Optical structure and manufacturing method therefor, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025334819-A1
Application number	US-202519060548-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 21, 2025
Priority date	Apr 24, 2024
Publication date	Oct 30, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

An optical structure and a manufacturing method therefor, and a display device. The optical structure includes a first lens, a beam splitting film, a reflective polarizing film, and a first phase retardation film. The first lens includes a first surface being a surface of the first lens on the light incident side and a second surface. The beam splitting film is located on a side of the first surface away from the second surface. The reflective polarizing film and the first phase retardation film are located on a side of the second surface away from the first surface. The optical structure further includes a polarizing composite film located on a side of the beam splitting film away from the first lens and configured to convert non-polarized light incident on the polarizing composite film into circularly polarized light and disposed on a surface of the beam splitting film.

First claim

1 . An optical structure, having a light incident side and a light exit side, comprising:
a first lens, comprising a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being a surface of the first lens on the light incident side; a beam splitting film, located on a side of the first surface away from the second surface; a reflective polarizing film, located on a side of the second surface away from the first surface; and a first phase retardation film, located on the side of the second surface away from the first surface, wherein the optical structure further comprises a polarizing composite film, the polarizing composite film is located on a side of the beam splitting film away from the first lens and configured to convert non-polarized light incident on the polarizing composite film into circularly polarized light, and the polarizing composite film is disposed on a surface of the beam splitting film.

2 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second lens, located on a side of the polarizing composite film away from the first lens, wherein the second lens comprises a third surface and a fourth surface, the third surface is closer to the polarizing composite film than the fourth surface, and the polarizing composite film is in direct contact with the third surface or the polarizing composite film is adhered to the third surface.

3 . The optical structure according to claim 2 , wherein the beam splitting film is disposed on the first surface, the first surface comprises a convex surface, and the third surface comprises a concave surface.

4 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the polarizing composite film comprises a liquid crystal polymer.

5 . An optical structure, having a light incident side and a light exit side, comprising:
a first lens; a second lens, closer to the light incident side of the optical structure than the first lens; a beam splitting film, located between the first lens and the second lens; a reflective polarizing film, located on a side of the first lens away from the second lens; and a first phase retardation film, located on the side of the first lens away from the second lens, wherein the optical structure further comprises a polarizing composite film, the polarizing composite film is located inside the second lens and configured to convert non-polarized light incident on the polarizing composite film into circularly polarized light.

6 . The optical structure according to claim 5 , wherein a shape of the polarizing composite film comprises a planar surface.

7 . The optical structure according to claim 5 , wherein a surface of a side of the first lens close to the second lens comprises a convex surface, the beam splitting film is disposed on the convex surface.

8 . The optical structure according to claim 5 , wherein a material of the second lens comprises a resin.

9 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first anti-reflective film, disposed on a side of the polarizing composite film away from the beam splitting film, and a surface of a side of the first anti-reflective film away from the polarizing composite film being directly exposed to air.

10 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first phase retardation film is located between the reflective polarizing film and the beam splitting film, and the reflective polarizing film is configured to reflect linearly polarized light having one characteristic and transmit linearly polarized light having another characteristic; or
the first phase retardation film is located on a side of the reflective polarizing film away from the beam splitting film, and the reflective polarizing film comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal reflective polarizing film.

11 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , wherein the polarizing composite film comprises:
a second phase retardation film; a first linear polarizing film, located on a side of the second phase retardation film away from the beam splitting film; and a third phase retardation film, located on a side of the first linear polarizing film away from the second phase retardation film.

12 . The optical structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second linear polarizing film, located on a side of the reflective polarizing film away from the first lens.

13 . A display device, comprising a display screen and the optical structure of claim 1 , wherein the display screen is located on the light incident side of the optical structure.

14 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the display screen comprises a micro organic light-emitting diode display screen.

15 . The display device according to claim 13 , wherein a second anti-reflective film is provided on a side of the display screen close to the polarizing composite film, and a side of the second anti-reflective film away from the display screen is directly exposed to air.

16 . A display device, comprising a display screen and the optical structure of claim 5 , wherein the display screen is located on the light incident side of the optical structure, and the display screen comprises a micro organic light-emitting diode display screen.

17 . A method for manufacturing the optical structure of claim 2 , comprising:
providing a mold for forming the second lens; placing the polarizing composite film in the mold; casting a fluid material for forming the second lens into the mold; curing the material to integrally form the polarizing composite film and the second lens; and taking the polarizing composite film and the second lens that are formed in one piece out of the mold.

18 . A method for manufacturing the optical structure of claim 5 , comprising:
providing a mold for forming the second lens; placing the polarizing composite film in the mold; casting a fluid material for forming the second lens into the mold; curing the material to integrally form the polarizing composite film and the second lens; and taking the polarizing composite film and the second lens that are formed in one piece out of the mold.

19 . A method for manufacturing an optical structure, wherein the optical structure has a light incident side and a light exit side, and the optical structure comprises a lens, a beam splitting film, a reflective polarizing film, a first phase retardation film, and a polarizing composite film, the lens comprises a first surface and a second surface, the first surface is a surface of the lens on the light incident side, the beam splitting film is located on a side of the first surface away from the second surface, the reflective polarizing film and the first phase retardation film are both located on a side of the second surface away from the first surface, the polarizing composite film is configured to convert non-polarized light incident on the polarizing composite film into circularly polarized light, and a material of the polarizing composite film comprises a liquid crystal polymer,
wherein the manufacturing method comprises: coating or vacuum-plating the polarizing composite film on a surface of a side of the beam splitting film away from the lens.

20 . The manufacturing method according to claim 19 , wherein the polarizing composite film comprises a second phase retardation film, a first linear polarizing film and a third phase retardation film, materials of the second phase retardation film, the first linear polarizing film and the third phase retardation fil

Assignees

• Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co Ltd
• Lemon Inc

Inventors

• Zhu Shaopeng
• Zhang Ziyang
• Zhong Xuan
• Bai Wenbin
• Chen Jian
• He Jianjun

Classifications

• G02B5/3083

  Birefringent or phase retarding elements (G02B5/3008, G02B5/3016 take precedence; systems for polarisation control G02B27/286; manufacturing phase modulating patterns by lithographic processes G03F7/001) · CPC title

• G02B5/3033

  in the form of a thin sheet or foil, e.g. Polaroid · CPC title

• G02B5/3016

  involving passive liquid crystal elements (optical properties of liquid crystals G02F1/0063; polarising elements associated with active liquid crystal devices G02F1/133528) · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02B27/286 Primary

  for controlling or changing the state of polarisation, e.g. transforming one polarisation state into another (G02B5/3083 takes precedence; light guide coupling means utilising polarising elements G02B6/34) · CPC title