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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Umeda, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Iwakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/1343 (2006.01); G02F 1/1337 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02F 1/134363 (2013.01); G02F 1/133707 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a liquid crystal display apparatus capable of preventing a disclination and minimizing a decrease in contrast ratio caused by leakage of light. A counter electrode formed on an array substrate has a plurality of slits within one pixel. The slit which is relatively short has bent edge portions in which edges of the slit are bent. The slits which are relatively long do not have bent edges.