IP Library Granted Patent US 8,625,063
Granted Patent B2
US 8,625,063 · App. 13/408,595 · Granted Jan 7, 2014

Display and electronic unit having particular optical laminate

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Patent No.
US 8,625,063
App. No.
13/408,595
Granted
Jan 7, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display capable of obtaining high contrast and an electronic unit including the display are provided. The display includes: a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a light reflective layer; and an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel, in which the optical laminate includes a first retardation layer, a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel, the first retardation layer is a negative C-plate, and the second retardation layer is a λ/4 plate or a combination of a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate arranged in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel.

Claims (64)

1. A display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a light reflective layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a first retardation layer, a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a negative C-plate, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/4 plate or a combination of a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate arranged in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel.

2. The display according to claim 1 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

3. A display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a light reflective layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a first retardation layer, a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a biaxial λ/4 plate having an Nz coefficient larger than 1, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/2 plate.

4. The display according to claim 3 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

5. A display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer, a light reflective layer, and a first retardation layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a negative C-layer, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/4 plate or a combination of a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate arranged in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel.

6. The display according to claim 5 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

7. A display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer, a light reflective layer, and a first retardation layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a biaxial λ/4 layer having an Nz coefficient larger than 1, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/2 plate.

8. The display according to claim 7 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

9. An electronic unit including a display, the display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a light reflective layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a first retardation layer, a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a negative C-plate, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/4 plate or a combination of a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate arranged in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel.

10. The electronic unit according to claim 9 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

11. An electronic unit including a display, the display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer and a light reflective layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a first retardation layer, a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a biaxial λ/4 plate having an Nz coefficient larger than 1, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/2 plate.

12. The electronic unit according to claim 11 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

13. An electronic unit including a display, the display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer, a light reflective layer, and a first retardation layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a negative C-layer, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/4 plate or a combination of a λ/4 plate and a λ/2 plate arranged in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel.

14. The electronic unit according to claim 13 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

15. An electronic unit including a display, the display comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer, a light reflective layer, and a first retardation layer; and

an optical laminate disposed on the liquid crystal display panel,

wherein the optical laminate includes a light diffuser layer, a second retardation layer, and a polarization layer in order from a side closer to the liquid crystal display panel,

the first retardation layer is a biaxial λ/4 layer having an Nz coefficient larger than 1, and

the second retardation layer is a λ/2 plate.

16. The electronic unit according to claim 15 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel is configured to allow long axes of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to be aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a normal to the liquid crystal display panel in black display.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072398/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.; JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 071935/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2013
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JAPAN DISPLAY WEST INC.
Reel/Frame 030182/0522 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2012
From: TAMAKI, MASAYA; MAEDA, KAZUYUKI; KABE, MASAAKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027798/0690 →