IP Library Granted Patent US 9,557,596
Granted Patent B2
US 9,557,596 · App. 13/571,374 · Granted Jan 31, 2017

Liquid crystal display

Inventors: Ting-I Wu (Kaoshiung, TW); Wang-Yang Li (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: CHI MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
G02F1/133504G02F1/133528G02F2001/133507G02F2001/133531G02F2201/305
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Patent No.
US 9,557,596
App. No.
13/571,374
Granted
Jan 31, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is provided and includes an liquid crystal panel, a diffraction plate, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, a first brightness enhancement film (BEF), and a second BEF. The diffraction plate is disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel and has a diffractive direction. The first polarizer is disposed between the diffraction plate and the liquid crystal panel and has a first absorption axis. The second polarizer is disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel opposite to the first surface and has a second absorption axis perpendicular to the first absorption axis. The first BEF has a first light-collecting direction. The second BEF has a second light-collecting direction perpendicular to the first light-collecting direction. The first light-collecting direction is parallel or perpendicular to the diffractive direction or the first absorption axis.

Claims (28)

1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel comprising a liquid crystal layer,

a diffraction plate disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the diffraction plate includes a plurality of grating regions having at least one first diffractive direction and a plurality of space regions located between the grating regions, and the space regions have no grating and are transparent;

a first brightness enhancement film disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first brightness enhancement film having a first light-collecting direction, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein an included angle between the first diffractive direction and the first light-collecting direction is in a range from −110 degrees to −65 degrees or from −30 degrees to 20 degrees and excluding 0 degree and −90 degrees.

2. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 1 , further comprise:

a first polarizer with a first absorption axis disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the diffraction plate, wherein an included angle between the first light-collecting direction and the first absorption axis is ranged from −30 degrees to −20 degrees, from −75 degrees to −60 degrees, from 55 degrees to 80 degrees, or from 10 degrees to 25 degrees.

3. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel comprising a liquid crystal layer;

a diffraction plate disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the diffraction plate includes a plurality of grating regions haying at least one first diffractive direction and a plurality of space regions located between the grating regions, and the space regions have no grating and are transparent;

a first brightness enhancement film disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first brightness enhancement film having a first light-collecting direction, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein an included angle between the first diffractive direction and the first light-collecting direction is in a range from −115 degrees to −60 degrees or from −30 degrees to 15 degrees and excluding 0 degree and −90 degrees.

4. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 3 , further comprise:

a first polarizer with a first absorption axis disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the diffraction plate, wherein an included angle between the first light-collecting direction and the first absorption axis is ranged from 40 degrees to −5 degrees, from −95 degrees to −65 degrees, or from 70 degrees to 80 degrees.

5. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel comprising a liquid crystal layer;

a diffraction plate disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the diffraction plate includes a plurality of grating regions having at least one diffractive direction and a plurality of space regions located between the grating regions, and the space regions have no grating and are transparent;

a first polarizer disposed on the first surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first polarizer has a first absorption axis;

a first brightness enhancement film disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first brightness enhancement film having a first light-collecting direction, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein an included angle between the first absorption axis and the first light-collecting direction is in a range from 70 degrees to 115 degrees or from −20 degrees to 15 degrees and excluding 0 degree and 90 degrees.

6. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the diffraction plate is disposed between the first polarizer and the liquid crystal panel.

7. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first polarizer is disposed between the liquid crystal panel and the diffraction plate.

8. The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first absorption axis is perpendicular or parallel to the first light-collecting direction.

9. A liquid crystal display, comprising:

a liquid crystal panel comprising a liquid crystal layer,

a diffraction plate disposed on a first surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the diffraction plate includes a plurality of grating regions having at least one first diffractive direction and a plurality of space regions located between the grating regions, and the space regions have no grating and are transparent;

a first brightness enhancement film disposed on a second surface of the liquid crystal panel, wherein the first brightness enhancement film having a first light-collecting direction, and the second surface is opposite to the first surface of the liquid crystal panel;

wherein an included angle between the first diffractive direction and the first light-collecting direction is in a range from −110 degrees to −65 degrees or from −30 degrees to 20 degrees and excluding ranges of −8 degrees to 8 degrees and −82 degrees to −98 degrees.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 8, 2020
From: CHENG MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: CM VISUAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053704/0919 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 25, 2018
From: CHI MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: CHENG MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048389/0193 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2014
From: CHI MEI CORPORATION
To: CHI MEI MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033753/0268 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 14, 2012
From: WU, TING-I; LI, WANG-YANG
To: CHI MEI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028778/0939 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 100128742 A · Aug 11, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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