Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Takeshi Masuyama

Mikio Matsuura

Michio Matsuoka

Nobuji Nishi

Yasuo Wakahata

Shinji Harada

Hideki Matsukawa

Masatsugu Yamaguchi

Masahiro Itoh

Yoshio Iida

Toshioki Amemiya

Minoru Hirota

A large number of liquid crystal display devices is formed on a single plane, each of the liquid crystal display devices being formed by arranging liquid crystal between transparent substrates which allow light from a light source to pass through. Display portions of the respective liquid crystal display devices are covered by a masking member (23) and a light guide which is formed of light guide devices, one or more of which being provided for each of said liquid crystal display devices, and junctions between the liquid crystal display devices are also covered by the light guide. With this structure, when the light guides are formed such that the junctions between the plurality of liquid crystal display devices are also covered, lattice-like non-display lines do not appear, thereby providing substantially visually uniform brightness throughout the entire screen of the large-sized liquid crystal display and improving the entire image.

Large-sized liquid crystal display

This invention provides a humidity sensor having a negative coefficient of resistivity for relative humidity, which comprises 99.99 to 10 mole percent of iron oxide (Fe.sub.2 O.sub.3) and 0.01 to 90 mole percent of at least one member selected from alkali metal oxides, which are lithium oxide (Li.sub.2 O), sodium oxide (Na.sub.2 O), potassium oxide (K.sub.2 O) and cesium oxide (Cs.sub.2 O). The amount of the alkali metal oxide in the sensor is preferably 0.01 to 25 mole percent. This sensor is advantageous because it can accurately detect the changes in humidity and it has a long, stable life.

Humidity sensor

A voltage-dependent resistor comprising a sintered body consisting essentially of ZnO, as a main constituent, and, as additives, bismuth oxide (Bi.sub.2 O.sub.3), titanium oxide (TiO.sub.2) and one or two members selected from the group consisting of aluminum fluoride (AlF.sub.3), chromium fluoride (CrF.sub.3), nickel fluoride (NiF.sub.2) and strontium oxide (SrO) with electrodes applied to the opposite surfaces of the sintered body. This voltage-dependent resistor has a low C-value, a high n-value and a high power dissipation for surge energy and high stability to a high D.C. load. Other additives such as cobalt oxide (CoO), manganese oxide (MnO), barium oxide (BaO), boron oxide (B.sub.2 O.sub.3), chromium oxide (Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3), nickel oxide (NiO) and germanium oxide (GeO.sub.2) improve the voltage nonlinear property of the sintered body.

Voltage-dependent resistor

A voltage variable resistor is provided comprising a sintered body, electrodes on opposite major surfaces of the body and leads connected to the electrodes. The sintered body consists of zinc oxide and an additive comprising 0.05 to 15.0 mole % of one member selected from the group consisting of aluminum fluoride, beryllium fluoride, cerium fluoride, nickel fluoride and vanadium fluoride.

Voltage variable resistor

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Takeshi Masuyama