Three-dimensional display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10466498-B2
Application number	US-201715744339-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2017
Priority date	Oct 21, 2016
Publication date	Nov 5, 2019
Grant date	Nov 5, 2019

Abstract

A three-dimensional display device includes: a plurality of sub pixels and a plurality of grating structures in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub pixels; each grating structure is configured to enable light to emerge according to an assigned direction, so that emergent light of the three-dimensional display device is converged into at least two viewpoints at a left eye of an observer and converged into at least two viewpoints at a right eye of the observer.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A three-dimensional display device, comprising: a plurality of sub pixels and a plurality of grating structures in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of sub pixels;
each grating structure is configured to enable light to emerge according to an assigned direction, so that emergent light of the three-dimensional display device is converged into at least two viewpoints at a left eye of an observer and converged into at least two viewpoints at a right eye of the observer.

2. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 1 , comprising: a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module on a side of the liquid crystal panel facing away from its light emergent side, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes the plurality of sub pixels, and the backlight module includes: at least one waveguide portion arranged in a laminating mode and a collimation light source located at a position of a light incident surface of each waveguide portion; and
each grating structure is located on a side of each waveguide portion facing the liquid crystal display panel.

3. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 2 , wherein each grating structure meets that:

k
0

⁢

n
2

⁢
sin
⁢

⁢

θ
2

=

k
0

⁢

n
1

⁢
sin
⁢

⁢

θ
1

-

q
⁢

2
⁢
π

Λ

,

wherein
k 0 represents a wave vector,

k
0

=

2
⁢
π

λ

,

λ represents a wavelength of incident light, n 1 represents a refractive index of the waveguide portion, n 2 represent a refractive index of the air, θ 1 represents a reflection angle for light to be totally reflected in the waveguide portion, θ 2 represents an emergent angle of emergent light, Λ represents a grating period of the grating structure, and q=0, ±1, ±2, . . . .

4. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises a first substrate with a waveguide function.

5. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises one first substrate; the collimation light source is configured to emit white light; and
each grating structure is located on a side of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal display panel.

6. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises three first substrates; corresponding collimation light sources located on the light incident surfaces of different first substrates respectively emit different colors of light; and
each grating structure is located on a side of a corresponding first substrate irradiated by the collimation light source with the same color as the sub pixel corresponding to the each grating structure, the side of the corresponding first substrate facing the liquid crystal display panel.

7. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of each grating structure is in a range of 100 nm to 700 nm.

8. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises a waveguide layer; and
the backlight module further comprises: a second substrate located on a side of the waveguide layer farthest from the liquid crystal display panel, the side of the waveguide layer facing away from the liquid crystal display panel.

9. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises one waveguide layer; the collimation light source is configured to emit white light; and
each grating structure is located on a side of the waveguide layer facing the liquid crystal display panel.

10. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein the at least one waveguide portion comprises three waveguide layers; corresponding collimation light sources located on the light incident surfaces of different waveguide layers respectively emit different colors of light; and
each grating structure is located on a side of a corresponding waveguide layer irradiated by the collimation light source with the same color as the sub pixel corresponding to the grating structure, the side of the corresponding waveguide facing the liquid crystal display panel.

11. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein the backlight module further includes: a buffer layer located on a side of each waveguide layer facing the second substrate.

12. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein the refractive index of the waveguide layer is in a range of 1.7 to 2.

13. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein a thickness of the waveguide layer is in a range of 100 nm to 100 μm.

14. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 8 , wherein the thickness of each grating structure is in a range of 100 nm to 500 nm.

15. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 1 , comprising: a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module on a side of the liquid crystal panel facing away from its light emergent side, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes the plurality of sub pixels, and the backlight module is a direct-lit collimated backlight;
each grating structure is located between the backlight module and the liquid crystal display panel; or, each grating structure is located inside the liquid crystal display panel; or, each grating structure is located on the light emergent side of the liquid crystal display panel.

16. The three-dimensional display device according to claim 15 , wherein each grating structure meets that: sin θ−sin θ 0 =λ/P, where
θ represents an emergent angle of emergent light, θ 0 represents an incident angle of incident light, λ represents a wavelength of the incident light, and P represents a grating period of the grating str

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Wei
• Yang Yafeng
• Chen Xiaochuan
• Gao Jian

Classifications

• G02B30/34

  Stereoscopes providing a stereoscopic pair of separated images corresponding to parallactically displaced views of the same object, e.g. three-dimensional [3D] slide viewers · CPC title

• G02F1/133606

  including a specially adapted diffusing, scattering or light controlling members · CPC title

• G02F2201/305

  diffraction grating · CPC title

• H04N13/349

  Multi-view displays for displaying three or more geometrical viewpoints without viewer tracking (for viewing without the aid of special glasses using fly-eye lenses H04N13/307) · CPC title

• G02F1/133602

  Direct backlight · CPC title