Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal display apparatus
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a first substrate supporting a plurality of pixels, each having an electrode;
a second substrate having an electrode and arranged such that said electrode of said first substrate opposes said electrode of said second substrate;
a nematic liquid crystal composition layer held between said first and second substrates; and
means for aligning liquid crystal molecules of the nematic liquid crystal composition in one direction on surfaces of said first and second substrates,wherein said electrode of the first substrate in each pixel includes a plurality of stripe-shaped conductive layers each having a width not more than 50 μ
m, a distance between said conductive layers being not more than 50 μ
m, and at least two of said conductive layers being electrically connected in at least part of an area in said pixel,said electrode of the second substrate consists of a continuous conductive film, anda distance RS between said conductive layers and a distance D between said electrode of said first substrate and said electrode of second substrate satisfy the following inequality;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">tan (π
/9)≦
RS/2D≦
tan (7π
/18).2.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate supporting a plurality of pixels, each having an electrode, a second substrate having an electrode and arranged such that the electrode of the first substrate opposes the electrode of the second substrate, a nematic liquid crystal composition layer held between the first and second substrates, and aligning films for aligning liquid crystal molecules of the nematic liquid crystal composition in one direction on surfaces of the first and second substrates, wherein the electrode of the first substrate in each pixel includes a plurality of conductive layers each having a width of 50 μm or less, and a distance between the conductive layers being 50 μm or less, and at least two of the plurality of conductive layers being electrically connected in at least part of an area in the pixel, the electrode of the second substrate consists of a continuous conductive film, and a distance RS between the conductive layers and a distance D between the electrode of the first substrate and the electrode of the second substrate satisfy the following inequality.
tan (π/9)≦RS/2D≦tan (7π/18)
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24 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a first substrate supporting a plurality of pixels, each having an electrode; a second substrate having an electrode and arranged such that said electrode of said first substrate opposes said electrode of said second substrate; a nematic liquid crystal composition layer held between said first and second substrates; and means for aligning liquid crystal molecules of the nematic liquid crystal composition in one direction on surfaces of said first and second substrates, wherein said electrode of the first substrate in each pixel includes a plurality of stripe-shaped conductive layers each having a width not more than 50 μ
m, a distance between said conductive layers being not more than 50 μ
m, and at least two of said conductive layers being electrically connected in at least part of an area in said pixel,said electrode of the second substrate consists of a continuous conductive film, and a distance RS between said conductive layers and a distance D between said electrode of said first substrate and said electrode of second substrate satisfy the following inequality;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">tan (π
/9)≦
RS/2D≦
tan (7π
/18).2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a first substrate supporting a plurality of pixels, each having an electrode; a second substrate having an electrode and arranged such that said electrode of said first substrate opposes said electrode of said second substrate; a nematic liquid crystal composition layer held between said first and second substrates; and means for aligning liquid crystal molecules of the nematic liquid crystal composition in one direction on surfaces of said first and second substrates, wherein said electrode of the first substrate in each pixel includes a plurality of first stripe-shaped conductive layers each having a width not more than 50 μ
m, a distance between said first conductive layers being not more than 50 μ
m, and at least two of said conductive layers are electrically connected in at least part of an area in said pixel,said electrode of said second substrate in each pixel includes a plurality of second conductive layers each having a width not more than 50 μ
m, a distance between said conductive layers being not more than 50 μ
m, said second conductive layers extending in the same direction as that of said first conductive layers, and at least two of said plurality of second conductive portions being electrically connected in at least part of an area in said pixel,said first conductive layers and said second conductive layers are staggered from each other in a direction of width without opposing each other, said liquid crystal composition layer includes a layer portion FE sandwiched between each first conductive layer and part of a corresponding portion between said second conductive layers, a layer portion SS adjacent to said layer portion FE and sandwiched between part of a portion between said first conductive layers and part of a corresponding portion between said second conductive layers, and a layer portion RE adjacent to said layer portion SS and sandwiched between part of a portion between said first conductive layers and a corresponding one of said second conductive layers are periodically repeated in an order of FE, SS, RE, FE, SS, RE, . . . , and the width SS of said layer portion SS and a distance D between said electrode of said first substrate and said electrode of second substrate satisfy the following inequality;
space="preserve" listing-type="equation">tan (π
/9)≦
SS/D-tan (7π
/18). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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