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Backlight unit comprising condensing film having hetero-conic lenses

US8870399B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 2011
Grant dateOct 28, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133611
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Provided is a backlight unit. The backlight unit includes a light source, an optical member configured to uniformly distribute light emitted from the light source, and at least two condensing films configured to condense light from the optical member. Hetero-conic lenses are two-dimensionally arranged on a surface of each of the condensing films, and each of the hetero-conic lenses is formed by combining a first conic lens expressed by Formula (1) below and a second conic lens expressed by Formula (2) below:

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