VERTICAL ALIGNMENT TYPE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH VIEWING ANGLE CHARACTERISTICS IMPROVED BY DISPOSING OPTICAL PLATES
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- first and second polarizers in cross Nichol configuration;
a liquid crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizers and establishing vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application; and
an even number of optical films having optical anisotropy and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer,wherein;
a retardation of the liquid crystal cell is equal to or larger than 300 nm and equal to or smaller than 1500 nm; and
each of the optical films satisfies nx>
ny≧
nz where nx, ny and nz are x-, y- and z-components of a refractive index in which an x-axis is an in-plane slow axis azimuth of each of the optical films, a y-axis is an in-plane azimuth perpendicular to the x-axis and a z-axis is a direction perpendicular to a film surface, an in-plane retardation is equal to or smaller than 300 nm, a thickness direction retardation is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the optical film disposed nearest to the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is equal to or smaller than 45°
, and the slow axes of mutually adjacent optical films are perpendicular to each other.
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Abstract
First and second polarizers are disposed in cross Nichol configuration. A liquid crystal cell is disposed between the two polarizers and establishes vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application. An even number of optical films having optical anisotropy and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and first polarizer. A retardation of the liquid crystal cell is in a range between 300 nm and 1500 nm; and each optical film satisfies nx>ny≧nz, an in-plane retardation is smaller than 300 nm, a thickness direction retardation is in a ranger between 50 nm and 300 nm, an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the optical film disposed nearest to the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is smaller than 45°, and the slow axes of mutually adjacent optical films are perpendicular to each other.
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21 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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first and second polarizers in cross Nichol configuration; a liquid crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizers and establishing vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application; and an even number of optical films having optical anisotropy and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer, wherein; a retardation of the liquid crystal cell is equal to or larger than 300 nm and equal to or smaller than 1500 nm; and each of the optical films satisfies nx>
ny≧
nz where nx, ny and nz are x-, y- and z-components of a refractive index in which an x-axis is an in-plane slow axis azimuth of each of the optical films, a y-axis is an in-plane azimuth perpendicular to the x-axis and a z-axis is a direction perpendicular to a film surface, an in-plane retardation is equal to or smaller than 300 nm, a thickness direction retardation is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the optical film disposed nearest to the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is equal to or smaller than 45°
, and the slow axes of mutually adjacent optical films are perpendicular to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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4. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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first and second polarizers in cross Nichol configuration; a liquid crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizers and establishing vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application; and an odd number of three or more optical films having optical anisotropy and disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer, wherein; a retardation of the liquid crystal cell is equal to or larger than 550 nm and equal to or smaller than 1500 nm; and each of the optical films satisfies nx>
ny≧
nz where nx, ny and nz are x-, y- and z-components of a refractive index in which an x-axis is an in-plane slow axis azimuth of each of the optical films, a y-axis is an in-plane azimuth perpendicular to the x-axis and a z-axis is a direction perpendicular to a film surface, an in-plane retardation is equal to or larger than 30 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, a thickness direction retardation is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, an angle between an in-plane slow axis of the optical film disposed nearest to the first polarizer and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is equal to or larger than 45° and
equal to or smaller than 135°
, and the slow axes of mutually adjacent optical films are perpendicular to each other.
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9. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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first and second polarizers in cross Nichol configuration; a liquid crystal cell disposed between the first and second polarizers and establishing vertical alignment in a state of no voltage application; and a first optical film disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer and having optical anisotropy; a second optical film disposed between the first optical film and the liquid crystal cell and having optical anisotropy; and a third optical film disposed between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal cell and having optical anisotropy; wherein; each of the first to third optical films satisfies nx>
ny≧
nz where nx, ny and nz are x-, y- and z-components of a refractive index in which an x-axis is an in-plane slow axis azimuth of each of the optical films, a y-axis is an in-plane azimuth perpendicular to the x-axis and a z-axis is a direction perpendicular to a film surface, an in-plane retardation is larger than 0 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, and a thickness direction retardation is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm;a slow axis of the first optical film is parallel to an absorption axis of the first polarizer; a slow axis of the second optical film and a slow axis of the third optical film are perpendicular to each other; and an angle between an in-plane axis of the second optical film and an absorption axis of the first polarizer is in a range between 75° and
105°
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17. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a liquid crystal cell establishing vertical alignment in a state of not voltage application; first and second polarizers in cross Nichol configuration and sandwiching the liquid crystal cell; a first optical film disposed between the liquid crystal cell and the first polarizer and having optical anisotropy; a second optical film disposed between the first optical film and the liquid crystal cell and having optical anisotropy; a third optical film disposed between the second polarizer and the liquid crystal cell and having optical anisotropy; and a fourth optical film disposed between the third optical film and the second polarizer and having optical anisotropy, wherein; each of the first to fourth optical films satisfies nx>
ny≧
nz where nx, ny and nz are x-, y- and z-components of a refractive index in which an x-axis is an in-plane slow axis azimuth of each of the optical films, a y-axis is an in-plane azimuth perpendicular to the x-axis and a z-axis is a direction perpendicular to a film surface, and the first to fourth optical films have approximately same optical characteristics;a slow axis of the first optical film is approximately parallel to an absorption axis of the first polarizer; a slow axis of the first optical film is approximately perpendicular to a slow axis of the second optical film; a slow axis of the fourth optical film is approximately parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizer; and a slow axis of the third optical film is approximately perpendicular to a slow axis of the fourth optical film. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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