Granted Patent B2

US 12,298,625 · App. 17/979,557 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventor: Hiroaki Sato (Kanagawa Ken, JP)

Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.

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Abstract

Claims (47)

1. A display device comprising:

a display panel that displays an image;

a reflective polarizing layer that transmits a polarization component of incident light in a first direction and reflects a polarization component of the incident light in a second direction different from the first direction;

a transparent plate that transmits the incident light; and

a retardation film bonded to the transparent plate, wherein

the reflective polarizing layer is disposed between the display panel and the retardation film,

the retardation film contains polyethylene terephthalate and has a retardation value in a range of 2000 nm or more and 4000 nm or less,

an angle between a slow axis of the retardation film and a polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer is 30 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less,

a slow axis at a first point in the retardation film is more inclined toward a third direction than a slow axis at a second point in the retardation film, and

the first point is closer to an end of the retardation film in a fourth direction, perpendicular to the third direction, than the second point.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the transparent plate has a first surface and a second surface located closer to the display panel than the first surface, and

the reflective polarizing layer is bonded to the second surface of the transparent plate, and the retardation film is bonded to the first surface of the transparent plate.

3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the retardation film is cut out from a sheet-shaped retardation film manufactured by biaxial stretching, and

an angle between the slow axis of the cut-out retardation film and the polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer is 30 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.

4. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein

the retardation film is bonded to the transparent plate via an adhesive layer having a transmittance of 80% or more and an ultraviolet light absorptivity of 80% or more.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a reflectance control panel disposed between the retardation film and the reflective polarizing layer, and configured to be able to change a reflectance with respect to the incident light; and

a polarizer disposed between the reflectance control panel and the retardation film, and having a transmission axis disposed to be orthogonal to the polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer, wherein

the reflectance control panel has a first surface located on a side facing the retardation film and a second surface located on a side facing the reflective polarizing layer, and

the reflective polarizing layer is bonded to the second surface of the reflectance control panel.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein

the transparent plate has a first surface and a second surface located closer to the display panel than the first surface, and

the retardation film is bonded to the second surface of the transparent plate.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein

the reflectance control panel includes a first electrode, a first support plate supporting the first electrode, a second electrode, a second support plate supporting the second electrode, and control substances sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

the reflective polarizing layer is bonded to the second support plate.

8. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein

the retardation film is cut out from a sheet-shaped retardation film manufactured by biaxial stretching, and

an angle between the slow axis of the cut-out retardation film and the polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer is 30 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.

9. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein

the retardation film is bonded to the transparent plate via an adhesive layer having a transmittance of 80% or more and an ultraviolet light absorptivity of 80% or more.

10. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein

the reflectance control panel includes a first electrode, a first support plate supporting the first electrode, a second electrode, a second support plate supporting the second electrode, and control substances sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, and

the reflective polarizing layer is bonded to the second support plate.

11. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein

the retardation film is cut out from a sheet-shaped retardation film manufactured by biaxial stretching, and

an angle between the slow axis of the cut-out retardation film and the polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer is 30 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.

12. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein

the retardation film is bonded to the transparent plate via an adhesive layer having a transmittance of 80% or more and an ultraviolet light absorptivity of 80% or more.

13. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the retardation film is cut out from a sheet-shaped retardation film manufactured by biaxial stretching, and

an angle between the slow axis of the cut-out retardation film and the polarization reflection axis of the reflective polarizing layer is 30 degrees or more and 60 degrees or less.

14. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the retardation film is located on an outermost surface of the display device.

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