Patent ID: 6181393
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:a substrate having a pixel electrode on one major surface;a liquid crystal layer including first and second liquid crystal microcapsule layers sequentially stacked on the pixel electrode of said substrate; anda counter electrode formed on said liquid crystal layer,wherein each of said first and second liquid crystal microcapsule layers contains a plurality of aspherical liquid crystal microcapsules each having a shape elongated in one direction and formed by encapsulating a liquid crystal material containing a liquid crystal compound and a dichroic dye with a transparent film,the elongation directions of the aspherical liquid crystal microcapsules contained in said first liquid crystal microcapsule layer are aligned substantially parallel to a first direction, andthe elongation directions of the aspherical liquid crystal microcapsules contained in said second liquid crystal microcapsule layer are aligned substantially parallel to a second direction different from the first direction.