Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprising a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal display panel having a liquid crystal layer positioned between the substrates, a transparent protective plate arranged on a front surface side of the display panel, and an optically transparent layer between the display panel and the protective plate, and wherein the protective plate includes fine concavity and convexity configurations on at least a surface thereof toward the display panel.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device is provided, in which an after image remaining after removing an application of a direct current voltage is suppressed. The active matrix liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal layer containing a liquid crystal molecule having negative dielectric anisotropy and a dopant having a dissociative group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device can suppress the local temperature elevation of a liquid crystal in the vicinity of drivers. On a liquid-crystal-side surface of one substrate out of substrates which are arranged to face each other in an opposed manner while sandwiching a liquid crystal therebetween, a switching element which is operated in response to scanning signals from a gate signal line, a pixel electrode to which video signals from a drain signal line are supplied via the switching element, and a reference electrode which generates an electric field between the reference electrode and the pixel electrode are mounted on each pixel region of the liquid-crystal-side surface. The video signals from the drain signal line are generated by a driver chip mounted on one substrate. A light transmittivity of the liquid crystal layer is set to take a minimum value when a voltage is not applied between the pixel electrode and the reference electrode.

Abstract: Manufacture of a liquid crystal display is disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a backlight unit, a backlight unit-side polarizing plate, and a liquid crystal cell held by two glass plates, the liquid crystal cell having an electrode, a liquid crystal layer, an alignment layer, and a color filter arranged between the glass plates. The liquid crystal display also includes a transparent front plate arranged at a side of the liquid crystal cell opposite to the backlight unit, a polarizing plate attached to the liquid crystal cell, and a transparent organic medium layer arranged between the front plate and the liquid crystal cell. Since the front plate is provided at the outermost surface of an image display portion, and the transparent organic medium is filled between the front plate and the liquid crystal module, it is possible to achieve an improvement in wear resistance and a reduction in reflectance.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, a plurality of first electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates, and a plurality of second electrodes provided on the one of the pair of substrates to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are arranged in different layers with an insulating layer therebetween. The first electrode has a bent form and each first electrode is connected by connecting portion in each pixel, and the connecting portion has an overlapping relation with at least one the second electrode and a signal line connected to the second electrode.

Abstract: A projection-type display apparatus includes at least one light source for emitting three primary color lights, a display panel, a control circuit for controlling the display panel, an illumination light optical system for illuminating the display panel with the light emitted from the light source, and a projection lens for projecting the light modulated by the display panel. The illumination light quantity is modulated by a control signal generated according to a video signal in at least one of the illumination color lights among the three primary color lights and the upper limit of the dynamic range of the display panel is used without depending on the video signal.

Abstract: A transmitting liquid crystal display apparatus includes a liquid crystal panel including a pair of substrates, a pair of polarizers arranged adjacent to the pair of substrates respectively, a liquid crystal layer held between the pair of substrates, and electrodes arranged on at least one of the pair of substrates and serving to apply an electric field to the liquid crystal layer; and a light source unit arranged external to the pair of substrates, in which each of the pair of polarizers has an absorption axis along with an extraordinary wave axis of molecules constituting the polarizers. In this apparatus, a dye layer having a disc-form molecular structure is arranged between the polarizer and the substrate, or adjacent to the polarizer in proximity to the viewer. The dye layer has a transmission axis along with the extraordinary wave axis of the disc-form molecular structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical system that has superior optical characteristic and wear resistance and can be formed at low temperatures. An optical system 101 for adjusting visible light transmittance to have a desired value comprises fluoride 103, and at least part of the optical system has a crystal grain diameter of 3 nm to 10 nm. The fluoride 103 has a specific surface area of 1 m2/g to 5 m2/g.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of video signal lines formed on one of said pair of substrates, a plurality of first electrodes on the one of said pair of substrates and a plurality of second electrodes on the one of said pair of substrates to drive the liquid crystal by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode. The first electrodes have a bent form, and the second electrodes have a rectangular form.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer arranged therebetween, a plurality of electrodes formed on one substrate for applying an electric field substantially in parallel to a face of the substrate, a plurality of active elements connected to the electrodes, and an alignment control layer formed on a face of at least one of the substrates and being in contact with said liquid crystal layer. A surface of the alignment control layer which is in contact with the liquid crystal layer has stepped difference portions, and a ratio a/d between a height of a maximum one of the stepped difference portions and a maximum thickness d of said liquid crystal layer has a range of 0.02-1. The alignment control film is made from a polyamic acid obtained by reacting a diamine with an acid anhydride of 1,2,3,4-cycle butane-tetracarboxylic acid dianhydrides.

Abstract: An active matrix type liquid crystal display apparatus having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer between the substrates, an orientation film a scanning signal electrode, an image signal electrode, a pixel electrode and an active device. Each of the electrodes is arranged so as to apply an electric field, mainly parallel to the substrates. At least one of the electrodes is disposed between at least two dielectric layers disposed above and below the at least one of the electrodes. The resistivity of the liquid crystal layer is set at a value sufficient to substantially prevent disturbance of the orientation of the liquid crystal layer due to static electricity.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one of the substrates, first electrodes provided on the one substrate, second electrodes provided on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the first electrode, and an orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on each of the substrates and having an initial orientation direction. At least two first electrodes and at least one second electrode are provided in each pixel with the first electrode and the second electrode having portions substantially in parallel. The at least two first electrode are connected by connecting portion in each pixel.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display apparatus include a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer arranged between the pair of substrates; a plurality of electrodes formed on one substrate, and an alignment control layer formed on a face of at least one of the pair of substrates and being in contact with the liquid crystal layer. An optical characteristic is charged in response to a molecular alignment condition of the liquid crystal layer, and the thickness of the liquid crystal layer is set to a substantially constant thickness by spacers. A surface of the alignment control layer on the at least one of the pair of substrates which is in contact with the liquid crystal layer has stepped difference portions and on a surface formed in a display pixel, an inclination degree of a stepped difference portion in said alignment control layer is less than 1.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates sandwiching of a liquid crystal layer, plural scanning signal lines and plural video signal lines formed on one of the pair of substrates, and plural pixel regions formed as an area surrounded by an adjacent two of the plural scanning signal lines and an adjacent two of the plural video signal lines. At least a pixel electrode is formed on the one of the pair of substrates in each of the pixel regions, a plurality of counter electrodes is formed on one of the pair of substrates in each of the pixel regions, and at least a counter voltage signal line connects the counter electrodes formed on one of the pair of substrates. The counter voltage signal line is arranged in an overlapping relation with at least one of the scanning signal lines in plan view.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, scanning signal lines and video signal lines formed on one substrate, plural pixel electrodes on the one substrate, and at least a counter electrode on the one substrate to drive the liquid crystal layer by a voltage difference with respect to the pixel electrode. An orientation film formed on a nearest surface to the liquid crystal layer on substrate has an initial orientation direction. At least one of the pixel electrode and the counter electrode has a first region and a second region, and an angle formed by the first region and the initial orientation direction is substantially same in absolute value and reverse in polarity to an angle formed by the second region and the initial orientation direction. A length of the first region and the second region are substantially equal.

Abstract: A display method can achieve both a substantially high definition image display and high speed dynamic image display. The image displaying method of an image displaying apparatus having a display portion consisting of a plurality of pixels takes each of a predetermined number of pixels as one block unit and forms one screen image for display by combining a region for displaying the same information on a plurality of pixels in one block unit during one scanning period and a region for permitting display of respectively different information on the plurality of pixels in the one block unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes an illumination device, a light control element arranged at a projected light side of the illumination device, a reflective polarizer arranged at an upper portion of the light control element so that the transmission axis of polarized light is adjusted, a liquid crystal display element for controlling polarization of projected light projected from the reflective polarizer, and a screen arranged at an upper portion of the liquid crystal display element. The light control element includes an isotropic medium without birefringence.

Abstract: A display method can achieve both a substantially high definition image display and high speed dynamic image display. The image displaying method of an image displaying apparatus having a display portion consisting of a plurality of pixels takes each of a predetermined number of pixels as one block unit and forms one screen image for display by combining a region for displaying the same information on a plurality of pixels in one block unit during one scanning period and a region for permitting display of respectively different information on the plurality of pixels in the one block unit.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner, at least one pixel electrode and at least one common electrode. The at least one pixel electrode is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal. The first direction of the pixel electrode is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction, while the second direction of the pixel electrode is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction.

Abstract: An active matrix liquid crystal display device having a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer, scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner, at least one pixel electrode and at least one common electrode. The pixel electrode is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal. The first direction of the pixel electrode is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction, while the second direction of the pixel electrode is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction.