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Light emitting display device having light receiving element for receiving light from light emitting element and self-holding and optical passage for guiding drive light to the light receiving element
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1995-04-07
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Granted: 1996-08-13
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Expires: 2015-04-07
Abstract
Abstract There is provided an inexpensive light emitting display device which has a simple wiring structure and produces a bright screen display. A photo-transistor is connected in series with a light emitting diode. The photo-transistor is arranged so that light emitted from the light emitting diode enters into the photo-transistor. There is provided an optical guide for guiding a data signal light to the photo-transistor and an optical guide for guiding a scanning signal light to the phototransistor. Further, an optical control section has a laser diode array, a lens array, and a deflection mirror. The above-mentioned arrangement obviates the need of an electric wiring for a data signal and a scanning signal, and is able to turn on the photo-transistor with the emission light from the light emitting diode and makes the photo-transistor self-hold its conductive state.
Inventors
- 👤 Masahiko Kimoto
- 👤 Masumi Nakamichi
- 👤 Takahiro Funakoshi
- 👤 Yasuhiro Wada
- 👤 Takehiro Yamamoto
- 👤 Yoichi Tsuda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:36
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F55/00; H10F55/10; H10F55/15; H10F55/155; G; G02; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/24; G02B6/26; G02B6/35; G02B6/351; G02B6/3512; H10F55/18; H10F77/00; H10F77/40; H10F77/407
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
123 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light emitting element; a light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the light emitting element so that the light emitting element is driven to emit light when the light receiving element becomes conductive, and is arranged so that the light receiving element can be made conductive upon receiving light emitted from the light emitting element on a light receiving surface of the light receiving element; and an optical passage which guides both drive lights of a data light representing data and a scanning light to the light receiving element to make the light receiving element conductive wherein the light receiving element becomes conductive when receiving both the data light and the scanning light.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
123 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light emitting element; a light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the light emitting element so that the light emitting element is driven to emit light when the light receiving element becomes conductive, and is arranged so that the light receiving element can be made conductive upon receiving light emitted from the light emitting element on a light receiving surface of the light receiving element; and an optical passage which guides both drive lights of a data light representing data and a scanning light to the light receiving element to make the light receiving element conductive wherein the light receiving element becomes conductive when receiving both the data light and the scanning light.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: drive light output means for outputting the drive lights, the drive light output means outputting a drive light having a wavelength different from a wavelength of display light emitted from the light emitting element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein each of the drive lights is infra-red light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light receiving element has a mask for interrupting external light directed to the light receiving surface.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the mask constitutes an electrode of the light receiving element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
35 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a filter for removing a drive light for making the light receiving element conductive from external light directed to the light receiving element.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
56 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical passage is a grating-shaped optical guide which has a data optical passage for guiding the data light and a scanning optical passage for guiding the scanning light, said data optical passage and said scanning optical passage crossing each other in an identical plane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the grating-shaped optical guide has a quadrangular pyramid-shaped optical reflector which is arranged at an intersection of the grating-shaped optical guide, and operates to reflect the data light and the scanning light in a direction perpendicular to a plane along the optical guide to direct the lights to the light receiving surface of the light receiving element.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
84 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the optical passage has a data optical passage for guiding the data light and a scanning optical passage for guiding the scanning light, and one of the data optical passage and the scanning optical passage has an extension which extends from a portion adjacent to an intersection of the data optical passage and the scanning optical passage to a proximity of the other of the data optical passage and the scanning optical passage.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
104 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the data optical passage is provided with a trigonal prism-shaped reflector which is arranged at a portion adjacent to the intersection, and has an inclined reflection surface for reflecting the data light in a direction perpendicular to the data optical passage and the scanning optical passage, and the scanning optical passage is provided with a trigonal prism-shaped reflector which is arranged at a portion adjacent to the intersection, and has an inclined reflection surface for reflecting the scanning light in a direction perpendicular to the data optical passage and the scanning optical passage.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
125 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of display elements are respectively comprised of the light emitting element and the light receiving element, a display section is constituted by arranging the plurality of display elements in a matrix comprised of rows and columns, and further comprising an optical control section having a laser diode array which generates a signal light for line-sequentially driving the plural number of display elements, a lens array which converges the signal light from the laser diode array, and a mirror for deflecting the signal light from the lens array, whereby the optical passage guides the signal light from the mirror of the optical control section to the light receiving element of the display section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the light emitting element is comprised of a light emitting diode, and the light receiving element is comprised of a photo-transistor.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display element is comprised of a light activated thyristor.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the optical passage has a structure in which a waveguide sheet for transmitting the signal light from the optical control section and a reflection film for reflecting the signal light are alternately stacked one over the other in a laminate form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the optical passage comprises a light outlet portion including an inclined surface which reflects the signal light from the optical control section and guides the signal light to the display element.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the laser diode array of the optical control section is comprised of a laser diode which emits infra-red light.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
88 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein a light interruption member including a passage portion which allows the signal light from the optical passage to pass toward the light receiving element of the display section, and an interrupting portion which prevents external light coming from outside the optical passage from travelling toward the light receiving element, and prevents the signal light coming from the optical passage from entering into any other adjacent display element is provided between the optical passage and the display section.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
69 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the display section comprises: a plurality of display elements arranged in a matrix comprised of rows and columns; a transparent wiring board which transmits the signal light from the optical passage, and a light interruption frame board which prevents light from leaking to any element adjacent to the display element so as to prevent a cross-talk from occurring.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
101 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light receiving element; and a light emitting element which is mounted on a part of the light receiving element, and is electrically connected in series with the light receiving element and has a bottom surface fixed to the part of the light receiving element, wherein light emitted from a side surface of the light emitting element enters into an upper surface of another part of the light receiving element which is not facing the bottom surface of the light emitting element and is a light receiving surface to make the light receiving element conductive.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
101 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light receiving element; and a light emitting element which is mounted on a part of the light receiving element, and is electrically connected in series with the light receiving element and has a bottom surface fixed to the part of the light receiving element, wherein light emitted from a side surface of the light emitting element enters into an upper surface of another part of the light receiving element which is not facing the bottom surface of the light emitting element and is a light receiving surface to make the light receiving element conductive.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
151 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light receiving element; a light emitting element which is electrically connected in series with the light receiving element and has a bottom surface fixed to the light receiving element, wherein light emitted from a side surface of the light emitting element enters into a light receiving surface which is not facing the bottom surface of the light emitting element and is a part of an upper surface of the light receiving element to make the light receiving element conductive; and an optical passage which has a body below the light receiving element and an extension which extends upward from the body and is arranged adjacent to the light receiving element, and reflects a drive light which travels upward through the extension at an upper end of the extension to make the drive light enter into the light receiving surface of the light receiving element.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
151 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light receiving element; a light emitting element which is electrically connected in series with the light receiving element and has a bottom surface fixed to the light receiving element, wherein light emitted from a side surface of the light emitting element enters into a light receiving surface which is not facing the bottom surface of the light emitting element and is a part of an upper surface of the light receiving element to make the light receiving element conductive; and an optical passage which has a body below the light receiving element and an extension which extends upward from the body and is arranged adjacent to the light receiving element, and reflects a drive light which travels upward through the extension at an upper end of the extension to make the drive light enter into the light receiving surface of the light receiving element.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
136 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a plurality of light emitting elements which output lights having different wavelengths; a light receiving element which is connected in series with each of the plural number of light emitting elements, and becomes conductive upon receiving light having a wavelength corresponding to each color of the lights emitted from the light emitting elements; an optical passage which transmits both of each of data lights representing data of the plural number of wavelengths corresponding to the plural number of different colors of lights and a scanning light, and guides both the lights to the light receiving element; and a color filter which is provided between the optical passage and the light receiving element, and allows only light for making of the light receiving element conductive to pass through the color filter.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
136 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a plurality of light emitting elements which output lights having different wavelengths; a light receiving element which is connected in series with each of the plural number of light emitting elements, and becomes conductive upon receiving light having a wavelength corresponding to each color of the lights emitted from the light emitting elements; an optical passage which transmits both of each of data lights representing data of the plural number of wavelengths corresponding to the plural number of different colors of lights and a scanning light, and guides both the lights to the light receiving element; and a color filter which is provided between the optical passage and the light receiving element, and allows only light for making of the light receiving element conductive to pass through the color filter.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
131 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light emitting element; a light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the light emitting element so that the light receiving element drives the light emitting element to make the light emitting element emit light when the light receiving element becomes conductive, and is arranged so that the light receiving element becomes conductive upon receiving light emitted from the light emitting element, and which becomes conductive upon receiving both drive signals of a data signal and a scanning signal; an optical passage which guides a light signal representing one of the data signal and the scanning signal; and an electric passage which conducts an electric signal representing the other of the data signal and the scanning signal to the light receiving element.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
131 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a light emitting element; a light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the light emitting element so that the light receiving element drives the light emitting element to make the light emitting element emit light when the light receiving element becomes conductive, and is arranged so that the light receiving element becomes conductive upon receiving light emitted from the light emitting element, and which becomes conductive upon receiving both drive signals of a data signal and a scanning signal; an optical passage which guides a light signal representing one of the data signal and the scanning signal; and an electric passage which conducts an electric signal representing the other of the data signal and the scanning signal to the light receiving element.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
173 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a semiconductor display section wherein a plurality of semiconductor display elements each comprised of a semiconductor light emitting element and a semiconductor light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the semiconductor light emitting element so that the semiconductor light receiving element drives the semiconductor light emitting element when the semiconductor light receiving element becomes conductive and is arranged so that the semiconductor light receiving element becomes conductive upon receiving light from the semiconductor light emitting element are arranged in a matrix comprised of rows and columns; an optical control section having a laser diode array which generates a signal light for line-sequentially driving the plural number of semiconductor display elements, a lens array which converges the signal light from the laser diode array, and a mirror for deflecting the signal light from the lens array; and an optical guide section which guides the signal light from the mirror of the optical control section to the semiconductor light receiving element of the semiconductor display section.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
173 words
A light emitting display device comprising: a semiconductor display section wherein a plurality of semiconductor display elements each comprised of a semiconductor light emitting element and a semiconductor light receiving element which is electrically connected in series with the semiconductor light emitting element so that the semiconductor light receiving element drives the semiconductor light emitting element when the semiconductor light receiving element becomes conductive and is arranged so that the semiconductor light receiving element becomes conductive upon receiving light from the semiconductor light emitting element are arranged in a matrix comprised of rows and columns; an optical control section having a laser diode array which generates a signal light for line-sequentially driving the plural number of semiconductor display elements, a lens array which converges the signal light from the laser diode array, and a mirror for deflecting the signal light from the lens array; and an optical guide section which guides the signal light from the mirror of the optical control section to the semiconductor light receiving element of the semiconductor display section.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
34 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the semiconductor light emitting element is comprised of a light emitting diode, and the semiconductor light receiving element is comprised of a photo-transistor.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the semiconductor display element is comprised of a light activated thyristor.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
53 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the optical guide section has a structure in which a waveguide sheet for transmitting the signal light from the optical control section and a reflection film for reflecting the signal light are alternately stacked one over the other in a laminate form.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
44 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 26, wherein the optical guide section has a light outlet portion including an inclined surface which reflects the signal light from the optical control section and guides the signal light to the semiconductor display element.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
30 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the laser diode array of the optical control section is comprised of a laser diode which emits infra-red light.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
97 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein a light interruption member including a passage portion which allows the signal light from the optical guide section to pass toward the semiconductor light receiving element of the semiconductor display section, and an interrupting portion which prevents external light coming from outside the optical guide section from travelling toward the semiconductor light receiving element, and prevents the signal light coming from the optical guide section from entering into any other adjacent semiconductor display element is provided between the optical guide section and the semiconductor display section.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
73 words
A light emitting display device as claimed in claim 23, wherein the semiconductor display section comprises: a plurality of semiconductor display elements arranged in a matrix comprised of rows and columns; a transparent wiring board which transmits the signal light from the optical guide section, and a light interruption frame board which prevents light from leaking to any element adjacent to the semiconductor display element so as to prevent a cross-talk from occurring.
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