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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1999
Masafumi Ide, Tokorozawa, JP;
Takashi Akiyama, Sayama, JP;
Yasushi Kaneko, Sayama, JP;
Naoyoshi Tohyama, Akishima, JP;
Citizen Watch Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The invention provides a liquid crystal display device having variety in design, comprising a first liquid crystal cell ( ) and a second liquid crystal cell ( ), made up of a liquid crystal layer sealed in a gap between a pair of transparent substrates having an electrode formed on each of the inner surfaces thereof, facing each other and disposed in that order from the visible side; an absorption-type polarizing film ( ) disposed on the visible side of the first liquid crystal cell ( ), for absorbing the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof; and a reflection-type polarizing film ( ) disposed on a side of the second liquid crystal cell ( ), opposite from the visible side thereof, for reflecting the light linearly polarized in the direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof.