Abstract: Disclosed is an antiglare film having excellent durability. The antiglare film is disposed on the front of a display device and comprises a transparent plastic film and, formed on the transparent plastic film, at least an antiglare layer having fine concaves and convexes on its surface, wherein the antiglare layer is formed of a transparent resin and satisfies requirements that: (1) the surface of the antiglare layer has a three-dimensional ten-point mean roughness of 0.9 &mgr;m to 3 &mgr;m; and (2) the mean spacing between adjacent profile peaks on a three-dimensional roughness reference plane is 20 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m.

Abstract: There is provided a protective, diffusive film for use in a surface light source device provided with a lens film, said protective, diffusive film comprising: a transparent substrate layer; and a resin layer provided on the top surface and the under surface of the transparent substrate layer, the resin layers being free from fine particles and having fine concaves and convexes on the surface thereof, the difference in coverage between the resin layer provided on the top surface of the transparent substrate layer and the resin layer provided on the under surface of the transparent substrate layer being in the range of −20% to +20% in terms of the percentage of the coverage of one of the resin layers to the coverage of the other resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light guide plate for use in the surface light source equipment of a liquid crystal display or the like, wherein the light guide plate is a molded product of an ionizing-radiation-curable resin, and its maximum thickness on the light-source-fixing part side is 1.0 mm or less.

Abstract: A lens film including a transparent substrate film and a concave or convex lens layer provided on a side of the substrate film. The lens layer contains a resin composition with conductive fine particles dispersed therein and has a surface resistivity of not more than 1012 &OHgr;/□. Another embodiment is a lens film including a transparent substrate film, a conductive layer provided on a side of the substrate film, and a concave or convex lens layer provided on the conductive layer, the conductive layer having a surface resistivity of not more than 1012 &OHgr;/□. The lens film can be part of a surface light source where the light-receiving side of the lens film is disposed on the light outlet side. The surface light source can be part of a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: There is provided a protective, diffusive film for use in a surface light source device provided with a lens film, said protective, diffusive film comprising: a transparent substrate layer; and a resin layer provided on at least one of the top surface and the under surface of the transparent substrate layer, the resin layer having a tensile elongation at break in the range of 20% to 200%.

Abstract: A directional diffusing film of the invention includes a base film, and a plurality of convex directionality-providing elements regularly arranged on at least one surface of the base film. A section of a first directionality-providing element in a first plane including a top of the directionality-providing element has a shape of a substantially triangle, and a section of the directionality-providing element in a second plane including the top of the directionality-providing element and perpendicular to the first plane has a top of a second directionality-providing element and a shape of a continuous wave. The directional diffusing film having characteristics specified by the invention can diffuse light in proper directionally diffused light, while maintaining high light-diffusing ability. The directional diffusing film utilizes light highly efficiently as compared with conventional diffusing films.

Abstract: There is provided a protective, diffusive film for use in a surface light source device provided with a lens film, said protective, diffusive film comprising: a transparent substrate layer; and a resin layer provided on the top surface and the under surface of the transparent substrate layer, the resin layers being free from fine particles and having fine concaves and convexes on the surface thereof, the difference in coverage between the resin layer provided on the top surface of the transparent substrate layer and the resin layer provided on the under surface of the transparent substrate layer being in the range of −20% to +20% in terms of the percentage of the coverage of one of the resin layers to the coverage of the other resin layer.

Abstract: A light diffusive protective film for a surface light source device for protecting other base material and improving the luminance of information display is disclosed which comprises a transparent plastic film and a concave/convex layer stacked on the surface of the transparent plastic film and satisfies requirements that: (1) the ten-point mean roughness of the uneven surface in the concave/convex layer is 0.5 &mgr;m to 2.0 &mgr;m; and (2) the count number of profile peaks is 16 to 60 as determined by measuring a roughness curve for the uneven surface of the concave/convex layer and determining the count number of profile peaks by a peak count method.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antiglare film having excellent durability. The antiglare film is disposed on the front of a display device and comprises a transparent plastic film and, formed on the transparent plastic film, at least an antiglare layer having fine concaves and convexes on its surface, wherein the antiglare layer is formed of a transparent resin and satisfies requirements that: (1) the surface of the antiglare layer has a three-dimensional ten-point mean roughness of 0.9 &mgr;m to 3 &mgr;m; and (2) the mean spacing between adjacent profile peaks on a three-dimensional roughness reference plane is 20 &mgr;m to 50 &mgr;m.

Abstract: Disclosed are a protective diffusion film, which does not scratch a lens film and a liquid crystal display device, does not become a refuse source or the like, and also has a suitable level of concealment effect, a process for producing the same, a surface light source device, and a liquid crystal display device. This protective diffusion film is used in a surface light source device provided with a lens film wherein the protective diffusion film is provided on a light outgoing surface of the lens film, and comprises: a transparent substrate layer; and a protective diffusion layer which is provided on the transparent substrate layer in its surface at least on the lens film side, has fine concaves and convexes on its surface, protects members which come into contact with the protective diffusion film, and is light diffusive.

Abstract: A directional diffusing film of the invention includes a base film, and a plurality of convex directionality-providing elements regularly arranged on at least one surface of the base film. A section of a first directionality-providing element in a first plane including a top of the directionality-providing element has a shape of a substantially triangle, and a section of the directionality-providing element in a second plane including the top of the directionality-providing element and perpendicular to the first plane has a top of a second directionality-providing element and a shape of a continuous wave. The directional diffusing film having characteristics specified by the invention can diffuse light in proper directionally diffused light, while maintaining high light-diffusing ability. The directional diffusing film utilizes light highly efficiently as compared with conventional diffusing films.

Abstract: A non-light-diffusive light guide plate, the light-diffusing properties being not imparted thereto by means of printing or the like, has a light-emerging surface provided with a condenser lens which is produced by arranging columnar lenses having convex cross-sections so that their ridge lines will be parallel with each other, and, at the same time, vertical to the side end surface, the light-entering surface of the light guide plate. The shape of the cross-section of the light guide plate is such that the thickness becomes smaller as the distance from the side end surface on the light-source side becomes longer and that the inclination of the line corresponding to the light-reflecting surface which is opposed to the light-emerging surface is steeper on the light-source side than on the non-light-source side.

Abstract: A surface light source is capable of emitting light in a narrow directional luminance distribution, at a low loss in quantity of light and in a uniform surface luminance distribution, and consists of a relatively small number of parts. The surface light source is provided with a nondiffusive light guide plate and a lens film. The surface light source assembly need not be provided with any diffusive film on the outer side of the light exit surface of the light guide plate, because the light guide plate is not provided with any diffusive reflecting layer of printed dots on the back surface thereof.