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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/30 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/30 (2006.01); C23C 14/00 (2006.01); C23C 14/10 (2006.01); C23C 14/34 (2006.01); G02B 1/118 (2015.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); B32B 7/02 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/30 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/308 (2013.01); C23C 14/0036 (2013.01); C23C 14/10 (2013.01); C23C 14/34 (2013.01); G02B 1/118 (2013.01); G02B 1/18 (2015.01); B32B 2250/02 (2013.01); B32B 2250/24 (2013.01); B32B 2255/10 (2013.01); B32B 2255/20 (2013.01); B32B 2307/728 (2013.01); B32B 2307/754 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an optical member excellent in antifouling properties, rubbing resistance, and antifog properties. The optical member of the present invention includes, on a surface thereof, an uneven structure provided with multiple projections at a pitch not longer than a wavelength of visible light, the projections each including a hydrophilic portion at its tip. Preferably, each of the projections is formed from a hydrophobic resin and has its tip covered with a hydrophilic material, the hydrophilic material contains silicon dioxide, and the hydrophilic material has a thickness of 30 nm or smaller.