IP Library Granted Patent US 9,081,248
Granted Patent B2
US 9,081,248 · App. 13/421,438 · Granted Jul 14, 2015

Reflector and display device having the same

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Patent No.
US 9,081,248
App. No.
13/421,438
Granted
Jul 14, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Discussed are a high efficiency reflector which reflects multiple color light, and a display device which can increase display quality by applying the high efficiency reflector thereto. The reflector includes a first reflective layer pair reflecting red light, a second reflective layer pair reflecting green light, and a third reflective layer pair reflecting blue light. The first to third reflective layer pairs are formed as a plurality of inorganic layers.

Claims (27)

1. A display device comprising:

a plurality of pixel electrodes receiving a plurality of data voltages supplied to a plurality of pixels, respectively;

a plurality of thin film transistors controlling supply of the data voltages, respectively;

a single reflector on the pixels, and comprising a plurality of reflective layer pairs which selectively reflect incident light according to wavelengths;

a plurality of partition walls at the pixels;

a display solvent internalized into a pixel region which is defined by corresponding partition walls;

a common electrode in correspondence with the pixel electrodes, and supplying a common voltage to the pixels;

a plurality of red, green, and blue color filters in respective correspondence with the pixels; and

a light blocking layer between corresponding color filters among the red, green, and blue color filters,

wherein the single reflector includes a plurality of reflective layers, the plurality of reflective layers include a reflective layer of a high refractive index and a reflective layer of a low refractive index, and the plurality of reflective layers are sequentially stacked repeatedly,

wherein the single reflector corresponds to all of the pixels,

wherein the reflective layer pairs include a first reflective layer pair, a second reflective layer pair and a third reflective layer pair,

wherein the first, second and third reflective layer pairs are sequentially stacked iteratively, and

wherein the first reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponding to a red color wavelength, the second reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponding to a green color wavelength, and the third reflective layer pair includes a stop band corresponding to a blue color wavelength.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first reflective layer pair reflects red light, the second reflective layer pair reflects green light, the third reflective layer pair reflects blue light, and the first to third reflective layer pairs are formed as a plurality of inorganic layers.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the first to third reflective layer pairs comprise:

a first inorganic layer having a refractive index of 1.9 to 2.8; and

a second inorganic layer having a refractive index of 1.3 to 1.7.

4. The display device of claim 3 , wherein,

the first inorganic layer is formed of any one inorganic material of TiO 2 , SiNx, ZnO, and Al 2 O 3 , or

the first inorganic layer is formed by selectively combining at least two materials of TiO 2 , SiNx, ZnO, and Al 2 O 3 .

5. The display device of claim 3 , wherein the second inorganic layer is formed of SiO 2 or an inorganic material comprising SiO 2 .

6. The display device of claim 3 , wherein,

the first inorganic layer is formed to have a thickness of 200 Å to 1,000 Å, and

the second inorganic layer is formed to have a thickness of 500 Å to 1,500 Å.

7. The display device of claim 6 , wherein each of the first to third reflective layer pairs reflects color light having any one of wavelengths of 450 nm to 780 nm.

8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the single reflector further comprises one or more reflective layer pairs reflecting color light having a wavelength different from wavelengths of the red light, green light, and blue light.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064536/0036 →
ASSIGNMENT: REPLY TO NOTICE OF NON-RECORDATION DOCUMENT NO. 501856250 Recorded Mar 16, 2012
From: NOH, YOUNGHOON; JUNG, GOEUN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 028046/0731 →