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US 7,864,271 · App. 12/303,383 · Granted Jan 4, 2011

Display device

Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,864,271
App. No.
12/303,383
Granted
Jan 4, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device in which an image with a wide color reproduction range and bright red can be displayed is provided. The display device is a display device such as, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a cathode ray tube, an organic electroluminescent display device, a plasma display panel, and a field emission display. The display device includes a display surface including a pixel having red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixel preferably has the largest aperture area.

Claims (78)

1. A display device comprising a display surface,

the display surface including a pixel consisting of red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels,

wherein the display device includes red, green, blue, and yellow color filters, and a light source device,

the red sub-pixel has the largest aperture area, and the blue sub-pixel has the largest aperture area,

the aperture area of the red sub-pixel is larger than that of the green sub-pixel and also larger than that of the yellow sub-pixel,

the aperture area of the blue sub-pixel is larger than that of the green sub-pixel and also larger than that of the yellow sub-pixel, and

a lightness of red accounts for 12% or more and 25% or less relative to a lightness of white.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

3. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the aperture areas of the red sub-pixel is 1.22 to 1.86 times as large as that of each of the green and yellow sub-pixels, and

the aperture area of the blue sub-pixel is 1.22 to 1.86 times as large as that of each of the green and yellow sub-pixels.

4. The display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein in the pixel, the red sub-pixel is the largest in number, and the blue sub-pixel is the largest in number.

5. The display device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the pixel includes blue sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

6. The display device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the pixel includes red sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

7. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the aperture area of the red sub-pixel is three times or less as large as an aperture area of a sub-pixel whose aperture area is the smallest.

8. The display device according to claim 7 ,

wherein in the pixel, the red sub-pixel is the largest in number, and the blue sub-pixel is the largest in number.

9. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the pixel includes blue sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

10. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the pixel includes red sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

11. The display device according to claims 2 ,

wherein in the pixel, the red sub-pixel is the largest in number, and the blue sub-pixel is the largest in number.

12. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the pixel includes blue sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

13. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the pixel includes red sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

14. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the aperture area of the red sub-pixel is three times or less as large as an aperture area of a sub-pixel whose aperture area is the smallest.

15. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein in the pixel, the red sub-pixel is the largest in number, and the blue sub-pixel is the largest in number.

16. The display device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the pixel includes blue sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

17. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

18. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

19. The display device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the pixel includes red sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

20. The display device according to claim 19 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

21. The display device according to claim 19 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

22. The display device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

23. The display device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

24. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

25. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

26. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein in the pixel, the red sub-pixel is the largest in number, and the blue sub-pixel is the largest in number.

27. The display device according to claim 26 ,

wherein the pixel includes blue sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

28. The display device according to claim 27 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

29. The display device according to claim 27 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

30. The display device according to claim 26 ,

wherein the pixel includes red sub-pixels different in color characteristics.

31. The display device according to claim 30 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

32. The display device according to claim 30 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

33. The display device according to claim 26 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

34. The display device according to claim 26 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

35. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the aperture area of the green sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel, and the green sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

36. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the aperture area of the yellow sub-pixel is smaller than the aperture area of the green sub-pixel, and the yellow sub-pixel has the smallest aperture area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2008
From: NAKAMURA, KOZO; UEKI, SHUN; TAGUCHI, TOKIO; ITOU, AKIKO
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 021943/0296 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-169206 · Jun 19, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090115952A1 · May 7, 2009