IP Library Granted Patent US 11,846,842
Granted Patent B2
US 11,846,842 · App. 18/295,265 · Granted Dec 19, 2023

Display device

Inventors: Shimon Itakura (Tokyo, JP); Yuzo Ota (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
G02F1/133368G02F1/1347G02F1/133528G02F1/133608G02F2202/28G02F2203/48
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Patent No.
US 11,846,842
App. No.
18/295,265
Granted
Dec 19, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate having a first length and a second substrate having a second length, a dimming panel including a third substrate having a third length and a fourth substrate having a fourth length, wherein the third length is greater than the first length, the second length and the fourth length, the first length is greater than the second length, the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, and the second thickness of the second substrate is greater than the first thickness.

Claims (87)

1. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel comprising:

a first substrate having a first length along a first direction;

a second substrate opposing the first substrate and having a second length along the first direction; and

a first liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate,

a dimming panel comprising:

a third substrate having a third length along the first direction;

a fourth substrate opposite the third substrate and having a fourth length along the first direction; and

a second liquid crystal layer provided between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

an adhesive layer provided between the liquid crystal display panel and the dimming panel; and

an illumination device having a frame, wherein

the third length is greater than the first length, the second length and the fourth length,

the first length is greater than the second length,

the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, and

the second thickness of the second substrate is greater than the first thickness.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel further comprises:

a first polarizer attached to a surface of the first substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the second substrate;

a second polarizer attached to a surface of the second substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the first substrate; and

a first effective area in which a plurality of first pixels are provided,

the dimming panel further comprises:

a third polarizer attached to a surface of the third substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the fourth substrate;

a fourth polarizer attached to a surface of the fourth substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the third substrate; and

a second effective area in which a plurality of second pixels are provided,

the adhesive layer is provided between the first polarizer and the fourth polarizer,

the adhesive layer overlaps the entire first effective area, and

a length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the first polarizer along the first direction.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

the length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the fourth polarizer along the first direction.

4. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel comprising:

a first substrate having a first length along the first direction;

a second substrate opposing the first substrate and having a second length along the first direction; and

a first liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate,

a dimming panel comprising:

a third substrate having a third length along the first direction;

a fourth substrate opposing the third substrate and having a fourth length along the first direction; and

a second liquid crystal layer provided between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

an adhesive layer provided between the liquid crystal display panel and the dimming panel; and

an illumination device including a frame, wherein

the third length is greater than the first length, the second length, and the fourth length,

the first length is greater than the second length,

the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, the second thickness of the second substrate and the fourth thickness of the fourth substrate, and

the first thickness, the second thickness and the fourth thickness is equal to each other.

5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel further comprises:

a first polarizer attached to a surface of the first substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the second substrate;

a second polarizer attached to a surface of the second substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the first substrate; and

a first effective area in which a plurality of first pixels are provided,

the dimming panel further comprises:

a third polarizer attached to a surface of the third substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the fourth substrate;

a fourth polarizer attached to a surface of the fourth substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the third substrate; and

a second effective area in which a plurality of second pixels are provided,

the adhesive layer is provided between the first polarizer and the fourth polarizer,

the adhesive layer overlaps the entire first effective area, and

a length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the first polarizer along the first direction.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the fourth polarizer along the first direction.

7. A display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display panel comprising:

a first substrate having a first length along the first direction;

a second substrate opposing the first substrate and having a second length along the first direction; and

a first liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate,

a dimming panel comprising:

a third substrate having a third length along the first direction;

a fourth substrate opposing the third substrate and having a fourth length along the first direction; and

a second liquid crystal layer provided between the third substrate and the fourth substrate,

an adhesive layer provided between the liquid crystal display panel and the dimming panel; and

an illumination device including a frame, wherein

the third length is greater than the first length, the second length, and the fourth length,

the first length is greater than the second length,

the third thickness of the third substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate, and

the second thickness of the second substrate is greater than the first thickness of the first substrate.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein

the liquid crystal display panel further comprises:

a first polarizer attached to a surface of the first substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the second substrate;

a second polarizer attached to a surface of the second substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the first substrate; and

a first effective area in which a plurality of first pixels are provided,

the dimming panel further comprises:

a third polarizer attached to a surface of the third substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the fourth substrate;

a fourth polarizer attached to a surface of the fourth substrate, which is on an opposite side to a surface opposing the third substrate; and

a second effective area in which a plurality of second pixels are provided,

the adhesive layer is provided between the first polarizer and the fourth polarizer,

the adhesive layer overlaps the entire first effective area, and

a length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the first polarizer along the first direction.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the length of the adhesive layer along the first direction is less than a length of the fourth polarizer along the first direction.

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 Apr 4, 2023
From: ITAKURA, SHIMON; OTA, YUZO
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 063212/0393 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2022-063014 · Apr 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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