Display assembly with an opaque layer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10073211-B1
Application number	US-201615265369-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Sep 14, 2016
Priority date	Nov 17, 2015
Publication date	Sep 11, 2018
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018

Abstract

Displays are described. One display having a light guide, and a multilayer structure. The light guide is disposed on a top side of the reflective display. The multilayer structure is disposed on the light guide. The multilayer structure includes: a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on the light guide; a black ink layer disposed on the first OCA layer; an first layer disposed on the black ink layer; a polymer layer disposed on the first layer; and a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a reflective display;
a light guide, disposed on the reflective display, to propagate light from a light source toward the reflective display;
the light source, adjacent to the light guide, to emit light towards the light guide; and
a multilayer structure disposed on the light guide, the multilayer structure comprising:
a first portion of a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on a peripheral portion of the light guide;
a black ink layer disposed on the first portion of the first OCA layer, the black ink layer to reflect light from the reflective display to reduce an amount of light emitted around a border of the light guide;
a white ink layer disposed on the black layer to mask a color of the black ink layer the border of the light guide;
a first layer disposed on the white ink layer, the first layer having an index of refraction between 1 and 1.28;
a polymer layer disposed on the first layer; and
a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer, wherein the first portion of the first OCA layer, the black ink layer, the white ink layer, the first layer, the polymer layer, and the second OCA layer define a cavity; and
a second portion of the first OCA layer disposed in the cavity and adjacent to the first portion of the first OCA layer, the black ink layer, the white ink layer, the first layer, the polymer layer, and the second OCA layer;

a lens disposed on the multilayer structure; and
an antiglare layer disposed on the lens.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , the first portion of the first OCA layer, the black ink layer, the white ink layer, the first layer, the polymer layer, and the second OCA layer are coplanar to the second portion of the first OCA layer.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising a frame that circumscribes the reflective display, wherein:
an edge of the multilayer structure is adjacent to a portion of the frame, and
the edge of the multilayer structure is coplanar to the portion of the frame.

4. A display comprising:
a reflective display;
a intervening layer disposed on a top side of the reflective display; and
a multilayer structure disposed on a peripheral portion of the intervening layer, the multilayer structure comprising:
a first portion of an optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on a peripheral portion of the intervening layer;
a opaque layer disposed on the first OCA layer,
a white ink layer disposed on the opaque layer;
a first layer disposed on the white ink layer, the first layer having a first index of refraction;
a polymer layer disposed on the first layer, wherein a refraction index value of the first layer is lower than a refraction index of the polymer layer; and
a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer.

5. The display of claim 4 , wherein the intervening layer comprises a light guide or a touchscreen sensor grid.

6. The display of claim 4 , wherein the polymer layer, wherein the first portion of the first OCA layer, the opaque layer, the white ink layer, the polymer layer, and the second OCA layer are disposed around a border of the intervening layer.

7. The display of claim 4 , further comprising:
a lens disposed on the multilayer structure; and
an antiglare layer disposed on the lens.

8. The display of claim 4 , wherein opaque layer is a black ink layer or an aluminum layer and the white ink layer masks a color of the opaque layer from being visible.

9. The display of claim 4 , wherein:
the opaque layer comprises a plurality of black ink layers; and
the white ink layer comprises a plurality of white ink layers, wherein each of the plurality of white ink layers modifies an opacity level of a border region of the reflective display.

10. The display of claim 4 , further comprising a frame, wherein:
an edge of the reflective display, an edge of the intervening layer, and an edge of the multilayer structure are adjacent to a portion of the frame that encloses a portion of the reflective display, and
the edge of the reflective display, the edge of the intervening layer, and an edge of a light guide are coplanar to the portion of the frame that encloses the portion of the reflective display.

11. The display of claim 10 , wherein an edge of the first OCA layer, an edge of the opaque layer, an edge of the white ink layer, an edge of the first layer, an edge of the polymer layer, or an edge of the second OCA layer is offset from an inner edge of the frame by a first distance.

12. The display of claim 4 , wherein the white ink layer is approximately 100 nanometers (nm) to 1 micrometers (μm) thick.

13. The display of claim 4 , wherein:
the intervening layer comprises alkali-aluminosilicate glass, soda lime glass, polycarbonate, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), or co-extruded plastic;
the first portion of the first OCA layer comprises acrylic or polyurethane;
the first layer comprises nanoporous material, fluoropolymer, or silicone with hollow silica fillers;
the polymer layer comprises polyethylene terephthalate (PET), cellulose triacetate (TAC), cyclic olefin polymer (COP), or acrylic;
the second OCA layer comprises acrylic or silicone;
the intervening layer comprises polycarbonate, PMMA, silicone, or glass;
the white ink layer comprises magnesium oxide (MgO), zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), or stannic oxide (SnO2); and
the opaque layer comprises magnesium oxide (MgO), zinc oxide (ZnO), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), or stannic oxide (SnO2).

14. The display of claim 4 , wherein the first layer has an index of refraction between 1 and 1.28.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a light guide disposed on a reflective display;
a multilayer structure disposed on a peripheral portion of the light guide, the multilayer structure comprising:
a first optically clear adhesive (OCA) layer disposed on the peripheral portion of the light guide;
a black ink layer disposed on the first OCA layer;
an first layer disposed on the black ink layer;
a polymer layer disposed on the first layer; and
a second OCA layer disposed on the polymer layer.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein lens the first OCA layer, the black ink layer, the first layer, the polymer layer, and the second OCA layer are laminated together.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising:
a touchscreen layer disposed between the reflective display and the light guide; and
an antiglare layer disposed on an active area of the touchscreen layer.

18. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein the black ink layer is disposed on a first side the light guide and the touchscreen layer is disposed on a second side of the light guide, the first side being opposite the second side.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 , wherein:
the reflective display is a borderless display, and
the first OCA layer, the black ink layer, the first layer, and the polymer layer are disposed on a dead zone portion of the reflective display where no information is displayed.

20. The electronic device of claim 15 , further comprising a white ink layer disposed between the black ink layer and the polymer layer.

Assignees

• Amazon Tech Inc

Inventors

• Almanza-Workman Angeles Marcia
• Taussig Carl Philip
• Lewis Isabella Talley

Classifications

• G02B6/005

  provided by one optical element, or plurality thereof, placed on the light output side of the light guide · CPC title

• G02B6/0055 Primary

  Reflecting element, sheet or layer · CPC title

• G02B6/0088 Primary

  of the light guide or other optical sheets in the package · CPC title

• G02B6/0083

  Details of electrical connections of light sources to drivers, circuit boards, or the like · CPC title

• G02B6/0065

  Manufacturing aspects; Material aspects · CPC title