Liquid crystal display device
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- a first transparent substrate;
a second transparent substrate;
a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second transparent substrates;
a backlight source located on the side of the first transparent substrate that is opposite to the liquid crystal layer;
a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels, which are formed in matrix form on the liquid-crystal-layer side of the first transparent substrate, each of the sub-pixels including a transistor and a pixel electrode for transmitting an image signal voltage to the liquid crystal layer and being located at each intersection of the signal lines and the gate lines;
an optical film located on the backlight-source-side of the first transparent substrate;
a color filter provided for each of the sub-pixels and located on the liquid-crystal-layer side of the second transparent substrate; and
an optical film located on the side of the second transparent substrate that is opposite to the liquid crystal layer,wherein illumination light emitted from the backlight source is phase-modulated by driving the liquid crystal layer, and the illumination light having the modulated phase is transmitted through the color filter to display a color image,wherein the liquid crystal display device is characterized in that a dichroic half mirror is formed between the first and second transparent substrates for each of the color filters, andwherein the dichroic half mirror comprises plural layers including at least one high-refractive index layer and at least one low-refractive index layer, which are alternately laminated, and at least one of the at least one high-refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer is a layer whose thickness does not vary based on sub-pixel color and a layer whose thickness is adjusted based on associated sub-pixel colors.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which increase in manufacturing costs is minimized and the utilization rate of illumination light emitted by a backlight source is also improved.
A pixel electrode is formed at the intersection of each signal line and each gate line on the liquid-crystal-layer side of a first transparent substrate. A color filter is provided for each pixel electrode on the liquid-crystal-layer side of a second transparent substrate. A dichroic half mirror is provided for each of the color filters.
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1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate; a liquid crystal layer located between the first and second transparent substrates; a backlight source located on the side of the first transparent substrate that is opposite to the liquid crystal layer; a plurality of signal lines, a plurality of gate lines, and a plurality of sub-pixels, which are formed in matrix form on the liquid-crystal-layer side of the first transparent substrate, each of the sub-pixels including a transistor and a pixel electrode for transmitting an image signal voltage to the liquid crystal layer and being located at each intersection of the signal lines and the gate lines; an optical film located on the backlight-source-side of the first transparent substrate; a color filter provided for each of the sub-pixels and located on the liquid-crystal-layer side of the second transparent substrate; and an optical film located on the side of the second transparent substrate that is opposite to the liquid crystal layer, wherein illumination light emitted from the backlight source is phase-modulated by driving the liquid crystal layer, and the illumination light having the modulated phase is transmitted through the color filter to display a color image, wherein the liquid crystal display device is characterized in that a dichroic half mirror is formed between the first and second transparent substrates for each of the color filters, and wherein the dichroic half mirror comprises plural layers including at least one high-refractive index layer and at least one low-refractive index layer, which are alternately laminated, and at least one of the at least one high-refractive index layer and the low refractive index layer is a layer whose thickness does not vary based on sub-pixel color and a layer whose thickness is adjusted based on associated sub-pixel colors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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Current AssigneePanasonic Liquid Crystal Display Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
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Original AssigneeHitachi Displays Limited (Japan Display Incorporated)
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InventorsHirota, Shoichi, Sugita, Tatsuya
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Primary Examiner(s)Ullah; Akm E
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Application NumberUS12/114,004Publication NumberTime in Patent Office760 DaysField of Search359/260, 359/290, 359/291, 359/292, 359/263, 359/242, 349/38, 349/62, 349/109, 349/192, 349 54- 55, 349/115, 349/117, 349/118, 349/114, 349/39, 345/8, 345/85US Class Current349/62CPC Class CodesG02F 1/133514 Colour filtersG02F 1/133557 Half-mirrorsG02F 1/133605 including specially adapted...
