18764615. DISPLAY DEVICE (Japan Display Inc.)

DISPLAY DEVICE

Organization Name

Japan Display Inc.

Inventor(s)

Tenfu Nakamura of Tokyo (JP)

DISPLAY DEVICE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18764615 titled 'DISPLAY DEVICE

Original Abstract Submitted

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display panel having a liquid crystal layer containing a polymer dispersion liquid crystal, and a light guide element. The light guide element includes a base, a transparent layer having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the base. A plurality of light emitting elements are arranged adjacent to a first side surface of the base, the first thickness of the transparent layer decreases from the first side surface towards a second side surface on an opposite side to the first side, and the second thickness of the transparent adhesive layer increasing from the first side surface towards the second side surface.