Grating structure, preparation method thereof and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12345922-B2
Application number	US-202218028936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2022
Priority date	May 27, 2022
Publication date	Jul 1, 2025
Grant date	Jul 1, 2025

Abstract

Provided in the present disclosure are a grating structure, a preparation method thereof and a display device. The preparation method of the grating structure includes: forming a plurality of first convex structures arranged in a first direction; and forming a first rubber material at least covering the plurality of first convex structures, and forming the grating structure including a plurality of second convex structures by using convex structures including the first convex structures and the first rubber material, wherein a surface of the first rubber material facing away from the first convex structures is a flat surface, and the convex structures including the first convex structures and the first rubber material are in one-to-one correspondence with the second convex structures, shapes of cross sections of the second convex structures in the first direction are triangles, and the second convex structures have at least one inclined flat surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for preparing a grating structure, comprising:
forming a plurality of first convex structures arranged in a first direction; and
forming a first rubber material at least covering the plurality of first convex structures, and forming the grating structure comprising a plurality of second convex structures by using convex structures comprising the plurality of first convex structures and the first rubber material, wherein a surface of the first rubber material facing away from the first convex structures is a flat surface; and the convex structures comprising the plurality of first convex structures and the first rubber material are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of second convex structures, shapes of cross sections of the plurality of second convex structures in the first direction are triangles, and the plurality of second convex structures have at least one inclined flat surface.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming the plurality of first convex structures arranged in the first direction, comprises:
providing a first substrate, and manufacturing the plurality of first convex structures arranged in the first direction on the first substrate; and
the forming the first rubber material at least covering the plurality of first convex structures, and forming the grating structure comprising the plurality of second convex structures by using the convex structures comprising the plurality of first convex structures and the first rubber material, comprise:
forming the first rubber material covering the plurality of first convex structures, and performing a curing process on the first rubber material to form the convex structures comprising the plurality of first convex structures and the first rubber material, so as to obtain a first template, wherein shapes of cross sections of the convex structures in the first direction are triangles, and the convex structures have at least one inclined flat surface; and
providing a second rubber material, using the first template as an imprinting template, adopting an imprinting process to make the second rubber material form the plurality of second convex structures in one-to-one correspondence with the convex structures, and transferring the plurality of second convex structures to a second substrate to obtain the grating structure.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the using the first template as the imprinting template, and adopting the imprinting process to make the second rubber material form the plurality of second convex structures in one-to-one correspondence with the convex structures, comprise:
coating one side of the first rubber material facing away from the plurality of first convex structures with a template rubber material, using the first template as the imprinting template, and adopting the imprinting process to make the template rubber material form a second template, wherein the second template comprises first grooves in complementary correspondence with the convex structures, shapes of cross sections of the first grooves in the first direction are triangles, and the first grooves have at least one inclined flat surface; and
coating one side of the second template having the first grooves with the second rubber material, using the second template as the imprinting template, and adopting the imprinting process to make the second rubber material form the plurality of second convex structures in complementary correspondence with the first grooves.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the manufacturing the plurality of first convex structures arranged in the first direction on the first substrate, comprises:
manufacturing the plurality of first convex structures on the first substrate by using an electron beam direct writing process, wherein cross section shapes of the plurality of first convex structures are a shape constructed by a plurality of rectangles arranged closely in sequence; and in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate, thicknesses of the plurality of rectangles are not completely equal, the plurality of rectangles comprise: a first rectangle with a maximum thickness and a second rectangle, on one side of the first rectangle and not adjacent to the first rectangle, with a minimum thickness, and thicknesses of the first rectangle, a rectangle between the first rectangle and the second rectangle, and the second rectangle decrease in sequence.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the manufacturing the plurality of first convex structures arranged in the first direction on the first substrate, comprises:
manufacturing the plurality of first convex structures comprising a plurality of strip structures on the first substrate by using an electron beam direct writing process; wherein the plurality of strip structures are arranged at intervals in the first direction, shapes of cross sections of the plurality of strip structures are rectangles; in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate, thicknesses of the plurality of strip structures are not completely equal, the plurality of strip structures comprise: a first strip structure with a maximum thickness and a second strip structure, on one side of the first strip structure and not adjacent to the first strip structure, with a minimum thickness, and thicknesses of the first strip structure, a strip structure between the first strip structure and the second strip structure, and the second strip structure decrease in sequence.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the forming the plurality of first convex structures arranged in the first direction, comprises:
providing a first substrate, and manufacturing a plurality of third convex structures arranged in the first direction on the first substrate to obtain a third template; and
using the third template and adopting an imprinting process to make a third rubber material form the plurality of first convex structures in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of third convex structures, and transferring the plurality of first convex structures to a second substrate; and
the forming the first rubber material at least covering the plurality of first convex structures, and forming the grating structure comprising the plurality of second convex structures by using the convex structures comprising the plurality of first convex structures and the first rubber material, comprise:
coating one sides of the plurality of first convex structures facing away from the second substrate with the first rubber material, and performing a curing process on the first rubber material to form the convex structures comprising the first rubber material and the plurality of first convex structures as the plurality of second convex structures, so as to obtain the grating structure.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the using the third template and adopting the imprinting process to make the third rubber material form the plurality of first convex structures in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of third convex structures, and transferring the plurality of first convex structures to the second substrate, comprise:
coating one sides of the plurality of third convex structures with a template rubber material, using the third template as an imprinting template, and adopting an imprinting process to make the template rubber material form a fourth template, wherein the fourth template comprises second grooves in complementary correspondence with the plurality of third convex structures; and
coating one side of the fourth template having the second grooves with the third rubber material, using the fourth template as the imprinting template, adopting the imprinting process to make the third rubber material form the plurali

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Duohui
• Chen Hong
• Song Mengya
• Zhang Dongliang
• Zhang Xiao
• Duan Zheng
• Guo Kang
• Gu Xin

Classifications

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• B29L2011/00

  Optical elements, e.g. lenses, prisms · CPC title

• B29K2995/0094

  Geometrical properties · CPC title

• B29K2821/00

  Use of unspecified rubbers as mould material · CPC title

• B29C59/026

  of layered or coated substantially flat surfaces · CPC title