Filter and plasma display device using the same

Abstract

A filter may include a base film and multiple color pattern units included in the base film. The filter may also include a front pattern layer containing multiple color pattern units, where widths of cross sections of the color pattern units may be greater in parts oriented toward a front of the front pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a rear of the front pattern layer, and a rear pattern layer may be on the rear side of the front pattern layer, and the rear pattern layer may include multiple color pattern units, where widths of cross sections of the color pattern units may be greater in parts oriented toward a rear of the rear pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a front of the rear pattern layer, and a plasma display panel using the filter.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a partial sectional view of the composition of a filter according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 illustrates a partial sectional view of the composition of a filter according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 illustrates a partial sectional view of the composition of a filter according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 illustrates a partial sectional view of the composition of a filter according to another embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view of a plasma display device including the filter illustrated in FIG. 1, according to an embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 6 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the plasma display device of FIG. 5 taken along a line VI-VI′ in FIG. 5, according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A filter, comprising: a base film; anda plurality of color pattern units included in the base film.

2. The filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein vertical cross sections of the color pattern units have a triangular or trapezoidal shape.

3. The filter as claimed in claim 2, wherein a base width of the vertical cross sections of the color pattern units is in a range of about 10 μm through about 200 μm.

4. The filter as claimed in claim 2, wherein a ratio of a shorter parallel side width to a longer parallel side width of the vertical cross sections of the color pattern units is less than about 0.9 of a longer parallel side width, when the vertical cross sections of the color pattern units are trapezoidally shaped.

5. The filter of claim 1, wherein a light absorption reflection layer is formed on a surface of the color pattern units.

6. The filter of claim 1, further comprising an anti-reflection layer on one side of the filter.

7. The filter of claim 6, wherein the anti-reflection layer contains a hard coating material to prevent scratches due to external force.

8. The filter of claim 6, further comprising a hard coating layer on the anti-reflection layer.

9. The filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein an electromagnetic shield layer is on one side of the filter, and a near infrared shield layer is on one side of the filter.

10. The filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein a color correction layer is on one side of the filter.

11. The filter as claimed in claim 1, wherein an adhesive layer containing at least one pigment is on one side of the base film.

12. A plasma display device, comprising: a plasma display panel;a driving circuit;a chassis which supports the plasma display panel and the driving circuit; andthe filter according to claim 1 on a front side of the plasma display panel.

13. A filter, comprising: a front pattern layer composed of a plurality of first color pattern units, widths of horizontal cross sections of the first color pattern units being greater in parts oriented toward a front side of the front pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a rear side of the front pattern layer; anda rear pattern layer on the rear side of the front pattern layer, the rear pattern layer being composed of a plurality of second color pattern units, wherein widths of horizontal cross sections of the second color pattern units are greater in parts oriented toward a rear of the rear pattern layer than in parts oriented toward a front of the rear pattern layer, and the front of the rear pattern layer is on the rear of the front pattern layer.

14. The filter as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first color pattern units in the front pattern layer and the second color pattern units in the rear pattern layer are arranged alternately.

15. The filter as claimed in claim 13, wherein vertical cross sections of the first and second color pattern units in the front pattern layer and the rear pattern layer have a triangular or trapezoidal shape, and a slope of the vertical cross sections of the first color pattern units in the front pattern layer and a slope of the vertical sections of the second color pattern units in the rear pattern layer are substantially the same.

16. The filter of claim 15, wherein a base width of the vertical cross sections when the vertical cross sections are triangular shaped and a longer parallel side of the vertical cross sections when the vertical cross sections are trapezoidally shaped of the color pattern units in the front pattern layer and the rear pattern layer is in the range of about 10 μm through about 100 μm.

17. The filter of claim 15, wherein a height of the color pattern units in the front pattern layer and the rear pattern layer is in the range of about 10 μm through about 500 μm.

18. The filter as claimed in claim 15, wherein a ratio of a shorter parallel side to a longer parallel side of the vertical cross sections of the first and second color pattern units is less than about 0.9 when the vertical cross sections of the first and second color pattern units are trapezoidally shaped.

19. The filter of claim 13 further comprising an anti-reflection layer on one side of the filter.

20. The filter of claim 19, wherein the anti-reflection layer contains a hard coating material to prevent scratches due to external force.

21. The filter of claim 19, further comprising a hard coating layer on the anti-reflection layer.

22. The filter as claimed in claim 13, wherein an electromagnetic shield layer is on one side of the filter, and a near infrared shield layer is on one side of the filter.

23. The filter as claimed in claim 13, wherein a color correction layer is on one side of the filter.

24. The filter as claimed in claim 13, wherein an adhesive layer containing at least one pigment is on one side of the filter.

25. A plasma display device, comprising: a plasma display panel;a driving circuit;a chassis which supports the plasma display panel and the driving circuit; andthe filter according to claim 13 on a front side of the plasma display panel.