JPH11151375A - Liquid crystal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an enjoyable liquid crystal device which optically varies faces displayed by means of segments and make visible three-dimensionally. SOLUTION: A liquid crystal device has a device main body. A liquid crystal display means 10 formed with segments 21a, 22a, 23a representing at least the eyes and mouths of faces is provided inside the device main body. A transparent panel 25 formed with projecting curved surfaces 26, 27, 28 whose outer edges 26b, 27b, 28b form the contours of the faces is provided on the display surface of the liquid crystal display means 10. Thus when the segments 21a, 22a, 23a are displayed as they are driven and controlled by a circuit part, their display and background are optically varied by the lens effect of the curved surfaces 26, 27, 28 and made visible three-dimensionally, with the outer edges 26b, 27b, 28b forming the contours of the faces.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a liquid crystal device such as a liquid crystal watch or a liquid crystal game machine, and more particularly to a liquid crystal device for displaying a face of a person or an animal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional liquid crystal device is provided with a liquid crystal display means in which a segment of a predetermined shape is formed in a device main body. This liquid crystal display means comprises a liquid crystal cell, an upper polarizing plate disposed on the upper surface of the liquid crystal cell, a lower polarizing plate disposed on the lower surface of the liquid crystal cell, and a reflecting plate disposed on the lower surface of the lower polarizing plate. Have been. The direction of the polarization axis of the upper polarizer and the direction of the polarization axis of the lower polarizer are selected to be orthogonal to each other.

A liquid crystal cell is composed of transparent upper glass and lower glass, and liquid crystal sealed between the upper glass and the lower glass. The liquid crystal forms a face segment in the shape of a human or animal face. Also, inside the device body,
A circuit board having a CPU is provided. The circuit unit provided on the circuit board controls the display of the liquid crystal cell, and the circuit unit drives and controls the face segment to display the face.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional liquid crystal device, no devising is made on the display surface side of the liquid crystal display means, so that the above-mentioned face segment is displayed in the same size and in a plane, and it is interesting. There was a problem that lacked.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and provides an interesting liquid crystal device capable of optically changing a face displayed by a face segment so that the face can be three-dimensionally viewed. That is the task.

[0006]

The liquid crystal device according to claim 1 of the present application has the following configuration to achieve the above object. (B) Having an apparatus body. (B) Liquid crystal display means on which at least a segment of the face of the eyes and mouth is formed in the apparatus body. (C) The display surface of the liquid crystal display means is provided with a transparent plate having a convex curved surface whose outer peripheral edge forms the contour of the face.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a liquid crystal device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
1 is an overall perspective view of one embodiment of a liquid crystal device as viewed from one direction. FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the liquid crystal device viewed from another direction. FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

The liquid crystal device 1 has a device main body 2.
In the apparatus main body 2, at least the segments 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b, 23a, 23 of the face portion of the eyes and the mouth are provided.
There is provided a liquid crystal display means 10 on which b is formed. On the display surface of the liquid crystal display means 10, outer peripheral edges 26b, 27b,
28b is a convex curved surface 26, 27, 2 forming the contour of the face
A transparent plate 25 on which 8 is formed is provided. Therefore, the segments 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b, 23
When the circuits 23a and 23b are driven and displayed by the circuit section, the display and the background are optically changed by the lens effect of the curved surfaces 26, 27 and 28, and can be visually recognized three-dimensionally. , 27b, 28b form the contour of the face. The shapes of the curved surfaces 26, 27, and 28 are not particularly limited, and can be formed into various shapes such as a semi-capsule shape, a semicylindrical shape, and a hemispherical shape.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the liquid crystal device 1
Is a decision game machine that decides things by majority display. The liquid crystal device 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped device main body 2 as shown in FIGS. Device body 2
As shown in FIG. 5, the upper case 3 is composed of an upper case 3 and a lower case 5, and the upper case 3 and the lower case 5 are overlapped with each other.
It is formed by being fixed with an adhesive or the like. The upper plate 3b of the upper case 3 is formed with an opening 3a through which the display contents of the liquid crystal display means 10 can be visually recognized.

The apparatus main body 2 is housed in a paper box 33, and the box 33 has an opening 3a of the apparatus main body 2.
A display window 33a is formed corresponding to. Device body 2
Inside, a sound generation room 8 partitioned by partition walls 7a and 7b.
Are formed. Sand-like granular material 9
Is provided.

An accommodation chamber 6 is formed in the apparatus main body 2, and a liquid crystal display 10 is provided in the accommodation chamber 6.
This liquid crystal display means 10 includes an upper polarizing plate 11 and a liquid crystal cell 1.
2, a lower polarizing plate 17 and a reflecting plate 19. The direction of the polarization axis of the upper polarizing plate 11 and the direction of the polarization axis of the lower polarizing plate 17 are selected to be orthogonal to each other. A liquid crystal cell 12 is arranged between the upper polarizing plate 11 and the lower polarizing plate 17. The liquid crystal cell 12 includes a transparent upper glass plate 13 and a lower glass plate 14, and a liquid crystal 15 sealed between the upper glass plate 13 and the lower glass plate 14.

The liquid crystal 15 forms a segment having a predetermined shape. That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the liquid crystal cell 12 is divided into three regions 21, 22, and 23, and each region 21, 22, and 23 has a segment having a shape of each part of a human face and a segment having a flag shape. Segments are formed.
That is, in the area 21, a blurred face segment 21a and a troubled face segment 21b, a ○ flag segment 21c and a × flag segment 21d are formed. The area 22 includes a clean face segment 22a and a laughing face segment 22a.
The b and o flag segments 22c and the x flag segments 22d are formed. Further, in the area 23, a smiling face segment 23a, a crying face segment 23b, a ○ flag segment 23c, and a × flag segment 23d are formed.

As shown in FIG. 5, a transparent plate 25 made of glass, plastic, or the like is provided on the upper polarizing plate 11 of the liquid crystal display means 10 so as to be overlapped.
On the transparent plate 25, the blurred face segment 21a and the troubled face segment 21b of the area 21 are located at corresponding positions.
A convex curved surface 26 formed by cutting the capsule in half is formed in a protruding manner. The outer peripheral edge 26b of the curved surface 26 forms the outline of the blurred face and the troubled face. In the transparent plate 25, a convex curved surface 27 having a shape obtained by cutting the capsule in half in the same manner as described above protrudes from the area 22 at a position corresponding to the clean face segment 22a and the laughing face segment 22b. Is formed. The outer peripheral edge 27b of the curved surface 27 forms the outline of the clean face and the laughing face. Furthermore, the transparent plate 25
In the area 23, a convex curved surface 28 formed by cutting the capsule in half in the same manner as described above is protrudingly formed at a position corresponding to the smiling face segment 23a and the crying face segment 23b. The outer peripheral edge 28b of the curved surface 28 forms the outline of the smiling face and the crying face.

The lower portion 26a of the curved surface 26 is colored blue so that the blurred face segment 21a and the troubled face segment 21b are not hidden. The lower portion 27a of the curved surface 27 is colored yellow so that the clean face segment 22a and the laughing face segment 22b are not hidden. Further, the lower portion 28a of the curved surface 28 is colored red so that the smiling face segment 23a and the crying face segment 23b are not hidden. Thus, the lower 26
a, 27a, 28a are colored semi-capsulated curved surfaces 2
6, 27, 28 can be viewed like a capsule capsule of medicine.

The liquid crystal display means 10 and the transparent plate 25 are
As shown in FIG. 5, they are overlapped and fixed by being sandwiched between a projection 5a formed on the lower case 5 and a pressing plate 3c formed on the periphery of the opening 3a of the upper case 3.

A circuit board 30 having a CPU is provided in the apparatus main body 2. The circuit section provided on the circuit board 30 controls the display of the liquid crystal cell 12. The circuit board 30, a power source (not shown), and operation buttons 31, 32 provided on the upper case 3 of the apparatus main body 2 are electrically connected.

When the operation button 31 is pressed, a decision mode is set, and when the operation button 32 is pressed, a game mode is set. When the operation button 31 is pressed, each segment in each of the regions 21, 22, and 23 is randomly driven and displayed for a predetermined time by the circuit section of the circuit board 30. In the left area 21, the blurred face segment 21a and the troubled face segment 21b are alternately displayed, the ○ flag segment 21c is displayed at the same time as the blurred face segment 21a (see FIG. 3), and the x flag is displayed at the same time as the troubled face segment 21b. The segment 21d is displayed (see FIG. 4).

Similarly, in the central area 22, a face segment 22a and a laughing face segment 22b are displayed alternately, and a flag segment 22c is displayed simultaneously with the face face segment 22a (see FIG. 3). The X flag segment 22d is displayed simultaneously with the laughing face segment 22b (see FIG. 4). In the right area 23, the smiling face segment 23a and the crying face segment 23b are displayed alternately, the ○ flag segment 23c is displayed at the same time as the smiling face segment 23a (see FIG. 3), and the × flag is simultaneously displayed with the crying face segment 23b. The segment 23d is displayed (see FIG. 4).

The driving display of the segments in the regions 21, 22, and 23 is performed independently by the circuit section of the circuit board 30, and the segments in the regions 21, 22, and 23 are fixed as described above. The drive is displayed alternately with time.

Since the liquid crystal device 1 has the above configuration, the display contents of the liquid crystal display means 10 can be visually recognized from the opening 3a of the device main body 2. When the operation button 32 is pressed, the liquid crystal device 1 enters a game mode, and a game can be played. When the operation button 31 is pressed, a determination mode is set. For example, it can be used when it is difficult to determine whether or not to purchase a product. When the operation button 31 is pressed, the circuit board 3
By means of the 0 circuit section, each segment in each of the regions 21, 22, 23 is independently driven and displayed alternately for a predetermined time. In the left area 21, the blurred face segment 21a and the troubled face segment 21b are alternately displayed, and the blurred face segment 21a is displayed.
At the same time, the O flag segment 21c is displayed, and the X flag segment 21d is displayed simultaneously with the troubled face segment 21b.

In the central area 22, the spoofed face segment 2
2a and the laughing face segment 22b are displayed alternately, the ○ flag segment 22c is displayed at the same time as the clean face segment 22a, and the × flag segment 22d is displayed at the same time as the laughing face segment 22b. In the right area 23, the smiling face segment 23a and the crying face segment 23b are alternately displayed, the ○ flag segment 23c is displayed at the same time as the smiling face segment 23a, and the × flag segment 23d is displayed at the same time as the crying face segment 23b.

The drive display of each segment in each of the regions 21, 22, and 23 is performed alternately and independently by a circuit section for a fixed time, and stops after a lapse of a fixed time. In the left area 21, the blurred face segment 21a and the circle
The flag segment 21c or the troubled face segment 21b and the X flag segment 21d are displayed. In the central area 22, a spoofed face segment 22a and a ○ flag segment 22c or a laughing face segment 22b and a × flag segment 22d are displayed. In the right area 23, the smiling face segments 23a and ○
The flag segment 23c or the crying face segment 23b and the X flag segment 23d are displayed.

For example, a blurred face segment 21a and a flag segment 21c are displayed in the left area 21 and the center area 2
2, the laughing face segment 22b and the X flag segment 22d are displayed, and the smiling face segment 23a and
When the flag segment 23c is displayed, since the display of the flag segment is more than the display of the flag segment,
Judge as decision. Also, for example, a troubled face segment 21b and an X flag segment 21d are displayed in the left area 21, a dominant face segment 22a and a ○ flag segment 22c are displayed in the central area 22, and a crying face segment 2 is displayed in the right area 23.
When 3b and the X flag segment 23d are displayed, the display is determined to be canceled because the X flag segment is displayed more than the O flag segment.

In the liquid crystal device 1, since the granular material 9 is provided in the sounding chamber 8 formed in the device main body 2, the operation buttons 3
When the user presses 1 and shakes the apparatus main body 2, the granular material 9 therein hits a wall around the sound generation chamber 8 to generate a sound. Convex curved surface 2
The display and the background of the blurred face segment 21a or the troubled face segment 21b in the outer peripheral edge 26b of the projection 6 are the convex curved surface 2
The lens can be enlarged and three-dimensionally viewed by the lens effect of No. 6, and the outer peripheral edge 26b forms the contour of the face. Smooth face segment 22 in outer peripheral edge 27b of convex curved surface 27
The display and background of a or the laughing face segment 22b can be enlarged and viewed three-dimensionally by the lens effect of the convex curved surface 27, and the outer peripheral edge 27b forms the contour of the face. The display and background of the smiling face segment 23a or the crying face segment 23b in the outer peripheral edge 28b of the convex curved surface 28 are enlarged by the lens effect of the convex curved surface 28 and can be visually recognized three-dimensionally. Form the contour of the face.

The convex curved surfaces 26, 27,
Although 28 is formed in a semi-capsule shape in the above embodiment, the shape is not limited to this shape, and can be formed in a semi-cylindrical or hemispherical shape.

Another embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. The liquid crystal device 41 has a device body 42 having a rectangular parallelepiped shape. On the upper plate 43b of the device main body 42,
An opening 43 through which the display contents of the liquid crystal display means 50 can be visually recognized.
a is formed. A storage chamber 46 is formed in the apparatus main body 42, and a liquid crystal display 50 is provided in the storage chamber 46. The liquid crystal display means 50 includes an upper polarizer, a liquid crystal cell, a lower polarizer, and a reflector, as in the liquid crystal display means 10 described above. The polarization axis directions of the upper polarizer and the lower polarizer are selected to be orthogonal to each other,
A liquid crystal cell is arranged between the upper polarizing plate and the lower polarizing plate. The liquid crystal cell is a transparent upper glass plate and lower glass plate,
It is formed by liquid crystal sealed between an upper glass plate and a lower glass plate.

The liquid crystal forms a segment having a predetermined shape. As shown in FIGS. 1011 and 12, the liquid crystal cell has a laughing face segment 51 and a funny face segment 5.
2 and a crying face segment 53 are formed. As shown in FIG. 8, the display surface of the liquid crystal display means 50 has glass,
A transparent plate 55 made of plastic or the like is provided so as to overlap. The transparent plate 55 is formed with a hemispherical convex curved surface 60 at a position corresponding to the laughing face segment 51, the funny face segment 52, or the crying face segment 53. An outer peripheral edge 61 of the curved surface 60 forms an outline of the laughing face segment 51, the funny face segment 52, or the crying face segment 53. A pair of small curved surfaces 62 and 63 are protruded from an upper portion corresponding to the eyes of the curved surface 60.

The liquid crystal display means 50 and the transparent plate 55 are
As shown in FIG. 8, they are overlapped and fixed by being sandwiched between a projection 44 formed on the bottom wall 45 and a pressing plate 43c formed on the periphery of the opening 43a of the apparatus main body 42.

In the apparatus main body 42, a C (not shown)
A circuit board with a PU is provided. The circuit section provided on the circuit board controls the display of the liquid crystal cell. The circuit board, a power supply (not shown), and operation buttons 47 and 4 provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 42.
8, 49 are electrically connected.

The liquid crystal device 41 has the above configuration, and the display contents of the liquid crystal display means 50 can be visually recognized from the opening 43a of the device main body 42. In this state, as shown in FIG. 9, each segment is not displayed. Power switch 5
9 is turned on and the operation button 47 is pressed, the laughing face segment 51 is driven and displayed by the circuit section of the circuit board (FIG. 1).
When the operation button 48 is pressed, the funny face segment 52 is driven and displayed by the circuit section of the circuit board (FIG. 11).
When the operation button 49 is pressed, the cry face segment 53 is driven and displayed by the circuit section of the circuit board (FIG. 12).
reference).

The display and the background of the laughing face segment 51, the funny face segment 52, or the crying face segment 53 in the outer peripheral edge 61 of the convex curved surface 60 are enlarged by the lens effect of the convex curved surface 60 and can be visually recognized in three dimensions. The outer peripheral edge 61 forms the contour of the face, and the convex small curved surfaces 62 and 6 are formed.
The outer peripheral edges 64, 65 of 3 form the contour of the eye. In this way, the liquid crystal device 41 can be used as a three-dimensional object that changes the expression, and can be placed on a desk or the like to express the mood of the day.

[0032]

As described above, the first aspect of the present invention is as follows.
The liquid crystal device according to the present invention is provided with liquid crystal display means in which at least a segment of a face part of eyes and a mouth is formed in a main body of the apparatus, and a display surface of the liquid crystal display means has a convex shape whose outer peripheral edge forms the contour of the face. Since the transparent plate on which the curved surface is formed is provided, when the segments are driven and displayed, the display of the face portion of the eyes and the mouth and the lens effect of the curved surface in which the contour of the face is convex are provided. It can be visually changed three-dimensionally by being changed optically, and has an effect that an interesting three-dimensional display can be performed unlike the planar display of the conventional liquid crystal device.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing one embodiment of a liquid crystal device as viewed from one direction.

FIG. 2 is a partially cutaway overall perspective view of the liquid crystal device as viewed from another direction.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an overall perspective view showing another embodiment of the liquid crystal device as viewed from one direction.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Liquid crystal device 2 Device main body 3 Upper case 3a Opening 3b Upper plate 3c Holding plate 5 Lower case 5a Projection 6 Storage room 7a Partition wall 7b Partition wall 8 Sounding room 9 Granular material 10 Liquid crystal display means 11 Upper polarizing plate 12 Liquid crystal cell 13 Upper Glass plate 14 Lower glass plate 15 Liquid crystal 17 Lower polarizing plate 19 Reflector 21 Area 21a Blurred face segment 21b Troubled face segment 21c ○ Flag segment 21d × Flag segment 22 Area 22a Smooth face segment 22b Laughing face segment 22c ○ Flag segment 22d × Flag segment 23 Area 23a Smile face segment 23b Crying face segment 23c ○ Flag segment 23d × Flag segment 25 Transparent plate 26 Curved surface 26a Lower portion 26b Outer edge 27 Curved surface 27a Lower portion 27b Outer edge 28 Curved surface 28a Lower 28b Outer edge 30 Circuit Board 31 operation button 32 operation button 33 box 33a display window 41 liquid crystal device 42 device main body 43a opening 43b top plate 43c holding plate 44 projection 45 bottom wall 46 accommodation room 47 operation button 48 operation button 49 operation button 50 liquid crystal display means 51 laughing face Segment 52 Fun face segment 53 Crying face segment 55 Transparent plate 59 Power switch 60 Curved surface 61 Outer edge 62 Small curved surface 63 Small curved surface 64 Outer edge 65 Outer edge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A liquid crystal device having the following requirements. (B) Having an apparatus body. (B) Liquid crystal display means on which at least a segment of the face of the eyes and mouth is formed in the apparatus body. (C) The display surface of the liquid crystal display means is provided with a transparent plate having a convex curved surface whose outer peripheral edge forms the contour of the face.