Transparent liquid crystal display device with enhanced lighting arrangement
First Claim
1. A transparent liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a transparent liquid crystal display panel having;
a lower substrate formed with gate lines and data lines intersecting with the gate lines to form a plurality of pixels for generating an image,an upper substrate, anda cholesteric liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate;
a lamp housing at one side of the transparent liquid crystal display panel, the lamp housing including at least one interior wall;
a lighting unit attached to the interior wall of the lamp housing, the lighting unit configured to emit light, a part of the emitted light projected directly onto a side surface of the transparent liquid crystal display panel and another part of the emitted light reflected onto the side surface via the top and bottom interior walls; and
a supporting structure to support and secure the liquid crystal display panel and the lighting unit, the supporting structure having;
a top case to cover front edges of the liquid crystal display panel but not cover a center portion of the liquid crystal display panel, anda guide panel to cover rear edges of the transparent liquid crystal display panel and surround the lamp housing but not cover the center portion of the liquid crystal display panel, the guide panel coupled to the top case; and
a light shielding tape secured to the upper substrate, the top case and the guide panel.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device module capable of implementing a transparent display using reflection and transmission properties of cholesteric liquid crystal includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit disposed at one side surface of the liquid crystal panel to emit light directly to the side surface, and a supporting structure to support and secure the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. A light guide plate is not provided at a rear surface of the liquid crystal display panel. A backlight unit faces the side surface of the liquid crystal display panel so that light can be incident directly onto the liquid crystal panel to generate an image, resulting in image enhanced with visibility and transparency of the liquid crystal display panel.
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10 Claims
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1. A transparent liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a transparent liquid crystal display panel having; a lower substrate formed with gate lines and data lines intersecting with the gate lines to form a plurality of pixels for generating an image, an upper substrate, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; a lamp housing at one side of the transparent liquid crystal display panel, the lamp housing including at least one interior wall; a lighting unit attached to the interior wall of the lamp housing, the lighting unit configured to emit light, a part of the emitted light projected directly onto a side surface of the transparent liquid crystal display panel and another part of the emitted light reflected onto the side surface via the top and bottom interior walls; and a supporting structure to support and secure the liquid crystal display panel and the lighting unit, the supporting structure having; a top case to cover front edges of the liquid crystal display panel but not cover a center portion of the liquid crystal display panel, and a guide panel to cover rear edges of the transparent liquid crystal display panel and surround the lamp housing but not cover the center portion of the liquid crystal display panel, the guide panel coupled to the top case; and a light shielding tape secured to the upper substrate, the top case and the guide panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transparent liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a transparent liquid crystal display panel having; a lower substrate formed with gate lines and data lines intersecting with the gate lines to form a plurality of pixels for generating an image, an upper substrate, and a cholesteric liquid crystal layer interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; a supporting structure to support and secure the transparent liquid crystal display panel, the supporting structure having; a top case to cover front edges of the transparent liquid crystal display panel but not cover a center portion of the transparent liquid crystal display panel, and a guide panel to cover rear edges of the transparent liquid crystal display panel but not cover the center portion of the transparent liquid crystal display panel, the guide panel coupled to the top case; a lighting unit to emit light and secured to the guide panel, a part of the emitted light projected directly onto a side surface of the transparent liquid crystal display panel; and a light shielding tape secured to the upper substrate, the top case and the guide panel. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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