A display module ( 100 ) comprises an LCD panel ( 110 ), which comprises a front substrate ( 114 ) and a rear substrate ( 116 ) opposed to the front substrate ( 114 ), a liquid crystal material sealed between the front substrate ( 114 ) and the rear substrate ( 116 ), a front polarizer ( 112 ) associated with the front substrate ( 114 ) and a rear polarizer ( 118 ) associated with the rear substrate ( 116 ). The components of the LCD panel are bonded together. The display module ( 100 ) further comprises a lightguide ( 130 ) having a first surface ( 131 ) facing the rear polarizer ( 118 ) and a second surface ( 132 ) opposed to the first surface ( 131 ). At least a part of the first surface ( 131 ) of the lightguide ( 130 ) is bonded directly to the rear substrate ( 116 ) of the LCD panel ( 110 ).
1. A display module, comprising:
an LCD panel, which comprises a front substrate, a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate, a liquid crystal material sealed between the front substrate and rear substrate, and a rear polarizer associated with the rear substrate; and
a lightguide having a first surface facing the rear polarizer and a second surface opposed to the first surface, wherein at least a part of the first surface of the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel,
wherein the bonding between the lightguide and the rear substrate is via a double-sided adhesive foil, and
wherein the double-sided adhesive foil has a thickness that is greater than a combination of the rear polarizer and a rear optical stack.
2. The display module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the rear substrate has an extended part extending beyond the front substrate, and the lightguide is bonded directly to said extended part of the rear substrate.
3. The display module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel circumferentially around the rear polarizer.
4. The display module as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel circumferentially around the rear polarizer.
5. The display module as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the double-sided adhesive foil is a laminate of a first foil having a light-reflecting surface facing the lightguide and a second foil having a light-absorbing surface facing the rear substrate.
6. A portable electronic device comprising a display module, wherein the display module comprises:
an LCD panel, which comprises a front substrate, a rear substrate opposed to the front substrate, a liquid crystal material sealed between the front substrate and rear substrate, and a rear polarizer associated with the rear substrate; and
a lightguide having a first surface facing the rear polarizer and a second surface opposed to the first surface, wherein at least a part of the first surface of the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel,
wherein the bonding between the lightguide and the rear substrate is via a double-sided adhesive foil, and
wherein the double-sided adhesive foil has a thickness that is greater than a combination of the rear polarizer and a rear optical stack.
7. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the rear substrate has an extended part extending beyond the front substrate, and the lightguide is bonded directly to said extended part of the rear substrate.
8. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel circumferentially around the rear polarizer.
9. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the lightguide is bonded directly to the rear substrate of the LCD panel circumferentially around the rear polarizer.
10. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the double-sided adhesive foil is a laminate of a first foil having a light-reflecting surface facing the lightguide and a second foil having a light-absorbing surface facing the rear substrate.