Abstract: To prevent the display quality from being degraded as a result of (i) a boundary portion of an edge region of the display region being visibly in the shape of stairs and/or (ii) emitted light having an unintended color, a display panel includes a light-shielding section including, for each pixel (5) through which a curved boundary line (ideal line) extends, sub-pixel light-shielding sections (3a) each overlapping a corresponding one of a red sub-pixel (4R), a green sub-pixel (4G), and a blue sub-pixel (4B).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to enhance a display quality of a liquid crystal display panel by causing a contour of a display region not to be noticeable. A display region of a liquid crystal display panel (100) includes a normal display region (101a) and a boundary display region (101c), an image being displayed more darkly in the boundary display region (101c), which is in contact with a black light blocking part (101b), than in the normal display region (101a).

Abstract: A producing method includes a bonding process of bonding substrates in a pair one of which has thin film patterns and forming a bonded substrate, a cut forming process of forming a cut line CL1 on a border portion between the mounting area within the panel surface area and other area on the one substrate of the bonded substrate, a cutting process of cutting the bonded substrate into separated bonded substrate pieces, a grinding process of grinding the substrates in a pair that are outside the thin film pattern in each of the separated bonded substrates 50A along the outline and forming edge surfaces of the display panels each having the curved outline, and a removing process of cutting a part of the one substrate along the cut line and removing the part.

Abstract: To prevent the display quality from being degraded as a result of (i) a boundary portion of an edge region of the display region being visibly in the shape of stairs and/or (ii) emitted light having an unintended color, a display panel includes a light-shielding section including, for each pixel (5) through which a curved boundary line (ideal line) extends, sub-pixel light-shielding sections (3a) each overlapping a corresponding one of a red sub-pixel (4R), a green sub-pixel (4G), and a blue sub-pixel (4B).

Abstract: A display device structure that, even if a plurality of non-display parts are formed in a pixel region, can display an image in the whole pixel region except the non-display parts is obtained. A display device 1 includes: a substrate (10) having a plurality of non-display parts in a pixel region (P); a plurality of source lines (SL1), (SL2), . . . , (SLm); a plurality of gate lines (GL1), (GL2), . . . , (GLm); a plurality of pixel electrodes; and a plurality of gate line drive circuits (GDk) formed in the pixel region (P) and connected to each of the gate lines (GL1), (GL2), . . . , (GLm), for controlling a potential of the gate line (GLk). At least a source line interrupted by any of the plurality of non-display parts, among the source lines (SL1), (SL2), . . . , (SLm) is supplied with a data signal from both ends thereof, and the source lines (SL1), (SL2), . . . , (SLm) are each formed not to be interrupted by two or more of the plurality of non-display parts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-crystal display device capable of maintaining a high voltage holding ratio even without an alignment film. The liquid-crystal display device of the present invention includes a pair of substrates, a liquid crystal layer which is sandwiched between the substrates and which contains a liquid crystal material, and a polymer layer which is disposed on a surface of each of the substrates and which controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules. The outermost surfaces of both the substrates comprise substantially no alignment film. The polymer layer is formed by polymerizing one or more radical polymerizable monomer species added to the liquid crystal layer. At least one species of the one or more radical polymerizable monomer species is a biphenyl compound having a specific structure.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid crystal panel 10 having a non-quadrangular outline includes a common liquid crystal panel producing process, a cutting process of cutting the common liquid crystal panel 50 along a cutting line L10 that is along the outline such that a part of the sealing material 54 is removed and a remaining part of the sealing material 54 remains and forming on the common liquid crystal panel 50 a sealing material removed edge portion 50A at which the part of the sealing material 54 is removed to expose the liquid crystal layer 51, a line correction process of correcting the lines 55, 56, 59 near the processed edge portion 53E of the array substrate 53, and a sealing process of providing sealing resin R on the sealing material removed edge portion 50A to close a space between the processed edge portions 52E, 53E of the substrates and seal the liquid crystal layer 51 with the remaining part of the sealing material 54.

Abstract: A producing method includes a sealing agent portion disposing process of disposing sealing agent portions 40, a part of which is cut off, on one 30A of substrates, a bonding process of bonding the substrates 20A, 30A via the sealing agent portions 40, a first cutting process of cutting a bonded substrate into pieces each having thin film patterns arranged linearly, a liquid crystal injection process of collectively injecting liquid crystals 18A into a space within each of the sealing agent portions 40 through inlets 40A, a sealing process of sealing the inlets 40A with sealing resin, a second cutting process of cutting each piece of the bonded substrate into bonded substrate pieces, and a grinding process of collectively grinding the substrates included in the bonded substrate pieces that are outside the thin film patterns along an outline such that edge surfaces of the liquid crystal panels having curved outlines are collectively formed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: upper and lower substrates; a liquid crystal layer and a sealing material between the upper and lower substrates, the liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules and the sealing material sealing the liquid crystal layer; and alignment control layers for controlling alignment of the liquid crystal molecules, one between the upper substrate and the liquid crystal layer and one between the lower substrate and the liquid crystal layer, wherein the upper and lower substrates are in direct contact with the sealing material, the alignment control layers contain a polymer having a structure derived from a polarized light-absorbing monomer having a polarized light-absorbing skeleton and at least two reactive functional groups, and the polarized light-absorbing skeleton includes a cinnamoyl skeleton.

Abstract: A producing method includes a sealing agent disposing process of preparing substrates one of which has thin film patterns thereon and disposing sealing agent portions on the one substrate to surround the thin film patterns, respectively, a bonding process of bonding the substrates via the sealing agent portions and forming a bonded substrate after the sealing agent disposing process, a cutting process of cutting the substrates being included in the bonded substrate and outside the sealing agent portions after the bonding process, and a grinding process of grinding collectively the substrates and the sealing agent portions of the bonded substrate along the outline after the cutting process such that overlapped portions of the substrates and the sealing agent portion are partially ground collectively and ground surfaces of the substrates and the sealing agent portion are aligned with each other.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a monomer from which a polymer layer capable of keeping high display quality even in high temperature and high humidity environments can be formed. The monomer in an aspect of the present invention is a compound represented by P-Sp1-Z2-A1-(Z1-A2)n1-Z3-Sp2-P: in the formula, P denotes the same or different radical polymerizable group; and at least one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 denotes —NRCO— or —CONR— group.

Abstract: A method of producing a liquid crystal panel includes a grinding process and a sealing process. The grinding process includes grinding at least one common liquid crystal panel including a liquid crystal layer, a pair of boards that sandwich the liquid crystal layer, and a frame-shaped sealing member sandwiched between the boards along the non-rectangular outline to remove a section of the sealing member and to leave a rest of the sealing member. The grinding process further includers forming a sealing member removed processed edge section of the common liquid crystal pane. The sealing member removed processed edge section includes edges of the boards corresponding to the section of the sealing member removed from the common liquid crystal panel. The sealing process includes applying a sealing resin to the sealing member removed processed edge section to fill a space between the edges of the board.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (a display device) includes a liquid crystal panel (a display panel) having an outer peripheral edge portion having a substantially circular shape and including linear edge portions that are linear at a part of the outer peripheral edge portion, and flexible printed circuit boards (mounting components) mounted in an outer portion of the liquid crystal display panel to match arrangement of the linear edge portions in a circumferential direction.

Abstract: A method of producing display panels of collectively producing a plurality of display panels each including a contour line of an outer shape, at least a section of which is curved includes a bonding process of forming a bonded substrate by bonding a pair of substrates including a plurality of thin film patterns formed on at least one substrate, a stacking process of stacking a plurality of bonded substrates and pinching and holding the plurality of stacked bonded substrates in a stacking direction using a jig, and a grinding process of collectively forming end surfaces of the plurality of display panels forming the curved contour line by collectively grinding the pair of substrates located outside the thin film pattern among stacked bonded substrates along the outer shape in a state in which the plurality of stacked bonded substrate are pinched by the jig.

Abstract: A producing method includes a sealing agent disposing process of preparing substrates one of which has thin film patterns thereon and disposing sealing agent portions on the one substrate to surround the thin film patterns, respectively, a bonding process of bonding the substrates via the sealing agent portions and forming a bonded substrate after the sealing agent disposing process, a cutting process of cutting the substrates being included in the bonded substrate and outside the sealing agent portions after the bonding process, and a grinding process of grinding collectively the substrates and the sealing agent portions of the bonded substrate along the outline after the cutting process such that overlapped portions of the substrates and the sealing agent portion are partially ground collectively and ground surfaces of the substrates and the sealing agent portion are aligned with each other.

Abstract: A producing method includes a bonding process of bonding substrates in a pair one of which has thin film patterns and forming a bonded substrate, a cut forming process of forming a cut line CL1 on a border portion between the mounting area within the panel surface area and other area on the one substrate of the bonded substrate, a cutting process of cutting the bonded substrate into separated bonded substrate pieces, a grinding process of grinding the substrates in a pair that are outside the thin film pattern in each of the separated bonded substrates 50A along the outline and forming edge surfaces of the display panels each having the curved outline, and a removing process of cutting a part of the one substrate along the cut line and removing the part.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes: a polymer layer that controls the alignment of liquid crystal molecules on at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate. The polymer layer is formed by polymerizing one or more radical-polymerizable monomers added to the liquid crystal layer. At least one of the radical-polymerizable monomers is a compound represented by P-Sp1-Z2-A1-(Z1-A2)n1-Z3-Sp2-P. In an example encompassed by the formula, P represents a radical-polymerizable group. Sp1 and Sp2 each represent a direct bond or an alkylene group. A1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group. A2 represents a phenylene group. Z1, Z2, and Z3 may be the same or different. At least one of Z1, Z2, and Z3 represents a direct bond, or an —NRCO— group or —CONR— group. R represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 linear alkyl group or alkenyl group. n1 is 0 or 1.

Abstract: A method of collectively producing display panels each having an outline a part of which is curved includes a bonded substrate forming process of bonding substrates in a pair one of which has thin film patterns and forming a bonded substrate 50, a layering process of layering multiple bonded substrates 50 via curing resin 60 and curing the curing resin 60, a grinding process of collectively grinding the substrates in a pair and the curing resin 60 that are outside the thin film pattern on each of the bonded substrates 50B that are layered on each other along the outline and collectively forming edge surfaces of the display panels each having the curved outline, and a separation process of separating each of the bonded substrates 50B that are layered on each other from the curing resin 60.

Abstract: A display panel includes a pair of substrates a display medium layer held between the pair of substrates and has a display region and a frame region outside the display region and a hole on an inner side of the frame region penetrating the pair of substrates and the display medium layer. The display panel further includes a hole-periphery sealing part disposed between the pair of substrates so as to surround the hole, in which the hole-periphery sealing part includes an angled portion or a protrusion.

Abstract: Provided is an active matrix substrate that can protected from static electricity, with the frame region being narrowed. An active matrix substrate (20a) includes a plurality of first lines (GL), a plurality of second lines (SL), and a protection part (50). The first lines are formed in a display region (30). The second lines are formed in the display region, and intersect with the first lines. The protection part protects the active matrix substrate from static electricity. The protection part includes a plurality of first protection circuits (50A), and a conductive unit (50B). The first protection circuits are connected to each of the first lines in the display region. The conductive unit is connected to each of the first protection circuits in the display region. Each of the first protection circuits, according to a potential of the first line to which the first protection circuit is connected, allows the first line and the conductive unit to be conductive with each other.