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Liquid crystal display panel
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-30
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Granted: 1998-08-25
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Expires: 2016-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display panel including a guest-host type liquid crystal layer and a reflecting plate. A polarized light rotating member is arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength. The polarized light rotating member preferably comprises first and second superimposed linear phase plates. The Δnd of the first linear phase plates located on the side of the liquid crystal layer from the second phase plate is approximately λ 0 /2 and the αnd of the second linear phase plate is approximately λ 0 /4.
Inventors
- 👤 Kimiaki Nakamura
- 👤 Yoshio Koike
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 13:12
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/13363; G02F1/1337; G02B; G02B6/00; G02B6/0001; G02B6/0011; G02B6/0033; G02B6/0058; G02B6/0061; G02F1/13356; G02F1/133565; G02F1/133631; G02F1/133638; G02F1/137; G02F1/13725; G02F2202/00; G02F2202/40; G02F2413/00; G02F2413/02; G02F2413/15; G09; G09G; G09G2320/00; G09G2320/02; G09G2320/028
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member having a plurality of superimposed linear phase plates, said polarized light rotating member being arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
81 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member having a plurality of superimposed linear phase plates, said polarized light rotating member being arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a homogeneously oriented liquid crystal layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises first and second superimposed linear phase plates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 3, wherein the Δnd of the first linear phase plate located on the side of the liquid crystal layer from the second phase plate is approximately λ 0 /2, and the Δnd of the second linear phase plate is approximately λ 0 /4, where λ 0 is a central value of a transmission spectrum of a picture element, Δn is birefringence of a linear phase plate, and d is a thickness of a linear phase plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
115 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 4, wherein when a starting line is defined in a direction parallel or perpendicular to an orientation direction of the liquid crystal layer, the arrangement is such that an angle (Δφ f1 ) between the starting line and a slow axis of the first linear phase plate taken in the first direction from starting line is in the range from 5 to 25 degrees, and such that an angle (Δφ f2 ) between the starting line and a slow axis of the second linear phase plate taken in the first direction from starting line is in the range from (2Δφ f1 +40) to (2Δφ f1 +50) degrees.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises a phase plate made from one of a UV curable liquid crystal and a thermotropic liquid crystal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the polarized light rotating member and the reflecting plate are arranged inside the substrates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member including a phase plate having a twisted optical axis, said polarized light rotating member being arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
82 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member including a phase plate having a twisted optical axis, said polarized light rotating member being arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
48 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 8, wherein the twisting angle of the optical axis of the phase plate is equal to or smaller than 45 degrees and greater than zero, and the Δnd of the phase plate is equal to or smaller than 250 nm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 8, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a homogeneously oriented liquid crystal layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 8, wherein the polarized light rotating member and the reflecting plate are arranged inside the substrates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 8, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises a phase plate made from one of a UV curable liquid crystal and a thermotropic liquid crystal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
124 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength, said polarized light rotating member including portions corresponding to color picture elements, the portions of the polarized light rotating member having different Δnd values, where Δn is birefringence of respective one of the portions of the polarized light rotating member, and d is a thickness of respective one of the portions of the polarized light rotating member.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
124 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of spaced apart substrates; a liquid crystal layer arranged in the substrates and having dichroic dye contained therein; a reflecting plate; and a polarized light rotating member arranged between the liquid crystal layer and the reflecting plate for rotating a vibrating plane of an incident polarized light to reduce a dispersion of states of polarization of light regarding wavelength, said polarized light rotating member including portions corresponding to color picture elements, the portions of the polarized light rotating member having different Δnd values, where Δn is birefringence of respective one of the portions of the polarized light rotating member, and d is a thickness of respective one of the portions of the polarized light rotating member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
56 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 13, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises a linear phase plate having said portions, and the Δnd of each respective one of the linear phase plate is approximately λ/4, where λ is a central value of a transmission spectrum of respective one of the color picture elements.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claims 13, further including a color filter having a continuous transmission spectrum.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
74 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 13, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises a linear phase plate having different Δnd values for every color picture element, and at least one of a thickness (d) of the linear phase plate, the Δn of the linear phase plate, and the pretilt angle of an optical axis relative to the substrates is changed in order to change the Δnd of the linear phase plate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 13, wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises a homogeneously oriented liquid crystal layer.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 13, wherein the polarized light rotating member and the reflecting plate are arranged inside the substrates.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid crystal display panel according to claim 13, wherein the polarized light rotating member comprises a phase plate made from one of a UV curable liquid crystal and a thermotropic liquid crystal.
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