DOUBLE-SIDED DISPLAY MODULE WITH OPTICALLY FUNCTIONAL FILM

• US 20160342374A1
• Filed: 12/03/2015
• Published: 11/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Raymond Wang, RayShine Photonics Corp.
• Original Assignee: RayShine Photonics Corp.
• Inventors: Wang, Raymond
• Application Number:
  US14/958,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20160342374A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0051 Diffusing sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0053 Prismatic sheet or layer; Brightness enhancement element, sheet or layer
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0056 for producing polarisation effects, e.g. by a surface with polarizing properties or by an additional polarizing elements
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0063 for extracting light out both the major surfaces of the light guide
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0076 Stacked arrangements of multiple light guides of the same or different cross-sectional area
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133342 for double-sided displays
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133555 Transflectors
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133615 Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1431 using a single graphics controller
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2300/023 Display panel composed of stacked panels

Abstract

A double-sided display module with two optically functional films includes a double-sided display panels, a lighting module, and a display controller. The double-sides display panel includes two oppositely disposed display panels, a light guide module, and two optically functional films. Each of the optically functional films includes a first transformation layer, a second transformation layer, a diffusion layer, a brightness enhancement layer, and a polarized layer, and each layer of the optically functional film is attached to each other by transfer-coating process. Therefore, the thickness of the optically functional film can be reduced, so that the cost of manufacturing the double-sided display module with the optically functional films is saved and the volume of the double-sided display module is reduced as well without reducing brightness.

Claims

1. A double-sided display module with optically functional films, comprising:

a double-sided display, comprising;

a first display panel;

a first optically functional film with a thickness from 0.4 mm to 1.4 mm, the first optically functional film deposited on the first display panel;

a light guide module deposited on the first optically functional film;

a second optically functional film with a thickness from 0.4 mm to 1.4 mm, the second optically functional film deposited on the light guide module; and

a second display panel deposited on the second optically functional film;

a lighting module deposited at one side of the double-sided display, the lighting module configured to emit point light to the light guide module of the double-sided display; and

a display controller electrically coupled to the first display panel and the second display panel of the double-sided display, the display controller outputting power and signal to the double-sided display;

wherein the first optically functional film and the second optically functional film respectively comprise;

a first conversion layer having an upper surface of a prism structure and a flat bottom surface, the first conversion layer configured to convert point light into linear light and output the linear light;

a second conversion layer having an upper surface of a prism structure and a flat bottom surface, the second conversion layer deposited onto the first conversion layer and configured to convert the linear light from the first conversion layer into area light and output the area light; and

a diffusion layer having a flat upper surface and a flat bottom surface, the diffusion layer deposited onto the second conversion layer and configured to homogenize the area light from the second conversion layer;

and wherein both the first optically functional film and the second optically functional film are respectively attached to the light guide module with the first conversion layer;

and wherein display screen direction of the first display panel differs 180 degrees from display screen direction of the second display panel.

2. The display module with optically functional films of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the first conversion layer and the bottom surface of the second conversion layer are attached to each other with their respective edges, an air gap is formed between the upper surface of the first conversion layer and the bottom surface of the second conversion layer, the flat bottom surface of the diffusion layer and the upper surface of the second conversion layer are attached to each other with their respective edges, and an air gap is formed between the flat bottom surface of the diffusion layer and the upper surface of the second conversion layer.

3. The display module with optically functional films of claim 2, wherein the first optically functional film further comprises a brightness enhancement layer, the brightness enhancement layer comprises a flat upper surface and a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface of the brightness enhancement layer and the flat upper surface of the diffusion layer are attached to each other with a first optical cement.

4. The display module with optically functional films of claim 3, wherein the first optically functional film further comprises a polarization layer, the polarization layer comprises a flat upper surface and a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface of the polarization layer and the flat upper surface of the brightness enhancement layer are attached to each other with a second optical cement, and the upper surface of the polarization layer is deposited on the bottom surface of the first display panel.

5. The display module with optically functional films of claim 1, wherein the upper surface of the first conversion layer and the bottom surface of the second conversion layer are attached to each other with a third optical cement, no air gap exists between the upper surface of the first conversion layer and the bottom surface of the second conversion layer, the flat bottom surface of the diffusion layer and the upper surface of the second conversion layer are attached to each other with a fourth cement of no air gap, and no air gap exists between the flat bottom surface of the diffusion layer and the upper surface of the second conversion layer.

6. The display module with optically functional films of claim 5, wherein the first optically functional film further comprises a brightness enhancement layer, the brightness enhancement layer has a flat upper surface and a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface of the brightness enhancement layer and the flat upper surface of the diffusion layer are attached to each other with a fifth optical cement.

7. The display module with optically functional films of claim 6, wherein the first optically functional film further comprises a polarization layer, the polarization layer comprises a flat upper surface and a flat bottom surface, the flat bottom surface of the polarization layer and the flat upper surface of the brightness enhancement layer are attached to each other with a sixth optical cement, and the upper surface of the polarization layer is deposited on the bottom surface of the first display panel.

8. The display module with optically functional films of claim 3, wherein the first optical cement is a cement of matching index of refraction.

9. The display module with optically functional films of claim 4, wherein the second optical cement is a cement of matching index of refraction.

10. The display module with optically functional films of claim 5, wherein the third and the fourth optical cements are a cement of matching index of refraction.

11. The display module with optically functional films of claim 6, wherein the fifth optical cement is a cement of matching index of refraction.

12. The display module with optically functional films of claim 7, wherein the sixth optical cement is a cement of matching index of refraction.

13. The display module with optically functional films of claim 1, wherein the light guide module comprises a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate next to the first light guide plate, the first light guide plate is deposited on the first optically functional film, and the second light guide plate is deposited on the second optically functional film.

14. The display module with optically functional films of claim 1, wherein the first display panel and the second display panel are transflective liquid crystal display panels.