Patent ID: 6233032
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display apparatus having a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, comprising:a pair of substrates opposing each other;a liquid crystal layer placed between the pair of substrates;an alignment film formed on a surface of each of the pair of substrates opposing the liquid crystal layer and subjected to a treatment for aligning liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer;a pair of polarizing plates placed so as to interpose the pair of substrates; and wherein:the liquid crystal layer corresponding to each pixel has at least two liquid crystal regions, each of the liquid crystal regions having an alignment state different from those of the other liquid crystal regions,one of the pair of polarizing plates has an absorption axis which is substantially parallel to a 6-12 o'clock direction, while the other one of the pair of polarizing plates has an absorption axis which is substantially parallel to a 3-9 o'clock direction,the absorption axes of the pair of polarizing plates substantially bisect an angle formed between directions of the alignment treatments performed on each of the pair of substrates in each of the liquid crystal regions, anda boundary between adjacent pairs of the liquid crystal regions is substantially in a same direction as a direction of the alignment treatment performed on a surface each of the alignment film.