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Liquid crystal display
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1993-06-01
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Granted: 1995-11-14
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Expires: 2013-06-01
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display including a sheet for converging light from a back light source. The sheet may be an array of truncated prisms, an array of prisms separated by flat portions, asymmetrical prisms with dual vertices, or prisms with different vertices.
Inventors
- 👤 Shozo Kokawa
- 👤 Michiharu Nishihara
- 👤 Yukikazu Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 19:16
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0011; G02B6/0033; G02B6/005; G02B6/0053; F; F21; F21V; F21V5/00; F21V5/02; G02B6/0081; G02B6/0086; G02B6/0088; G02B6/009; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/1336; G02F1/133615; G02F1/1345; G02F1/13452; G02B6/0035; G02B6/0045; G02B6/0046; G02B6/0051; G02B6/0055; G02B6/0066; G02B6/007; G02B6/0071; G02F1/133374; G02F1/133502; G02F1/133553; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S385/00; Y10S385/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising respective plurality of asymmetrical prisms having mutually different vertex angles for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within said viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising respective plurality of asymmetrical prisms having mutually different vertex angles for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within said viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
149 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of asymmetrical prisms for each of said picture elements and having selectively different vertex angles for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
149 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of asymmetrical prisms for each of said picture elements and having selectively different vertex angles for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
131 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of truncated prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within said viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
131 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of truncated prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within said viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 3 wherein said plurality of truncated prisms include flat uppermost surfaces.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
144 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel and additionally including at least one flat portion between a pair of adjacent prisms, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
144 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising at least a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel and additionally including at least one flat portion between a pair of adjacent prisms, thereby providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
143 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of truncated prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
143 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of truncated prisms for each of said picture elements for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 6 wherein said plurality of truncated prisms include flat uppermost surfaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
147 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of prisms for each of said picture elements and separated by flat portions for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
147 words
A liquid crystal display comprising; display means for displaying characters and graphics, said display means including a display portion comprising a liquid crystal panel including a plurality of picture elements and having a predetermined viewing angle characteristic in a front axial direction perpendicular to said panel; illuminating means for illuminating the display portion of the liquid crystal panel; reflection reducing means for reducing surface reflection of the liquid crystal panel; and converging means for converging light rays from the illuminating means at the display portion of the liquid crystal panel, said converging means including a prism lens comprising a respective plurality of prisms for each of said picture elements and separated by flat portions for converging the light rays by refraction from the illuminating means at an angle substantially within the viewing angle of the liquid crystal panel for providing peak luminosity in the front axial direction.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
37 words
A liquid crystal display according to claim 8 wherein said flat portions are selectively located between said prisms for setting a duty ratio of a flat portion area of a predetermined picture element of said picture elements.
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