IP Library Granted Patent US 11,719,877
Granted Patent B2
US 11,719,877 · App. 17/884,975 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Yudai Numata (Tokyo, JP); Kentaro Okuyama (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,719,877
App. No.
17/884,975
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a first transparent substrate including a first main surface, a second transparent substrate including a first end portion, a liquid crystal layer containing strip-shaped polymers and liquid crystal molecules, a third transparent substrate including a second end portion and a second main surface, a first light-emitting element and a first light guide. The first light guide includes a first surface and a second surface. A height from the first main surface to the second surface is less than a height from the first main surface to the second main surface.

Claims (26)

1. A display device comprising:

a first transparent substrate comprising a first main surface;

a second transparent substrate comprising a first end portion and opposing the first main surface;

a liquid crystal layer located between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and comprising strip-shaped polymers and liquid crystal molecules;

a third transparent substrate comprising a second end portion and a second main surface on an opposite side to a surface opposing the second transparent substrate, and adhered to the second transparent substrate;

a light guide comprising a first surface opposing the first main surface, a second surface on an opposite side to the first surface, a third surface opposing the second end portion and a fourth surface on an opposite side to the third surface; and

a light-emitting element opposing the fourth surface of the first light guide, wherein the first surface and the second surface of the light guide are parallel to each other.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first wiring substrate connected to the light-emitting element and opposing the second surface;

a first adhesive layer adhering the first wiring substrate and the light guide together;

an insulating film located between the first main surface and the light guide; and

a second adhesive layer adhering the insulating film and the light guide together,

wherein

the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer each comprise a reflective member.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein

a distance between the third surface and the fourth surface is 20 mm or more.

4. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first wiring substrate connected to the light-emitting element and located between the light guide and the first main surface;

an insulating film located between the first main surface and the first wiring substrate;

a first adhesive layer adhering the first wiring substrate and the light guide together; and

a second adhesive layer adhering the first wiring substrate and the insulating film together,

wherein

the first adhesive layer comprising a reflective member, and

the second surface is in contact with an air layer.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein

a height from the first main surface to the second surface is less than a height from the first main surface to the second main surface.

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 10, 2022
From: NUMATA, YUDAI; OKUYAMA, KENTARO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 060771/0771 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2018-191817 · Oct 10, 2018 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17221868 · Apr 5, 2021
Continuation PCTJP2019038397 · Sep 27, 2019
Related Publication 20220381972A1 · Dec 1, 2022
Cited By (1)
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