Abstract: A display device comprising: source lines; gate lines; selection transistors in each of which a first conduction electrode is electrically connected to each of the gate lines; selection signal supply lines each electrically connected to the control electrode of at least two of the selection transistors; gate voltage supply lines each connected to the second conduction electrode of at least two of the selection transistors; a gate driver electrically connected to the selection signal supply lines and the gate voltage supply lines; failure detection transistors in each of which a control electrode is electrically connected to each of the gate lines; monitor input signal lines each electrically connected the first conduction electrode of at least two of the failure detection transistors; and monitor output signal lines each electrically connected to the second conduction electrode of at least two of the failure detection transistors.

Abstract: A display panel has a variant external shape. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, liquid crystal sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a seal made of a photosetting material, the seal being provided outside a display region, the seal being used to seal the liquid crystal by bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, and a metallic pattern provided in the first substrate or the second substrate, including a plurality of slits through which light with which the seal is irradiated passes. The plurality of slits are formed along the external shape of the display panel in at least a portion corresponding to a variant portion of the display panel.

Abstract: A display panel includes selection transistors connected to ends of gate lines, first inspection transistors connected to data lines, second inspection transistors provided in each group, a first conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors being connected to the control electrode of each of the selection transistors, inspection selection signal supply wirings connected to a second conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors, each of inspection selection signal supply wirings supplying a control signal for turning on or off the second inspection transistor; and an inspection control signal supply wiring connected to a control electrode of each of first inspection transistors and a control electrode of each of the second inspection transistors, the inspection control signal supply wiring supplying a control signal for turning on or off the first and second inspection transistors. The selection transistors and the second inspection transistors are arranged in a display region.

Abstract: A display panel includes selection transistors connected to ends of gate lines, first inspection transistors connected to data lines, second inspection transistors provided in each group, a first conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors being connected to the control electrode of each of the selection transistors, inspection selection signal supply wirings connected to a second conductive electrode of each of second inspection transistors, each of inspection selection signal supply wirings supplying a control signal for turning on or off the second inspection transistor; and an inspection control signal supply wiring connected to a control electrode of each of first inspection transistors and a control electrode of each of the second inspection transistors, the inspection control signal supply wiring supplying a control signal for turning on or off the first and second inspection transistors. The selection transistors and the second inspection transistors are arranged in a display region.

Abstract: A display panel has a variant external shape. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, liquid crystal sealed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a seal made of a photosetting material, the seal being provided outside a display region, the seal being used to seal the liquid crystal by bonding the first substrate and the second substrate together, and a metallic pattern provided in the first substrate or the second substrate, including a plurality of slits through which light with which the seal is irradiated passes. The plurality of slits are formed along the external shape of the display panel in at least a portion corresponding to a variant portion of the display panel.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the display portion, and a plurality of pixels formed in the display portion. The plurality of pixels have a switching element, a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, a counter electrode, and a light emitting material layer arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, respectively, and the counter electrode is arranged in common for the display portion. A bank layer of organic material is arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, with each pixel being divided by the bank layer in the display portion, and the bank layer having at least one opening in the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the display portion, and a plurality of pixels formed in the display portion. The plurality of pixels have a switching element, a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, a counter electrode, and a light emitting material layer arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, respectively, and the counter electrode is arranged in common for the display portion. A bank layer of organic material is arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, with each pixel being divided by the bank layer in the display portion, and the bank layer having at least one opening in the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a display portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the display portion, and a plurality of pixels formed in the display portion. The plurality of pixels have a switching element, a pixel electrode connected to the switching element, a counter electrode, and a light emitting material layer arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, respectively, and the counter electrode is arranged in common for the display portion. A bank layer of organic material is arranged between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode and is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, with each pixel being divided by the bank layer in the display portion, and the bank layer having at least one opening in the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having display portion and peripheral portion, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines formed over the substrate, a plurality of switching elements connected to the plurality of gate signal lines and the plurality of drain signal lines and formed over the substrate, and a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of switching elements and formed in the display portion. An organic interlayer film is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, and a covering layer is formed on the organic interlayer film in the peripheral portion and the insulating film includes at least one of a plurality of recesses and protuberances.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device which can obviate the generation of leaking of light and display irregularities in the vicinities of so-called dummy pixels. The liquid crystal display device includes a pair of substrates which are arranged to face each other in an opposed manner with liquid crystal sandwiched therebetween, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines which are formed on one substrate in a matrix array, a plurality of pixel regions defined by the gate signal lines and the drain signal lines, and a reference electrode and a pixel electrode which are formed in the inside of each pixel region. In such a constitution, the plurality of pixel regions are formed in both a display region and a non-display region, and a voltage applied to the reference electrodes is applied to the pixel electrodes in the inside of the pixel regions in the non-display region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes pixels, each of which includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The size of the first transistor is larger than the size of the second transistor. In addition, channel widths and gate widths for the first transistor are larger than those of the second transistor. Also, the first transistor is located to be closer to a drain signal line provided for the pixel than the second transistor. In normal operation, the first transistor is coupled to the drain signal line and the second transistor is floating. However, if an abnormality occurs in the first transistor, it is cut off from the drain signal line and the second transistor is connected to the drain signal line by a repair line.

Abstract: A display device includes a display drain signal line which belongs to a display pixel is connected to a pixel electrode via a TFT, a first dummy drain signal line which belongs to a dummy pixel is connected to a dummy pixel electrode via a TFT, and a second dummy drain signal line is disposed outside of the dummy pixel. The second dummy drain signal line is not connected to a dummy pixel electrode.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display device including a backlight unit that irradiates the entire image formation region with light from light emitting diodes disposed in a concentrated manner, in order to efficiently diffuse heat generated from the light emitting diodes, provided is a liquid crystal display device (1), including: a liquid crystal panel (3); and a backlight unit (10) including in order from a front surface side: a reflection sheet (6), which is disposed on a rear surface side of the liquid crystal panel (3) and is curved so as to have a concave front surface; a light emitting diode substrate (7) on which a plurality of light emitting diodes are disposed along a longitudinal direction; and a radiator plate (8), in which a length of the radiator plate (8) in a width direction is larger than a length of the light emitting diode substrate (7) in the width direction.

Abstract: A display device of the invention is provided with: a display panel; a lower frame that covers the lower side of the display panel, and includes a front wall and a bottom wall; a drain hole formed to the bottom wall; and a water-absorbing porous member provided to the inner surface of the bottom wall in such a manner as to cover the drain hole. With such a configuration, the resulting display device can swiftly drain any liquid entering inside thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a display drain signal line which belongs to a display pixel is connected to a pixel electrode via a TFT, a first dummy drain signal line which belongs to a dummy pixel is connected to a dummy pixel electrode via a TFT, and a second dummy drain signal line is disposed outside of the dummy pixel. The second dummy drain signal line is not connected to a dummy pixel electrode.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having display portion and peripheral portion, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines formed over the substrate, a plurality of switching elements connected to the plurality of gate signal lines and the plurality of drain signal lines and formed over the substrate, and a plurality of pixel electrodes connected to the plurality of switching elements and formed in the display portion. An organic interlayer film is formed in the display portion and the peripheral portion, and a covering layer is formed on the organic interlayer film in the peripheral portion and the insulating film includes at least one of a plurality of recesses and protuberances.

Abstract: An LCD device has a pair of substrates including orientation films on surfaces thereof which face opposing substrates. The substrate on which signal lines are formed, on a side thereof which is disposed between a region on which sealing material is arranged and a display region and along which the signal lines extend to the outside of the sealing material from the display region, includes a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer and an insulation layer which is interposed therebetween. The insulation layer extends in the direction at least along an outer periphery of the display region, and includes groove portion having a recessed groove which opens on the orientation film side. The first conductive layer is covered on the surface of the recessed groove. The signal lines are formed in a state that the signal lines go around the recessed groove.

Abstract: The present invention aims at the lowering of an image quality of an outer peripheral portion of an image display region. For this end, in a display device in which a plurality of display panels are arranged from a front side to a depth side in an overlapped manner and an image is displayed on the respective display panels, the respective display panels have regions which allow the image to be displayed thereon (image display regions) broadened toward the depth-side display panel from the front-side display panel.

Abstract: A display device of the invention is provided with: a display panel; a lower frame that covers the lower side of the display panel, and includes a front wall and a bottom wall; a drain hole formed to the bottom wall; and a water-absorbing porous member provided to the inner surface of the bottom wall in such a manner as to cover the drain hole. With such a configuration, the resulting display device can swiftly drain any liquid entering inside thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device to which retardation of a desired value is imparted. In the liquid crystal display device of the invention, orientation films which are oriented by the light radiation possess a retardation value of 1.0 nm or more and an anchoring strength of 1.0×10?3 Jm?2 or more.