IP Library Granted Patent US 7,639,414
Granted Patent B2
US 7,639,414 · App. 11/837,185 · Granted Dec 29, 2009

Polarizer and flat panel display apparatus including the same

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Patent No.
US 7,639,414
App. No.
11/837,185
Granted
Dec 29, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A polarizer includes a base; a grid formed on the base; and low-reflective members formed on surfaces of the grid. The low-reflective members face an incident direction of an external light, so that a bright room contrast and a visibility can be improved.

Claims (30)

1. An organic light emitting display apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

an organic light emitting device formed on the substrate to form images by directing light toward an exterior portion of the organic light emitting display apparatus;

a sealing member formed on the organic light emitting device;

a quarter-wave retardation layer formed on a surface of the substrate, a surface of the organic light emitting device, or a surface of the sealing member; and

a linear polarizing layer formed on a surface of the substrate, a surface of the organic light emitting device, a surface of the sealing member, or a surface of the quarter-wave retardation layer,

wherein the linear polarizing layer is located closer to the exterior portion toward which the light of the organic light emitting device is directed to form images than is the quarter-wave retardation layer, and

wherein the linear polarizing layer includes a grid and low-reflective members stacked on the grid, wherein the low reflective members are closer to an incident direction of an external light than is the grid.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light of the organic light emitting device is directed toward the substrate to form images.

3. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed on the linear polarizing layer, and the organic light emitting device is formed on the quarter-wave retardation layer.

4. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the linear polarizing layer is formed on the substrate, the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed on the linear polarizing layer, and the organic light emitting device is formed on the quarter-wave retardation layer.

5. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed on the substrate, the organic light emitting device is formed on the quarter-wave retardation layer, and the linear polarizing layer is formed on a surface of the substrate that is opposite to the quarter-wave retardation layer.

6. The display apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer and the linear polarizing layer are formed on a surface of the substrate that is opposite to a surface where the organic light emitting device is formed.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the light from the organic light emitting device is directed toward the sealing member to form images.

8. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed on the organic light emitting device, and the linear polarizing layer is formed on the quarter-wave retardation layer.

9. The display apparatus of claim 8 , further comprising:

a protective layer between the organic light emitting device and the quarter-wave retardation layer.

10. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer and the linear polarizing layer are sequentially formed on a surface of the sealing member that is opposite to a surface of the sealing member facing the organic light emitting device.

11. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer s formed on the surface of the sealing member that faces the organic light emitting device, and the linear polarizing layer is formed on a surface of the sealing member that is opposite to the surface of the sealing member where the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed.

12. The display apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the linear polarizing layer is formed on a surface of the sealing member that faces the organic light emitting device, and the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed on a surface of the linear polarizing layer that faces the organic light emitting device.

13. The display apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising:

a reflective layer between the substrate and the organic light emitting device,

wherein the quarter-wave retardation layer is formed between the reflective layer and the organic light emitting device, and the linear polarizing layer is formed on the organic light emitting device.

14. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the grid comprises a plurality of parallel conductive wires and wherein the low-reflective members are stacked on the parallel conductive wires in the same pattern as that of the grid.

15. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the low-reflective member is formed of a material including CdSe, CdTe, or ruthenium.

16. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the low-reflective member includes an organic material.

17. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the low-reflective member includes an inorganic material.

18. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the low-reflective member includes a metal material and the organic material, and the metal and the organic material form a mixture.

19. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the low-reflective member includes a metal material and a material one selected from the group consisting of an organic material, an inorganic material, and a compound of the organic material and the inorganic material.

20. The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the linear polarizing layer is formed on a surface of the substrate, a surface of the organic light emitting device, a surface of the sealing member, or a surface of the quarter-wave retardation layer without the presence of an adhesive layer.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Sep 11, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029096/0174 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2008
From: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 022010/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 13, 2007
From: HWANG, KYU-HWAN; HA, JAE-HEUNG; SONG, YOUNG-WOO; LEE, JOON-GU; LEE, JONG-HYUK; OH, JONG-SEOK; PARK, CHUL-WOO
To: SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 019724/0820 →