Liquid crystal display viewable under all lighting conditions
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
- (a) a first dichroic polarizer having a front side and a rear side;
(b) a second dichroic polarizer;
(c) an anti-reflection layer positioned in front of the first dichroic polarizer;
(d) a liquid crystal cell positioned between the first dichroic polarizer and the second dichroic polarizer;
(e) a backlight assembly positioned behind the second dichroic polarizer; and
(f) a diffusing transflector positioned between the backlight assembly and the second dichroic polarizer, the diffusing transflector comprising a diffusing element and a transflective element.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) viewable under all lighting conditions without excessive power consumption is described. The LCD comprises a first dichroic polarizer, a second dichroic polarizer, an anti-reflection layer positioned in front of the first dichroic polarizer and a liquid crystal cell positioned between the first dichroic polarizer and the second dichroic polarizer. In addition, the LCD comprises a backlight assembly positioned behind the second dichroic polarizer. Finally, the LCD comprises a diffusing transflector positioned between the backlight assembly and the second dichroic polarizer. The diffusing transflector comprises a diffusing element and a transflective element.
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33 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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(a) a first dichroic polarizer having a front side and a rear side;
(b) a second dichroic polarizer;
(c) an anti-reflection layer positioned in front of the first dichroic polarizer;
(d) a liquid crystal cell positioned between the first dichroic polarizer and the second dichroic polarizer;
(e) a backlight assembly positioned behind the second dichroic polarizer; and
(f) a diffusing transflector positioned between the backlight assembly and the second dichroic polarizer, the diffusing transflector comprising a diffusing element and a transflective element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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(a) a first dichroic polarizer with a first transmission direction;
(b) a second dichroic polarizer with a second transmission direction, the second transmission direction forming an angle between 0 and 90 degrees relative to the first transmission direction;
(c) an anti-reflection layer positioned in front of the first dichroic polarizer with reflection energy less than 1% and a surface with a haze value less than 15%;
(d) a liquid crystal cell positioned between the first dichroic polarizer and the second dichroic polarizer;
(e) a backlight assembly positioned behind the second dichroic polarizer, the backlight assembly having 1 to 12 lamps and multiple polymeric films enhancing light transmission and optical performances, the lamps being edged or back-sided; and
(f) a diffusing transflector positioned between the backlight assembly and the second dichroic polarizer, the diffusing transflector comprising a diffusing element and a transflective element, the diffusing element having a corrugated surface with a haze value of 10% to 85%, and the transflective element being either a selective reflective polarizer with an extinction coefficient of 1.5 to 9 and an absorption of incident energy value less than 10%, or a beam splitter with a transmission value of 30% to 85%.
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33. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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(a) a first dichroic polarizer with a first transmission direction;
(b) a second dichroic polarizer with a second transmission direction, the second transmission direction forming an angle between 0 and 90 degrees relative to the first transmission direction;
(c) an anti-reflection layer positioned in front of the first dichroic polarizer with reflection energy less than 1% and a surface with a haze value less than 15%;
(d) a liquid crystal cell positioned between the first dichroic polarizer and the second dichroic polarizer;
(e) a backlight assembly positioned behind the second dichroic polarizer, the backlight assembly having 1 to 12 lamps and multiple polymeric films enhancing light transmission and optical performances, the lamps being edged or back-sided; and
(f) a diffusing transflector positioned between the liquid crystal cell and the second dichroic polarizer, the diffusing transflector comprising a diffusing element and a transflective element, the diffusing element having a corrugated surface with a haze value of 10% to 85%, and the transflective element being a beam splitter with a transmission value of 30% to 85%.
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