Dot matrix type multi-layer liquid crystal display device
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1. A dot matrix type multi-layer liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a liquid crystal display unit including at least two liquid crystal display sections, each liquid crystal display section including a liquid crystal sandwiched between two transparent base plates, and transparent electrodes arranged in the form of a dot matrix pattern, said transparent electrodes being provided on a transparent base plate, said dot matrix patterns of each liquid crystal display section having a plurality of rows and columns of dots, said rows and columns extending horizontally and vertically, respectively, in the plane of the respective display section;
means for arranging said liquid crystal display sections one above another such that the transparent electrodes of one liquid crystal display section are disposed without overlapping the transparent electrodes of the other liquid crystal display section when viewing in the vertical diection with respect to said transparent base plates, and said transparent electrodes of said one liquid display section projecting into the horizontal and vertical interstices between the transparent electrodes of the other liquid crystal display section when viewing in the horizontal direction with respect to said transparent base plates;
means for supplying a common drive signal to the transparent electrodes of one of said crystal display sections; and
at least two decoding means coupled respectively to the liquid crystal display sections, said decoding means each decoding input data representing a character, a numeral of a symbol in synchronism with said common drive signal and supplying segment drive signals to the transparent electrodes of the respective liquid crystal display sections.
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A dot matrix type multi-layered liquid crystal display device has at least two liquid crystal display sections. Each liquid crystal display section has a dot matrix of transparent electrodes, and the individual liquid crystal display sections are arranged in layers such that their respective dot matrices of transparent electrodes overlie one another.
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1. A dot matrix type multi-layer liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a liquid crystal display unit including at least two liquid crystal display sections, each liquid crystal display section including a liquid crystal sandwiched between two transparent base plates, and transparent electrodes arranged in the form of a dot matrix pattern, said transparent electrodes being provided on a transparent base plate, said dot matrix patterns of each liquid crystal display section having a plurality of rows and columns of dots, said rows and columns extending horizontally and vertically, respectively, in the plane of the respective display section; means for arranging said liquid crystal display sections one above another such that the transparent electrodes of one liquid crystal display section are disposed without overlapping the transparent electrodes of the other liquid crystal display section when viewing in the vertical diection with respect to said transparent base plates, and said transparent electrodes of said one liquid display section projecting into the horizontal and vertical interstices between the transparent electrodes of the other liquid crystal display section when viewing in the horizontal direction with respect to said transparent base plates; means for supplying a common drive signal to the transparent electrodes of one of said crystal display sections; and at least two decoding means coupled respectively to the liquid crystal display sections, said decoding means each decoding input data representing a character, a numeral of a symbol in synchronism with said common drive signal and supplying segment drive signals to the transparent electrodes of the respective liquid crystal display sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A dot matrix type multi-layer liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a liquid crystal display unit including first and second liquid crystal display means (13a, 13b) each having a liquid crystal (132, 134) sandwiched between two transparent base plates (131, 133 and 133, 135), transparent electrodes (191 -1916, 201 -2016) arranged in the form of a dot matrix and provided between the transparent base plates (131, 133 and 133, and 135), the spacing between the respective transparent electrodes (191 -1916) in a first (13a) of said liquid crystal display means (13a, 13b) being less than the maximum width of the respective dots of the transparent electrodes (191 -1916), the second liquid crystal display means (13b) being in an overlapping relation to the first liquid crystal display means (13a), and said transparent electrodes (201 to 2016) in the second liquid crystal display means (13b) being arranged between the respective transparent electrodes (191 -1916) of the first liquid crystal display means (13a) such that they are in a non-overlapping relation to the transparent electrodes (191 -1916) of the first liquid crystal display means (13a); means (12) for supplying common signals to the transparent electrodes (191 -1916 and 201 -2016) in the first and second liquid crystal display means (13a, 13b); and at least two decoding means (14,
15) provided respectively for the first and second liquid crystal display means (13a, 13b), said decoding means (14,
15) decoding input data representing one character, a numeral or a symbol in synchronism with the common signals and supplying segment signals to the transparent electrodes of the first and second liquid crystal display means (13a, 13b).
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