Light Guide Plates and Optical Films with Mating Alignment Features
    171.
    发明申请
    Light Guide Plates and Optical Films with Mating Alignment Features 审中-公开
    光导板和具有配合对准特性的光学膜

    公开(公告)号:US20140085576A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-27

    申请号:US13629440

    申请日:2012-09-27

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: G02B6/0065 G02B6/0021 G02B6/0086

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with backlight structures that provide backlight illumination for a display. The backlight structures include a light source such as an array of light-emitting diodes that launches light into an edge of a light guide plate. The light guide plate distributes the light laterally across display layers in the display. One or more optical films such as brightness enhancement films and diffuser layers are interposed between the display layers and the light guide plate. The light guide plate includes light guide plate alignment features that mate with corresponding optical film alignment features in the optical films. The light guide plate alignment features may be protrusions that extend into openings such as notches or holes in the optical films. The light guide plate may have a protruding portion that extends around a periphery of the light guide plate and surrounds a perimeter of the optical films.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有为显示器提供背光照明的背光结构。 背光结构包括诸如将光发射到导光板的边缘中的发光二极管阵列的光源。 导光板将光横向分布在显示器中的显示层上。 在显示层和导光板之间插入一个或多个光学膜,例如亮度增强膜和漫射层。 导光板包括与光学膜中对应的光学膜对准特征相配合的导光板对准特征。 导光板对准特征可以是延伸到诸如光学膜中的凹口或孔的开口的突起。 导光板可以具有围绕导光板的周边延伸并且围绕光学膜的周边的突出部分。

    METHOD TO DESIGN THE INTEGRATED FULL COVERAGE LCD MODULE COVER GLASS
    172.
    发明申请
    METHOD TO DESIGN THE INTEGRATED FULL COVERAGE LCD MODULE COVER GLASS 有权
    设计集成式全覆盖液晶模块盖玻璃的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140063433A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-03-06

    申请号:US13965112

    申请日:2013-08-12

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: The described embodiments relate generally to liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and more particularly to methods for extending a glass portion of a display to an edge of a display housing. In one embodiment, a thin cover glass layer is provided between a color filter glass layer and an upper polarizer. The thin cover glass layer is supported along an edge of the display by a filler material that can include a foam dam and a glass spacer or adhesive filler. The filler material allows the cover glass layer to be supported without damaging any drivers or circuits located on an underlying thin film transistor glass layer. In another embodiment, a glass spacer circuit with integrated drivers and circuitry on its lower surface can support the cover glass along the edge of the display.

    Abstract translation: 所描述的实施例通常涉及液晶显示器(LCD),更具体地涉及用于将显示器的玻璃部分延伸到显示器外壳的边缘的方法。 在一个实施例中,在滤色器玻璃层和上偏振器之间设置薄盖玻璃层。 薄盖玻璃层沿着显示器的边缘被填充材料支撑,填料可以包括泡沫坝和玻璃间隔物或粘合剂填料。 填充材料允许覆盖玻璃层被支撑,而不会损坏位于下面的薄膜晶体管玻璃层上的任何驱动器或电路。 在另一个实施例中,在其下表面上具有集成驱动器和电路的玻璃间隔物电路可以沿着显示器的边缘支撑盖玻片。

    Laser Processing of Display Components for Electronic Devices
    173.
    发明申请
    Laser Processing of Display Components for Electronic Devices 审中-公开
    电子设备显示元件的激光加工

    公开(公告)号:US20130284347A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-31

    申请号:US13928881

    申请日:2013-06-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Electronic devices may be provided with display structures such as glass and polymer layers in a liquid crystal display. The glass layers may serve as substrates for components such as a color filter layer and thin-film transistor layer. The polymer layers may include films such as a polarizer film and other optical films. During fabrication of a display, the polymer layers and glass layers may be laminated to one another. Portions of the polymer layers may extend past the edges of the glass layers. Laser cutting techniques may be used to trim away excess portions of the polymer layer that do not overlap underlying portions of the glass layers. Laser cutting may involve application of an adjustable infrared laser beam.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以在液晶显示器中提供诸如玻璃和聚合物层的显示结构。 玻璃层可以用作诸如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层的部件的基板。 聚合物层可以包括诸如偏振膜和其它光学膜的膜。 在制造显示器期间,聚合物层和玻璃层可以彼此层压。 聚合物层的一部分可以延伸超过玻璃层的边缘。 可以使用激光切割技术来修剪不与玻璃层的下面部分重叠的聚合物层的多余部分。 激光切割可涉及应用可调节的红外激光束。

    Displays With Polarizer Windows and Opaque Masking Layers for Electronic Devices
    174.
    发明申请
    Displays With Polarizer Windows and Opaque Masking Layers for Electronic Devices 审中-公开
    显示与偏振器Windows和不透明掩蔽层电子设备

    公开(公告)号:US20130265708A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-10

    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.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有显示器。 可以使用不透明掩模层掩蔽诸如显示器的周边部分的显示器的非活动部分。 可以在不透明掩模层中提供开口以允许光通过。 例如,可以通过不透明掩模层中的开口来观看徽标,并且相机可以通过不透明掩模层中的开口接收光。 显示器可以包括上偏振器,下偏振器,滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 不透明掩模层可以形成在上偏振器上,可以插入在上偏振器和滤色器层之间,或者可以插入在滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层之间。 上偏振器可以具有用于照相机,标识或其他内部结构的非偏振窗口。

    Systems and Methods for Achieving Consistent Front-of-Screen Performance for Varying Media Rates

    公开(公告)号:US20240386852A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18618592

    申请日:2024-03-27

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Front-of-screen performance of the electronic display may be highly sensitive to timing settings of emission and anode reset frequencies. Changes in the timing settings may result in diverging brightness and color performance on the electronic display, which may negatively impact user experience. In some cases, emission frequency of the self-emissive display pixels may be fixed at a value, such as 120 Hertz (Hz), 240 Hz, or 480 Hz. The anode reset frequency may be set at a divisor of the emission frequency. Some refresh rates may be divisors of the pixel emission frequency. However, other refresh rates may not be divisors of the pixel emission frequency. For such non-divisor refresh rates, different driving schemes may be used to compensate for a difference from the pixel emission frequency.

    Privacy Films for Curved Displays
    180.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240036238A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-01

    申请号:US18484302

    申请日:2023-10-10

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A privacy film may have a light-blocking layer that is interposed between first and second transparent substrates. The light-blocking layer may have a plurality of opaque portions and a plurality of transparent portions. The opaque portions may be shaped to ensure light from the display is directed only to the primary viewer of the display. Each opaque portion of the light-blocking layer may extend along a respective longitudinal axis between the first and second transparent substrates. Privacy films used to cover curved displays may have opaque portions that extend along longitudinal axes that have different angles relative to the transparent substrates. Opaque portions in the edge of the privacy film may have longitudinal axes that are at non-perpendicular angles with respect to the transparent substrates. A privacy film for a curved display may also include a light-redirecting layer such as a prism layer or a liquid crystal layer.

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