METHOD FOR PREPARING INTELLIGENT DISPLAY FILM HAVING SWITCHABLE VIEWING ANGLE AND COMPOSITE FILM CONTAINING DISPLAY FILM

Abstract

A method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle and a composite film containing the display film includes: mixing liquid crystal and a photopolymerizable monomer according to certain percentage content, wherein the ratio of raw materials is selected according to the refractive index matching ability between a conductive film and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer as well as the characteristics of material components, and wherein the percentage content of the liquid crystal is 30-60%, the percentage content of the photopolymerizable monomer is 38-70%, the percentage content of a photoinitiator is 0.1-3.5%, the percentage content of a spacer is 0.1-5%; stirring the liquid crystal, the photopolymerizable monomer, the photoinitiator and the spacer evenly at room temperature, pressing the mixed material between two indium tin oxide-coated conductive films by using a rolling process to form a thin layer, and irradiating the thin layer for 5-10 minutes by using ultraviolet light.

Claims

1. A method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle, comprising: mixing liquid crystal and a photopolymerizable monomer according to certain percentage content, wherein the ratio of raw materials is selected according to the refractive index matching ability between a conductive film and a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer as well as the characteristics of material components, and wherein the percentage content of the liquid crystal is 30-60%, the percentage content of the photopolymerizable monomer is 38-70%, the percentage content of a photoinitiator is 0.1-3.5%, the percentage content of a spacer is 0.1-5%; stirring the liquid crystal, the photopolymerizable monomer, the photoinitiator and the spacer evenly at room temperature, pressing the mixed material between two indium tin oxide-coated conductive films by using a rolling process to form a thin layer, and irradiating the thin layer for 5-10 minutes by using ultraviolet light, so as to prepare the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

2. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a wide viewing angle in the non-powered state and a narrow viewing angle in the powered state, and the adjustment between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle can be achieved by adjusting the magnitude of the externally-applied voltage.

3. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal is a nematic liquid crystal having a refractive index of 1.4-1.52.

4. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the photopolymerizable monomer is a photopolymerizable monomer having a refractive index of 1.4-1.52.

5. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the photopolymerizable monomer comprises one or more components of hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate, lauryl acrylate, lauryl methacrylate, isobornyl acrylate, isobornyl methacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, ethylphenoxy acrylate, ethylphenoxy methacrylate, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl acrylate, benzyl methacrylate, hexyl acrylate, hexyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycol diacrylate, ethoxylated bisphenol A dimethacrylate.

6. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the refractive index of the indium tin oxide-coated conductive film is between 1.46 and 1.52, and the refractive index of the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer is close to that of the conductive film.

7. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the spacer has a particle size of 2-10 m.

8. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a transmittance of 76% in the wide viewing angle state, and a transmittance of 88% in the narrow viewing angle state.

9. The method for preparing an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 1, wherein the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a driving voltage AC of 0-10V, and a film thickness of 100 m.

10. A composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle, comprising the structure of: a first release protective film layer, an anti-glare coating layer, a first PET layer a first indium tin oxide conductive layer a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer, a second indium tin oxide conductive layer, a second PET layer, an optical grade glue layer, an ultrafine louver layer, a third PET layer, and a second release protective film layer which are arranged in order from top to bottom.

11. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein a self-adhesive layer is disposed between the third PET layer and the second release protective film layer.

12. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer is formed by polymerizing a nematic liquid crystal and an acrylate monomer through UV light.

13. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein upon the light passes through the ultrafine louver layer, the display effect with a narrow viewing angle of 30 degrees is formed.

14. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein the first PET layer, the second PET layer, the first indium tin oxide layer and the second indium tin oxide layer, and the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer have similar refractive indices, which are all between 1.45 and 1.5.

15. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein the composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a wide viewing angle of 60 degrees in the non-powered state and a narrow viewing angle of 30 degrees in the powered state.

16. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein the composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a transmittance of 75% in the wide viewing angle state, and a transmittance of 90% in the narrow viewing angle state.

17. The composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle according to claim 10, wherein the composite film comprising an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle has a driving voltage AC of 0-10V, and a film thickness of 500-600 m.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] FIG. 1 shows a voltage-transmittance electro-optic characteristic curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 1.

[0033] FIG. 2 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 1 in a display backlight module.

[0034] FIG. 3 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 1 composited with a peep-proof film in a display backlight module.

[0035] FIG. 4 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 2 in a display backlight module.

[0036] FIG. 5 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 2 composited with a peep-proof film in a display backlight module.

[0037] FIG. 6 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle prepared in Example 3 in a display backlight module.

[0038] FIG. 7 shows a diagram illustrating the principle of the wide viewing angle mode and the narrow viewing angle mode of an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

[0039] FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional structural view of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle in Example 4.

[0040] FIG. 9 shows a diagram illustrating the structural principle of the wide and narrow viewing angle modes of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle in Example 4.

[0041] FIG. 10 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle of Example 4 in a display backlight module.

[0042] FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional structural view of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle in Example 5.

[0043] FIG. 12 shows a viewing angle-brightness curve of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle of Example 5 in a display backlight module.

REFERENCE SIGNS

[0044] 100. first release protective film layer; 101. anti-glare coating layer; 102. first PET layer; 103. first indium tin oxide conductive layer; 104. polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer; 105. second indium tin oxide conductive layer; 106. second PET layer; 107. optical grade glue layer; 108. ultrafine louver layer; 109. third PET layer; 110. second release protective film layer; 111. self-adhesive layer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

[0045] The following examples will provide further understanding of the present invention for those skilled in the art, but are not intended to limit the present invention in any way. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these variations and modifications are all belong to the scope of protection of the present invention. The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific examples.

Example 1

[0046] Liquid crystal and a photopolymerizable monomer were mixed according to certain percentage content, wherein the refractive index of the transparent ITO conductive film was 1.47, and the refractive index of the nematic liquid crystal SLC1717 (Shijiazhuang Yongshenghuaqing Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd.) was 1.512; and wherein the content of the liquid crystal was 30% of the total mass, the photopolymerizable monomer was a mixture of polyethylene glycol diacrylate having a refractive index of 1.47, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate having a refractive index of 1.456,and hydroxypropyl methacrylate having a refractive index of 1.447 in a mass ratio of 3:4:3; the content of the photopolymerizable monomer was 69.5%, and the content of a photoinitiator was 0.4%, and the glass microbead having a particle size of 10 m was selected as a spacer, with a content of 0.1%. The liquid crystal, the photopolymerizable monomer, the photoinitiator and the glass microbeads were stirred uniformly at room temperature, then the mixture was pressed between two indium tin oxide-coated conductive films by using a rolling process to form a thin layer with a thickness of 100 m, and the thin layer was irradiated at 25 C. for 5 minutes by using ultraviolet light with a light intensity of 10 mw/cm.sup.2 and a wavelength of 365 nm, so as to prepare an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

[0047] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle obtained by the above preparation method was measured by a micrometer in terms of thickness, and its thickness was 100 m. The voltage-transmittance electro-optic characteristic curve is as shown in FIG. 1. As the voltage increases, the transmittance increases. The transmittance in the wide viewing angle state is 76%, the transmittance in the narrow viewing angle state is 88%, and the driving voltage can be as low as 10V.

[0048] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle was added to a liquid crystal display backlight module, and its viewing angle-brightness curve is as shown in FIG. 2. With the change of the driving voltage, there is a certain change in the viewing angle, and thus the effect of adjusting the viewing angle is achieved. After the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle was composited with a peep-proof film having a refractive index of 1.5, the viewing angle-brightness curve was measured in the liquid crystal display backlight module, as shown in FIG. 3. With the change of the driving voltage, the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle realizes the effect of switching between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle.

Example 2

[0049] Liquid crystal and a photopolymerizable monomer were mixed according to certain percentage content, wherein the refractive index of the transparent ITO conductive film was 1.47, and its thickness was 50 m, and the refractive index of the nematic liquid crystal SLC1717 (Shijiazhuang Yongshenghuaqing Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd.) was 1.512; and wherein the content of the liquid crystal was 45% of the total mass, the photopolymerizable monomer was a mixture of polyethylene glycol diacrylate having a refractive index of 1.47, isobornyl methacrylate having a refractive index of 1.477, and hydroxypropyl methacrylate having a refractive index of 1.447 in a mass ratio of 3:6:1; the content of the photopolymerizable monomer was 46.5%, and the content of a photoinitiator was 3.5%, and the spacer having a particle size of 5 m was selected, with a content of 5%. The liquid crystal, the photopolymerizable monomer, the photoinitiator and the glass microbeads were stirred uniformly at room temperature, then the mixture was pressed between two indium tin oxide-coated conductive films by using a rolling process to form a thin layer with a thickness of 100 m, and the thin layer was irradiated at 25 C. for 5 minutes by using ultraviolet light with a light intensity of 10 mw/cm.sup.2 and a wavelength of 365 nm, so as to prepare an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

[0050] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle obtained by the above preparation method was measured by a micrometer in terms of thickness, and its thickness was 100 m. As the voltage increases, the transmittance increases. The transmittance in the wide viewing angle state is 78%, the transmittance in the narrow viewing angle state is 88%, and the driving voltage can be as low as 8V.

[0051] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle was added to a liquid crystal display backlight module, and its viewing angle-brightness curve is as shown in FIG. 4. With the change of the driving voltage, there is a certain change in the viewing angle, and thus the effect of adjusting the viewing angle is achieved. After the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle was composited with a peep-proof film having a refractive index of 1.5, the viewing angle-brightness curve was measured in the liquid crystal display backlight module, as shown in FIG. 5. With the change of the driving voltage, the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle realizes the effect of switching between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle.

Example 3

[0052] Liquid crystal and a photopolymerizable monomer were mixed according to certain percentage content, wherein the refractive index of the transparent ITO conductive film was 1.47, and its thickness was 50 m, and the refractive index of the nematic liquid crystal SLC1717 (Shijiazhuang Yongshenghuaqing Liquid Crystal Co., Ltd.) was 1.512; and wherein the content of the liquid crystal was 60% of the total mass, the photopolymerizable monomer was a mixture of polyethylene glycol diacrylate having a refractive index of 1.47, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate having a refractive index of 1.456, and hexyl methacrylate having a refractive index of 1.458 in a mass ratio of 3:1:1; the content of the photopolymerizable monomer was 38.5%, and the content of a photoinitiator was 1.0%, and the spacer having a particle size of 2 m was selected, with a content of 0.5%. The liquid crystal, the photopolymerizable monomer, the photoinitiator and the glass microbeads were stirred uniformly at room temperature, then the mixture was pressed between two indium tin oxide-coated conductive films by using a rolling process to form a thin layer with a thickness of 100 m, and the thin layer was irradiated at 25 C. for 5 minutes by using ultraviolet light with a light intensity of 10 mw/cm.sup.2 and a wavelength of 365 nm, so as to prepare an intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

[0053] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle obtained by the above preparation method was measured by a micrometer in terms of thickness, and its thickness was 100 m. As the voltage increases, the transmittance increases. The transmittance in the wide viewing angle state is 80%, the transmittance in the narrow viewing angle state is 90%, and the driving voltage can be as low as 6V, and the intelligent display film has the effect of switching between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle.

[0054] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle was added to a liquid crystal display backlight module, and its viewing angle-brightness curve is as shown in FIG. 6. With the change of the driving voltage, there is a certain change in the viewing angle, and thus the effect of adjusting the viewing angle is achieved. FIG. 7 shows a diagram illustrating the principle of the wide viewing angle mode and the narrow viewing angle mode of the intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle.

Example 4

[0055] FIG. 8 shows a cross-sectional structural view of an intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle in this example. As shown in FIG. 8, the composite film includes: a first release protective film layer 100, an anti-glare coating layer 101, a first PET layer 102, a first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, a second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105, a second PET layer 106, an optical grade glue layer 107, an ultrafine louver layer 108, a third PET layer 109, and a second release protective film layer 110; the anti-glare coating layer 101 is disposed under the first release protective film layer 100, the first PET layer 102 is disposed under the anti-glare coating layer 101, and the first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103 is disposed under the first PET layer 102; the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104 is disposed under the first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103, and the polymer liquid crystal layer comprises liquid crystal droplets, and the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer is formed by polymerizing a nematic liquid crystal and an acrylate monomer through 365 nm UV light; the second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105 is disposed under the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, the second PET layer 106 is disposed under the second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105, the optical grade glue layer 107 is disposed under the second PET layer 106, the ultrafine louver layer 108 is disposed under the optical grade glue layer 107, the third PET layer 109 is disposed under the ultrafine louver layer 108, and the second release protective film layer 110 is disposed under the third PET layer 109.

[0056] When the power is not applied, the light from a backlight passes through the ultrafine louver layer 108 to form a narrow viewing angle, and then enters the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, and is uniformly dispersed due to the light scattering of the liquid crystal layer, so that the transmitted light forms a wide viewing angle mode. When the power is applied, the light from a backlight passes through the ultrafine louver layer 108 to form a narrow viewing angle, and then enters the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, where it is directly transmitted without being scattered by the liquid crystal layer, and in this way the narrow viewing angle mode is formed. A diagram illustrating the structural principle of the wide and narrow viewing angle modes of the intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle is as shown in FIG. 9.

[0057] The intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle was measured by a micrometer in terms of thickness and its thickness was 500 m. As the voltage increases, the transmittance increases. The transmittance in the light scattering state is 78%, the transmittance in the transparent state is 92%, and the driving voltage can be as low as 8V.

[0058] The intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle was added to a liquid crystal display backlight module, and its viewing angle-brightness curve is as shown in FIG. 10. With the change of the driving voltage, the intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle realizes the effect of switching between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle.

Example 5

[0059] FIG. 11 shows a cross-sectional structural view of a self-adhesive intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle in this example. As shown in FIG. 11, the film includes: a first release protective film layer 100, an anti-glare coating layer 101, a first PET layer 102, a first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103, a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, a second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105, a second PET layer 106, an optical grade glue layer 107, an ultrafine louver layer 108, a third PET layer 109, a second release protective film layer 110 and a self-adhesive layer 111; the anti-glare coating layer 101 is disposed under the first release protective film layer 100, the first PET layer 102 is disposed under the anti-glare coating layer 101, and the first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103 is disposed under the first PET layer 102; the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104 is disposed under the first indium tin oxide conductive layer 103, and the polymer liquid crystal layer comprises liquid crystal droplets, and the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer is formed by polymerizing a nematic liquid crystal and an acrylate monomer through 365 nm UV light; the second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105 is disposed under the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, the second PET layer 106 is disposed under the second indium tin oxide conductive layer 105, the optical grade glue layer 107 is disposed under the second PET layer 106, the ultrafine louver layer 108 is disposed under the optical grade glue layer 107, the third PET layer 109 is disposed under the ultrafine louver layer 108, the self-adhesive layer 111 is disposed under the third PET layer 109, and the second release protective film layer 110 is disposed under the self-adhesive layer 111.

[0060] When the power is not applied, the light from a backlight passes through the ultrafine louver layer 108 to form a narrow viewing angle, and then enters the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, and is uniformly dispersed due to the light scattering of the liquid crystal layer, so that the transmitted light forms a wide viewing angle mode. When the power is applied, the light from a backlight passes through the ultrafine louver layer 108 to form a narrow viewing angle, and then enters the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer 104, where it is directly transmitted without being scattered by the liquid crystal layer, and in this way the narrow viewing angle mode is formed.

[0061] The refractive index of the intelligent display composite film base having a switchable viewing angle is 1.52, the refractive index of the polymer-dispersed liquid crystal layer is 1.50, and the overall refractive index matches the optical film in a backlight module. The refractive index of the film having a switchable viewing angle can be adjusted by raw material selection. The intelligent display composite film was measured by a micrometer in terms of thickness and its thickness is 600 m. As the voltage increases, the transmittance increases. When the power is not applied, the transmittance in the light scattering state is 76%; when the power is applied, the transmittance in the transparent state is 90%, and the driving voltage can be as low as 10V.

[0062] The intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle was added to a liquid crystal display backlight module, and its viewing angle-brightness curve is as shown in FIG. 12. With the change of the driving voltage, there is a change in the viewing angle, and thus the effect of adjusting the viewing angle is achieved. A viewing angle-brightness curve of the intelligent display composite film was measured in the liquid crystal display backlight module, as shown in FIG. 12. With the change of the driving voltage, the intelligent display composite film having a switchable viewing angle realizes the effect of switching between a wide viewing angle and a narrow viewing angle.

[0063] The intelligent display film having a switchable viewing angle provided in the present invention has an adjustable refractive index, which matches other optical display films in the display backlight module. The intelligent display film has no light quality effect on the backlight display effect and possesses good display characteristics, which can be applied to the fields of optical displays such as computers, smart phones and ATM displays.

[0064] Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the examples disclosed in the drawings are intended to exemplify the preferred embodiments of the present invention and should not be construed as limitation to the present invention.

[0065] Although some examples of the general inventive concept have been shown and described herein, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that numerous variations can be made to these examples without departing from the principle and spirit of the general inventive concept, and the scope of the present invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.