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20100026937 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - There are provided a viewing angle control device that can provide a black display without coloring and achieve a significantly improved shielding ability during a narrow viewing angle state, and a display using the same. In order to adjust VT (voltage-transmittance) characteristics of a viewing angle control liquid crystal panel ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100060824 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROLLING LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A viewing angle controlling liquid crystal panel in which uniformity of a shielding effect in a screen is further improved is provided. Linearly polarized light enters a liquid crystal layer. Further, the liquid crystal layer is provided, on a light exit side of the liquid crystal layer, with a polarizing plate transmitting only a component of light having exited from the liquid crystal layer which component is parallel to a polarization axis of the linearly polarized light having entered the liquid crystal layer. Liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer are tilted in a direction parallel to or perpendicular to the polarization axis of the linearly polarized light having entered the liquid crystal layer. In addition, an electrode ( | 03-11-2010 |
20100103148 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL DEVICE AND DISPLAY PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - There are provided a viewing angle control device that can provide a pure black display without coloring and have a significantly improved shielding ability in the narrow viewing angle state, and a display using the viewing angle control device. To adjust the VT (voltage-transmittance) characteristics of a viewing angle control liquid crystal panel ( | 04-29-2010 |
20100171914 | COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE, AND OPTICAL COMPENSATION POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH COMPOSITE RETARDATION PLATE - A composite retardation plate for use in a Twisted Nematic liquid crystal display device, at least includes: a first retardation film; and a second retardation film stacked on the first retardation film, the first retardation film being such that the first retardation film has a refractive index anisotropy which varies in thickness of the first retardation film so as to compensate for sequential variations in refractive index anisotropy of a liquid crystal layer included in the Twisted Nematic liquid crystal display device, the sequential variations being caused by a region which is approximately regarded as a region in which liquid crystal molecules hybridly orient during voltage application, and the second retardation film having a refractive index anisotropy for compensating for a residual refractive index anisotropy which remains after the compensation performed by the first retardation film. This provides a composite retardation plate which is capable of highly accurately compensating for a refractive index anisotropy which may cause a decrease in contrast of a TN liquid crystal display device due to a viewing angle. | 07-08-2010 |
20100188617 | DISPLAY AND VIEW ANGLE CONTROL ELEMENT EMPLOYED THEREIN - There are provided a display that can block light so that a display on an image display device is invisible from a wide range of view angles in an oblique direction, and a view angle control element employed therein. In a narrow view angle state, a view angle control liquid crystal panel ( | 07-29-2010 |
20100238376 | DISPLAY AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL ELEMENT USED FOR SAME - It is an object to provide a display that can reliably shield visible light in the entire wavelength regions when viewed from an oblique direction and a viewing angle control element used for the display. A viewing angle control liquid crystal panel ( | 09-23-2010 |
20110128458 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a TBA-mode liquid crystal display device that is capable of reflective display and transmissive display without using a multigap structure. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite each other and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and has, in a pixel area, a reflective area where reflective display is performed and a transmissive area where transmissive display is performed. The first substrate has a first electrode and a second electrode disposed parallel to and opposite the first electrode in the pixel area, the liquid crystal layer includes a p-type nematic liquid crystal and is driven by an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode, the p-type nematic liquid crystal is aligned perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate when no voltage is applied, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective area is substantially equal to a thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive area, and a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in the reflective area is different from a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode in the transmissive area. | 06-02-2011 |
20110134348 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a TBA-mode transflective liquid crystal display device in which components such as a multigap structure and a quarter-wave plate can be omitted. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed opposite each other; and a liquid crystal layer that is interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and having, in a pixel area, a reflective area where reflective display is performed and a transmissive area where transmissive display is performed, wherein the first substrate has a first electrode provided in the transmissive area and the reflective area, a second electrode provided in the transmissive area and disposed parallel to and opposite the first electrode inside the pixel area, and a third electrode provided in the reflective area and disposed parallel to and opposite the first electrode inside the pixel area, the liquid crystal layer includes a p-type nematic liquid crystal and is driven by an electric field generated at least one of between the first electrode and the second electrode and between the first electrode and the third electrode, the p-type nematic liquid crystal is aligned perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate when no voltage is applied, a distance between the first electrode and the third electrode is different from a distance between the first electrode and the second electrode, and mutually different common signals are input to the second electrode and the third electrode. | 06-09-2011 |
20110199568 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can suppress generation of an afterimage. The present invention is a liquid crystal display device, includes:
| 08-18-2011 |
20110317118 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which is capable of reducing occurrence of white-floating and/or color tone change. The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other; and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate has a first comb-shaped electrode and a second comb-shaped electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are planarly disposed opposite to each other in a pixel. The second substrate has a third electrode which is partially disposed in the pixel and is configured to be supplied with a predetermined electric potential. The liquid crystal layer includes a p-nematic liquid crystal which is configured to be aligned perpendicularly to substrate surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate when no voltage is applied. In the plan view of the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display device has a first gap and a second gap between the first electrode and the second electrode; further, the first gap is covered with the third electrode and the second gap is not covered with the third electrode. | 12-29-2011 |
20120057118 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a liquid crystal display device in which transmittance can be enhanced. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device provided with a pair of substrates and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates. One of the substrates has a comb-shaped first electrode and a comb-shaped second electrode. The first electrode includes a first trunk portion and a first branch portion obliquely connected to the first trunk portion. The second electrode includes a second trunk portion and a second branch portion obliquely connected to the second trunk portion. The liquid crystal layer includes a p-type nematic liquid crystal that is vertically aligned with respect to the surfaces of the substrates when no voltage is applied. Each pixel has a blank portion of the second electrode having an acute angle-shaped blank portion and an obtuse angle-shaped blank portion that are mutually adjacent. The first branch portion has a specific branch portion disposed within the blank portion of the second electrode. The spacing between the specific branch portion and the second electrode at a portion that extends along the extension direction of the specific branch portion and that forms the acute angle-shaped blank portion is narrower, at least at the tip region of the specific branch portion, than the spacing between the specific branch portion and the second electrode at a portion that extends along the extension direction of the specific branch portion and that forms an obtuse angle-shaped blank portion. | 03-08-2012 |
20120062451 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device that allows suppressing loss of display quality caused by additional capacitance. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device provided with a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposing each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate has a gate bus line, a source bus line, a pixel electrode to which an image signal is inputted, and a common electrode to which a common signal is inputted, the pixel electrode and the common electrode are comb-shaped within a pixel, an electric field parallel to the surface of the first substrate is generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode within the pixel, and the common electrode is arranged, within a display area, at a layer that is different from a layer at which the gate bus line is formed and from a layer at which the source bus line is formed. | 03-15-2012 |
20120069282 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing a white tinge phenomenon in a vertical alignment mode having at least a pair of comb-shaped electrodes. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates disposed opposite each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, wherein one of the pair of substrates includes a pair of comb-shaped electrodes, the pair of electrodes are disposed opposite each other planarly within a pixel, the liquid crystal layer contains p-type nematic liquid crystal and is driven by an electric field generated between the pair of electrodes, the p-type nematic liquid crystal is vertically aligned relative to surfaces of the pair of substrates when no voltage is applied, and two or more regions differing from each other in an interval between the pair of electrodes are formed within the pixel. | 03-22-2012 |
20120127416 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having improved transmittance. The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention has a first substrate and a second substrate disposed to face each other, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate includes a pixel electrode to which a signal voltage is supplied and a common electrode to which a common voltage is supplied. The pixel electrode and the common electrode both comprise comb teeth. The comb teeth of the pixel electrode and the comb teeth of the common electrode are disposed with each other alternately via an interval. The liquid crystal layer contains liquid crystal molecules having positive dielectric anisotropy. The liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a direction orthogonal to a surface of the first substrate in a voltage non-application condition. The first substrate includes an extension wiring provided in a position overlapping at least one comb tooth of the comb teeth of the pixel electrode and the common electrode so as to extend along the at least one comb tooth via an insulating film, and the extension wiring serves as a wiring to which the signal voltage is supplied. | 05-24-2012 |
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20090096954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a backlight ( | 04-16-2009 |
20090102989 | DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display system includes a liquid crystal display ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090174843 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL MODULE - In a liquid crystal display device including a display liquid crystal panel and a viewing-angle-control liquid crystal panel and capable of switching viewing angle characteristics, a half wavelength plate for setting a viewing restricted direction is provided between the display liquid crystal panel and the viewing-angle-control liquid crystal panel. This makes it possible to realize a liquid crystal display device that allows a viewing restricted direction to be set as appropriate. | 07-09-2009 |
20100085513 | VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A viewing angle control panel ( | 04-08-2010 |
20100110345 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a reflective liquid crystal panel ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100128200 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND VIEWING ANGLE CONTROL PANEL - A liquid crystal display device ( | 05-27-2010 |
20100157182 | Liquid crystal display device - The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes a plurality of picture element regions each defined by a first electrode provided on a face of a first substrate facing a liquid crystal layer and a second electrode provided on a second substrate so as to oppose the first electrode via the liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. In each of the picture element regions, the first electrode has a plurality of openings and a solid portion, the liquid crystal layer is in a vertical orientation state when no voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, and when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, a plurality of liquid crystal domains each in a radially-inclined orientation state are respectively formed in the plurality of openings and the solid portion by inclined electrode fields generated at respective edge portions of the openings of the first electrode. | 06-24-2010 |
20120075541 | Liquid crystal display device - The liquid crystal display device of this invention includes picture element regions each defined by a first electrode provided on a first substrate and a second electrode provided on a second substrate so as to oppose the first electrode via a liquid crystal layer sandwiched therebetween. In each of the picture element regions, the first electrode includes a solid portion and a nonsolid portion. The liquid crystal display device further includes a pair of polarizing plates disposed with polarization axes thereof crossing each other substantially perpendicularly. The polarization axis of one of the pair of polarizing plates is substantially parallel to a direction in which the solid portion extends. When a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, in each of the picture element regions, liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are in a radially-inclined orientation state. | 03-29-2012 |