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Liquid crystal display device having particular reflective polarizer

US7006173B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1999
Grant dateFeb 28, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133543
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In order to realize liquid crystal display devices having a wide viewing angle and reduce the absorption loss by polarizers and color filters, and arrangement of reflective color selective means, reflective polarizing selective means, a light control element, and others are specified. The liquid crystal display device able to produce a display of high performance and improved brightness is formed of liquid crystal display elements 20 for controlling polarizing light so that the major axis direction of a pixel is arranged approximately in parallel with a direction wherein the linearly polarized light component of the projected light projected from said illumination device is high; an illumination device 50 arranged at a rear plane of the liquid crystal display element; a reflector 54 arranged at a rear plane of the illumination device; light control elements 40 and reflective polarizing selective means 30 arranged between the liquid crystal display element and the illumination device; and a screen arranged at an opposite side relative to the illumination device of the liquid crystal display element.

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