BI−PLANAR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND INFORMATION DEVICE

Title:

BI−PLANAR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND INFORMATION DEVICE

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/025662

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A bi−plnar liquid crystal display (10) comprises a liquid crystal (16), first and second electrodes for driving the liquid crystal (16), first and second polarizing means (13, 19) opposed to each other and arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal (16), a front light (6) disposed on the opposite side of the first polarizing means (13) to the liquid crystal (16), and semitransparent reflecting means (24) disposed between the liquid crystal (16) and the second polarizing means (19) and adapted to transmit a part of the light emitted from the front light (6) and transmitted through the liquid crystal (16). The first polarizing means (13) absorbs or transmits the light transmitted through the liquid crystal (16), and the second polarizing means (19) absorbs or transmits the light transmitted through the liquid crystal (16) and the semitransparent reflecting means (24).

Inventors:

YUUKI AKIMASA (JP)
SASAGAWA TOMOHIRO (JP)
SUGAWARA NAOTO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TAKASHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2002/005645

Publication Date:

March 27, 2003

Filing Date:

June 07, 2002

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
YUUKI AKIMASA (JP)
SASAGAWA TOMOHIRO (JP)
SUGAWARA NAOTO (JP)
YAMAMOTO TAKASHI (JP)

International Classes:

G02F1/133; G02F1/1335; G02F1/13357; G02B5/30; G09G3/20; G09G3/36; G02F1/13363; (IPC1-7): G02F1/1335; G02F1/3357

Foreign References:

JPH07218899A	1995-08-18
JPH11133419A	1999-05-21
US6295109B1	2001-09-25
JP2001215509A	2001-08-10

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