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WO2014204228A1 - 2d/3d switching lens for 3d image display device - Google Patents

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WO2014204228A1
WO2014204228A1 PCT/KR2014/005413 KR2014005413W WO2014204228A1 WO 2014204228 A1 WO2014204228 A1 WO 2014204228A1 KR 2014005413 W KR2014005413 W KR 2014005413W WO 2014204228 A1 WO2014204228 A1 WO 2014204228A1
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  • the present invention relates to a 2D / 3D switching lens used in a stereoscopic image display device.
  • Stereoscopic displays usually provide the viewer with images with parallax from individual left and right eye viewpoints. There are two ways to provide parallax images in both eyes of the observer.
  • the first method uses a pair of shutters or 3D glasses that transmit or block light toward the viewer's eyes by alternating and synchronizing the left and right image displays.
  • the viewpoints of the right eye and the left eye are alternately displayed in each eye of the observer, but 3D glasses are not used.
  • This second method is called autostereoscopic and is preferred for stereoscopic 3D viewing because no extra glasses are needed.
  • parallax barrier method thin vertical slits are arranged at regular intervals in order to transmit or block light, and the left and right images can be precisely separated from each other to realize a 3D image.
  • the parallax barrier method causes brightness deterioration due to the barrier, difficulty in manufacturing, and diffraction problems.
  • the lenticular lens 1 is positioned between the display panel 2 and the viewer.
  • the lenticular lens 1 changes the path (that is, the optical path) of the right eye image and the left eye image displayed on the display panel 2 so that the right eye image and the left eye image are projected by the viewer's right eye and left eye, respectively.
  • the lenticular lens method has a disadvantage in that crosstalk occurs due to diffraction of a signal transmitted through the lenticule and recognized by a viewer.
  • Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-0041698 discloses an aperture opening correction for a lenticular screen for applying an opaque material to the lenticular screen in order to prevent crosstalk due to such diffraction.
  • the technique requires a separate lenticular screen to apply the impermeable material, and has the disadvantage of complicating the formation of the lenticular lens.
  • the lenticular lens method is advantageous in view angle and luminance when the display is enlarged compared to the parallax barrier method.
  • the lenticular lens method uses more liquid crystals than the parallax barrier method, and as the size of the display increases, the thickness of the lens becomes thicker, thereby increasing the amount of liquid crystals used and the alignment of the liquid crystals. Therefore, while maintaining the performance of the conventional lenticular lens, a high degree of orientation is required with a small amount of liquid crystal is required.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, to provide a 2D / 3D switching lens that can effectively prevent crosstalk due to the diffraction of the signal generated in the lenticular lens system.
  • the purpose is to provide a 2D / 3D switching lens that can effectively prevent crosstalk due to the diffraction of the signal generated in the lenticular lens system.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a 2D / 3D switching lens in which the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is thin and thus the amount of liquid crystal used can be reduced, thereby reducing the cost and improving liquid crystal alignment.
  • An upper plate including an upper substrate, an upper transparent electrode formed on a lower surface of the upper substrate, and a lenticular lens portion in which a plurality of lenticular lenses formed on a lower surface of the upper transparent electrode are disposed in parallel in a lateral direction;
  • a lower plate including a lower substrate, a lower transparent electrode formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate, and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the lower transparent electrode;
  • It provides a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the black matrix is formed under the connection portion of each of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature in which the black matrix is formed on the lower alignment layer.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have the black matrix formed on a lower surface of the lower substrate.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that the black matrix is coupled by adhesion with a tip of a connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that the black matrix includes an adhesive component.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that an alignment layer is formed on an inner curved surface of each lenticular lens included in the lenticular lens unit.
  • An upper plate including a Fresnel lens portion on a first film and a lower surface of the first film, the plurality of Fresnel lenses arranged in parallel in a lateral direction;
  • a lower plate including a second film and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the second film
  • It provides a 2D / 3D switching lens comprising a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that an alignment layer is formed on a lower curved surface of the Fresnel lens unit.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens further includes a first transparent electrode between the bottom surface of the first film and the top surface of the Fresnel lens portion; A second transparent electrode may be further provided between the upper surface of the second film and the lower alignment layer.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens may have a characteristic that the liquid crystal contained in the liquid crystal layer is a cured reactive liquid crystal.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens has a polarization switching unit coupled to a lower plate, and the polarization switching unit
  • a top plate including a third film, a first electrode formed on the bottom surface of the third film, and an upper alignment layer formed on the bottom surface of the first electrode;
  • a lower plate including a fourth film, a second electrode formed on the top surface of the fourth film, and a lower alignment layer formed on the top surface of the second electrode;
  • It may have a feature including a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate.
  • the Fresnel lens is formed by the Flennel lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the lower surface of the first film, the black matrix is formed under the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern.
  • the Fresnel lens is formed by a planar lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the bottom surface of the first transparent electrode, the black matrix is formed below the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern.
  • the black matrix may be formed on the lower alignment layer.
  • the black matrix may have a feature formed on a lower surface of the lower substrate.
  • the black matrix may be coupled to the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern by adhesion.
  • the black matrix may include an adhesive component.
  • the black matrix when the black matrix is formed on the alignment layer and bonded by the tip of the lenticular lens and the connecting portion of the lenticular lens by adhesion, the black matrix provides an effect of preventing the lenticular lens from being lifted by thermal or mechanical force.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes a Fresnel lens portion under the first film in contact with the liquid crystal, so that the thickness of the liquid crystal layer becomes thin, thereby reducing the amount of liquid crystal used, thereby reducing the cost and improving the liquid crystal orientation.
  • FIG. 1 is a view showing an implementation principle of a stereoscopic image by a lenticular lens.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • 5 to 6 are cross-sectional views showing the structure of a conventional 2D / 3D switching lens.
  • 7 to 8 are cross-sectional views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • 9 and 10 are cross-sectional views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention in which a black matrix is formed.
  • 11A and 11B show a conceptual diagram A of a Fresnel lens and a structure B of a Fresnel lens.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • the present invention is the upper substrate 111, the upper transparent electrode 112 formed on the lower surface of the upper substrate and the plurality of lenticular lenses formed on the lower surface of the upper transparent electrode in the transverse direction
  • a lower plate 120 including a lower substrate 121, a lower transparent electrode 122 formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate, and a lower alignment layer 123 formed on an upper surface of the lower transparent electrode;
  • a black matrix 150 is formed under the connection portion of each of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light, thereby providing a 2D / 3D switching lens.
  • the black matrix 150 may be formed on the lower alignment layer 123.
  • the tip of the connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens may be bonded to the black matrix 150 by adhesion. In this case, the effect of preventing the lifting of the lenticular lens by heat or mechanical force can be obtained.
  • the bond may be formed by including an adhesive component in the black matrix, applying an adhesive to the upper end of the black matrix, or applying an adhesive to the tip of the connecting portion.
  • the black matrix 150 may be formed on the bottom surface of the lower substrate 121, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • connection part of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens in the above means a part where individual lenticular lenses are connected when the tunnel-shaped lens is viewed as an individual lenticular lens, and the parts formed in this connection form a sharp tip. It is referred to as "tip" in the present invention because it has.
  • the black matrix 150 is formed at the lower portion of the connection portion of each lenticular lens and the lenticular lens to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light, and as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4. Is formed.
  • an upper alignment layer may be further formed on the inner curved surface of each lenticular lens included in the lenticular lens unit.
  • an alignment film is not essential. This is because the alignment of the liquid crystal may be possible only by rubbing the inner curved surface.
  • the display device 130 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a field emission display (FED), a plasma display panel (PDP) and an organic light emitting diode (Organic Light) Flat panel display devices such as an Emitting Diode).
  • LCD liquid crystal display
  • FED field emission display
  • PDP plasma display panel
  • Organic Light Organic Light emitting diode
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes an upper plate 110 and a lower plate 120 facing each other with an electrically controllable liquid crystal layer therebetween, so that the light from the display device 130 is transmitted in the 2D image mode as it is.
  • the light is refracted from the display device 130 to serve as an optical controller for separating the path of the light corresponding to the left eye image and the path of the light corresponding to the right eye image.
  • materials such as upper and lower substrates, upper and lower transparent electrodes, lenticular lenses, liquid crystals, alignment layers, and black matrices, and methods of constructing 2D / 3D switching lenses using them are not particularly limited, and techniques known in the art are used. Applicable
  • FIG. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the structure of a conventional 2D / 3D switching lens. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the conventional 2D / 3D switching lens is bonded by the display panel 300 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 400.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens 200 of the present invention includes an upper plate 210 and a lower plate 220 bonded to each other.
  • the upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a first transparent electrode 212 formed on a bottom surface of the first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on a bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, An upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer and a liquid crystal 215 in contact with the upper alignment layer 214.
  • the resin layer 213 has a plurality of lenticular lens patterns.
  • the lower plate 220 includes a second film 221, a second transparent electrode 222 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221, and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second transparent electrode 222. It includes.
  • the upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded to each other through a laminating process such that the liquid crystal 215 of the upper plate 210 and the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220 are in direct contact with each other.
  • the conventional 2D / 3D switching lens as shown in FIG. 6, the upper plate 210, the lower plate 220 bonded to the upper plate 210, the polarization switching unit 230, and the lower plate 220. And an adhesive layer 240 between the polarization switching unit 230.
  • the upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211, an upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and the upper alignment layer 214. And cured reactive mesogen 216 in contact with it.
  • the resin layer 213 has a plurality of lenticular lens patterns.
  • the lower plate 220 includes a second film 221 and an upper alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221.
  • the upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded through a laminating process, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 of the upper plate 210 is in direct contact with the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220.
  • the polarization switching unit 230 bonded to the lower plate 220 through the adhesive layer 240 may include third and fourth films 231 and 232 and third and fourth films 231 and 232. ) And first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234 formed on the upper and lower transparent layers 235 and 236 formed on the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, respectively, and the The liquid crystal 237 is disposed between the alignment layers 235 and 236.
  • the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 between the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 is determined by the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 as illustrated in FIG. 6. As the electric field is applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 is changed as illustrated in FIG. 6, and as a result, passes through the polarization switching unit 230. The polarization direction of one light is changed.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens as described above has a disadvantage in that when the display is enlarged, the thickness of the lens is increased so that the amount of the liquid crystal is increased and the alignment of the liquid crystal is difficult to provide a high quality autostereoscopic image.
  • the present invention is characterized by employing a Fresnel lens element in a 2D / 3D switching lens to solve the above problems.
  • Fresnel lens Since the phase of light changes periodically every 2 ⁇ , the same convex lens functions even if the convex lens is formed by cutting out the point where the phase delay of the lens changes by 2 ⁇ and attaching it to the plane.
  • a lens is called a Fresnel lens
  • FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate the concept of such a Fresnel lens.
  • Fresnel lens has the advantage of being able to manufacture the thick thickness of the conventional convex lens in a thin form.
  • the height of the Fresnel lens according to the distance in the structure shown in FIG. 6 (b) is defined as follows:
  • m means the number of Fresnel zone
  • f is the focal length of the Fresnel lens.
  • FIG. 7 to 8 are perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention may be bonded to the display panel 300 by the adhesive layer 400.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens 200 includes an upper plate 210 and a lower plate 220 that are bonded to each other.
  • the upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a first transparent electrode 212 formed on a bottom surface of the first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on a bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, An upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and a liquid crystal 215 in contact with the upper alignment layer 214.
  • the resin layer 213 has a plurality of Fresnel lens patterns.
  • the lower plate 220 includes a second film 221, a second transparent electrode 222 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221, and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second transparent electrode 222. It includes.
  • the upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded to each other through a laminating process such that the liquid crystal 215 of the upper plate 210 and the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220 are in direct contact with each other.
  • the initial molecular direction of the liquid crystal 215 between the upper and lower alignment layers 214 and 223 is determined by the alignment layers 214 and 223 as illustrated in FIG. 5.
  • the electric field is applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 212 and 222, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 215 is changed, and as a result, the refractive index of the liquid crystal 215 is changed. Will also change.
  • mode switching to 3D may be performed by applying an electric field between the first and second transparent electrodes 212 and 222.
  • the switching lens 200 of the present invention passes the incident light without changing the path in the 2D mode, but functions as a lens for changing the path of the incident light to provide different two-dimensional images in the left eye and the right eye in the 3D mode. .
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes an upper plate 210, a lower plate 220 bonded to the upper plate 210, a polarization switching unit 230, and the lower plate 220.
  • the adhesive layer 240 between the polarization switching unit 230 is included.
  • the upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211, an upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and the upper alignment layer 214. And cured reactive mesogen 216 in contact with it.
  • the resin layer 213 has a plurality of Fresnel lens patterns.
  • the lower plate 220 includes a second film 221 and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221.
  • the upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded through a laminating process, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 of the upper plate 210 is in direct contact with the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220.
  • the polarization switching unit 230 bonded to the lower plate 220 through the adhesive layer 240 may include third and fourth films 231 and 232 and third and fourth films 231 and 232. ) And first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234 formed on the upper and lower transparent layers 235 and 236 formed on the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, respectively, and the The liquid crystal 237 is disposed between the alignment layers 235 and 236.
  • the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 between the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 is determined by the alignment layers 235 and 236, as illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 is changed as illustrated in FIG. 6, and as a result, passes through the polarization switching unit 230.
  • the polarization direction of one light is changed.
  • the polarization direction of the light passing through the polarization switching unit 230 in a state in which an electric field is applied is different, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 has different refractive indices with respect to incident light having different polarization directions. .
  • the switching lens 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention also passes the incident light as it is without changing the path in the 2D mode, but in the 3D mode, the path of the incident light is provided to provide different two-dimensional images to the left and right eyes. It functions as a lens for changing.
  • mode switching to 3D may be performed by applying an electric field between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234.
  • the Fresnel lens may be formed by the planel lens pattern of the resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211. have.
  • a black matrix 250 may be formed below the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern.
  • the Fresnel lens is formed by the planel lens pattern of the resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, and the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern is formed.
  • the black matrix 250 may be formed below.
  • the black matrix 250 is formed to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light.
  • the black matrix may be formed on the lower alignment layer, or as illustrated in FIG. 10, on the bottom surface of the lower substrate.
  • the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern may be bonded to the black matrix 250 by adhesion. In this case, the effect of preventing the lifting of the Fresnel lens pattern by heat or mechanical force can be obtained.
  • the bond may be formed by including an adhesive component in the black matrix 250, applying an adhesive to the upper end of the black matrix 250, or applying an adhesive to the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern.
  • the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern refers to a sharp portion formed toward the lower alignment layer 223 as a planel lens pattern formed on the resin layer 213.
  • the display panel 300 may provide a 2D image in 2D mode and a 3D image (left eye image and right eye image) in 3D mode, and may be a PDP panel, an LCD panel, or an OLED panel.
  • a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive may be preferably used.
  • Fresnel lens in the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as it is known in the art.
  • the upper alignment layer formed on the inner surface of each Fresnel lens included in the resin layer 213 is not essential. This is because the alignment of the liquid crystal may be possible only by rubbing the inner curved surface.
  • the 2D / 3D switching lens of the above-described form has a small thickness of the liquid crystal layer, the amount of liquid crystal used is small, thereby providing an effect of cost reduction and liquid crystal alignment.
  • materials such as the first film, the second film, the third film, the fourth film, the upper and lower alignment layers, the first transparent electrode, the second transparent electrode, the liquid crystal, and the like and a method of constructing the 2D / 3D switching lens using the same Is not particularly limited, and techniques known in the art may be applied.
  • liquid crystal layer 150 black matrix
  • first film 212 first transparent electrode
  • liquid crystal 220 lower plate
  • first transparent electrode 234 second transparent electrode
  • adhesive layer 300 display panel

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The present invention provides a 2D/3D switching lens characterized by comprising: a top plate including an upper substrate, an upper transparent electrode formed on the bottom surface of the upper substrate, and a reticular lens unit having a plurality of reticular lenses disposed in parallel in intersecting directions and formed on the bottom surface of the upper transparent electrode; a bottom plate including a lower substrate, a lower transparent electrode formed on the top surface of the lower substrate, and a lower orientation film formed on the top surface of the lower transparent electrode; and a liquid crystal layer included between the top plate and the lower plate and driven by an electric field applied by the upper transparent electrode and the lower transparent electrode, wherein a black matrix for preventing crosstalk due to light diffraction is formed on the bottom of the portions connecting one reticular lens to another.

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입체영상 표시장치용 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈2D / 3D switching lens for stereoscopic display

본 발명은 입체영상 표시장치에 사용되는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a 2D / 3D switching lens used in a stereoscopic image display device.

입체 디스플레이(stereoscopic display)는 보통 개개의 좌안 및 우안 시점(viewpoint)으로부터 시차(parallax)를 갖는 이미지를 관찰자에게 제공한다. 관찰자의 양안에 시차 이미지를 제공하는 방법으로는 다음과 같은 2가지의 방법이 존재한다.Stereoscopic displays usually provide the viewer with images with parallax from individual left and right eye viewpoints. There are two ways to provide parallax images in both eyes of the observer.

첫 번째 방법은 좌/우 이미지 디스플레이의 교번과 동기화에 의하여 광을 시청자의 눈을 향해 투과시키거나 차단시키는 한 쌍의 셔터(shutter) 또는 3D 안경을 이용하는 것이다. The first method uses a pair of shutters or 3D glasses that transmit or block light toward the viewer's eyes by alternating and synchronizing the left and right image displays.

두 번째 방법에서는, 상기와 유사하게 우안과 좌안의 시점이 관찰자의 각각의 눈에 교대로 디스플레이 되지만, 3D 안경은 이용하지 않는다. 이러한 두 번째 방법은 무안경 입체(autostereoscopic)로 지칭되며, 별도의 안경이 필요하지 않기 때문에 입체 3D 시청에 바람직하다.In the second method, similarly to the above, the viewpoints of the right eye and the left eye are alternately displayed in each eye of the observer, but 3D glasses are not used. This second method is called autostereoscopic and is preferred for stereoscopic 3D viewing because no extra glasses are needed.

패럴랙스 베리어 방식은 빛을 투과 또는 차단시키기 위해 가느다란 수직 슬릿을 일정한간격으로 배열시켜 특정시점에서 슬릿을 통해 보면 좌, 우영상이 정확하게 분리되어 입체영상(3D image)을 구현할 수 있다. 패럴랙스 베리어 방식은 베리어에 의해 밝기 저하가 발생하며 제작의 어려움, 그리고 회절 등의 문제가 있다.In the parallax barrier method, thin vertical slits are arranged at regular intervals in order to transmit or block light, and the left and right images can be precisely separated from each other to realize a 3D image. The parallax barrier method causes brightness deterioration due to the barrier, difficulty in manufacturing, and diffraction problems.

렌티큘라 렌즈 방식은 도 1에서와 같이 표시 패널(2)과 시청자 사이에 렌티큘러 렌즈(1)가 위치된다. 렌티큘러 렌즈(1)는 디스플레이 패널(2) 상에 표시된 우안용 영상과 좌안용 영상의 경로(즉, 광경로)를 변경시켜 우안용 영상과 좌안용 영상이 시청자의 우안 및 좌안에 각각 투사되게 한다. 렌티큘라 렌즈 방식은 렌티큘을 통해 전송되고 뷰어(view)에 의해 인식되는 신호의 회절로 인한 크로스토크(crosstalk)가 발생한다는 단점을 갖는다. In the lenticular lens method, as shown in FIG. 1, the lenticular lens 1 is positioned between the display panel 2 and the viewer. The lenticular lens 1 changes the path (that is, the optical path) of the right eye image and the left eye image displayed on the display panel 2 so that the right eye image and the left eye image are projected by the viewer's right eye and left eye, respectively. . The lenticular lens method has a disadvantage in that crosstalk occurs due to diffraction of a signal transmitted through the lenticule and recognized by a viewer.

한국 특허공개 제10-2010-0041698호는 상기와 같은 회절로 인한 크로스토크(crosstalk)를 방지하기 위하여, 렌티큘러 스크린에 불투과성 재료를 도포하는 렌티큘러 스크린을 위한 연개구 보정에 관하여 개시하고 있다. 그러나, 상기 기술은 불투과성 재료를 도포하기 위하여 별도의 렌티큘러 스크린이 마련되어야 하며, 렌티큘라 렌즈의 형성을 복잡하게 하는 단점을 갖는다.Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2010-0041698 discloses an aperture opening correction for a lenticular screen for applying an opaque material to the lenticular screen in order to prevent crosstalk due to such diffraction. However, the technique requires a separate lenticular screen to apply the impermeable material, and has the disadvantage of complicating the formation of the lenticular lens.

한편, 렌티큘라 렌즈 방식은 패럴랙스 배리어 방식 대비 디스플레이 대형화시 시야각 및 휘도면에서 유리하다. 하지만 렌티큘라 렌즈 방식은 패럴랙스 배리어 방식 대비 액정 사용량이 많으며 디스플레이의 사이즈 증가에 따라 렌즈 두께가 두꺼워져 액정 사용량 증가 및 이에 따른 액정의 배향성이 문제가 된다. 따라서 기존 렌티큘라 렌즈의 성능은 유지하되 적은 액정 사용량으로 배향도가 높은 기술이 요구된다.On the other hand, the lenticular lens method is advantageous in view angle and luminance when the display is enlarged compared to the parallax barrier method. However, the lenticular lens method uses more liquid crystals than the parallax barrier method, and as the size of the display increases, the thickness of the lens becomes thicker, thereby increasing the amount of liquid crystals used and the alignment of the liquid crystals. Therefore, while maintaining the performance of the conventional lenticular lens, a high degree of orientation is required with a small amount of liquid crystal is required.

본 발명은 종래 기술의 상기와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위하여 안출된 것으로서, 렌티큘라 렌즈 방식에서 발생하는 신호의 회절로 인한 크로스토크(crosstalk)를 효과적으로 방지할 수 있는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, to provide a 2D / 3D switching lens that can effectively prevent crosstalk due to the diffraction of the signal generated in the lenticular lens system. The purpose.

또한, 액정층의 두께가 얇아서 사용 액정량을 줄일 수 있어서 원가가 절감 되고 액정 배향성이 향상되는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 제공하는 것을 목적으로 한다.In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a 2D / 3D switching lens in which the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is thin and thus the amount of liquid crystal used can be reduced, thereby reducing the cost and improving liquid crystal alignment.

본 발명은, The present invention,

상부 기판, 상기 상부 기판 하단면에 형성된 상부 투명전극 및 상기 상부 투명전극 하단면에 형성된 다수개의 렌티큘라 렌즈가 횡방향으로 평행하게 배치된 렌티큘라 렌즈부를 포함하는 상판;An upper plate including an upper substrate, an upper transparent electrode formed on a lower surface of the upper substrate, and a lenticular lens portion in which a plurality of lenticular lenses formed on a lower surface of the upper transparent electrode are disposed in parallel in a lateral direction;

하부 기판, 상기 하부 기판 상단면에 형성된 하부 투명전극 및 상기 하부 투명전극 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a lower substrate, a lower transparent electrode formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate, and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the lower transparent electrode; And

상기 상판과 하판 사이에 포함되어 상기 상부 투명전극과 하부 투명전극에 의해 인가되는 전계에 의해 구동되는 액정층을 구비하며;A liquid crystal layer included between the upper plate and the lower plate and driven by an electric field applied by the upper transparent electrode and the lower transparent electrode;

상기 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 제공한다.It provides a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the black matrix is formed under the connection portion of each of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 상기 블랙매트릭스가 상기 하부 배향막 상에 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature in which the black matrix is formed on the lower alignment layer.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 상기 블랙매트릭스가 상기 하부 기판의 하단면에 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.The 2D / 3D switching lens may have the black matrix formed on a lower surface of the lower substrate.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 상기 블랙매트릭스가 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 첨단부와 접착에 의해 결합되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that the black matrix is coupled by adhesion with a tip of a connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 상기 블랙매트릭스가 접착제 성분을 포함하는 특징을 가질 수 있다.The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that the black matrix includes an adhesive component.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 상기 렌티큘라 렌즈부에 포함된 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈의 내부 곡면에 배향막이 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that an alignment layer is formed on an inner curved surface of each lenticular lens included in the lenticular lens unit.

또한, 본 발명은, In addition, the present invention,

제 1 필름 및 상기 제 1 필름 하단면에 형성된, 다수개의 프레넬 렌즈가 횡방향으로 평행하게 배치된 프레넬 렌즈부를 포함하는 상판;An upper plate including a Fresnel lens portion on a first film and a lower surface of the first film, the plurality of Fresnel lenses arranged in parallel in a lateral direction;

제 2 필름 및 상기 제 2 필름 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a second film and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the second film; And

상기 상판과 하판 사이에 액정층을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 제공한다. It provides a 2D / 3D switching lens comprising a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 프레넬 렌즈부의 하부 곡면에 배향막이 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다. The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a feature that an alignment layer is formed on a lower curved surface of the Fresnel lens unit.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 제 1 필름의 하단면과 프레넬 렌즈부 상단면 사이에 제 1 투명전극이 더 구비되고; 상기 제 2 필름 상단면과 하부 배향막 사이에 제 2 투명전극이 더 구비되는 특징을 가질 수 있다. The 2D / 3D switching lens further includes a first transparent electrode between the bottom surface of the first film and the top surface of the Fresnel lens portion; A second transparent electrode may be further provided between the upper surface of the second film and the lower alignment layer.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 액정층에 포함된 액정이 경화된 반응성 액정인 특징을 가질 수 있다. The 2D / 3D switching lens may have a characteristic that the liquid crystal contained in the liquid crystal layer is a cured reactive liquid crystal.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 하판에는 편광 스위칭부가 결합되며, 상기 편광 스위칭부는 The 2D / 3D switching lens has a polarization switching unit coupled to a lower plate, and the polarization switching unit

제 3 필름, 상기 제 3 필름 하단면에 형성된 제 1 전극 및 상기 제 1 전극 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막을 포함하는 상판;A top plate including a third film, a first electrode formed on the bottom surface of the third film, and an upper alignment layer formed on the bottom surface of the first electrode;

제 4 필름, 상기 제 4 필름 상단면에 형성된 제 2 전극 및 상기 제 2 전극 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a fourth film, a second electrode formed on the top surface of the fourth film, and a lower alignment layer formed on the top surface of the second electrode; And

상기 상판과 하판 사이에 액정층을 포함하는 특징을 가질 수 있다. It may have a feature including a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는 제 1 필름 하단면에 형성된 수지층의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성되고, 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the Fresnel lens is formed by the Flennel lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the lower surface of the first film, the black matrix is formed under the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern. Can have

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는 제 1 투명전극 하단면에 형성된 수지층의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성되고, 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the Fresnel lens is formed by a planar lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the bottom surface of the first transparent electrode, the black matrix is formed below the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern. Can have

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 배향막 상에 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the black matrix may be formed on the lower alignment layer.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 기판의 하단면에 형성되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the black matrix may have a feature formed on a lower surface of the lower substrate.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부와 접착에 의해 결합되는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the black matrix may be coupled to the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern by adhesion.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 접착제 성분을 포함하는 특징을 가질 수 있다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens, the black matrix may include an adhesive component.

본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 하부에 블랙매트릭스가 형성되므로, 광의 회절로 인한 크로스토크가 방지되어 더 선명한 입체영상을 제공한다.In the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention, since a black matrix is formed below the connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens, crosstalk due to diffraction of light is prevented, thereby providing a clearer stereoscopic image.

또한, 상기 블랙매트릭스가 배향막 위에 형성되고, 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 첨단부와 접착에 의해 결합되는 경우에는 열 또는 기계적 힘에 의한 렌티큘라 렌즈의 들뜸을 방지하는 효과를 제공한다.  In addition, when the black matrix is formed on the alignment layer and bonded by the tip of the lenticular lens and the connecting portion of the lenticular lens by adhesion, the black matrix provides an effect of preventing the lenticular lens from being lifted by thermal or mechanical force.

또한, 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 프레넬 렌즈부를 액정과 접촉되는 제 1 필름 하부에 구비함으로써 액정층의 두께가 얇아지므로 사용 액정량을 절감시키며, 이에 따라 원가절감 및 액정 배향성의 향상 효과를 제공한다.In addition, the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes a Fresnel lens portion under the first film in contact with the liquid crystal, so that the thickness of the liquid crystal layer becomes thin, thereby reducing the amount of liquid crystal used, thereby reducing the cost and improving the liquid crystal orientation. To provide.

도 1은 렌티큘라 렌즈에 의한 입체영상의 구현원리를 도시한 도면이다.1 is a view showing an implementation principle of a stereoscopic image by a lenticular lens.

도 2는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 구조를 보여주는 분해 사시도이다.2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.

도 3 및 도 4는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 일예를 보여주는 분해 사시도이다.3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.

도 5 내지 6은 종래의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 구조를 보여주는 단면도이다.5 to 6 are cross-sectional views showing the structure of a conventional 2D / 3D switching lens.

도 7 내지 도 8는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 일예를 보여주는 단면도이다.7 to 8 are cross-sectional views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.

도 9 및 도 10은 블랙매트릭스가 형성된 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 일예를 보여주는 단면도이다.9 and 10 are cross-sectional views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention in which a black matrix is formed.

도 11a 및 11b는 프레넬 렌즈의 개념도(A) 및 프레넬 렌즈의 구조(B)를 도시한 것이다.11A and 11B show a conceptual diagram A of a Fresnel lens and a structure B of a Fresnel lens.

이하, 첨부된 도면을 참고하여 본 발명의 바람직한 실시예에 대하여 상세히 설명한다. 본 발명을 설명하기에 앞서 관련된 공지기능 및 구성에 대한 구체적 설명이 본 발명의 요지를 불필요하게 흐릴 수 있다고 판단되는 경우 그에 대한 설명은 생략하기로 한다. 또한, 하기 실시예에서 개별 구성 요소와 기능은 명확히 요구되지 않는 한, 일반적으로 선택될 수 있으며, 과정의 순서는 변경될 수 있다. 몇몇 실시예의 부분과 특징은 다른 실시예에 포함되거나 다른 실시예로 대체될 수 있다.Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Prior to describing the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known functions and configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the description thereof will be omitted. In addition, in the following examples, individual components and functions may be generally selected unless explicitly required, and the order of the processes may be changed. Portions and features of some embodiments may be included in, or replaced by, other embodiments.

도 2는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 구조를 보여주는 분해 사시도이다. 도 3 및 도 4는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 일예를 보여주는 분해 사시도이다.2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of a 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.

도 2 내지 4에 도시된 바와 같이, 본 발명은 상부 기판(111), 상기 상부 기판 하단면에 형성된 상부 투명전극(112) 및 상기 상부 투명전극 하단면에 형성된 다수개의 렌티큘라 렌즈가 횡방향으로 평행하게 배치된 렌티큘라 렌즈부(113)를 포함하는 상판(110);As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the present invention is the upper substrate 111, the upper transparent electrode 112 formed on the lower surface of the upper substrate and the plurality of lenticular lenses formed on the lower surface of the upper transparent electrode in the transverse direction An upper plate 110 including a lenticular lens unit 113 disposed in parallel;

하부 기판(121), 상기 하부 기판 상단면에 형성된 하부 투명전극(122) 및 상기 하부 투명전극 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막(123)을 포함하는 하판(120); 및A lower plate 120 including a lower substrate 121, a lower transparent electrode 122 formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate, and a lower alignment layer 123 formed on an upper surface of the lower transparent electrode; And

상기 상판(110)과 하판(120) 사이에 포함되어 상기 상부 투명전극(112)과 하부 투명전극(122)에 의해 인가되는 전계에 의해 구동되는 액정층(140)을 구비하며;A liquid crystal layer (140) included between the upper plate (110) and the lower plate (120) and driven by an electric field applied by the upper transparent electrode (112) and the lower transparent electrode (122);

상기 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 하부에는 광의 회절로 인한 크로스토크를 방지하기 위한 블랙매트릭스(150)가 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 제공한다.A black matrix 150 is formed under the connection portion of each of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light, thereby providing a 2D / 3D switching lens.

상기 블랙매트릭스(150)는, 도 3에 도시된 바와 같이, 하부 배향막(123) 상에 형성될 수 있다. As shown in FIG. 3, the black matrix 150 may be formed on the lower alignment layer 123.

상기와 같은 위치에 블랙매트릭스(150)가 형성되는 경우, 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 첨단부는 블랙매트릭스(150)에 접착에 의해 결합될 수 있다. 이 경우, 열 또는 기계적 힘에 의한 렌티큘라 렌즈의 들뜸을 방지하는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. When the black matrix 150 is formed at the position as described above, the tip of the connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens may be bonded to the black matrix 150 by adhesion. In this case, the effect of preventing the lifting of the lenticular lens by heat or mechanical force can be obtained.

상기 결합은 블랙매트릭스에 접착제 성분을 포함시키거나, 블랙매트릭스 상단부에 접착제를 도포하거나, 연결부의 첨단부에 접착제를 도포하여 형성할 수 있다.The bond may be formed by including an adhesive component in the black matrix, applying an adhesive to the upper end of the black matrix, or applying an adhesive to the tip of the connecting portion.

또한, 상기 블랙매트릭스(150)는, 도 4에 도시된 바와 같이, 하부 기판(121)의 하단면 상에 형성될 수도 있다. In addition, the black matrix 150 may be formed on the bottom surface of the lower substrate 121, as shown in FIG. 4.

상기에서 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부란, 터널형태의 렌즈를 개별적인 렌티큘라 렌즈로 보는 경우에 개별적인 렌티큘라 렌즈들이 연결되는 부분을 의미하며, 이렇게 연결되어 형성되는 부분은 끝이 뾰족한 형태를 가지므로 본 발명에서 "첨단부"라고 칭한다.The connection part of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens in the above means a part where individual lenticular lenses are connected when the tunnel-shaped lens is viewed as an individual lenticular lens, and the parts formed in this connection form a sharp tip. It is referred to as "tip" in the present invention because it has.

본 발명에서 블랙매트릭스(150)는 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 하부에 광의 회절로 인한 크로스토크를 방지하기 위하여 형성되며, 도 3 및 도 4에 예시된 바와 같이 상기 연결부를 따라 형성된다.  In the present invention, the black matrix 150 is formed at the lower portion of the connection portion of each lenticular lens and the lenticular lens to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light, and as illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4. Is formed.

본 발명에서, 상기 렌티큘라 렌즈부에 포함된 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈의 내부 곡면에는 상부 배향막이 더 형성될 수 있다. 그러나, 이러한 배향막은 필수적인 것은 아니다. 왜냐하면, 상기 내부곡면을 러빙처리만 해도 액정의 배향이 가능할 수 있기 때문이다.In the present invention, an upper alignment layer may be further formed on the inner curved surface of each lenticular lens included in the lenticular lens unit. However, such an alignment film is not essential. This is because the alignment of the liquid crystal may be possible only by rubbing the inner curved surface.

본 발명에서 표시장치(130)은 액정표시장치(Liquid Crystal Display, LCD), 전계방출표시장치(Field Emission Display,FED), 플라즈마 표시패널(Plasma Display Panel, PDP) 및 유기발광다이오드소자(Organic Light Emitting Diode) 등의 평판표시장치를 포함한다. In the present invention, the display device 130 is a liquid crystal display (LCD), a field emission display (FED), a plasma display panel (PDP) and an organic light emitting diode (Organic Light) Flat panel display devices such as an Emitting Diode).

본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 전기적으로 제어 가능한 액정층을 사이에 두고 대향하는 상판(110) 및 하판(120)을 포함하여 2D 영상모드에서 표시장치(130)로부터의 광을 그대로 투과시키고, 3D 영상모드에서 표시장치(130)로부터의 광을 굴절시켜 좌안화상에 해당하는 광의 진행경로와 우안화상에 해당하는 광의 진행경로를 분리시키는 광 제어기 역할을 한다.The 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes an upper plate 110 and a lower plate 120 facing each other with an electrically controllable liquid crystal layer therebetween, so that the light from the display device 130 is transmitted in the 2D image mode as it is. In the 3D image mode, the light is refracted from the display device 130 to serve as an optical controller for separating the path of the light corresponding to the left eye image and the path of the light corresponding to the right eye image.

본 발명에서, 상하부 기판, 상하부 투명전극, 렌티큘라 렌즈, 액정, 배향막, 및 블랙매트릭스 등의 소재 및 이들을 사용하여 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 구성하는 방법은 특별히 한정되지 않으며 이 분야에 공지된 기술을 적용할 수 있다. In the present invention, materials such as upper and lower substrates, upper and lower transparent electrodes, lenticular lenses, liquid crystals, alignment layers, and black matrices, and methods of constructing 2D / 3D switching lenses using them are not particularly limited, and techniques known in the art are used. Applicable

도 5 및 도6은 종래의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 구조를 보여주는 사시도이다. 도 5 및 도6에 도시된 바와 같이, 종래의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 디스플레이 패널(300)과 점착제층(400)에 의하여 합착된다. 5 and 6 are perspective views showing the structure of a conventional 2D / 3D switching lens. As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the conventional 2D / 3D switching lens is bonded by the display panel 300 and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 400.

본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈(200)는 서로 합착된 상판(210) 및 하판(220)을 포함한다. The 2D / 3D switching lens 200 of the present invention includes an upper plate 210 and a lower plate 220 bonded to each other.

상기 상판(210)은 제1 필름(211), 상기 제1 필름(211) 하단면에 형성된 제1 투명전극(212), 상기 제1 투명전극(212) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213), 상기 수지층 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막(214), 및 상기 상부 배향막(214)과 접촉되는 액정(215)을 포함한다. The upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a first transparent electrode 212 formed on a bottom surface of the first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on a bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, An upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer and a liquid crystal 215 in contact with the upper alignment layer 214.

상기 수지층(213)은 다수의 렌티큘라 렌즈 패턴들을 가진다. 상기 하판(220)은 제2 필름(221), 상기 제2 필름(221) 상단면에 형성된 제2 투명전극(222), 및 상기 제2 투명전극(222) 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막(223)을 포함한다. The resin layer 213 has a plurality of lenticular lens patterns. The lower plate 220 includes a second film 221, a second transparent electrode 222 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221, and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second transparent electrode 222. It includes.

상기 상판(210)의 액정(215)과 상기 하판(220)의 하부 배향막(223)이 직접 접촉하도록, 상기 상판(210)과 하판(220)은 라미네이팅 공정을 통해 서로 합착된다. The upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded to each other through a laminating process such that the liquid crystal 215 of the upper plate 210 and the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220 are in direct contact with each other.

또한, 종래의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는, 도 6에 도시된 바와 같이, 상판(210), 상기 상판(210)과 합착된 하판(220), 편광 스위칭부(230), 및 상기 하판(220)과 편광 스위칭부(230) 사이의 점착제층(240)을 포함할 수 있다. In addition, the conventional 2D / 3D switching lens, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper plate 210, the lower plate 220 bonded to the upper plate 210, the polarization switching unit 230, and the lower plate 220. And an adhesive layer 240 between the polarization switching unit 230.

상기 상판(210)은 제1 필름(211), 상기 제1 필름(211) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213), 상기 수지층 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막(214), 및 상기 상부 배향막(214)과 접촉되는 경화된 반응성 액정(reactive mesogen)(216)을 포함한다. 상기 수지층(213)은 다수의 렌티큘라 렌즈 패턴들을 가진다. The upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211, an upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and the upper alignment layer 214. And cured reactive mesogen 216 in contact with it. The resin layer 213 has a plurality of lenticular lens patterns.

상기 하판(220)은 제2 필름(221), 상기 제2 필름(221) 상단면에 형성된 상부 배향막(223)을 포함한다. The lower plate 220 includes a second film 221 and an upper alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221.

상기 상판(210)과 하판(220)은 라미네이팅 공정을 통해 합착되어 있으며, 상기 상판(210)의 경화된 반응성 액정(216)은 상기 하판(220)의 하부 배향막(223)과 직접 접촉되어 있다. The upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded through a laminating process, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 of the upper plate 210 is in direct contact with the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220.

상기 점착제층(240)을 통해 상기 하판(220)과 합착되어 있는 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)는 제3 및 제4 필름들(231, 232), 상기 제3 및 제4 필름들(231, 232) 상에 각각 형성된 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234), 상기 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 상에 각각 형성된 상부 및 하부 배향막들(235, 236), 및 상기 배향막들(235, 236) 사이에 위치한 액정(237)을 포함한다. The polarization switching unit 230 bonded to the lower plate 220 through the adhesive layer 240 may include third and fourth films 231 and 232 and third and fourth films 231 and 232. ) And first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234 formed on the upper and lower transparent layers 235 and 236 formed on the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, respectively, and the The liquid crystal 237 is disposed between the alignment layers 235 and 236.

상기 상부 및 하부 배향막들(235, 236) 사이의 액정(237)의 분자 방향은, 도 6에 예시된 바와 같이, 상부 및 하부 배향막들(235, 236)에 의해 결정된다. 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 사이에 전계가 인가됨에 따라 도 6에 예시된 바와 같이 상기 액정(237)의 분자 방향이 변하게 되고, 그 결과 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)를 통과한 광의 편광 방향이 변경된다. The molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 between the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 is determined by the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 as illustrated in FIG. 6. As the electric field is applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 is changed as illustrated in FIG. 6, and as a result, passes through the polarization switching unit 230. The polarization direction of one light is changed.

그러나 상기와 같은 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 디스플레이가 대형화되는 경우, 렌즈의 두께가 높아져 액정 사용량이 많아지고 액정의 배향이 어려워 높은 품질의 무안경 입체 이미지를 제공하지 못하는 단점을 갖는다. However, the 2D / 3D switching lens as described above has a disadvantage in that when the display is enlarged, the thickness of the lens is increased so that the amount of the liquid crystal is increased and the alignment of the liquid crystal is difficult to provide a high quality autostereoscopic image.

본 발명은 상기와 같은 문제를 해결하기 위해 프레넬 렌즈 요소를 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 채용한 것을 특징으로 한다.The present invention is characterized by employing a Fresnel lens element in a 2D / 3D switching lens to solve the above problems.

빛의 위상은 2π마다 주기적으로 변하므로, 기존의 볼록렌즈 형태에서 렌즈에 의한 빛의 phase delay가 2π만큼 변화되는 지점을 잘라내어 평면에 옮겨 붙인 형태로 구성해도 동일한 볼록렌즈로 기능한다. 이러한 렌즈를 프레넬 렌즈(Fresnel lens)라 하며, 도 11a 및 11b는 이러한 프레넬 렌즈의 개념을 보여주고 있다. 프레넬 렌즈는 기존의 볼록렌즈의 두꺼운 두께를 얇은 형태로 제작할 수 있는 장점을 가진다. 이러한 프레넬 렌즈의 설계를 위해 도 6의 (b)에 나타난 구조에서 거리에 따른 프레넬 렌즈의 높이는 다음과 같이 정의된다:Since the phase of light changes periodically every 2π, the same convex lens functions even if the convex lens is formed by cutting out the point where the phase delay of the lens changes by 2π and attaching it to the plane. Such a lens is called a Fresnel lens, and FIGS. 11A and 11B illustrate the concept of such a Fresnel lens. Fresnel lens has the advantage of being able to manufacture the thick thickness of the conventional convex lens in a thin form. For the design of this Fresnel lens, the height of the Fresnel lens according to the distance in the structure shown in FIG. 6 (b) is defined as follows:

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상기 수식에서 m은 프레넬 존의 개수를 의미하며, f는 프레넬 렌즈의 초점거리를 나타낸다. 액정 렌즈를 일반 GRIN 렌즈 타입이 아닌 프레넬 렌즈의 형태로 구현하면, 얇은 액정층을 이용하여 단초점 구현이 가능하므로, 낮은 구동전압, 빠른 응답속도, 낮은 색수차와 같은 장점을 가진다. In the above formula, m means the number of Fresnel zone, f is the focal length of the Fresnel lens. If a liquid crystal lens is implemented in the form of a Fresnel lens rather than a general GRIN lens type, since a short focus can be implemented using a thin liquid crystal layer, it has advantages such as low driving voltage, fast response speed, and low chromatic aberration.

도 7 내지 도 8는 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈의 일예를 보여주는 사시도이다. 7 to 8 are perspective views showing an example of the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention.

상기 도 7에 예시된 바와 같이, 본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 점착제층(400)에 의해 디스플레이 패널(300)과 합착될 수 있다. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention may be bonded to the display panel 300 by the adhesive layer 400.

상기 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈(200)는 서로 합착된 상판(210) 및 하판(220)을 포함한다. The 2D / 3D switching lens 200 includes an upper plate 210 and a lower plate 220 that are bonded to each other.

상기 상판(210)은 제1 필름(211), 상기 제1 필름(211) 하단면에 형성된 제1 투명전극(212), 상기 제1 투명전극(212) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213), 수지층의 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막(214), 및 상기 상부 배향막(214)과 접촉되는 액정(215)을 포함한다. The upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a first transparent electrode 212 formed on a bottom surface of the first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on a bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, An upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and a liquid crystal 215 in contact with the upper alignment layer 214.

상기 수지층(213)은 다수의 프레넬 렌즈 패턴들을 가진다. 상기 하판(220)은 제2 필름(221), 상기 제2 필름(221) 상단면에 형성된 제2 투명전극(222), 및 상기 제2 투명전극(222) 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막(223)을 포함한다. The resin layer 213 has a plurality of Fresnel lens patterns. The lower plate 220 includes a second film 221, a second transparent electrode 222 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221, and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second transparent electrode 222. It includes.

상기 상판(210)의 액정(215)과 상기 하판(220)의 하부 배향막(223)이 직접 접촉하도록, 상기 상판(210)과 하판(220)은 라미네이팅 공정을 통해 서로 합착된다. 상기 상부 및 하부 배향막들(214, 223) 사이 액정(215)의 초기 분자 방향은, 도 5에 예시된 바와 같이, 배향막들(214, 223)에 의해 결정된다. 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(212, 222) 사이에 전계가 인가됨에 따라, 도 6에 예시된 바와 같이, 상기 액정(215)의 분자 방향이 변하게 되고, 그 결과 상기 액정(215)의 굴절율도 변하게 된다. 예를 들어, 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(212, 222) 사이에 전계를 인가함으로써 3D로의 모드 전환이 수행될 수 있다. 본 발명의 스위칭 렌즈(200)는, 2D 모드 하에서는 경로 변경 없이 입사광을 그대로 통과시키지만, 3D 모드 하에서는 좌안과 우안에 서로 다른 2차원 영상들을 제공하기 위하여 입사광의 경로를 변경시키는 렌즈로서의 기능을 수행한다.The upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded to each other through a laminating process such that the liquid crystal 215 of the upper plate 210 and the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220 are in direct contact with each other. The initial molecular direction of the liquid crystal 215 between the upper and lower alignment layers 214 and 223 is determined by the alignment layers 214 and 223 as illustrated in FIG. 5. As the electric field is applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 212 and 222, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 215 is changed, and as a result, the refractive index of the liquid crystal 215 is changed. Will also change. For example, mode switching to 3D may be performed by applying an electric field between the first and second transparent electrodes 212 and 222. The switching lens 200 of the present invention passes the incident light without changing the path in the 2D mode, but functions as a lens for changing the path of the incident light to provide different two-dimensional images in the left eye and the right eye in the 3D mode. .

본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는, 도 8에 도시된 바와 같이, 상판(210), 상기 상판(210)과 합착된 하판(220), 편광 스위칭부(230), 및 상기 하판(220)과 편광 스위칭부(230) 사이의 점착제층(240)을 포함한다. As shown in FIG. 8, the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention includes an upper plate 210, a lower plate 220 bonded to the upper plate 210, a polarization switching unit 230, and the lower plate 220. The adhesive layer 240 between the polarization switching unit 230 is included.

상기 상판(210)은 제1 필름(211), 상기 제1 필름(211) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213), 상기 수지층 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막(214), 및 상기 상부 배향막(214)과 접촉되는 경화된 반응성 액정(reactive mesogen)(216)을 포함한다. 상기 수지층(213)은 다수의 프레넬 렌즈 패턴들을 가진다. The upper plate 210 may include a first film 211, a resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211, an upper alignment layer 214 formed on the bottom surface of the resin layer, and the upper alignment layer 214. And cured reactive mesogen 216 in contact with it. The resin layer 213 has a plurality of Fresnel lens patterns.

상기 하판(220)은 제2 필름(221), 상기 제2 필름(221) 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막(223)을 포함한다. The lower plate 220 includes a second film 221 and a lower alignment layer 223 formed on an upper surface of the second film 221.

상기 상판(210)과 하판(220)은 라미네이팅 공정을 통해 합착되어 있으며, 상기 상판(210)의 경화된 반응성 액정(216)은 상기 하판(220)의 하부 배향막(223)과 직접 접촉된다. The upper plate 210 and the lower plate 220 are bonded through a laminating process, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 of the upper plate 210 is in direct contact with the lower alignment layer 223 of the lower plate 220.

상기 점착제층(240)을 통해 상기 하판(220)과 합착되어 있는 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)는 제3 및 제4 필름들(231, 232), 상기 제3 및 제4 필름들(231, 232) 상에 각각 형성된 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234), 상기 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 상에 각각 형성된 상부 및 하부 배향막들(235, 236), 및 상기 배향막들(235, 236) 사이에 위치하는 액정(237)을 포함한다. The polarization switching unit 230 bonded to the lower plate 220 through the adhesive layer 240 may include third and fourth films 231 and 232 and third and fourth films 231 and 232. ) And first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234 formed on the upper and lower transparent layers 235 and 236 formed on the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, respectively, and the The liquid crystal 237 is disposed between the alignment layers 235 and 236.

상기 상부 및 하부 배향막들(235, 236) 사이의 액정(237)의 분자 방향은, 도 6에 예시된 바와 같이, 배향막들(235, 236)에 의해 결정된다. 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 사이에 전계가 인가됨에 따라 도 6에 예시된 바와 같이 상기 액정(237)의 분자 방향이 변하게 되고, 그 결과 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)를 통과한 광의 편광 방향이 변경된다. The molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 between the upper and lower alignment layers 235 and 236 is determined by the alignment layers 235 and 236, as illustrated in FIG. 6. As the electric field is applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234, the molecular direction of the liquid crystal 237 is changed as illustrated in FIG. 6, and as a result, passes through the polarization switching unit 230. The polarization direction of one light is changed.

즉, 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 사이에 전계가 인가되지 않은 상태에서 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)를 통과한 광의 편광 방향과 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 사이에 전계가 인가된 상태에서 상기 편광 스위칭부(230)를 통과한 광의 편광 방향은 상이하고, 이와 같이 서로 다른 편광 방향을 갖는 입사광에 대하여 상기 경화된 반응성 액정(216)은 다른 굴절율을 갖는다. That is, the polarization direction of the light passing through the polarization switching unit 230 and the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234 without an electric field applied between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234. The polarization direction of the light passing through the polarization switching unit 230 in a state in which an electric field is applied is different, and the cured reactive liquid crystal 216 has different refractive indices with respect to incident light having different polarization directions. .

결국, 본 발명의 제2 실시예에 의한 스위칭 렌즈(200)도, 2D 모드 하에서는 경로 변경 없이 입사광을 그대로 통과시키지만, 3D 모드 하에서는 좌안과 우안에 서로 다른 2차원 영상들을 제공하기 위하여 입사광의 경로를 변경시키는 렌즈로서의 기능을 수행한다. As a result, the switching lens 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention also passes the incident light as it is without changing the path in the 2D mode, but in the 3D mode, the path of the incident light is provided to provide different two-dimensional images to the left and right eyes. It functions as a lens for changing.

예를 들어, 제1 및 제2 투명전극들(233, 234) 사이에 전계를 인가함으로써 3D로의 모드 전환이 수행될 수 있다. For example, mode switching to 3D may be performed by applying an electric field between the first and second transparent electrodes 233 and 234.

본 발명의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈에 있어서, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는, 도 7에 도시된 바와 같이, 제 1 필름(211) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213)의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성될 수 있다. 그리고 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 도 9 및 도 10에 도시된 바와 같이, 블랙매트릭스(250)가 형성될 수 있다. In the 2D / 3D switching lens of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the Fresnel lens may be formed by the planel lens pattern of the resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first film 211. have. In addition, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, a black matrix 250 may be formed below the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern.

또한, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는, 도 8에 도시된 바와 같이, 제 1 투명전극(212) 하단면에 형성된 수지층(213)의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성되고, 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스(250)가 형성될 수 있다. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the Fresnel lens is formed by the planel lens pattern of the resin layer 213 formed on the bottom surface of the first transparent electrode 212, and the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern is formed. The black matrix 250 may be formed below.

상기 블랙매트릭스(250)는 광의 회절로 인한 크로스토크를 방지하기 위하여 형성된다. The black matrix 250 is formed to prevent crosstalk due to diffraction of light.

상기 블랙매트릭스는, 도 9에 도시된 바와 같이, 상기 하부 배향막 상에 형성되거나, 도 10에 도시된 바와 같이, 상기 하부 기판의 하단면에 형성될 수 있다. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the black matrix may be formed on the lower alignment layer, or as illustrated in FIG. 10, on the bottom surface of the lower substrate.

블랙매트릭스(250)가 하부 배향막 상에 형성되는 경우, 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부는 블랙매트릭스(250)에 접착에 의해 결합될 수 있다. 이 경우, 열 또는 기계적 힘에 의한 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 들뜸을 방지하는 효과를 얻을 수 있다. When the black matrix 250 is formed on the lower alignment layer, the tip portion of the Fresnel lens pattern may be bonded to the black matrix 250 by adhesion. In this case, the effect of preventing the lifting of the Fresnel lens pattern by heat or mechanical force can be obtained.

상기 결합은 블랙매트릭스(250)에 접착제 성분을 포함시키거나, 블랙매트릭스(250) 상단부에 접착제를 도포하거나, 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부에 접착제를 도포하여 형성할 수 있다.The bond may be formed by including an adhesive component in the black matrix 250, applying an adhesive to the upper end of the black matrix 250, or applying an adhesive to the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern.

상기에서 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부란, 수지층(213)에 형성된 플레넬 렌즈 패턴으로서 하부 배향막(223) 쪽을 향하여 형성된 뽀족한 부분을 의미한다. The tip of the Fresnel lens pattern refers to a sharp portion formed toward the lower alignment layer 223 as a planel lens pattern formed on the resin layer 213.

본 발명에 있어서, 상기 디스플레이 패널(300)은 2D 모드 하에서는 2D 영상을 제공하고 3D 모드 하에서는 3D 영상(좌안 영상 및 우안 영상)을 제공하는 패널로서 PDP 패널, LCD 패널, 또는 OLED 패널일 수 있다. In the present invention, the display panel 300 may provide a 2D image in 2D mode and a 3D image (left eye image and right eye image) in 3D mode, and may be a PDP panel, an LCD panel, or an OLED panel.

상기 스위칭 렌즈(200)와 상기 디스플레이 패널(300)의 합착을 위한 점착제층(400)을 형성하는 접착제로는 예컨대, 투명 감압 점착제가 바람직하게 사용될 수 있다. As an adhesive for forming the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 400 for bonding the switching lens 200 and the display panel 300, for example, a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive may be preferably used.

본 발명에서 프레넬 렌즈는 이 분야에 공지되어 있는 것을 의미하면, 특별히 제한되지 않는다. Fresnel lens in the present invention is not particularly limited, as long as it is known in the art.

본 발명에서, 상기 수지층(213)에 포함된 각각의 프레넬 렌즈의 내표면에 형성되는 상부 배향막은 필수적인 것은 아니다. 왜냐하면, 상기 내부곡면을 러빙처리만 해도 액정의 배향이 가능할 수 있기 때문이다.In the present invention, the upper alignment layer formed on the inner surface of each Fresnel lens included in the resin layer 213 is not essential. This is because the alignment of the liquid crystal may be possible only by rubbing the inner curved surface.

상기와 같은 형태의 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈는 액정층의 두께가 얇기 때문에, 사용되는 액정량이 작으며, 이에 따라 원가절감 및 액정 배향성 향상의 효과를 제공할 수 있다. Since the 2D / 3D switching lens of the above-described form has a small thickness of the liquid crystal layer, the amount of liquid crystal used is small, thereby providing an effect of cost reduction and liquid crystal alignment.

본 발명에서, 제 1 필름, 제 2 필름, 제3 필름, 제 4 필름, 상하부 배향막, 제 1 투명전극, 제 2 투명전극, 액정 등의 소재 및 이들을 사용하여 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈를 구성하는 방법은 특별히 한정되지 않으며 이 분야에 공지된 기술을 적용할 수 있다. In the present invention, materials such as the first film, the second film, the third film, the fourth film, the upper and lower alignment layers, the first transparent electrode, the second transparent electrode, the liquid crystal, and the like and a method of constructing the 2D / 3D switching lens using the same Is not particularly limited, and techniques known in the art may be applied.

이상은 본 발명에 의해 구현될 수 있는 바람직한 실시예의 일부에 관하여 설명한 것에 불과하므로, 주지된 바와 같이 본 발명의 범위는 위의 실시예에 한정되어 해석되어서는 안 될 것이며, 위에서 설명된 본 발명의 기술적 사상과 그 근본을 함께 하는 기술적 사상은 모두 본 발명의 범위에 포함된다고 할 것이다.Since the above has just been described with respect to some of the preferred embodiments that can be implemented by the present invention, the scope of the present invention, as is well known, should not be construed as limited to the above embodiments, the present invention described above Technical idea and the technical idea together with the basic will all be included in the scope of the present invention.

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110: 상판 111: 상부 기판110: upper plate 111: upper substrate

112: 상부 투명전극 113: 렌티큘라 렌즈112: upper transparent electrode 113: lenticular lens

114: 상부 배향막 120: 하판114: upper alignment layer 120: lower plate

121: 하부 기판 122: 하부 투명전극121: lower substrate 122: lower transparent electrode

123: 하부 배향막 130: 표시장치 123: lower alignment layer 130: display device

140: 액정층 150: 블랙매트릭스140: liquid crystal layer 150: black matrix

200: 스위칭 렌즈 210: 상판200: switching lens 210: top plate

211: 제 1 필름 212: 제 1 투명전극211: first film 212: first transparent electrode

213: 수지층(프레넬 렌즈부) 214, 235: 상부 배향막213: resin layer (fresnel lens portion) 214, 235: upper alignment film

215, 216, 237: 액정 220: 하판 215, 216, 237: liquid crystal 220: lower plate

221: 제 2 필름 222: 제 2 투명전극221: second film 222: second transparent electrode

223, 236: 하부 배향막 230: 편광 스위칭부 223 and 236: lower alignment layer 230: polarization switching unit

231: 제 3 필름 232: 제 4 필름231: third film 232: fourth film

233: 제 1 투명전극 234: 제 2 투명전극233: first transparent electrode 234: second transparent electrode

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상부 기판, 상기 상부 기판 하단면에 형성된 상부 투명전극 및 상기 상부 투명전극 하단면에 형성된 다수개의 렌티큘라 렌즈가 횡방향으로 평행하게 배치된 렌티큘라 렌즈부를 포함하는 상판;An upper plate including an upper substrate, an upper transparent electrode formed on a lower surface of the upper substrate, and a lenticular lens portion in which a plurality of lenticular lenses formed on a lower surface of the upper transparent electrode are disposed in parallel in a lateral direction; 하부 기판, 상기 하부 기판 상단면에 형성된 하부 투명전극 및 상기 하부 투명전극 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a lower substrate, a lower transparent electrode formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate, and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the lower transparent electrode; And 상기 상판과 하판 사이에 포함되어 상기 상부 투명전극과 하부 투명전극에 의해 인가되는 전계에 의해 구동되는 액정층을 구비하며;A liquid crystal layer included between the upper plate and the lower plate and driven by an electric field applied by the upper transparent electrode and the lower transparent electrode; 상기 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that a black matrix is formed under the connection portion of each of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens. 청구항 1에 있어서, The method according to claim 1, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 배향막 상에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that formed on the lower alignment layer. 청구항 1에 있어서, The method according to claim 1, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 기판의 하단면에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that formed on the lower surface of the lower substrate. 청구항 1에 있어서, The method according to claim 1, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 렌티큘라 렌즈와 렌티큘라 렌즈의 연결부의 첨단부와 접착에 의해 결합되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that coupled by the adhesive portion and the tip of the connecting portion of the lenticular lens and the lenticular lens. 청구항 4에 있어서, The method according to claim 4, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 접착제 성분을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that it comprises an adhesive component. 청구항 1에 있어서, The method according to claim 1, 상기 렌티큘라 렌즈부에 포함된 각각의 렌티큘라 렌즈의 내부 곡면에는 배향막이 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the alignment film is formed on the inner curved surface of each lenticular lens included in the lenticular lens unit. 제 1 필름 및 상기 제 1 필름 하단면에 형성된, 다수개의 프레넬 렌즈가 횡방향으로 평행하게 배치된 프레넬 렌즈부를 포함하는 상판;An upper plate including a Fresnel lens portion on a first film and a lower surface of the first film, the plurality of Fresnel lenses arranged in parallel in a lateral direction; 제 2 필름 및 상기 제 2 필름 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a second film and a lower alignment layer formed on an upper surface of the second film; And 상기 상판과 하판 사이에 액정층을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens comprising a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate. 청구항 7에 있어서, The method according to claim 7, 상기 프레넬 렌즈부의 하부 곡면에 배향막이 형성된 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the alignment film is formed on the lower curved surface of the Fresnel lens. 청구항 7에 있어서, The method according to claim 7, 상기 제 1 필름의 하단면과 프레넬 렌즈부 상단면 사이에 제 1 투명전극이 더 구비되고; 상기 제 2 필름 상단면과 하부 배향막 사이에 제 2 투명전극이 더 구비되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.A first transparent electrode is further provided between the bottom surface of the first film and the top surface of the Fresnel lens unit; 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the second transparent electrode is further provided between the second film upper surface and the lower alignment layer. 청구항 7에 있어서, The method according to claim 7, 상기 액정층에 포함된 액정은 경화된 반응성 액정인 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the liquid crystal contained in the liquid crystal layer is a cured reactive liquid crystal. 청구항 7에 있어서, The method according to claim 7, 하판에는 편광 스위칭부가 결합되며, 상기 편광 스위칭부는 The lower plate is coupled to the polarization switching unit, the polarization switching unit 제 3 필름, 상기 제 3 필름 하단면에 형성된 제 1 전극 및 상기 제 1 전극 하단면에 형성된 상부 배향막을 포함하는 상판;A top plate including a third film, a first electrode formed on the bottom surface of the third film, and an upper alignment layer formed on the bottom surface of the first electrode; 제 4 필름, 상기 제 4 필름 상단면에 형성된 제 2 전극 및 상기 제 2 전극 상단면에 형성된 하부 배향막을 포함하는 하판; 및A lower plate including a fourth film, a second electrode formed on the top surface of the fourth film, and a lower alignment layer formed on the top surface of the second electrode; And 상기 상판과 하판 사이에 액정층을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.2D / 3D switching lens comprising a liquid crystal layer between the upper plate and the lower plate. 청구항 7에 있어서, The method according to claim 7, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는 제 1 필름 하단면에 형성된 수지층의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성되고, 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The Fresnel lens is formed by a planar lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the bottom surface of the first film, the 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the black matrix is formed under the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern. 청구항 9에 있어서, The method according to claim 9, 상기 프레넬 렌즈는 제 1 투명전극 하단면에 형성된 수지층의 플레넬 렌즈 패턴에 의하여 형성되고, 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부의 하부에는 블랙매트릭스가 형성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The Fresnel lens is formed by a planar lens pattern of the resin layer formed on the bottom surface of the first transparent electrode, the 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that the black matrix is formed under the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern. 청구항 12 또는 청구항 13에 있어서, The method according to claim 12 or 13, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 배향막 상에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that formed on the lower alignment layer. 청구항 12 또는 청구항 13에 있어서,The method according to claim 12 or 13, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 하부 기판의 하단면에 형성되는 것을 특징으로 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that formed on the lower surface of the lower substrate. 청구항 12에 있어서, The method according to claim 12, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 상기 프레넬 렌즈 패턴의 첨단부와 접착에 의해 결합되는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈.The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that coupled by adhesion with the tip of the Fresnel lens pattern. 청구항 16에 있어서,The method according to claim 16, 상기 블랙매트릭스는 접착제 성분을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 2D/3D 스위칭 렌즈. The black matrix is a 2D / 3D switching lens, characterized in that it comprises an adhesive component.
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