Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of a high-contrast display apparatus. The display apparatus of the present invention includes a light source, a display section having an electro-optical conversion device for transmitting or scattering light introduced from the light source, light control means for reflecting the light introduced from the light source at a prescribed reflection angle, and a light reflecting member for causing the light reflected by the light control means and transmitted through the electro-optical conversion device to be reflected outside the field of view of a viewer who is viewing the display section straight on.

Abstract: In a display apparatus that has a polymer dispersed liquid crystal material 25 encapsulated in a gap between a completed first substrate 1 and a completed second substrate 11 by using a sealing member 26 and has a display region M and a peripheral region N in a region where the polymer dispersed liquid crystal material 25 is encapsulated, a wiring electrode 19 having light shielding properties is provided in at least a part of the peripheral region N of the completed second substrate 11, and an ultraviolet ray transmitting portion 19a that transmits an ultraviolet ray therethrough is provided in the peripheral region where the wiring electrode 19 is provided. An ultraviolet ray is applied from the substrate side where the ultraviolet ray transmitting portion 19a is provided to polymerize a monomer in the peripheral region N. The ultraviolet ray transmitting portion is formed of, e.g., a plurality of small holes, and the small holes are dispersedly arranged at equal intervals.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display apparatus that can eliminate brightness nonuniformity by suitably diffusing light emitted from a light source. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel providing a liquid crystal between a pair of substrates, the liquid crystal panel having an effective display area for displaying information, a sealing member placed around the liquid crystal in order to seal the liquid crystal between the pair of substrates, a light source for illuminating the liquid crystal panel from an edge thereof, and light diffusing means, provided between the pair of substrates, for diffusing the light introduced from the light source into the effective display area.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the provision of a high-contrast display apparatus. The display apparatus of the present invention includes a light source, a display section having an electro-optical conversion device for transmitting or scattering light introduced from the light source, light control means for reflecting the light introduced from the light source at a prescribed reflection angle, and a light reflecting member for causing the light reflected by the light control means and transmitted through the electro-optical conversion device to be reflected outside the field of view of a viewer who is viewing the display section straight on.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display apparatus that can eliminate brightness nonuniformity by suitably diffusing light emitted from a light source. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel providing a liquid crystal between a pair of substrates, the liquid crystal panel having an effective display area for displaying information, a sealing member placed around the liquid crystal in order to seal the liquid crystal between the pair of substrates, a light source for illuminating the liquid crystal panel from an edge thereof, and light diffusing means, provided between the pair of substrates, for diffusing the light introduced from the light source into the effective display area.

Abstract: In a display apparatus that has a polymer dispersed liquid crystal material 25 encapsulated in a gap between a completed first substrate 1 and a completed second substrate 11 by using a sealing member 26 and has a display region M and a peripheral region N in a region where the polymer dispersed liquid crystal material 25 is encapsulated, a wiring electrode 19 having light shielding properties is provided in at least a part of the peripheral region N of the completed second substrate 11, and an ultraviolet ray transmitting portion 19a that transmits an ultraviolet ray therethrough is provided in the peripheral region where the wiring electrode 19 is provided. An ultraviolet ray is applied from the substrate side where the ultraviolet ray transmitting portion 19a is provided to polymerize a monomer in the peripheral region N. The ultraviolet ray transmitting portion is formed of, e.g., a plurality of small holes, and the small holes are dispersedly arranged at equal intervals.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal display apparatus, that achieves excellent color reproducibility with simple circuitry, and a method for driving such a liquid crystal display apparatus. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a color light source, a liquid crystal display section for controlling transmission or reflection of light emitted from the color light source, a receiving section for receiving pixel data having red color data, green color data, and blue color data, a corrected data generating section for generating corrected red color data, corrected green color data, and corrected blue color data by using at least the red color data, the green color data, and the blue color data, and a liquid crystal driving section for driving the liquid crystal display section by using the corrected red color data, the corrected green color data, and the corrected blue color data.

Abstract: The present invention attempts to overcome irregular display deriving from a variation in resistance among wiring electrodes or periodicity of resistances. At least two output terminals of a driving IC chip and one electrode are linked, whereby the width of a wiring electrode can be made twice larger or more. Consequently, the variation in resistance among wiring electrodes is minimized. Furthermore, if driving IC chips are placed at both ends of belt-shaped electrodes, a difference in voltage between the right and left sides of a display screen will not occur. A difference in display state between the right and left sides of the display screen can be resolved (FIG. 3).

Abstract: A liquid crystal device used for electro-optical devices, in which each parameter of the liquid crystal having layer structures is specified to provide a liquid crystal high in stress resistance and capable of gray scale display. The liquid crystal held between a pair of parallel substrates is either ferroelectric or antiferroelectric and represents layer structures. A plurality of substrate interface tilt angles can be set for the layer structures. The layer structures can be configured asymmetric or symmetric about a plane intermediate between the parallel substrates. With this configuration, a liquid crystal device is constructed having a plurality of layer structures including at least one layer structure, which has (1) a substrate interface layer tilt angle of 0.degree. to 3.degree. and the c director pretilt of 3.degree. to 5.degree., or (2) a substrate interface layer tilt angle of 4.degree. to 7.degree. and the c director pretilt of 0.degree. to 3.degree.