公开(公告)号：US20220413338A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-29

申请号：US17847432

申请日：2022-06-23

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA ,  Shunichi KIMURA

IPC: G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1337

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first polarizer having a first transmission axis, a first viewing angle control panel including a first liquid crystal layer containing hybrid-aligned liquid crystal molecules, a second polarizer, a second viewing angle control panel including a second liquid crystal layer containing hybrid-aligned liquid crystal molecules and a third polarizer. In plan view, an initial alignment direction of horizontally aligned liquid crystal molecules of the first liquid crystal layer and an initial alignment direction of horizontally aligned liquid crystal molecules of the second liquid crystal layer are parallel to each other and parallel or orthogonal to the first transmission axis.

公开(公告)号：US20220221763A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17708166

申请日：2022-03-30

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Shunichi KIMURA ,  Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA ,  Shinichi KOMURA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to realize a high contrast display with liquid crystal display device using a liquid crystal light valve. A representative structure is as follows. A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight, and a liquid crystal light valve; the light valve includes a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and formed on the first substrate; a first insulating film is formed on the first electrode; a plurality of second electrodes are formed in a matrix at predetermined intervals on the first insulating film; a second insulating film is formed on the second electrodes; a plurality of third electrodes extending in a second direction are formed on the second insulating film; the liquid crystal is sandwiched between the third electrodes and the second substrate; the predetermined interval between the second electrodes is 2 to 10 μm.

公开(公告)号：US20220214583A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-07

申请号：US17706027

申请日：2022-03-28

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/1362 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided and includes first substrate; data and gate lines on first substrate; first electrode arranged over data and gate lines; insulating layer on first electrode; second electrode on insulating layer including connection electrode, wherein projection electrodes connected to connection electrode; second substrate; black matrix on second substrate including first black matrix with a constant width, a second black matrix; and liquid crystal layer sandwiched between first and second substrates, wherein width of first black matrix is wider than width of second black matrix, where second black matrix overlaps connection electrode so as to dispose connection electrode inside of second black matrix in plan view.

公开(公告)号：US20210333580A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-28

申请号：US17241084

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/13 ,  G02F1/133 ,  G02F1/1335

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display system includes an external light sensor, a display panel, a viewing angle control panel including a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules twist-aligned, configured such that a drive voltage applied to the liquid crystal layer is controlled based on an external light intensity detected by the external light sensor, and a polarization axis rotation element disposed between the viewing angle control panel and the display panel. The drive voltage when the external light intensity is less than a threshold value is greater than the drive voltage when the external light intensity is greater or equal to than the threshold value.

公开(公告)号：US20190086734A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-21

申请号：US16192904

申请日：2018-11-16

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F1/1368 ,  G02F2001/134372 ,  G02F2001/13706 ,  G02F2201/123 ,  G02F2201/128

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes second substrates, a light-shielding layer, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes pixel electrodes, a common electrode, and subpixel areas each including area in which the pixel electrode is present and a second area in which the pixel electrode is not present. Each of the subpixel areas includes first and second sides. The first area includes an axial area and branch areas. The second area includes a gap area between the adjacent branch areas. The axial area includes a projection portion projecting to the second side and in alignment with the gap area, and overlaps the light-shielding layer.

公开(公告)号：US20180203306A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15848308

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/134336 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/134309 ,  G02F2001/134345 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device comprises a first and second substrates and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate comprises subpixels, first and second common electrodes, and a pixel electrode. Each of the subpixels comprises an axial area, branch areas, and gap areas. The second edge comprises concave portions. The axial and branch areas are areas in which the second common electrode is not present, and the pixel electrode is present. The gap areas are areas in which the second common electrode is present. The concave portions are areas in which the second common electrode and the pixel electrode are not present, and the first common electrode is present.

公开(公告)号：US20180129097A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15861918

申请日：2018-01-04

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/133377 ,  G02F1/1334 ,  G02F1/133512 ,  G02F1/134336 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a second substrate arranged to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode arranged for each of a plurality of pixels that are arranged in a matrix; a second electrode arranged at a position opposed to the first electrode; a plurality of first areas in which light transmission is suppressed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first areas extending in at least one direction to traverse the pixels; and a second area in which liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are rotated according to an electric field acting between the first electrode and the second electrode, the second area being sandwiched between the first areas.

公开(公告)号：US20170336685A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-23

申请号：US15660398

申请日：2017-07-26

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1337

CPC classification number: G02F1/134363 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes first and second substrates, and liquid crystal layer. The first substrate includes first and second electrodes. The second electrode includes comblike electrodes extending in parallel to a first direction and tapered toward tips thereof, and a connecting portion which connects the comblike electrodes. An initial alignment direction is parallel to the first direction or a direction orthogonal to the first direction. The comblike electrode includes a first part having sides each form a first angle with the first direction, and a second part having sides each form a second angle with the first direction, the second angle being greater than the first angle.

公开(公告)号：US20170227822A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-10

申请号：US15427710

申请日：2017-02-08

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G02F1/1335

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F2001/134345 ,  G02F2001/134372

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes first and second electrodes. A subpixel area includes a first area in which the first electrode is formed, and a second area in which the first electrode is not formed. The first area includes a connective area extending in first directions, and branch areas extending from the connective area. The subpixel areas include a first and second subpixel areas. The first directions intersect with second directions. Each of the branch areas extends from the connective area in the second direction 2A in the first subpixel area, and each of the branch areas extends from the connective area in the second direction 2B in the second subpixel area.

公开(公告)号：US20150160520A1

公开(公告)日：2015-06-11

申请号：US14564327

申请日：2014-12-09

Applicant: Japan Display Inc.

Inventor： Toshiharu MATSUSHIMA

IPC: G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/134363 ,  G02F2001/134372 ,  G02F2201/123 ,  G02F2201/124

Abstract: According to an aspect, a liquid-crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid-crystal layer. The first substrate includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode provide, the first electrode includes an electrode base portion extending in a first direction and comb tooth portions extending in a second direction and protruding in a comb teeth shape from the electrode base portion with a predetermined distance interposed therebetween, and adjacent comb tooth portions include adjacent comb tooth portions having a relation in which a first long side of one comb tooth portion closest to a boundary between pixels is not parallel to a first long side of the other comb tooth portion.

Abstract translation: 根据一方面，液晶显示装置包括第一基板，第二基板和液晶层。 第一基板包括第一电极和第二电极，并且第一电极和第二电极中的一个是像素电极，第一电极包括沿第一方向延伸的电极基部和沿第二方向延伸的梳齿部 并且从电极基部以规定的距离插入梳齿状，并且相邻的梳齿部包括相邻的梳齿部，该相邻的梳齿部具有与最靠近像素之间的边界最靠近的一个梳齿部的第一长边 不平行于另一个梳齿部分的第一长边。