Display device and head mount display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11360312-B2
Application number	US-202017004762-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 27, 2020
Priority date	Sep 22, 2017
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A display device includes a display panel including a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate, and a diffraction panel including a plurality of diffraction patterns disposed on a path of light emitted from the plurality of display elements. The plurality of diffraction patterns are disposed in a first direction to have a first period, each of the plurality of diffraction patterns includes a first refractive layer, a second refractive layer disposed on the first refractive layer, and a third refractive layer disposed on the second refractive layer, and a refractive index of the second refractive layer is higher than a refractive index of the first refractive layer and a refractive index of the third refractive layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a display panel comprising a substrate and a plurality of display elements disposed on the substrate;
an anti-reflection panel including a polarizer on the display panel;
a diffraction panel on the anti-reflection panel,
wherein the diffraction panel includes a plurality of diffraction patterns having at least one refractive layer, and a space between the plurality of diffraction patterns, and
wherein each of the plurality of diffraction patterns has a same thickness.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of diffraction patterns are isolated from each other.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the space extends a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a diffraction pattern of the plurality of diffraction patterns includes:
a first layer; and
a second layer disposed on the first layer,
wherein a refractive index of the second layer is different from a refractive index of the first layer.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein the diffraction pattern further includes a third layer disposed on the second layer.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein a refractive index of the second layer is higher than a refractive index of the first layer and a refractive index of the third layer.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein the diffraction pattern further includes a fourth layer which is in contact with both side surfaces of the second layer.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the first layer, the third layer, and the fourth layer surround the second layer.

9. The display device of claim 7 , wherein a refractive index of the second layer is higher than a refractive index of the first layer, a refractive index of the third layer, and a refractive index of the fourth layer.

10. The display device of claim 7 , a second thickness of the second layer is larger than a first thickness of the first layer, a third thickness of the third layer, and a fourth thickness of the fourth layer.

11. The display device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a protective layer on the plurality of diffraction patterns,
wherein the first thickness, the second thickness, and the third thickness satisfy a following Expression 1:
( m*λ L1 )−60 (nm)≤ A ≤( m*λ L1 )+60 (nm)

U =[{( n 230− n 211 c )× t 3}+[{( n 230− n 211 b )× t 2}+( n 230− n 211 a )× t 1)]

A≠U   [Expression 1]

(in the Expression 1, λ L1 denotes a wavelength of a light emitted from a display element among the plurality of display elements, n211a denotes the refractive index of the first layer, n211b denotes the refractive index of the second layer, n211c denotes the refractive index of the third layer, n230 denotes a refractive index of the protective layer, units of U and A are nm, and m is an integer equal to or greater than 0.)

12. The display device of claim 10 , wherein a fourth thickness of the fourth layer is same as the first thickness.

13. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer are sequentially stacked, and a second thickness of the second layer is larger than a first thickness of the first layer and a third thickness of the third layer.

14. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of diffraction patterns have a shape in which a plurality of trapezoidal shapes are connected in the cross-sectional view.

15. The display device of claim 12 , further comprising:
a protective layer on the plurality of diffraction patterns,
wherein a second thickness of the second layer satisfies a following Expression 2:
( m*λ L1 )−60 (nm)≤ A ≤( m*λ L1 )+60 (nm)

A ≠{( n 230− n 262)× t 262}  [Expression 2]

(in the Expression 2, λ L1 denotes a wavelength of a light emitted from a display element among the plurality of display elements, n262 denotes a refractive index of the second layer, t262 denotes the second thickness, n230 denotes a refractive index of the protective layer, A unit of A is nm, and m is an integer equal to or greater than 0.)

16. The display device of claim 6 , wherein the second layer is spaced apart from another second layer,
the first layer and the third layer are in contact with each other between the second layer and the another second layer.

17. The display device of claim 16 , wherein a second thickness of the second layer is larger than a first thickness of the first layer and a third thickness of the third layer.

18. The display device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a protective layer on the plurality of diffraction patterns,
wherein a second thickness of the second layer satisfies a following Expression 3:
( m*λ L1 )−60 (nm)≤ A ≤( m*λ L1 )+60 (nm)

A ≠{( n 230 −n 272)× t 272}  [Expression 3]

(in the Expression 3, λ L1 denotes a wavelength of a light emitted from a display element among the plurality of display elements, n272 denotes a refractive index of the second layer, t272 denotes the second thickness, n230 denotes a refractive index of the protective layer, A unit of A is nm, and m is an integer equal to or greater than 0.)

19. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the anti-reflection panel further includes a phase retarder.

20. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:
an input sensing panel between the display panel and the anti-reflection panel to obtain coordinate information through an external input.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Chung Sock
• Kim Hyun Ho
• Lee So Young
• Cho Sang Hwan

Classifications

• H10K59/87

  Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K59/879

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• H10K59/8793

  Arrangements for polarized light emission (H10K59/8791 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H10K59/871

  Self-supporting sealing arrangements · CPC title

• H10K59/805

  Electrodes · CPC title