Optical Composite Film for VA Display Color Shift and Thickness

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Solution Overview

Problem

Large-sized vertical alignment (VA) liquid crystal display panels suffer from significant color shift and reduced picture quality at large viewing angles due to rapid brightness saturation, and their thickness is increased by the use of thick polarizing plates.

Innovation Solution

An optical composite film comprising a first optically-uniaxial film layer with refraction portions, a second optically-uniaxial film layer, and a reflection grating film layer, which allocates light energy from the front viewing angle to a large viewing angle and replaces the polarizing plates to reduce panel thickness.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional thick polarizing plates are used in VA liquid crystal display panels, then the panel achieves adequate polarization function, but the panel thickness increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepolarization functionVSAvoidpanel thickness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLength of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent divides the traditional single thick polarizing plate into multiple thin optically-uniaxial film layers with different refractive index characteristics. These segmented layers work together to achieve the polarization function that previously required a single thick plate, thereby reducing overall panel thickness while maintaining optical performance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs composite optical structures consisting of multiple optically-uniaxial film layers with different extraordinary and ordinary light refractive indices. This composite approach replaces the traditional homogeneous polarizing plate, enabling thinner design while preserving the necessary polarization function through coordinated optical properties of the layered structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Adaptability or versatility

If VA liquid crystal display panels are designed for large viewing angles, then commercial presentation capability is improved, but color shift and picture quality deteriorate due to rapid brightness saturation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveviewing angleVSAvoidcolor shift and picture quality
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies different optical characteristics to different regions and layers of the optical film structure. By configuring optically-uniaxial layers with specific refractive index differences in specific orientations, the system achieves uniform brightness distribution across large viewing angles while maintaining accurate color representation, preventing the brightness saturation that causes color shift.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent utilizes precise control of refractive index parameters in the optically-uniaxial film layers. By selecting materials and configuring layers with specific extraordinary and ordinary light refractive indices, the system modifies the optical path and light distribution characteristics to eliminate brightness saturation effects at large viewing angles, thereby maintaining picture quality and color accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

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

The optical composite film improves color shift at large viewing angles and reduces the thickness of the display panel by utilizing refraction and polarization effects, maintaining display resolution and transmission rate.

Implementation Method 1

a first optically-uniaxial optical film layer, comprising a plate-shaped portion and a plurality of refraction portions disposed on a side of the plate-shaped portion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

a first optically-uniaxial optical film layer... a second optically-uniaxial optical film layer, stacked on a side of the plate-shaped portion close to the refraction portion

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectPolarization: Polarisation

Data Source

PatentUS11029553B2Optical composite film, display panel, and display device
Publication Date: 2021.06.08 HKC CORP LTD
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AI summary

An optical composite film includes a first optically-uniaxial optical film layer, a second optically-uniaxial optical film layer, and a reflection grating film layer. The first optically-uniaxial optical film layer includes a plate-shaped portion and a plurality of refraction portions disposed on a side of the plate-shaped portion, the plurality of refraction portions is selected from a type of camber columns and quadrangular prisms, the second optically-uniaxial optical film layer is stacked on a side of the plate-shaped portion close to the refraction portion, an extraordinary light refractive index of the first optically-uniaxial optical film layer is greater than an ordinary light refractive index of the second optically-uniaxial optical film layer, and a material of the first optically-uniaxial optical film layer is the same as a material of the second optically-uniaxial optical film layer.