IP Library Granted Patent US 8,264,650
Granted Patent B2
US 8,264,650 · App. 12/507,904 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Liquid crystal display

Assignee: Chimei Innolux Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,264,650
App. No.
12/507,904
Granted
Sep 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate has a pixel electrode having many first slits and many second slits, connected to a third slit. Each first and second slit respectively stretches along a first and a second vector with a starting point in a junction with the third slit. Liquid crystal molecules near an alignment layer of the second substrate is aligned by the alignment layer to pre-tilt. Each projection of the long-axis of at least part of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules on the second substrate forms a third vector with a starting point at the end of the liquid crystal molecule near the alignment layer. An included angle between the first and the third vector is θ 1 , and an included angle between the second and the third vector is θ 2 . 90°<θ 1 <160°, and 90°<θ 2 <160°.

Claims (21)

1. A liquid crystal display, having at least one pixel region and comprising:

a first substrate having at least one pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is disposed in the pixel region and has a plurality of first slits, a plurality of second slits and at least one third slit, the first slits and the second slits are connected to the third slit, each first slit stretches along a first vector with a starting point in a junction of the first slit and the third slit, and each second slit stretches along a second vector with a starting point in a junction of the second slit and the third slit;

a second substrate, having a common electrode and an alignment layer, wherein the common electrode is covered by the alignment layer; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode of the first substrate and the alignment layer of the second substrate, wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer near the alignment layer are aligned by the alignment layer to pre-tilt, each projection of the long-axis of at least part of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules on the second substrate forms a third vector with a starting point at the end of the liquid crystal molecule near the alignment layer, the third slit is parallel to the direction of the third vector, an included angle between the first vector and the third vector is θ 1 , an included angle between the second vector and the third vector is θ 2 , 90°<θ 1 <160°, and 90°<θ 2 <160°, an included angle between the long-axis of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules and the direction of the normal of the second substrate is larger than 0° and smaller than or equal to 15°.

2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein 120°<θ 1 <150° and 120°<θ 2 <150°.

3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein θ 1 =θ 2 .

4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the pixel region is divided into a first region and a second region, the projection of the long-axis of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first region on the second substrate forms the third vector with a starting point at an end of the liquid crystal molecules near the alignment layer, the projection of the long-axis of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules disposed in the second region on the second substrate forms a fourth vector with a starting point at an end of the liquid crystal molecules near the alignment layer, the direction of the third vector is parallel to the direction of the fourth vector, and the third vector and the fourth vector are toward the common boundary line between the first region and the second region.

5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein the first slits and the second slits are disposed in the first region, the pixel electrode further has a plurality of fifth slits and a plurality of sixth slits, the fifth slits and the sixth slits are disposed in the second region and respectively connected to the third slit, each fifth slit stretches along a fifth vector with a starting point of a junction of the fifth slit and the third slit, each sixth slit stretches along a sixth vector with a starting point of a junction of the sixth slit and the third slit, an included angle between the third vector and the fifth vector is θ 5 , an included angle between the third vector and the sixth vector is θ 6 , 90°<θ 5 <160°, and 90°<θ 6 <160°.

6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising a first polarizer disposed on a surface of the first substrate away from the liquid crystal layer and a second polarizer that is disposed on a surface of the second substrate away from the liquid crystal layer.

7. The liquid crystal display of claim 6 , wherein absorption directions of the first polarizer and the second polarizer are substantially mutually-perpendicular.

8. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate is an active device array substrate.

9. The liquid crystal display of claim 8 , wherein the first substrate further has at least one color filter disposed in the pixel region.

10. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the second substrate further has at least one color filter disposed in the pixel region.

11. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising a backlight module on which the first substrate, the second substrate, and the liquid crystal layer are disposed.

12. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer are a negative type of liquid crystal molecules.

13. A liquid crystal display, having at least one pixel region and comprising:

a first substrate having at least one pixel electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is disposed in the pixel region and has a plurality of first slits, a plurality of second slits and at least one third slit, the first slits and the second slits are connected to the third slit, each first slit stretches along a first vector with a starting point in a junction of the first slit and the third slit, and each second slit stretches along a second vector with a starting point in a junction of the second slit and the third slit;

a second substrate, having a common electrode and an alignment layer, wherein the common electrode is covered by the alignment layer; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode of the first substrate and the alignment layer of the second substrate, wherein liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer near the alignment layer are aligned by the alignment layer to pre-tilt, each projection of the long-axis of at least part of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules on the second substrate forms a third vector with a starting point at the end of the liquid crystal molecule near the alignment layer, the third slit is parallel to the direction of the third vector, an included angle between the first vector and the third vector is θ 1 , an included angle between the second vector and the third vector is θ 2 , 90°<θ 1 <160°, and 90°<θ 2 <160°,

wherein the pixel region is divided into a first region and a second region, the projection of the long-axis of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules disposed in the first region on the second substrate forms the third vector with a starting point at an end of the liquid crystal molecules near the alignment layer, the projection of the long-axis of the pre-tilted liquid crystal molecules disposed in the second region on the second substrate forms a fourth vector with a starting point at an end of the liquid crystal molecules near the alignment layer, the direction of the third vector is parallel to the direction of the fourth vector, and the third vector and the fourth vector are toward the common boundary line between the first region and the second region,

wherein the first slits and the second slits are disposed in the first region, the pixel electrode further has a plurality of fifth slits and a plurality of sixth slits, the fifth slits and the sixth slits are disposed in the second region and respectively connected to the third slit, each fifth slit stretches along a fifth vector with a starting point of a junction of the fifth slit and the third slit, each sixth slit stretches along a sixth vector with a starting point of a junction of the sixth slit and the third slit, an included angle between the third vector and the fifth vector is θ 5 , an included angle between the third vector and the sixth vector is θ 6 , 90°<θ 5 <160°, and 90°<θ 6 <160°, wherein 90°<θ 1 <160°, 90°<θ 2 <160°, and the pixel electrode further has a fourth slit disposed on the common boundary line between the first region and the second region and stretching along the direction substantially perpendicular to the third vector.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2024
From: INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: RED OAK INNOVATIONS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069206/0903 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 7, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032621/0718 →
MERGER Recorded May 12, 2010
From: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONICS CORP.
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024369/0268 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 23, 2009
From: WANG, CHUN-JUI; CHEN, CHIEN-HONG; HSIEH, CHIH-YUNG; LI, HENG-HSIEN; HSU, WEI-TUNG
To: CHI MEI OPTOELECTRONIC CORP.
Reel/Frame 022995/0661 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 97128851 A · Jul 30, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
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