DE69413446T2 - Flüssigkristallanzeige mit Frontplatte mit geneigten optischen Fasern - Google Patents
Flüssigkristallanzeige mit Frontplatte mit geneigten optischen FasernInfo
- Publication number
- DE69413446T2 DE69413446T2 DE69413446T DE69413446T DE69413446T2 DE 69413446 T2 DE69413446 T2 DE 69413446T2 DE 69413446 T DE69413446 T DE 69413446T DE 69413446 T DE69413446 T DE 69413446T DE 69413446 T2 DE69413446 T2 DE 69413446T2
- Authority
- DE
- Germany
- Prior art keywords
- liquid crystal
- crystal display
- front panel
- optical fibers
- inclined optical
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
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Classifications
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
- G02B6/04—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres
- G02B6/06—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images
- G02B6/08—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings formed by bundles of fibres the relative position of the fibres being the same at both ends, e.g. for transporting images with fibre bundle in form of plate
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1335—Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
- G02F1/133524—Light-guides, e.g. fibre-optic bundles, louvered or jalousie light-guides
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S385/00—Optical waveguides
- Y10S385/901—Illuminating or display apparatus
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Nonlinear Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Mathematical Physics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Crystallography & Structural Chemistry (AREA)
- Liquid Crystal (AREA)
- Optical Fibers, Optical Fiber Cores, And Optical Fiber Bundles (AREA)
- Light Guides In General And Applications Therefor (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US08/046,539 US5329386A (en) | 1993-04-13 | 1993-04-13 | Fiber-optic faceplate with tilted fibers |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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DE69413446D1 DE69413446D1 (de) | 1998-10-29 |
DE69413446T2 true DE69413446T2 (de) | 1999-02-11 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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DE69413446T Expired - Fee Related DE69413446T2 (de) | 1993-04-13 | 1994-04-07 | Flüssigkristallanzeige mit Frontplatte mit geneigten optischen Fasern |
Country Status (4)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US5329386A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0620471B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH0772471A (de) |
DE (1) | DE69413446T2 (de) |
Families Citing this family (41)
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JP2806737B2 (ja) * | 1993-04-28 | 1998-09-30 | シャープ株式会社 | 表示装置 |
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US5428468A (en) * | 1993-11-05 | 1995-06-27 | Alliedsignal Inc. | Illumination system employing an array of microprisms |
US5535025A (en) * | 1994-02-01 | 1996-07-09 | Hughes Training, Inc. | Helmet mounted off axis liquid crystal display with a fiber optic wedge and a curved reflector |
US5442467A (en) * | 1994-03-21 | 1995-08-15 | Xerox Corporation | Enhanced off-axis viewing performance and luminous efficiency of a liquid crystal display employing fiberoptic faceplate elements |
JPH095745A (ja) * | 1995-06-07 | 1997-01-10 | Xerox Corp | カラー液晶ディスプレイ装置の光ファイバフェースプレート |
JP3215346B2 (ja) * | 1997-03-28 | 2001-10-02 | シャープ株式会社 | 前方照明装置およびこれを備えた反射型液晶表示装置 |
KR100301936B1 (ko) * | 1998-06-03 | 2001-09-06 | 황기연 | 광도파로를이용한평판디스플레이 |
DE69942499D1 (de) * | 1998-10-05 | 2010-07-29 | Semiconductor Energy Lab | Reflektierende Halbleitervorrichtung |
US6137929A (en) * | 1999-02-11 | 2000-10-24 | Agilent Technologies, Inc. | System and method for interfacing optical fibers with optical communications devices via an optical fiber faceplate |
US6920269B1 (en) | 2000-07-14 | 2005-07-19 | The Gates Corporation | Lens |
FR2821439A1 (fr) * | 2001-02-28 | 2002-08-30 | Koninkl Philips Electronics Nv | Appareil comportant une unite de visualisation et unite de visualisation convenant a un tel appareil |
US7019810B2 (en) | 2001-04-20 | 2006-03-28 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Fiber faceplate suspended particle display |
US6751019B2 (en) | 2001-06-11 | 2004-06-15 | Scram Technologies, Inc. | Ultrathin mesh optical panel and a method of making an ultrathin mesh optical panel |
JP4907799B2 (ja) * | 2001-08-24 | 2012-04-04 | 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 | 撮像装置 |
JP3712368B2 (ja) * | 2001-08-24 | 2005-11-02 | 浜松ホトニクス株式会社 | イメージ検出装置 |
US6636285B2 (en) | 2001-11-01 | 2003-10-21 | Motorola, Inc. | Reflective liquid crystal display with improved contrast |
US20060251365A1 (en) * | 2005-05-04 | 2006-11-09 | Brewer Donald R | Watch fiber optic image guide |
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US8576354B2 (en) * | 2008-06-26 | 2013-11-05 | American Panel Corporation | Channelized plate |
US9176340B1 (en) * | 2009-09-30 | 2015-11-03 | Rockwell Collins, Inc. | AMLCD backlight angular control using fiberoptic face plate |
US10860142B1 (en) | 2015-08-27 | 2020-12-08 | Apple Inc. | Light-based devices with light guide arrays |
US11309370B1 (en) | 2018-01-12 | 2022-04-19 | Apple Inc. | Electronic device displays with curved surfaces |
US11003015B1 (en) | 2018-03-05 | 2021-05-11 | Apple Inc. | Electronic device with a light guiding layer |
US11737307B1 (en) | 2018-06-05 | 2023-08-22 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having curved displays with supporting frames |
US11054861B2 (en) | 2018-06-11 | 2021-07-06 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with expanded edges |
US11353652B1 (en) | 2018-07-10 | 2022-06-07 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with curved surfaces and image transport layers |
US11963425B1 (en) | 2018-07-10 | 2024-04-16 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with curved surfaces |
US11388329B1 (en) | 2018-07-17 | 2022-07-12 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with image transport layers |
US10937987B1 (en) | 2018-07-20 | 2021-03-02 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with tilted anodes |
US11619779B1 (en) | 2018-08-10 | 2023-04-04 | Apple Inc. | Methods for forming image transport layers |
US11810534B1 (en) | 2018-09-14 | 2023-11-07 | Apple Inc. | Distortion control in displays with optical coupling layers |
US11817025B1 (en) | 2018-11-13 | 2023-11-14 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having housings with image transport layers |
US11436964B1 (en) | 2018-11-13 | 2022-09-06 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having image transport layers and electrical components |
US11516908B1 (en) | 2018-11-13 | 2022-11-29 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having image transport layers with embedded circuitry |
US11247421B1 (en) | 2019-08-20 | 2022-02-15 | Apple Inc. | Single-step extrusion of fiber optic plates for electronic devices |
US11513554B1 (en) | 2019-08-23 | 2022-11-29 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices having displays with borders of image transport material |
US11774644B1 (en) | 2019-08-29 | 2023-10-03 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices with image transport layers having light absorbing material |
US11525955B1 (en) | 2020-06-05 | 2022-12-13 | Apple Inc. | Electronic devices with drawn sheet-packed coherent fiber bundles |
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1993
- 1993-04-13 US US08/046,539 patent/US5329386A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1994
- 1994-04-07 EP EP94302444A patent/EP0620471B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1994-04-07 DE DE69413446T patent/DE69413446T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-04-13 JP JP6075149A patent/JPH0772471A/ja active Pending
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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EP0620471A1 (de) | 1994-10-19 |
US5329386A (en) | 1994-07-12 |
JPH0772471A (ja) | 1995-03-17 |
DE69413446D1 (de) | 1998-10-29 |
EP0620471B1 (de) | 1998-09-23 |
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Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
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8364 | No opposition during term of opposition | ||
8327 | Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner |
Owner name: HEWLETT-PACKARD CO. (N.D.GES.D.STAATES DELAWARE), |
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8327 | Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner |
Owner name: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT CO., L.P., HOUSTON, TE |
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8339 | Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee |