IP Library Granted Patent US 9,946,107
Granted Patent B2
US 9,946,107 · App. 14/838,578 · Granted Apr 17, 2018

Display device

Inventor: Toshihiro Sato (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
G02F1/1334G02F1/134336G02F2201/44G02F2201/52
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Patent No.
US 9,946,107
App. No.
14/838,578
Granted
Apr 17, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device including a plurality of pixels includes a first display part including a first electrode, a second electrode and a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a second display part including the second electrode, a third electrode and a light function layer provided between the second electrode and the third electrode, the light function layer controlling the diffusion state or transparency state of light and being provided on the same side the light emitting layer with respect to the second electrode.

Claims (23)

1. A display device including a plurality of pixels comprising:

a first display part including a first electrode, a second electrode and a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode;

a second display part including the second electrode, a third electrode and a light function layer provided between the second electrode and the third electrode, the light function layer controlling the diffusion state or transparency state of light and being provided on a side of the second electrode facing the light emitting layer; and

a side wall covering an end part of the first electrode and an end part of the third electrode, the side wall being provided with an aperture part in a region corresponding to the first display part and the second display part.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first electrode and the third electrode of the plurality of pixels are mutually provided separately, and the second electrode is provided in common with the plurality of pixels.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode has reflectance and the second electrode and third electrode have transparency.

4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the light emitting layer and at least one part of the light function layer are aligned so as to pass a plane parallel to a surface of a substrate provided with the first display part and the second display part.

5. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein the first electrode includes a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer and a reflective metal layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer.

6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display part further includes a reflecting layer provided on a side of the first electrode facing away from the light emitting layer, and an insulation layer provided between the first electrode and the reflecting layer, and the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode have transparency.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the first electrode and the third electrode are continuous.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display part further includes a reflecting layer provided on a side of the first electrode facing away from the light emitting layer, and a transparent layer provided between the first electrode and the reflecting layer, the first electrode has semi-transparency and the second electrode and the third electrode have transparency.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode and the third electrode are electrically connected.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light function layer includes polymer dispersed liquid crystals and the polymer dispersed liquid crystals are controlled to a diffusion state or transparency state by applying an electric field between the first electrode and the third electrode.

11. A display device including a plurality of pixels comprising:

a first display part including a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a light emitting layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a light function layer provided between the second electrode and the third electrode, the light function layer controlling a diffusion state or transparency state of light, each of the first electrodes of the plurality of pixels are mutually provided separately and the second electrode and the third electrode are provided in common with the plurality of electrodes;

a second display part including the second electrode, the third electrode and the light function layer provided between the second electrode and the third electrode; and

a side wall covering an end part of the first electrode in the first pixel among the plurality of pixels, and an end part of the first electrode in a second pixel adjacent to the first pixel, the side wall being provided with an aperture part in a region corresponding to the first pixel and the second pixel, the second electrode in the second display part of the first pixel being provided above the side wall;

wherein the light emitting layer and at least one part of the light function layer are aligned so as to pass a plane parallel to a surface of a substrate provided with the first display part and the second display part.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first electrode has reflectance and the second electrode and the third electrode have transparency.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the first electrode includes a first transparent conductive layer, a second transparent conductive layer and a reflective metal layer provided between the first transparent conductive layer and the second transparent conductive layer.

14. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first display part further includes a reflecting layer provided on a side of the first electrode facing away form the light emitting layer, and an insulation layer provided between the first electrode and the reflecting layer, and the first electrode, the second electrode and the third electrode have transparency.

15. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the first display part further includes a transparent layer provided on a lower layer of the first electrode and a reflecting layer provided on a lower layer of the transparent layer, the first electrode has semi-transparency with a lower visible light transparency than the transparent layer and a higher visible light transparency than the reflecting layer, and the transparent layer has a film thickness which resonates light of a fixed wavelength among the visible light output from the light emitting layer.

16. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the light function layer includes polymer dispersed liquid crystals and the polymer dispersed liquid crystals are controlled to a diffusion state or transparency state by applying an electric field between the first electrode and the third electrode.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2015
From: SATO, TOSHIHIRO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 036449/0467 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-185474 · Sep 11, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
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