Sony Corporation

Saturn Licensing LLC

Kiyohiro Kimura

Makoto Aoki

Jun Sasaki

Yasuyuki Kudo

Toru Abiko

Yu Andrew Chakchung

Mariko Fukuda

Harutoshi Oikawa

Kazuhiro Miura

Akihiro Horii

Shogo Shinkai

Mitsunari Hoshi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Kei Obata

Noriyuki Hirai

Katsuhiro Doi

Masao Ono

Takao Murooka

Hisao Suzuki

Yoshiaki Imamura

Osamu Sugawara

Toshinori Kadowaki

A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which occurrence of a moir&#xe9; pattern can be prevented without largely reducing front luminance. A liquid crystal display apparatusincludes a surface light sourcea liquid crystal display paneland first and second prism sheetsandfor condensing light emitted from the surface light sourceand guiding the light toward the liquid crystal display panel. The first and second prism sheetsandare disposed such that prism array directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. When a pixel pitch of the liquid crystal display panelis defined as Pp [&#x3bc;m]; a prism array pitch of the first prism sheetis defined as Px [&#x3bc;m]; and a prism array pitch of the second prism sheetis defined as Py [&#x3bc;m], relationships of Px&#x2264;Pp/(14&#x2212;0.045 Pp) and Py&#x2264;Pp/(11.5&#x2212;0.032 Pp) are satisfied.

Liquid crystal display apparatus

A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which occurrence of a moir&#xe9; pattern can be prevented without largely reducing front luminance. A liquid crystal display apparatusincludes a surface light source, a liquid crystal display panel, and first and second prism sheetsandfor condensing light emitted from the surface light sourceand guiding the light toward the liquid crystal display panel. The first and second prism sheetsandare disposed such that prism array directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. When a pixel pitch of the liquid crystal display panelis defined as Pp [&#x3bc;m]; a prism array pitch of the first prism sheetis defined as Px [&#x3bc;m]; and a prism array pitch of the second prism sheetis defined as Py [&#x3bc;m], relationships of Px&#x2264;Pp/(14&#x2212;0.045 Pp) and Py&#x2264;Pp/(11.5&#x2212;0.032 Pp) are satisfied.

A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which occurrence of a moir&#xe9; pattern can be prevented without largely reducing front luminance. A liquid crystal display apparatusincludes a surface light sourcea liquid crystal display paneland first and second prism sheetsandfor condensing light emitted from the surface light sourceand guiding the light toward the liquid crystal display panel. The first and second prism sheetsandare disposed such that prism array directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. When a pixel pitch of the liquid crystal display panelis defined as Pp [&#x3bc;m]; a prism array pitch of the first prism sheetis defined as Px [&#x3bc;m]; and a prism array pitch of the second prism sheetis defined as Py [&#x3bc;m], relationships of Px&#x2266;Pp/(14&#x2212;0.045 Pp) and Py&#x2266;Pp/(11.5&#x2212;0.032 Pp) are satisfied.

A touch panel and a method of producing the touch panel are provided in which a touch panel having a gap between two transparent substrates that is uniform in a plane can stably be obtained by setting a gap between the two transparent substrates in an area where a wiring substrate is disposed to a desired gap. A touch panel includes a pair of transparent substrates opposed to and away from each other and connection terminals provided on at least one of opposed surfaces of the pair of transparent substrates. A wiring substrate that is disposed between the pair of transparent substrates and has one surface electrically connected to the connection terminals and the other surface disposed away from one of the transparent substrates opposed to the other transparent substrate on which the connection terminals are provided. An insulating layer provided in a gap between the pair of transparent substrates in an area where the wiring substrate is disposed in a state where the wiring substrate and the connection terminals are connected.

Touch panel including a wiring substrate disposed between a pair of substrates and a method for producing the same

A touch panel includes a first support, a second support, a first resistive layer formed on the first support, a second resistive layer formed on the second support, a first conductor pattern including a first electrode portion that extends in a first direction, and a first end portion and a second end portion opposite thereto, a second conductor pattern including a second electrode portion that extends in a second direction that intersects with the first direction, and a first end portion and a second end portion opposite thereto, a first structure layer that is formed on the first resistive layer adjacently to the first end portion of the first conductor pattern, and has a thickness that is gradually reduced in proportion to a distance from the first end portion, and a bonding layer including a first bonding surface and a second bonding surface.

Touch panel and manufacturing method of the same

A flexible printed circuit includes: a flexible substrate extending from a first end section to a second end section, and having an opening or a notch in proximity to the first end section; a first wiring layer extending from the first end section to the second end section so as to avoid the opening or the notch; a second wiring layer extending from the first end section to the second end section so as to block the opening or the notch; a first conductive member being formed opposed to the flexible substrate in relation to the first wiring layer and at least in proximity to the first end section in a region opposed to the first wiring layer, and being electrically connected to the first wiring layer; and a second conductive member electrically connected to the second wiring layer via the opening or the notch.

Flexible printed circuit, touch panel, display panel and display

A flexible printed circuit includes: a first wiring layer and a second wiring layer being in contact with one surface of a flexible substrate, a third wiring layer and a fourth wiring layer on the other surface of the flexible substrate, a first conductive member being formed on surfaces in proximity to a through hole of the second wiring layer and the fourth wiring layer; a second conductive member being formed on surfaces in proximity to the first end section of the first wiring layer and the third wiring layer; and an insulating layer being formed in a space between the first wiring layer and the second conductive member, and the second wiring layer and the first conductive member and a space between the third wiring layer and the second conductive member, and the fourth wiring layer and the first conductive member.

A touch panel capable of decreasing concavity and convexity generated on the surface and a display unit including the same are provided. The touch panel includes: a first spacer layer on both side faces of a first wiring layer provided on a first transparent substrate; and a second wiring layer on both side faces of a second wiring layer provided on a second transparent substrate. The touch panel also includes a flexible printed circuit board in a gap between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and in a region including at least part of a region not provided with the adhesion layer in the region opposed to the first wiring layer, the second wiring layer, the first spacer layer, and the second spacer layer.

Touch panel and display unit

A touch panel includes a first transparent electrode substrate, a second transparent electrode substrate, a first bonding layer, a first transparent substrate, and a second bonding layer. The first transparent electrode substrate includes a first wiring pattern, a first surface, a second surface, and a first path. The second transparent electrode substrate includes a second wiring pattern, a third surface, a fourth surface, and a second path. The second path causes the third surface and the fourth surface to communicate with each other. The first bonding layer includes a first peripheral area, an opening area, and a third path. The first bonding layer bonds the first transparent electrode substrate and the second transparent electrode substrate to each other. The first transparent substrate is opposed to the second surface. The second bonding layer includes a first opening portion.

Touch panel and method of manufacturing the same

A light control element capable of controlling deflection of light output through a light guide plate to a desired output viewing angle is provided. A light control element (prism sheet) has a plane of incidence on one surface thereof, and a plane of output on the other surface thereof. The plane of incidence is formed as having thereon a number of prism portions arrayed in parallel. Each of the prism portions has a first prism surface allowing incidence of light, and a second prism surface where the light entering through the first prism surface is reflected by total reflection on the inner side. The second prism surface has an outwardly-swelled curved profile, formed with a curvature that allows the light to output through the plane of output at a second output viewing angle wider than a first output viewing angle of a case where the second prism surface is flat.

Light control element, surface light source device and liquid crystal display device

An optical sheet combination structure disposed between a polarizer and a surface emitting unit, includes a first optical sheet having a number of columnar cubic structures of curing resin arrayed on a transparent base, a valley portion between adjacent cubic structures contacting a surface of the transparent base, and a second optical sheet disposed nearer to the side of the polarizer than the first optical sheet, having a number of columnar cubit structures arrayed on a surface, and a refractive index of the cubic structures along an extension direction thereof being different from a refractive index of the cubic structures along an array direction thereof.

Optical sheet combination structure, surface emitting device, and liquid crystal device

A liquid crystal display apparatus is provided in which occurrence of a moir&#xe9; pattern can be prevented without largely reducing front luminance. A liquid crystal display apparatusincludes a surface light source, a liquid crystal display panel, and first and second prism sheetsandfor condensing light emitted from the surface light sourceand guiding the light toward the liquid crystal display panel. The first and second prism sheetsandare disposed such that prism array directions thereof are orthogonal to each other. When a pixel pitch of the liquid crystal display panelis defined as Pp [&#x3bc;m]; a prism array pitch of the first prism sheetis defined as Px [&#x3bc;m]; and a prism array pitch of the second prism sheetis defined as Py [&#x3bc;m], relationships of Px&#x2266;Pp/(14&#x2212;0.045 Pp) and Py&#x2266;Pp/(11.5&#x2212;0.032 Pp) are satisfied.

A lens film with small warpage even when a transparent base is thin is provided. Pole prisms made of a hardening resin are arranged along the extending direction on a transparent base made of a flexible material. The transparent base has a depression according to a valley between the pole prisms adjacent to each other. The pole prism has a sloping face extending to an inner wall of the depression. The transparent base is in contact with the valley. A layer not functioning as a prism, that is, a so-called skirt layer does not exist between the transparent base and the pole prisms.

Method for producing an optical sheet

Optical sheet

A lens film with small warpage even when a transparent base is thin is provided. Pole prisms made of a hardening resin are arranged along the extending direction on a transparent base made of flexible material. The transparent base has a depression according to a valley between the pole prisms adjacent to each other. The pole prism has a sloping face extending to an inner wall of the he depression. The transparent base is in contact with the valley. A layer not functioning as a prism, that is, a so-called skirt layer does not exist between the transparent base and the pole prisms.

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Kiyohiro Kimura