Display with liquid crystal shutters for minimizing display borders
    205.
    发明授权
    Display with liquid crystal shutters for minimizing display borders 有权
    显示液晶百叶窗,使显示边界最小化

    公开(公告)号:US09140927B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-22

    申请号:US13631153

    申请日:2012-09-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/133536 G02F1/13362 G02F2001/133388

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display mounted in a housing. The display may have an array of display pixels that provide image light to a user. The array of display pixels may form active display structures with a rectangular shape. The rectangular active display structures may be surrounded by an inactive border region. Liquid crystal light distribution structures may be used to distribute light that is emitted from peripheral portions of the active display structures to a portion of the display overlapping the inactive border region, thereby increasing the apparent area of the display. The light distribution structures may include a liquid crystal cell, a reflecting polarizer, and a reflector that reflects light from the peripheral portions of the active display structures vertically upwards after the light has passed through the liquid crystal cell and has reflected off of the reflecting polarizer.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有安装在壳体中的显示器。 显示器可以具有向用户提供图像光的显示像素阵列。 显示像素阵列可以形成具有矩形形状的主动显示结构。 矩形有源显示结构可以被非活动边界区域包围。 可以使用液晶光分布结构来将从有源显示结构的周边部分发射的光分配到显示器的与无效边界区域重叠的部分,从而增加显示器的表观面积。 光分布结构可以包括液晶单元,反射偏振器和反射器,反射器在光已经通过液晶单元之后向上垂直向上反射来自活性显示结构的周边部分的光,并且反射离开反射偏振器 。

    Displays with optical fiber layers
    210.
    发明授权
    Displays with optical fiber layers 有权
    显示光纤层

    公开(公告)号:US08976324B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-10

    申请号:US13758910

    申请日:2013-02-04

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/133524 G02B6/0005 G02B6/0008 G02B6/06

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display may have multiple display layers for generating display light such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. The display may include first and second layers of optical fibers formed over the display layers. The first and second layers of optical fibers may guide display light generated in the display layers to an outer surface of the display. The first layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a first numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include optical fibers having a second numerical aperture. The first numerical aperture may be smaller than the second numerical aperture. The second layer of optical fibers may include vertical and angled optical fibers. The angled optical fibers may help reduce the size of an inactive region around the center of the display.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有诸如液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器可以具有用于产生诸如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之类的显示光的多个显示层。 显示器可以包括形成在显示层上的第一和第二层光纤。 第一和第二层光纤可以将在显示层中产生的显示光引导到显示器的外表面。 第一层光纤可以包括具有第一数值孔径的光纤。 第二层光纤可以包括具有第二数值孔径的光纤。 第一数值孔径可以小于第二数值孔径。 第二层光纤可以包括垂直和成角度的光纤。 成角度的光纤可以帮助减小围绕显示器中心的不活动区域的尺寸。

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