IP Library Granted Patent US 7,907,235
Granted Patent B2
US 7,907,235 · App. 12/222,721 · Granted Mar 15, 2011

Dual liquid crystal display (LCD)

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Patent No.
US 7,907,235
App. No.
12/222,721
Granted
Mar 15, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A dual Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), having a transmissive first panel and a reflective second panel, includes: a first LCD panel and a second LCD panel arranged on the same substrate, the first LCD panel displaying an image on a first surface thereof and the second LCD panel displaying an image on a second surface thereof; a backlight unit arranged on a bottom of the first LCD panel; and a housing, anchoring the first and second LCD panels and the backlight unit, and having an opening corresponding to an image-displaying surface of the second LCD panel.

Claims (11)

1. A dual Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), comprising: a first LCD panel and a second LCD panel arranged on a same substrate, the first LCD panel displaying an image on a first surface thereof and the second LCD panel displaying an image on a second surface thereof;

a backlight unit arranged on a bottom of the first LCD panel; and

a housing anchoring the first and second LCD panels and the backlight unit and having an opening on a side of the housing facing the substrate and the backlight unit and corresponding only to the image-displaying second surface of the second LCD panel,

wherein the first LCD panel comprises a transmissive LCD panel, and the second LCD panel comprises a reflective LCD panel.

2. The dual LCD according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second LCD panels are respectively arranged in different first and second regions of the same substrate.

3. The dual LCD according to claim 2 , wherein a thin film transistor array and a transmissive electrode are arranged in a region corresponding to the first region of the first substrate, a thin film transistor array and a reflective electrode are arranged in a region corresponding to the second region of the first substrate, and a common electrode and a color filter pattern are respectively arranged in first and second regions of the second substrate respectively corresponding to first and second regions of the first substrate.

4. The dual LCD according to claim 2 , wherein a drive circuit unit to drive the first and second LCD panels is arranged on one side of the first substrate outside of the first and second regions.

5. The dual LCD according to claim 1 , wherein a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate are respectively arranged on tops and bottoms of the first and second LCD panels.

6. The dual LCD according to claim 1 , wherein the backlight unit comprises a power source and a light guide plate, arranged on the bottom of the first LCD panel.

7. The dual LCD according to claim 6 , further comprising an inclined portion arranged on one side end of the light guide plate.

8. The dual LCD according to claim 6 , wherein one side end of the light guide plate comprises an end portion of a light guide plate positioned in a remotest position away from the power source.

Assignments (1)
DIVESTITURE Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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