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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
Atsushi Nagasawa, Tsukuba, JP;
Yasuyuki Sanai, Nagoya, JP;
Atsushi Nagasawa, Tsukuba, JP;
Yasuyuki Sanai, Nagoya, JP;
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki-shi, JP;
Toagosei Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
To provide a light diffusion film that contributes lightweight with reduction in thickness, a planar light source element utilizing the light diffusion film, and a liquid crystal display device utilizing the light diffusion film and/or the planar light source element. A light diffusion film () having a plurality of projections () of a specific shape is at least partly formed from a composition containing a mixture of a photocurable compound and a particulate material. A light guide plate (), provided with one or more light sources () at one side face thereof, is bonded to vertexes of the projections () to provide a planar light source element, which is thin and lightweight and capable of emitting non-glaring light uniformly from the entire surface thereof.