Patent ID: 6417909
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal panel, comprising:a pair of substrates disposed in a generally parallel relationship to each other; first and second electrodes formed on respective inner surfaces of said pair of substrates, said inner surfaces facing each other; first and second alignment films formed on respective inner surfaces of said pair of substrates to cover said first and second electrodes respectively; a pair of polarizing plates disposed adjacent to respective outer surfaces of said pair of substrates; and a liquid crystal layer which is sandwiched by said pair of substrates while contacting said first and second alignment films, said liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy, said liquid crystal layer having applied thereto a switching voltage generated across said first and second electrodes, said liquid crystal layer further containing a dichroic dye for compensating coloring of the panel as observed from an oblique direction; wherein said first and second alignment films align said liquid crystal molecules in said liquid crystal layer in a generally perpendicular relationship with said pair of substrates in the absence of voltage applied across said first and second electrodes.