Liquid crystal display having microlens and manufacturing process thereof
First Claim
1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a pair of transparent insulating substrates opposite to each other;
a liquid crystal layer held between said pair of transparent insulating substrates;
a plurality of electrodes arranged on one of said transparent insulating substrates facing said liquid crystal layer; and
an optical member comprising a lens formed on another of said transparent insulating substrates and a flattening layer having an index of refraction larger than a refractive index of said lens formed on said lens,wherein said optical member is arranged between said another of said transparent insulating substrates and said electrodes.
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Abstract
It is intended to provide a liquid crystal display of high luminance and a manufacturing process of such a liquid crystal display which is simple and easy to manufacture, of which focal distance can be easily adjusted, and which is provided with microlens not giving rise to lowering of yield due to sticking of dust, etc. In an IPS type liquid crystal display in which a lower transparent insulating substrate 1, on which condensing lens 6 and a flattening layer 7 made of materials of different refractive indexes are formed, and an upper transparent insulating substrate 2, on which picture element electrodes 4, 5 are formed, are arranged to be opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer 3 is held between the lower and upper transparent insulating substrates, tapered portions 6b of the condensing lens 6 formed by etching a condensing lens layer 9 are arranged to be opposite to regions where picture element electrodes 4, 5 are formed.
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12 Claims
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1. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a pair of transparent insulating substrates opposite to each other; a liquid crystal layer held between said pair of transparent insulating substrates; a plurality of electrodes arranged on one of said transparent insulating substrates facing said liquid crystal layer; and an optical member comprising a lens formed on another of said transparent insulating substrates and a flattening layer having an index of refraction larger than a refractive index of said lens formed on said lens, wherein said optical member is arranged between said another of said transparent insulating substrates and said electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a transparent insulating substrate, lens formed on said transparent insulating substrate, and a flattening layer formed on said lens; a second substrate comprising another transparent insulating substrate on which a plurality of electrodes are formed; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between said flattening layer of said first substrate on one side and said second substrate on another side; wherein said first substrate has a function of refracting a light in accordance with a difference between a refractive index of said lens and that of said flattening layer, wherein each lens has a sectionally convex shape including tapered portions protruding from the transparent insulating substrate, wherein each lens has sectionally triangular shapes formed of two tapered portions, and wherein the lens each having the sectionally triangular shapes have a refractive index smaller than that of the flattening layer, and are arranged discontinuously so as to be coincident to positions where the electrodes are formed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A liquid crystal display comprising:
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a first substrate comprising a transparent insulating substrate, lens formed on said transparent insulating substrate, and a flattening layer formed on said lens; a second substrate comprising another transparent insulating substrate on which a plurality of electrodes are formed; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between said flattening layer of said first substrate on one side and said second substrate on another side; wherein said first substrate has a function of refracting a light in accordance with a difference between a refractive index of said lens and that of said flattening layer, wherein each lens has a sectionally trapezoidal shape protruding from the transparent insulating substrate and including a flat portion and two tapered portions each adjacent to two ends of said flat portion, and wherein the lens each having a sectionally trapezoidal shape have a refractive index larger than that of the flattening layer, and are arranged continuously so that the tapered portions of the adjacent lens are coincident to positions where the electrodes are formed. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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