Patent ID: 8733979
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: B60K,F21W

Abstract:
1. A display device for displaying information in a display area, the display device comprising: a light source; a first light emitting portion disposed in the display area and emitting a light that is provided by the light source and has a first luminous state; a second light emitting portion disposed next to the first light emitting portion in the display area and emitting a light that is provided by the light source and has a second luminous state different from the first luminous state; a light modulating portion modulating a state of a light generated from the light source into the first luminous state; a light focusing portion focusing a modulated light modulated into the first luminous state by the light modulating portion on the first light emitting portion; and a display panel including a first light transmitting portion and a second light transmitting portion, the first light transmitting portion transmitting the light that is provided by the light source to the light modulating portion, the second light transmitting portion transmitting the light that is provided by the light source and bypasses the light modulating portion, wherein the first light emitting portion, the second light emitting portion, and the light focusing portion are provided by a single member that is disposed along the display panel, the second light emitting portion emits the light that has been transmitted through the second light transmitting portion, and the first light emitting portion emits the light that has been transmitted through the first light transmitting portion, the light modulating portion and the light focusing portion.