JPS62200326A - Liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

Liquid crystal display device

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Publication number
JPS62200326A
JPS62200326A JP61043606A JP4360686A JPS62200326A JP S62200326 A JPS62200326 A JP S62200326A JP 61043606 A JP61043606 A JP 61043606A JP 4360686 A JP4360686 A JP 4360686A JP S62200326 A JPS62200326 A JP S62200326A
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Yukie Nishikawa
幸江 西川
Hiroshi Inagaki
宏 稲垣
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Komatsu Ltd
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    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL 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
    • G02F1/00Devices 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
    • G02F1/01Devices 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 
    • G02F1/13Devices 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
    • G02F1/133Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
    • G02F1/1333Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
    • G02F1/1335Structural association of cells with optical devices, e.g. polarisers or reflectors
    • G02F1/1336Illuminating devices
    • G02F1/133602Direct backlight

Abstract

PURPOSE:To lead directly the light from an EL element to a liquid crystal cell to reduce the attenuation of light by forming the EL element on a substrate on the rear side of the liquid crystal cell as one body. CONSTITUTION:A liquid crystal cell 100 is formed on the front face of a substrate consisting of glass on the rear side, and a thin film EL element 200 is formed on the rear face. In this cell 100, wiring layers 102a and 102b and oriented layers 103a and 103b are provided to face each other between the substrate 1 and a substrate 104 on the front side, and a nematic liquid crystal layer 106 is formed between them. In the element 200, a light emitting layer 203 is provided between a transparent electrode 201 on the substrate 1 and a rear electrode 205 through dielectric layers 2020 and 204. Since the light emitted from the light emitting layer 203 passes the substrate 1 and is made directly incident on the liquid crystal layer 106 and is led to the substrate 104 in accordance with the oriented property of the layer 106 by this constitution, the attenuation of light is reduced to improve the display quality.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 〔産業上の利用分野〕 本光明は、液晶表示装置に係り、特に、E 1,1子と
液晶セルとを一体化した構造の液晶表示装置に関する。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, and particularly to a liquid crystal display device having a structure in which an E1,1 element and a liquid crystal cell are integrated.

〔従来技術およびその問題点〕[Prior art and its problems]

オプトエレクトロニクスの技術が急速に進むにつれて、
アクティブディスプレイのLED素子に対応して、パッ
シブディスプレイの液晶が注目を浴びており、時計や電
卓等の小型電子橢器用表示素子として急速にその需要を
伸ばしてきている。
As optoelectronic technology advances rapidly,
In response to LED elements in active displays, liquid crystal passive displays are attracting attention, and demand is rapidly increasing as display elements for small electronic devices such as watches and calculators.

液晶の電気光学効果には、いろいろな型があるが、例え
ば現在最も普及しているものの1つにねじれ角がほぼ9
0°のネマティック構造における電気光学効果を利用し
たいわゆる”Ill−FEM(twisted neI
Iatic field effect mode )
がある。
There are various types of electro-optical effects in liquid crystals, but one of the most popular types at present is one with a twist angle of approximately 9.
The so-called "Ill-FEM (twisted neI
Iatic field effect mode)
There is.

これは、ねじれ配向させた液晶セルに対して外場(電界
あるいは磁場等)を印加又は除去するに際して、液晶分
子に配列変化が起こり、これによって光に対する趨光性
の有無が生じめ現象を利用したものである。
This method utilizes the phenomenon that when an external field (electric field, magnetic field, etc.) is applied to or removed from a twistedly oriented liquid crystal cell, alignment changes occur in the liquid crystal molecules, which causes the light to have a focusing property or not. It is.

実際には、TN−FEM構造の液晶セルを用いた表示装
置は、例えば、第3図に示す如く、スペ−サSによって
所定の間隔を形成するように相対向して配設されたff
11および第2のガラス基板12.13上に、夫々配置
層11と互いにラビング方向が直交するようにgJ51
および第2の配向層14.15が形成され、この第1お
よび第2の配向層14.15の間に液晶層16が配され
ている。
In actuality, a display device using a liquid crystal cell having a TN-FEM structure is, for example, as shown in FIG.
11 and the second glass substrate 12 and 13, gJ51 is placed on the arrangement layer 11 and the second glass substrate 12, 13 so that the rubbing directions are perpendicular to each other.
and a second alignment layer 14.15 are formed, and a liquid crystal layer 16 is arranged between the first and second alignment layers 14.15.

またこの第1および第2のガラス基板の外側に1対の偏
光板が配されることもある。
Further, a pair of polarizing plates may be arranged outside the first and second glass substrates.

そして、通常バックライト10と称されているEEL素
子等からなる照明手段が裏面側の第2のガラス基板13
の後方に配され、このバックライト旦からの光が、配4
1層11を通して印加される電場に′よる液晶層の配向
性の変化に起因して液晶セルを透過するか否かによって
表示がなされる訳である。
Illumination means consisting of an EEL element or the like, which is usually called a backlight 10, is provided on a second glass substrate 13 on the back side.
The light from this backlight is placed behind the
Display is performed depending on whether or not the light passes through the liquid crystal cell due to changes in the orientation of the liquid crystal layer due to the electric field applied through the first layer 11.

このEL素子としては、通常、透光性の基板18上に酸
化錫(SnO2)層等からなる透明電極19と、第1の
誘電体層2oと、硫化亜鉛(ZnS):マンガン(Mn
)iJ膜からなる発光層21と、第2の誘電体層22と
、アルミニウム(Aj)層等からなる背面電極23とが
順次1層せしめられた2重誘電体構造をとるものが多い
This EL element usually includes a transparent electrode 19 made of a tin oxide (SnO2) layer or the like on a transparent substrate 18, a first dielectric layer 2o, and a zinc sulfide (ZnS):manganese (MnS) layer.
) Many of them have a double dielectric structure in which a light emitting layer 21 made of an iJ film, a second dielectric layer 22, and a back electrode 23 made of an aluminum (Aj) layer or the like are sequentially formed.

このようなEL素子では、該透明電極と該背面電極との
間に電圧を印加することによって発光層内に誘起された
電界により界面準位にトラップされていた電子が引き出
されて加速され充分なエネルギーを得、この電子が発光
中心(Mn)の軌道電子に衝突しこれを励起し、この励
起された発光中心が基底状態に戻る際に発光が起る。
In such an EL element, by applying a voltage between the transparent electrode and the back electrode, electrons trapped in the interface state are extracted and accelerated by an electric field induced in the light emitting layer, and a sufficient amount of energy is generated. Energy is obtained, and these electrons collide with orbital electrons of the luminescent center (Mn) to excite them, and light emission occurs when the excited luminescent center returns to its ground state.

このような従来の液晶表示装置では、液晶セルの裏面側
に、別体として、EL素子等のバックライトを配置した
構造であるため、液晶セルとバンクライトとの11に空
間およびガラス基板の中間層等がある。偏光板を介在さ
せたような場合には更に空間および中間層が増えること
にもなる。このような空間および中間層の存在は、発光
層からの光を散乱、吸収、反射するため光の減衰が大き
く、バックライトからの光を十分に利用することができ
ずコントラストが十分でないという問題があった。
In such a conventional liquid crystal display device, a backlight such as an EL element is placed separately on the back side of the liquid crystal cell, so there is a space between the liquid crystal cell and the bank light and a space between the glass substrate. There are layers, etc. If a polarizing plate is interposed, the number of spaces and intermediate layers will further increase. The existence of such spaces and intermediate layers scatters, absorbs, and reflects light from the light-emitting layer, resulting in large attenuation of light, which makes it impossible to fully utilize the light from the backlight, resulting in insufficient contrast. was there.

本発明は前記実情に鑑みてなされたもので、コントラス
トの高い液晶表示装置を提供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device with high contrast.

〔問題点を解決するための手段〕[Means for solving problems]

そこで本発明では、液晶セルの背面側の基板上にEL素
子を配設し、液晶セルと照明用のEL素子を一体化する
ようにしている。
Therefore, in the present invention, an EL element is disposed on a substrate on the back side of a liquid crystal cell, so that the liquid crystal cell and the EL element for illumination are integrated.

(作 用) すなわち、EL素子の発光層と液晶層との間には例えば
1枚の基板が存在するのみであり、液晶セルとバックラ
イト(EL素子)との間に介在していた空間、ガラス等
を全て省くことができ、EL素子の発光層からの光は液
晶セルに直接入光する。
(Function) That is, for example, only one substrate exists between the light emitting layer of the EL element and the liquid crystal layer, and the space that was interposed between the liquid crystal cell and the backlight (EL element) Glass and the like can be completely omitted, and light from the light emitting layer of the EL element directly enters the liquid crystal cell.

従って光の減衰が大幅に低減され、コントラストが高め
られ表示品質の高い液晶表示装置を得ることができる。
Therefore, it is possible to obtain a liquid crystal display device in which light attenuation is significantly reduced, contrast is increased, and display quality is high.

(実施例) 以下、本発明の実施例について図面を参照しつつ訂細に
説明する。
(Embodiments) Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

第1図は、本発明実施例の液晶表示装置を示す図である
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

この液晶表示装置は、ガラスからなる裏面基板1の表面
側に形成された液晶セル100と裏面側に形成された薄
膜EL素子200とから構成されている。
This liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal cell 100 formed on the front side of a back substrate 1 made of glass and a thin film EL element 200 formed on the back side.

該液晶セル100は表面に配線層102aおよび配向W
J103aの形成された裏面基板1と、同様に表面に配
置層102b1配向II 103 bの形成されたガラ
スからなる表面基板104とがスペーサ105を介して
所定の間隔で相対向して配設されてなり、これらの間に
形成された空間にネマティック型液晶層106が注入さ
れている。
The liquid crystal cell 100 has a wiring layer 102a and an orientation W on the surface.
The back substrate 1 on which J103a is formed and the front substrate 104 made of glass on which the arrangement layer 102b1 orientation II 103b is similarly formed are arranged facing each other at a predetermined interval with a spacer 105 in between. A nematic liquid crystal layer 106 is injected into the space formed between them.

また、前記薄膜EL素子200は、前記裏面基板1上に
膜厚0.3μmの酸化@(SnO2)層からなる透明電
極201、膜厚0.5μmの五酸化タンタル(Ta20
5)層からなる第1の誘電体層202、膜厚0.5層m
の硫化亜鉛(ZnS):マンガン(Mn)層からなる発
光層203、膜厚0.5μmの五酸化タンタル層からな
る第2の誘電体層204、膜厚0.5μmのアルミニウ
ム薄膜からなる背面電極05とが順次V4層ゼしめられ
て構成されており、発光層203で生起された光は表面
基板1を介して液晶層に入射し、液晶層の配向性に応じ
て、表面基板104へと光が導かれるようになっている
。206は保護膜である。
The thin film EL element 200 also includes a transparent electrode 201 made of a 0.3 μm thick oxide@(SnO2) layer on the back substrate 1, a tantalum pentoxide (Ta20) layer of 0.5 μm thick,
5) First dielectric layer 202 consisting of layers, film thickness 0.5 m
A light emitting layer 203 made of a zinc sulfide (ZnS):manganese (Mn) layer, a second dielectric layer 204 made of a tantalum pentoxide layer with a thickness of 0.5 μm, and a back electrode made of a thin aluminum film with a thickness of 0.5 μm. The light generated in the light emitting layer 203 enters the liquid crystal layer via the front substrate 1, and is transmitted to the front substrate 104 according to the orientation of the liquid crystal layer. Light is being guided. 206 is a protective film.

製造に際しては、まず裏面基板1の裏面側に通常の薄膜
テクノロジーによって薄膜EL素子200を形成する。
In manufacturing, first, the thin film EL element 200 is formed on the back side of the back substrate 1 using normal thin film technology.

次いで、該裏面基板の表面側に透光性の配線層102a
および配向層103aを形成すると共に、表面基板10
4としてのガラス基板上に透光性の配線層102bおよ
びおよび配向1!103bを形成した後、各配向層に対
し夫々ラビングを行なう。
Next, a transparent wiring layer 102a is formed on the front side of the back substrate.
and the alignment layer 103a, and the surface substrate 10
After forming the transparent wiring layer 102b and the orientation 1!103b on the glass substrate No. 4, each orientation layer is rubbed.

続いてスペーサ105を介して、前記裏面基板1と前記
表面基板104とを貼着する。
Subsequently, the back substrate 1 and the front substrate 104 are attached to each other with spacers 105 interposed therebetween.

そして最後に、液晶106を注入し、注入孔を封止して
第1図に示した液晶表示装置が形成される。
Finally, liquid crystal 106 is injected and the injection hole is sealed to form the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG.

このようにして形成された液晶表示装置では、バックラ
イトとしての薄膜ELjl子200からの光が直接液晶
セルに入射するようになっているため光の減衰が楊めて
小さく抑制され、良好に外側に導かれるため、コントラ
ストが高く表示品質の高いものとなっている。
In the liquid crystal display device formed in this manner, the light from the thin film EL device 200 serving as a backlight is directly incident on the liquid crystal cell, so that the attenuation of light is suppressed to a very small level, and the outside , the contrast is high and the display quality is high.

なお、実施例では、ネマチック型液晶を用いたが、これ
ら限定されることなく他の型のものを用いてもよいこと
はいうまでもない。また、表示モードについても何ら実
施例に限定されるものではない。
In the embodiment, a nematic type liquid crystal was used, but it goes without saying that other types of liquid crystals may be used without being limited to these. Furthermore, the display mode is not limited to the embodiment.

また、液晶セルを形成する表面基板および裏面基板を偏
光板で構成するようにしてもよい。これは、薄膜EL素
子と一体化することなく液晶を独立して形成する場合に
も有効である。
Further, the front substrate and the back substrate forming the liquid crystal cell may be constructed of polarizing plates. This is also effective when forming the liquid crystal independently without integrating it with the thin film EL element.

例えば、第2図に示す如く、裏面基板301および表面
基板302を、夫々第1の偏光板と第1の偏光板に対し
て所定の角度をもつ偏光軸を有する第2の偏光板とで構
成するようにしてもよい。
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the back substrate 301 and the front substrate 302 are each composed of a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate having a polarization axis at a predetermined angle with respect to the first polarizing plate. You may also do so.

かかる構成をとることにより、裏面基板および表面基板
に夫々偏光板を貼着したII4造の液晶セルに比べて、
製造が容易となる。
By adopting this configuration, compared to the II4 type liquid crystal cell in which polarizing plates are attached to the back substrate and the front substrate, respectively,
Manufacturing becomes easier.

また、従来のセルの不良原因であった表面基板および裏
面基板と偏光板の富者不良および接着剤の劣化による不
良がなくなり信頼性が向上する上、基板面での光の散乱
、反射、吸収がなくなり表示品質が向上する。
In addition, reliability is improved by eliminating defects in the front substrate, back substrate, polarizing plate, and adhesive deterioration, which were causes of defects in conventional cells. The display quality is improved.

更にまた、実施例の裏面基板および表示基板に代えて、
ガラス基板と所望の偏光軸を有する偏光板とを重ね合わ
せてなる二層構造の基板を用いてもよい。この場合は裏
面基板の後方に被着された偏光板上にi[EL素子が作
り込まれることになる。製造に際しては、出発材料を裏
面基板上に偏光板を貼着したものとし実施例と同様に形
成してもよいが、偏光板上にIl膜EL素子を形成する
一方で、裏面基板上に液晶セルを形成し、@後に裏面基
板と偏光板とを貼着するようにしてもよい。
Furthermore, instead of the back substrate and display substrate of the embodiment,
A substrate with a two-layer structure formed by laminating a glass substrate and a polarizing plate having a desired polarization axis may be used. In this case, the i[EL element will be built on the polarizing plate attached to the rear of the back substrate. In manufacturing, the starting material may be a polarizing plate adhered to the back substrate and formed in the same manner as in the example, but while the Il film EL element is formed on the polarizing plate, the liquid crystal A cell may be formed, and then the back substrate and the polarizing plate may be attached.

〔効 果〕〔effect〕

以上説明してきたように、本発明によれば、液晶セルと
εL素子とを同一基板の両面に形成し、一体化している
ため、Eし素子からの光が有効に液晶セルに導かれ、表
示品質の高い液晶表示@置を提供することができる。
As explained above, according to the present invention, the liquid crystal cell and the εL element are formed on both sides of the same substrate and are integrated, so that light from the εL element is effectively guided to the liquid crystal cell and displayed. It is possible to provide a high quality liquid crystal display.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は、本発明実施例の液晶表示装置を示す図、第2
図は、液晶セルを示す図、第3図は、従来例の液晶表示
装置を示す図である。 1.12・・・裏面基板、11,102a、102b−
・・配置1AM114.15,103a、103b・・
・配向層、13,104・・・表面基板、16.106
・・・液晶層、100・・・液晶セル、−り旦、200
・・・薄膜EL素子、18・・・ガラス基板、19.2
01・・・透明電極、20,202・・・第1の誘電体
層、21゜203・・・発光層、22,204・・・第
2の誘電体層、23,205・・・背面電極、206・
・・保護膜、301.302・・・偏光板。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
This figure shows a liquid crystal cell, and FIG. 3 shows a conventional liquid crystal display device. 1.12... Back substrate, 11, 102a, 102b-
...Arrangement 1AM114.15, 103a, 103b...
・Orientation layer, 13,104...Surface substrate, 16.106
...Liquid crystal layer, 100...Liquid crystal cell, -ritan, 200
...Thin film EL element, 18...Glass substrate, 19.2
01...Transparent electrode, 20,202...First dielectric layer, 21°203...Light emitting layer, 22,204...Second dielectric layer, 23,205...Back electrode , 206・
...Protective film, 301.302...Polarizing plate.

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] (1)液晶セルと、 EL素子からなる発光手段と、 を具えた液晶表示装置において、 前記EL素子が前記液晶セルの背面側の基板上に一体的
に形成されていることを特徴とする液晶表示装置。
(1) A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal cell; and a light emitting means made of an EL element, wherein the EL element is integrally formed on a substrate on the back side of the liquid crystal cell. Display device.
(2)前記液晶セルの液晶層を挟む表示側および裏面側
の基板が偏光板から構成されていることを特徴とする特
許請求の範囲第1項記載の液晶表示装置。
(2) The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein the display side and back side substrates sandwiching the liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal cell are composed of polarizing plates.
JP61043606A 1986-02-28 1986-02-28 Liquid crystal display device Pending JPS62200326A (en)

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