Patent ID: 8373808

Claim:
A liquid crystal parallax barrier which forms a parallax barrier for performing a three-dimensional display by controlling alignment of liquid crystal molecules, the liquid crystal parallax barrier comprising: two glass substrates which are arranged parallel to each other; liquid crystal which is sealed between two glass substrates; and a plurality of electrodes; wherein the plurality of electrodes are arranged on only one glass substrate out of the two glass substrates, wherein the parallax barrier is formed by making a voltage applied to one electrode different from a voltage applied to another electrode out of the plurality of electrodes, wherein the plurality of electrodes are constituted of a first electrode and a second electrode which are formed on the same plane, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are branched respectively, and wherein out of the first electrode and the second electrode, twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions of one electrode and twig portions which include distal ends of branched portions of another electrode are alternately arranged such that the twig portion of one electrode is arranged between two twig portions of another electrode.