Granted Patent B2

US 8,373,808 · App. 12/828,791 · Granted Feb 12, 2013

Abstract

Claims (59)

1. A liquid crystal parallax barrier which forms a parallax barrier for performing a three-dimensional display by controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal parallax barrier comprising:

two glass substrates which are arranged parallel to each other;

liquid crystal which is sealed between two glass substrates; and

a plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are arranged on only one glass substrate out of the two glass substrates,

wherein the parallax barrier is formed by making a voltage applied to one electrode different from a voltage applied to another electrode out of the plurality of electrodes,

wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on the same plane,

wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are branched respectively, and

wherein out of the first electrode and the second electrode, twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions of one electrode and twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions of another electrode are alternately arranged such that the twig portion of one electrode is arranged between two twig portions of another electrode.

2. The liquid crystal parallax barrier according to claim 1 , wherein the twig portions which include the distal ends of the branched portions are bent.

3. A liquid crystal parallax barrier which forms a parallax barrier for performing a three-dimensional display by controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal parallax barrier comprising:

two glass substrates which are arranged parallel to each other;

liquid crystal which is sealed between two glass substrates; and

a plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are arranged on only one glass substrate out of the two glass substrates,

wherein the parallax barrier is formed by making a voltage applied to one electrode different from a voltage applied to another electrode out of the plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on different planes,

wherein the first electrode has a rectangular planar shape, and

wherein the second electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend parallel to one side of the rectangular plane and traverse the rectangular plane.

4. A liquid crystal parallax barrier which forms a parallax barrier for performing a three-dimensional display by controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal parallax barrier comprising:

two glass substrates which are arranged parallel to each other;

liquid crystal which is sealed between two glass substrates; and

a plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are arranged on only one glass substrate out of the two glass substrates;

wherein the parallax barrier is formed by making a voltage applied to one electrode different from a voltage applied to another electrode out of the plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode which are formed on planes different from each other;

wherein the first electrode has a rectangular planar shape;

wherein the second electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend parallel to one side of the rectangular plane and traverse the rectangular plane; and

wherein the third electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend perpendicular to the plurality of twig portions of the second electrode and traverse the rectangular plane.

5. A liquid crystal parallax barrier which forms a parallax barrier for performing a three-dimensional display by controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal parallax barrier comprising:

two glass substrates which are arranged parallel to each other;

liquid crystal which is sealed between two glass substrates; and

a plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are arranged on only one glass substrate out of the two glass substrates;

wherein the parallax barrier is formed by making a voltage applied to one electrode different from a voltage applied to another electrode out of the plurality of electrodes;

wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on the same plane and a third electrode and a fourth electrode which are formed on the same plane which differs from the plane on which the first electrode and the second electrode are formed;

wherein the first electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend in one direction;

wherein the second electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend parallel to said one direction and different from said one direction;

wherein out of the first electrode and the second electrode, the twig portion which includes the distal end of the branched portion of said one electrode extends to enter between two twig portions which include the distal ends of the branched portions of said another electrode;

wherein the third electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend in a direction different from said one direction;

wherein the fourth electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend in parallel to the direction different from said one direction and in a direction different from said one direction; and

wherein out of the third electrode and the fourth electrode, the twig portion which includes the distal end of the branched portion of one electrode extends to enter between two twig portions which include the distal ends of branched portions of another electrode.

6. The liquid crystal parallax barrier according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal parallax barrier is driven by a normally white method.

7. A display device comprising:

the liquid crystal parallax barrier described in claim 1 ; and

a display part which has a display screen thereof arranged parallel to the liquid crystal parallax barrier.

8. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

the liquid crystal parallax barrier described in claim 1 ;

a liquid crystal panel which is arranged parallel to the liquid crystal parallax barrier; and

a backlight which radiates light to the liquid crystal panel and the liquid crystal parallax barrier.

9. The liquid crystal parallax barrier according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of the first electrode and the second electrode which are formed on the same plane and a third electrode and a fourth electrode which are formed on a same plane which differs from the plane on which the first electrode and the second electrode are formed,

wherein the first electrode is branched, and the plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of the branched portions extend in one direction,

wherein the second electrode is branched, and the plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of the branched portions extend parallel to the one direction and different from the one direction,

wherein out of the first electrode and the second electrode, the twig portion which includes the distal end of the branched portion of the one electrode extends to enter between two twig portions which include the distal ends of the branched portions of the another electrode,

wherein the third electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend in a direction different from the one direction,

wherein the fourth electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend in parallel to the direction different from the one direction and in a direction different from the one direction, and

wherein out of the third electrode and the fourth electrode, the twig portion which includes the distal end of the branched portion of one electrode extends to enter between two twig portions which include the distal ends of branched portions of another electrode.

10. The liquid crystal parallax barrier according to claim 3 , wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of the first electrode, the second electrode and a third electrode which are formed on planes different from each other, and

wherein the third electrode is branched, and a plurality of twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions extend perpendicular to the plurality of twig portions of the second electrode and traverse the rectangular plane.

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