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Display device having polarized light source

US9494821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 26, 2011
Grant dateNov 15, 2016
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 2, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09F19/22
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A display device includes a reflective base member, a first light polarizing film disposed on the surface of the base member, a light source, a second light polarizing medium receiving light from the light source and emitting polarized light towards the first light polarizing film, a birefringence medium positioned between the second light polarizing medium and the first light polarizing film, and means for changing the direction of polarization of the second light polarizing means.

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