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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2024
Sharp Display Technology Corporation, Kameyama, JP;
Hisashi Watanabe, Kameyama, JP;
Hirotoshi Yasunaga, Kameyama, JP;
Sharp Display Technology Corporation, Kameyama, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a display device in which a boundary between a display area and a frame area is less noticeable even when a liquid crystal panel is in a black display state. A display device includes: a liquid crystal panel and a backlight. The liquid crystal panel includes: a display area; and a frame area, the front surface plate includes a design layer that overlaps the display area and is configured to transmit at least a part of light incident from the liquid crystal panel and to reflect at least a part of light incident from the observer side, the backlight includes: a third area that overlaps the display area; and a fourth area that overlaps the display area, and a luminance of the fourth area is 50% or less of a luminance of the third area when the backlight is turned on.