Optical shutter and selective transparent display device using the same
AssigneeLG Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsDaeyong Kim, Jigon Kim, Jaejung Han, Eunhee Choi
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Abstract
A selective transparent display device according to an embodiment can be operated in a transparent mode in which a background is transmitted, a clear mode in which the background is blocked, and a viewing angle control mode in which the background is blocked only at a specific viewing angle or within a specific viewing angle range depending on the usage environment. The selective transparent display device can include a transparent display panel configured to display images and an optical shutter disposed on a surface of the transparent display panel.
Claims17
An optical shutter comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a louver layer disposed on the first substrate and formed of a prism pattern having mountains and valleys formed alternately while a plurality of first inclined surfaces and a plurality of second inclined surfaces meet each other;
- a second substrate disposed on the louver layer;
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- electrophoretic particles provided in spaces between the louver layer and the second substrate,
- wherein the louver layer comprises a transparent insulating film disposed on at least one of the plurality of second inclined surfaces,
- wherein the first substrate comprises first and second electrodes disposed on an inner surface of the first substrate,
- wherein the second substrate comprises a third electrode disposed on the inner surface of the second substrate,
- wherein the first electrode and the third electrode are disposed opposite to each other,
- wherein the second electrode is disposed between the first electrode and another first electrode,
- wherein the mountains of the louver layer are in contact with the second substrate,
- wherein the first electrode is disposed at a position of one of the valleys, and
- wherein the second electrode is disposed at a position corresponding to a position where one of the mountains and the second substrate are in contact with each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.