IP Library Granted Patent US 7,924,383
Granted Patent B2
US 7,924,383 · App. 12/152,745 · Granted Apr 12, 2011

Multi-domain vertical alignment liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,924,383
App. No.
12/152,745
Granted
Apr 12, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device is provided for not reducing the aperture ratio and improving transmittance. The liquid crystal display device comprises a substrate with a pixel electrode, a substrate with a common electrode, and a liquid crystal layer therebetween, wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are vertically aligned when no voltage is applied, each pixel comprises one or more sub-pixels, and cross-shaped slits are formed on the common electrode corresponding to each sub-pixel.

Claims (35)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

two substrates, wherein one substrate comprises a pixel electrode and the other substrate comprises a common electrode;

a liquid crystal layer disposed between said two substrates; and

a pixel having one or more sub-pixels,

wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are vertically aligned when no voltage is applied and cross-shaped slits are formed on the common electrode corresponding to each sub-pixel, and

wherein the cross-shaped slit is disposed in the center of the sub-pixel and wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to a cell gap between the substrates, except for a crossed area, is from 1.0 to 3.0.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, wherein two linear polarizers are respectively disposed on the substrates and the direction of the cross-shaped slit is equal or within a range of plus or minus 10 degrees with that of the absorption axis corresponding to one side of the linear polarizer.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, wherein the cross-shaped slit is disposed diagonally to the sub-pixel.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, further comprising circular polarizers.

5. An electronic device comprising the liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, wherein the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, a car navigation system (television), a digital still camera (DSC) and a display.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for the crossed area, is from 1.2 to 2.5.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 of the invention, wherein the cross-shaped slit extend to reach the middle of each side of the sub-pixel.

8. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

two substrates, wherein one substrate comprises a pixel electrode and the other substrate comprises a common electrode;

a liquid crystal layer disposed between said two substrates; and

a pixel having one or more sub-pixels,

wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are vertically aligned when no voltage is applied and cross-shaped slits are formed on the common electrode corresponding to each sub-pixel, and

wherein the cross-shaped slits extend to reach the middle of each side of the sub-pixel, and wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to a cell gap between the substrates, except for a crossed area, is from 1.0 to 3.0.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for the crossed area, is from 1.2 to 2.5.

10. An electronic device comprising the liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 of the invention, wherein the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, a car navigation system (television), a digital still camera (DSC) and a display.

11. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

two substrates, wherein one substrate comprises a pixel electrode and the other substrate comprises a common electrode;

a liquid crystal layer disposed between said two substrates; and

a pixel having one or more sub-pixels,

wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are vertically aligned when no voltage is applied and cross-shaped slits are formed on the common electrode corresponding to each sub-pixel, and

wherein the cross-shaped slit is disposed in the center of the sub-pixel, and wherein two linear polarizers are respectively disposed on the substrates and the direction of the cross-shaped slit is equal or within a range of plus or minus 10 degrees with that of the absorption axis corresponding to one side of the linear polarizer.

12. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for a crossed area, is from 1.0 to 3.0.

13. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 12 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for the crossed area, is from 1.2 to 2.5.

14. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 of the invention, wherein the cross-shaped slit extend to reach the middle of each side of the sub-pixel.

15. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 14 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to a cell gap between the substrates, except for a crossed area, is from 1.0 to 3.0.

16. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 15 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for the crossed area, is from 1.2 to 2.5.

17. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 of the invention, wherein the cross-shaped slit is disposed diagonally to the sub-pixel.

18. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 17 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to a cell gap between the substrates, except for a crossed area, is from 1.0 to 3.0.

19. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 18 of the invention, wherein the ratio of the width of the slit to the cell gap between the substrates, except for the crossed area, is from 1.2 to 2.5.

20. An electronic device comprising the liquid crystal display device according to claim 11 of the invention, wherein the electronic device is one of a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer, a car navigation system (television), a digital still camera (DSC) and a display.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 23, 2011
From: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 025681/0282 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 16, 2008
From: TAKAHASHI, SATORU; SUGIYAMA, MASARU
To: TPO DISPLAYS CORP.
Reel/Frame 021019/0038 →