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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2000
Citizen Watch Co., LTD, Nishitokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device ( ) comprises a liquid crystal display panel ( ) and a reflector ( ) disposed on the side of the liquid crystal display panel, opposite from the visible side thereof. The liquid crystal display panel ( ) comprises liquid crystal ( ) sandwiched between two transparent substrates ( ), and display electrodes ( ) made up of a transparent and electrically conductive film provided on the inner faces of the respective substrates ( ). The reflector ( ) is provided with protrusions ( ) formed at positions corresponding to the display electrodes ( ) on a face thereof opposite to the liquid crystal display panel ( ). Accordingly, light transmitted through the liquid crystal display panel ( ) falls on the protrusions ( ) of the reflector ( ), and respective components of light reflected from the surface of the respective protrusion ( ) will reach the eyes of a viewer with differences in arrival time due to the surface condition of the respective protrusions ( ), so that information displayed by characters and so forth is three-dimensionally perceived by the viewer.