# US 10,310,367 B2 · Projection screen > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,310,367 B2 - Document ID: US10310367B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/894,316 - Filed: 2018-02-12 - Published: 2018-10-04 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-31 - Assignees: Lintec Corporation - Applicants: LINTEC Corporation - Inventors: Kentaro Kusama; Baku Katagiri - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10310367B2 ## CPC - G03B 21/62: Translucent screens - G02B 5/0236: {the diffusion taking place within the volume of the element} - G02B 5/0278: {used in transmission} - G03B 21/60: characterised by the nature of the surface - G02B 5/0257: {creating an anisotropic diffusion characteristic, i.e. distributing output differently in two perpendicular axes} - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS ## Abstract Provided is a projection screen which can effectively diffuse incident light coming from a wide angle, despite that the number of laminated sheets of a light diffusion control film is small such as 3 to 4 sheets, and can thereby provide a wide viewing angle even if the projection screen is applied to a large-sized screen. Disclosed is a projection screen having a light diffusion control plate, the light diffusion control plate being formed by laminating a plurality of sheets of a light diffusion control film, the light diffusion control film being a light diffusion control film having a single light diffusion layer having a first internal structure and a second internal structure sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, in which the first internal structure is a predetermined louver structure, and the second internal structure is a predetermined columnar structure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A projection screen comprising a light diffusion control plate, the light diffusion control plate being formed by laminating a plurality of sheets of a light diffusion control film, the light diffusion control film being a light diffusion control film having a single light diffusion layer having a first internal structure for anisotropically diffusing incident light and a second internal structure for isotropically diffusing incident light sequentially from the lower part along the film thickness direction, wherein the first internal structure is a louver structure formed by alternately arranging a plurality of plate-shaped regions having different refractive indices in any one direction along the film plane, and the second internal structure is a columnar structure formed by arranging a plurality of pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index to stand close together in the film thickness direction in a region having a relatively low refractive index, wherein a plurality of the sheets of the light diffusion control film are composed of first to third light diffusion control films having the same configuration, and the first to third light diffusion control films are laminated such that the directions of exit of the first to third light diffusion control films are respectively in different directions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the sheets of the light diffusion control film constituting the light diffusion control plate are laminated such that incident light coming from a projector enters the respective sheets of the light diffusion control film through the second internal structure side. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the projection screen has an overlapping internal structure in which the position of the upper end portion of the first internal structure and the position of the lower end portion of the second internal structure overlap each other in the film thickness direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The projection screen according to claim 3, wherein the thickness of the overlapping internal structure is adjusted to a value within the range of 1 to 40 μm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the angle of inclination θ1 of a plurality of plate-shaped regions having different refractive indices in the first internal structure with respect to the normal line of the film plane is adjusted to a value within the range of 0° to 80°, and the angle of inclination θ2 of a plurality of pillar-shaped objects having a relatively high refractive index in the second internal structure with respect to the normal line of the film plane is adjusted to a value within the range of 0° to 45°. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the plate-shaped regions in the first internal structure have a bent portion at an intermediate point along the film thickness direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein when the projection screen is installed to be parallel to the vertical direction, the projection screen is formed by laminating a first light diffusion control film having the direction of exit facing downward, a second light diffusion control film having the direction of exit facing sideways, and a third light diffusion control film having a direction of exit that is reverse to the direction of the second light diffusion control film, in order from the side where incident light coming from a projector enters the projection screen. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the projection screen is formed by further laminating a light diffusion control film having only a columnar structure as the internal structure, as a fourth light diffusion control film on a surface of the third light diffusion control film, the surface being on the opposite side of the side where the second light diffusion control film is laminated. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The projection screen according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the light diffusion control plate is adjusted to a value within the range of 186 to 3,600 μm.