IP Library Granted Patent US 8,274,630
Granted Patent B2
US 8,274,630 · App. 12/730,478 · Granted Sep 25, 2012

Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method for same

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Patent No.
US 8,274,630
App. No.
12/730,478
Granted
Sep 25, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Liquid crystal is sandwiched between a first substrate in rectangular form and a second substrate in rectangular form, pixel electrodes and a first alignment film are formed on the first substrate, a counter electrode and a second alignment film are formed on the second substrate, the second alignment film is rubbed in a direction at an angle in a range of 45°+/−3° relative to one side of the second substrate, the counter electrode is provided with a protruding pad portion, and the direction in which the pad portion extends is to an angle of 15° or more and 35° or less with the side of the second substrate.

Claims (20)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

a first substrate in rectangular form and a second substrate in rectangular form that is positioned so as to face the first substrate with liquid crystal in between;

pixel electrodes that are respectively formed in a number of pixel regions which form an image display region on the surface of said first substrate on the liquid crystal side, and a first alignment film that is formed on said image display region so as to make contact with said liquid crystal; and

a counter electrode that is formed on the surface of said second substrate on the liquid crystal side so as to cover said number of pixel regions over the entirety of said image display region, and a second alignment film that is formed on said image display region so as to make contact with said liquid crystal, wherein

said second alignment film is rubbed at an angle in a range of 45°+/−3° relative to one side of said second substrate,

said counter electrode is provided with a pad portion that protrudes from at least part of the side in the direction in which the second alignment film is rubbed and electrically leads out onto said first substrate through a conductive material that is located between said second substrate and said first substrate so as to make contact with said pad portion, and

the direction in which the two sides of said pad portion which protrudes from said counter electrode extend is set to angle of 15° or more and 35° or less relative to the side of said second substrate which crosses the extended line of the side of the pad portion.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said pad portion of said counter electrode is formed in a corner of said counter electrode.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , characterized by being provided with the same pad portion at diagonally opposite corners.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein said counter electrode and said pad portion are formed of a transparent conductive film.

5. A manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate in rectangular form and a second substrate in rectangular form that is positioned so as to face the first substrate with liquid crystal in between;

pixel electrodes that are respectively formed in a number of pixel regions which form an image display region on the surface of said first substrate on the liquid crystal side, and a first alignment film that is formed on said image display region so as to make contact with said liquid crystal; and

a counter electrode that is formed on the surface of said second substrate on the liquid crystal side so as to cover said number of pixel regions over the entirety of said image display region, and a second alignment film that is formed on said image display region so as to make contact with said liquid crystal and rubbed at an angle in a range of 45°+/−3° relative to one side of said second substrate, wherein

said counter electrode is provided with a pad portion that protrudes from at least part of the side in the direction in which the second alignment film is rubbed and electrically leads out onto said first substrate through a conductive material that is located between said second substrate and said first substrate so as to make contact with the pad portion, wherein

the direction in which the two sides of said pad portion which protrudes from said counter electrode extend is set to angle of 15° or more and 35° or less relative to the side of said second substrate which crosses the extended line of the side of the pad portion, and

said second alignment film is rubbed in a direction at an angle in a range of 45°+/−3° relative to one side of said second substrate.

6. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein said pad portion of said counter electrode is formed in a corner of said counter electrode.

7. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 6 , characterized by being provided with the same pad portion at diagonally opposite corners.

8. The manufacturing method for a liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein said counter electrode and said pad portion are formed of a transparent conductive film.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC
To: MAGNOLIA PURPLE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 071890/0202 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2023
From: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
Reel/Frame 065615/0327 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE RECEIVING PARTY DATA PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 034892 FRAME: 0478. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Mar 24, 2015
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 035316/0589 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 4, 2015
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 034892/0478 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 3, 2015
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 034891/0950 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE IN PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027092/0684 →
MERGER Recorded Oct 20, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027093/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2010
From: SHINTANI, HIDEYUKI; SOTO, SHINICHI; SAEKI, HIROSHI; NAGASHIMA, OSAMU; ISHIKAWA, TOMOKAZU
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 024130/0993 →