公开(公告)号：US20240103314A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-28

申请号：US18239318

申请日：2023-08-29

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Ryosuke SAIGUSA ,  Akira SAKAI ,  Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Masahiro HASEGAWA

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133531 ,  G02F1/1309 ,  G02F1/133308

Abstract: Provided is a display device in which warping of a display panel is sufficiently reduced or prevented. The display device includes: a display panel; and a polarizer, the polarizer being provided with at least one notch that extends inward from an outer edge of the polarizer.

公开(公告)号：US20230333427A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-19

申请号：US18134517

申请日：2023-04-13

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Akira HIRAI ,  Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Akira SAKAI

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1368

CPC classification number: G02F1/133531 ,  G02F1/1368

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first polarizing plate, a first substrate including a thin-film transistor, a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules, a second substrate, a second polarizing plate, and a backlight. The first polarizing plate, the first substrate, the liquid crystal layer, the second substrate, the second polarizing plate, and the backlight are arranged in this order. The first substrate has a display area and a frame area placed on an outer edge of the display region. The liquid crystal display device has an ink layer between the frame area of the first substrate and the first polarizing plate. The liquid crystal display device has an internal reflectance ratio y of 0.2 to 0.3. The internal reflectance ratio y is expressed by Formula (1-1).

公开(公告)号：US20220276537A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17671913

申请日：2022-02-15

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Takako KOIDE ,  Masahiro HASEGAWA ,  Akira SAKAI

IPC: G02F1/13363 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: The liquid crystal display device includes: a first polarizer having a first transmission axis; a liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer having a second transmission axis; a biaxial retarder having a slow axis parallel to the second transmission axis; a third polarizer having a third transmission axis parallel to the second transmission axis; and a backlight, a back side polarizer portion that includes the second polarizer, the biaxial retarder, and the third polarizer satisfying the following formula (1): ΔYI2=YI2′− YI2

公开(公告)号：US20240111195A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-04

申请号：US18239090

申请日：2023-08-28

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Koji MURATA ,  Akira HIRAI ,  Hiroshi TSUCHIYA ,  Takashi SATOH ,  Akira SAKAI ,  Shinji SHIMADA

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/13

CPC classification number: G02F1/136209 ,  G02F1/1323

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal panel including in the following order an active matrix substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a counter substrate. The active matrix substrate includes in the following order a first electrode and a second electrode including a first linear electrode portion extending in a first direction. The counter substrate includes a third electrode including second linear electrode portions extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a fourth electrode including an island-shaped electrode portion as a floating electrode. The island-shaped electrode portion is disposed between the second linear electrode portions in a plan view, overlaps an optical aperture of one of two pixels adjacent to each other along the second direction, and does not overlap an optical aperture of the other of the two pixels.

公开(公告)号：US20230314868A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US18127549

申请日：2023-03-28

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Akira SAKAI ,  Ryosuke SAIGUSA ,  Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Masahiro HASEGAWA ,  Kiyoshi MINOURA

IPC: G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133528

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal display device in which reflection and light leakage from oblique directions are reduced or prevented. The liquid crystal display device includes, sequentially in the following order from a back surface side: a first polarizer; a liquid crystal panel; a second polarizer; a first retardation layer; and a third polarizer, wherein light transmitted in an oblique direction between the second polarizer and the third polarizer is elliptically polarized light.

公开(公告)号：US20240411073A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18732729

申请日：2024-06-04

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Ryosuke SAIGUSA ,  Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Akira SAKAI

IPC: G02B5/30

Abstract: Provided are a Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical element with less or no occurrence of disclinations and with excellent optical characteristics, and a method of producing a Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical element which is suitable for production of the Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical element above. The Pancharatnam-Berry phase optical element includes: a photoalignment film; and a liquid crystal layer in contact with the photoalignment film. The liquid crystal layer includes alignment domains with reference alignment azimuths of liquid crystal molecules defined by the photoalignment film, the reference alignment azimuths being different from one another. The alignment domains include first alignment domains and second alignment domains, with each of the second alignment domains being positioned between two of the first alignment domains and in contact with each of the two first alignment domains. A difference in reference alignment azimuth between the first alignment domains is not 90°.

公开(公告)号：US20240345438A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-17

申请号：US18624798

申请日：2024-04-02

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Hiromi MATSUMOTO ,  Takahiro SASAKI ,  Takashi SATOH ,  Akira SAKAI

IPC: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13363

CPC classification number: G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/133308 ,  G02F1/133354 ,  G02F1/133531 ,  G02F1/13363

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal panel provided with a display region and a frame region and including a first substrate and a second substrate disposed facing the first substrate. In the display region, a liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. In the frame region, a sealing portion is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a first support substrate and a first substrate-side insulating layer contacting the first support substrate in order toward the liquid crystal layer side. The second substrate includes a protrusion protruding to the liquid crystal layer side. The first substrate-side insulating layer includes a first thickness portion having a flat surface on the liquid crystal layer side, and a second thickness portion protruding to the liquid crystal layer side relative to the first thickness portion and disposed to face the protrusion.

公开(公告)号：US20240184163A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18382267

申请日：2023-10-20

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Yuichi KAWAHIRA ,  Masahiro HASEGAWA ,  Ryosuke SAIGUSA ,  Jianeng XU ,  Akira SAKAI

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13357

CPC classification number: G02F1/133531 ,  G02F1/133605 ,  G02F1/133607 ,  G02F2202/40

Abstract: Provided is an optical element including a phase difference layer. The phase difference layer is a laminate of n first phase difference layers and m second phase difference layers. The n first phase difference layers each contain first anisotropic molecules with tilt angles different between a viewing surface side and a back surface side. The m second phase difference layers each contain second anisotropic molecules with tilt angles different between a viewing surface side and a back surface side. Slow axes of the n first phase difference layers are in a same orientation. Slow axes of the m second phase difference layers are in a same orientation. The slow axes of the n first phase difference layers and the slow axes of the m second phase difference layers are anti-parallel to each other and are parallel to or perpendicular to the transmission axis of the first polarizer.

公开(公告)号：US20240176192A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18384131

申请日：2023-10-26

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Mariko HONDA ,  Nobuhiro WAKA ,  Hiroyuki HAKOI ,  Takahiro SASAKI ,  Takashi SATOH ,  Akira SAKAI ,  Seiji MAEDA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/134345 ,  G02F1/133345 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133553 ,  G02F1/133738 ,  G02F1/133742 ,  G02F2201/52

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. Each pixel includes a reflective region and a transmissive region. The first substrate includes a reflective layer, an interlayer insulating layer provided to cover the reflective layer, and a pixel electrode provided on the interlayer insulating layer in each pixel. The interlayer insulating layer has a recess portion which is defined by a bottom surface and an inclined side surface and at least a part of which is located in the transmissive region. A depth of the recess portion of the interlayer insulating layer is 0.5 μm or more, and an inclination angle of the inclined side surface of the recess portion is 25° or less.

公开(公告)号：US20240160052A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18379427

申请日：2023-10-12

Applicant: Sharp Display Technology Corporation

Inventor： Koji MURATA ,  Junichi MASUDA ,  Shugo YAGI ,  Akira HIRAI ,  Hiroshi TSUCHIYA ,  Takashi SATOH ,  Akira SAKAI ,  Kiyoshi MINOURA

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1347

CPC classification number: G02F1/1323 ,  G02F1/133528 ,  G02F1/1347

Abstract: A viewing angle-controlling liquid crystal panel sequentially includes a first polarizing plate; a first liquid crystal panel; a second polarizing plate; a second liquid crystal panel; and a third polarizing plate, wherein an azimuthal angle φP1 of the absorption axis of the first polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle φ1 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the first substrate and an azimuthal angle φ2 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the second substrate in the first liquid crystal panel, an azimuthal angle φP2 of the absorption axis of the second polarizing plate, an azimuthal angle φ3 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the third substrate and an azimuthal angle φ4 of a director of liquid crystal molecules near the fourth substrate in the second liquid crystal panel, and an azimuthal angle φP3 of the absorption axis of the third polarizing plate satisfy specific formulas.