Method of and apparatuses for reducing infrared loading on display devices

An apparatus for passively reducing a solar load on an LCD device, the apparatus comprising:

• an absorptive material having an interior and an exterior surface, the exterior surface facing the radiant energy source and the interior surface facing a plurality of display device components;
• a coating comprising a combination reflective material for reflecting non-visible infrared radiant energy combined with an anti-reflective material for reflecting reflections of visible radiant energy interposed between the exterior surface of the absorptive material and the energy source.

A method for reducing infrared energy loading on a display device, the infrared energy loading being due to an absorptive material of the display device receiving radiant energy from an energy source, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting a suitable coating comprising a combination of a reflective material for reflecting non-visible infrared radiant energy combined with an anti-reflective material for minimizing reflections visible radiant energy;
• and
• providing the coating between the absorptive material and the energy source on a viewer's side.

A method for reducing infrared loading on a liquid crystal display (“LCD”) device, the infrared loading being due to the LCD device receiving radiant energy from an energy source, the LCD device having a liquid crystal cell formed between a first and second transparent plate, the first transparent plate having an exterior surface facing the energy source and an interior surface facing the liquid crystal, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting a suitable coating comprising a combination reflective material to reflect a predetermined wavelength range of the radiant energy combined with an anti-reflective material for minimizing reflections of visible radiant energy;
• and
• providing the coating between the liquid crystal cell and the energy source on a viewer's side.