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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Ken Kuboki, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Nishihara, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device () includes a liquid crystal layer () of a vertical alignment type, a first photo-alignment film (), and a second photo-alignment film (). The first photo-alignment film includes a first pre-tilt region () and a second pre-tilt region () defining pre-tilt directions (PD, PD) that are anti-parallel to each other. The second photo-alignment film includes a third pre-tilt region () and a fourth pre-tilt region () defining pre-tilt directions (PD, PD) that are anti-parallel to each other. The entire boundary (BD) between the first pre-tilt region and the second pre-tilt region and the entire boundary (BD) between the third pre-tilt region and the fourth pre-tilt region are aligned with each other, as seen from the display plane normal direction.