Lighting film, window glass, roll screen, and lighting louver

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9803818-B2
Application number	US-201414896071-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2014
Priority date	Jun 7, 2013
Publication date	Oct 31, 2017
Grant date	Oct 31, 2017

Abstract

A lighting film which includes a base member having optical transparency, a plurality of protrusions having optical transparency, which are formed to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member, and a gap portion formed between the protrusions, in which an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the protrusion on a side opposite to the base member, and a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent protrusions among the plurality of protrusions to a width w of the protrusion is equal to or less than 0.1.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A lighting film comprising:
a base member having optical transparency;
a plurality of first protrusions having optical transparency, that are defined to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member;
a gap portion between the plurality of first protrusions; and
a second protrusion provided in a region between the plurality of first protrusions on the one surface of the base member, wherein
the second protrusion includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the one surface of the base member and a height of the second protrusion is smaller than a height of each of the plurality of first protrusions,
an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on a side opposite to the base member, and
a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent first protrusions among the plurality of first protrusions to a width w of the each of the plurality of first protrusions is less than 0.225.

2. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on the base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on the side opposite to the base member.

3. The lighting film according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of first protrusions include a plurality of third protrusions including a side surface with an inclination angle that is changed in a continuous or stepwise manner from the base member side to the side opposite to the base member.

4. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first protrusions include a plurality of third protrusions including side surfaces with inclination angles different from each other.

5. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein the each of the plurality of first protrusions extends in a straight line shape or in a curved line shape and two side surfaces of the each of the plurality of first protrusions in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the plurality of first protrusions have an inclination angle that is changed in a continuous or stepwise manner from the base member side to the side opposite to the base member.

6. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein
a first shape of a first cross section of the each of the plurality of first protrusions is a trapezoidal shape, the first cross section being orthogonal to the one surface of the base member,
a bottom side of the trapezoidal shape contacts the base member,
one side of the trapezoidal shape is longer than another side of the trapezoidal shape, and
the second protrusion is defined on the one surface of the base member to be apart from the plurality of first protrusions.

7. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein
a first shape of a first cross section of the each of the plurality of first protrusions is a trapezoidal shape, the first cross section being orthogonal to the one surface of the base member,
a bottom side of the trapezoidal shape contacts the base member,
one side of the trapezoidal shape is longer than another side of the trapezoidal shape,
a second shape of a second cross section of the second protrusion is a triangular shape, the second cross section being orthogonal to the one surface of the base member,
a first side of the triangular shape contacts the base member, and
a second side of the triangular shape is longer than a third side of the triangular shape.

8. The lighting film according to claim 7 , wherein the third side of the triangular shape is closer to the another side of the trapezoidal shape than the one side of the trapezoidal shape.

9. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio is equal to or less than 0.1.

10. The lighting film according to claim 1 , wherein a first refractive index of the second protrusion is higher than a second refractive index of the base member.

11. A roll screen comprising:
a lighting film;
a winding mechanism that winds the lighting film around a shaft center; and
an accommodation section that accommodates the shaft center and the winding mechanism,
wherein the lighting film includes:
a base member having optical transparency,
a plurality of first protrusions having optical transparency, that are defined to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member,
a gap portion between the plurality of first protrusions, and
a second protrusion provided in a region between the plurality of first protrusions on the one surface of the base member, wherein

the second protrusion includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the one surface of the base member and a height of the second protrusion is smaller than a height of the protrusion,
an area of an end surface of each of the plurality of first protrusions on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on a side opposite to the base member, and
a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent first protrusions among the plurality of first protrusions to a width w of the each of the plurality of first protrusions is less than 0.225.

12. The roll screen according to claim 11 , wherein an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on the base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on the side opposite to the base member.

13. The roll screen according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of first protrusions include a plurality of third protrusions including a side surface with an inclination angle that is changed in a continuous or stepwise manner from the base member side to the side opposite to the base member.

14. The roll screen according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of first protrusions include a plurality of third protrusions including side surfaces with inclination angles different from each other.

15. The roll screen according to claim 11 , wherein the each of the plurality of first protrusions extends in a straight line shape or in a curved line shape and two side surfaces of the each of the plurality of first protrusions in a cross section orthogonal to an extending direction of the plurality of first protrusions have an inclination angle that is changed in a continuous or stepwise manner from the base member side to the side opposite to the base member.

16. A lighting louver comprising:
a plurality of lighting films which are tiltably supported with a predetermined interval therebetween,
wherein the lighting film includes:
a base member having optical transparency,
a plurality of first protrusions having optical transparency, that are defined to be adjacent to each other on one surface of the base member,
a gap portion between the plurality of first protrusions, and
a second protrusion provided in a region between the plurality of first protrusions on the one surface of the base member, wherein

the second protrusion includes an inclined surface inclined with respect to the one surface of the base member and a height of the second protrusion is smaller than a height of each of the plurality of first protrusions,
an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on a base member side is greater than an area of an end surface of the each of the plurality of first protrusions on a side opposite to the base member, and
a ratio s/w of an interval s of two adjacent first protrusions among the

Assignees

• Sharp Kk

Inventors

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

Classifications

• E06B5/00

  Doors, windows, or like closures for special purposes {(insulated compound frames specially adapted for sliding doors or windows E06B3/26347)}; Border constructions therefor · CPC title

• G02B2207/123

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

• E06B2009/2417

  Light path control; means to control reflection · CPC title

• G02B5/02

  Diffusing elements; Afocal elements · CPC title

• E06B9/24 Primary

  Screens or other constructions affording protection against light, especially against sunshine; Similar screens for privacy or appearance; {Slat blinds}(operating, guiding or securing devices or arrangements for roll-type closures E06B9/56; free-hanging flexible screens A47H23/00) · CPC title