DISPLAY DEVICE

• US 20200137899A1
• Filed: 09/24/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: LIN, Chih-Yu, CHEN, Kuan-Chou
• Granted Patent: US 11,106,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133528 Polarisers
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/1347 Arrangement of liquid crystal layers or cells in which the final condition of one light beam is achieved by the addition of the effects of two or more layers or cells
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0362 with detection of 1D translations or rotations of an operating part of the device, e.g. scroll wheels, sliders, knobs, rollers or belts

Abstract

Provided is a display device including: a backlight module; a first display panel disposed on the backlight module and including a first polarizer; and a second display panel disposed on the backlight module and including a second polarizer, wherein the first polarizer has a first projection, the second polarizer has a second projection, and an area of an overlap between the first projection and the second projection accounts for 10% or less of an area of the second projection.

Claims

1. A display device, comprising:

a backlight module;

a first display panel disposed on the backlight module and comprising a first polarizer; and

a second display panel disposed on the backlight module and comprising a second polarizer,

wherein the first polarizer has a first projection, the second polarizer has a second projection, and an area of an overlap between the first projection and the second projection accounts for 10% or less of an area of the second projection.

2. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first display panel further comprises a third polarizer disposed opposite to the first polarizer, the third polarizer has a third projection, and an area of an overlap between the third projection and the second projection accounts for 10% or less of an area of the second projection.

3. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first display panel further comprises a first substrate disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer.

4. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is coupled to an operating structure.

5. The display device of claim 4, wherein the operating structure is a knob.

6. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first polarizer comprises a first through hole corresponding in position to the second display panel.

7. The display device of claim 1, further comprising a circuit board electrically connected to the second display panel.

8. The display device of claim 7, wherein the first display panel further comprises a first substrate disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarizer, the first substrate further comprises a second through hole, and the circuit board penetrates the second through hole to electrically connect to the second display panel.

9. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first display panel comprises a display area, and the second display panel corresponds in position to the display area.

10. The display device of claim 1, wherein the first display panel comprises a non-display area, and the second display panel corresponds in position to the non-display area.

11. The display device of claim 1, wherein the display device further comprises a first adhesive layer disposed between the first display panel and the second display panel.

12. The display device of claim 11, wherein light transmittance of the first adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 60% but less than or equal to 99%.

13. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is a transflective display panel.

14. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel further comprises a fourth polarizer disposed opposite to the second polarizer and having a fourth projection, and an area of an overlap between the fourth projection and the first projection accounts for 10% or less of an area of the fourth projection.

15. The display device of claim 14, wherein the second display panel further comprises a second substrate disposed on the fourth polarizer.

16. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is disposed on the first display panel.

17. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is coupled to an operating structure, with a first height defined by a distance between a top surface of the operating structure and a top surface of the first display panel, and a second height defined by a distance between a top surface of the second display panel and the top surface of the first display panel, the first height being greater than the second height.

18. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is coupled to an operating structure, with a first height defined by a distance between a top surface of the operating structure and a top surface of the first display panel, and a second height defined by a distance between a top surface of the second display panel and the top surface of the first display panel, the first height being equal to the second height.

19. The display device of claim 1, wherein the second display panel is coupled to an operating structure comprising a first sub-structure, the second display panel is disposed on the first sub-structure, and the second display panel is adhered to the first sub-structure through a second adhesive layer.

20. The display device of claim 19, wherein light transmittance of the second adhesive layer is greater than or equal to 60% but less than or equal to 99%.