IP Library Granted Patent US 12,613,421
Granted Patent B2
US 12,613,421 · App. 18/951,604 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Electronic device and augmented reality electronic device

Inventors: Chih-Lung Lin (Miao-Li County, TW); Jian-Min Leu (Miao-Li County, TW)
Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
G02B27/0172G02B26/06G02B27/0176G02B27/286
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Patent No.
US 12,613,421
App. No.
18/951,604
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a light adjusting component. The light adjusting component includes a panel, a first quarter wave plate and a second quarter wave plate. The panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first quarter wave plate is disposed on a first side of the panel, wherein the first quarter wave plate has a first retardation amount. The second quarter wave plate is disposed on a second side of the panel opposite to the first side, wherein the second quarter wave plate has a second retardation amount. The first retardation amount is different from the second retardation amount.

Claims (32)

1 . An electronic device, comprising:

a light adjusting component, comprising:

a panel comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a first quarter wave plate disposed on a first side of the panel, wherein the first quarter wave plate has a first retardation amount; and

a second quarter wave plate disposed on a second side of the panel opposite to the first side, wherein the second quarter wave plate has a second retardation amount,

wherein the first retardation amount is different from the second retardation amount,

wherein the first side of the panel is disposed between a user and the second side of the panel,

wherein the first side of the panel has a first reflectivity, the second side of the panel has a second reflectivity, and the first reflectivity is greater than the second reflectivity.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first retardation amount ranges from 129 nanometers to 154 nanometers.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein the second retardation amount ranges from 0 to 200 nanometers.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a waveguide, wherein the waveguide comprises a light entrance part and a light exit part, and the light adjusting component is corresponding to the light exit part.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , further comprising a display device corresponding to the light entrance part.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 5 , further comprising a display-light adjusting structure disposed between the display device and the light entrance part.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the waveguide is disposed between the user and the light adjusting component.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a waveguide disposed between the user and the light adjusting component, wherein the first side of the panel is disposed between the second side of the panel and the waveguide.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the light adjusting component further comprises a first polarizer disposed on the first side of the panel, and the first quarter wave plate is disposed between the first substrate and the first polarizer.

10 . An augmented reality electronic device, comprising:

a light adjusting component, comprising:

a panel comprising a first substrate, a second substrate and a medium layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a first quarter wave plate disposed on a first side of the panel, wherein the first quarter wave plate has a first retardation amount; and

a second quarter wave plate disposed on a second side of the panel opposite to the first side, wherein the second quarter wave plate has a second retardation amount,

wherein the first retardation amount is different from the second retardation amount,

wherein the first side of the panel is disposed between a user and the second side of the panel,

wherein the first side of the panel has a first reflectivity, the second side of the panel has a second reflectivity, and the first reflectivity is greater than the second reflectivity.

11 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the first retardation amount ranges from 129 nanometers to 154 nanometers.

12 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 11 , wherein the second retardation amount ranges from 0 to 200 nanometers.

13 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a waveguide, wherein the waveguide comprises a light entrance part and a light exit part, and the light adjusting component is corresponding to the light exit part.

14 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 13 , further comprising a display device corresponding to the light entrance part.

15 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 14 , further comprising a display-light adjusting structure disposed between the display device and the light entrance part.

16 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 13 , wherein the waveguide is disposed between the user and the light adjusting component.

17 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising a waveguide disposed between the user and the light adjusting component, wherein the first side of the panel is disposed between the second side of the panel and the waveguide.

18 . The augmented reality electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the light adjusting component further comprises a first polarizer disposed on the first side of the panel, and the first quarter wave plate is disposed between the first substrate and the first polarizer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2024
From: LIN, CHIH-LUNG; LEU, JIAN-MIN
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211547178.9 · Dec 5, 2022 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18106506 · Feb 7, 2023
Provisional Application 63320700 · Mar 17, 2022
Related Publication 20250076659A1 · Mar 6, 2025
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