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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2005
Ryuji Nishikawa, Gifu, JP;
Yasushi Miyajima, Gifu, JP;
Masayuki Koga, Gifu-ken, JP;
Mitsugu Kobayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Ryuji Nishikawa, Gifu, JP;
Yasushi Miyajima, Gifu, JP;
Masayuki Koga, Gifu-ken, JP;
Mitsugu Kobayashi, Nagoya, JP;
Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
When the orientation of liquid crystal molecules in a pixel are divided by an orientation divider, a boundary of the orientation is produced at any part of the pixel. A drain signal line () is formed to overlap with the boundary so that a light-shielding region in the pixel is decreased and an aperture ratio can be improved. Leakage of light caused when the orientation is disturbed can be shielded by the drain signal line (), and contrast can be enhanced. The orientation divider can be an orientation control window (), an orientation control slope () or the like.