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Electroluminescent device and method for producing the same

US6617784B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1999
Grant dateSep 9, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B33/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electroluminescent (EL) device is disclosed and includes an electroluminescent element (9) having a light-emitting surface (91), and a prismatic film (1) having a surface (11) on which a plurality of prisms are provided and a back surface (12) opposed to said surface (11) and being placed on said light-emitting surface (91), wherein the back surface (12) of the prismatic film (1) and said light-emitting-surface (91) of the electroluminescent element (9) are closely bonded optically. The EL device can effectively intensify the light which is emitted in the normal line direction and also in the direction deviating from the normal line, and increase the luminance in the wide observation angle range.

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