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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Yuzo Kanari, Aichi, JP;
Hironao Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Amane Higashi, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Okuno, Aichi, JP;
Masayuki Ito, Aichi, JP;
Inventors:
Yuzo Kanari, Aichi, JP;
Hironao Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Amane Higashi, Aichi, JP;
Harumi Okuno, Aichi, JP;
Masayuki Ito, Aichi, JP;
Assignee:
Japan Display Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1335 (2006.01); G02F 1/1339 (2006.01); G02B 27/22 (2006.01); H04N 13/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1347 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/2214 (2013.01); H04N 13/0409 (2013.01); G02F 1/13392 (2013.01); G02F 1/13394 (2013.01); G02F 1/13471 (2013.01); G02F 2001/13396 (2013.01);
Abstract
A display device includes a display section, and a light barrier element. The light barrier element includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the pair of substrates and has a plurality of sub-regions that transmit or block light, and a plurality of spacers provided between the pair of substrates. The plurality of spacers are randomly arranged in part or all of a region in surfaces of the substrates.