IP Library Granted Patent US 9,069,213
Granted Patent B2
US 9,069,213 · App. 14/229,646 · Granted Jun 30, 2015

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 9,069,213
App. No.
14/229,646
Granted
Jun 30, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A liquid crystal display device with a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other with liquid crystal therebetween, columnar spacers having the substantially equal height formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate, and the columnar spacers include the columnar spacer which is contact with a liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate and the columnar spacer which is not contact with the liquid-crystal-side surface of another substrate.

Claims (12)

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate and a second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween;

a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines, the gate signal lines and the drain signal lines being formed on the second substrate,

a plurality of pixel regions defined by the gate signal lines and the drain signal lines,

a plurality of counter voltage signal lines are arranged in parallel with the gate signal lines,

a plurality of spacers formed on the first substrate, the respective spacers being arranged in a position which counters the respective gate signal lines defining a corresponding pixel region,

a plurality of projection portions formed on the second substrate, the respective projection portions being arranged on the gate signal line defining a corresponding pixel region, each projection portion formed by at least a semiconductor layer and a conductive layer, the conductive layer being formed over the semiconductor layer,

wherein the plurality of spacers include at least one of first spacer and at least one of second spacer, a region of the at least one of the first spacer formed corresponds to a region of the respective projection portions formed in a plane view, and a region of the at least one of the second spacer formed does not correspond the region of the respective projection portions formed in a plane view.

2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spacers are columnar spacers.

3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the semiconductor layer is rectangular shape in a plane view.

4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein there are less projection portions than spacers.

5. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the respective spacers are substantially equal in height.

Assignments (5)
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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.; IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034797/0886 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 23, 2015
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034797/0962 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2014
From: ASHIZAWA, KEIICHIRO; NAKATANI, MITSUO; MIWA, HIROAKI; TANAKA, TAKAO; HIRAI, SADAFUMI; KAWABE, SHINICHI; SASAKI, MAKOTO; ITO, KAZUYUKI; IEDA, MASAHIRO
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 032637/0819 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2014
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: JAPAN DISPLAY EAST, INC.
Reel/Frame 032644/0001 →