Patent ID: 7126657
Filing Date: 2006-10-24
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display, comprising: a pair of substrates; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of substrates, the liquid crystal layer being formed of liquid crystal with a negative dielectric anisotropy; band-shaped reflectors defining band-shaped reflective display regions for reflective display, each band-shaped reflector spanning linearly and continuously across a plurality of independently-controlled dot regions, pairs of band-shaped reflectors extending along opposite sides of each dot, a transmissive display region for transmissive display being located between each pair of band-shaped reflectors; and electrodes to drive the liquid crystal being formed at a liquid crystal layer side of at least one of the substrates, the electrodes being provided with, as alignment regulators that regulate alignment of the liquid crystal, at least one of a slit-shaped opening formed by making a longitudinal opening in part of the electrode or a longitudinal convex portion made of a dielectric substance formed on the one electrode; the liquid crystal layer including a thickness-adjusting layer to allow the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the transmissive display region to be larger than the thickness of the liquid crystal layer in the reflective display region, the thickness-adjusting layer being formed between at least one of the pair of substrates and the liquid crystal layer, the thickness-adjusting layer having an inclined plane in a vicinity of a boundary between the transmissive display region and the reflective display region so that the layer thickness thereof varies continuously in a slope direction, the thickness-adjusting layer extending linearly and continuously across a plurality of the independently-controlled dot regions in a longitudinal direction substantially orthogonal to the slope direction; and the longitudinal direction of the at least one of the opening or the convex portion intersecting the longitudinal direction of the thickness-adjusting layer as viewed in plan view, wherein in plan view