IP Library Granted Patent US 10,345,584
Granted Patent B2
US 10,345,584 · App. 15/800,714 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Liquid crystal display and head-up display device

Inventors: Michio Yokota (Hino, JP); Yayoi Nakamura (Hino, JP)
Assignee: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,345,584
App. No.
15/800,714
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes: a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other and which are provided such that light emitted from a light source is obliquely incident on a surface of each of the first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a switching element provided on the first substrate and including a gate electrode; a first light-shielding film provided above the switching element, with a first insulating layer interposed; a pixel electrode provided above the first light-shielding film, with a second insulating layer interposed; and a second light-shielding film provided on the second substrate and in a boundary region between adjacent pixels, and located above the switching element.

Claims (44)

1. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other and which are provided such that light emitted from a light source is obliquely incident on a surface of each of the first and second substrates;

a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a switching element provided on the first substrate and including a gate electrode;

a first light-shielding film provided above the switching element, with a first insulating layer interposed;

a pixel electrode provided above the first light-shielding film, with a second insulating layer interposed; and

a second light-shielding film provided on the second substrate and in a boundary region between adjacent pixels, and located above the switching element,

wherein the first light-shielding film has a width less than that of the gate electrode.

2. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , wherein following formula is satisfied

S 1 >d 1 ·tan θ

where S 1 is a distance between a normal line passing an end of the gate electrode and an end of the first light-shielding film, d 1 is a distance from the gate electrode to the first light-shielding film, and θ is a refraction angle of incident light.

3. The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a storage electrode provided between the first insulating layer and the first light-shielding film,

wherein the first light-shielding film is made of a conductive material and is electrically connected to the storage electrode.

4. A head-up display device comprising:

a liquid crystal display of claim 1 ;

the light source; and

a reflective member which projects light having passed through the liquid crystal display onto a display member.

5. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other and which are provided such that light emitted from a light source is obliquely incident on a surface of each of the first and second substrates;

a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a switching element provided on the first substrate and including a gate electrode;

a first light-shielding film provided above the switching element, with a first insulating layer interposed;

a pixel electrode provided above the first light-shielding film, with a second insulating layer interposed; and

a second light-shielding film provided on the second substrate and in a boundary region between adjacent pixels, and located above the switching element,

wherein the second light-shielding film has a width less than that of the gate electrode.

6. The liquid crystal display according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a storage electrode provided between the first insulating layer and the first light-shielding film,

wherein the first light-shielding film is made of a conductive material and is electrically connected to the storage electrode.

7. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other and which are provided such that light emitted from a light source is obliquely incident on a surface of each of the first and second substrates;

a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate;

a switching element provided on the first substrate and including a gate electrode;

a first light-shielding film provided above the switching element, with a first insulating layer interposed;

a pixel electrode provided above the first light-shielding film, with a second insulating layer interposed; and

a second light-shielding film provided on the second substrate and in a boundary region between adjacent pixels, and located above the switching element,

wherein the switching element includes a semiconductor layer provided above the gate electrode, with a third insulating layer interposed, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which are provided on the semiconductor layer, and

the source electrode and the drain electrode have outward ends located inward of an end of the gate electrode.

8. The liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , wherein following formula is satisfied

S 2 >d 2 ·tan θ

where S 2 is a distance between a normal line passing the end of the gate electrode and an end of the source electrode, d 2 is a distance from the gate electrode to the source electrode, and θ is a refraction angle of incident light.

9. The liquid crystal display according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a storage electrode provided between the first insulating layer and the first light-shielding film,

wherein the first light-shielding film is made of a conductive material and is electrically connected to the storage electrode.

Assignments (2)
MERGER Recorded May 21, 2019
From: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: TOPPAN PRINTING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049247/0499 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 9, 2017
From: YOKOTA, MICHIO; NAKAMURA, YAYOI
To: ORTUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 044083/0438 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-096676 · May 11, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2016062805 · Apr 22, 2016
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