WO1992002006A1 - Dispositif d'affichage a cristaux liquides - Google Patents

Dispositif d'affichage a cristaux liquides Download PDF

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WO1992002006A1
WO1992002006A1 PCT/GB1991/001186 GB9101186W WO9202006A1 WO 1992002006 A1 WO1992002006 A1 WO 1992002006A1 GB 9101186 W GB9101186 W GB 9101186W WO 9202006 A1 WO9202006 A1 WO 9202006A1
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Alan Mosley
Michael George Clark
Michael Charles Keogh Wiltshire
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Gec-Marconi Limited
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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
    • G02B6/0001—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems
    • G02B6/0011—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings specially adapted for lighting devices or systems the light guides being planar or of plate-like form
    • G02B6/0013—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide
    • G02B6/0023—Means for improving the coupling-in of light from the light source into the light guide provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed between the light guide and the light source, or around the light source
    • G02B6/0028—Light guide, e.g. taper
    • 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
    • G02F1/1336—Illuminating devices
    • G02F1/133615—Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side

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  • This invention relates to liquid crystal displays, and particularly to a light source for backlighting a liquid crystal display (LCD).
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • Table 1 indicates the luminance values and the thicknesses of the various conventional light sources, together with comments on their suitability for the present purpose.
  • a source luminance of 1000-2000 fL or greater is required. From the table it will be seen that only one type of light source wil provide a sufficiently high luminance, namely the hot cathode fluorescent tube. However, even the smal lest tube of this type is too thick for the present purposes. Four of the l ight source types are sufficiently thin.
  • the brightest is the cold cathode fluorescent tube, but it is nevertheless too dim, it would require a 30mm space for accomodation of its electrodes beyond the edges of the LCD, it would require the provision of a diffuser located between it and the LCD, and it would have to be made specially to suit the size of the particular LCD, as only standard lengths of tube are readi ly available.
  • the fibre optic mat has the highest luminance of the other three sources, but it is too l ow by a factor of 5 to 10.
  • a device for back l ighting a l iquid crystal display panel comprising l ight producing means for producing h gh -intensity l ight ; a l ight -conduct ive plate having a major surface of substantial ly the same dimensions as the display panel area to be illuminated, the plate in use acting as a l ight guide whereby l ight fed into an edge of the plate emerges from said major surface ; and a plural ity of optical fibres each coupled at one of its ends to the l ight producing means and at its other end to a respective point on said edge of the plate, the points being spaced apart along said edge, in order to provide a more uniform l ight source.
  • the plate is tapered so that said major surface and the opposite major surface of the plate are convergent in a direction away from said edge, in order to provide a more uniform l ight source.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic pictorial view of a backl ighting device in accordance with the invention.
  • Figure 2 is a schematic side view of the device coupled to an LCD panel .
  • a backl ighting device 1 comprises a l ight -conduct ive plate 2 having opposing major surfaces 3 and 4 and edges 5 to 8.
  • the surface 3 is substantial ly the same area as an LCD panel 9 whi ch is to be il luminated.
  • the surface 3 is l ocated in contact with, or closely-spaced from, the rear of the panel 9.
  • the plate 2 is tapered so that the surfaces 3 and 4 converge in a di rection away from the edge 5.
  • the maximum thickness of the plate, i.e. between the surfaces 3 and 4 at the edge 5, is preferably about 6mm or less.
  • a high-intensity l ight source 10 such as, for exa ⁇ ple, a fi lament lamp, a laser, a fluorescent tube or an array of light-emitting diodes, is coupled, via an optical coupler 11, to the ends 12 of a bundle of optical fibres 13.
  • the other ends 14 of the fibres 13 are coupled to the edge 5 of the plate 2 at respective points which are spaced apart along the edge.
  • the coupler may comprise, for example, a bl ock of suitable plastics material .
  • the plate 2 acts as a light guide so that l ight fed from the source 10, along the optical fibres 13, and into the edge 5 emerges from the surface 3.
  • the surface 4 and/or the edges 6, 7, 8 and 5 (between the fibre coupl ing points ) of the plate 2 may be coated with reflective layers.
  • the plate is so designed that the l ight emitted from the surface 3 has a substantially uniform brightness over the area of the surface. For this reason the plate is preferably wedge-shaped, as shown.
  • the light source 10 can be spaced away from the plate 2 and the LCD panel 9 by an appreciable distance, so that heat dissipation problems normally associated with a high -intensity l ight source, and particularly its proximity to the LCD panel , are alleviated. Since the l ight source no l onger has to be accommodated immediately behind the LCD panel 9, the shape and size of the light source become far less significant, and standard components, such as fluorescent tubes of standard sizes, can be used. If controllable dimming of the display and/or NVIS compatibil ity are requi red, the type of l ight source can be selected accordingly.
  • the coupler 11 may be made similarly elongate, and the ends 12 of the optical fibres 13 may then be connected to the coupler 11 at spaced apart points along the coupler.
  • the ends 14 of the optical fibres may be coupled to the edge 5 of the plate 2 in more than one row, the positions of the ends 14 in the rows being staggered.
  • the plate 2 is described above as having pl anar surfaces and being tapered in a di rection away from the edge 5, it may be of any shape which wil l provide the required l ight-guiding function, while still being within the described thickness range.
  • Al l of the optical fibres in the described embodiment are coupled to a single l ight source 10. It woul d, however, be possible to divide the fibres into a number of groups and to couple each group to a respective l ight source. Alternatively, each individual fibre might be coupled to a respective l ight source.

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Abstract

Un dispositif (1) servant à éclairer un panneau d'affichage à cristaux liquides (9) par l'arrière, comprend une source lumineuse à intensité élevée (10), une plaque (2) présentant de préférence des coins, qui est placée derrière le panneau pour servir de guide lumineux et un faisceau de fibres optiques (13) reliant la source lumineuse à des points respectifs situés le long d'un bord (5) de la plaque. Cette disposition permet à la source lumineuse d'être placée à distance du panneau, ce qui réduit l'épaisseur globale de l'ensemble du panneau et supprime de la proximité de celui-ci la source de chaleur constituée par la source lumineuse.
PCT/GB1991/001186 1990-07-20 1991-07-17 Dispositif d'affichage a cristaux liquides WO1992002006A1 (fr)

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GB9015999A GB2246231A (en) 1990-07-20 1990-07-20 Liquid crystal displays.
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