Liquid crystal display device
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display device of the present invention is composed of a λ/4 plate 1 , a λ/2 plate 2 , and a polarizing plate 3 which are provided in this order from the side of a liquid crystal layer 10 . Here, an angle formed between an absorption axis of the polarizing plate 3 and an absorption axis of the λ/2 plate 2 is about 45°, an in-plane retardation of the λ/2 plate 2 is set to a value obtained by adding λ/4 to an in-plane retardation of a retardation plate 1 , desirably, the λ/4 plate 1 , and an optical axis of the λ/4 plate 1 and an optical axis of the λ/2 plate 2 are orthogonal to each other. In this configuration, the optical axis of the λ/4 plate 1 is placed at 150°, the optical axis of the λ/2 plate 2 is placed at 60°, and the absorption axis of the polarizing plate 3 is placed at 15°. This configuration improves display characteristics, that is, performs bright display at a higher contrast ratio and in a wider viewing angle with less dependence on visual field, thereby realizing an excellent reflection-type liquid crystal display device that is very easy to view even in a relatively dim place such as an indoor environment.
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a reflecting layer for reflecting incident light;
a liquid crystal layer provided on said reflecting layer, in which alignment of liquid crystal molecules is vertical; and
a retardation plate and a polarizing plate provided on a front surface of said liquid crystal layer,
wherein said reflecting layer has projections and depressions formed on a surface thereof, an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions being a value of not less than 4° nor greater than 6°, and
wherein said retardation plate has a negative refractive index anisotropy in a vertical direction to a surface thereof, birefringence in a direction of the thickness, a ratio between a retardation Rf thereof and a retardation Rlc of said liquid crystal layer, Rf/Rlc, being a value of not less than 0.6 nor greater than 0.9.
2. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a reflecting layer for reflecting incident light;
a liquid crystal layer provided on said reflecting layer, in which alignment of liquid crystal molecules is vertical; and
a retardation plate and a polarizing plate provided on a front surface of said liquid crystal layer,
wherein said reflecting layer has projections and depressions formed on a surface thereof, an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions being a value of not less than 7° nor greater than 9°, and
wherein said retardation plate has a negative refractive index anisotropy in a vertical direction to a surface thereof, birefringence in a direction of the thickness, a ratio between a retardation Rf thereof and a retardation Rlc of said liquid crystal layer, Rf/Rlc, being a value of not less than 0.5 nor greater than 0.8.
3. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a reflecting layer for reflecting incident light;
a liquid crystal layer provided on said reflecting layer, in which alignment of liquid crystal molecules is vertical; and
a retardation plate and a polarizing plate provided on a front surface of said liquid crystal layer,
wherein said reflecting layer has projections and depressions formed on a surface thereof, an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions being a value of not less than 10° nor greater than 15°, and
wherein said retardation plate has a negative refractive index anisotropy in a vertical direction to a surface thereof, birefringence in a direction of the thickness, a ratio between a retardation Rf thereof and a retardation Rlc of said liquid crystal layer, Rf/Rlc, being a value of not less than 0.4 nor greater than 0.7.
4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein where refractive indexes in an x direction, a y direction, and a z direction of said retardation plate are nx, ny, and nz respectively, and a Nz coefficient is defined such that
Nz =( nx−nz )/( nx−ny ),
the Nz coefficient of said retardation plate is 1 or less.
5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said retardation plate is made by layering a plurality of uniaxially stretched films which are arranged in layers such that slow axes of the respective uniaxially stretched films are substantially orthogonal.
6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal molecule of said liquid crystal layer has a negative dielectric constant anisotropy.
7. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a reflecting layer for reflecting incident light;
a liquid crystal layer provided on said reflecting layer, in which alignment of liquid crystal molecules is vertical; and
a retardation plate and a polarizing plate provided on a front surface of said liquid crystal layer,
wherein said reflecting layer has projections and depressions formed on a surface thereof and said retardation plate has birefringence in a direction of the thickness,
wherein if an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions is a value of not less than 4° nor greater than 6°, then a ratio between a retardation Rf of said reflecting layer and a retardation Rlc of said liquid crystal layer, Rf/Rlc, is a value of not less than 0.6 nor greater than 0.9;
wherein if an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions is a value of not less than 7° nor greater than 9°, then the ratio Rf/Rlc is a value of not less than 0.5 nor greater than 0.8, and
wherein if an average tilt angle of the projections and depressions is a value of not less than 10° nor greater than 15°, then the ratio Rf/Rlc is a value of not less than 0.4 nor greater than 0.7.
8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein where refractive indexes in an x direction, a y direction, and a z direction of said retardation plate are n x , n y , and n z respectively, and a N z coefficient is defined such that
N z =( n x −n z )/( n x −n y ),
the N z coefficient of said retardation plate is 1 or less.
9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein said retardation plate is made by layering a plurality of uniaxially stretched films which are arranged in layers such that slow axes of the respective uniaxially stretched films are substantially orthogonal.
10. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the liquid crystal molecule of said liquid crystal layer has a negative dielectric constant anisotropy.