IP Library Granted Patent US 9,304,322
Granted Patent B2
US 9,304,322 · App. 13/168,008 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Phase difference element and display unit

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Patent No.
US 9,304,322
App. No.
13/168,008
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phase difference element capable of decreasing deterioration of 3D characteristics and a display unit including the phase difference element are provided. The phase difference element includes a phase difference film, and an anti-glare film. The phase difference film has a phase difference layer composed of two or more phase difference regions each having different direction of a slow axis that are regularly arranged in a plane. Retardation of the anti-glare film is 20 nm or less and total haze of the anti-glare film is 30% or less.

Claims (22)

1. A phase difference element comprising:

an anti-glare film;

an alignment film; and

a phase difference film provided between the anti-glare film and the alignment film,

wherein the phase difference film has a phase difference layer composed of two or more phase difference regions each having different direction of a slow axis that are regularly arranged in a plane,

wherein retardation of the anti-glare film is 20 nm or less and total haze of the anti-glare film is 30% or less,

wherein crosstalk of light transmitted through a first one the phase difference regions and crosstalk of light transmitted through a second one of the phase difference regions is 3.5% or less,

wherein the alignment film includes two or more alignment regions, each region having different alignment directions, and

wherein a first alignment region includes grooves extending in a first direction, and a second alignment region includes grooves extending in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction.

2. The phase difference element according to claim 1 , wherein the retardation of the anti-glare film is 10 nm or less and the total haze of the anti-glare film is 30% or less.

3. The phase difference element according to claim 2 , wherein the crosstalk of light transmitted through a first one the phase difference regions and the crosstalk of light transmitted through a second one of the phase difference regions is 2.5% or less.

4. A display unit comprising:

a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in a matrix state; and

a phase difference element attached to the display panel,

wherein the phase difference element includes an anti-glare film, an alignment film, and a phase difference film provided between the anti-glare film and the alignment film and arranged on the display panel side, the anti-glare film being arranged on the side opposite to the display panel with respect to the phase difference film,

the phase difference film has a phase difference layer composed of two or more phase difference regions each having different direction of a slow axis that are regularly arranged in a plane,

wherein retardation of the anti-glare film is 20 nm or less and total haze of the anti-glare film is 30% or less,

wherein crosstalk of light transmitted through a first one the phase difference regions and crosstalk of light transmitted through a second one of the phase difference regions is 3.5% or less,

wherein the alignment film includes two or more alignment regions, each region having different alignment directions, and

wherein a first alignment region includes grooves extending in a first direction, and a second alignment region includes grooves extending in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction.

5. The display unit according to claim 4 , wherein the retardation of the anti-glare film is 10 nm or less and the total haze of the anti-glare film is 30% or less.

6. The display unit according to claim 5 , wherein the crosstalk of light transmitted through a first one the phase difference regions and the crosstalk of light transmitted through a second one of the phase difference regions is 2.5% or less.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2011
From: INOUE, JUNICHI; HOSHI, MITSUNARI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026886/0303 →