公开(公告)号：WO2020060716A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：PCT/US2019/047686

申请日：2019-08-22

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： PEDDER, James, E. ,  STAMENOV, Igor ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  MYHRE, Graham, B. ,  CHAN, Victoria, C. ,  WEN, Xiaonan ,  LV, Peng ,  LI, Yuan ,  HORIE, Yu ,  HAZRA, Siddharth, S.

IPC: G02B27/01 ,  G02B3/14

Abstract: A lens module in a head-mounted device may include a fluid-filled chamber, a semi- rigid lens element that at least partially defines the fluid-filled chamber, and at least one actuator configured to selectively bend the semi-rigid lens element. The semi-rigid lens element may become rigid along a first axis when the lens element is curved along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. Six actuators that are evenly distributed around the periphery of the semi-rigid lens element may be used to control the curvature of the semi-rigid lens element. The semi-rigid lens element may initially be planar or non-planar. For example, the semi-rigid lens element may initially have a spherically convex surface and a spherically concave surface. A tunable spherical lens may be incorporated into the lens module to offset a parasitic spherical lens power from the semi-rigid lens element.

公开(公告)号：WO2016195786A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：PCT/US2016/024545

申请日：2016-03-28

Applicant: APPLE INC

Inventor： CHOI, Hyungryul, J. ,  GE, Zhibing ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  NEMATI, Hossein ,  CHEN, Wei ,  QI, Jun ,  BAYAT, Khadijeh ,  DOYLE, David, A. ,  ZHONG, John, Z. ,  JIANG, Shih-Chyuan Fan ,  CARBONE, Giovanni

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/1323 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/133504 ,  G02F1/133606 ,  G02F1/13476

Abstract: An electronic device may generate content that is to be displayed on a display. The display may have an array of liquid crystal display pixels for displaying image frames of the content. The display may be operated in at least a normal viewing mode, a privacy mode, an outdoor viewing mode, and a power saving mode. The different view modes may exhibit different viewing angles. In one configuration, the display may include a backlight unit (42) that generates a collimated light source and that includes a switchable diffuser film (200) for selectively scattering the collimated light source depending on the current viewing mode of the display. In another configuration, the display may include a backlight unit that generates a scattered light source that includes a switchable microarray structure such as a switchable mirror structure or a tunable microlens array for selectively collimating the scattered light source depending on the current viewing mode.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以产生要显示在显示器上的内容。 显示器可以具有用于显示内容的图像帧的液晶显示像素阵列。 显示器可以至少在正常观看模式，隐私模式，室外观看模式和省电模式下操作。 不同的视图模式可以呈现不同的视角。 在一种配置中，显示器可以包括产生准直光源的背光单元（42），其包括可切换漫射膜（200），用于根据显示器的当前观看模式选择性地散射准直光源。 在另一种结构中，显示器可以包括产生散射光源的背光单元，该散射光源包括可切换的微阵列结构，例如可切换的镜面结构或可调谐的微透镜阵列，用于根据当前观察模式选择性地准直散射的光源。

公开(公告)号：WO2016118300A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-28

申请号：PCT/US2015/068156

申请日：2015-12-30

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： GE, Zhibing ,  WANG, Chaohao ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  KIM, Kyung, Wook ,  HUNG, Ming-Chin ,  SACCHETTO, Paolo ,  CHANG, Shih, Chang ,  JIANG, Shih-Chyuan, Fan ,  LIN, Shang-Chih

IPC: G02F1/1343

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133357 ,  G02F2001/134372 ,  G06F3/147

Abstract: A display may have upper and lower display layers. A layer of liquid crystal material may be interposed between the upper and lower display layers. The display layers may have substrates. A thin-film transistor layer may have a layer of thin-film transistor structures on a substrate such as a clear glass layer. A planarization layer may be formed on the thin-film transistor structures. A transparent conductive layer may be formed on the planarization layer. The display may have a dielectric layer on the transparent conductive layer. Pixels may be formed in the display layers. The pixels may include pixel electrodes having fingers. The fingers may be formed on the dielectric layer. Trenches in the dielectric layer may be formed between the fingers. The trenches may extend to the transparent conductive layer or may be formed only partway into the dielectric layer.

Abstract translation: 显示器可以具有上和下显示层。 可以在上显示层和下显示层之间插入一层液晶材料。 显示层可以具有基底。 薄膜晶体管层可以在诸如透明玻璃层的基板上具有薄膜晶体管结构层。 平坦化层可以形成在薄膜晶体管结构上。 可以在平坦化层上形成透明导电层。 显示器可以在透明导电层上具有介电层。 可以在显示层中形成像素。 像素可以包括具有指状物的像素电极。 指状物可以形成在电介质层上。 电介质层中的沟槽可以形成在手指之间。 沟槽可以延伸到透明导电层，或者可以仅形成在介电层的中间部分。

公开(公告)号：WO2014058592A1

公开(公告)日：2014-04-17

申请号：PCT/US2013/060691

申请日：2013-09-19

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： KIM, Kyung-wook ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  CHANG, Shih-chang ,  PARK, Young, Bae ,  ZHONG, John, Z.

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1339

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/133516 ,  G02F1/13394 ,  G02F2001/133374 ,  G02F2001/133388

Abstract: An electronic device (10) may be provided with a display (14) mounted in a housing (12). The display may include a color filter substrate (56), a liquid crystal layer (56), and a thin-film transistor substrate (58). The color filter substrate may form the outermost layer of the display. The color filter substrate (56) has a substrate (104) having opposing inner and outer surfaces (118, 116). A layer of patterned metal on the inner surface may form metal alignment marks (120). The metal alignment marks may include alignment marks (120R, 120G, 120B) for color filter elements (106R, 106G, 106B), alignment marks (120BM) for a black matrix layer (108) that is formed on top of the color filter elements, and post spacer alignment marks (120PS). The layer of patterned metal may also form structures such as logo structures (100) that are visible on the outer surface (106) in an inactive border region (IA) of the display (14).

Abstract translation: 电子设备（10）可以设置有安装在壳体（12）中的显示器（14）。 显示器可以包括滤色器基板（56），液晶层（56）和薄膜晶体管基板（58）。 滤色器基板可以形成显示器的最外层。 滤色器基板（56）具有具有相对的内表面和外表面（118,116）的基板（104）。 内表面上的图案化金属层可以形成金属对准标记（120）。 金属对准标记可以包括用于滤色器元件（106R，106G，106B）的对准标记（120R，120G，120B），用于形成在滤色器元件顶部的黑矩阵层（108）的对准标记（120BM） 和后隔片对准标记（120PS）。 图案化金属层还可以形成诸如在显示器（14）的无效边界区域（IA）中的外表面（106）上可见的标志结构（100）的结构。

公开(公告)号：WO2014028128A1

公开(公告)日：2014-02-20

申请号：PCT/US2013/047927

申请日：2013-06-26

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： CHEN, Cheng ,  CHANG, Shih-chang ,  ZHONG, John, Z. ,  CHEN, Wei ,  ZHANG, Hao ,  KANG, Sunggu

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/044

CPC classification number: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/133305 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/13452 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2001/133388 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G06F2203/04102

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having substrate layers such as a glass color filter layer substrate (560) and a glass thin-film-transistor layer substrate (580). Display layers (112) such as first and second layers of polymer (92, 94), a liquid crystal layer (52) interposed between the layers of polymer, color filter elements (100), and thin-film-transistor circuitry (104) may be formed between the color filter layer substrate and the thin-film-transistor layer substrate. Flexible inactive portions (112E) of the display layers may protrude outward from between the color filter layer substrate and the thin- film-transistor substrate. Touch sensor circuitry (128) may be formed from a flexible polymer substrate (130). The touch sensor circuitry may include conductive touch sensor lines (150, 152) and capacitive electrodes (142, 144). Each conductive line may be coupled to only a single end of a respective one of the capacitive electrodes.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有具有基板层的显示器，例如玻璃滤色器层基板（560）和玻璃薄膜晶体管层基板（580）。 显示层（112），例如第一和第二聚合物层（92,94），介于聚合物层之间的液晶层（52），滤色器元件（100）和薄膜晶体管电路（104） 可以形成在滤色器层基板和薄膜晶体管层基板之间。 显示层的柔性非活性部分（112E）可以从滤色器层基板和薄膜晶体管基板之间向外突出。 触摸传感器电路（128）可以由柔性聚合物基板（130）形成。 触摸传感器电路可以包括导电触摸传感器线（150,152）和电容电极（142,144）。 每个导线可以仅耦合到相应的一个电容电极的单个端。

公开(公告)号：WO2013176929A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-28

申请号：PCT/US2013/040998

申请日：2013-05-14

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： RAPPOPORT, Benjamin, M. ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  ZHONG, John, Z. ,  CHEN, Wei

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02B1/11

CPC classification number: G02F1/133502 ,  G02B1/11 ,  G02B1/118 ,  G02F1/13338

Abstract: Display layers in an electronic device may be used to generate images. The display layers may include liquid crystal display layers such as upper and lower polarizers and a layer of liquid crystal material. A display cover layer may be mounted in a housing using adhesive. A touch sensor layer may be mounted under the display cover layer. An air gap may separate the upper polarizer from the touch sensor layer and display cover layer. Antireflection coatings may be formed on the lower surface of the display cover layer or touch sensor layer and may be formed on the upper surface of the upper polarizer. The antireflection coatings may include coatings formed from a polymer hard coat covered with a polymer layer having a different index of refraction and may include broadband antireflection coating material formed from textured polymer or other structure exhibiting a continuously varying index of refraction.

Abstract translation: 可以使用电子设备中的显示层来生成图像。 显示层可以包括诸如上偏振器和下偏振器的液晶显示层和液晶材料层。 显示器覆盖层可以使用粘合剂安装在壳体中。 触摸传感器层可以安装在显示覆盖层下方。 气隙可以将上偏振器与触摸传感器层分离并显示覆盖层。 可以在显示器覆盖层或触摸传感器层的下表面上形成抗反射涂层，并且可以形成在上偏振器的上表面上。 抗反射涂层可以包括由聚合物硬涂层形成的涂层，其覆盖有具有不同折射率的聚合物层，并且可以包括由纹理聚合物或其它结构形成的宽带抗反射涂层，其呈现连续变化的折射率。

公开(公告)号：WO2013173117A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-21

申请号：PCT/US2013/039848

申请日：2013-05-07

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： YANG, Young, Cheol ,  OGATA, Charley, T. ,  CHEN, Cheng

IPC: G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F2001/133302 ,  G02F2001/133368

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (14) is provided with transparent substrates (70, 72) that minimize light leakage in the black state. The transparent substrates (70, 72) include a thin-film transistor substrate (72) having thin-film transistors formed on it and a colour filter substrate (72) having a layer (71) of colour filter elements. The thin- film transistor substrate (72) is formed from a material having a photo-elastic constant smaller than 3.0x10 -13 cm 2 /dyn. The colour filter substrate is also preferably formed from a material having a photo-elastic constant smaller than 3.0x10 -13 cm 2 /dyn. This choice of the photo-elastic constant reduces birefringence effects arising in the thin-film transistor substrate (70) and in the colour filter substrate (72) when the display (14) experiences internal or external stresses, thus helping minimise light leakage from the display.

Abstract translation: 液晶显示器（14）设置有使黑色状态下的光泄漏最小化的透明基板（70,72）。 透明基板（70,72）包括其上形成有薄膜晶体管的薄膜晶体管基板（72）和具有滤色器元件层（71）的滤色器基板（72）。 薄膜晶体管基板（72）由光弹性常数小于3.0×10-13 cm 2 / dyn的材料形成。 滤色器基板也优选由光弹性常数小于3.0×10-13 cm 2 / dyn的材料形成。 当显示器（14）经受内部或外部应力时，光弹性常数的这种选择降低了在薄膜晶体管基板（70）和滤色器基板（72）中产生的双折射效应，从而有助于最小化来自 显示。

公开(公告)号：WO2013074195A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-23

申请号：PCT/US2012/055433

申请日：2012-09-14

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  YANG, Young Cheol ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  XU, Ming ,  GE, Zhibing ,  CHU, Chia-Ching ,  GU, Mingxia ,  PARK, Young Bae ,  LIU, Weimin ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  ZHONG, John ,  YOUNGS, Lynn R.

Inventor： YANG, Young Cheol ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  XU, Ming ,  GE, Zhibing ,  CHU, Chia-Ching ,  GU, Mingxia ,  PARK, Young Bae ,  LIU, Weimin ,  DORJGOTOV, Enkhamgalan ,  ZHONG, John ,  YOUNGS, Lynn R.

IPC: G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133512 ,  G02B5/201 ,  G02F1/133502 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F2201/52 ,  G02F2202/023

Abstract: An electronic device may have a display such as a liquid crystal display. The display may have multiple layers of material such as a color filter layer and a thin-film transistor layer. An opaque masking layer may be formed on a display layer such as the color filter layer. In an inactive portion of the display, the opaque masking layer may form a rectangular ring that serves as a border region surrounding a rectangular active portion of the display. In the active portion of the display, the opaque masking layer may be patterned to from an opaque matrix that separates color filter elements in an array of color filter elements. The opaque masking layer and color filter elements may be formed from polymers such as photoresist. The opaque masking layer may include a black pigment such as carbon black. Color filter elements and opaque masking material may include multiple sublayers.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以具有诸如液晶显示器的显示器。 显示器可以具有多层材料，例如滤色器层和薄膜晶体管层。 不透明掩模层可以形成在诸如滤色器层的显示层上。 在显示器的无效部分中，不透明掩模层可以形成用作围绕显示器的矩形有源部分的边界区域的矩形环。 在显示器的有源部分中，不透明掩模层可以被图案化为从滤色器元件阵列中分离滤色器元件的不透明矩阵。 不透明掩模层和滤色器元件可以由诸如光致抗蚀剂的聚合物形成。 不透明掩模层可以包括黑色颜料如炭黑。 滤色器元件和不透明掩模材料可以包括多个子层。

公开(公告)号：WO2012118613A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-07

申请号：PCT/US2012/025060

申请日：2012-02-14

Applicant: APPLE INC. ,  RAPPOPORT, Benjamin, M. ,  FRANKLIN, Jeremy, C. ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  MYERS, Scott, A.

Inventor： RAPPOPORT, Benjamin, M. ,  FRANKLIN, Jeremy, C. ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  MYERS, Scott, A.

IPC: H01L51/52 ,  H01L27/32

CPC classification number: H01L51/0097 ,  H01L27/323 ,  H01L27/3276 ,  H01L27/3288 ,  H01L51/5237 ,  H01L2251/5338 ,  Y02E10/549

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a display having a flexible substrate (60) with bent edges (58). The flexible substrate may have a planar active region (54) that includes an array of light - emitting elements such as organic light - emitting diodes with associated control lines. The flexible substrate may also have inactive regions that lie outside of the active region. The bent edges may be formed from portions of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. Traces (62) for distributing control signals to the control lines in the active region may be formed in the inactive regions. Corner openings may be formed at the corners of the flexible substrate to accommodate bending of the flexible substrate in the inactive regions. A jumper (76) or a portion of the flexible substrate that lies outside of a corner opening may be used to convey signals between traces on adjoining inactive regions.

Abstract translation: 电子设备可以设置有具有弯曲边缘（58）的柔性基板（60）的显示器。 柔性基板可以具有平面有源区域（54），其包括发光元件阵列，例如具有相关控制线的有机发光二极管。 柔性基板还可以具有位于有源区域之外的非活性区域。 弯曲的边缘可以由非活性区域中的柔性基底的部分形成。 可以在非活动区域中形成用于向有源区域中的控制线分配控制信号的迹线（62）。 可以在柔性基板的角部处形成角开口以适应柔性基板在非活性区域中的弯曲。 位于角开口外侧的跳线（76）或柔性基板的一部分可用于在相邻的非活性区域的迹线之间传送信号。

公开(公告)号：WO2011156205A3

公开(公告)日：2011-12-15

申请号：PCT/US2011/038945

申请日：2011-06-02

Applicant: APPLE, INC. ,  GE, Zhibing ,  CULBERT, Diane, L. ,  DOYLE, David, A. ,  QI, Jun ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  GETTEMY, Shawn, R.

Inventor： GE, Zhibing ,  CULBERT, Diane, L. ,  DOYLE, David, A. ,  QI, Jun ,  CHEN, Cheng ,  GETTEMY, Shawn, R.

IPC: G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13363

Abstract: Displays such as liquid crystal displays may be provided with structures that minimize curtain mura. A display may have upper (22) and lower (24) polarizers. A color filter layer (12) and a thin film transistor layer (14) may be located between the upper and lower polarizers. A liquid crystal layer (16) may be interposed between the color filter layer and the thin film transistor layer. A first optical film layer (18) that includes a birefringent compensating layer (62) may be located between the upper polarizer and the color filter layer. A second optical film layer (20) that is devoid of birefringent compensating layers may be located between the thin film transistor layer and the lower polarizer. A grid of metal signal lines (66) may be used to distribute signals to thin film transistors on the thin film transistor layer. A black mask (68) may be interposed between the grid of signal lines and the thin film transistor layer.