Study on optical properties of microstructure of lightguiding plate for micro injection molding and micro injection-compression molding

Y. K. Shen, H. J. Chang, C. T. Lin

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper presents the optical properties of microstructure of lightguiding plate for micro injection molding (MIM) and micro injection-compression molding (MICM). The lightguiding plate is applied on LCD of two inch of digital camera. Its radius of microstructure is from 100 μm to 300 μm by linearity expansion. The material of lightguiding plate uses the PMMA plastic. This paper uses the luminance distribution to make a comparison between MIM and MICM for the optical properties of lightguiding plate. The important parameters of process for optical properties are the mold temperature, melt temperature and packing pressure in micro injection molding. The important parameters of process for optical properties are the compression distance, mold temperature and compression speed in micro injection-compression molding. The process of micro injection-compression molding is better than micro injection molding for optical properties.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-234
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science Forum
Volume505-507
Issue numberPART 1
Publication statusPublished - 2006
Externally publishedYes
Event2005 International Conference on Advanced Manufacture, ICAM2005 - Taipei, R.O.C., Taiwan
Duration: Nov 28 2005Dec 2 2005

Keywords

  • Lightguiding plate
  • Luminance
  • Micro injection molding
  • Micro injection-compression molding
  • Microstructure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science

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