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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2021
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a dimming panel including: a drive circuit; and dimming units arranged in one direction from a drive circuit, the dimming panel sequentially including a first substrate, a liquid crystal layer, and a second substrate, the first substrate sequentially including an insulating substrate, connection lines formed from a transparent conductive material and connected to the drive circuit, a first insulating layer, a first electrode, a second insulating layer, and a second electrode, the first electrode or the second electrode including dimming electrodes disposed for the respective dimming units, each of the dimming electrodes being electrically connected to one of the connection lines, an electrode width of at least one of the connection lines increasing in response to a distance from the drive circuit.