IP Library Granted Patent US 8,330,338
Granted Patent B2
US 8,330,338 · App. 13/006,650 · Granted Dec 11, 2012

Double-sided light emitting display device

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Patent No.
US 8,330,338
App. No.
13/006,650
Granted
Dec 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A double-sided light-emitting display device includes optical layers having transmissive axes perpendicular to each other and polarizing members having polarization axes parallel with the transmissive axes of the optical layers. Thus, loss of internal light and reflection of external light are greatly reduced.

Claims (38)

1. A double-sided light-emitting display device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode opposite to the first electrode;

an emission layer (EML) disposed between the first and second electrodes;

a first optical layer formed on a surface of the first electrode; and

a second optical layer formed on a surface of the second electrode,

the first and second optical layers having transmissive axes perpendicular to each other,

each one of the first and second optical layers comprises linearly reflective type polarizing materials.

2. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein,

the first optical layer is positioned on an outer surface of the first electrode facing an exterior of the double-sided light-emitting display device, and

the second optical layer is positioned on an outer surface of the second electrode facing an opposite exterior of the double-sided light-emitting display device.

3. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the linearly reflective type polarizing materials are double brightness enhanced films (DBEFs).

4. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein each one of the first and second optical layers has a reflective axis perpendicular to the respective transmissive axis.

5. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is a transflective electrode.

6. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the first electrode comprises either a transflective layer, or a transflective layer and a transparent layer formed on the transflective layer.

7. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is a transflective electrode.

8. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 1 , comprised of:

the first optical layer having a reflective axis perpendicular to the transmissive axis of the first optical layer, and the second optical layer having a reflective axis perpendicular to the transmissive axis of the second optical layer, and

a polarized light reflected at the first optical layer passing through the second optical layer, and a polarized light reflected at the second optical layer passing through the first optical layer.

9. A double-sided light-emitting display device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a second electrode opposite to the first electrode;

an emission layer (EML) disposed between the first and second electrodes;

a first optical layer formed on a surface of the first electrode;

a second optical layer formed on a surface the second electrode, the first and second optical layers having transmissive axes perpendicular to each other;

a first polarizing member positioned on a path of light emitted from the emission layer, passing through the first optical layer toward an exterior of the double-sided light-emitting display device; and

a second polarizing member positioned on a path of light emitted from the emission layer, passing through the second optical layer toward an opposite exterior of the double-sided light-emitting display device,

each one of the first and second optical layers comprises linearly reflective type polarizing materials.

10. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein the first optical layer is positioned on an outer surface of the first electrode, and the second optical layer is positioned on an outer surface of the second electrode, with the outer surface of the first electrode and the outer surface of the second electrode facing an exterior of the double-sided light-emitting display device.

11. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein a polarization axis of the first polarizing member is parallel with the transmissive axis of the first optical layer, and a polarization axis of the second polarizing member is parallel with the transmissive axis of the second optical layer.

12. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein the linearly reflective type polarizing materials are double brightness enhanced films (DBEFs).

13. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein each one of the first and second optical layers has a reflective axis perpendicular to the respective transmissive axis.

14. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein each one of the first and second polarizing members is a linearly polarizing plate.

15. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode is a transflective electrode.

16. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein the first electrode comprises either a transflective layer, or a transflective layer and a transparent layer formed on the transflective layer.

17. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , wherein the second electrode is a transflective electrode.

18. The double-sided light-emitting display device of claim 9 , comprised of the first optical layer having a reflective axis perpendicular to the transmissive axis of the first optical layer, and the second optical layer having a reflective axis perpendicular to the transmissive axis of the second optical layer, and

a polarized light reflected at the first optical layer passing through the second optical layer, and a polarized light reflected at the second optical layer passing through the first optical layer.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029241/0599 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2011
From: JEONG, HEE-SEONG; KOH, SUNG-SOO; PARK, SOON-RYONG; JUNG, WOO-SUK; JEONG, CHUL-WOO; CHO, IL-RYONG; KIM, TAE-KYU
To: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 026209/0107 →