Liquid crystal display device with directional backlight and image production capability in the light scattering mode
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1. A direct viewing type liquid crystal display device, comprising:
- a first transparent plate having inside and outside parallel main surfaces and a first transparent electrode formed on the inside main surface thereof;
a second transparent plate having inside and outside parallel main surfaces and a second transparent electrode formed on the inside main surface thereof, the second transparent plate being positioned in spaced, parallel relationship to the first transparent plate with a gap between the respective inside main surfaces thereof;
a liquid crystal layer having, selectively, a light scattering mode and a light transmitting mode and being disposed in the gap between the first and second transparent plates;
a polarizer arranged on the outside main surface of the first transparent plate;
an analyzer arranged on the outside main surface of the second transparent plate; and
a directional backlight unit supplying a backlight to the direct viewing type liquid crystal display device, the backlight having a directivity substantially in a normal direction relatively to the respective main surfaces of the first and second transparent plates and a large proportion of the backlight, supplied from the backlight unit to the polarizer, having a directivity within an angular range of up to an angle of 10 degrees relative to the normal direction, the backlight being transmitted through the liquid crystal device in the light scattering mode of the liquid crystal layer for image production and being blocked by the analyzer after transmission through the liquid crystal layer in the light transmitting mode of the liquid crystal layer.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal device including a liquid crystal layer comprising a liquid crystal of a dispersed type in which liquid crystal molecules are randomly distributed so that an incident light impinging against the liquid crystal molecules scatters to produce a white display spot. A polarizer and an analyzer are arranged on either side of the first and second transparent plates. A directional backlight is arranged on the outside of the polarizer for supplying light having a directivity in the direction perpendicular to the first and second transparent plates toward the polarizer.
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1. A direct viewing type liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a first transparent plate having inside and outside parallel main surfaces and a first transparent electrode formed on the inside main surface thereof; a second transparent plate having inside and outside parallel main surfaces and a second transparent electrode formed on the inside main surface thereof, the second transparent plate being positioned in spaced, parallel relationship to the first transparent plate with a gap between the respective inside main surfaces thereof; a liquid crystal layer having, selectively, a light scattering mode and a light transmitting mode and being disposed in the gap between the first and second transparent plates; a polarizer arranged on the outside main surface of the first transparent plate; an analyzer arranged on the outside main surface of the second transparent plate; and a directional backlight unit supplying a backlight to the direct viewing type liquid crystal display device, the backlight having a directivity substantially in a normal direction relatively to the respective main surfaces of the first and second transparent plates and a large proportion of the backlight, supplied from the backlight unit to the polarizer, having a directivity within an angular range of up to an angle of 10 degrees relative to the normal direction, the backlight being transmitted through the liquid crystal device in the light scattering mode of the liquid crystal layer for image production and being blocked by the analyzer after transmission through the liquid crystal layer in the light transmitting mode of the liquid crystal layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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