IP Library Granted Patent US 7,123,318
Granted Patent B2
US 7,123,318 · App. 10/689,247 · Granted Oct 17, 2006

Double-sided emissive liquid crystal display module containing double-sided illumination plate and multiple display panels

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Patent No.
US 7,123,318
App. No.
10/689,247
Granted
Oct 17, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A double-sided emissive LCD module includes a double-sided illumination plate, a first LCD panel disposed at the upper surface of the double-sided illumination plate, a second LCD panel disposed at the lower surface of the plate. The double-sided illumination plate includes a light source, a light guide plate, and a transflector. The transflector reflects a part of the light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide plate to the first LCD panel, while transmits the rest of the light to the second LCD panel.

Claims (12)

1. A double-sided emissive LCD module comprising:

a double-sided illumination plate;

a first LCD display panel disposed at an upper surface of the double-sided illumination plate;

a second LCD display panel disposed at a lower surface of the double-sided illumination plate;

the double-sided illumination plate comprising:

a light source;

a light guide plate for emitting light guided from the light source onto the first and the second surfaces; and

a transflector disposed on a surface of the light guide plate facing the second LCD panel,

wherein the transflector reflects a part of the light emitted from the light guide plate to the first LCD panel and transmits the rest of the light to the second LCD panel.

2. The double-sided emissive LCD module of claim 1 , wherein the double-sided illumination plate emits 70 to 90 percent of the light to the upper surface, and emits 10 to 30 percent of the light to the lower surface.

3. The double-sided emissive LCD module of claim 1 , wherein the first LCD panel and the second LCD panel are transfiective LCD panels.

4. The double-sided emissive LCD module of claim 1 , wherein a prism sheet is disposed between the double-sided illumination plate and the first LCD panel.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 31, 2020
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS
To: DISPLAY VECTORS LLC
Reel/Frame 053368/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 6, 2020
From: ONANOVICH GROUP AG, LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES ASSETS 140 LLC
Reel/Frame 051422/0436 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2011
From: ALPS ELECTRIC., CO., LTD.
To: S. SONDER ET CIE, S.A.
Reel/Frame 026018/0867 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2011
From: S. SONDER ET CIE, S.A.
To: ONANOVICH GROUP AG, LLC
Reel/Frame 025982/0851 →