Liquid crystal display and display
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel having a first substrate, a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate, a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate, an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate, and a resin film disposed on the observer side with respect to the upper polarizing plate and affixed in contact with the upper polarizing plate. The resin film is higher in surface hardness than the upper polarizing plate and has a surface hardness of at least 3H in terms of surface pencil hardness. Each of the first and second substrates have a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm, and a total thickness of the liquid crystal display panel is no greater than 2 mm.
1. A liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate; and
a resin film disposed on the observer side with respect to the upper polarizing plate and affixed in contact with the upper polarizing plate, the resin film being higher in surface hardness than the upper polarizing plate;
wherein the resin film has a surface hardness of at least 3H in terms of surface pencil hardness;
wherein the first substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm and the second substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm; and
wherein a total thickness of the liquid crystal display panel is no greater than 2 mm.
2. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the resin film has a thickness of at least 0.2 mm.
3. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the resin film has a thickness of at least 0.2 mm and no greater than 1 mm.
4. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the resin film is an acrylic resin or an epoxy resin.
5. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first substrate and the thickness of the second substrate are substantially equal to each other.
6. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is smaller than the thickness of the first substrate.
7. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is larger than the thickness of the first substrate.
8. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising an upper phase difference plate disposed between the upper polarizing plate and the second substrate.
9. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from a front side of the liquid crystal display panel, an outline of the resin film is smaller than an outline of the upper polarizing plate.
10. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 ,
wherein the liquid crystal display panel further comprises a lower polarizing plate disposed on a back surface side of the first substrate; and
when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from the front side of the liquid crystal display panel, an outline of the resin film and an outline of the upper polarizing plate are smaller than an outline of the lower polarizing plate.
11. The liquid crystal display according to claim 10 , further comprising a lower phase difference plate disposed between the lower polarizing plate and the first substrate.
12. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are glass substrates.
13. A liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate; and
a resin film disposed between the upper polarizing plate and the second is substrate;
wherein the upper polarizing plate has a surface hardness of at least 3H in terms of surface pencil hardness;
wherein the first substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm and the second substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm; and
wherein a total thickness of the liquid crystal display panel is no greater than 2 mm.
14. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the resin film has a thickness of at least 0.2 mm.
15. The liquid crystal display according to claim 14 , wherein the resin film has a thickness of no greater than 1 mm.
16. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the first substrate and the thickness of the second substrate are substantially equal to each other.
17. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is smaller than the thickness of the first substrate.
18. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is larger than the thickness of the first substrate.
19. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , further comprising an upper phase difference plate disposed between the upper polarizing plate and the second substrate.
20. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from a front side of the liquid crystal display, an outline of the upper polarizing plate is smaller than an outline of the resin film.
21. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 ,
wherein the liquid crystal display panel further comprises a lower polarizing plate disposed on a back surface side of the first substrate; and
when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from the front side of the liquid crystal display panel, an outline of the upper polarizing plate is smaller than an outline of the lower polarizing plate.
22. The liquid crystal display according to claim 21 , wherein when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from the front side of the liquid crystal display panel, an outline of the resin film is smaller than the outline of the lower polarizing plate.
23. The liquid crystal display according to claim 21 , wherein when the liquid crystal display panel is viewed from the front side of the liquid crystal display panel, an outline of the resin film is larger than the outline of the lower polarizing plate.
24. The liquid crystal display according to claim 21 , further comprising a lower phase difference plate disposed between the lower polarizing plate and the first substrate.
25. The liquid crystal display according to claim 13 , wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are glass substrates.
26. A liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate;
a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate;
a lower polarizing plate disposed on a back surface side of the first substrate; and
a resin film affixed in contact with a back surface side of the lower polarizing plate;
wherein the total thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is no greater than 0.5 mm;
wherein the resin film has a thickness of at least 0.1 mm and no greater than 0.3 mm;
wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are glass substrates.
27. The liquid crystal display according to claim 26 , wherein the thickness of the first substrate and the thickness of the second substrate are substantially equal to each other.
28. The liquid crystal display according to claim 26 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is smaller than the thickness of the first substrate.
29. The liquid crystal display according to claim 26 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is larger than the thickness of the first substrate.
30. A liquid crystal display comprising a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate,
a liquid crystal held between the first substrate and the second substrate;
an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate;
a lower polarizing plate disposed on a back surface side of the first substrate; and
a resin film disposed between the lower polarizing plate and the first substrate;
wherein a total thickness of the first substrate and the second substrate is no greater than 0.5 mm;
wherein the resin film has a thickness of at least 0.1 mm and no greater than 0.3 mm;
wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are glass substrates.
31. The liquid crystal display according to claim 30 , wherein the thickness of the first substrate and the thickness of the second substrate are substantially equal to each other.
32. The liquid crystal display according to claim 30 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is smaller than the thickness of the first substrate.
33. The liquid crystal display according to claim 30 , wherein the thickness of the second substrate is larger than the thickness of the first substrate.
34. A display comprising a display panel, the display panel comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed on an observer side with respect to the first substrate and opposed to the first substrate; and
an upper polarizing plate disposed on the observer side with respect to the second substrate, wherein
the first substrate and the second substrate are glass substrates; and
a resin film is disposed on the observer side with respect to the upper polarizing plate and affixed in contact with the upper polarizing plate, the resin film having a surface hardness of at least 3H in terms of surface pencil hardness;
wherein the first substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm and the second substrate has a thickness of no greater than 0.5 mm;
wherein a total thickness of the liquid crystal display panel is no greater than 2 mm.