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Reflection type display with front light

US6323919A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 1999
Grant dateNov 27, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133616
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reflection type display having a front light comprises a light guide plate having a light incident portion to which the lights are introduced, a planar surface arranged on the surface facing said first substrate and a prismatic surface arranged on the other surface, said prismatic surface comprising pseudo-planar surfaces which are formed at an angle of approximately 0.5 to 3.5 degrees with said planar surface and are raised greater as being distanced away from said light incident portion and slanted surfaces which are formed at an angle of approximately 40 to 60 degrees with said planar surface and are descended greater as being distanced away from said light incident portion, said pseudo-planar surfaces and said slanted surfaces are arranged alternately to form multiple prisms.

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