Patent ID: 7796216
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal display panel containing a first liquid crystal layer having an alignment state which is so controlled that: a transmission intensity at an oblique viewing angle is greater than a frontal transmission intensity assuming a frontal transmittance of 1 for a white display and a transmittance of 1 at the oblique viewing angle for a white display; and a first region and a second region coexist in a pixel, wherein the first region and the second region comprise one or multiple picture element regions constituting the pixel, excess brightness occurring at the oblique viewing angle in the first region, no excess brightness occurring at the oblique viewing angle in the second region; and light-transmitting state setting means setting all or part of the second region to either a light-blocking state or a light-transmitting state as viewed from an oblique direction, wherein the light-transmitting state setting means contains a second liquid crystal layer that is a light-blocking layer switching between a light-blocking state and a light-transmitting state by application of an electric field, wherein the light-transmitting state setting means containing the second liquid crystal layer is provided inside the liquid crystal display panel so that said first liquid crystal layer is between the light-transmitting state setting means and a display surface, wherein the light-transmitting state setting means comprises rib sections arranged in a matrix and said second liquid crystal located between the rib sections, wherein, the rib sections comprise organic resin, and the liquid crystal located between the rib sections switches between light-transmitting state and light-blocking state.