IP Library Patent Application 11329094
Patent Application
App. No. 11/329,094

Liquid crystal display device

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11/329,094
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device includes a light source and a light guide plate, and further includes, laid successively on top of the light guide plate, a diffusive sheet, a first and a second prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned in mutually perpendicular directions, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell, and an upper polarizing plate. The first and second prism sheet has the prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to the row direction of the pixels. The lower polarizing plate has, laid successively downward below the liquid crystal cell, a first adhesive layer, a first transparent film, a polarizing film, and a second transparent film. The first adhesive layer contains a light-diffusing material.

Claims (37)

1 . A liquid crystal display device including a light source and a light guide plate that takes in light from the light source, the liquid crystal display device further including, laid successively on top of the light guide plate, a diffusive sheet, a prism sheet, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell having a plurality of pixels arrayed in row and column directions, and an upper polarizing plate, wherein

the prism sheet has prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a row direction of the pixels,

the lower polarizing plate has, laid successively downward below the liquid crystal cell, a first adhesive layer, a first transparent film, a polarizing film, and a second transparent film, and

the first adhesive layer contains a light-diffusing material.

2 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein

the prism sheet is composed of two prism sheets having prism ridges thereof aligned in mutually perpendicular directions.

3 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 , wherein

the lower polarizing plate has, laid below the second transparent film, a brightness enhancement film, with a second adhesive layer laid in between.

4 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 3 , wherein

the brightness enhancement film has a hard coat applied to a side thereof making contact with the prism sheet.

5 . A liquid crystal display device including a light source and a light guide plate that takes in light from the light source, the liquid crystal display device further including, laid successively on top of the light guide plate, a diffusive sheet, a prism sheet, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell having a plurality of pixels arrayed in row and column directions, and an upper polarizing plate, wherein

the prism sheet has prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a row direction of the pixels,

the lower polarizing plate has, laid successively downward below the liquid crystal cell, a first adhesive layer, a first transparent film, a polarizing film, a second transparent film, a second adhesive layer, and a brightness enhancement film, and

the second adhesive layer contains a light-diffusing material.

6 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 5 , wherein

the prism sheet is composed of two prism sheets having prism ridges thereof aligned in mutually perpendicular directions.

7 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 5 , wherein

the second adhesive layer also contains a light-diffusing material.

8 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 5 , wherein

the brightness enhancement film has a hard coat applied to a side thereof making contact with the prism sheet.

9 . A liquid crystal display device including, arranged successively upward, a backlight set, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell having a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions, and an upper polarizing plate, wherein

the backlight set includes a light source and a light guide plate that takes in light from the light source, the backlight set further including, arranged successively on top of the light guide plate, a first diffusive sheet, a first prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a row direction of the pixels, and a second diffusive sheet, and

the second diffusive sheet has a haze value of 60 % or more but 80 % or less.

10 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 9 , wherein

a second prism sheet is arranged between the first prism sheet and the first diffusive sheet, the second prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned perpendicularly to the prism ridges of the first prism sheet.

11 . A liquid crystal display device including, arranged successively upward, a backlight set, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell having a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions, and an upper polarizing plate, wherein

the backlight set includes a light source and a light guide plate that takes in light from the light source, the backlight set further including, arranged successively on top of the light guide plate, a diffusive sheet, a first prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a row direction of the pixels, and an optical sheet, and

the optical sheet contains a light-diffusing material.

12 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 11 , wherein

the optical sheet has, provided on at least one surface of a brightness enhancement film, a transparent sheet containing a light-diffusing material.

13 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 1 1 , wherein

a second prism sheet is arranged between the first prism sheet and the diffusive sheet, the second prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned perpendicularly to the prism ridges of the first prism sheet.

14 . A liquid crystal display device including, arranged successively upward, a backlight set, a lower polarizing plate, a liquid crystal cell having a plurality of pixels arranged in row and column directions, and an upper polarizing plate, wherein

the backlight set includes a light source and a light guide plate that takes in light from the light source, the backlight set further including, arranged successively on top of the light guide plate, a diffusive sheet and a first prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned in a direction parallel or perpendicular to a row direction of the pixels, and

the diffusive sheet has, formed on a top surface of a transparent base sheet, a light diffusion layer containing transparent fine particles.

15 . The liquid crystal display device of claim 14 , wherein

a second prism sheet is arranged between the first prism sheet and the diffusive sheet, the second prism sheet having prism ridges thereof aligned perpendicularly to the prism ridges of the first prism sheet.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 23, 2007
From: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019737/0511 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 26, 2007
From: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPPORTATION
To: EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 019214/0610 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2006
From: MURAOKA, YUKI; SAKAI, TOYOHIRO; MITA, JUNYA; IDENISHI, NAOHIRO; SAKEMOTO, HIROKI
To: SANYO EPSON IMAGING DEVICES CORP.
Reel/Frame 017444/0918 →