Display apparatus, backlight module in display apparatus, and method of displaying image

    公开(公告)号:US11119268B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US16638446

    申请日:2019-10-10

    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate; a plurality of reflective gratings on a first side of the light guide plate; and a plurality of reflectors on a second side of the light guide plate. A respective one of the plurality of reflective gratings is configured to diffract and reflect a portion of light totally reflected in the light guide plate into diffracted light transmitting across the light guide plate from the first side toward the second side. A portion of the diffracted light has a respective wavelength range to be received by a respective reflector. The respective one of the plurality of reflectors is configured to reflect the portion of the diffracted light having the respective wavelength range transmitting from the second side toward the first side to a position between the respective grating and an adjacent reflective grating.

    Light guide structure, direct type backlight module and display panel

    公开(公告)号:US11112557B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-07

    申请号:US16323878

    申请日:2018-05-14

    Abstract: A light guide structure is disclosed. The light guide structure includes a first waveguide layer having a first light incident surface and a first light exiting surface. The light guide structure includes a polarization beam-splitting structure on the first light exiting surface, configured to split light into first polarized light and second polarized light. The light guide structure includes a first polarization coupling grating disposed on the first light incident surface and configured to deflect the first polarized light, and a second waveguide layer having a second light incident surface and a second light exiting surface and disposed on the polarization beam-splitting structure. The light guide structure includes a second polarization coupling grating disposed between the second light incident surface and the polarization beam-splitting structure and configured to deflect the second polarized light.

    Display panel and display device
    94.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11106074B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16645515

    申请日:2019-08-08

    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate and light-shielding strips. The base substrate includes light-shielding regions and light-transmitting regions. The display panel further includes a backlight module including a light guide plate and light extraction gratings. The display panel further includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The first and second electrode layers are configured to, in response to a control signal, control the liquid crystal layer to forms a plurality of liquid crystal grating periods. The liquid crystal within each of the plurality of liquid crystal grating periods includes a plurality of segments with different refractive indices, and the refractive indices of the plurality of segments progressively increase in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the first electrodes in the first electrode layer.

    DISPLAY APPARATUS, BACKLIGHT MODULE IN DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING IMAGE

    公开(公告)号:US20210255384A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US16638446

    申请日:2019-10-10

    Abstract: A backlight module is provided. The backlight module includes a light guide plate; a plurality of reflective gratings on a first side of the light guide plate; and a plurality of reflectors on a second side of the light guide plate. A respective one of the plurality of reflective gratings is configured to diffract and reflect a portion of light totally reflected in the light guide plate into diffracted light transmitting across the light guide plate from the first side toward the second side. A portion of the diffracted light has a respective wavelength range to be received by a respective reflector. The respective one of the plurality of reflectors is configured to reflect the portion of the diffracted light having the respective wavelength range transmitting from the second side toward the first side to a position between the respective grating and an adjacent reflective grating.

    Filter structure, display substrate, display panel and display device

    公开(公告)号:US10976593B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16080149

    申请日:2018-02-12

    Abstract: A filter structure, a display substrate, a display panel and a display device are provided. The filter structure includes a first refractive index match layer, a waveguide layer, a second refractive index match layer and a grating layer, that are stacked, the waveguide layer is located between the first refractive index match layer and the second refractive index match layer, the second refractive index match layer is located between the waveguide layer (112) and the grating layer, and refractive index of the first refractive index match layer and refractive index of the second refractive index match layer both are smaller than refractive index of the waveguide layer.

    LIGHT GUIDE STRUCTURE, DIRECT TYPE BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY PANEL

    公开(公告)号:US20210011213A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-14

    申请号:US16323878

    申请日:2018-05-14

    Abstract: A light guide structure is disclosed. The light guide structure includes a first waveguide layer having a first light incident surface and a first light exiting surface. The light guide structure includes a polarization beam-splitting structure on the first light exiting surface, configured to split light into first polarized light and second polarized light. The light guide structure includes a first polarization coupling grating disposed on the first light incident surface and configured to deflect the first polarized light, and a second waveguide layer having a second light incident surface and a second light exiting surface and disposed on the polarization beam-splitting structure. The light guide structure includes a second polarization coupling grating disposed between the second light incident surface and the polarization beam-splitting structure and configured to deflect the second polarized light.

    Light source module with light modulating member and display device

    公开(公告)号:US10578792B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-03

    申请号:US15953990

    申请日:2018-04-16

    Abstract: A light source module includes a light guide member, a light exiting member, a first collimating light source, and a first light modulating member. The light guide member includes a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite to the first surface, the first surface is configured as a light exiting surface and comprise a light exiting region; the light exiting member is disposed on the first surface in the light exiting region; the first collimating light source is configured to provide a first collimated light; and the first light modulating member is disposed on one of the first surface and the second surface and configured to change a transmission direction of the first collimated light so as to make it incident into the light guide member and make at least part of the first collimated light meet a total reflection condition of the light guide member.

    LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE
    100.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190056548A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15756823

    申请日:2017-09-13

    Abstract: This disclosure provides a light source assembly and a display device, and the light source assembly includes: a first substrate and a second substrate arranged opposite to each other; a waveguide layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a side-incident collimated light source arranged on a side of the waveguide layer, wherein the refractive index of the waveguide layer is higher than the refractive index of the first substrate, and the refractive index of the second substrate respectively; and light of the side-incident collimated light source is incident onto the side of the waveguide layer at a preset angle, and the incident light is totally reflected at the interference between the first substrate and the waveguide layer. In the embodiments of this disclosure, the light of the side-incident collimated light source is reflected totally at the interface between the waveguide layer and the first substrate under the principle of total reflection, and refracted at the interface between the waveguide layer and the second substrate, that is, the light is radiated from the surface of the second substrate, thus improving the efficiency of the light exiting from the single side of the light source assembly.

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