IP Library Granted Patent US 10,871,686
Granted Patent B2
US 10,871,686 · App. 16/454,218 · Granted Dec 22, 2020

Display, display system, image projection system, and movable object

Inventors: Takato Hada (Osaka, JP); Takahiro Akiyoshi (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Hara (Osaka, JP); Keiji Sugiyama (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
G02F1/1347G02B27/0101G02F1/133382G03B21/16B60K2370/334B60K2370/785
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Patent No.
US 10,871,686
App. No.
16/454,218
Granted
Dec 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The display includes a liquid-crystal panel, a heat-transfer member, and a light-diffusion structure. The liquid-crystal panel includes a display screen. The heat-transfer member is light-transmissive. The heat-transfer member is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen. The light-diffusion structure is between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member.

Claims (58)

1. A display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen and a pair of transparent electrodes for applying voltages across a liquid-crystal layer;

a heat-transfer member which is light-transmissive and is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen; and

a light-diffusion member including a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, wherein

the light-diffusion structure is provided to each of a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the liquid-crystal panel and a surface of the light-diffusion member facing the heat-transfer member, and includes a plurality of fine particles.

2. The display according to claim 1 , wherein

the light-diffusion member includes an adherence suppression structure at a surface thereof facing the liquid-crystal panel.

3. The display according to claim 1 , wherein:

the heat-transfer member and the light-diffusion member have plate shapes; and

the light-diffusion member is thinner than the heat-transfer member.

4. The display according to claim 3 , wherein

the light-diffusion member has a thickness equal to or smaller than 300 μm.

5. The display according to claim 3 , wherein:

the light-diffusion member has a thickness equal to or smaller than 300 μm; and

an average particle size of the plurality of fine particles is equal to or smaller than 20 μm.

6. The display according to claim 1 , wherein:

the light-diffusion member has a transmittance equal to or larger than 70%; and

the light-diffusion member has haze equal to or larger than 30% and equal to or smaller than 90%.

7. The display according to claim 1 , wherein:

an average particle size of the plurality of fine particles is equal to or smaller than 20 μm.

8. The display according to claim 1 , further comprising a heat sink thermally coupled with the heat-transfer member.

9. The display according to claim 8 , wherein

the heat-transfer member has a thermal-conductivity higher than a thermal-conductivity of the liquid-crystal panel.

10. A display system comprising:

a display according to claim 1 ; and

a backlight.

11. An image projection system used as a head-up display, comprising:

the display system according to claim 10 ; and

a projection unit configured to form a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the display system, in a target space.

12. A movable object comprising:

the display system according to claim 10 ; and

a movable object body where the display system is mounted.

13. A display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen and a pair of transparent electrodes for applying voltages across a liquid-crystal layer;

a heat-transfer member which is light-transmissive and is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen; and

a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, wherein

the light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the liquid-crystal panel opposite from the display screen and includes a plurality of fine particles.

14. The display according to claim 13 , wherein

the light-diffusion structure is in contact with the heat-transfer member.

15. A display system comprising:

a display according to claim 13 ; and

a backlight.

16. An image projection system used as a head-up display, comprising:

the display system according to claim 15 ; and

a projection unit configured to form a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the display system, in a target space.

17. A display comprising:

a liquid-crystal panel including a display screen and a pair of transparent electrodes for applying voltages across a liquid-crystal layer;

a heat-transfer member which is light-transmissive and is on an opposite side of the liquid-crystal panel from the display screen; and

a light-diffusion structure between the liquid-crystal panel and the heat-transfer member, wherein

the light-diffusion structure is provided to a surface of the heat-transfer member facing the liquid-crystal panel and includes a plurality of fine particles.

18. The display according to claim 17 , wherein

the light-diffusion structure is in contact with the liquid-crystal panel.

19. A display system comprising:

a display according to claim 17 ; and

a backlight.

20. An image projection system used as a head-up display, comprising:

the display system according to claim 19 ; and

a projection unit configured to form a virtual image corresponding to an image displayed on the display screen of the display system, in a target space.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066703/0252 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 29, 2019
From: HADA, TAKATO; AKIYOSHI, TAKAHIRO; HARA, HIROKI; SUGIYAMA, KEIJI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051137/0250 →
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