Display device, viewing angle control device, and electronic apparatus

The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein, the transmission region of the switching image has a proportion of not less than 20% and not more than 40% of the entire display screen.

The display device as set forth in claim 1, wherein:nthe display switching device includes a liquid crystal layer provided between a pair of substrates, and further includes (i) a first polarizing device arranged to cause linear polarized light having a fixed polarization direction to be incident on the display switching device and (ii) a second polarizing device arranged to extract linear polarized light having a fixed polarization direction from light emitted from the display switching device;the liquid crystal layer has liquid crystal molecules whose long axis direction is always substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to a polarization direction of linear polarized light incident on the liquid crystal molecules, the long axis direction being a direction obtained when the liquid crystal molecules are projected from a direction perpendicular to the substrates;the second polarizing device extracts linear polarized light emitted from the liquid crystal molecules;in the single image display mode, at least part of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is oriented so as to have a long axis direction substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to the substrates; andin the multiple image display mode, at least part of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is oriented so as to have a long axis direction tilted with respect to the substrates.

An electronic apparatus, comprising a display apparatus as set forth in claim 1.

An electronic apparatus, comprising a viewing angle control device as set forth in claim 5.