Liquid-crystal display device
First Claim
1. A liquid-crystal display device provided with a display cell comprising a layer of a liquid-crystal material sandwiched between a first polarizer having a first direction of polarization and a second polarizer having a second direction of polarization, characterized in that said display cell is provided with a reflective polarizer of which the direction of polarization on the side of the second polarizer makes an angle relative to the second direction of polarization and which has on the side facing away from the second polarizer a polarization-changing effect for light incident at an angle relative to the normal to the reflective polarizer.
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Abstract
A transflective liquid-crystal display device comprising a display cell (1) and a reflective polarizer (9), which preferably incorporates a cholesteric mirror (12) which practically completely reflects incident radiation (light) (14) of a specific polarization (left-hand or right-hand) originating from the display cell (reflective effect) and which passes a substantial degree of radiation (15) of the same polarization originating from (a light source (10) on) the other side (transmissive effect).
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16 Claims
- 1. A liquid-crystal display device provided with a display cell comprising a layer of a liquid-crystal material sandwiched between a first polarizer having a first direction of polarization and a second polarizer having a second direction of polarization, characterized in that said display cell is provided with a reflective polarizer of which the direction of polarization on the side of the second polarizer makes an angle relative to the second direction of polarization and which has on the side facing away from the second polarizer a polarization-changing effect for light incident at an angle relative to the normal to the reflective polarizer.
- 11. A reflective polarizer having a polarization direction at a first surface characterized in that the reflective polarizer is provided at said first surface with a polarization-preserving diffusor layer and the reflective polarizer on a second surface facing away from the first surface has a polarization changing effect to light incident at an angle relative to the normal to the second surface.
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15. A liquid-crystal display device provided with a display cell comprising a layer of a liquid-crystal material sandwiched between a first polarizer having a first direction of polarization and a second polarizer having, a second direction of polarization, characterized in that said display cell is provided with a reflective polarizer the direction of polarization of which, on the side of the second polarizer makes an angle relative to the second direction of polarization, which reflective polarizer has, on the side facing away from the second polarizer, a polarization-changing effect for light incident at an angle relative to the normal to it and which reflective polarizer has an optical axis that is at least locally tilted relative to the normal to the plane of the second polarizer.
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16. A reflective polarizer having a polarization direction at a first surface characterized in that the reflective polarizer is provided at said first surface with a polarization-preserving diffuser layer, the reflective polarizer, on a second surface facing away from the first surface, has a polarization changing effect to light incident at an angle relative to the normal to the second surface and the reflective polarizer is at least locally tilted with respect to the normal to the second surface.
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