Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel, a protection panel arranged a predetermined distant from the liquid crystal panel, and a flow control device to impart turbulence to an air flow in a channel, which is defined between the liquid crystal panel and the protection panel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display with at least one heating element located on at least one of a first substrate and a second substrate comprising at least one carbon nanotube structure.

Abstract: Preferred embodiments provide a cooling system for an electronic display. A constricted convection channel is used to force cooling air against a posterior surface of the electronic display. Fans may be used to propel or pull air through the constricted convection channel in a substantially uniform manner. A refrigeration unit or thermoelectric module may be employed to cool or heat the air traveling through the constricted convection channel. Some embodiments include a closed loop which extracts heat (or adds heat) to the front display surface.

Abstract: A projector includes: a light source unit; an optical apparatus including, an optical device, a holding frame for holding a periphery of the optical device, a cooling tube that is provided in the holding frame along the periphery of the optical device and in which a cooling fluid flows, wherein a gap between the holding frame and the cooling tube is filled with a thermally conductive material; a cooling unit for circulating the cooling fluid in the optical apparatus; and a projection optical apparatus for enlarging and projecting an optical image formed by means of the optical apparatus.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a system for thermally controlling an electronic display. A glass substrate containing a pyrolytic electrically conductive layer is utilized. The electrically conductive layer may be used as a passive thermal insulator or may be electrically energized to further heat the glass substrate. The glass may be used with a closed loop plenum which may further heat/cool the display. Additional glass layers may be added in order to polarize light or provide anti-reflective properties.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a casing, a display module, a cooling device, and a dust-proof device. The casing has first and second openings. The display module disposed in the casing has a display area exposed by the first opening and a non-display area corresponding to the second opening. The cooling device disposed at the non-display area in the casing has an air inlet corresponding to the second opening. The dust-proof device includes a body disposed at the non-display area in the casing, a cover disposed at the body, and a dust-proof element disposed therebetween. The body has first holes corresponding to the air inlet. The second opening exposes second holes of the cover. Each second hole overlaps at least one of the first holes. An airflow produced by the cooling device flows through the second opening, the second holes, the dust-proof element, the first holes, and the air inlet.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a heat sink member is disclosed. The backlight comprises a light-guiding plate disposed on one principal surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, LED light sources disposed on an end surface of the light-guiding plate, a mounting board for mounting the LED light sources thereon and a thermally conductive member connected to the mounting board. The heat sink member is connected to the mounting board through the thermally conductive member.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel displaying an image, a backlight assembly providing the display panel with light, a receiving container, and a light-blocking member. The backlight assembly includes a light source, an optical sheet disposed over the light source and a light-reflecting sheet disposed under the light source. The receiving container includes a bottom plate having an opening portion, and defines a receiving space for receiving the display panel and the backlight assembly. The light-blocking member is disposed at a backside surface of the light-reflecting sheet. Therefore, heat generated from the light source is easily dissipated through the opening to enhance display quality.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display that displays individual images in a plurality of viewing directions on a common screen, a main body having a different chassis from that of the display, a display fan that cools down inside of the display, and a main body fan that cools down the inside of the main body.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes a first liquid crystal panel and a second liquid crystal panel stacked on each other; and polarizers provided to the panels, together with a polarizer of an adjacent panel, arranged to define a crossed Nicols. When the first liquid crystal panel produces a display from a first display signal, the second liquid crystal panel produces a display from a second display signal obtained from the first display signal. Between a framework and drivers provided to the first liquid crystal panel and the second liquid crystal panel, heat conducting members are arranged to transfer heat from the drivers to the framework so as to improve luminance when two liquid crystal panels are stacked and achieve high display quality.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a color filter substrate and an LCD that discharge heat introduced to LCs to the outside to prevent phase transition of the LCs. In an embodiment, the LCD includes a substrate, a light blocking member disposed on the substrate to define a plurality of open regions, and a heat transfer layer disposed on the light blocking layer. The LCD prevents heat from flowing to the LCs and discharges the heat to the outside to prevent phase transition of the LCs.

Abstract: A package structure for packaging a liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The package structure includes a heat sink for positioning the LCD panel, a transparent cover against the LCD panel, and a sealing material for sealing the LCD panel within the package structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display (LCD) device having gate and data driving elements with improved heat dissipation properties. The driving elements each have the following: a source and a drain electrode, each with contact holes that provide electrical contact with an active area formed on the driving element's substrate; multiple separate channels between the source and the drain; and a gate electrode formed crossing the multiple channels. Also formed are dummy contact holes that allow the metal of the electrodes to penetrate to a layer below the active layer without contacting it. The dummy contact hole provides a thermally conductive channel whereby heat that would otherwise build up in the channels, and degrade the performance of the driving element, is conducted through the dummy contact hole and radiated away by the electrode metal.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment relates to a cooling system and a method for cooling an electronic display. A preferred embodiment includes a transparent gas cooling chamber. The transparent gas cooling chamber may have a linear polarizer. The components in the system are preferably housed within the electronic display housing. The cooling chamber defines a gas compartment that is anterior to and coextensive with the electronic display surface. Fans may be used to propel the isolated gas through the cooling chamber. The circulating gas removes heat directly from the electronic display surface by convection. The isolated gas is transparent or at least semi-transparent. The image quality of an exemplary embodiment remains essentially unchanged, even though the gas is flowing through a narrow channel over the visible face of the electronic display surface.

Abstract: An optical device, includes: an optical modulator that modulates a light beam irradiated by a light source in accordance with image information to form an optical image; an optical modulator holder that has a cooling chamber with cooling fluid sealed therein and holds the optical modulator so that heat can be transferred to the cooling fluid in the cooling chamber; a plurality of fluid circulators communicating with the cooling chamber to guide the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling chamber and again introduces the cooling fluid into the cooling chamber; a cooling fluid accumulator arranged in a flow path of the cooling fluid in each of the plurality of fluid circulators and having a cooling fluid inflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the inside of the cooling accumulator and a cooling fluid outflow section that flows the cooling fluid to the outside of the cooling accumulator so as to accumulate the cooling fluid in the cooling fluid accumulator; and a fluid press-feeder disposed in the flo

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device constrains the injection of air bubbles in a cooling fluid into a display panel. In the display device, the cooling fluid is supplied to a receiving space of a receiving unit placed and opposed to a surface of a liquid crystal panel to which the light is emitted from a light source to thereby cool the liquid crystal panel. Namely, by a cooling fluid pump, the cooling fluid received in the receiving unit is drained from a drain port and the cooling fluid is supplied from a feed port to the receiving unit and received in the receiving space. In the above case, a part of a flow path of the cooling fluid supplied from the feed port is blocked by a flow path block unit placed and opposed to the feed port to thereby disperse the flow thereof around the flow path block unit.

Abstract: A heat treatment apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel through an in-situ process includes a body and a hardening unit, an annealing unit, and a transferring unit disposed on the body. The hardening unit heats a sealing member within a liquid crystal display panel to harden the sealing member. The annealing unit anneals liquid crystal within the liquid crystal display panel sealed by the sealing member. The transferring unit transfers the liquid crystal display panel between the hardening unit and the annealing unit. Therefore, the sealing member may be hardened and the liquid crystal may be sealed through an in-situ process to enhance productivity.

Abstract: A liquid crystal lens apparatus includes a liquid crystal lens unit having first and second substrates including electrodes for applying a voltage a first liquid layer, an electric heating element including at least one high-electrical-resistance section for heating liquid crystal and at least one low-electrical-resistance section that are alternately connected to each other, and a thermo-transmission member spaced apart from the electric heating element for receiving heat from the electric heating element and transmitting the heat through the entire liquid crystal to facilitate heating of the liquid crystal layer by the electric heating element.

Abstract: An image display with a radiator is disclosed. The image display includes a light source for generating light, a display panel for receiving the light, to display an image using the received light, and a radiator arranged between the light source and the display panel, the radiator including at least one air hole for discharging internal heat of the image display.

Abstract: A thin and compact liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel with first and second substrates, each having a display area and a non-display area, which are bonded to each other and separated from each other by liquid crystal material. A thermally conductive layer is formed on any one of the first and second substrates to prevent the liquid crystal material from becoming too cool, thereby preventing temperature-dependent formation of bubbles within the liquid crystal material. Such a liquid crystal display device may be simply fabricated.

Abstract: An electro-optical device includes a pair of substrates, an electro-optical material sandwiched between the pair of substrates, an electrode on one of the pair of substrates, an inorganic alignment layer disposed on the one of the pair of substrates, and a heat-dissipating layer disposed between the electrode and the inorganic alignment layer on the one of the pair of substrates.

Abstract: The heat dissipation structure of the backlight module of the present invention comprises a circuit board, a heat-conductive element (such as thermally conductive glue) and a light-emitting diode (LED) chip, wherein the circuit board has an electric circuit layer and a heat conductive layer respectively formed on two opposite surfaces thereof. The circuit board has a plurality of through holes penetrating through the electric circuit layer and the heat-conductive layer of the circuit board, wherein each of the through holes is filled with heat-conductive material. The heat-conductive element is placed on the circuit layer and covers the through holes, and the LED chip is disposed on the heat-conductive element and is electrically connected to the electric circuit layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a panel including a first substrate on which a black matrix, a conductive layer, an insulation layer, and a common electrode are formed, a second substrate formed opposite to the first substrate and coupled to the first substrate by a sealant, and a liquid crystal between the first and second substrates. A temperature sensor senses a temperature of the panel and/or an environment surrounding the panel. A power supply controls the temperature of the panel by heating the conductive layer in response to the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A temperature sensing apparatus for a liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The apparatus can measure the device temperature without the existence of a conventional PN junction. The temperature sensing apparatus comprises at least one thin-film transistor (TFT) cell, a variable current source, a buffer and a sensing circuit. Each TFT cell has its respective drain and gate coupled together and a source coupled to a ground. The variable current source is coupled to the drain of the TFT cell. The buffer has an input coupled to the drain of the TFT cell. The sensing circuit has an input coupled to an output of the buffer and an output to produce a voltage output signal. The temperature of the TFT cell is determined by inputting two currents at a sub-saturation region of the TFT cell and measuring voltage output signal difference.

Abstract: An electronic equipment of the present invention includes housings and, a substrate, electronic components mounted on the substrate, a heatsink which is connected to the electronic component, connection means for connecting the heatsink to the housing depending on a temperature in the housing and for forming a heat conduction path from the electronic component to the housing, and a fan for flowing cooling air into the housing. The substrate, the electronic component, the heatsink, the connection means, and the fan are arranged in the housing. Depending on the temperature, the connection means promotes heat transfer from the heatsink to the housing, which has a large radiation area, in addition to a cooling (radiation) operation using the fan. As a result, the cooling of the electronic component inside the housing is promoted during operation.

Abstract: Provided are a light unit and a liquid crystal display (LCD) having the same. The light unit comprises a housing; at least one first printed circuit board (PCB) arranged in the housing in a first direction; at least one second PCB arranged in the housing in a direction opposite to the first direction; and light emitting diodes mounted on the first and second PCBs.

Abstract: A flat panel display has an optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer, especially an indium tin oxide layer, directly formed on an outer front surface of a liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly having a front plate, a rear plate, and a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between said front and rear plates. The optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer is preferably uniform and functions as an integral heater when connected to a direct current power source.

Abstract: A chassis base assembly including a chassis base, a driving circuit unit located at a rear side of the chassis base, the driving circuit unit including a circuit element protruding from the driving circuit unit toward the chassis base, and a heat sink attached to the circuit element, and a flat panel display device having the same.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is disclosed. The disclosed device includes a first substrate including a plurality of gate and data lines defining a plurality of pixel regions, heating conductive lines having first conductive lines formed substantially in parallel with the gate lines and second conductive lines formed substantially in parallel with the data lines, thin film transistors (TFT) connected to the corresponding gate lines and data lines, and pixel electrodes connected to the corresponding TFTs. The disclosed device also includes a second substrate including a plurality of color filters formed corresponding to the pixel regions, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. At least one of the second conductive lines is separated from at least one of the first conductive lines.

Abstract: A liquid crystal projector, a liquid crystal panel, and a liquid cooling apparatus, for obtaining a picture without disturbance due to a liquid coolant passing through a transparent surface of the liquid crystal panel, with achieving cooling effectively with an aid of a liquid cooling cycle, wherein lights from a light source 112 is divided into three (3) parallel light beams,

Abstract: An auxiliary plate (10) is fixed to a rear plane of a housing for fixedly holding a lamp unit (6) having a plurality of lamps. In the auxiliary plate (10), a convex portion and a concave portion are combined. The convex portion has a space between the housing and itself, which is formed by protruding a sheet metal, and the concave portion contacts with the housing by denting the sheet metal. In the auxiliary plate 10, an area for mounting a board vulnerable to heat is formed with the convex portion and an air layer performs as heat insulation. The convex and concave portions are arrayed in a direction where heated air easily flows in another area. Thus, rigidity can be remarkably increased compared to a flat-shaped sheet metal, and heat generated by a backlight is effectively dissipated, as well as a temperature rise and an occurrence of a temperature gradient are suppressed.

Abstract: An ion wind generator is arranged in the vicinity of a light source. The ion wind generator allows an air flow by negatively ionizing air by corona discharges using negative side needle electrodes, and drawing the negatively-ionized air using a ground side mesh electrode. High-temperature air surrounding the light source is drawn by the air flow and exhausted from an exhaust port at a rear side of a casing. An ozone decomposition catalyst filter is provided in the exhaust port. Ozone (O3) is generated by the corona discharges in the ion wind generator. However, the ozone is decomposed by passing through the ozone decomposition catalyst filter provided at the exhaust port.

Abstract: Embodiments of methods and apparatus for cooling optics are disclosed.

Abstract: A backlight unit and a liquid crystal display device are provided. The backlight unit includes light emitting diodes; and a plurality of temperature adjusting members which reduce a temperature difference formed by emission of heat of the backlight unit, the heat being caused by a convection current of air in a vicinity of the light emitting diodes and by heat emitted from the plurality of light emitting diodes. The liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of circuit boards which are provided with light emitting diodes; a frame on which the circuit boards are installed; and a plurality of temperature adjusting members provided between the plurality of circuit boards and the frame, wherein the plurality of temperature adjusting members having different heat resistances are arranged according to a temperature distribution of heat emitted from the light emitting diodes such that a uniform temperature distribution is maintained across the display device.

Abstract: An exemplary liquid crystal display device (2) includes a liquid crystal panel (21) and a heating system. The heating system heats the liquid crystal panel when the temperature of the liquid crystal panel is below a predetermined threshold temperature. The liquid crystal display device can work normally without being adversely influenced by the surrounding temperature.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display for use in a LCD projector includes a liquid crystal display panel including a TFT substrate, a counter substrate, and liquid crystal interposed between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate; a flexible film substrate being electrically coupled to the liquid crystal display panel and having a plurality of leads including at least one dummy lead; and a driving IC for driving the liquid crystal display panel, the driving IC being disposed on the film substrate and having at least one dummy bump. The dummy bump is connected to the dummy lead, and the dummy lead has a heat releasing function.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image display device 30 comprising a backlight 32, a liquid crystal display panel 36, a liquid crystal parallax barrier 44, and a spacer member 40 arranged between the liquid crystal display panel 36 and the liquid crystal parallax barrier 44, in which the spacer member 40 is made of a glass material different from that of the glass substrates 36a, 36b constituting the liquid crystal display panel 36, and the spacer member 40 is a glass substrate having a thermal expansion coefficient larger than that of the glass substrates 36a, 36b constituting the liquid crystal display panel 36. More specifically, it is preferable that the spacer member 40 consist of a soda glass substrate and that the liquid crystal display panel 36 for display be formed of non-alkali glass.

Abstract: A liquid crystal cell is presented that utilizes a deposited metal gasket moisture barrier and support membrane bonding two opposing plates of glass, a thin film spacer layer to accurately control cell gap thickness, and an optional integrated thermal sensor and heater deposition layer sandwiched therebetween.

Abstract: A light source apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention is comprised of a light emitting tube having a first electrode in one end and a second electrode in the other end thereof, the tube having both ends closed, a concave-shaped reflector having a hole in its deepest portion, the hole being provided for holding the light emitting tube, a transparent glass plate covering an opening of the reflector, a lead wire whose ends connects to the second electrode and extends out through a hole formed on a side surface of the reflector, respectively, a cooling fan blowing cooling air toward the reflector, and an air guiding member that separates the cooling air from the fan into a first cooling air cooling an outer surface of the reflector and a second cooling air cooling the other end of the lead wire extending out from the reflector.

Abstract: A substrate on which light emitting diodes (LEDs) of a back light unit is mounted is fixed to a heat sink without using a screw. A groove having an inverse tapered inner side wall is provided in a heat sink, and a substrate on which LEDs are mounted is stored in the groove. When the LEDs are turned on, the substrate expands due to thermal expansion to contact with the side wall of the groove, and can be fixed to the groove without using screws.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a heat sink member is disclosed. The backlight comprises a light-guiding plate disposed on one principal surface side of the liquid crystal display panel, LED light sources disposed on an end surface of the light-guiding plate, a mounting board for mounting the LED light sources thereon and a thermally conductive member connected to the mounting board. The heat sink member is connected to the mounting board through the thermally conductive member.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel in which temperature rise of the liquid crystal panel is sufficiently restrained by cooling the panel by means of a cooling liquid, and exudation of the cooling liquid toward the liquid crystal material is prevented. Disclosed are cover members attached to the liquid crystal panel that form cavities on the light entrance and exit sides of the panel. The cover members are such that a sealed portion of the liquid crystal material is not in contact with the cavities. The cover members are light transmitting. The cavities are filled with the cooling liquid.

Abstract: A cooling system for an electronic display may include a heat collector plate with internal gas and liquid phase lines. The cooling plate may be thermally isolated together with electronic components of the display within an enclosure of the display, while external lines carry liquid and gas phase refrigerant outside the enclosure to and from the heat collector plate. The external lines may be similar in size to each other and may be connected to the heat collector outside the heat collector plate by a manifold. The heat collector plate contacts a base plate of the electronic display in a thermally conductive relation to transfer heat from electronic components within the display to the gas phase refrigerant. Fans may be included for additional convective heat transfer. A single compressor may be fluidly connected to multiple heat collector plates in respective electronic displays.

Abstract: A projector apparatus includes: an optical system unit including an optical prism unit having liquid crystal panels for modulating red light, green light, and blue light and a dichroic prism, and a PS conversion device for aligning the polarization directions of the light from a light source lamp; cooling means for cooling the optical system unit; and an outer cabinet for mounting the optical system unit and the cooling means.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel including a liquid crystal layer for a display in an OCB mode, a heating unit which heats the liquid crystal display panel, a temperature detecting unit for detecting a temperature of the liquid crystal display panel, a time measuring unit which measures a heating time that the heating unit has operated, and a transfer drive circuit which applies a transfer drive voltage to the liquid crystal layer to transfer the alignment state of liquid crystal molecules from a splay alignment to a bend alignment in advance. The transfer drive circuit is configured to determine a transfer time as an application period of the transfer drive voltage on the basis of a relationship between the heating time and temperature which are obtained from the time measuring unit and temperature detecting unit at a desired timing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a manufacturing line of a liquid crystal display device and fabricating method thereof, by which domain failure (alignment failure) can be previously repaired by a mother substrate unit by adding a step of cooling a thermoset substrate rapidly prior to cutting. The present invention includes a vacuum alignment equipment assembling a first mother substrate having either liquid crystals dropped thereon or a sealant formed thereon and a second mother substrate having either the sealant formed thereon or the liquid crystals therein, a UV-sealant hardener performing UV-hardening on the sealant of the assembled substrates, a thermosetter thermosetting the UV-hardened substrates, a rapid cooler rapidly cooling the thermoset substrates, and a cutter cutting the rapidly cooled substrates into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes a heat receiving casing thermally joined to a heating object directly or indirectly, a first device having hoses which communicate inside of the heat receiving casing, a fluid medium inside the heat receiving casing and in the hoses. The cooling apparatus also includes a solution sending pump circulating the fluid medium provided inside the heat receiving casing, and a second device having a radiator for cooling the circulated fluid medium, and a radiating fan.

Abstract: A flat panel display having a black mask EMI layer isolated from Vcom and tied to zero potential. The flat panel display has an integral metal heater layer and thermal sensor that are in close proximity to the liquid crystals to provide efficient heating and temperature sensing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid crystal display capable of obtaining a high-quality image without creating flicker and ghost image phenomenon even if Vcom is adjusted, by minimizing variation of refractive index and dielectric constant depending on a temperature through maintaining a liquid crystal layer at a constant temperature. The liquid crystal display comprises a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, an overcoat layer formed on the second substrate, a black matrix layer of a matrix shape formed on the overcoat layer, an ITO layer formed on the black matrix layer, a metal layer formed on the ITO layer, which is formed on the black matrix layer, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes a backlight assembly with a light source between a liquid crystal panel and a bottom. A heat sink is disposed on the bottom case to irradiate heat out of the liquid crystal display device. The heat sink may be located where the heat is accumulated by thermal convection, or near the top of the LCD device.