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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2007
Tokio Taguchi, Tenri, JP;
Kazuhiko Tsuda, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Mutsumi Nakajima, Nara, JP;
Keisuke Yoshida, Matsusaka, JP;
Junichi Yamada, Nabari, JP;
Tokio Taguchi, Tenri, JP;
Kazuhiko Tsuda, Ikoma-gun, JP;
Mutsumi Nakajima, Nara, JP;
Keisuke Yoshida, Matsusaka, JP;
Junichi Yamada, Nabari, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Realizes a structure for a transreflective liquid crystal display device in which one pixel is defined by four or more picture elements, the structure providing a high aperture ratio and being suitable for display for which the transmission mode is prioritized. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention is a transreflective liquid crystal display device, comprising a plurality of picture elements including a first picture element, a second picture element, a third picture element and a fourth picture element for displaying different colors from one another; in which each of the plurality of picture elements includes a transmission area for providing display in a transmission mode and a reflection area for providing display in a reflection mode. Each picture element includes a mesh portion shaped to be meshable with an adjacent picture element; and the reflection area of each picture element is located in the mesh portion.