Patent ID: 8873142

Claim:
A display panel comprising: a panel section configured to have a display area in which a plurality of display pixels are two-dimensionally disposed, and a ring-like frame area provided at periphery of the display area; and a barrier section configured to be disposed at a position opposed to the panel section and have a barrier pattern composed of a light blocking area and a light transmissive area, wherein, both the light blocking area and the light transmissive area are disposed in a first area opposed to the display area and a ring-like second area opposed to the frame area, the display area has a rectangular shape having four sides, the light blocking area is formed of a plurality of light blocking slits extended along an oblique direction to the four sides of the display area, the second area includes a frame covered area and a frame exposed area, the frame covered area being covered by a chassis that houses the display panel and has an aperture, the frame exposed area being exposed in the aperture, and an arrangement pattern of the light blocking area and the light transmissive area in the frame covered area is different from that in the frame exposed area.