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`[19]
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`[11] Patent Number:
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`5,706,134
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`Konno et al.
`[45] Date of Patent: Jan. 6, 1998
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`USOOS706134A
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`[54] LIGHT-DIFFUSING SHEET MEMBER
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`[75]
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`Inventors: Teruaki Konno, Tokyo; Koichl
`Sawada; Masahiro Kitannu-a. both of
`Osaka, all of Japan
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`[73] Assignee: Keiwa Shoko Kabushiki Kaisha,
`Osaka, Japan
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`[21] Appl. No.: 658,314
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`[22] Filed:
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`Jun. 5, 1996
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`Related US. Application Data
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`[63] Continuation of Ser. No. 954,304, Sep. 30, 1992, abandoned.
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`1 1/1978
`2721885
`12/1980
`2925647
`2/1987
`365767
`3/1980
`56-139189
`9/1980
`55-120001
`9/1980
`55-120002
`7/1987
`62-116201
`7/1987
`62-169105
`62-201729 12/1987
`63-41101
`3/1988
`63—177884
`11/1988
`63—291001
`11/1988
`2-120702
`5/1990
`2—21482
`8/1990
`2-221926
`9/1990
`1585338
`2/1981
`2054119
`2/1981
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`359/599
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`Japan .
`Japan ..................................... 359/599
`United Kingdom .
`United Kingdom .
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`[30]
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`Foreign Application Priority Data
`Japan ............................... 4-042936 U
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`Japan
`3082MB U
`Japan
`44130679 U
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`[JP]
`[JP]
`[JP]
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`Jun. 22, 1919
`Oct. 9, 1991
`Jan. 13, 1992
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`OTHER PUBLICATIONS
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`Patents Abstracts of Japan, P—735, Jul. 26. 1988. VOL
`lWNo. 266.
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`Primary Examiner—Jon W. Henry
`Attorney; Agent, or Firm—Marshall. O’Toole, Getstein,
`Murray & Borun
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`[57]
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`ABSTRACT
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`A light diffusing sheet member used as a difi‘using plate of
`a liquid crystal display by which light transmitted from a
`light source is uniformly difiused so that the luminance of a
`screen of a light ditfusing plate liquid crystal display portion
`is sufficient and a user can easily look at characters. graphics
`and the like displayed on the screen from difi‘erent angles. A
`light ditfusing sheet member comprises a base material sheet
`and a light ditfusing layer applied on the top face of the base
`mataial sheet, and beads mixed therein. The beads have
`difl‘erent sizes, and include particles buried in a synthetic
`resin and particles which at least patfially project from the
`synthetic resin.
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`4 Claims, 5 Drawing Sheets
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`Int. Cl.‘
`[51]
`[52] US. Cl.
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`359/599; 359/452 [58] Field of Search
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`G023 5/02
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`359/599, 452,
`359/453, 455. 456, 460; 354/452
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`[56]
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`This is a continuation of US. application Ser. No.
`07/954304. filed Sep. 30. 1992. now abandoned.
`FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE
`INVENTION
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`The present invention relates to a light diffusing sheet
`member which uniformly dilfuses light, and more particu-
`larly to a light difl’using sheet member for use as a light
`diffusing plate that uniformly diffuses light transmitted from
`a light source which is the back light of a liquid crystal panel
`in a liquid crystal display.
`In a prior art liquid crystal display 10 as shown in FIG. 6,
`light irradiated by a fluorescent tube 11. which is a back
`light, passes through a guide plate 12. The fluorescent tube
`11 is provided on the backside of a liquid crystal panel. 0n
`the bottom face of the guide plate 12 is provided a reflecting
`portion which consists of a metal deposition layer, which is
`formed by deposition of a metal such as silver or aluminum.
`The light guided upwardly is uniformly diffused and passed
`by a diffusing plate 13 provided above the guide plate 12,
`and is then guided to a liquid crystal display unit 14 provided
`above the difl‘using plate 13.
`Conventionally, the dilfusing plate 13 comprises a light
`diffusing sheet member wherein a resin such as polycarbon-
`ate which is melted and extruded on the surface of a base
`material is finished by means of a pressing and cooling roll
`(so-called mat roll) or the like having many fine concave and
`convex portions impressed on its surface so that the resin has
`fine concave and convex portions on its surface. or the resin
`is heated and pressurized by means of a pressing roll having
`many fine convex portions on its surface so that the resin has
`many fine concave and convex portions (embossed).
`(1) Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2648111991
`discloses a light diffusing sheet member in which a light
`diffusing layer is affixed to the surface of a polyester film or
`the like, the light diifusing layer containing light difl‘using
`materials such as titanium oxide, calcium carbonate, talc,
`silica powder, glass beads and the like.
`(2) Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No.
`11201/1991 discloses a light diffusing sheet member in
`which light is uniformly irradiated from a light source to the
`outside through a sheet body irrespective of the distance
`from the light source by means of a pattern display having
`a difference in the distribution of density caused by a minute
`matmial group for light reflection such as aluminum powder
`or silvu' powder which is provided on the light irradiation
`face of the sheet body on the light source side.
`However. the light difi‘using sheet member used as a
`diffusing plate of a liquid crystal display according to the
`prior art has the following drawbacks.
`According to the light diffusing sheet member in publi-
`cation No. 26481/1991. a light diffusing matm‘ial is affixed
`to the film surface so that uniform light diffusion cannot
`fully be performed
`According to the light diffusing sheet member in publi-
`cation No. 11201/1991, it is necessary that the difference in
`distribution be set great when the distance from the light
`source is increased. Accordingly. the structure is compli-
`cated and costs are increased.
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`It is an object of the present invention to provide a light
`difl’using sheet member wherein light is uniformly diffused
`and more particularly to a light diffusing sheet member used
`as a diifusing plate which uniformly diffuses light transmit-
`ted from a light source in a liquid crystal display. so that the
`luminance of a screen of a light diffusing plate liquid crystal
`display pra'tion is sufficient and a user can easily look at
`characters, graphics and the like displayed on the screen
`from dilferent angles.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`The present invention has been made in consideration of
`the above-mentioned problems and object. and comprises a
`light difl‘using sheet member characterized in that a light
`diffusing layer is formed on the surface of a base material
`sheet, the light diffusing layer being a synthetic resin layer
`having beads mixed therein.
`is transparent and the light
`The base material sheet
`diffusing layer is a transparent synthetic resin layer having
`transparent beads mixed therein.
`The light diffusing layer has beads mixed therein. the
`beads having different sizes.
`The beads include particles buried in the synthetic resin
`layer and particles which at least partially project from the
`synthetic resin layer.
`The beads cover almost the entire surface of the base
`mata‘ial sheet
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`The foregoing and other objects. features and advantages
`of the present invention will become more apparent upon a
`reading of the following detailed description and the
`drawings, wherein:
`FIG. 1(a) is a partially enlarged sectional view showing a
`light diffusing sheet member according to a first embodi-
`ment of the present invention;
`FIG. 1(b) is a blowup of a portion of FIG. 1(a);
`FIG. 2 (a) is a sectional view showing the light diffusing
`sheet member according to the first embodiment of the
`present invention;
`FIG. 2 (b) is a sectional view showing a light diffusing
`sheet member according to a second embodiment of the
`present invention;
`FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) are sectional views showing
`variations of the light difl‘using sheet member in accordance
`with the present invention;
`FIG. 4 (a) is a partial sectional view illustrating the state
`of light diffusion performed by the light difl’using sheet
`member according to the first embodiment of the present
`invention;
`FIG. 4 (b) is a partial sectional view illustrating the state
`of light diffusion performed by the light ditfusing sheet
`member according to the second embodiment of the present
`invention;
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`FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an application of the
`light diffusing sheet member in accordance with the present
`invention;
`FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the structure of a liquid
`crystal display according to the prior art; and
`FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) are plan views showing the
`distribution pattern of head particles on the diffusing lay: of
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`In both of the above light diffusing sheet members, the
`luminance of the screen of a liquid crystal display portion is
`not suflicient Consequently, it is hard or impossible to read
`charactu's, graphics and the like displayed on the screen.
`depending on the viewing angle.
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`the light difl‘using sheet member in accordance with the
`present invention.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE
`INVENTION
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`Preferred embodiments of the present invention are be
`described in detail with refuence to the figures of the
`accompanying drawings.
`In FIG. 1 (a), the reference numeral 1 denotes a light
`difiusing sheet member which essentially comprises a trans—
`parent base material sheet 2 and a light ditfusing layer 3
`applied thereon.
`Preferable examples of the base material sheet 2 include
`a transparent glass substrate and a synthetic resin film such
`as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). polycarbonate (PC) or
`a transparent acrylic resin having a thickness of about 20 to
`300 pm. There can be used any base material sheet which is
`transparent. does not inhibit light from passing and has
`elasticity, durability and the like. according to the use of the
`sheet.
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`The light difl‘using layer 3 is formed by a synthetic resin
`5 (FIG. 1A) and the like as a base layer. There are mixed, in
`the synthetic resin 5 base laym’. one or more kind(s) of bead
`particles 4 such as a urethane resin. a vinyl chloride resin. an
`acrylic resin or glass.
`In considaation of light dilfusing effects. the ratio of the
`beads particles 4 to the synthetic resin 5 is suitably 30 to
`90% by weight. If the ratio is smallm' titan 30% by weight.
`desirable light diffusing effects cannot be obtained. If the
`ratio is greater than 90% by weight. the adhesion of the bead
`particles 4 to the synthetic resin 5 is poor so that the beads
`particles 4 easily come off.
`In order to obtain good light dilfusing effects. the size of
`the bead particles 4 is suitably about 1 to 50 pm. In addition.
`it is prefmred that two or more kinds of beads having
`dilferent sizes are mixed.
`In consideration of working
`properties. strength and light difusing effects, it is preferred
`that the synthetic resin 5 include an acrylic resin as a main
`agent having bead particles mixed therein. and a resin of a
`two-liquid hardening type using an isocyanate synthetic
`resin as a hardening agent and having a thickness of about
`15 to 20 um (including no beads particles). However. there
`can be used other kinds of bead particles and synthetic resins
`by which desirable light difusing eflects may be obtained
`The light difl’using layer 3 having beads particles may
`properly be applied on the top face of the base material sheet
`2 by a known blade roll coating method or the like.
`It is always required that particles 40 and particles 4b be
`mixed in the synthetic resin 5 so that light transmitted
`througr the base material sheet 2 is uniformly diflused
`througr the light ditfusing layer 3. As shown in FIG. 1 (b),
`the particles 4a are completely bm‘ied in the synthetic resin
`5. and the particles 4b are partially buried in the synthetic
`resin 5 and at least partially project from the synthetic resin
`5. The ratio of particles to be mixed can suitably be changed
`according to the desired light diffusing ratio. The bead
`particles 4 may be distributed over the surface of the base
`material sheet 2 as shown in FIG. 7 (a), and may cova
`almost the entire surface of the base material sheet 2 as
`shown in FIG. 7 (b). In the latter case with greater density
`of the bead particles. light to be transmitted can be diflused
`more uniformly.
`As mentioned above and as shown in the drawings.
`relatively large size and small size beads are provided. The
`ratio of the number of small size beads to the large size beads
`is in the range from 1:99 to 99:1; preferably in the range
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`and othm's are partially embedded. The ratio of the number
`of totally embedded beads or particles to the partially
`embedded beads or particles is in the range from 1:99 to
`99:1; preferably in the range from 5:95 to 95:5.
`With the light difiusing sheet member having the above-
`mentioned structure, light A (FIG. 4 (a)) is transmitted from
`below the base material sheet 2 of the light difusing sheet
`member 1, passes through the base material sheet 2. and into
`a layer having the particles 4a and 4b so as to be uniformly
`diifused by the particles as shown in FIG. 4(a) (see an arrow
`B). The particles 4a are completely buried in the synthetic
`resin 5 of the light dilfusing layer 3 (see FIG. 1 (b)). The
`particles 4b are partially btn'ied in the synthetic resin 5 and
`at least partially project from the synthetic resin 5.
`With refaence to FIG. 2 (a). the light difusing sheet
`member of the second embodiment has the same structure as
`that of the first embodiment except that there is provided a
`metal deposition layer 6 which is formed by depositing a
`metal such as silver or aluminum on the bottom face of a
`base mata-ial sheet 2.
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`Refen'ing to the light ditfusing sheet member having the
`above—mentioned structure of the present invention (see
`FIG. 4 (b)). light C transmitted through the side of the base
`material sheet 2 of a light ditfusing sheet member 1 is
`reflected by the metal deposition layer 6 formed on the
`bottom face of the base material sheet 2 and an interface
`between the base material sheet 2 and a light difiusing laya
`3 formed on the top face of the base material sheet 2. guided
`to the light difl’using layer 3 and then uniformly ditTused in
`the same manner as in the first embodiment shown in FIG.
`4 (a).
`According to one manner of use. an adhesive laya 7 may
`be provided on the bottom face of the base material sheet 2
`as shown in FIG. 3 (a) and a printing portion 8 may be
`provided on the adhesive layer 7 as shown in FIG. 3 (b) so
`that patterns such as characters can be displayed. In addition,
`a release paper can be removably affixed to the adhesive
`layer 7 so as to attach the light difiusing sheet member 1 to
`an object. Those skilled in the art can easily understand the
`foregoing.
`Frn-thermore, a synthetic resin layer having bead particles
`such as silica or carbon mixed thaein may be applied on
`cloth. nonwoven fabric. a compound base material sheet
`formed by aflixing a vinyl chlcride resin sheet to cloth, or the
`like. In this case, there can be provided an excellent light
`diffusing sheet which can widely be used as an antireflection
`sheet.
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`EXAMPIEI
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`5 Parts by weight of “PFC LN hardening agent”
`(manufactured by DAIN'ICHI SEIKA KABUSHIKI
`KAISHA) as a hardening agent was mixed with 100 parts by
`weight of a coating main agent (“RUB coating agen "
`manufactured by DAINICHI SEIKA KABUSHIKI
`KAISHA) containing acrylic beads (having a size of 5 to 40
`pm) as a resin of a two-liquid hardening type. The mixture
`thus prepared was applied at a thickness of 15 to 20 pm
`(including no beads) on the top face of a polyethylene
`terephthalate (PET) sheet (“PET T-lOO” manufactured by
`DIAPHOYL KABUSHIIG KAISHA) as a base material
`having a thickness of 100 um by a known blade roll coating
`method.
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`The results of characteristic tests of a sheet member thus
`prepared are as follows:
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`light transmittance
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`84.9(9b)
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`Pencil hardness
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`Surface reflectance:
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`Surface electric resistance
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`Surface hardness
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`EXAMPLE 2
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`5 Parts by weight of “PFC LN hardening agent”
`(manufactured by DAINICI-II SEIKA KABUSHIKI
`KAISHA) as a hardening agent was mixed with 100 parts by
`weight of a coating main agent (“RUB coating agent”
`manufactured by DAINICHI SEIKA KABUSHIKI
`KAISHA) containing acrylic beads (having a size of 30 to 40
`pm) as a resin of a two-liquid hardening type. The mixture
`thus prepared was applied at a thickness of 15 to 20 um
`(including no beads) on the top face of a vinyl chloride sheet
`(“hard vinyl chloride sheet” manufactured by RIKEN
`VINYL KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA) as a base mate-
`rial having a thickness of 0.1 mm by a known blade roll
`coating method.
`The results of characteristic tests given to a sheet member
`thus prepared are as follows:
`Surface hardness:
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`Pencil hardness (not less than 4 H) (by 118 K 5400)
`Taber's abrasion resistance test (not greater than 10'3 g)
`(by ASTM D 1044)
`Adhesion:
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`There was used a label having an adhesion of 1200 gf/ZS
`mm or more to a stainless plate.
`Aflix:
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`40° C., 40 g/cm2 >04 hr.
`Evaluation:
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`There was confirmed the presence of adhesion after
`release at an angle of 90°—no adhesion)
`Surface reflectance: not greater than 10% (by 118 K 7105 A
`method)
`According to the light difl’using sheet member having the
`above-mentioned structure of the present invention. a light
`difiusing layer is formed on the surface of a transparent base
`material sheet. The light difl‘using layer is a transparent
`synthetic resin layer having transparent beads mixed therein.
`The beads have difierent sizes and include particles buried
`in the synthetic resin layer and particles which at least
`partially project from the synthetic resin layer.
`Thus, Light transmitted from below the base material
`sheet passes through the base rnatm‘ial sheet and then
`through the light difl‘using layer. Consequently, the fight is
`uniformly difiused by the bead particles mixed in the light
`difiusing layer.
`Accordingly, if the light diflusing sheet member of the
`present invention is used as a diflusing plate provided on the
`back of a liquid crystal panel in a liquid crystal display, light
`transmitted from a light source can be difl‘used more uni-
`formly than in the prior art. Thus, there can be provided a
`light difiusing sheet member as a dilfusing plate by which
`the luminance of a screen of a light difiusing plate liquid
`crystal display portion is suflicient and a user can view
`characters. graphics and the like displayed on the srn'een
`from different angles.
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`In case a metal deposition layer is famed on the back of
`the base material sheet of the light difiusing sheet member
`according to the present invention, light transmitted through
`the side of the base material sheet is reflected by a metal
`deposition face and an interface between the base material
`sheet and the light dilfusing layer and is guided to the light
`diflusing layer so as to be diffused uniformly.
`0n the back of the liquid crystal panel in the liquid crystal
`display, the light diffusing sheet member can function as a
`reflecting plate, a guide plate and a difiusing plate according
`to the prior art.
`For example. in case the light dilfusing sheet member of
`the present invention is placed on or affixed to the front
`interior member of a car 20. in particular a top face 22 of a
`dash board 21 as shown in FIG. 5, light A transmitted
`through a front glass 24 is irregularly reflected.
`Consequently, the front interior member of the car 20, in
`particular the dash board, is mirrored in the front face of the
`front glass so that it is possible to prevent a driver‘s view
`from being interrupted
`In order to prevent the fight of lighting equipment from
`being reflected by the display portion of a transparent liquid
`crystal panel of a clock or a digital meta- of a car, a saeen
`of a word processor or a computer, and the like. so that the
`display portion or screen is hard to look at. the light difiusing
`sheet member of the present invention can be used on the
`surface of a member which should prevent light from being
`reflected, for example. can be affixed to the surfaces of
`members around a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) of 0A devices
`or the like. Thus, remarkable efiects can be obtained.
`Although the present invention has fully been described
`by way of example with refaence to the accompanying
`drawings, it is to be understood that various changes and
`modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
`However, unless such changes and modifications depart
`from the scope of the invention, they should be construed as
`being included therein.
`What is claimed is:
`1. A light-difinsing sheet member comprising a transpar—
`ent base material sheet and a light-diffusing layer formed on
`the surface of said base material sheet and made of a
`transparent synthetic resin layer having transparent beads
`mixed therein;
`wherein said light-difiusing layer has beads of different
`particle sizes, the ratio of said beads to said synthetic
`resin layer is 30 to 90% by weight, and said light—
`difl‘using layer has some of said beads buried thaein
`and other of said beads projecting partially therefrom.
`2. A light-diifusing sheet member according to claim 1.
`wherein said beads comprise small beads and large beads in
`the quantity ratio of from 1:99 to 99:1.
`3. A light-difl‘using sheet member according to claims 1 or
`2, wherein said beads comprise the buried beads and the
`partially projected beads in the quantity ratio of from 1:99 to
`99:1.
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`4. A light-diifusing sheet member comprising a base
`material sheet and a light-diflhsing layer formed on the
`surface of said base material sheet and made of a synthetic
`resin layer having beads mixed therein;
`whaein said light-difl‘using layer has beads of difl’erent
`particle sizes. and said light-diifusing layer has some of
`said beads buried therein and other of said beads
`projecting partially therefrom. said light-difusing sheet
`member further comprising a metal deposition layer
`formed on the back of said base material sheet.
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION
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`PATENT N0.
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`DATED
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`5,706,134
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`January 6, 1998
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`TERUAKI KONNO, ET AL.
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`It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent is hereby
`corrected as shown below:
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`On the title page, under
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`[30] Foreign Application Priority 0313,
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`the data for the first application should
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`read Jun. 22, 1992 {JP} Japan ............ 4-042936 U
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`[56] References Cited,
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`the eighth reference listed, should be corrected to
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`read -— 3,994,086 11/1976 Mizuochi ——.
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`Signed and Sealed this
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`Eighteenth Day of May, 1999
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`Armslmg Officer
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`Acting Cmnmixsimwr ol'PuIems and Trudcnmrks
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`Q. 'l‘ODI) DICKINSON
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`MBI_OO’I 765
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`MBI_001765
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