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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2012
Ken Kuboki, Osaka, JP;
Akira Shibazaki, Osaka, JP;
Satomi Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Nishihara, Osaka, JP;
Taichi Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
Seiji Tanuma, Osaka, JP;
Ken Kuboki, Osaka, JP;
Akira Shibazaki, Osaka, JP;
Satomi Hasegawa, Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Tsuchiya, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Nishihara, Osaka, JP;
Taichi Sasaki, Osaka, JP;
Seiji Tanuma, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display apparatus includes an electrode and a slit formation region provided in the electrode and extending in a direction of extension of a boundary line, a first alignment region and a third alignment region are formed such that liquid crystal molecules are aligned toward a first director orientation, a second alignment region and a fourth alignment region are formed such that liquid crystal molecules are aligned toward a second director orientation greater in an angle of orientation than the first director orientation, an angle of orientation of a first slit orientation is not greater than an angle of orientation of the first director orientation, and an angle of orientation of a second slit orientation is not smaller than an angle of orientation of the second director orientation.