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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2017
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Inventors:
Hisashi Watanabe, Sakai, JP;
Akira Sakai, Sakai, JP;
Hiroyuki Hakoi, Sakai, JP;
Masaki Tabata, Sakai, JP;
Assignee:
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/13 (2006.01); G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02B 5/30 (2006.01); G02B 1/118 (2015.01); G02B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/133536 (2013.01); G02B 1/118 (2013.01); G02B 5/02 (2013.01); G02B 5/30 (2013.01); G02F 1/133533 (2013.01); G02F 2201/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a display device that can display chromatic color(s) and pattern(s) without power consumption in the non-display state (light off state) and an electronic apparatus including the display device. The display device includes a display panel and a transflective reflector disposed on a viewing surface side of the display panel. The transflective reflector includes a reflective polarizer and a color polarizer disposed on a side closer to the viewing surface than the reflective polarizer.