IP Library Granted Patent US 9,436,053
Granted Patent B2
US 9,436,053 · App. 14/290,203 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

Display unit and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,436,053
App. No.
14/290,203
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display unit that includes: a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other; a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a display mode switching layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate.

Claims (55)

1. A display unit, comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to adjust reflectance to control a display mode.

2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to control a display mode by application of a voltage.

3. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to control a display mode in a display region for each predetermined region, the display region being arranged with the pixels.

4. The display unit according to claim 3 , wherein

the display mode controlling layer includes a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction, and

the first electrodes and the second electrodes have intersection points for the respective pixels.

5. The display unit according to claim 4 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to control the display mode for each of the intersection points of the first electrodes and the second electrodes.

6. The display unit according to claim 3 , wherein the display mode controlling layer includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged in opposition to each other, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises a plurality of electrodes that extend unidirectionally.

7. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to further adjust transmittance to control the display mode.

8. The display unit according to claim 7 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to adjust the transmittance in a multiple-step or non-step manner.

9. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to control the display mode between a black display and a mirror display, between the black display and a transmissive display, or switch the display mode to have a combination of one or more of the mirror display, the black display, and the transmissive display.

10. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer has a light-blocking film on a display layer side thereof.

11. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer comprises a metallic film.

12. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer comprises an electrochromic device.

13. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display layer comprises a liquid crystal layer.

14. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display layer comprises an organic layer that includes a light-emitting layer.

15. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the display mode controlling layer includes:

a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged in opposition to each other, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is configured to change its color reversibly from a metallic luster to a transparent color, the one of the first electrode and the second electrode including a first surface and a second surface, the first surface being in opposition to the other of the first electrode and the second electrode, and the second surface being located on opposite side of the first surface; and

a light-blocking film provided on the second surface of the one of the first electrode and the second electrode.

16. An electronic apparatus provided with a display unit, the display unit comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to adjust reflectance to control a display mode.

17. A display unit, comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to control a display mode separately for each predetermined region in a display region, and wherein the display region includes the pixels and the predetermined regions.

18. A display unit, comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged in opposition to each other, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode comprising a plurality of electrodes that extend unidirectionally.

19. The display unit according to claim 18 , wherein

the first electrode comprises a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and the second electrode comprises a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction, and

the first electrodes and the second electrodes have intersection points for the respective pixels.

20. An electronic apparatus provided with a display unit, the display unit comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer includes a first electrode and a second electrode that are arranged in opposition to each other, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a plurality of electrodes that extend unidirectionally.

21. The electronic apparatus according to claim 20 , wherein

the first electrode comprises a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and the second electrode comprises a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction, and

the first electrodes and the second electrodes have intersection points for the respective pixels.

22. A display unit, comprising:

a pair of a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in opposition to each other;

a display layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; and

a display mode controlling layer having an aperture for each pixel, and provided between the display layer and the second substrate,

wherein the display mode controlling layer is configured to adjust transmittance of light that is in a vertical direction to a plane of the display mode controlling layer to control a display mode.

23. The display unit according to claim 22 , wherein the display mode of the display mode controlling layer includes a transmissive display mode.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 035616 FRAME: 0124. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded May 26, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 035771/0551 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC
Reel/Frame 035616/0124 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2014
From: SHIMA, SHUICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033182/0387 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2014
From: YOKOZEKI, MIKIHIRO; KODATE, MANABU; ITO, TSUYOSHI; KUBOTA, HITOSHI; NAKAMURA, ETSUKO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033071/0830 →