Staggered LCD Light Adjusting Units for 3D Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing display devices face low light utilization due to disordered deflection states of liquid crystal molecules, leading to inefficient light propagation to target positions, which affects the display effect.
Innovation Solution
A display device comprising a backlight, a polarizer, and stacked liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with staggered light adjusting units that refract or reflect light to achieve uniform irradiation to target positions, eliminating disordered deflection states and improving light utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If liquid crystal molecules are used to adjust light propagation, then light direction can be controlled, but disordered deflection states cause low light utilization
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by creating distinct regions with different liquid crystal molecule orientations. The first region has molecules oriented to refract light at a first angle, while the second region has molecules oriented to refract light at a second angle. This spatial variation in local optical properties enables different light paths to be controlled independently, resolving the contradiction by ensuring that light is systematically directed rather than randomly deflected, thereby improving light utilization while maintaining controllable light propagation.
2Measurement precision
If multiple LCDs are stacked to improve light control, then light direction accuracy improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing a single LCD into multiple distinct regions within the same display panel. Instead of stacking multiple LCDs, the invention creates separate light-adjusting regions (first region and second region) within one LCD structure, each with differently oriented liquid crystal molecules. This segmented approach achieves accurate light direction control for different light paths while avoiding the structural complexity of stacking multiple complete LCDs, thus resolving the contradiction between light direction accuracy and device complexity.
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 solution effectively enhances light utilization by ensuring that light is accurately directed to target positions, improving the display effect and achieving high light efficiency in glasses-free 3D and VR applications.
Implementation Method 1
the light adjusting unit is configured to allow light emitted by the backlight to be refracted and emitted to a target position
Implementation Method 2
or be totally reflected
Data Source
AI summary
A display device, a glasses-free three-dimensional display system and virtual reality (VR) glasses are disclosed. The display device includes a backlight; a polarizer disposed on a light-emitting side of the backlight and a plurality of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) stacked on a light-emitting side of the polarizer. Each LCD includes a plurality of light adjusting units; the light adjusting units of the plurality of LCDs are staggered from each other; and the light adjusting unit is configured to allow light emitted by the backlight to be refracted and emitted to a target position or be totally reflected.


