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Transmission liquid crystal display device with a liquid crystal panel having high luminance and wide view field angle
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1996-09-25
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Granted: 1998-09-15
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Expires: 2016-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A transparent liquid crystal display device has an interlayer insulating film formed of a highly transparent, organic thin film having light condensing ability provided over a switching element, a gate signal line and a data signal line. As light condensing ability is provided within the interlayer insulating film with a pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive film provided on said interlayer insulating film, the interlayer insulating film is not readily scarred and a polarizer can be readily stuck to the interlayer insulating film.
Inventors
- 👤 Tadanori Hishida
- 👤 Tetsurou Koyama
- 👤 Takayuki Shimada
- 👤 Mikio Katayama
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 17:10
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/133526; G02F1/133345
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; wherein said organic thin film layer includes a first organic thin film and a second organic thin film formed over said first organic thin film, said first organic thin film forming a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode and where said second organic thin film serves to flatten a surface of said first organic thin film; and wherein the refractive index of a region forming said light condensing means in said organic thin film layer is larger than that of a region other than said light condensing means forming region.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; wherein said organic thin film layer includes a first organic thin film and a second organic thin film formed over said first organic thin film, said first organic thin film forming a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode and where said second organic thin film serves to flatten a surface of said first organic thin film; and wherein the refractive index of a region forming said light condensing means in said organic thin film layer is larger than that of a region other than said light condensing means forming region.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The transmission liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein said light condensing means is a convex microlens formed at the position corresponding to said pixel electrode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The transmission liquid crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein said first organic thin film in said organic thin film layer is formed of epoxy resin or polyimide resin and said second organic thin film is formed of acrylic resin or fluororesin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
140 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; and wherein said organic thin film layer includes a first organic thin film and a second organic thin film, said first organic thin film forming a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode and said first and second organic thin films being formed of two different types of materials, each having a different respective refractive index.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
140 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; and wherein said organic thin film layer includes a first organic thin film and a second organic thin film, said first organic thin film forming a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode and said first and second organic thin films being formed of two different types of materials, each having a different respective refractive index.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
The transmission liquid crystal display device according to claim 4, wherein said first organic thin film has a refractive index greater than a refractive index of said second organic thin film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The transmission liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein said second organic thin film serves to flatten a surface of said first organic thin film forming said light condensing means, thereby increasing cell gap uniformity and minimizing scarring of said light condensing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The transmission liquid crystal display device according to claim 5, wherein said second organic thin film has a low dielectric constant and serves to reduce parasitic capacitance between said pixel electrode and said electrical lines.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
139 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; wherein said organic thin film layer includes an organic thin film that forms a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode; and wherein the refractive index of a region forming said light condensing means in said organic thin film layer is larger than that of a region other than said light condensing means forming region.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
139 words
A transmission liquid crystal display device enclosing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of transparent substrates, comprising: electrical lines provided on one of said paired transparent substrates, formed in a pattern defining a plurality of cross points; a switching element provided near a cross point of said lines; a highly transparent, organic thin film layer provided over said lines and said switching element; a pixel electrode provided on said organic thin film layer; wherein said organic thin film layer includes an organic thin film that forms a light condensing means within said organic thin film layer at a position corresponding to said pixel electrode; and wherein the refractive index of a region forming said light condensing means in said organic thin film layer is larger than that of a region other than said light condensing means forming region.
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