IP Library Granted Patent US 7,079,200
Granted Patent B2
US 7,079,200 · App. 10/937,328 · Granted Jul 18, 2006

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,079,200
App. No.
10/937,328
Granted
Jul 18, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device formed as a both-side liquid crystal display device can suppress the generation of brightness irregularities generated on a main liquid crystal display panel thereof and can display an image with a uniform brightness over the whole screen to an extent that a uniform brightness is obtained in practical use. On a bottom surface of a first recessed portion formed in a casing, an optical sheet is arranged such that the optical sheet bridges over an opening, and a proper amount of color pigment is added to the casing on which the optical sheet is arranged in a contact state, thus making the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the surface substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of a portion of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

Claims (34)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a light source;

a light guide body which guides light from the light source;

a main liquid crystal display panel which is arranged on one surface side of the light guide body; and

a sub liquid crystal display panel which is arranged on another surface side of the light guide body and is smaller than the main liquid crystal display panel, wherein

the liquid crystal display device includes a holding portion which has a first side which holds the main liquid crystal display panel and the light guide body and a second side which holds the sub liquid crystal display panel,

the holding portion has an opening portion between the light guide plate arranged on the first side and the sub liquid crystal display panel arranged on the second side, and

the reflectance wavelength characteristic of a bottom surface of the first side of the holding portion is substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of the holding portion on the first side is formed by plastic resin containing titanium oxide and a gray color pigment.

3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the whole holding portion is formed of a member having a reflectance wavelength characteristic substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein the whole holding portion is formed of a member having the reflectance wavelength characteristic substantially equal to a reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

5. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the holding portion has an optical sheet arranged between a bottom surface on the first side and the light guide body.

6. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a light source;

a light guide body which guides light from the light source;

a main liquid crystal display panel which is arranged on one surface side of the light guide body; and

a sub liquid crystal display panel which is arranged on another surface side of the light guide body and is smaller than the main liquid crystal display panel, wherein

the liquid crystal display device includes a holding portion which has a first side which holds the main liquid crystal display panel and the light guide body and a second side which holds the sub liquid crystal display panel,

the holding portion has an opening portion between the light guide plate arranged on the first side and the sub liquid crystal display panel arranged on the second side,

an optical sheet is arranged on the first side of the holding portion corresponding to a position where the sub liquid crystal display panel is arranged, and

the reflectance wavelength characteristic of a bottom surface of the first side of the holding portion is substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the optical sheet which is arranged corresponding to the sub liquid crystal display panel.

7. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 , wherein a bottom surface of the holding portion on the first side is formed by plastic resin containing titanium oxide and a gray color pigment.

8. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 , wherein the whole holding portion is formed of a member having a reflectance wavelength characteristic substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

9. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the whole holding portion is formed of a member having a reflectance wavelength characteristic substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

10. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a casing having a first recessed portion which opens on one side and a second recessed portion which opens on another side opposite to said one side, wherein the second recessed portion has a bottom surface thereof opened on the first recessed portion side,

a main liquid crystal display panel which is housed in the first recessed portion of the casing; and

a sub liquid crystal display panel which is housed in the second recessed portion of the casing, wherein

the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the bottom surface of the first recessed portion is substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel as measured from the first recessed portion side.

11. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 10 , wherein a light source and a light guide body are arranged between the first recessed portion of the casing and the main liquid crystal display panel.

12. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 , wherein an optical sheet is arranged between the first recessed portion of the casing and the light guide plate.

13. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 10 , wherein a bottom surface of the first recessed portion of the casing is formed by plastic resin containing titanium oxide and a gray color pigment.

14. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 13 , wherein the whole casing is formed by plastic resin containing titanium oxide and a gray color pigment.

15. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 10 , wherein the whole casing is formed of a member having a reflectance wavelength characteristic substantially equal to the reflectance wavelength characteristic of the sub liquid crystal display panel.

Assignments (4)
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0532 →
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027363/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 4, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAY DEVICES, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 026223/0293 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 10, 2004
From: SAITO, KEN; SHIMANO, SHIGEO; MIFUNE, MASAYUKI
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; HITACHI DISPLAY DEVICES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 015785/0172 →