Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
349156000 | Formed as walls (e.g., between pixels) or integral with substrate | 28 |
20080266511 | Liquid crystal display device - In order to prevent irreversible deformation of column-shaped spacers which retain the gap between a pair of substrates between which the liquid crystal layer of a liquid crystal display device is interposed, spacers which assist in preventing such irreversible deformation are newly provided. According to the invention, two or more kinds of spacers which differ in height from a reference surface are disposed on one of the pair of substrates. In addition, a step pattern with which the spacers are to come into contact is formed in advance on the other of the pair of substrates so that the heights of the spacers can be made different. | 10-30-2008 |
20090009709 | Substrate for Liquid Crystal Display Devices - The present invention provides a substrate for liquid crystal display devices in which a spacer for holding a thickness of a liquid crystal cell can be selectively located in a non-displaying area by techniques of using an ink-jet system and the like, particularly on a substrate for liquid crystal display devices provided with a projection for alignment regulation of a liquid crystal on its surface, a liquid crystal display panel using the substrate for liquid crystal display devices, a liquid crystal display device, and a method of producing the liquid crystal display panel. The substrate for liquid crystal display devices of the present invention is a substrate for liquid crystal display devices having a light-blocking area and a pixel area, including: a projection structure provided within a light-blocking area in a liquid crystal display device along a part of or all of patterns of the light-blocking area in the liquid crystal display device. | 01-08-2009 |
20090015780 | Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other; gate lines and data lines formed on the first substrate such that the gate lines and the data lines intersect each other to define pixel regions; thin film transistors formed at respective intersections of the gate lines and the data lines; a black matrix layer formed on the second substrate such that the black matrix layer corresponds to a region other than the pixel regions; color filter layers extending in an extension direction of the data lines in respective pixel regions; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; first column spacers formed on one of the first and second substrates such that each first column spacer corresponds to an associated one of the gate lines or to a channel region of an associated one of the thin film transistors to maintain a cell gap between the first-and second substrate; and spacer patterns formed on one of the first and second substrates such that each spacer pattern corresponds to at least one of an associated one of the gate lines and an associated one of the data lines, thereby forming a first gap between the spacer pattern and the other substrate facing the spacer pattern, and reducing an amount of liquid crystals filled between the first and second substrates. | 01-15-2009 |
20090021685 | DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A method for forming a display panel including the following steps is provided. A substrate is provided. A plurality of barrier patterns are formed on the substrate. A planar structure is formed over the plurality of barrier patterns. A plurality of pixel elements and/or a plurality of array metals are formed over the planar structure. The planar structure has a thickness between 10 μm and 200 μm. | 01-22-2009 |
20090059155 | Liquid crystal display device - [Object] To implement a support layer which is smaller than in the prior art with a stable contact area with the spacers in columnar form even in the case where the spacers in columnar form are miniaturized. | 03-05-2009 |
20090073371 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - On an opposite substrate, such a protrusion that is not contact with an array substrate is disposed. Alternatively, on the array substrate, such a protrusion that is not contact with the opposite substrate is formed of the same material as a spacer. Still alternatively, a large wall-like spacer is disposed on the array substrate. This reduces an amount of liquid crystal sandwiched by the substrates, and thus suppresses generation of low-temperature bubbles in the liquid crystal. | 03-19-2009 |
20090079928 | CELL FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - To provide a method of manufacturing a cell for liquid crystal display devices having high quality and a high yield rate. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing cells for liquid crystal display devices, the cells for liquid crystal display devices including multiple-partitioned liquid crystal display panels, the method includes a step for forming pillar-shaped spacers in the vicinity area of the periphery and in the liquid crystal display panel formation area of at least either one of a pair of mother substrates, and a step for sticking the pair of the mother substrates together such that the mother substrates oppose to each other, wherein formation patterns of the pillar-shaped spacers are different between in the liquid crystal display panel area and in the vicinity area of the periphery such that the opposing gap in the vicinity area of the periphery of the pair of the mother substrates are maintained. | 03-26-2009 |
20090115954 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An LCD panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a black matrix, a liquid crystal (LC) layer, first photo spacers and second photo spacers is provided. The first and the second substrates are substantially parallel. The LC layer is disposed between the first and the second substrates. The black matrix disposed on the first substrate surrounds display regions and defines a non-display region. The first photo spacers contact the second substrate and are disposed on the black matrix. The second photo spacers are disposed on the black matrix. Channels are formed between the second photo spacers, such that LC molecules of the LC layer flow between the display regions through the channels. The width of the channels between any two of the adjacent second photo spacers substantially ranges from 2˜10 μm. The dimension of the first photo spacers is substantially greater than that of the second photo spacers. | 05-07-2009 |
20090147208 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including, a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other through the liquid crystal layer therebetween, and a plurality of columnar spacers holding a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the plurality of columnar spacers include a first columnar spacer and a second columnar spacer which are formed to be substantially equal in height, and a substrate surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with a recess in at least one of a part where to dispose the first columnar spacer and a part where to dispose the second columnar spacer. | 06-11-2009 |
20090207371 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The generation of bubbles in a liquid crystal material of a liquid crystal display panel and the generation of color irregularities when the liquid crystal display panel is pushed can be reduced. In a display device having a liquid crystal display panel in which a liquid crystal material is filled between a first substrate and a second substrate, the second substrate forms, on a surface of an insulation substrate which faces the first substrate, first columnar members, second columnar members and third columnar members which differ from each other in a distance from the surface of the insulation substrate to a top portion of each columnar member. Assuming the distance of the first columnar member as L | 08-20-2009 |
20090231536 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF - A liquid crystal display panel and a method of fabricating the same are provided. In the method, a first substrate is provided, and gates and scan lines are formed. An insulation layer covering the gates and the scan lines is formed, and a channel layer is formed on the insulation layer. A source and a drain are formed on each channel layer, and a data line electrically connected to each source is formed. A plurality of pixel electrodes are then formed, and a second substrate is provided. A plurality of pillar spacers are formed on the second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are assembled. A liquid crystal layer then fills between the first substrate and the second substrate. | 09-17-2009 |
20090262293 | Liquid crystal display device and method of fabricating the same - A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of column spacers on at least one of the first and second substrates, each column spacer including first pattern second patterns, the first and second patterns being connected to each other, the second pattern having a contact surface less than the first pattern, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates. | 10-22-2009 |
20090279041 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 11-12-2009 |
20100045922 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates, liquid crystal material, a sealing member and pillar spacers. The substrates are provided with an alignment film respectively and the liquid crystal material is disposed between the substrates. The sealing member is provided between the substrates for sealing the liquid crystal material. The pillar spacers are provided on either one of the substrates and the pillar spacers includes asymmetric pillar spacers each having a major axis and a minor axis viewed from a normal direction of the substrates with a round front end and a sharp rear end of the major axis. The asymmetric pillar spacers are arranged on a pixel region in a vicinity of at least one corner of one of the substrates so that the rear end in a direction of the major axis is directed toward the corner. | 02-25-2010 |
20100073619 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - A liquid crystal display device ( | 03-25-2010 |
20100134749 | CHARACTER TYPE VERTICAL ALIGNMENT MODE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE WITH WALL LAYERS - In a character type vertical alignment type liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates opposing each other, a first electrode layer including a plurality of first electrodes provided at an inner side of the first substrate, a second electrode layer including a plurality of second electrodes provided at an inner side of the second substrate, and a vertical alignment mode liquid crystal layer provided between the first and second substrates, a wall structure is provided between the first and second substrates. | 06-03-2010 |
20100214524 | Liquid crystal display device - There is provided a liquid crystal display device in which light leaks near spacers are prevented. The liquid crystal display device controls the optical transmissivity of a liquid crystal layer interposed between substrates disposed in opposition to each other, by means of an electric field generated in the layer-thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer, includes spacers formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of one of the substrates, signal lines formed on a liquid-crystal-side surface of the other substrate, an insulating film formed to cover the signal lines, and electrodes formed on the upper surface of the insulating film, each of which serves as one electrode contributing to control of the optical transmissivity of the liquid crystal layer. Each of the spacers has a vertex surface disposed in opposition to any of the signal lines, and a portion of each of the electrodes is extended to the upper surface of a corresponding one of the signal lines and the extended portion is opposed to a part of the vertex surface of a spacer disposed in opposition to the corresponding one of the signal lines. | 08-26-2010 |
20100231842 | Liquid Crystal Display Device - To provide a liquid crystal display device in which a cell thickness (the thickness of a liquid crystal layer) having a certain value or more is secured, or to increase productivity of the liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first spacer layer provided for the first substrate, a second spacer layer provided for the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal between the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is controlled to be 6 μm or more and the birefringence Δn of the liquid crystal layer under a white display condition is 0.05 or less. | 09-16-2010 |
20100231843 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC PAPER AND ELECTRONIC TERMINAL APPARATUS UTILIZING THE ELEMENT - The invention relates to a display element displaying images utilizing a cholesteric liquid crystal. The display element has improved contrast and can therefore display high quality images. The display element includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal enclosed between the pair of substrates, first electrodes formed on either of the pair of substrates, second electrodes formed on the other of the pair of substrates, a pixel region defined by disposing the substrates such that the first electrodes and the second electrodes face each other in an intersecting relationship, a wall structure formed between the pair of substrates and outside the pixel region so as to surround the pixel region, an opening provided in a part of the wall structure to allow the liquid crystal to flow, and a reflectance reducing portion formed at the opening to reduce the reflectance of the liquid crystal at the opening. | 09-16-2010 |
20100302497 | Liquid Crystal Display - A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a mesh spacer, and a liquid crystal. The first substrate includes a black matrix. The mesh spacer is formed by a plurality of longitudinal strips and a plurality of transverse strips, and is disposed on the black matrix and is configured between the first substrate and the second substrate. The longitudinal strips and the transverse strips have different thickness. The liquid crystal is disposed in spaces formed by the first substrate, the second substrate, and the mesh spacer. | 12-02-2010 |
20100328599 | Ink for Forming Liquid Crystal Spacer and Liquid Crystal Display Device Using Such Ink - The object of the invention is to provide a liquid crystal spacer-forming ink that can sufficiently reduce the dot diameter of liquid crystal spacers formed by ink jet printing, and specifically it provides a liquid crystal spacer-forming ink with a surface tension of at least 28 mN/m at 25° C. and a viscosity of no greater than 50 mPa·s at 25° C. | 12-30-2010 |
20110058137 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY MOTHER PANEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An embodiment of the present invention provides a liquid crystal display mother panel comprising: a color filter substrate; an array substrate opposite to the color filter substrate; and a primary sealant element, a secondary sealant element, primary spacers and secondary spacers disposed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate. The secondary spacers have a height different from that of the primary spacers, and the primary spacers and the secondary spacers maintain a same distance between the color filter substrate and the array substrate when they are against structural layers on the two substrates, respectively. | 03-10-2011 |
20110122358 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display including a cholesteric liquid crystal and having a first insulation substrate and a second insulation substrate that face each other, the method comprising: forming an organic layer on the first insulation substrate or the second insulation substrate; pressing a mold onto the organic layer; hardening the organic layer; and removing the mold so as to form a cell gap formation pattern in the organic layer, the cell gap formation pattern including first, second, and third portions each having different thicknesses. | 05-26-2011 |
20110141428 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPACER FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARATUS, INK FOR SPACER FORMATION, LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY APPARTUS AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A process for producing a spacer for a liquid crystal display apparatus whereby an ink-jet method is used to print droplets composed of an ink that contains a resin and a solvent that dissolves it but that contains essentially no solid particles on a substrate | 06-16-2011 |
20130250228 | LCD Panel, Manufacturing Method Thereof, and LCD Device - The invention provides an LCD panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and an LCD device. The LCD panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate which are oppositely arranged in a mode of one above and one below, and a spacer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein, the spacer comprises a first spacer, and a second spacer; one end of the first spacer is arranged on the first substrate, the second substrate is provided with a groove in the position corresponding to the first spacer, the other end of the first spacer is positioned above the top plane of the groove, and both ends of the second spacer are respectively arranged on the first substrate and the second substrate. Because the groove is designed on the second substrate of the LCD panel, the first spacer is positioned above the groove. When pressure is applied to the LCD panel by external force, the first spacer enters the groove under the action of the external force, the groove limits the first space to horizontally move, thereby avoiding a dark area formed by reducing the thickness of the local area of the LCD panel when the second spacer horizontally moves. | 09-26-2013 |
20150077694 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL - Provided is a liquid crystal display panel in which both the prevention of low-temperature bubble defects and the prevention of unevenness in brightness by pressure can be achieved without the need of forming multiple types of spacers differing in the height. In a liquid crystal display panel comprising a plurality of spacers | 03-19-2015 |
20150124209 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - In an LCD device, the slope angle of a wall surface of a wall structure (wall-surface slope angle) is varied in accordance with the angle formed between the wall structure and an alignment treatment direction (alignment treatment angle). At places where the alignment treatment angle is small, the wall-surface slope angle is made larger; conversely, at places where the alignment treatment angle is large, the wall-surface slope angle is made smaller. | 05-07-2015 |
20150362782 | SPACER, A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL AND A DISPLAY DEVICE - The embodiments of the disclosure provide a spacer, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device, and the spacer can ensure that it has a relative stability in the case of being under the action of an external force. The spacer comprises a first body and a second body disposed opposite to each other, one side of the first body close to the second body comprises at least one protrusion structure, and one side of the second body close to the first body comprises at least one groove structure, wherein the at least protrusion structure and the at least one groove structure match each other. | 12-17-2015 |