Stereoscopic image conversion panel and stereoscopic image display apparatus having the same

摘要

In a stereoscopic image conversion panel and a stereoscopic image display apparatus, the stereoscopic display panel includes a first lens substrate, a second lens substrate, a stereoscopic image lens part and a lens liquid crystal layer. The stereoscopic image lens part is disposed between the first and second substrates, and includes a main lens and sub-lenses with a concave shape. At least one sub-lens is disposed at opposite edge portions of the main lens. The lens liquid crystal layer is received by the main lens and the sub-lenses, is disposed between the first and second lens substrates, and includes liquid crystal molecules having an anisotropic refractive index. The lens liquid crystal layer refracts a polarized light at an interface between the lens liquid crystal layer and the stereoscopic lens part, to convert a flat image into a stereoscopic image. Therefore, the thickness of the stereoscopic image panel can be reduced.

主权项

1. A stereoscopic image display apparatus comprising:
a backlight assembly configured to emit light; a display panel assembly positioned to receive the light from the backlight assembly and configured to generate light indicative of a flat image using the light received from the backlight; a stereoscopic image conversion panel positioned to receive the light from the display panel assembly and configured to selectively modify the light of the flat image to generate light indicative of a stereoscopic image; and a switch panel positioned to receive the light from the stereoscopic image conversion panel and configured to selectively emit one of the light indicative of the stereoscopic image and the light indicative of the flat image emitted by the stereoscopic image conversion panel; wherein the stereoscopic image conversion panel includes: a first lens substrate; a second lens substrate; a stereoscopic image lens part positioned between the first and second substrates, the stereoscopic image lens part including a convex main lens and a plurality of convex sub-lenses including a first sub-lens proximate a first edge portion of the main lens and a second sub-lens proximate a second edge portion of the main lens opposite the first edge portion along a first direction; and having a main lens and sub-lenses with a concave shape, at least one sub-lens disposed at each of both edges of the main lens; and a lens liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules positioned in the main lens and the sub-lenses.