangement direction of the LEDs in the plurality of point light sources 42 (the above-described LED array).
- the arrangement direction (arrangement angle) of the two diffusion sheets 43 was rotated counterclockwise by 10° from the initial state to 80°, and the luminance and its uniformity were measured at each arrangement angle.
- the second measurement only the arrangement direction (arrangement angle) of the upper diffusion sheet 43A was rotated counterclockwise by 10° from the initial state to 80°, and the luminance and its uniformity were measured at each arrangement angle. .
- the recesses are arranged in the same direction as in the initial state.
- the optical sheet laminates 100 of Examples and Comparative Examples were placed on a plurality of point light sources 42 (LED arrays), and a transparent glass plate was placed thereon to prevent the sheets from floating.
- a two-dimensional spectroradiometer SR-5000HS manufactured by Topcon Technohouse Co., Ltd. the luminance in the vertical upward direction (the direction from the LED array toward the glass plate) was measured over a 33 mm square area.
- the obtained two-dimensional luminance distribution image is corrected for the emission intensity variations of individual LEDs, filtered to suppress bright and dark point noise caused by foreign matter, etc., and then the luminance of all pixels The average value and standard deviation were calculated for.
- the "in-plane luminance uniformity" was defined as "average value of luminance/standard deviation of luminance” to calculate the in-plane luminance uniformity of the evaluation samples of Examples and Comparative Examples.
- 8 and 9 show the brightness and uniformity of the diffusion sheet 43 (the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the lower diffusion sheet 43B) with respect to the arrangement angle (that is, the rotation angle from the initial state of 0°) obtained in the first measurement described above.
- Shows a change of sex. 10 and 11 show changes in luminance and its uniformity with respect to the arrangement angle (that is, rotation angle from the initial state of 0°) of the upper diffusion sheet 43A obtained in the second measurement described above.
- the luminance average luminance value of all pixels
- the luminance is obtained by dividing the luminance obtained in the first measurement when the rotation angle is 0° for the comparative example in which the apex angle of the concave portion 22 is 90°. It is expressed in terms of relative luminance.
- the example (vertical angle of 95°, 100°, 105°) is better than the comparative example (vertical angle of 90°).
- the brightness is generally high, and the decrease in brightness due to the change in the rotation angle is also suppressed.
- the results of the examples were higher than those of the comparative example (vertical angle of 90°).
- the luminance uniformity is superior.
- the first measurement except for the rotation angles of 0° and 80° (vertical angle of 100°)
- the brightness uniformity of the example was about 20% higher than that of the comparative example.
- the rotation angle was 0° (vertical angle of 95° and 105°), 60° (vertical angle of 105°), 80° (vertical angle of 100° and 105°).
- the luminance uniformity of the example is about 10 to 20% higher than that of the comparative example.
- each diffusion sheet 43 has an equivalent shape at the arrangement angles of 0° (180°) and 90° (270°)
- the lower prism sheet 44 and the arrangement direction of the concave portions of the upper diffusion sheet 43A intersect with an angle difference of 30° or less (more preferably 20° or less)
- the luminance uniformity of each example is improved. rice field.
- the optical sheet laminate 100 is composed of the diffusion sheet 43 and the prism sheets 44 and 45 .
- the optical sheet laminate 100 may further include optical sheets other than the diffusion sheet 43 and the prism sheets 44 and 45 .
- a blue light source is used as the plurality of point light sources 42
- a QD (quantum dot) sheet for converting blue light into white light, a fluorescent sheet, or the like is placed between the plurality of point light sources 42 and the lower diffusion sheet 43B. Sheets may be placed.
- another optical sheet that does not substantially affect the optical characteristics of the backlight unit 40 may be interposed between the upper diffusion sheet 43A and the lower prism sheet 44 .
- the recesses 22 are provided in the first surfaces (light exit surfaces) 21a of all the diffusion sheets 43 included in the optical sheet laminate 100.
- at least one of the diffusion sheets 43 excluding the upper diffusion sheet 43A) may be provided with the concave portion 22 on the second surface (light incident surface) 21b.
- the second surface 21b of each diffusion sheet 43 is a flat surface (mirror surface) or an embossed surface.
- a projection row such as a ridge prism portion may be provided.
- a plurality of diffusion sheets 43 a plurality of types of diffusion sheets having mutually different materials of the base material layer 21 and structures of the concave portions 22 may be used.
- liquid crystal display panel REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 TFT substrate 2 CF substrate 3 liquid crystal layer 5 liquid crystal display panel 6 first polarizing plate 7 second polarizing plate 21 base material layer 21a first surface 21b second surface 22 concave portion 40 backlight unit 41 reflective sheet 42 point light source 43 diffusion sheet 43A upper diffusion sheet 43B lower diffusion sheet 44 lower prism sheet 44a substrate layer 44b ridge prism portion 45 upper prism sheet 45a substrate layer 45b ridge prism portion 50 liquid crystal display device 50a display screen 100 optical sheet laminate 111 ridge 112 recessed portion center (inverted pyramid apex)
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以下、実施形態に係る光学シート積層体、バックライトユニット、液晶表示装置、情報機器、及びバックライトユニットの製造方法について、図面を参照しながら説明する。尚、本開示の範囲は、以下の実施の形態に限定されず、本開示の技術的思想の範囲内で任意に変更可能である。
図1に示すように、液晶表示装置50は、液晶表示パネル5と、液晶表示パネル5の下面に貼付された第1偏光板6と、液晶表示パネル5の上面に貼付された第2偏光板7と、液晶表示パネル5の背面側に第1偏光板6を介して設けられたバックライトユニット40とを備える。
図2に示すように、バックライトユニット40は、反射シート41と、反射シート41上に2次元状に配置された複数の点光源42と、複数の点光源42の上側に設けられた光学シート積層体100とを備える。光学シート積層体100は、点光源42の側に配置された複数の拡散シート43と、複数の拡散シート43の上側(表示画面50aの側)に設けられた一対のプリズムシート44及び45とを有する。光学シート積層体100における任意のシート間は離間していてもよい。その場合、離間したシート間に空気層が介在してもよい。
本実施形態の光学シート積層体100は、第1面21aに略逆四角錐状の複数の凹部22が設けられた複数の拡散シート43と、プリズム延伸方向が互いに直交する一対のプリズムシート44及び45とを備える。複数の凹部22の頂角は、95°以上であり、複数の凹部22は、二次元マトリクス状に配列される。複数の拡散シート43のうち上拡散シート43Aの凹部配列方向と、下プリズムシート44のプリズム延伸方向とは、30°以内の角度差で交差する。
以下、実施例について説明する。
前記実施形態(実施例を含む。以下同じ。)では、拡散シート43とプリズムシート44及び45とから光学シート積層体100を構成した。しかし、光学シート積層体100は、拡散シート43及びプリズムシート44、45以外の他の光学シートをさらに含んでいてもよい。例えば、複数の点光源42として青色光源を用いる場合、複数の点光源42と下拡散シート43Bとの間に、青色光を白色光に変換するQD(量子ドット)シートや蛍光シート等の色変換シートを配置してもよい。或いは、上拡散シート43Aと下プリズムシート44との間に、バックライトユニット40の光学特性に実質的に影響しない他の光学シートを介在させてもよい。
2 CF基板
3 液晶層
5 液晶表示パネル
6 第1偏光板
7 第2偏光板
21 基材層
21a 第1面
21b 第2面
22 凹部
40 バックライトユニット
41 反射シート
42 点光源
43 拡散シート
43A 上拡散シート
43B 下拡散シート
44 下プリズムシート
44a 基材層
44b 突条プリズム部
45 上プリズムシート
45a 基材層
45b 突条プリズム部
50 液晶表示装置
50a 表示画面
100 光学シート積層体
111 稜線
112 凹部中心(逆ピラミッド頂点)
Claims (13)
- バックライトユニットに組み込まれる光学シート積層体であって、
少なくとも一面に略逆四角錐状の複数の凹部が設けられた複数の拡散シートと、
前記複数の拡散シートの上に積層され、プリズム延伸方向が互いに直交する一対のプリズムシートとを備え、
前記複数の凹部の頂角は、95°以上であり、
前記複数の凹部は、二次元マトリクス状に配列され、
前記一対のプリズムシートのうち前記複数の拡散シートに近い下プリズムシートのプリズム延伸方向と、前記複数の拡散シートのうち前記下プリズムシートに最も近い上拡散シートにおける前記複数の凹部の配列方向とは、30°以内の角度差で交差する、
光学シート積層体。 - 前記頂角は、120°以下である、
請求項1に記載の光学シート積層体。 - 前記頂角は、110°以下である、
請求項2に記載の光学シート積層体。 - 前記上拡散シートと前記下プリズムシートとの間に他の光学シートは介在しない、
請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の光学シート積層体。 - 前記複数の凹部は、前記上拡散シートにおける前記下プリズムシートと対向する出光面に設けられる、
請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の光学シート積層体。 - 前記複数の拡散シートは、前記複数の凹部の配列方向が前記上拡散シートと異なる下拡散シートを含む、
請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の光学シート積層体。 - 液晶表示装置に組み込まれ、複数の点光源から発せられた光を表示画面側に導くバックライトユニットであって、
前記表示画面と前記複数の点光源との間に、請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の光学シート積層体を備え、
前記複数の拡散シートは、前記複数の点光源と前記一対のプリズムシートとの間に配置される、
バックライトユニット。 - 前記複数の点光源は、白色光源である、
請求項7に記載のバックライトユニット。 - 前記複数の点光源は、前記複数の拡散シートから見て前記表示画面の反対側に設けられた反射シートの上に配置される、
請求項7又は8に記載のバックライトユニット。 - 前記複数の点光源と前記複数の拡散シートとの間の距離は、5mm以下である、
請求項7~9のいずれか1項に記載のバックライトユニット。 - 請求項7~10のいずれか1項に記載のバックライトユニットと、
液晶表示パネルとを備える、
液晶表示装置。 - 請求項11に記載の液晶表示装置を備える情報機器。
- 液晶表示装置に組み込まれ、複数の点光源から発せられた光を表示画面側に導くバックライトユニットの製造方法であって、
前記複数の点光源から見て前記表示画面側に、少なくとも一面に略逆四角錐状の複数の凹部が設けられた複数の拡散シートを積層して配置する工程と、
前記複数の拡散シートから見て前記表示画面側に、プリズム延伸方向が互いに直交する一対のプリズムシートを配置する工程とを備え、
前記複数の凹部の頂角は、95°以上であり、
前記複数の凹部は、二次元マトリクス状に配列され、
前記一対のプリズムシートのうち前記複数の拡散シートに近い下プリズムシートのプリズム延伸方向と、前記複数の拡散シートのうち前記下プリズムシートに最も近い上拡散シートにおける前記複数の凹部の配列方向とが、30°以内の角度差で交差するように、前記複数の拡散シート及び前記一対のプリズムシートが配置される、
バックライトユニットの製造方法。
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