FLUORESCENT LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

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FLUORESCENT LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18124686 titled 'FLUORESCENT LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a fluorescent light-guiding plate that is made of a material with a different refractive index from the outside. The plate contains quantum dots that absorb sunlight and emit fluorescence. The fluorescence is concentrated onto the edge surfaces of the plate and emitted when sunlight is incident from the first surface.

The fluorescent light-guiding plate is made of a material with a different refractive index from the outside.
Quantum dots are dispersed internally within the plate, absorbing sunlight and emitting fluorescence.
The fluorescence is concentrated onto the edge surfaces of the plate.
When sunlight is incident from the first surface, the fluorescence is emitted.

Potential Applications

Lighting fixtures: The fluorescent light-guiding plate can be used in lighting fixtures to efficiently distribute and emit light.
Display panels: The plate can be incorporated into display panels to enhance brightness and color accuracy.
Solar energy: The plate can be used in solar panels to capture and convert sunlight into electricity more effectively.

Problems Solved

Efficient light distribution: The plate concentrates and emits fluorescence, allowing for more efficient distribution of light.
Color accuracy: The use of quantum dots helps to achieve accurate and vibrant colors in lighting and display applications.
Energy conversion: By capturing and converting sunlight more effectively, the plate can improve the efficiency of solar energy systems.

Benefits

Improved lighting efficiency: The plate allows for better distribution of light, resulting in increased brightness and reduced energy consumption.
Enhanced color quality: The use of quantum dots helps to achieve more accurate and vibrant colors in lighting and display applications.
Higher solar energy conversion efficiency: Incorporating the plate into solar panels can improve the capture and conversion of sunlight, increasing the overall efficiency of solar energy systems.

Original Abstract Submitted

A fluorescent light-guiding plate is defined by a first surface, a second surface, and edge surfaces, has a platy structure in which quantum dots that absorb at least one or some of components of sunlight and radiate fluorescence are internally dispersed and which is formed of a material different in refractive index from an outside, and allows the fluorescence radiated from the quantum dots to be concentrated onto the edge surfaces and emitted when the sunlight is incident from the first surface. The platy structure is formed by laminating thin resin films in which the quantum dots are dispersed. The thin resin films are formed by spreading out a solution of quantum dots and resin with an organic solvent in which the quantum dots covered with an aggregation inhibitor and a resin material are dispersed, into a thin-film shape, to evaporate the organic solvent and cure the resin material.

18124686. FLUORESCENT LIGHT-GUIDING PLATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME simplified abstract (TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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