Display device having stacked polarizers that differ in degrees of light absorbing bands and that are between a pair of protective layers such that no protective layer is located between the stacked polarizers

A display device comprising:

• a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate which are disposed to face each other;
• a display element sandwiched between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate;
• and
• a layer including stacked polarizers on an outer side of the first light-transmitting substrate or the second light-transmitting substrate;
• and
• a retardation plate provided between the layer including the stacked polarizers and the first light-transmitting substrate or the second light-transmitting substrate,
• wherein:
• the stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are deviated from a parallel Nicols states
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the stacked polarizers absorbs light across a band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the stacked polarizers absorbs light across the band of wavelengths, and
• the stacked polarizers are provided between a pair of protective layers arranged such that no protective layer is located between the stacked polarizers.

A display device comprising:

• a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate which are disposed to face each other;
• a display element sandwiched between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first layer including first stacked polarizers on an outer side of the first light-transmitting substrate;
• a second layer including second stacked polarizers on an outer side of the second light-transmitting substrate,
• wherein:
• the first stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are deviated from a parallel Nicols state,
• the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a parallel Nicols state,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across a first band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across the first band of wavelengths,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across a second band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across the second band of wavelengths, and
• the first stacked polarizers are provided between a first pair of protective layers arranged such that no protective layer is located between the first stacked polarizers, and the second stacked polarizers are provided between a second pair of protective layers.

A display device comprising:

• a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate which are disposed to face each other;
• a display element sandwiched between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first layer including first stacked polarizers on an outer side of the first light-transmitting substrate;
• a second layer including second stacked polarizers on an outer side of the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first retardation plate between the first layer including the first stacked polarizers and the first light-transmitting substrate;
• a second retardation plate between the second layer including the second stacked polarizers and the second light-transmitting substrate,
• wherein:
• the first stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are deviated from a parallel Nicols state,
• the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a parallel Nicols state,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across a first band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across the first band of wavelengths,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across a second band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across the second band of wavelengths, and
• the first stacked polarizers are provided between a first pair of protective layers arranged such that no protective layer is located between the first stacked polarizers, and the second stacked polarizers are provided between a second pair of protective layers.

A display device comprising:

• a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate which are disposed to face each other;
• a display element sandwiched between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first layer including first stacked polarizers on an outer side of the first light-transmitting substrate;
• and
• a second layer including second stacked polarizers on an outer side of the second light-transmitting substrate,
• wherein:
• the first stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are deviated from a parallel Nicols state,
• the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a parallel Nicols state,
• the first layer including the first stacked polarizers has a first polarizer and a second polarizer which are sequentially stacked from the first light-transmitting substrate side,
• the first stacked polarizers and the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a crossed Nicols state
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across a first band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across the first band of wavelengths,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across a second band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across the second band of wavelengths, and
• the first stacked polarizers are provided between a first pair of protective layers arranged such that no protective layer is located between the first stacked polarizers, and the second stacked polarizers are provided between a second pair of protective layers.

A display device comprising:

• a first light-transmitting substrate and a second light-transmitting substrate which are disposed to face each other;
• a display element sandwiched between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first layer including first stacked polarizers on an outer side of the first light-transmitting substrate;
• a second layer including second stacked polarizers on an outer side of the second light-transmitting substrate;
• a first retardation plate between the first light-transmitting substrate and the first layer including the first stacked polarizers;
• a second retardation plate between the second light-transmitting substrate and the second layer including the second stacked polarizers,
• wherein:
• the first stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are deviated from a parallel Nicols state,
• the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a parallel Nicols state,
• the first layer including the first stacked polarizers has a first polarizer and a second polarizer which are sequentially stacked from the first light-transmitting substrate side,
• the first stacked polarizers and the second stacked polarizers are arranged so that their absorption axes are in a crossed Nicols states
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across a first band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the first stacked polarizers absorbs light across the first band of wavelengths,
• a distribution of a degree to which a first one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across a second band of wavelengths differs from a distribution of a degree to which a second one of the second stacked polarizers absorbs light across the second band of wavelengths, and
• the first stacked polarizers are provided between a first pair of protective layers arranged such that no protective layer is located between the first stacked polarizers, and the second stacked polarizers are provided between a second pair of protective layers.