Lighting film, web roll for lighting film, window pane, roll screen, and lighting louver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9429288-B2
Application number	US-201314432822-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2013
Priority date	Oct 2, 2012
Publication date	Aug 30, 2016
Grant date	Aug 30, 2016

Abstract

A lighting film 1 includes a base member 10 which has light-transmitting properties, a plurality of protrusion portions 11 which have light-transmitting properties and are formed on one surface of the base member 10 so as to be adjacent to each other, and a gap portion 12 which is formed between the protrusion portions. In the protrusion portion 11 , a first end surface 11 a on the base member 10 side or a second end surface 11 b on an opposite side to the base member 10 is configured as a light incidence end surface, and a side surface 11 c which comes into contact with the gap portion 12 is configured as a reflective surface of totally reflecting light which is incident from the light incidence end surface. The base member 10 or a member that is formed on one surface of the base member 10 and has light-transmitting properties is exposed in the gap portion 12.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting film comprising:
a base member which has light-transmitting properties;
a plurality of protrusion portions which have light-transmitting properties and are formed on one surface of the base member so as to be adjacent to each other; and
a gap portion which is formed between the plurality of protrusion portions,
wherein, in a protrusion portion of the plurality of protrusion portions, a first end surface on the base member side or a second end surface on an opposite side to the base member is configured as a light incidence end surface, and a side surface which comes into contact with the gap portion is configured as a reflective surface for totally reflecting light which is incident from the light incidence end surface,
the base member or a member that is formed on one surface of the base member and has light-transmitting properties is exposed in the gap portion, and
the plurality of protrusion portions are formed in each of a plurality of tiling areas, the plurality of tiling areas being adjacent to each other.

2. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein
a light emitting end surface has an area larger than an area of the light incidence end surface.

3. The lighting film according to claim 2 , wherein
light which is incident toward the gap portion between the plurality of protrusion portions is incident into the protrusion portion from one side surface of the protrusion portion, travels in the protrusion portion, and is incident to another side surface of the protrusion portion.

4. The lighting film according to claim 3 , wherein
a half or more of light which is incident toward the gap portion at an incident angle of 30° is incident into the plurality of protrusion portions through the gap portion, and is totally reflected by side surfaces of the plurality of protrusion portions.

5. The lighting film according to claim 3 , wherein
the light which is incident to another side surface of the protrusion portion is totally reflected by another side surface of the protrusion portion.

6. The lighting film according to claim 2 , wherein
a half or more of light which is incident toward the light incidence end surface of the protrusion portion at an incident angle of 30° or 45° is incident into the protrusion portion from the light incidence end surface of the protrusion portion, travels in the protrusion portion, and is incident to the side surface of the protrusion portion.

7. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of protrusion portions which have a strip shape and have different extension directions from each other are formed on the one surface of the base member.

8. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein
the protrusion portion which continuously changes an extension direction when viewed from a normal direction of the base member is formed on the one surface of the base member.

9. The lighting film according to claim 8 , wherein
the protrusion portion is an arc protrusion portion which has a central angle of less than 90°.

10. A web roll for a lighting film which is obtained by winding a long lighting film, the lighting film comprising:
a base member which has light-transmitting properties;
a plurality of protrusion portions which have light-transmitting properties and are formed on one surface of the base member so as to be adjacent to each other; and
a gap portion which is formed between the plurality of protrusion portions,
wherein in a protrusion portion of the plurality of protrusion portions, a first end surface on the base member side or a second end surface on an opposite side to the base member is configured as a light incidence end surface, and a side surface which comes into contact with the gap portion is configured as a reflective surface for totally reflecting light which is incident from the light incidence end surface,
the base member or a member that is formed on one surface of the base member and has light-transmitting properties is exposed in the gap portion, and
the plurality of protrusion portions are formed in each of a plurality of tiling areas, the plurality of tiling areas being adjacent to each other.

11. A window pane comprising:
a glass substrate;
a plurality of protrusion portions which have light-transmitting properties and are formed on one surface of the glass substrate so as to be adjacent to each other; and
a gap portion which is formed between the plurality of protrusion portions,
wherein, in a protrusion portion of the plurality of protrusion portions, a first end surface on the glass substrate side or a second end surface on an opposite side to the glass substrate is configured as a light incidence end surface, and a side surface which comes into contact with the gap portion is configured as a reflective surface for totally reflecting light which is incident from the light incidence end surface,
the glass substrate or a member that is formed on one surface of the glass substrate and has light-transmitting properties is exposed in the gap portion, and
the plurality of protrusion portions are formed in each of a plurality of tiling areas, the plurality of tiling areas being adjacent to each other.

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

• Ueki Shun
• Nangou Tomoko
• Kamada Tsuyoshi
• Sakuragi Kazuyoshi
• Tsujimoto Masahiro

Classifications

• G02B19/0042

  for use with direct solar radiation · CPC title

• E06B9/386

  Details of lamellae · CPC title

• F21V7/0091

  using total internal reflection · CPC title

• G02B2207/123

  Optical louvre elements, e.g. for directional light blocking · CPC title

• F21S11/007 Primary

  characterised by the means for transmitting light into the interior of a building · CPC title