1. (canceled)
2. (canceled)
3. (canceled)
4. A display device displaying an image by switching a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional display, the display device comprising:
a display panel performing an image display; and
a liquid crystal display panel being disposed at a display surface side of the display panel; the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first transparent substrate comprising a planar transparent electrode;
a second transparent substrate being opposite to the first substrate; the second transparent substrate comprising:
a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes being formed of a transparent electrode material, extending in a first direction, and being arranged in parallel in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and
a plurality of strip-shaped light shielding portions overlapping with the plurality of strip-shaped electrodes and extending in the first direction; and
a liquid crystal layer being interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the longitudinal direction in an initial orientation of liquid crystal molecules making up the liquid crystal layer intersects with the first direction and intersects obliquely with the second substrate;
wherein a width of the strip-shaped electrodes in the second direction is larger than a width of the strip-shaped light shielding portions;
wherein the light shielding portions are formed at a peripheral edge of the strip-shaped electrodes at the side where an end of liquid crystal molecules in the longitudinal direction is close to the second substrate in the second direction; and
wherein cylindrical lenses extending in the first direction, being arranged in parallel in the second direction, and making up a parallax barrier, are formed by controlling a refraction index of the liquid crystal layer.
5. A display device displaying an image by switching a two-dimensional display and a three-dimensional display, the display device comprising:
a display panel performing an image display; and
a liquid crystal display panel being disposed at a display surface side of the display panel; the liquid crystal display panel comprising:
a first transparent substrate comprising a planar transparent electrode;
a second transparent substrate being opposite to the first substrate; the second transparent substrate comprising a plurality of strip-shaped electrodes being formed of a metallic material having a light shielding property, extending in a first direction, and being arranged in parallel in a second direction intersecting with the first direction; and
a liquid crystal layer being interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein cylindrical lenses extending in the first direction, being arranged in parallel in the second direction, and making up a parallax barrier, are formed by controlling a refraction index of the liquid crystal layer.
6. The display device according to claim 5,
wherein the strip-shaped electrodes comprise a dielectric film formed of a dielectric material.
7. The display device according to claim 5,
wherein the strip-shaped electrodes comprise at least two layers or more of metallic thin film.
8. The display device according to claim 4,
wherein the display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device.
9. The display device according to claim 5,
wherein the display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight device.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A plasma display panel (PDP), comprising:
first and second substrates facing each other;
a first barrier rib structure between the first and second substrates, the first barrier rib structure including first and second barrier rib portions in communication with each other;
a second barrier rib structure on the second substrate, the second barrier rib structure being aligned with the first barrier rib portion to define a plurality of discharge cells;
a plurality of discharge electrodes, each discharge electrode including a discharge part in the first barrier rib portion, a terminal part in communication with the second barrier rib portion, and a connection part between the discharge and terminal parts;
a signal transmitting member including conductive wires, the conductive wires being connected to the terminal parts of the discharge electrodes;
a support part between the second substrate and the second barrier rib portion of the first barrier rib structure; and
photoluminescent layers in the discharge cells.
2. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second barrier rib portion is connected to an edge of the first barrier rib portion.
3. The PDP as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first substrate is shorter than the second substrate.
4. The PDP as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first substrate partially overlaps with the second barrier rib portion.
5. The PDP as claimed in claim 2, wherein the terminal parts are on the second barrier rib portion.
6. The PDP as claimed in claim 5, wherein the conductive wires are on the terminal parts and parallel thereto.
7. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second barrier rib portions have a sheet structure.
8. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first barrier rib structure includes protective layers on at least a portion of inner surfaces of the discharge cells.
9. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the discharge parts surround at least a portion of each of the discharge cells.
10. The PDP as claimed in claim 9, wherein the discharge parts completely surround each of the discharge cells.
11. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the discharge parts are circular or stripe-shaped.
12. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the signal transmitting member is a flexible printed cable or a tape carrier package.
13. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an anisotropic conductive film between the conductive wires and the terminal parts.
14. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part overlaps with the terminal parts.
15. The PDP as claimed in claim 14, wherein the support part completely overlaps with the terminal parts.
16. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part is shorter than the second barrier rib portion.
17. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a frit layer between the first substrate and second barrier rib portion andor between the second substrate and the second barrier rib portion.
18. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support part is a dielectric layer.
19. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, wherein the photoluminescent layers are in communication with the second barrier rib structure.
20. The PDP as claimed in claim 1, further comprising grooves on the first substrate andor the second substrate, the grooves including the photoluminescent layers.