IP Library Granted Patent US 8,928,847
Granted Patent B2
US 8,928,847 · App. 13/790,590 · Granted Jan 6, 2015

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 8,928,847
App. No.
13/790,590
Granted
Jan 6, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The liquid crystal display device includes a pixel structure provided with a large wall formed along a long side of a pixel with a rectangular plane, a small wall formed at a center of the pixel and extending in the same direction as the large wall, a wall electrode formed on a wall surface of the large wall, a plane electrode formed between the small and large walls, in which the wall electrode and the plane electrode form a pixel electrode, and a common electrode formed on a surface of the small wall. The large wall has a part with an increased thickness at an end part of the pixel. The wall electrode is bent toward the center of the pixel. This structure prevents decrease of reverse twist of liquid crystal at an end part of the pixel as well as generation of domain, thus improving transmittance of the screen.

Claims (22)

1. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel structure provided with a large wall formed along a long side of a pixel with a rectangular plane, a small wall formed at a center of the pixel and extending in the same direction as the large wall, a wall electrode formed on a wall surface of the large wall, a plane electrode formed between the small wall and the large wall, in which the wall electrode and the plane electrode form a pixel electrode, and a common electrode formed on a surface of the small wall,

wherein the large wall has a part with an increased thickness at an end part of the pixel;

the wall electrode is bent in a direction toward the center of the pixel;

wherein the large wall is higher than the small wall; and

wherein the large wall has a side surface and the small wall has a side surface, and a planarizing film is formed between the side surface of the large wall and the side surface of the small wall.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein a relationship of (D−W)/2≧L 1 ≧(D−W)/4 is held, where W denotes a total value of the thickness of the large wall at an area around the center of the pixel and a thickness of the wall electrode, D denotes a dimension ½ of a minor axis of the pixel, and L 1 denotes the increased thickness of the large wall at the end part of the pixel.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein the large wall and the small wall are bent at an area around the center of the long side of the pixel.

4. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel structure provided with a large wall formed along a long side of a pixel with a rectangular plane, a small wall formed at a center of the pixel and extending in the same direction as the large wall, a wall electrode formed on a wall surface of the large wall, a plane electrode formed between the small wall and the large wall, in which the wall electrode and the plane electrode form a pixel electrode, and a common electrode formed on a surface of the small wall,

wherein the large wall has a part with an increased thickness at an end part of the pixel;

the wall electrode is bent in a direction toward the center of the pixel;

the small wall is bent in a direction away from the bent wall electrode at the end part of the pixel;

wherein the large wall is higher than the small wall; and

wherein the large wall has a side surface and the small wall has a side surface, and a planarizing film is formed between the side surface of the large wall and the side surface of the small wall.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein a relationship of (D−W)/1≧L 1 ≧(D−W)/4 is held, where W denotes a total value of the thickness of the large wall at an area around the center of the pixel and a thickness of the wall electrode, D denotes a dimension ½ of a minor axis of the pixel, and L 1 denotes the increased thickness of the large wall at the end part of the pixel.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 , wherein the large wall and the small wall are bent at an area around the center of the long side of the pixel.

7. A liquid crystal display device having a pixel structure provided with a large wall formed along a long side of a pixel with a rectangular plane, a small wall formed at a center of the pixel and extending in the same direction as the large wall, a wall electrode formed on a wall surface of the large wall, a plane electrode formed between the small wall and the large wall, in which the wall electrode and the plane electrode form a pixel electrode, and a common electrode formed on a surface of the small wall,

wherein the large wall has a part with an increased thickness at an end part of the pixel;

the wall electrode is bent in a direction toward the center of the pixel;

the small wall has a length longer than that of the large wall; and

a part of the small wall corresponding to the length longer than that of the large wall is bent in a direction away from the bent wall electrode.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein a through hole is formed on the opposite side where the small wall is bent.

9. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the large wall and the small wall are bent at an area around the center of the long side of the pixel.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 3, 2014
From: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 031888/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 8, 2013
From: HIRATSUKA, TAKATO; ITOU, OSAMU; YAMAMOTO, MASANAO; SONODA, DAISUKE
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST INC.
Reel/Frame 029952/0353 →