E Ink Holdings Inc.

I-Jeng Chen

Sheng-Chieh Tai

Hsin-Tao Huang

Yu-Nan Pao

Chin-Ju Hsu

Chia-Chuang Hu

Tsai-Wei Shei

Yao-Tsung Shih

Shu-Li Hsiao

Yu-Nan Tsao

Chih-Ching Yen

Hui-Mei Fang

A front light module including a light guide plate and a light source is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a second surface and a light entering surface. The second surface is opposite the first surface. The light entering surface has at least one area that is adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface and is configured to illuminate the light guide plate. The at least one area and an optical axis of the light source form a first angle. The first angle is less than 90 degrees. A display module is also provided.

Front light module and display module

A front light module including a light guide plate, a light source, a transparent cover lens and an annular connecting unit is provided. The light guide plate includes a first surface, a plurality of micro-structure groups, a second surface and a light entering surface. The first surface includes a first area and a second area surrounding the first area. The micro-structure groups are disposed on the first surface and within the first area. The micro-structure groups have a plurality of adjacent micro-structures, and the micro-structures groups are separate from each other. The light entering surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The light source is disposed beside the light entering surface. The annular connecting unit connects the second area of the first surface and the transparent cover lens, and keeps a gap between the micro-structure groups and the transparent cover lens. A display device is also provided.

Front light module and display device

A front light display device includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, an optical clear adhesive, plural microstructures, and a light source. The light guide plate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first and second surfaces. The light guide plate is made of a material including glass. The optical clear adhesive is located between the reflective display module and the first surface of the light guide plate. The microstructures are located on the first surface of the light guide plate. The light source faces the third surface of the light guide plate.

Front light display device and manufacturing thereof

A display device that includes a display panel, a multilayer light guide plate structure, and a light source is provided. The display panel has a display surface. The multilayer light guide plate structure is located on the display surface of the display panel. The multilayer light guide plate structure has a light incident surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the multilayer light guide plate structure includes a plurality of light guide plate layers stacked together. The light source is located beside the light incident surface of the multilayer light guide plate structure and has a light emitting surface. A multilayer light guide plate structure and a front light module are also provided.

Display device, multilayer light guide plate structure and front light module

The present disclosure provides an optical module. The optical module includes a light guide plate and a decorative layer. The light guide plate includes at least one light-entering inclined surface, a first light-emitting inclined surface adjacent to the light-entering inclined surface and a second light-emitting inclined surface opposite to the first light-emitting inclined surface. The decorative layer is covered the second light-emitting inclined surface of the light guide plate by an injection molding process. A display device containing the optical module and a method for manufacturing the optical module are also provided herein.

Optical module, display device containing the same and method for manufacturing the same

A reflective display apparatus includes a reflective display panel, a light guide plate, an elastic ring, a light permeable liquid and a holding device. The elastic ring is sandwiched between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, and it spaces the reflective display panel and the light guide plate apart defines a space between the reflective display panel and the light guide plate. The light permeable liquid is located in the space. The holding device holds the reflective display panel and the light guide plate, thereby pressing against the elastic ring and making the elastic ring deform.

Reflective display apparatus

A light emitting module is provided. A light emitting unit includes a light emitting surface including a middle light emitting area and a peripheral light emitting area. The peripheral light emitting area is disposed on the opposite sides of the middle light emitting area. The light emitting unit emits light from the light emitting surface. A light guide plate includes a light incident surface adjacent to the middle light emitting area. The width of the light incident surface in a direction is smaller than the width of the light emitting surface in the direction, and the light incident surface is configured to receive part of the light that is emitted from the middle light emitting area, and another part of the light that is emitted from the peripheral light emitting area deviates from the light incident surface. A display device is also provided.

Light emitting module and display device

A front light guide includes a light guide plate, a light source, a functional material layer and a first adhesive layer. The light guide plate has a side surface, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The light guide plate has a first refractive index. The light source faces the side surface and configured to emit light into the light guide plate. The functional material layer is disposed at a side adjacent to the first surface, and has a third refractive index. The first adhesive layer is interposed between the light guide plate and the functional material layer so as to adhere the light guide plate with the functional material layer. The first adhesive layer has a second refractive index. The first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index, and the second refractive index is greater than the third refractive index.

Front light guide module and electrophoresis display having the same

A display device including a reflective display panel, a plurality of electrical or optical element layers, and at least one light-emitting element is provided. The electrical or optical element layers are stacked above the reflective display panel. One of the electrical or optical element layers is a light guide plate. The light-emitting element is disposed beside the light guide plate. A plurality of transparent medium layers are respectively located between every two adjacent ones of the reflective display panel and the electrical or optical element layers and above the electrical or optical element layer most away from the reflective display panel among the electrical or optical element layers. At least one of the transparent medium layers above the light guide plate is a gas layer.

Display device

A display apparatus is provided. A display unit has a display region. A protecting cover has a patterned region, wherein the patterned region does not overlap the display region. A light guide plate is disposed between the display unit and the protecting cover and has a first light scattering region and a second light scattering region. The first light scattering region at least partially overlaps the display region, and the second light scattering region at least partially overlaps the patterned region. A light emitting unit emits a light beam to the light guide plate. After the light beam enters the light guide plate, a part of the light beam is scattered to the display region by the first light scattering region and another part of the light beam is scattered to the patterned region by the second light scattering region.

Apparatus having light guide for illuminating a display unit and for illuminating a patterned region

A display includes a reflective display module, a light guide plate, at least one light source and a cover lens. The light guide plate includes a first light guide surface opposite to the reflective display module. The first light guide surface includes a light outgoing region and a peripheral region surrounding the light outgoing region. The light source is used for emitting a light to the light guide plate. The peripheral region of the first light guide surface is connected to the cover lens. The light outgoing region and the cover lens are spatially separated, and define an air gap therebetween.

Display and front-light module thereof

A display device includes a display panel, a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and a positioning component. The LGP is disposed on a display surface of the display panel and has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to each other, a light-incident surface, a first light-guiding block, and a second light-guiding block. A display area of the display panel corresponds to the first light-guiding block. The second light-guiding block extends outside the display area and has at least one recess portion. The recess portion is located on at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface and extends to the light-incident surface. The light source is disposed beside the light-incident surface. The positioning component is disposed on the second light-guiding block and located in the recess portion. Besides, the positioning component extends outside the recess portion and fixes the location of the light source.

A display apparatus includes a display panel, a light guide plate, point light sources, a passivation layer and a first light adjusting layer. The light guide plate is disposed above the display panel and has an upper surface, an opposite lower surface, a light incident surface, a first and a second light guiding blocks. The display panel is disposed corresponding to the first light guiding block, and the second light guiding block extends outside the display panel. A portion of the upper surface located on the first light guiding block is an even surface. The first light guiding block is located between the passivation layer and the display panel. The first light adjusting layer is disposed on the second light guiding block and located on the upper surface or the lower surface. There is a first rough interface between the first light adjusting layer and the light guide plate.

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Hsinchu, Taiwan

I-Jeng Chen