Liquid crystal display device comprising a TN alignment region continuously connectable with a bend alignment region, each region having a different pretilt direction and the method of fabricating the same
US7215397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133757
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of substrates and an alignment film placed on the side of at least one of the pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a first region in which the pretilt direction of liquid crystal molecules of which the alignment is regulated with alignment regulating force of a surface of the alignment film is a first direction and a second region in which the pretilt direction is a second direction different from the first direction. Display is performed using bend alignment of the first region of the liquid crystal layer.
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