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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takahiro Hashimoto, Saitama-ken, JP;
Tsutomu Sakamoto, Saitama-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/156 ; G03B 2/160 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/156 ; G03B 2/160 ;
Abstract
A micro-lens array sheet having a wide field angle, a field angle control, a high light efficiency, a high brightness and a high contrast, which is provided with a layer of micro-lenses each shaped to be a centro-symmetry convex or concave micro-lens. A layer of either a light diffusion sheet or a sheet filled with light diffusive agent is attached on a light transmitting side of the micro-lens array sheet. The micro-lenses are aligned in a diamond grid array or an array including a combination of diamond-shape and hexagonal-shape micro-lens blocks.