Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display that can obtain a higher sense of immersion without sensing coloring by diffusing and transmitting light from an organic electroluminescence display panel by an anisotropic optical film to reduce the visibility of a black matrix (BM). The head-mounted display is provided with an anisotropic optical film on the viewing side with respect to a color filter or an RGB light emitting layer in an organic electroluminescence display panel, said anisotropic optical film having a linear transmittance that varies depending on an incident light angle. The head-mounted display is characterized in that: the anisotropic optical film includes at least a single or a plurality of anisotropic light diffusion layers; and the anisotropic light diffusion layers have a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions having refractive indexes different from that of the matrix region.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a light guiding laminate including a light guide plate with good visibility and an anisotropic optical film, and a planar light source device including the light guiding laminate and a light source are provided.

Abstract: This head-mounted display is provided with, closer to the viewing side than a color filter having a black matrix between pixels in a liquid crystal display panel (160), an anisotropic optical film (150), the linear transmittance of which changes according to the angle of incident light, wherein the anisotropic optical film (150) includes a single-layered or multilayered anisotropic light diffusion layer, on at least on one surface of the anisotropic light diffusion layer, surface asperities having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.10 ?m or less, which is measured in accordance with JIS B0601-2001, are formed, the anisotropic light diffusion layer has a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions having a refractive index different from that of the matrix region, and the visibility of the black matrix is lowered by the anisotropic optical film (150), thereby making it possible to obtain a higher sense of immersion without feeling coloring.

Abstract: To provide a head-mounted display that can obtain a higher sense of immersion without sensing coloring by diffusing and transmitting light from an organic electroluminescence display panel by an anisotropic optical film to reduce the visibility of a black matrix (BM). The head-mounted display is provided with an anisotropic optical film on the viewing side with respect to a color filter or an RGB light emitting layer in an organic electroluminescence display panel, said anisotropic optical film having a linear transmittance that varies depending on an incident light angle. The head-mounted display is characterized in that: the anisotropic optical film includes at least a single or a plurality of anisotropic light diffusion layers; and the anisotropic light diffusion layers have a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions having refractive indexes different from that of the matrix region.

Abstract: This head-mounted display is provided with, closer to the viewing side than a color filter having a black matrix between pixels in a liquid crystal display panel (160), an anisotropic optical film (150), the linear transmittance of which changes according to the angle of incident light, wherein the anisotropic optical film (150) includes a single-layered or multilayered anisotropic light diffusion layer, on at least on one surface of the anisotropic light diffusion layer, surface asperities having an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.10 ?m or less, which is measured in accordance with JIS B0601-2001, are formed, the anisotropic light diffusion layer has a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions having a refractive index different from that of the matrix region, and the visibility of the black matrix is lowered by the anisotropic optical film (150), thereby making it possible to obtain a higher sense of immersion without feeling coloring.

Abstract: A sealing member for a light guide plate which has sufficient adhesive strength with a light guide member, suppresses embedding of the light guide member into concave-shaped portions, and provides high smoothness to a lid face of the concave-shaped portions, a light guide plate using the sealing member for a light guide plate, and a lighting device or a display device using the light guide plate are provided.

Abstract: Provided is a light diffusion film laminate for a reflective display device that can improve the reflection luminance at a predetermined observation position (for example, the front direction of the screen) without reducing the visibility not only from the predetermined observation position (for example, the front direction of the screen) but also from a position away from a predetermined observation position (for example, an oblique direction deviated from the front of the screen) and a reflective display device including the light diffusion film laminate. A light diffusion film laminate for a reflective display device has optical diffusibility that changes depending on an incident angle of light, and at least transmits reflected light occurring when incident light is reflected by a reflective layer.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a light guiding laminate including a light guide plate with good visibility and an anisotropic optical film, and a planar light source device including the light guiding laminate and a light source are provided.

Abstract: A display device including an anti-glare film containing: at least an anti-glare layer 1 in which a first surface la is an uneven surface; and an anisotropic light diffusion layer 3 provided on a second surface 1b side of the anti-glare layer 1, wherein the anisotropic light diffusion layer 3 includes a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions having refractive indices different from that of the matrix region, the pillar regions extend from one surface side toward the other surface side of the anisotropic light diffusion layer 3, and an average height of the pillar regions in a thickness direction of the anisotropic light diffusion layer 3 is 80% or more of a thickness of the anisotropic light diffusion layer 3 suppresses the occurrence of scintillation and the decrease in front contrast.

Abstract: Provided is a light diffusion film laminate for a reflective display device that can improve the reflection luminance at a predetermined observation position (for example, the front direction of the screen) without reducing the visibility not only from the predetermined observation position (for example, the front direction of the screen) but also from a position away from a predetermined observation position (for example, an oblique direction deviated from the front of the screen) and a reflective display device including the light diffusion film laminate. A light diffusion film laminate for a reflective display device has optical diffusibility that changes depending on an incident angle of light, and at least transmits reflected light occurring when incident light is reflected by a reflective layer.

Abstract: Provided is an anisotropic optical film, which can, while keeping excellent display characteristics (e.g., brightness and contrast) in the direction of a viewing angle, suppress decreased display characteristics in the other directions, when the anisotropic optical film is used as a diffusion film of a display panel.

Abstract: In an anisotropic optical film including two or more anisotropic light diffusion layers where a linear transmittance varies depending on an incident light angle, each of the anisotropic light diffusion layers has a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions that differ in refractive index from the matrix region, at least two types of anisotropic light diffusion layers (a) and (b) that differ in aspect ratio between a short diameter and a long diameter at a cross section perpendicular to an orientation direction of the pillar regions are used as the anisotropic light diffusion layers, the aspect ratio between the short diameter and the long diameter in the pillar regions is made less than 2 in the anisotropic light diffusion layer (a), and the aspect ratio between the short diameter and the long diameter in the pillar regions is made 2 or more and 20 or less in the anisotropic light diffusion layer (b).

Abstract: In an anisotropic optical film including two or more anisotropic light diffusion layers where a linear transmittance varies depending on an incident light angle, each of the anisotropic light diffusion layers has a matrix region and a plurality of pillar regions that differ in refractive index from the matrix region, at least two types of anisotropic light diffusion layers (a) and (b) that differ in aspect ratio between a short diameter and a long diameter at a cross section perpendicular to an orientation direction of the pillar regions are used as the anisotropic light diffusion layers, the aspect ratio between the short diameter and the long diameter in the pillar regions is made less than 2 in the anisotropic light diffusion layer (a), and the aspect ratio between the short diameter and the long diameter in the pillar regions is made 2 or more and 20 or less in the anisotropic light diffusion layer (b).

Abstract: Provided is an anisotropic optical film, which can, while keeping excellent display characteristics (e.g., brightness and contrast) in the direction of a viewing angle, suppress decreased display characteristics in the other directions, when the anisotropic optical film is used as a diffusion film of a display panel.