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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Makoto Miyao, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
JAPAN DISPLAY INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1334 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0055 (2013.01); G02B 6/0083 (2013.01); G02F 1/1334 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel including a polymer dispersed liquid crystal layer, and a light-emitting module disposed along a side surface of the display panel. The light-emitting module includes a light-emitting element, a light guide disposed between the light-emitting element and the side surface, and a reflector. The light guide has a first surface and a second surface facing each other, a third surface facing the light-emitting element, and a fourth surface facing the side surface. The reflector is disposed on each of the first surface and the second surface.