Patent ID: 8587749

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device for vehicle use, which is mounted in place in a vehicle room, comprising: a liquid crystal display; and front and rear covers covering a periphery of the liquid crystal display, wherein a screen having a polarizer is disposed in front of a display surface of and extending beyond an upper display-side outer edge portion and a lower display-side outer edge portion of the liquid crystal display, the polarizer having a light transmittance of less than 50%, a surface of the screen is coplanar with a surface of the rear cover such that the rear cover encloses and partially joins the screen, the polarizer is not provided on the display surface of the liquid crystal display, an anti-see-through portion is disposed at an outer circumferential edge portion on an inner back side of the screen facing the liquid crystal display such that an inner edge of the anti-see-through portion overlaps the upper and lower display side outer edge portions of the liquid crystal display, a distance between the upper display-side outer edge portion of the liquid crystal display and the screen is greater than a distance between the lower display-side outer edge portion of the liquid crystal display and the screen; and when the liquid crystal display is not used, the screen is inconspicuous, and when the liquid crystal display is used, various kinds of display information can be viewed via the screen.