IP Library Granted Patent US 9,964,816
Granted Patent B2
US 9,964,816 · App. 15/238,229 · Granted May 8, 2018

Liquid crystal display device

Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka (Tokyo, JP); Takato Hiratsuka (Tokyo, JP); Osamu Itou (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
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Patent No.
US 9,964,816
App. No.
15/238,229
Granted
May 8, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device includes a TFT substrate, a CF substrate, and a liquid crystal interposed between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate, and drives the liquid crystal in a horizontal electric field. The TFT substrate includes a recess, and the CF substrate includes a columnar protrusion. The protrusion of the CF substrate is fitted to the recess of the TFT substrate so as to function as a stopper for preventing a positional gap between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate.

Claims (26)

1. A display device comprising,

a plurality of sub pixels,

a first substrate having a gate wiring extending in a first direction, a drain wiring extending in a second direction which intersects the first direction, an interlayer film formed over the gate wiring and the drain wiring, and an insulating film formed over the interlayer film, and

a second substrate having a black matrix overlapped with the gate wiring and the drain wiring in a plan view, and a spacer formed on the black matrix,

wherein the insulating film has a recess,

wherein the recess is formed at an intersection of the gate wiring and the drain wiring, the recess exposes the interlayer film,

wherein the spacer is formed corresponding to the recess and being inserted in the recess,

wherein the insulating film is covered by a first alignment film and the spacer is covered by a second alignment film, and

wherein the first alignment film and the second alignment film are a photo alignment film.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the insulating film has a protrusion,

wherein the protrusion is formed along the drain wiring,

wherein the protrusion is not formed at the intersection,

wherein the recess is formed between the protrusions.

3. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the protrusion is formed in a wall shape.

4. The display device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the protrusion defines a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a tilt angle of a side wall of the spacer with respect to the second substrate is larger than a tilt angle of a side wall of the recess with respect to the first substrate.

6. The display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the spacer is not in contact with the first substrate,

wherein the spacer is in contact with the side wall of the recess.

7. The display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the spacer is not in contact with the side wall of the recess,

wherein the spacer is in contact with the first substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-211327 · Oct 8, 2013 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 14508277 · Oct 7, 2014
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