WO2005024500A1 - Mirror with built-in display - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a polarizing mirror for viewing purposes having a first plane reflecting light of a first kind of polarization to a viewing side, the mirror passing light of a second kind of polarization and being provided with a display device at its non- viewing side, which display device during use provides light of the second kind of polarization.
- a "mirror for viewing purposes” or “display mirror” in this application refers to a mirror, via which a person's eye (or an artificial eye like a (infra-red) camera lens) sees a reflected part of the outside world. As examples one may think of large mirrors, like bathroom mirrors, full-length mirrors in fitting rooms or even mirrored walls.
- a mirror plane acts as a polarizing plane.
- light within a certain range of wavelengths of light incident on a polarizing plane will be divided in two components one which is reflected by the polarizing plane and one of which passes through the polarizing plane.
- the division of light in two components having linearly polarized, mutually perpendicular directions of polarization On the other hand the light may be divided in right-handed and left-handed circular or elliptical polarization.
- the mirror function is obtained by introducing a polarizing mirror or reflective polarizer instead of a partly reflecting layer in front of a display device.
- the reflectivity of such mirrors is chosen to be optimal, i.e. as high as possible. As a consequence preferably substantially all light, or as much light as possible should be reflected for optimal functioning.
- a mirror according to the invention reflects light of a first kind of polarization to a viewing side and passes light of a second kind of polarization, but moreover is provided with a display device at its non- viewing side, which display device during use provides light of the second kind of polarization.
- the display device during use emits or reflects (polarized) light.
- a switchable optical element is present between the display device and the viewing side of the polarizing mirror.
- the switchable optical element is a switchable 1/2 ⁇ plate.
- the viewing side of the polarizing mirror is provided with a switchable polarizer, based for instance on a guest-host system.
- a problem however, especially in the reflecting mode is the angle dependence of the switchable optical element, be it a switchable 1/2 ⁇ plate or a guest- host system.
- These components are based on electrically anisotropical oriented LC molecules and even at high voltages these molecules (if the liquid crystal material has a positive electrical anisotropy) do not reach a direction perpendicular to the substrates due to anchoring at said substrates. This implies that from one direction a viewer can be looking along the axes of said molecules, whereas from another direction a viewer sees the display having less brightness.
- the present invention has as one of its goals to overcome these problems at least partially.
- a further object is to enhance the reflectivity of such a mirror display.
- a polarizing mirror has at its viewing side polarizing means which are switchable between two optical states, the polarizing means comprising a liquid crystal layer between two substrates, at least one of said substrates having orientating means to orient liquid crystal molecules during one of the optical states in at least two orientation directions.
- the polarizing means comprising a liquid crystal layer between two substrates, at least one of said substrates having orientating means to orient liquid crystal molecules during one of the optical states in at least two orientation directions.
- Figure 1 is a possible embodiment of a mirror device according to the invention
- Figure 2 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a part of a mirror device according to the invention
- Figure 3 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a part of another mirror device according to the invention.
- Figures 4 and 5 are a diagrammatic cross-section of a part of another mirror device to which the invention is applicable
- Figure 6 shows suitable dyes that can be added to liquid crystal mixtures to obtain a switchable polarizor
- Figure 7 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a mirror device to explain the invention
- Figure 8 is a diagrammatic cross-section of a part of a mirror device according to the invention.
- Figure 1 shows a mirror device 1 for viewing purposes having on a glass plate
- the mirror only reflects light of a first kind of polarization (direction), but passes light of a second kind of polarization (direction).
- the mirror is provided with a display device 5 at its non-viewing side (see also
- the display device 5 in this example is a liquid crystal display device having between two substrates (glass or plastic or any other suitable material) a liquid crystal material 6. Since most liquid crystal display devices are based on polarization effects the display 5 during use substantially emits polarized light. In general light from a backlight 10 is modulated by the liquid crystal display effect. Since the liquid crystal display device is based on a polarization effect the display 5 comprises a first polarizer 8 and a second polarizer (or analyzer) 9, which passes light of a certain polarization (direction). This light of a certain polarization has the same (linear) polarization direction as the second kind of polarization (direction), so it passes the mirror (plane) 2 without any loss of light (100 % transmission).
- linear polarizers 8, 9 are used, and the mirror 2 also is a linear polarization selective mirror e.g. a stack of dielectric layers, each layer having an optical thickness of one- quarter of a selected wavelength (or a mean value for a spectrum), while the layers have selected refractive indices.
- wire grid polarizer a grid of thin conducting wires that is transmissive for one polarization and reflective for the orthogonal polarization.
- the transmission factor for the polarized light emitted by the display is variable, since it depends on the angle between the polarization (direction) of the modulated light and the polarization axis of the light which passes the mirror 2. In this way images from the display can be dimmed or completely turned off, if wanted, by simply rotating the mirror. On the other hand in certain applications it may even be attractive to polarize light from e.g. an (O)LED or other display to obtain the effect of a high contrast of displayed information with respect to reflected images in mirror applications.
- an (O)LED or other display it may even be attractive to polarize light from e.g. an (O)LED or other display to obtain the effect of a high contrast of displayed information with respect to reflected images in mirror applications.
- FIG 3 shows a part of a mirror according to the invention in which a liquid crystal display 11 is used, comprising a further optical element 12 viz. a 1/2 ⁇ plate, which is placed between the linear polarization selective mirror 2 and a polarizer or a linear polarizing mirror 16. If necessary the device is provided with a reflector 13.
- Figure 4 shows the working principle of this mirror.
- the display 1 1 emits linearly polarized light 15 of a first polarization direction 15', either directly or by having the light passing the polarizer or a linear polarizing mirror 16.
- the polarization directions of the mirrors 2,16 make an angle of 90 degrees.
- Incident light 20 reflects partly (one polarization direction, in this Example indicated as 20') on the mirror 2 (arrow 21).
- the switchable half-lambda plate 12 If the switchable half-lambda plate 12 is "off ( Figure 4a) or "inactive" the remaining part (other polarization direction, in this Example indicated as 20") passes said switchable half-lambda plate 12 and is reflected on the linear polarizing mirror 16. After reflection the reflected light having polarization direction 20" passes the switchable half-lambda plate 12 and the linear polarization selective mirror 2 again (arrow 22). As a result, substantially all incident light is then reflected. In this situation the polarized light of polarization direction 15' from the display passes the linear polarizing mirror 16 and the linear polarization selective mirror 2 and the switchable half-lambda plate 12, but is blocked by the linear polarization selective mirror 2.
- the half-lambda plate 12 If the half-lambda plate 12 is "on” ( Figure 4b) or “active” it rotates the polarization direction (15") of the display light between both mirrors 2,16 to the other polarization direction (15'), making the stack transparent for the emitted display light. In that case the polarization direction 20' of the incident light 20 will pass the switchable half- lambda plate 12 and not be reflected by the liquid crystal display 11. the other polarization direction indicated as 20" will be reflected by the linear polarizing mirror 16 (indicated as 20'") and then pass the switchable half-lambda plate 12 and the linear polarization selective mirror 2 (arrow 23).
- a switchable half lambda plate can e.g. be realized with known LCD techniques by using a standard planar LCD cell with anti-parallelly rubbed orientation layer and filled with a liquid crystal such that the optical retardation d. ⁇ n is equal to a range of about 200 to 450 nm.
- a vertically aligned LC cell can be used with some pre- orientation with respect to the switching direction. In that case higher birefringent LC mixtures can be used while a modulation voltage adjusts the retardation.
- the switchable LCD cell substrates are provided with electrodes and orientation layers, in which the direction of orientation make an angle of 90° with each other.
- This so-called twisted nematic (TN) mode is especially beneficial when the the product of thickness and birefringence of the liquid crystal is in the so-called first minimum of the Gooch and Tarry curve making the halfwave function insensitive for the wavelength of the visible light.
- additional films may be utilized in order to improve the effect on viewing angle. Often when a switchable retarder is brought in between the front reflective polarizer and the second reflective polarizer the initially neutrally colored image will add some color at wider viewing angles.
- FIG. 1 shows a further embodiment, which is very suitable to reduce reflections.
- the switchable optical element now is a switchable polarizing filter 14 provided at the viewing side of the polarizing mirror.
- the display 11 emits linear polarized light 15 of a first polarization direction 15'.
- the polarization direction of the filter 14 and that of the polarizing mirror 2 is the same (15'). So, independently of the state of the polarizing filter 14, the emitted light from the display stack is transmitted and not affected.
- Incident light 20 partly (one polarization direction, in this Example indicated as 20") passes the switchable polarizing filter 14. If the switchable polarizing filter 14 is "off ( Figure 5a) this part of the light, indicated as 20" is reflected on the linear polarization selective mirror 2. After reflection (arrow 21) the reflected light having polarization direction 20" passes the switchable polarizing filter 14 again (arrow 22).
- Such a stack will either absorb light of one polarization or be transparent.
- Some suitable dyes that can be added to liquid crystal mixtures are shown in Figure 6.
- the switchable optical element polarizing filter 14, half-lambda plate 12
- the switchable optical element polarizing filter 14, half-lambda plate 12 is "on", allowing all light from the display to pass while suppressing all incident light.
- Figure 7 shows a problem, which occurs when the device of Figure 5 uses such a half-lambda plate or a switchable polarizer, provided by a guest-host system.
- These components are based on anisotropically oriented LC molecules 25, the orientation properties due to aligning at walls 26, 27 being similar to those of LCDs, viz. angular preference for one specific direction 28, dependent on orientation conditions, voltages etcetera. Due to this angle dependence a viewer 29 can be looking at the mirror instead of the emitting display, whereas another viewer 29' sees the display and not the mirror. To a lesser extent this also occurs in the device of Figure 3 due to the switchable half lambda plate being realized with LCD techniques.
- a multiple domain structure (a patterned structure).
- Methods to obtain multiple domain structures include are well know in the LCD art and comprise a.o. photo alignment by use of mask exposure and rubbing in combination with lithography between the various rubbing procedures. The result is shown in Figure 8, which shows a device having two or more domains with orientations optimized for different viewing directions 28, 28' combined. Both viewers 29, 29' now see the display and not the mirror. In principle this difference in orientation is done on a picture element level. Also more than two, e.g. four orientation directions are possible.
- the dye molecules 31 are oriented such that they absorb a greater part of the oblique incident light (see Figure 8a).
- Light ray 32 is attenuated by molecules 31 oriented along direction 33 of domain 30 b .
- the light ray 34 (which is the reflected part of ray 32 after passing mirror 2) is attenuated by molecules 31 oriented along direction 35 of domain 30 a .
- the second polarizer (or analyzer) 9 in Figure 2 may be deleted, if wanted. If necessary the glass plate 4 and mirror 2 may be interchanged in certain applications.
- a backlit transmissive liquid crystal display device has been described, the use of reflective liquid crystal display devices is not excluded.
- light from e.g. an (O)LED may be polarized or it may even be attractive to use other display effects to obtain the effect of a high contrast of displayed information with respect to reflected images in mirror applications.
- more than one display can be integrated in the mirror, whereas many other applications areas can be thought of (rear view mirrors, fitting rooms, etcetera).
- the switching between mirror-state and display state can be done locally.
- certain elements may be combined into one, e.g. combinations of the mirror 2 and the switchable half-lambda plate 12 or the switchable polarizer 14 may be thought of.
- the invention resides in each and every novel characteristic feature and each and every combination of characteristic features. Reference numerals in the claims do not limit their protective scope. Use of the verb "to comprise” and its conjugations does not exclude the presence of elements other than those stated in the claims. Use of the article "a” or "an” preceding an element does not exclude the presence of a plurality of such elements.
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