公开(公告)号：US10120242B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15555045

申请日：2016-02-17

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Shunichi Suwa ,  Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi ,  Yoji Nagase ,  Kunihiko Nagamine

IPC: G02F1/1345 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G09G3/18

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of arranged pixels. Each of the pixels includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a first electrode provided on a counter face of the first substrate, the counter face facing the second substrate; a second electrode provided on a counter face of the second substrate, the counter face facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer that contains liquid crystal molecules, and is sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. The liquid crystal molecules are given a pre-tilt. The first electrode includes a base layer 150 that contains a plurality of recesses and protrusions, and transparent conductive material layers 135 and 145. The first transparent conductive material layer 135 connected to a first power supply portion is formed on protrusion top faces 151 of the base layer 150. The second transparent conductive material layer 145 connected to a second power supply portion is formed on recess bottom faces 152 of the base layer 150. The first transparent conductive material layer 135 and the second transparent conductive material layer 145 are separated from each other.

公开(公告)号：US09726944B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US15296461

申请日：2016-10-18

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shunichi Suwa ,  Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi

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

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F2001/133749 ,  G02F2001/133776

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device is provided. The liquid crystal display device including a first substrate; a second substrate; a first electrode provided on a first surface of the first substrate, the first surface facing the second substrate, the first electrode including a plurality of convex and concave portions; a second electrode provided on a second surface of the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate.

公开(公告)号：US09488878B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-08

申请号：US14395924

申请日：2013-04-11

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shunichi Suwa ,  Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi

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

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/133514 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/133788 ,  G02F1/1339 ,  G02F1/13439 ,  G02F2001/133749 ,  G02F2001/133776

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate (20); a second substrate (50); a first electrode (140) formed on a first surface of the first substrate (20), the first surface facing the second substrate (50), the first electrode (140) including a plurality of convex and concave portions (141); a first oriented film (21) formed on the first surface of the first substrate (20); a second electrode (160) formed on a second surface of a second substrate (50), the second surface facing the first substrate (20); and a liquid crystal layer (70) provided between the first substrate (20) and the second substrate (50), wherein at least one of the convex portions (143,144) includes a plurality of stepped portions. There is also provided a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种液晶显示装置，包括：第一基板（20）; 第二基板（50）; 形成在所述第一基板（20）的第一表面上的第一电极（140），所述第一表面面向所述第二基板（50），所述第一电极（140）包括多个凸部和凹部（141）; 形成在第一基板（20）的第一表面上的第一取向膜（21）; 形成在第二基板（50）的第二表面上的第二电极（160），所述第二表面面向所述第一基板（20）; 以及设置在第一基板（20）和第二基板（50）之间的液晶层（70），其中至少一个凸部（143,144）包括多个阶梯部。 还提供了一种制造液晶显示装置的方法。

公开(公告)号：US09389468B2

公开(公告)日：2016-07-12

申请号：US14310342

申请日：2014-06-20

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi ,  Shunichi Suwa

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/1343

CPC classification number: G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/133707 ,  G02F2001/133776

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes multiple pixels which are arrayed. Each pixel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first electrode formed on an opposing face of the first substrate which faces the second substrate, a second electrode formed on an opposing face of the second substrate which faces the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer which includes liquid crystal molecules, situated between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a planarization layer. The liquid crystal molecules are pretilted. Multiple ridge-and-groove portions are formed at the first electrode. At least the grooves of the first electrode are filled in by the planarization layer.

Abstract translation: 液晶显示装置包括排列的多个像素。 每个像素包括第一衬底，第二衬底，形成在第一衬底的面对第二衬底的相对面上的第一电极，形成在第二衬底的面向第一衬底的相对面上的第二电极，液晶 位于第一电极和第二电极之间的包括液晶分子的层和平坦化层。 液晶分子被预处理。 在第一电极处形成多个脊 - 沟部分。 至少第一电极的沟槽由平坦化层填充。

公开(公告)号：US20140307211A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-16

申请号：US14221328

申请日：2014-03-21

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shunichi Suwa ,  Seiji Shibahara ,  Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi

IPC: G02F1/1333

CPC classification number: G02F1/133365 ,  C09K19/56 ,  C09K2019/3004 ,  C09K2019/301 ,  C09K2019/3016 ,  C09K2019/3027 ,  G02F1/133711 ,  G02F1/133723 ,  G02F1/1393 ,  G02F2001/133726 ,  G02F2001/133742

Abstract: There is provided a liquid crystal display including: a liquid crystal display element which includes a pair of alignment films which are provided on facing surface sides of a pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the pair of alignment films and is configured to have a liquid crystal composition containing liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric anisotropy, in which at least one of the pair of alignment films contains a compound obtained by crosslinking polymer compounds each including a first side chain which interacts with the liquid crystal molecules and a crosslinkable functional group as a second side chain, with each other, the liquid crystal composition configuring the liquid crystal layer contains at least one kind of an alkenyl compound represented by the following general formula (AN-1), and pretilt is applied to the liquid crystal molecules by the crosslinked compound.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种液晶显示器，包括：液晶显示元件，其包括设置在一对基板的相对表面侧上的一对取向膜，以及设置在该对取向膜之间的液晶层， 被配置为具有包含具有负介电各向异性的液晶分子的液晶组合物，其中所述一对取向膜中的至少一个包含通过交联聚合物而获得的化合物，所述化合物各自包含与液晶分子相互作用的第一侧链和 可交联官能团作为第二侧链，构成液晶层的液晶组合物包含至少一种由以下通式（AN-1）表示的链烯基化合物，并将预浸渍液体 晶体分子由交联化合物。

公开(公告)号：US20140125896A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US14069468

申请日：2013-11-01

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Shunichi Suwa ,  Masashi Miyakawa ,  Chikashi Kobayashi ,  Yoji Nagase

IPC: G02F1/1343

CPC classification number: G02F1/133707 ,  G02F1/133753 ,  G02F1/134309 ,  G02F2001/133776

Abstract: According to some aspects, a liquid crystal display panel comprising an electrode is provided. The electrode comprises a plurality of convex branch electrode portions arranged in a plane, the convex branch electrode portions being convex when viewed from a first direction perpendicular to the plane and extending from a central region of the electrode to a periphery of the electrode, and a plurality of concave branch electrode portions, the concave branch electrode portions being concave when viewed from the first direction, extending from the central region to the periphery and adjacent to convex branch electrode portions. According to some aspects, a method of applying a pretilt to molecules in a liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display panel by applying a voltage to the liquid crystal layer via first and second electrodes is provided.

Abstract translation: 根据一些方面，提供了包括电极的液晶显示面板。 所述电极包括布置在平面中的多个凸状分支电极部分，当从与所述平面垂直的第一方向观察并且从所述电极的中心区域延伸到所述电极的周边时，所述凸状分支电极部分是凸形的，并且 多个凹状分支电极部分，从第一方向观察时，凹状分支电极部分从中心区域延伸到周边并且与凸形分支电极部分相邻。 根据一些方面，提供了通过经由第一和第二电极向液晶层施加电压而将预倾斜施加到液晶显示面板的液晶层中的分子的方法。