A Highly Legible 6″ Multicolor Information LCD for Diagnostics and Navigation Uses

A NEW MODE of Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) without active element may be suitable for automotive reformattable dot matrix information center is introduced. A basic construction is a pair of two LCD panels, one is for scanning to display information, another is for optical compensation of the scanning display panel to establish a black and white color.

Typical optical characteristics and structure of the display are explained and also its actual application, a 6″ diagonal multicolor information center, is presented. And its structure and future possibility is shown. Present restriction which must be removed is also discussed.