Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Textured light guide to reduce friction with film
- Patent Title (中): 纹理光导,以减少与胶片的摩擦
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Application No.: US13886970Application Date: 2013-05-03
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Publication No.: US09057808B2Publication Date: 2015-06-16
- Inventor: Steven M. Scardato
- Applicant: APPLE INC.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee: APPLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Fletcher Yoder PC
- Main IPC: G02F1/133
- IPC: G02F1/133 ; F21V8/00 ; G02F1/1335

Abstract:
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for using a textured surface of a light guide plate to reduce friction between the light guide plate and an adjacent film. A textured surface across an interior region of the light guide may guide light towards a top surface of the textured light guide. A film positioned on the bottom surface of the textured light guide may reflect light towards the top surface. The film may be positioned within the interior region as a substantially flat (e.g., planar) layer. The surface features may reduce the friction to enable the textured light guide plate and/or film to expand or contract independently from one another due to varying temperatures without forming wrinkles on the film or changing the planarity of the film.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140071382A1 TEXTURED LIGHT GUIDE TO REDUCE FRICTION WITH FILM Public/Granted day:2014-03-13
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