Liquid crystal display device having the electric field parallel to the substrates

Claim 2

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate directly or via an insulating layer, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, the liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; and substantially similar products ((ε r ρ) LC , (ε r ρ) AF , and (ε r ρ) PAS ) of a specific dielectric constant ε r and a specific resistivity ρ are provided for respective ones of the liquid crystal layer, the orienting film, and the insulating film.

Claim 3

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said products are in a range of 1×10 9 Ω·cm-8×10 15 Ω·cm.

Claim 4

A liquid crystal device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said orienting film is formed on said substrate via an insulating layer.

Claim 5

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate directly or via an insulating layer, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, the liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; and a ratio of the maximum value to the minimum value of respective products ((ε r ρ) LC , (ε r ρ) AF , and (ε r ) PAS ) of a specific dielectric constant ε r and a specific resistivity ρ of the liquid crystal layer, the orienting film, and the insulating film is in a range of 1-100.

Claim 6

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate directly or via an insulating layer, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, the liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; and a ratio of the maximum value to the minimum value of respective products ((ε r ρ) LC , (ε r ρ) AF , and (ε r ) PAS ) of a specific dielectric constant ε r and a specific resistivity ρ of the liquid crystal layer, the orienting film, and the insulating film is in a range of 1-100.

Claim 7

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate directly or via an insulating layer, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, the liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; respective products ((ε r ρ) LC , (ε r ρ) AF , and (ε r ρ) PAS ) of a specific dielectric constant ε r and a specific resistivity ρ of the liquid crystal layer, the orienting film, and the insulating film have a relationship expressed by the following equations (1) to (3): 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.LC /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.AF ≦10 (1) 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.LC /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.PAS ≦10 (2) 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.AF /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.PAS ≦10 (3).

Claim 8

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate directly or via an insulating layer, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, the liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; respective products ((ε r ρ) LC , (ε r ρ) AF , and (ε r ρ) PAS ) of a specific dielectric constant ε r and a specific resistivity ρ of the liquid crystal layer, the orienting film, and the insulating film have a relationship expressed by the following equations (1) to (3): 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.LC /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.AF ≦10 (1) 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.LC /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.PAS ≦10 (2) 0.1≦(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.AF /(ε.sub.r ρ).sub.PAS ≦10 (3).

Claim 9

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate via an insulating film, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, a liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; and a sum of film thickness of said orienting film and said insulating film on the substrate is in a range of 0.5-3 μm.

Claim 10

A liquid crystal display device comprising: a plurality of display picture elements, each being composed of electrodes on a substrate; an orienting film for a liquid crystal layer formed on the substrate via an insulating film, said substrate being arranged so as to face another substrate on which another orienting film is formed, a liquid crystal layer being held between said two substrates, and said electrodes being composed so as to generate an electric field substantially parallel to said substrates and to the liquid crystal layer; and a sum of film thickness of said orienting film and said insulating film on the substrate is in a range of 0.5-3 μm.

Claim 11

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, further comprising means for inputting information, means for calculating or processing said information in a designated manner, a device for outputting the processed information, a device for storing the processed information, and an internal power source.

Claim 12

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 1 and 6, wherein said display picture elements are composed of scanning signal electrodes, image signal electrodes, picture element electrodes, and active elements on said substrate.

Claim 13

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein a color filter is formed on a substrate which has scanning signal electrodes, image signal electrodes, picture element electrodes, and active elements for said picture elements, and said insulating layer exists between said color filter and the liquid crystal layer.

Claim 14

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the film thickness of said insulating film is in a range 0.4-2 μm.

Claim 15

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein said orienting film is of organic material and said insulating layer is of inorganic material.

Claim 16

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein said orienting film is of organic material and said insulating layer has a double layer structure of inorganic material and organic material.

Claim 17

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein said orienting film is a layer of organic material and said insulating layer is of inorganic material, and the layer composed of said organic material is thicker than the layer composed of said inorganic material.

Claim 18

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein both of said orienting film and said insulating layer are of organic material.

Claim 19

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein a surface plane of said orienting film abutting said liquid crystal layer is flat.

Claim 20

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein both of said orienting film and said insulating layer are made of the same material.

Claim 21

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein a color filter is provided on either one of said substrates, and the insulating layer is provided between said color filter and the liquid crystal layer.

Claim 22

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein a flattening film having a function to flatten steps on a color filter surface is provide and is of organic material, and an inorganic film is formed on said flattening film.

Claim 23

A liquid crystal display device as claimed in any of claims 6 and 3, wherein an orienting film on a substrate having a color filter is formed via a layer composed of inorganic material.