Display device with mirror function
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- a display panel having a display area configured to produce a displayable first image; and
a polarization conversion panel positioned on the display panel and operatively covering at least the display area of the display panel,wherein the polarization conversion panel includes;
a reflective polarizer positioned on the display panel;
a light-passing lower electrode(s) layer positioned on the reflective polarizer;
a light-passing upper electrode(s) layer spaced apart from and facing the lower electrode(s) layer;
liquid crystals positioned between the upper and lower electrodes;
an absorptive polarizer positioned on the upper electrode; and
wherein at least one of the upper and lower electrode(s) layers is subdivided to include a respective plurality of sub-electrodes that are electrically separated from each other so as to be independently driveable by respective drive voltages, andwherein at least one of the lower electrode(s) layer and the upper electrode(s) layer includes;
a light-passing insulating layer;
a plurality of first sub-electrodes spaced apart by a predetermined interval and disposed on an upper surface of the light-passing insulating layer; and
a plurality of second sub-electrodes spaced apart from each other while disposed on a lower surface of the light-passing insulating layer.
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Abstract
A display device includes a display panel and a polarization conversion panel disposed on the display panel. The polarization conversion panel has two or more display area regions that are independently drivable in order to implement either a reflection mode or transmissive mode in each of those regions and thus enabling pattern implementation. The polarization conversion panel includes: a reflective polarizer disposed on the display panel; an absorptive polarizer facing and spaced apart from the reflective polarizer; a lower electrode(s) layer disposed on the reflective polarizer; an upper electrode(s) layer disposed on the absorptive polarizer; and liquid crystals disposed between the upper and lower electrode layers. At least one of the upper and lower electrode layers includes a respective plurality of independently drivable sub-electrodes.
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1. A display device comprising:
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a display panel having a display area configured to produce a displayable first image; and a polarization conversion panel positioned on the display panel and operatively covering at least the display area of the display panel, wherein the polarization conversion panel includes; a reflective polarizer positioned on the display panel; a light-passing lower electrode(s) layer positioned on the reflective polarizer; a light-passing upper electrode(s) layer spaced apart from and facing the lower electrode(s) layer; liquid crystals positioned between the upper and lower electrodes; an absorptive polarizer positioned on the upper electrode; and wherein at least one of the upper and lower electrode(s) layers is subdivided to include a respective plurality of sub-electrodes that are electrically separated from each other so as to be independently driveable by respective drive voltages, and wherein at least one of the lower electrode(s) layer and the upper electrode(s) layer includes; a light-passing insulating layer; a plurality of first sub-electrodes spaced apart by a predetermined interval and disposed on an upper surface of the light-passing insulating layer; and a plurality of second sub-electrodes spaced apart from each other while disposed on a lower surface of the light-passing insulating layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A manufacturing method of a display device, comprising:
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providing a display panel configured to form a first displayable image; disposing a reflective polarizer on the display panel; disposing an absorptive polarizer to be spaced apart from and facing the reflective polarizer; providing an upper electrode(s) layer and a lower electrode(s) layer respectively positioned on the reflective polarizer and under the absorptive polarizer; and providing liquid crystals between the upper and lower electrode(s) layers, wherein at least one of the upper and lower electrode(s) layers includes a respective plurality of sub-electrodes that are electrically separated from each other, and wherein at least one of the lower electrode(s) layer and the upper electrode(s) layer includes; a light-passing insulating layer, a plurality of first sub-electrodes spaced apart by a predetermined interval and disposed on an upper surface of the light-passing insulating layer, and a plurality of second sub-electrodes spaced apart from each other while disposed on a lower surface of the light-passing insulating layer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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