Display device producing display by changing shape of refractive index ellipsoid of medium by applying electric field to medium

A display element, comprising:

• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• a medium between the substrates, wherein optical anisotropy magnitude of the medium is changeable by and according to an electric field applied thereon;
• at least one pair of electrodes interleaved with each other for applying, on the medium, the electric field substantially parallel to the substrates, wherein the electric field substantially parallel to the substrates is formed by the pair of electrodes;
• and
• a transparent shielding electrode provided on another principal plane of the substrates than a principal plane on which the at least one electrode pair is provided, and used for shielding the display element from static electricity, the shield electrode being provided in a pattern in the pixel region where the electrode pair exists, in such a manner so as to be between the pair of electrodes so that the shielding electrode does not overlap the electrode pair.

A display device comprising:

• a display element comprising:
• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• a medium between the substrates, wherein optical anisotropy magnitude of the medium is changeable by and according to an electric field applied thereon;
• at least one electrode pair on a principal plane of one of the substrates in a given pixel region, the at least one electrode pair including a first and a second electrodes interleaved with each other for applying, on the medium, the electric field substantially parallel to the one of the substrates, wherein the electric field substantially parallel to the one of the substrates is formed by the electrode pair;
• and
• a transparent third electrode provided on another principal plane of the substrates than the principal plane on which the at least one electrode pair is provided, the third electrode provided in a pattern in the pixel region where the electrode pair exists in such a manner as to be between the electrode pair so that the transparent third electrode is not overlapping the first and second electrodes as viewed from above.

A display device comprising:

• a display element including:
• a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent;
• a medium between the substrates, wherein optical anisotropy magnitude of the medium is changeable by and according to an electric field applied thereon;
• at least one pair of electrodes interleaved with each other for applying, on the medium, the electric field substantially parallel to the substrates, wherein the electric field substantially parallel to the substrates is formed by the pair of electrodes;
• and
• a transparent shielding electrode overlapping at least a display portion of at least one of the substrates, and used for shielding the display element from static electricity, the shielding electrode provided in a pattern in a pixel region where the pair of electrodes exists in such a manner so as to be between the pair of electrodes so that the shielding electrode is not overlapping the pair of electrodes as viewed from above.