Background technology
Flat display apparatus is present popular day by day a kind of display device, wherein LCD is more because have that external form is frivolous, power consumption is few and characteristic such as radiationless pollution, so be widely used on the portable type information products such as individual desktop PC screen and mobile computer, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), mobile phone, even existing cathode-ray tube (CRT) (Cathode Ray Tube, CRT) trend of display and traditional tv of replacing gradually.
Generally speaking, (liquid crystal display module LCM) is the device of most critical in the LCD to LCD MODULE, and it comprises assemblies such as display panels and backlight module.Display panels ties up in the two sheet glass substrates layer of liquid crystal molecule is set, and first coating both alignment layers on each glass substrate usually is so that liquid crystal molecule is specific along one and direction that be parallel to glass surface is arranged.By electronic packages such as the transistor on glass substrate, electrodes, can electric field be provided and liquid crystal molecule is rotated with electric field level liquid crystal molecule, because the birefraction of liquid crystal molecule can change with the direction of liquid crystal molecule, just can make polarized light through liquid crystal molecule the time, produce the change of polarization direction.Therefore, the displaying principle of display panels promptly is in the upper and lower both sides of display panels one polaroid (polarizer) to be set respectively, and cooperates the light amount of the rotation of liquid crystal molecule with the control exiting surface, just can demonstrate picture.
Please refer to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the displaying principle synoptic diagram of a traditional display panels.The tradition display panels comprises two glass substrates 12, which is provided with electrode, and is provided with liquid crystal molecule 14 in the middle of the glass substrate 12.The both sides of glass substrate 12 then are provided with two mutually perpendicular first and second polaroids 16,18, therefore, do not apply at last figure under the situation of electric field, the natural light that light source produced is through first polaroid 16 time, can formation only have a linearly polarized light P, pass through glass substrate 12 and layer of liquid crystal molecule again.It should be noted that in the layer of liquid crystal molecule of suitable thickness liquid crystal molecule 14 can make the polarization direction of linearly polarized light P just change 90 degree and form linearly polarized light S, just can pass through second polaroid 18.On the other hand, when being applied voltage, liquid crystal molecule can change the direction (applying the situation of electric field as figure below) of liquid crystal molecule 14, for example make the direction of liquid crystal molecule 14 parallel with the electric field direct of travel, make linearly polarized light P through layer of liquid crystal molecule the time, can not change the polarization direction, just can't pass through second polaroid 18.From the above, convert light source to linearly polarized light by polaroid, and cooperate and to apply not to liquid crystal molecule that same electric field so could show grey-tone image so that linearly polarized light converts elliptical polarized light to, be that necessity of LCD designs so polaroid generally is set in the display panels both sides.
Yet the function of general polaroid is to make the linearly polarized light of a certain polarization direction can pass through polaroid, and will absorb perpendicular to the light of this polarization direction, that is can absorb 50 percent light, causes light utilization lower.Simultaneously, the polaroid that is arranged on both sides, display panels front and back can limit the size design of LCD MODULE, causes reducing effectively the thickness of LCD MODULE, is developmental another problem of present LCD MODULE.Therefore, how improving the LCD MODULE design, with the light utilization ratio of raising LCD MODULE, and effectively reduce its thickness, still is the problem that industry continues research.
Summary of the invention
Therefore fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of panel display module with polarisation generator (polarizing device), to solve the problem of above-mentioned conventional planar display module.
According to the present invention, a kind of polarisation generator is disclosed, it comprises a printing opacity plate body and a birefringent material (birefringent material).Wherein, the printing opacity plate body has an incidence surface and an exiting surface, this incidence surface is the side of this printing opacity plate body, this exiting surface is the end face of this printing opacity plate body, and natural light can enter in the printing opacity plate body via incidence surface, this light-passing board body is used to guide nature scattering of light direction, so that the evenly scattering in this printing opacity plate body of this natural light.Birefringent material is casually arranged with in the printing opacity plate body, and the natural light that can will enter the printing opacity plate body is converted to has the mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions, and makes this mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions respectively with different refraction angle scatterings.
According to the present invention, a kind of panel display module is also disclosed, it comprises that a backlight module, a display panels are located on the backlight module, and a polaroid is located on the display surface of display panels.Backlight module comprises a printing opacity plate body and a light source generator.Wherein, the printing opacity plate body has an incidence surface, an exiting surface and a bottom surface, this incidence surface is the side of this printing opacity plate body, this exiting surface is the end face of this printing opacity plate body, and this light-passing board body is used to guide nature scattering of light direction, so that the evenly scattering in this printing opacity plate body of this natural light, and have a plurality of diffusion patterned on the bottom surface, be used for scattered beam, and light source generator is located at incidence surface one side of printing opacity plate body, enters in the printing opacity plate body to produce a natural light.In addition, backlight module also comprises a plurality of birefringence particles, is casually arranged with in the printing opacity plate body.The birefringence particle is to have the material that the material of birefraction or employing have or several optical axises, can make natural light be converted to the mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions, and make this mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions respectively with different refraction angle scatterings.
According to this invention, a kind of method of making one panel display module is disclosed again.One printing opacity plate body at first is provided, its end face is an incidence surface, an exiting surface and a bottom surface, this incidence surface is the side of this printing opacity plate body, this exiting surface is the end face of this printing opacity plate body, the material of this light guide plate has light-guiding function, can guide nature scattering of light direction, so that the evenly scattering in this printing opacity plate body of this natural light.The bottom surface of printing opacity plate body is provided with a plurality of diffusion patterned, and its inside has been casually arranged with a plurality of birefringence particles, and wherein said birefringence particle can will be traveling in light in the printing opacity plate body and be converted to and have the mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions.Via adjusting the distribution angle of birefringence particle in the printing opacity plate body, can make exiting surface scattering of the mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light in two polarization directions that are refracted towards the printing opacity plate body, another is towards the side or the bottom surface scattering, and by the shape of adjusting diffusion patterned and birefringence particle and the density on this printing opacity plate body, control the light that leaves the printing opacity plate body by exiting surface, make equalizing light rays.In addition, other provides a two-d display panel, is located on the exiting surface of printing opacity plate body, and a polaroid is provided, and is located on the display surface of two-d display panel.
Because polarisation generator of the present invention is the birefringent material that the tool birefraction is set in the printing opacity plate body, therefore natural light can be converted to two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized lights, be linearly polarized light S and linearly polarized light P, and make linearly polarized light S and linearly polarized light P respectively towards the different directions scattering, therefore only linearly polarized light P or linearly polarized light S can be penetrated and be entered in the two-d display panel by the polarisation generator, can replace first polaroid that originally was arranged on the two-d display panel below, reduce the thickness and the cost of manufacture of two-d display panel.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the displaying principle synoptic diagram of a traditional display panels.
Fig. 2 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module of first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the part enlarged diagram of panel display module shown in Figure 2.
Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module of second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module of third embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module of fourth embodiment of the invention.
The primary clustering symbol description
12 glass substrates, 14 liquid crystal molecules
16 first polaroids, 18 second polaroids
50 panel display modules, 52 backlight modules
54 display panels 54a display surfaces
56 light source generators, 58 printing opacity plate bodys
58a incidence surface 58b exiting surface
58c printing opacity plate body bottom surface 60 polaroids
Polaroid 62 polarisation generators under the 60a
64 diffusion patterned 66 birefringent materials
68 blooming pieces, 70 λ/4 phasic difference plates
The 74 polarisation throw-over gears of reflection horizon, 72 end
76 lateral reflection layers, 78 λ/4 phasic difference plates
Embodiment
Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, Fig. 2 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module 50 of first embodiment of the invention, and Fig. 3 is the part enlarged diagram of panel display module 50 shown in Figure 2.Panel display module 50 is a LCD MODULE, and it comprises that a backlight module 52 and is located at the display panels 54 on the backlight module 52, and wherein display panels 54 has a display surface 54a.In addition, panel display module 50 only comprises a polaroid 60, is located on the display surface 54a of display panels 54.
Backlight module 52 comprises a
light source generator 56 and a polarisation generator 62.Wherein,
light source generator 56 is a side that is arranged on
polarisation generator 62, is used for producing natural light, is incident among the polarisation generator 62.
Polarisation generator 62 comprises a printing
opacity plate body 58, it has an
incidence surface 58a and an
exiting surface 58b,
incidence surface 58a is the side nearer apart from
light source generator 56, be used for receiving the natural light that
light source generator 56 is produced, and exiting
surface 58b is the end face of printing
opacity plate body 58, is used for making the light that is scattered in the printing
opacity plate body 58 to penetrate to enter in the
display panels 54 via exiting surface 58b.The function of printing
opacity plate body 58 is to guide the light scattering path, so that light can evenly scattering in printing opacity plate body 58.The material of printing
opacity plate body 58 can select to lead the good propylene of optical activity (acryl) or other has the material of light-guiding function, plastic material for example, be preferably PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA), polycarbonate (polycarbonate, PC), the ZEONOR that produced of Japanese Zeon company
Or the ARTON that produced of JSR company
Deng material, and can the injection molding mode make with light-guiding function.Be provided with a plurality of diffusion patternedly 64 on 58c surface, the bottom surface of printing
opacity plate body 58, it is preferably prominent dot pattern, so as to the total reflection that destroys light and scattered beam, improving the conduct path of light, and then improves the homogeneity of
display panels 54.
Polarisation generator 62 also comprises a birefringent material 66, be casually arranged with in printing opacity plate body 58, in the present embodiment, birefringent material system is dispersed in the printing opacity plate body 58 with the form of a plurality of birefringence particles, it is for having a pair of refractive index materials, natural light can be converted to and have two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized lights, for example mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light P and linearly polarized light S, and these the two kinds linearly polarized lights with different polarization direction can be scattered out with different refraction angles respectively.As shown in Figure 3, when natural light enters printing opacity plate body 58 by incidence surface 58a and contact during birefringent material 66, can be converted to by birefringent material 66 and have linearly polarized light P (representing) with solid line, and linearly polarized light S (being represented by dotted lines) both be mutually perpendicular linearly polarized light, reflect away with different angles respectively.In the present embodiment, any material with above-mentioned characteristic all can be applicable among the present invention with as the birefringent material 66 that is arranged in the printing opacity plate body 58, for example quartz, liquid crystal etc.Generally speaking, have air chamber (air gap) or have one or the material of several optical axises all can be used as birefringent material 66 of the present invention.
It should be noted that, according to the present invention, by adjusting the birefringence shape of particle and in printing opacity plate body 58, position and angle being set, the refraction angle of may command linearly polarized light P and linearly polarized light S, make linearly polarized light P towards exiting surface 58b scattering, linearly polarized light S then advances towards the bottom surface 58c of printing opacity plate body 58, that is by birefringent material 66 natural light is separated into two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized lights and is all linearly polarized light P from the light that exiting surface 58b penetrates.Under this design, just do not need between display panels 54 and the backlight module 52 polaroid is set in addition, and can directly utilize the linearly polarized light P that penetrates by printing opacity plate body 58, again cooperation establish thereon polaroid 60 and display frame.Moreover, for achieving the above object, and make light that preferred the evolving path be arranged in polarisation generator 62, birefringent material 66 is alternative everywhere in printing opacity plate body 58 to be designed to have different distribution densities.As shown in Figure 2, can design and make birefringent material 66 little apart from incidence surface 58a density more nearby in printing opacity plate body 58, with control light conduct direction apart from incidence surface 58a density at a distance.In addition, according to the inventive method, the diverse location of birefringence particle in printing opacity plate body 58 that birefringent material 66 is formed has different angles, or changes the shape of two-fold particle, to adjust the refractive direction of linearly polarized light P and linearly polarized light S.In addition, also defiber polarized light P and linearly polarized light S effectively of the design that utilizes optical axis and air chamber in the birefringence particle.
Polarisation generator 62 of the present invention also comprises a polarisation throw-over gear 74, and it comprises a λ/4 phasic difference plates (quarter wave plate) reflection horizon, 70 and one end (reflector) 72, is located in regular turn on the bottom surface 58c of printing opacity plate body 58.Therefore, as shown in Figure 3, the S linearly polarized light of advancing by birefringent material 66 scatterings and towards the bottom surface 58c of printing opacity plate body 58 can be earlier through λ/4 phasic difference plates 70, change rotatory polarization C1 into, march to reflection horizon, the end 72 then, after 72 bounce-backs of reflection horizon, the end, form the opposite rotatory polarization C2 of a sense of rotation, change linearly polarized light P into through λ/4 phasic difference plates 70 again, just can be incident in the display panels 54 via exiting surface 58b.So, 66 isolated linearly polarized light S all can convert linearly polarized light P to via polarisation throw-over gear 74 by birefringent material, and are reused to increase the overall brightness of panel display module 50.
In addition, in order to improve briliancy and light utilization efficiency, backlight module 52 alternatives of the present invention are provided with a plurality of lateral reflection layers 76 in addition and are located on the printing opacity plate body 58 on the surface except incidence surface 58a and exiting surface 58b, and alternative is provided with at least one blooming piece 68 on polarisation generator 62, wherein, blooming piece 68 can be prismatic lens or diffusion sheet.
Therefore, from the above, the method for making of panel display module 50 of the present invention can comprise the following steps:
Step 1: a printing opacity plate body 58 is provided, and on the 58c of its bottom surface, be provided with a plurality of diffusion patterned 64, and be casually arranged with a plurality of birefringence particles that form by birefringent material 66 in the printing opacity plate body 58, it can be converted to two mutually perpendicular linearly polarized lights with the light that is traveling in the printing opacity plate body 58, i.e. linearly polarized light S and linearly polarized light P;
Step 2: adjust the birefringence shape of particle, the design of optical axis and air gap also is engaged in distribution angle in the printing opacity plate body 58, so that linearly polarized light P that is refracted and linearly polarized light S are respectively towards the side or the bottom surface 58c scattering of the exiting surface 58a and the printing opacity plate body 58 of printing opacity plate body 58;
Step 3: adjust diffusion patterned 64 and density, angle or the shape of birefringence particle in printing opacity plate body 58, so that leave the equalizing light rays of printing opacity plate body 58 by exiting surface 58b;
Step 4 a: two-d display panel 54 is provided, is located on the exiting surface 58b of printing opacity plate body 58, and two-d display panel 54 comprises a display surface 54a;
Step 5 a: polaroid 60 is provided, is located on the display surface 54a.
Wherein, printing opacity plate body 58, birefringent material 66 and diffusion patterned 64 are combined as a polarisation generator 62.In addition, the mode that birefringent material 66 is inserted printing opacity plate body 58 comprises birefringent material 66 is made into fine particle, implant (do ping) again, be involved in or pour in the material of printing opacity plate body 58, for example, with the propylene that pours into birefringence particle injection molding in the lump, form required printing opacity plate body 58.Moreover the inventive method also comprises provides a polarisation throw-over gear 74 below printing opacity plate body 58, and wherein polarisation throw-over gear 74 comprises a λ/4 phasic difference plates 70 and reflection horizon, an end 72, to improve light utilization efficiency.
Please refer to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module 50 of second embodiment of the invention, and for ease of explanation, Fig. 4 continues to use the element numbers of Fig. 2.In the second embodiment of the present invention, the lower surface of display panels 54 also comprises polaroid 60a, its role is to filter the light that backlight module 52 is produced, make linearly polarized light P can pass through polaroid 60a down, and absorption linearly polarized light S, to guarantee that further the light that enters display panels 54 from backlight module 52 only has linearly polarized light P and do not have linearly polarized light S, make display panels 54 can show best picture.Similarly, by birefringent material 66 toward the linearly polarized light S of bottom surface 58c refraction through behind λ/4 phasic difference plates 70, after 72 reflections of reflection horizon, the end, pass through λ/4 phasic difference plates 70 again, just become linearly polarized light P, and can be utilized by display panels 54.
In addition, the side of the polarisation generator 62 of present embodiment also comprises a λ/4 phasic difference plates 78, is located between printing opacity plate body 58 and the lateral reflection layer 76.Therefore, after light is via birefringent material 66 refractions, most linearly polarized light P can directly enter display panels 54, and linearly polarized light S is toward the bottom of polarisation generator 62 or during the side refraction, λ/4 phasic difference the plates 78 that are located at polarisation generator 62 sides also can convert the linearly polarized light S that marches to polarisation generator 62 sides to linearly polarized light P with lateral reflection layer 76, to improve the light utilization ratio.
Polarisation generator of the present invention and preparation method thereof is not limit and is applied in side light type back light module, when it is applied in direct type backlight module, only needs the relative position that is provided with of the design of polarisation generator bottom and light source generator is done change slightly and got final product.Please refer to Fig. 5, Fig. 5 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module 50 of third embodiment of the invention, and wherein Fig. 5 continues to use the element numbers of Fig. 2.In the present embodiment, panel display module 50 has a directly-down light source, as shown in Figure 5, a plurality of light source generators 56 are located at the below of polarisation throw-over gear 74, and reflection horizon, the end 72 comprises a plurality of openings corresponding to light source generator 56, injects in the polarisation generator 62 for the light of light source generator 56.
Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 6 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the panel display module 50 of fourth embodiment of the invention.In the present embodiment, light source generator 56 is located at the below of polarisation generator 62, form a direct-light-type backlight, and the lower surface of display panels 54 also comprises polaroid 60a, to filter light, make linearly polarized light P can pass through polaroid 60a down, and absorb linearly polarized light S, to guarantee that further the light that enters display panels 54 from backlight module 52 only has linearly polarized light P and do not have linearly polarized light S, make display panels 54 can show best picture.In addition, in the present embodiment, optionally establish a polarisation throw-over gear in addition at the side of polarisation generator 62, λ/4 phasic difference plates 78 promptly are set between lateral reflection layer 76 and printing opacity plate body 58 can convert the linearly polarized light S that marches to polarisation generator 62 sides to linearly polarized light P, to improve the light utilization ratio.
Compared to conventional art, the present invention provides a polarisation generator in backlight module, it comprises birefringent material, natural light can be converted to the orthogonal linearly polarized light in tool two polarization directions, and make this two linearly polarized light respectively with the different directions scattering, and the polaroid in the replacement panel display module can effectively reduce the thickness and the cost of manufacture of panel display module.In addition, by the shape of adjusting birefringent material and distribution density and angle in the polarisation generator, and the diffusion patterned design of cooperation polarisation generator bottom, the overall light brightness and the uniformity coefficient of adjustable leveling face display module, and improve the light utilization ratio.
The above only is the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and is all according to equalization variation and modification that the present invention did, all should belong to covering scope of the present invention.