Liquid crystal display device with two reflective polarizers providing metallic appearance effects

A liquid crystal display device displaying in a metallic tone on an information displaying segment or on a background part, comprising:

• an information displaying liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of inner surfaces thereof facing each other;
• a first reflective polarizing film disposed on a visible side of the liquid crystal cell;
• a second reflective polarizing film disposed on the side of the liquid crystal cell, opposite from the visible side thereof;
• a backlight disposed on a side of the second reflective polarizing film, opposite from the liquid crystal cell;
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• a translucent absorbing film installed between the backlight and the second reflective polarizing film;
• said first reflective polarizing film as well as said second reflective polarizing film is a polarizing sheet reflecting light linearly polarized in a direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof.

A liquid crystal display device displaying in a metallic tone on an information display segment or on a background part, comprising:

• an information displaying liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of inner surfaces thereof facing each other;
• a first reflective polarizing film disposed on a visible side of the liquid crystal cell;
• a second reflective polarizing film disposed on a side of the liquid crystal cell, opposite from the visible side thereof;
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• an absorption-type polarizing film disposed on a visible side of the first reflective polarizing film;
• said first reflective polarizing film as well as said second reflective polarizing film is a polarizing sheet reflecting light linearly polarized in a direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof;
• said absorption-type polarizing film is a color polarizing film mainly absorbing a light component at a specific wavelength, out of the linearly polarized in a direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof;
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• said transmission axis of the absorption-type polarizing film is oriented substantially in a direction of said transmission axis of the first reflective polarizing film.

A liquid crystal display device displaying in a metallic tone on an information display segment or on a background part, comprising:

• an information displaying liquid crystal cell with liquid crystals sealed thereinbetween, sandwiched between two transparent substrates having an electrode on each of inner surfaces thereof facing each other;
• a first reflective polarizing film disposed on a visible side of the liquid crystal cell;
• a second reflective polarizing film disposed on a side of the liquid crystal cell, opposite from the visible side thereof;
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• a light diffusion layer disposed on a visible side of the first reflective polarizing film;
• said first reflective polarizing film as well as said second reflective polarizing film is a polarizing sheet reflecting light linearly polarized in a direction orthogonal to the transmission axis thereof.