Liquid crystal display with means for varying intensity of applied electric field
First Claim
1. An active-matrix liquid crystal display device comprising:
- a plurality of display pixels, scanning lines, and signal lines disposed on a first transparent substrate;
a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on said first transparent substrate either directly or through an insulating layer;
a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on a second transparent substrate disposed in opposed relation to said first transparent substrate;
a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate;
means for varying a polarized state of incident light applied to said first transparent substrate based on an oriented state of said liquid crystal layer;
said display pixel comprising pixel electrodes, common electrodes, and an active element for applying an electric field to said liquid crystal layer substantially parallel to said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate; and
said display pixel being connected to external control means for controlling the applied electric field freely according to a display pattern;
wherein a distance between pairs of said pixel electrodes and said common electrodes, a width of said pixel electrodes, and a width of said common electrodes are constant; and
said active-matrix liquid crystal display device further comprising means for varying an intensity of the applied electric field during application of the applied electric field to said display pixels, application of said electric field to said display pixels being controlled by said external control means according to said display pattern.
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Abstract
A parallel field active matrix liquid crystal display comprising a means for varying the intensity of an applied electric field. The intensity of the applied electric field is varied by insulating film slits or electric field shield pixel electrodes. Insulating film slits are defined by removing an insulating film between electrode pairs, in any one or more of a plurality of pairs of electrodes including pixel electrodes and common electrodes within a unit pixel of a display pixel. Alternatively, electric field shield pixel electrodes for shielding part of an electric field are patterned in the same layer as pixel electrodes above several common electrodes of a plurality of pairs of electrodes including pixel electrodes and common electrodes within a unit pixel of a display pixel.
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20 Claims
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1. An active-matrix liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a plurality of display pixels, scanning lines, and signal lines disposed on a first transparent substrate; a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on said first transparent substrate either directly or through an insulating layer; a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on a second transparent substrate disposed in opposed relation to said first transparent substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate; means for varying a polarized state of incident light applied to said first transparent substrate based on an oriented state of said liquid crystal layer; said display pixel comprising pixel electrodes, common electrodes, and an active element for applying an electric field to said liquid crystal layer substantially parallel to said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate; and said display pixel being connected to external control means for controlling the applied electric field freely according to a display pattern; wherein a distance between pairs of said pixel electrodes and said common electrodes, a width of said pixel electrodes, and a width of said common electrodes are constant; and said active-matrix liquid crystal display device further comprising means for varying an intensity of the applied electric field during application of the applied electric field to said display pixels, application of said electric field to said display pixels being controlled by said external control means according to said display pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An active-matrix liquid crystal display device comprising:
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a plurality of display pixels, scanning lines, and signal lines disposed on a first transparent substrate; a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on said first transparent substrate either directly or through an insulating layer; a liquid crystal orientation film disposed on a second transparent substrate disposed in opposed relation to said first transparent substrate; a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate; wherein a polarized state of incident light applied to said first transparent substrate is varied based on an oriented state of said liquid crystal layer, said display pixel comprising pixel electrodes, common electrodes, and an active element for applying an electric field to said liquid crystal layer substantially parallel to said first transparent substrate and said second transparent substrate, said display pixel is connected to an external controller which controls the applied electric field freely according to a display pattern, and a distance between pairs of said pixel electrodes and said common electrodes, a width of said pixel electrodes, and a width of said common electrodes are constant; said active-matrix liquid crystal display device further comprising an electric field intensity regulator which varies an intensity of the applied electric field during application of the applied electric field to said display pixels, application of said electric field to said display pixels being controlled by said external controller according to said display pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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