公开(公告)号：US06330049B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09270752

申请日：1999-03-17

申请人： Yasuhiro Kume ,  Masahiko Kondo ,  Masatoshi Yoshimi ,  Katsuyuki Himeshima ,  Nobuaki Yamada ,  Kazuyuki Kishimoto

发明人： Yasuhiro Kume ,  Masahiko Kondo ,  Masatoshi Yoshimi ,  Katsuyuki Himeshima ,  Nobuaki Yamada ,  Kazuyuki Kishimoto

IPC分类号： G02F11339

CPC分类号： G02F1/13394 ,  G02F1/133753

摘要： A liquid crystal display device of the present invention includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a vertical alignment layer provided on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer includes a plurality of liquid crystal regions partitioned by at least one partition wall provided on the first substrate on a side which is closer to the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal layer has a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy. Liquid crystal molecules in the plurality of liquid crystal regions are oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in an absence of an applied voltage. The liquid crystal molecules in each of the liquid crystal regions are oriented in axial symmetry about an axis within the liquid crystal region which is substantially perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate in a presence of an applied voltage. The partition wall has a section which is inclined with respect to the surface of the first substrate.

摘要翻译： 本发明的液晶显示装置包括：第一基板和第二基板; 插入在第一基板和第二基板之间的液晶层，以及设置在更靠近液晶层的一侧上的第一基板和第二基板中的至少一个上的垂直取向层。 液晶层包括在靠近液晶层的一侧上设置在第一基板上的至少一个分隔壁分隔的多个液晶区域。 液晶层具有负介电各向异性的液晶材料。 在不存在施加电压的情况下，多个液晶区域中的液晶分子在大致垂直于第一基板和第二基板的方向上取向。 每个液晶区域中的液晶分子在存在施加电压的情况下基本上垂直于第一基板和第二基板的液晶区域内的轴线轴向对准。 隔壁具有相对于第一基板的表面倾斜的部分。