Title:
LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/080777
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device provided with a horizontally oriented liquid crystal layer, sub-spacers, and an optical-orientation film, and able to suppress the occurrence of disclination. The liquid crystal display device is provided with: a pair of substrates that face each other; and a horizontally oriented liquid crystal layer provided between the pair of substrates. At least one of the pair of substrates includes an optical-orientation film; at least one of the pair of substrates includes a plurality of sub-spacers; the plurality of sub-spacers do not contact the facing substrate under atmospheric pressure; in a cross section of each of the plurality of sub-spacers, the thickness of each of the plurality of subspacers monotonically increases and then monotonically decreases from one end to the other.
Inventors:
HIRATO SHINICHI
MIYAKE ISAMU
MIYAKE ISAMU
Application Number:
PCT/JP2012/079159
Publication Date:
June 06, 2013
Filing Date:
November 09, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SHARP KK (JP)
HIRATO SHINICHI
MIYAKE ISAMU
HIRATO SHINICHI
MIYAKE ISAMU
International Classes:
G02F1/1337; G02F1/1339; G09F9/30
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2010070988A1 | 2010-06-24 |
Foreign References:
| JP2010197795A | 2010-09-09 | |||
| JP2005241858A | 2005-09-08 | |||
| JP2010231198A | 2010-10-14 | |||
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| JP2009265308A | 2009-11-12 | |||
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| JP2011209539A | 2011-10-20 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
YASUTOMI & Associates (JP)
Patent business corporation Yasutomi international patent firm (JP)
Patent business corporation Yasutomi international patent firm (JP)
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