Transparent display panel, display device, and glasses

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12007664-B2
Application number	US-202017435011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2020
Priority date	Mar 31, 2020
Publication date	Jun 11, 2024
Grant date	Jun 11, 2024

Abstract

A transparent display panel has a plurality of sub-pixel regions, which are divided into at least two display unit groups. The transparent display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate assembled with each other, and a light exit control layer disposed therebetween. The first substrate includes a first base and a dimming component disposed on a side of the first base. The dimming component includes a plurality of dimming lenses. Each dimming lens is configured to transmit exit light of one sub-pixel region to human eyes and focus the exit light on a corresponding focal plane. The plurality of dimming lenses are configured to focus exit light of the at least two display unit groups on different focal planes. The focal planes are located at a side of the transparent display panel away from the human eyes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transparent display panel having a plurality of sub-pixel regions, the plurality of sub-pixel regions being divided into at least two display unit groups; the transparent display panel comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate assembled with each other; and
a light exit control layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the light exit control layer being configured to control a state of exit light of each sub-pixel region; wherein
the first substrate includes:
a first base; and
a dimming component disposed on a side of the first base, the dimming component including a plurality of dimming lenses, each dimming lens being configured to transmit exit light of one sub-pixel region to human eyes and focus the exit light on a corresponding focal plane, and
the plurality of dimming lenses being configured to focus exit light of the at least two display unit groups on different focal planes, wherein the focal planes are located at a side of the transparent display panel away from the human eyes; wherein
the dimming lens includes a metasurface lens; the metasurface lens includes: a transparent base material; and a plurality of microstructures disposed on a surface of the transparent base material proximate to the first base, or disposed on a surface of the transparent base material away from the first base;
the plurality of microstructures are arranged into a plurality of loop-shaped structures, central axes of the plurality of loop-shaped structures substantially coincide, and the plurality of loop-shaped structures are sequentially sleeved in a direction from a center of the transparent base material to an edge of the transparent base material;
an orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of loop-shaped structures on the transparent base material is substantially in a shape of a rectangle;
the metasurface lens is a transmission phase metasurface lens;
the plurality of microstructures in the transmission phase metasurface lens include a plurality of cylindrical holes, and axes of the plurality of cylindrical holes are substantially perpendicular to the transparent base material;
dimensions of the plurality of cylindrical holes in respective axis directions are approximately equal, and a diameter of each of the plurality of cylindrical holes is proportional to a phase change amount of light passing through the transmission phase metasurface lens; and
each of the plurality of loop-shaped structures includes multiple cylindrical holes, and diameters of the multiple cylindrical holes are equal.

2. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a dimension of the rectangle in a length direction to a dimension of the rectangle in a width direction is approximately equal to a ratio of a dimension of a corresponding sub-pixel region in the length direction to a dimension of the corresponding sub-pixel region in the width direction.

3. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the central axes of the plurality of loop-shaped structures substantially coincide with a central axis of a corresponding sub-pixel region; and/or
an edge of an orthogonal projection of the metasurface lens on the first base is substantially overlapped with an edge of an orthogonal projection of a corresponding sub-pixel region on the first base.

4. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum dimension of each of the plurality of microstructures in a direction perpendicular to the transparent base material is less than or equal to 1 μm.

5. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a phase Φ of light at each light exit position of the metasurface lens satisfies a following formula:

Φ
=

2
⁢
π

λ

×

(

f
-

(

y
+
a

)

2

+

(

x
+
b

)

2

+

f
2

)

;

wherein y is a vertical distance from the light exit position of the metasurface lens to a first plane, x is a vertical distance from the light exit position of the metasurface lens to a second plane, a is a vertical distance from a focus of the metasurface lens to the first plane, b is a vertical distance from the focus of the metasurface lens to the second plane, and f is a focal length of the metasurface lens; the first plane and the second plane are perpendicular to each other, and an intersection line of the first plane and the second plane is a central axis of the metasurface lens.

6. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent base material is replaced with the first base;
the plurality of microstructures are disposed on a surface of the first base proximate to the light exit control layer, or the plurality of microstructures are disposed on a surface of the first base away from the light exit control layer.

7. The transparent display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light exit control layer includes:
liquid crystals; and
an electrode layer configured to drive the liquid crystals under an action of an electric field, so as to control the state of exit light of each sub-pixel region.

8. The transparent display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the second substrate is a waveguide layer, a refractive index of the waveguide layer is greater than an ordinary light refractive index of the liquid crystals, and the refractive index of the waveguide layer is less than or equal to an extraordinary light refractive index of the liquid crystals.

9. A display device, comprising:
the transparent display panel according to claim 1 ; and
at least one side-type collimated light source disposed at at least one side of the second substrate in the transparent display panel.

10. Glasses, comprising:
a support structure; and
at least one transparent display panel according to claim 1 installed on the support structure.

11. A transparent display panel having a plurality of sub-pixel regions, the plurality of sub-pixel regions being divided into at least two display unit groups; the transparent display panel comprising:
a first substrate and a second substrate assembled with each other; and
a light exit control layer disposed

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Guo Yujiao
• Wang Wei
• Meng Xianqin
• Ling Qiuyu
• Yan Meng
• Tian Yishan
• Xue Gaolei
• Peng Weiting
• Chen Xiaochuan

Classifications

• G02B2027/0178

  Eyeglass type (eyeglass details G02C) · CPC title

• G02B27/0172

  characterised by optical features · CPC title

• G02F1/133615

  Edge-illuminating devices, i.e. illuminating from the side · CPC title

• G02F1/133622

  Colour sequential illumination · CPC title

• G02B30/52

  the three-dimensional [3D] volume being constructed from a stack or sequence of two-dimensional [2D] planes, e.g. depth sampling systems · CPC title