Patent ID: 7760295
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer, having liquid crystal molecules, disposed between the first and second substrates; a first electrode and a second electrode provided on a side of the first substrate opposed to the liquid crystal layer, the first electrode including a plurality of band-shaped electrodes; a scanning line provided on the first substrate; an insulating layer provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the liquid crystal layer being driven by an electric field generated between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a reflective display area for reflective display and a transmissive display area for transmissive display formed in a sub-pixel area; wherein an alignment of the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer is different in the transmissive display area relative to the reflective display area, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are provided in both the reflective display area and the transmissive display area, wherein the band-shaped electrodes of the first electrode extend parallel to each other in both the reflective display area and the transmissive display area; wherein the band-shaped electrodes of the first electrode extend substantially perpendicular to the scanning line in the transmissive area and bend at an angle of approximately 20° at a boundary between the transmissive area and the reflective area, and wherein a rotating direction of the liquid crystal molecules at the time of application of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode in the transmissive display area, and a rotating direction of the liquid crystal molecules at the time of application of a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode in the reflective display area, are equal to each other.