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AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsKazuyuki Sunohara, Yasushi Kawata, Yuuzo Hisatake, Kisako Ninomiya, Natsuko Fujiyama, Akio Murayama, Takeshi Yamaguchi
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Provided is a liquid crystal display including an array substrate with first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a counter substrate with a common electrode that faces the first to third comb-shaped electrodes on a main surface thereof, a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the array and counter substrates, and a color filter supported by one of the array and counter substrates and including first to third coloring layer facing the first to third comb-shaped electrodes, respectively, wherein the first comb-shaped electrode is different in shape and/or orientation from the second and third comb-shaped electrodes.
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Applications No. 2002-118137, filed Apr. 19, 2002; and No. 2002-126328, filed Apr. 26, 2002, the entire contents of both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display.
FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view schematically showing the construction of a liquid crystal display according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a plan view schematically exemplifying a construction that can be utilized in the liquid crystal display shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3A to 3D schematically show the change in the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules that can be generated in the case of employing the structure shown in FIG. 2 in the liquid crystal display shown in FIG. 1;
Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, the constituting elements performing the same or similar functions are denoted by the same reference numerals so as to omit the overlapping description.
FIG. 1 is a cross sectional view schematically showing the construction of a liquid crystal display 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The liquid crystal display 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a liquid crystal display of a multi domain-type VAN mode and includes an active matrix substrate (or an array substrate) 2 and a counter substrate 3. The active matrix substrate 2 is bonded to the counter substrate 3 with an adhesive layer 18 interposed therebetween such that a closed space is formed between the substrates 2 and 3. The clearance between the active matrix substrate 2 and the counter substrate 3 is maintained constant by spacers 19, and the closed space formed between the substrates 2 and 3 is filled with a liquid crystal material constituting a liquid crystal layer 4. Also, a polarizing film (or polarizer) 5 is laminated on each surface of the liquid crystal display 1.
The active matrix substrate 2 includes a transparent substrate 7 such as a glass substrate. Wirings and switching elements 8 are formed on one main surface of the transparent substrate 7. A color filter 9 and a peripheral light shielding layer 12 are also formed on the surface of the transparent substrate 7. Further, pixel electrodes 10 and an alignment layer 11 are formed on the color filter 9.