IP Library Patent Application 11512619
Patent Application
App. No. 11/512,619

Three-dimensional display device

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App. No.
11/512,619
Abstract

A three-dimensional display device includes an image display portion including sub-pixels corresponding to left eye images and right eye images and a light control portion facing the image display portion. The light control portion may include light interception portions and light transmission portions alternately and repeatedly arranged along a first direction of the image display portion. The range of the width M of the sub-pixels may be equal or greater than ½ times the pitch L of the sub-pixels and less than the pitch L of the sub-pixels. The range of the width b of the light transmission portions may be equal or greater than (L−M) and equal or less than (L/0.62−M).

Claims (49)

1 . A three-dimensional display device comprising:

an image display portion including sub-pixels corresponding to left eye images and sub-pixels corresponding to right eye images; and

a light control portion facing the image display portion, wherein the light control portion includes light interception portions and light transmission portions alternately and repeatedly arranged along a first direction of the image display portion, and wherein

the range of the width M of the sub-pixels is equal or greater than ½ times the pitch L of the sub-pixels and less than the pitch L of the sub-pixels, and

the range of the width of the light transmission portions is equal or greater than (L−M) and equal or less than (L/0.62−M).

2 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 1 , wherein the light control portion is formed with a liquid crystal shutter.

3 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 2 , wherein the liquid crystal shutter includes:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate;

first and second electrodes located on the inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively;

a pair of alignment layers covering the first and second electrodes; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the alignment layers, wherein one of the first and second electrodes is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

4 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 1 , wherein the light control portion includes a transparent plate and an opaque layer located on a surface of the transparent plate, and the opaque layer is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

5 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 1 , wherein the light interception portions and the light transmission portions have a stripe pattern elongated along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

6 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 1 , wherein the sub-pixels corresponding to the left eye images and the sub-pixels corresponding to the right eye images are alternately and repeatedly arranged along the first direction.

7 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 1 , wherein the aperture ratio of the light control portion has a range of equal or greater than 0.25 and equal or less than 0.55.

8 . A three-dimensional display device comprising:

an image display portion including pixels corresponding to left eye images and pixels corresponding to right eye images; and

a light control portion facing the image display portion, wherein the light control portion includes light interception portions and light transmission portions alternately and repeatedly arranged,

the image display portion includes left eye pixels comprising of three sub-pixels corresponding to the left eye images and right eye pixels comprising of three sub-pixels corresponding to the right eye images,

the left eye pixels and the right eye pixels alternately and repeatedly arranged along a first direction,

the range of the width M 2 of the pixels is equal or greater than ½ times the pitch L 2 of the left eye pixels and the right eye pixels and less than the pitch L 2 , and

the range of the width of the light transmission portions is equal or greater than (L 2 −M 2 ) and equal or less than (L 2 /0.62−M).

9 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 8 , wherein the light control portion is formed with a liquid crystal shutter.

10 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 9 , wherein the liquid crystal shutter includes:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate;

first and second electrodes located on the inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively;

a pair of alignment layers covering the first and second electrodes; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the alignment layers, wherein one of the first and second electrodes is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

11 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 8 , wherein the light control portion includes a transparent plate and an opaque layer located on a surface of the transparent plate, and the opaque layer is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

12 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 8 , wherein the light interception portions and the light transmission portions have a stripe pattern elongated along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

13 . A three-dimensional display device comprising:

an image display portion including sub-pixels corresponding to left eye images and sub-pixels corresponding to right eye images; and

a light control portion facing the image display portion, wherein

the light control portion includes light interception portions and light transmission portions alternately and repeatedly arranged along a first direction of the image display portion,

the image display portion includes left eye sub-pixel groups comprising of two sub-pixels corresponding to left eye images and right eye sub-pixel groups comprising of two sub-pixels corresponding to right eye images,

the left eye sub-pixel groups and the right eye sub-pixel groups are alternately and repeatedly arranged along the first direction,

the range of the width M 3 of the left eye sub-pixel groups and the right eye sub-pixel groups is equal or greater than ½ times the pitch L 3 of the left eye sub-pixel groups and the right eye sub-pixel groups and less than the pitch L 3 , and

the range of the width of the light transmission portions is equal or greater than (L 3 −M 3 ) and equal or less than (L 3 /0.62−M 3 ).

14 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 13 , wherein the light control portion is formed with a liquid crystal shutter.

15 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 14 , wherein the liquid crystal shutter includes:

a first substrate;

a second substrate facing the first substrate;

first and second electrodes located on the inner surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively;

a pair of alignment layers covering the first and second electrodes; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the alignment layers, wherein one of the first and second electrodes is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

16 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 13 , wherein the light control portion includes a transparent plate and an opaque layer located on a surface of the transparent plate, and the opaque layer is formed in a same pattern as that of the light interception portions.

17 . The three-dimensional display device of claim 13 , wherein the light interception portions and the light transmission portions have a stripe pattern elongated along a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2009
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022079/0603 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 19, 2007
From: SONG, MYOUNG-SEOP; LEE, JANG-DOO; JANG, HYOUNG-WOOK; NAM, HUI; KIM, BEOM-SHIK
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019847/0768 →