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Liquid crystal display device having particular degree of polarization

US4610508A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1984
Grant dateSep 9, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133528
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device in which a twisted nematic type liquid crystal display element is used as a light shutter and combined with color polarizer plates to provide color display, characterized in that a nematic crystal added with a black coloring matter is used and in that at least one of the polarizer plates has a degree of polarization of about 80% or less. Preferably, the rate of addition of the black coloring matter is limited to about 1.5% or less.

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