DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A display device, comprising:
- a first substrate that has a first electrode and a second electrode,the first electrode including an electrode base extending in a first direction and a plurality of comb tooth portions having comb-teeth-like shape, which extend in a second direction different from the first direction, and which protrude from the electrode base at constant intervals from each other by slits,each of the comb tooth portions having a joint portion with the electrode base being laminated on an upper or lower side thereof;
a second substrate that faces the first substrate; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, whereinwhen a voltage is not applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to be aligned in a third direction parallel to the second direction, whereaswhen a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to rise in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate while rotating in an in-plane direction of the first substrate, clockwise in a vicinity of one of long sides of the comb tooth portions that face each other in a width direction of the slits and counterclockwise in a vicinity of the other of the long sides, andan angle formed between an electrode base-side portion of a long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the third direction is larger than an angle formed between a distal end-side portion of the long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the third direction.
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Abstract
According to an aspect, a display device has a first electrode, a second electrode and liquid crystal layer. When a voltage is not applied to the first and second electrodes, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented in a third direction. When a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes, the major axes are oriented so as to rise in a direction perpendicular to a first substrate while rotating clockwise in a vicinity of one of long sides of comb tooth portion that face each other and counterclockwise in a vicinity of the other of the long sides. An angle between an electrode base-side portion of a long side of each comb tooth portions and the third direction is larger than an angle between a distal end-side portion of the long side of each comb tooth portions and the third direction.
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17 Claims
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1. A display device, comprising:
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a first substrate that has a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode including an electrode base extending in a first direction and a plurality of comb tooth portions having comb-teeth-like shape, which extend in a second direction different from the first direction, and which protrude from the electrode base at constant intervals from each other by slits, each of the comb tooth portions having a joint portion with the electrode base being laminated on an upper or lower side thereof; a second substrate that faces the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein when a voltage is not applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to be aligned in a third direction parallel to the second direction, whereas when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to rise in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate while rotating in an in-plane direction of the first substrate, clockwise in a vicinity of one of long sides of the comb tooth portions that face each other in a width direction of the slits and counterclockwise in a vicinity of the other of the long sides, and an angle formed between an electrode base-side portion of a long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the third direction is larger than an angle formed between a distal end-side portion of the long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the third direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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3. A display device, comprising:
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a first substrate that has a first electrode and a second electrode, the first electrode including an electrode base extending in a first direction and a plurality of comb tooth portions having comb-teeth-like shape, which extend in a second direction different from the first direction, and which protrude from the electrode base like teeth of a comb at constant intervals from each other by slits, each of the comb tooth portions having a joint portion with the electrode base being laminated on an upper or lower side thereof; a second substrate that faces the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein when a voltage is not applied to the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to be aligned in a third direction orthogonal to the second direction, whereas when a voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the major axes of the liquid crystal molecules are oriented so as to rise in a direction perpendicular to the first substrate while rotating, in an in-plane direction of the first substrate, clockwise in a vicinity of one of long sides of the comb tooth portions that face each other in a width direction of the slits and counterclockwise in a vicinity of the other of the long sides, and an angle formed between an electrode base-side portion of a long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the second direction is larger than an angle formed between a distal end-side portion of the long side of each of the comb tooth portions and the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (4, 17)
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