Patent ID: 8698988
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate that is opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer that is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of display pixels; and a plurality of viewing angle control pixels, wherein the plurality of display pixels and the plurality of viewing angle control pixels are arranged in a planar region of the first substrate and second substrate to form a display area, wherein each of the display pixels and each of the viewing angle control pixels each drive the liquid crystal layer by an electric field generated between a first electrode and a second electrode, both of which are provided on the first substrate, wherein in each of the viewing angle control pixels, a direction of a plane along which the electric field is generated between the first electrode and the second electrode is substantially parallel to an initial alignment direction of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer, wherein in each of the viewing angle control pixels, when an on voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the liquid crystal molecules are arranged perpendicular to the first substrate and the second substrate, and when an off voltage is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode, the liquid crystal molecules are arranged parallel to the first substrate and the second substrate, and wherein a first light transmissive pigmented film of a first predetermined color other than white is provided in at least a first portion of the plurality of display pixels and at least a portion of the plurality of viewing angle control pixels, which are formed adjacent to the first portion of the plurality of display pixels.