Patent ID: 7916250

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal module; a functional member provided on a front surface side of the liquid crystal module and arranged such that a space is provided between the functional member and the liquid crystal module; a first polarization plate and a first λ/4 plate provided on a front surface side of the liquid crystal module in this order from the front surface side; a second polarization plate and a second λ/4 plate provided on a front surface side of the functional member in this order from the front surface side; and a λ/2 plate provided between the first polarization plate and the first λ/4 plate; wherein the first polarization plate, the first λ/4 plate, the second polarization plate, and the second λ/4 plate are arranged such that none of the following conditions are met: (A) the first λ/4 plate and the second λ/4 plate have a same retardation and have lag axes that are perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to each other, and the first polarization plate and the second polarization plate have transmission axes that are parallel or substantially parallel to each other; (B) the first λ/4 plate and the second λ/4 plate have a same retardation and have lag axes that are parallel or substantially parallel to each other, and the first polarization plate and the second polarization plate have transmission axes that are perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to each other; and (C) a condition that corresponds to either (A) or (B), and the lag axis of the first λ/4 plate and the transmission axis of the second polarization plate are rotated by a same degree in a same direction.