Backlit Displays with Bent Light Guide Layers
    103.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20170363800A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15265361

    申请日:2016-09-14

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A display such as a liquid crystal display may have an array of pixels that is illuminated using backlight illumination from a backlight. The backlight may have a light guide layer that distributes light from light-emitting diodes across the display. The light guide layer may have a planar portion that provides backlight illumination to the array of pixels and may have bent edge portions that curve out of the plane of the planar portion. Light scattering structures may be formed in the planar portion to extract backlight illumination from the light guide layer. A light sensor adjacent to the bent portion may monitor leaked light. The light guide layer may have two bent portions on opposing edges of the light guide layer.

    Display having backlight with narrowband collimated light sources

    公开(公告)号:US09719639B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-08-01

    申请号:US14564456

    申请日:2014-12-09

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: F21K9/60 G02F1/133617

    Abstract: A display has an array of display pixels formed from display layers such as one or more polarizer layers, a substrate on which an array of display pixel elements such as color filter elements and downconverter elements are formed, a liquid crystal layer, and a thin-film transistor layer that includes display pixel electrodes and display pixel thin-film transistors for driving control signals onto the display pixel electrodes to modulate light passing through the display pixels. A light source such as one or more laser diodes or light-emitting diodes may be used to generate light for the display. The light may be launched into the edge of a polymer layer or other light guide plate structure. A light guide plate may include phase-matched structures such as holographically recorded gratings or photonic lattices that direct the light upwards through the array of display pixels.

    Display Backlight with an Optical Film
    106.
    发明申请
    Display Backlight with an Optical Film 审中-公开
    显示背光与光学膜

    公开(公告)号:US20170052301A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-23

    申请号:US14943202

    申请日:2015-11-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A backlight unit may include a turning film that receives light from a light guide layer. The turning film may have a plurality of elongated protrusions that extend across the turning film. Each protrusion may have a concave surface. The concave surface may be a curved surface that curves inward towards the interior of the turning film. Light from the light guide layer may pass through the turning film and be reflected towards a viewer by the concave surfaces of the protrusions. In a liquid crystal display, the turning film may be interposed between the light guide layer and a lower polarizer. In certain embodiments, the turning film may be the only optical layer interposed between the light guide layer and the lower polarizer. In other embodiments, the turning layer and a diffuser layer may be the only optical layers interposed between the light guide layer and the lower polarizer.

    Abstract translation: 背光单元可以包括从导光层接收光的转向膜。 转向膜可以具有跨越转向膜延伸的多个细长突起。 每个突起可以具有凹面。 凹面可以是朝向转向膜的内部向内弯曲的曲面。 来自导光层的光可以通过转向膜,并且通过突起的凹面反射到观察者。 在液晶显示器中,转动膜可以插入在导光层和下偏振器之间。 在某些实施例中,转向膜可以是介于导光层和下偏振器之间的唯一光学层。 在其他实施例中,转向层和扩散层可以是介于导光层和下偏振器之间的唯一光学层。

    Electronic device display with damage-resistant polarizer
    107.
    发明授权
    Electronic device display with damage-resistant polarizer 有权
    具有耐损伤偏光镜的电子设备显示

    公开(公告)号:US09316860B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-19

    申请号:US14137383

    申请日:2013-12-20

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: G02F1/133528 G02B1/111 G02B1/14 G02B5/3033 G02B5/305

    Abstract: A display polarizer may have a polymer layer such as a polyvinyl alcohol layer coated with a dichroic dye such as iodine. A polymer layer such as a tri-acetyl cellulose layer may be formed on the polyvinyl alcohol layer so that the iodine is interposed between the polyvinyl alcohol layer and the tri-acetyl cellulose layer. To provide protection for the iodine layer, an additional polymer layer such as an additional tri-acetyl cellulose layer and a layer of adhesive may be formed on top of the polymer layer. A functional layer such as an antireflection layer may form an outermost layer in the polarizer. Compensation films may be formed beneath the polyvinyl alcohol layer. Additional display layers such as a lower polarizer layer and interposed layers such as a thin-film transistor layer, liquid crystal layer, and color filter layer may be formed below the compensation films.

    Abstract translation: 显示器偏振器可以具有聚合物层,例如涂覆有二色性染料如碘的聚乙烯醇层。 可以在聚乙烯醇层上形成聚合物层,例如三乙酰纤维素层,以使碘介于聚乙烯醇层和三乙酰纤维素层之间。 为了提供对碘层的保护,可以在聚合物层的顶部上形成另外的聚合物层,例如另外的三乙酰纤维素层和粘合剂层。 诸如抗反射层的功能层可以在偏振器中形成最外层。 补偿膜可以形成在聚乙烯醇层之下。 可以在补偿膜的下方形成附加的显示层,例如下偏振器层和诸如薄膜晶体管层,液晶层和滤色器层的插入层。

    Electronic device displays with border masking layers
    108.
    发明授权
    Electronic device displays with border masking layers 有权
    电子设备显示边框屏蔽层

    公开(公告)号:US09312517B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-04-12

    申请号:US14177681

    申请日:2014-02-11

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    CPC classification number: H01L51/5284 H01L27/3244 H01L51/5281

    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display. The display may have an active area with an array of display pixels and an inactive border region containing metal lines and other support circuitry. The array of display pixels may be formed from organic light-emitting diode structures in an organic-light-emitting diode layer. The display may also include an encapsulant layer on the organic light-emitting diode layer and a substrate layer. An opaque masking layer may be formed in the inactive border region. The opaque masking layer may overlap structures in the inactive border region such as the support circuitry, thereby blocking the support circuitry from view. The opaque masking layer may be formed a glass layer in the display, in part of a polarizer in a display, under a planarization layer, or between other layers in the display.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有显示器。 显示器可以具有具有显示像素阵列的活动区域和包含金属线路和其他支持电路的无效边界区域。 显示像素阵列可以由有机发光二极管层中的有机发光二极管结构形成。 显示器还可以包括有机发光二极管层上的密封剂层和基底层。 不透明掩模层可以形成在非活性边界区域中。 不透明掩模层可以与诸如支持电路的无效边界区域中的结构重叠,从而阻止支持电路的视图。 不透明掩模层可以在显示器中,在显示器中的偏振器的一部分,平坦化层下方或在显示器中的其它层之间形成玻璃层。

    Displays with polarizer windows and opaque masking layers for electronic devices

    公开(公告)号:US09292044B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US13896946

    申请日:2013-05-17

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may have a display. Inactive portions of the display such as peripheral portions of the display may be masked using an opaque masking layer. An opening may be provided in the opaque masking layer to allow light to pass. For example, a logo may be viewed through an opening in the opaque masking layer and a camera may receive light through an opening in the opaque masking layer. The display may include upper and lower polarizers, a color filter layer, and a thin-film transistor layer. The opaque masking layer may be formed on the upper polarizer, may be interposed between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer, or may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin-film transistor layer. The upper polarizer may have unpolarized windows for cameras, logos, or other internal structures.

    Display with Structures for Reducing Blue Edge Effects
    110.
    发明申请
    Display with Structures for Reducing Blue Edge Effects 有权
    显示与减少蓝色边缘效果的结构

    公开(公告)号:US20150355399A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-10

    申请号:US14494555

    申请日:2014-09-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Display backlight structures may provide backlight illumination that passes through display layers in the display. Light-emitting diodes may emit blue light into an edge of a light guide plate. Optical films may overlap the light guide plate. The optical films may include a quantum dot enhancement film. A peripheral strip of yellow reflector or other light control structures may be incorporated into the backlight structures to reduce blue edge effects. The light control structures may have features with a spatially varying density, may be formed from quantum dot enhancement film, or may be formed form other structures. The light control structures may be formed on the surfaces of the optical films, on a reflective layer under the light guide plate, or on a surface of a mold frame or other structure that lies in a plane parallel to the plane of the light guide plate.

    Abstract translation: 显示器背光结构可以提供穿过显示器中的显示层的背光照明。 发光二极管可以将蓝光发射到导光板的边缘。 光学膜可能与导光板重叠。 光学膜可以包括量子点增强膜。 黄色反射器或其他光控制结构的外围条可以并入背光结构中以减少蓝色边缘效应。 光控制结构可以具有空间变化密度的特征,可以由量子点增强膜形成,或者可以由其它结构形成。 光控制结构可以形成在光学膜的表面上,在导光板下面的反射层上,或者在与平行于导光板的平面的平面中的模架或其他结构的表面上 。

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