IP Library Granted Patent US 8,514,351
Granted Patent B2
US 8,514,351 · App. 12/791,920 · Granted Aug 20, 2013

Liquid crystal display

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,514,351
App. No.
12/791,920
Filed
Jun 2, 2010
Granted
Aug 20, 2013
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2874
USPC
349/96
Abstract

Manufacture of a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a backlight unit, a backlight unit-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell held by two glass plates, the liquid crystal cell having an electrode, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer, and a color filter arranged between the glass plates. The liquid crystal display also includes a transparent front plate arranged at a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the backlight unit, a polarizing plate attached to the liquid crystal cell, and a transparent organic medium layer arranged between the front plate and the liquid crystal cell. Since the front plate is provided at the outermost surface of an image display portion, and the transparent organic medium is filled between the front plate and the liquid crystal module, it is possible to achieve an improvement in wear resistance and a reduction in reflectance.

Claims (24)

1. A liquid crystal device comprising a backlight unit, a backlight unit-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell held by two glass plates, the liquid crystal cell including an electrode, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer, and

a color filter arranged between the glass plates, the liquid crystal display further comprising:

a transparent front plate arranged at a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the backlight unit, the transparent front plate including an anti-reflecting membrane;

a polarizing plate attached to the liquid crystal cell; and

a transparent organic medium layer having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 10 mm arranged between the front plate and the liquid crystal cell,

wherein the backlight unit, the liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate, the transparent organic medium layer, and the front plate are held by a frame,

wherein said transparent organic medium layer comprises a liquid.

2. A liquid crystal device comprising a backlight unit, a backlight unit-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell held by two glass plates, the liquid crystal cell including an electrode, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer, and

a color filter arranged between the glass plates, the liquid crystal display further comprising:

a transparent front plate arranged at a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the backlight unit, the transparent front plate including an anti-reflecting membrane;

a polarizing plate attached to the liquid crystal cell; and

a transparent organic medium layer having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 10 mm arranged between the front plate and the liquid crystal cell,

wherein the backlight unit, the liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate, the transparent organic medium layer, and the front plate are held by a frame,

wherein said transparent organic medium layer has a substantially constant thickness, and includes transparent layer thickness control particles arranged to provide said transparent organic medium layer with said substantially constant thickness.

3. A liquid crystal display comprising a backlight unit, a backlight unit-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell held by two glass plates, the liquid crystal cell having including an electrode, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer, and

a color filter arranged between the glass plates, the liquid crystal display further comprising:

a transparent front plate arranged at a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the backlight unit, the transparent front plate having including an anti-reflecting membrane;

a polarizing plate attached to the liquid crystal cell; and

a transparent organic medium layer having a thickness of 0.1 mm to 10 mm arranged between the front plate and the liquid crystal cell,

wherein the backlight unit, the liquid crystal cell, the polarizing plate, the transparent organic medium layer, and the front plate are held by a frame, and,

wherein said transparent organic medium layer has a substantially constant thickness,

wherein said transparent organic medium layer comprises a liquid.

4. The liquid crystal display according to claim 3 ,

wherein said transparent organic medium layer includes transparent layer thickness control particles arranged to provide said transparent organic medium layer with said substantially constant thickness.