DISPLAY ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE USING DISPLAY ELEMENT

摘要

A display device has a pointer (18) having an indication part (18a), a pointer drive means (20) which rotates the pointer (18), and a display element (17) having an index part (23) indicated by the indication part (18a). The display element (17) has a pair of translucent substrates (26, 27), striped translucent electrode films (24, 25) formed on the translucent substrates (26, 27), respectively, and light shields (33, 46) provided on at least one of the translucent substrates (26, 27). The index part (23) consists of openings of the light shields (33, 46). The display element (17) has a hole (36) formed in a portion corresponding to the rotary shaft (35) of the pointer drive means (20).