Dual-Mode Display Panel With Segmented Grating Layer

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current display technologies are unable to seamlessly support both two-dimensional and three-dimensional stereoscopic displays, limiting their versatility and user experience.

Innovation Solution

A display panel design featuring a grating layer with alternating light blocking and transmitting portions, a light emitting device layer, and a liquid crystal layer, which allows for both two-dimensional and three-dimensional displays by controlling light emission and deflection, utilizing a light converting layer and electrode structures for enhanced functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If a display device is designed to support both two-dimensional and three-dimensional displays, then the versatility and user experience are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay mode compatibilityVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The grating layer is segmented into alternating light blocking portions and light transmitting portions, enabling different display modes through spatial segmentation of light paths

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The liquid crystal layer provides dynamic control by rotating its optical axis under electric field control, allowing the display to switch between 2D and 3D modes through temporal changes in optical properties

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Illumination intensity

If a grating layer with alternating light blocking and transmitting portions is used, then the brightness and color fidelity are improved, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovebrightnessVSAvoidgrating structure precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

Different regions of the grating layer have different optical properties (light blocking vs. light transmitting), with each region optimized for its specific function to enhance overall brightness and color fidelity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The grating structure introduces a spatial dimension pattern to the display layer, creating alternating regions that manipulate light in different ways to improve visual output

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables the display panel to switch between two-dimensional and three-dimensional modes effectively, improving display versatility and user experience by leveraging reflective and transmissive properties for enhanced brightness and color fidelity.

Implementation Method 1

The grating layer comprises a plurality of light blocking portions and a plurality of light transmitting portions alternately arranged therein, the light blocking portions being capable of reflecting light

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Implementation Method 2

a liquid crystal layer configured between the first base substrate and the second base substrate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal optical deflection: Liquid Crystals

Implementation Method 3

a light emitting device layer arranged at a side of the second base substrate facing towards the first base substrate

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight emission: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS10770521B2Display panel, display and displaying method
Publication Date: 2020.09.08 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a display and a displaying method. The display panel includes: a first base substrate and a second base substrate arranged to be opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer between the first base substrate and the second base substrate; and a light emitting device layer for emitting light, a grating layer of partial light transmission and a light converting layer arranged at a side of the second base substrate facing towards the first base substrate.