Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080291382 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Structural objects are disposed in a peripheral region in positions opposed to spacers. In this way, a substrate surface of a counter substrate in the peripheral region is gently inclined in a direction away from a liquid crystal layer. In this way, it is possible to prevent unevenness in display attributable to a difference in a cell gap between a display region and the peripheral region. | 11-27-2008 |
20080309838 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention regarding a liquid crystal display device aims to further prevent generation of low-temperature bubbles in a uniform cell gap and to further improve strength against pressure applied to a glass surface while saving a production cost. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention includes multiple spacers arranged on a liquid crystal layer side of an array substrate. The multiple spacers include: a first spacer arranged in a part of an insulating layer having no contact hole formed thereon; and a second spacer arranged inside of the contact hole. The contact hole is provided on the insulating layer and connects a switching element to either a corresponding pixel electrode or a corresponding auxiliary capacitive layer. | 12-18-2008 |
20130033661 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including an interlayer insulation film covering a first wiring line, a second wiring line and a third wiring line on the interlayer insulation film, and a first electrode which is located between the second wiring line and the third wiring line on the interlayer insulation film, is spaced apart from the second wiring line and the third wiring line, a second substrate including a second electrode which is opposed to each of the second wiring line and the third wiring line, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 02-07-2013 |
20130033663 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a first insulative substrate, and a first electrode, a second substrate including a second insulative substrate, and a second electrode, a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first polarizer including a first polarization axis, and a second polarizer including a second polarization, wherein the first polarization axis is substantially parallel or substantially perpendicular to the direction of extension of the first electrode. | 02-07-2013 |
20130135564 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal cell including a quadrilateral display surface and a liquid crystal layer enclosed between glass substrates and controlling light entering from a second surface side and exiting to a first surface side; a first polarizing plate including a polarizer having an absorption axis and adhered to the first surface side with an adhesive layer; and a second polarizing plate including a polarizer having an absorption axis and adhered to the second surface side with an adhesive layer such that one of the polarizing plates including the polarizer with a larger maximum dimension in an absorption axis direction on the display surface is adhered to the glass substrate with an adhesive layer having higher adhesion strength to the glass substrate than the adhesive layer of other polarizing plates including the polarizer with a smaller maximum dimension in the absorption axis direction. | 05-30-2013 |
20130242214 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display includes a first substrate including a main pixel electrode, a second substrate including a main common electrode extending substantially in parallel to the main pixel electrode on both sides of the main pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate. A horizontal inter-electrode distance in a first direction between the main pixel electrode and the main common electrode is in a range of 11 μm or more and 13 μm or less, and a dielectric constant anisotropy of the liquid crystal layer is 10 or more. | 09-19-2013 |
20130321727 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes, a first substrate including a switching element which is electrically connected to a gate line and a source line and includes a drain electrode opposed to a storage capacitance line, a pixel electrode which includes a main pixel electrode extending in a second direction and a sub-pixel electrode which extends in a first direction at a position inside a position above an edge of the drain electrode and is put in contact with the drain electrode, a second substrate including a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer. | 12-05-2013 |
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20120182509 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a pixel electrode having a first main electrode in a belt-like shape extending along a first cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a counterclockwise direction with respect to an initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules, and a second main electrode in the belt-like shape extending along a second cross line direction which crosses at an acute angle in a clockwise direction with respect to the initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules. A second substrate includes a counter electrode having a pair of third main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the first main electrode extending along a first cross line direction and a pair of fourth main electrodes in the belt-like shape arranged above a pair of regions sandwiching the second main electrode extending along the second cross line direction. | 07-19-2012 |
20120249930 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a lens array unit having a cylindrical lens array constituted by a plurality of cylindrical lenses each having a lens surface and a generatrix corresponding to the lens surface. The lens surface is arranged in a line in a direction orthogonally crossing the generatrix. A first substrate is arranged at a back side of the lens array unit and includes a pixel electrode in a belt shape extending in a different direction from the direction in which the generatrix extends. The pixel electrode is formed in a V character shape. A second substrate is arranged between the lens array unit and the first substrate including a counter electrode in a belt shape commonly arranged on the pixel electrodes extending in a parallel direction to the pixel electrode. | 10-04-2012 |
20120293752 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a pair of first signal lines and a pair of second signal lines extending in a first and orthogonal second directions, and a pixel electrode arranged between the pair of second signal lines and extending in the second direction, and a second substrate having a first main common electrode and a second main common electrode respectively facing the pair of second signal lines and extending in the second direction. An effective domain is surrounded by the pairs of first and second signal lines, or by the pair of the first signal lines and the first and the second main common electrodes. A first area formed of an electrode portion including the pixel electrode is smaller than a second area formed of an aperture portion other than the first area in the effective domain. | 11-22-2012 |
20130057815 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a main pixel electrode and a first alignment film formed on the main pixel electrode having vertical alignment characteristics. A second substrate includes a pair of main common electrodes and a second alignment film formed on the main common electrodes having vertical alignment characteristics. A liquid crystal layer is held between the first substrate and the second substrate having positive dielectric anisotropy. The main pixel electrode is arranged extending in a first direction. The pair of main common electrodes is arranged in the first direction, respectively, so as to sandwich the main pixel electrode. | 03-07-2013 |
20130169918 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate is provided with a pixel electrode including a contact portion, a pair of main pixel electrodes extending in a first direction from the contact portion, a sub-pixel electrode arranged between the contact portion and an end of the extending main pixel electrodes and extending in a second direction so as to connect the pair of main pixel electrodes. A second substrate is provided with a common electrode including first and second main common electrodes sandwiching the pair of the main pixel electrodes, a third main common electrode arranged substantially in the center between the pair of main pixel electrodes and extending in parallel with the first and second main common electrodes, and a sub-common electrode arranged between the contact portion and the sub-pixel electrode and connected with the first, second and third main common electrodes extending in the second direction. | 07-04-2013 |
20130265515 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In one embodiment, a first substrate includes a gate line, a source line, a switching element electrically connected with the gate line and the source line, and a pixel electrode including a sub-pixel electrode electrically connected with the switching element in the shape of a belt, and a main pixel electrode electrically connected with the sub-pixel electrode. A first alignment film covers the pixel electrode. A second substrate includes a common electrode having a pair of main common electrodes arranged on both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode. A second alignment film covers the common electrode. A liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules is held between the first substrate and the second substrate. Volume resistivity values of the first and second alignment films are lower than that of the liquid crystal layer. | 10-10-2013 |
20130300992 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - In a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, a process for forming a first substrate includes the steps; forming a first wiring electrically connected with a switching element and extending in a first direction, forming an insulating film covering the first wiring, painting an electrically conductive film including electrically conductive material on the insulating film, and forming a second wiring electrically connected with the switching element extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction, and a pixel electrode electrically connected with the switching element apart from the second wiring by patterning the electrically conductive film. A second substrate is formed by forming a main common electrode extending in the second direction. A liquid crystal display panel is manufactured by holding liquid crystal material between the first substrate and the second substrate while the main common electrode faces the second wiring. | 11-14-2013 |
20130314635 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - An array substrate includes a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction and an auxiliary capacitance line having a trunk portion extending in the first direction so as to cross the source line and a branch portion branched from the trunk portion and extending along the source line. A switching element includes a drain line arranged under the auxiliary capacitance line so as to face the trunk portion and the branch portion thereof. A pixel electrode includes a main pixel electrode extending substantially in parallel to the source line and a contact portion electrically connected with the drain line. A counter substrate includes a couple of main common electrodes extending substantially in parallel to the main pixel electrode on the both sides sandwiching the main pixel electrode. | 11-28-2013 |