IP Library Granted Patent US 12,546,999
Granted Patent B2
US 12,546,999 · App. 18/375,305 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Light guide plate and display device

Inventors: Ken'ichi Kasazumi (Osaka, JP); Keiji Sugiyama (Kyoto, JP); Yukihiro Chokyu (Osaka, JP); Masafumi Sueyoshi (Kanagawa, JP); Kazuhiro Minami (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
G02B27/0103B60K35/23B60K35/60B60K35/10G02B2027/0105
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Patent No.
US 12,546,999
App. No.
18/375,305
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light guide plate includes a first hologram element including a plurality of diffraction cells. At least one of edge lines of one diffraction cell among the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is located at a position other than on extensions of all edge lines of an adjacent diffraction cell adjacent to the one diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cell being included in the plurality of diffraction cells.

Claims (23)

1 . A light guide plate comprising:

a first hologram element including a plurality of diffraction cells; and

a second hologram element including a plurality of diffraction cells, wherein

at least one of edge lines of one diffraction cell among the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is located at a position other than on extensions of all edge lines of an adjacent diffraction cell adjacent to the one diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cell being included in the plurality of diffraction cells,

all edge lines of one diffraction cell among the plurality of diffraction cells included in the second hologram element are located on extensions of edge lines of adjacent diffraction cells adjacent to the one diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cells being included in the plurality of diffraction cells included in the second hologram element,

the first hologram element is an emission-side hologram element,

the second hologram element comprises two second hologram elements which are an entrance-side hologram element and a deflecting hologram element,

the entrance-side hologram element is positioned to cause light that has entered from an outside to an inside of the light guide plate to propagate in the inside of the light guide plate by deflection through diffraction,

the deflecting hologram element is positioned to cause the light deflected by the entrance-side hologram element to propagate in the inside of the light guide plate by deflection through diffraction, and

the emission-side hologram element is positioned to cause the light deflected by the deflecting hologram element to be emitted to the outside of the light guide plate by deflection through diffraction.

2 . The light guide plate according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is in a shape of a polygon and is positioned to share an edge line with an adjacent diffraction cell adjacent to the diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cell being included in the plurality of diffraction cells.

3 . The light guide plate according to claim 2 , wherein

each of the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is in a shape of a regular hexagon.

4 . The light guide plate according to claim 2 , wherein

each of the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is in a shape of a square.

5 . The light guide plate according to claim 2 , wherein

each of the plurality of diffraction cells included in the first hologram element is in a shape of an equilateral triangle.

6 . The light guide plate according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the plurality of diffraction cells included in the second hologram element is in a shape of a square and is positioned to share an edge line with an adjacent diffraction cell adjacent to the diffraction cell, the adjacent diffraction cell being included in the plurality of diffraction cells included in the second hologram element.

7 . A display device comprising:

the light guide plate according to claim 1 ; and

an image generating device that generates light showing an image, and causes the light to enter the light guide plate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 6, 2024
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068328/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2024
From: KASAZUMI, KEN'ICHI; SUGIYAMA, KEIJI; CHOKYU, YUKIHIRO; SUEYOSHI, MASAFUMI; MINAMI, KAZUHIRO
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067054/0004 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-060015 · Mar 31, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2022000019 · Jan 4, 2022
Related Publication 20240027762A1 · Jan 25, 2024
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