Patent ID: 6853418

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a single light-transmitting liquid crystal panel in which a liquid crystal material is sealed in a clearance between two transparent substrates, the liquid crystal panel having opposed first and second surfaces, wherein a part of the first surface of the liquid crystal panel is a first display surface for displaying an image using light transmitted from the second surface of the liquid crystal panel, and a part of the second surface of the liquid crystal display is a second display surface for displaying an image using a light transmitted from the first surface of the liquid crystal panel; a single light source; a single light-conducting plate conducting light radiated by the light source; a first light reflecting plate disposed opposite the first display surface of the liquid crystal panel, at the second surface of the liquid crystal panel, with the light-conducting plate interposed between the liquid crystal panel and the first light reflecting plate; and a second light reflecting plate disposed opposite the second display surface, at the first surface of the liquid crystal panel, the liquid crystal panel being interposed between the second light reflecting plate and the light-conducting plate.