Liquid crystal display device
US8546808B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02F1/133707
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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.
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