IP Library Granted Patent US 7,167,221
Granted Patent B2
US 7,167,221 · App. 10/831,685 · Granted Jan 23, 2007

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,167,221
App. No.
10/831,685
Granted
Jan 23, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

A color filter ( 30 ) includes a black matrix ( 33 ), and the black matrix has a first antireflection layer ( 331 ) and a second antireflection layer ( 332 ) on the first antireflection layer. Each antireflection layer includes a first antireflection film ( 3311, 3321 ) having a first refraction index, and a second antireflection film ( 3312, 3322 ) having a second refraction index which is different to the first refraction index. Because of so-called destructive interference of outside source light beams reflected from various interfaces defined by the first and second antireflection films, net reflection of the light beams by the black matrix back to an outside of the color filter is minimal. For similar reasons, net reflection of internal source light beams by the black matrix back to an inside of the color filter is minimal. As a result, visibility of a liquid crystal display device ( 300 ) employing the color filter is improved.

Claims (11)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a black matrix having a plurality of color cells on the first substrate, the black matrix comprising a first layer on the first substrate and a second layer on the first layer, the first and second layers each comprising a first antireflection film having a first refraction index, and a second antireflection film formed on the first antireflection film and having a second refraction index which is greater than the first refraction index;

a color resin layer formed by filling color resin in the color cells, the color resin covering the black matrix entirely;

a wall matrix formed over the black matrix, the wall matrix being made of photosensitive resin or a thermosensitive resin; and

a second substrate opposite to the first substrate and cooperating therewith to define a chamber therebetween for receiving a liquid crystal layer.

2. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a plurality of spacers protrude from the wall matrix and abut the second substrate.

3. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wall matrix is opaque.

4. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the wall matrix is black.

5. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an ITO (Indium Tin Oxide) layer covering the black matrix and the color resin layer, the wall matrix being formed on the ITO layer.

6. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the color resin layer is higher than the black matrix so as to form a matrix of grooves between adjacent color cells, the wall matrix being filled in the matrix of grooves.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORPORATION
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0877 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0897 →