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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1992
Satofumi Koike, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device comprises: a first substrate; picture element electrodes formed on the inner surface of the first substrate and arranged in a matrix; switching elements formed on the inner surface of the first substrate and combined respectively with the picture element electrodes; address lines formed on the inner surface of the first substrate so as to extend respectively along the rows of the picture element electrodes; signal lines formed on the inner surface of the first substrate so as to extend respectively along the columns of the picture element electrodes; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate so that a space of a predetermined thickness is formed between the first and second substrates; a common electrode formed over the inner surface of the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer sealed in the space; and an orienting layer formed at least between the inner surface of either the first substrate or the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The liquid crystal display device is provided with a reverse tilt suppressing means for suppressing the reverse tilt of a portion of the liquid crystal layer corresponding to the edge portion of each picture element electrode.