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WO2023243223A1
WO2023243223A1 PCT/JP2023/015899 JP2023015899W WO2023243223A1 WO 2023243223 A1 WO2023243223 A1 WO 2023243223A1 JP 2023015899 W JP2023015899 W JP 2023015899W WO 2023243223 A1 WO2023243223 A1 WO 2023243223A1
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文紀 佐藤
最実 太田
真紀 島田
亮太 前橋
俊太 鍋谷
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  • the present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly to a display device having an image display whose optical state changes between a transparent state and a cloudy screen state.
  • a display device having an image display body whose optical state changes between a transparent state and a cloudy screen state, and an image projection unit (projector) that projects visible light onto the image display body in a screen state to display an image. It has been known.
  • Patent Document 1 discloses a display in which an image display body is irradiated with ultraviolet light to increase the light scattering property of the image display body to change it to a cloudy screen state, and then irradiated with visible light of a specific wavelength to return to a transparent state.
  • An apparatus is disclosed, in which the display functional layer of the image display body contains liquid crystal molecules and a photoresponsive alignment change inducing material.
  • the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material changes from the trans form to the cis form when exposed to ultraviolet light, and the bent molecular structure of the cis form disturbs the alignment of liquid crystal molecules to increase the light scattering properties of the display functional layer, and Visible light of this color changes from the cis form to the trans form, and the disorganized liquid crystal molecules orient and align, returning the display function layer to its transparent state.
  • the intensity balance of the light scattered by the image display body changes, and the color of the image projected from the image projecting section and the color of the image displayed on the image display body differ.
  • the present invention has been made in view of the problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide an image display body that can suppress deterioration in color reproducibility of images displayed on the image display body.
  • the purpose of this invention is to provide a display device.
  • the present inventor has discovered that the above object can be achieved by providing a reflective layer that selectively reflects light within the wavelength range that is absorbed by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material. They discovered this and completed the present invention.
  • the display device of the present invention includes an image display body whose optical state changes between a transparent state and a cloudy screen state, and an image display device that displays an image by projecting visible light onto the image display body in the screen state.
  • a light projecting section. and the image display body has a display functional layer containing liquid crystal molecules and a photoresponsive alignment change inducing material, and a reflective layer laminated on the display functional layer,
  • the reflective layer has a reflection peak wavelength within ⁇ 70 nm of the maximum absorption peak wavelength of the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, and has a reflectance of 10% in a wavelength range 100 nm or more away from the reflection peak wavelength. It is characterized by the following:
  • the image display body is provided with a reflective layer that selectively reflects light within the wavelength range in which the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material absorbs, the color reproducibility of the image projected on the image display body is improved. It is possible to provide a display device that suppresses a decrease in .
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a display device of the present invention. It is a graph which shows the reflection spectrum of the display function layer of an Example. It is a graph showing a reflection spectrum of a reflective layer of an example. It is a graph showing a reflection spectrum of an image display body of an example.
  • the display device of the present invention includes an image display body and an image light projecting section, and, if necessary, a control light projecting section that controls the optical state of the image display body.
  • the above-mentioned image display body is made up of a display function layer whose optical state changes between a transparent state and a cloudy screen state, sandwiched between two transparent substrates. It has laminated reflective layers.
  • the display functional layer contains liquid crystal molecules and a photoresponsive alignment change inducing material between two vertical alignment films, and the display function layer contains liquid crystal molecules and a photoresponsive alignment change inducing material, and changes due to changes in the molecular structure of the photoresponsive alignment change inducing material due to ultraviolet light or visible light. As a result, the alignment state of the liquid crystal molecules changes, and the light scattering state changes.
  • the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material absorbs not only ultraviolet light but also light of some wavelengths in the visible light range. Among visible light, some wavelengths of visible light are absorbed.
  • the reflection intensity of light of some wavelengths decreases, but the reflection intensity of light of other wavelengths does not decrease.
  • the color differs from the color of the image displayed on the image display, and the color of the displayed image cannot be accurately reproduced on the image display.
  • a reflective layer that acts as a dichroic mirror that reflects light of a specific wavelength and transmits light of other wavelengths is laminated on the display function layer.
  • the reflective layer has a reflection peak wavelength within ⁇ 70 nm of the maximum absorption peak wavelength of the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, and has a reflectance of 10% in a wavelength range 100 nm or more away from the reflection peak wavelength. It has the following reflection characteristics.
  • the reflective layer selectively reflects light in the wavelength range of light absorbed by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, and transmits light in other wavelength ranges to the opposite side without reflecting.
  • the light in the wavelength range that is absorbed by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material is absorbed by the display function layer and the scattering intensity becomes weak, while the reflection layer The intensity of the light reflected toward the light projecting section and heading toward the image projecting section increases.
  • the display functional layer and the reflective layer are laminated, so that the absorption of light by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material in the display functional layer is caused by the reflection of light in the reflective layer. , and the intensity of light in the visible light range when the image display body is viewed from the image projection unit side is made uniform as a whole, so that color reproducibility can be improved.
  • the reflectance in the wavelength range 100 nm or more away from the reflection peak wavelength is 10% or less, and the reflection characteristics are sharp, so the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material has no effect on light in the wavelength range other than the one absorbed. Therefore, it is possible to design without considering reflection of light outside the above wavelength range.
  • the half-width of the reflection peak of the reflection spectrum of the reflective layer is narrower than the half-width of the absorption peak of the absorption spectrum of the photoresponsive orientation change-inducing material, and the reflection characteristics are sharp, so that the photoresponsive orientation change is prevented. All light in the wavelength range that the inducing material absorbs is not reflected. Therefore, even if the reflective layer is disposed closer to the control light projector than the display function layer, the optical state of the display function layer can be controlled, and the degree of freedom in design is improved.
  • the peak wavelength of the monochromatic light is preferably within a range of ⁇ 20 nm of the reflection peak wavelength of the reflective layer.
  • the reflective layer does not need to reflect all of the light in the wavelength range that is absorbed by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, but rather reflects monochromatic light of a color whose light intensity decreases due to absorption by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material. Reflection is enough.
  • the reflection peak wavelength of the reflective layer is within ⁇ 20 nm of the peak wavelength of the monochromatic light absorbed by the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, the peak wavelength of the monochromatic light emitted by the light source is shifted by heat etc. However, it is possible to reliably reflect monochromatic light of a color whose light intensity decreases, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in color reproducibility.
  • the light source of the image projection unit that emits monochromatic light includes one that uses a white LED to generate monochromatic light of each RGB color using a color filter, one that uses an LED or a semiconductor laser that uses an element dedicated to each RGB color, and one that uses a blue light source. Examples include those that produce green or red light through color conversion using fluorescent materials.
  • the difference in diffuse reflectance at the peak wavelength of each monochromatic light is 10% or less.
  • the reflectance of the reflective layer is adjusted according to the thickness of the display function layer and the concentration of the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, that is, the absorption rate of the display function layer, and diffuse reflection at the peak wavelength of each monochromatic light of the image display body is achieved.
  • the difference in ratio is set to 10% or less, variations in the light intensity of each monochromatic light scattered toward the image projecting section are reduced, and color reproducibility is improved.
  • the reflective layer examples include a laminated film of dielectric materials with different refractive indexes, a reflective diffraction grating, and a plasmon resonance reflective film.
  • the laminated film of dielectric thin films having different refractive indexes can be produced by laminating dielectric thin films by sputtering or electron beam evaporation.
  • the reflection peak wavelength can be adjusted by adjusting the film thickness according to the refractive index of the dielectric thin film, specifically, by adjusting the film thickness to 1/4 of the wavelength to be reflected divided by the refractive index.
  • the reflection intensity can be adjusted depending on the number.
  • the above-mentioned reflection type diffraction grating can be manufactured by photolithography, ion beam etching, or the like.
  • the reflection peak wavelength and reflectance can be adjusted by adjusting the spacing and depth of the slits.
  • a plasmon resonance reflection film can be formed by uniformly arranging nanoparticles on a transparent substrate, and the reflection peak wavelength can be adjusted depending on the particle size of the nanoparticles, and the reflectance can be adjusted depending on the amount of nanoparticles.
  • the reflective layer may be laminated in contact with the display function layer, or may be laminated with a transparent substrate sandwiching the display function layer in between.
  • the reflection type diffraction grating has geometric irregularities, in order to prevent the display function layer (particularly the liquid crystal molecule part) from becoming cloudy, the reflection type diffraction grating and the display function layer must be connected through a transparent substrate. It is preferable that the two layers be laminated together.
  • reflective diffraction gratings differ from regular specular reflection in which the reflection angle of the image light is determined geometrically based on the incident angle, and because it has the function of changing the reflection angle, it can be used to adjust the position of the projector, image display, and driver. There is a high degree of freedom in the layout of relationships.
  • the plasmon resonance reflection film has a diffuse reflection function, so it has a wide viewing angle and improves visibility when viewed from various angles, so it is preferably used for image displays that are installed at an angle, such as on car windshields. can.
  • these reflective layers have sharp reflection characteristics, so even if they are laminated on the image projecting section side of the display function layer, they are stacked on the opposite side from the image projecting section side.
  • the display function layer be laminated on the side opposite to the image projecting section.
  • nematic liquid crystal having a rigid mesogenic skeleton and a flexible long-chain alkyl group, and having optical anisotropy and dielectric anisotropy can be used.
  • This nematic liquid crystal has the property that rod-shaped liquid crystal molecules associate with each other and align in a substantially constant direction when no external voltage is applied.
  • a compound that absorbs ultraviolet light or visible light and causes cis-trans isomerization can be used.
  • examples include compounds having an azobenzene structure in which two benzene rings are bonded through an azo group, chalcone derivatives, sulfoxide compounds, fulgide compounds, cinnamic acid compounds, and the like.
  • the above photoresponsive orientation change inducing material is preferably used in conjunction with a non-photoresponsive chiral compound that has optical rotation different from that of the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material.
  • a non-photoresponsive chiral compound that has optical rotation different from that of the photoresponsive orientation change inducing material.
  • Glass, resin, or the like can be used as the transparent substrate, and ITO film or the like can be used as the transparent electrode when applying an electric field to the display function layer.
  • the image display body of the present invention may have an ultraviolet shielding layer on a side farther from the control light projecting section than the display functional layer, if necessary.
  • the ultraviolet light shielding layer is a transparent film containing an ultraviolet absorber and an ultraviolet light diffuser, and by providing the ultraviolet light shielding layer, the ultraviolet light that enters the display function layer from the side opposite to the control light projecting section By blocking light, it is possible to prevent the display functional layer from becoming cloudy due to sunlight or the like.
  • ultraviolet absorber conventionally known ultraviolet absorbers that absorb ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 400 nm or less, do not absorb visible light, and have little coloring property can be used, such as besozophenone derivatives, salicylic acid ester derivatives, etc. , triazole derivatives, and acrylonitrile derivatives.
  • ultraviolet light scattering reflector examples include titanium oxide and zinc oxide.
  • the image display body of the present invention can have a light control layer on the side farther from the control light projecting section than the display function layer, if necessary.
  • the light control layer is a layer whose optical state changes between a transparent state and a colored state, and by changing the light control layer to a colored state, the contrast of the image displayed on the display function layer increases, improving visibility. Can be done.
  • Examples of the above-mentioned optical functional layer include a layer containing a photochromic material.
  • the liquid crystal optical element of the present invention can be used, for example, in a car windshield or show window, and can switch between a screen state in which a visible light image can be projected and displayed and a transparent state in which the other side can be seen. can.
  • Example 1 Liquid crystal molecules (nematic liquid crystal: E44, manufactured by Merck & Co., Ltd.) 83.75% by mass, photoresponsive chiral (photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, absorption peak wavelength: 440 nm) represented by the following structural formula (1) 5.1 % by mass, 2.9% by mass of a photo-unresponsive chiral represented by the following structural formula (2), 7.5% by mass of a polymerizable monomer represented by the following structural formula (3), a photopolymerization initiator (IRGACURE 819) , manufactured by IGM Resins B.V.) in an amount of 0.75% by mass to prepare a display functional layer composition.
  • photoresponsive chiral photoresponsive orientation change inducing material, absorption peak wavelength: 440 nm
  • the transparent glass on which this reflective film is formed and the transparent glass on which only the vertical alignment film is formed on one side are arranged so that the vertical alignment film is on the inside, and the above-mentioned display functional layer composition is placed between them.
  • An image display body was produced by injection.
  • An image projecting section that emits three monochromatic lights with peak wavelengths of 450 nm (B), 550 nm (G), and 630 nm (R) is placed on one side of the image display body, and on the side on which the reflective layer is not formed.
  • a display device was fabricated by arranging them.
  • CM3600A manufactured by Konica Minolta
  • the diffuse reflectance of the display function layer, reflective layer, and image display body are shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, respectively.
  • the diffuse reflectance of the display functional layer alone at 450 nm (B) was 5%, but the image display layer with a laminated reflective layer having a reflection peak wavelength at 450 nm (B) as shown in Figure 3
  • the diffuse reflectance of the entire body at 450 nm (B), 550 nm (G), and 630 nm (R) is 28%, 28%, and 30%, respectively, as shown in Figure 4. It was confirmed that the three colors of light were reflected almost equally, indicating that it had high color reproducibility.
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