WO2001006309A1 - Liquid crystal display device - Google Patents
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- WO2001006309A1 WO2001006309A1 PCT/EP2000/006587 EP0006587W WO0106309A1 WO 2001006309 A1 WO2001006309 A1 WO 2001006309A1 EP 0006587 W EP0006587 W EP 0006587W WO 0106309 A1 WO0106309 A1 WO 0106309A1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
- G02F1/13—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour based on liquid crystals, e.g. single liquid crystal display cells
- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
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- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1337—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
- G02F1/133753—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers with different alignment orientations or pretilt angles on a same surface, e.g. for grey scale or improved viewing angle
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
- G02F1/01—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour
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- G02F1/133—Constructional arrangements; Operation of liquid crystal cells; Circuit arrangements
- G02F1/1333—Constructional arrangements; Manufacturing methods
- G02F1/1337—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers
- G02F1/133753—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers with different alignment orientations or pretilt angles on a same surface, e.g. for grey scale or improved viewing angle
- G02F1/133757—Surface-induced orientation of the liquid crystal molecules, e.g. by alignment layers with different alignment orientations or pretilt angles on a same surface, e.g. for grey scale or improved viewing angle with different alignment orientations
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
- G02F2413/00—Indexing scheme related to G02F1/13363, i.e. to birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation, characterised by the number, position, orientation or value of the compensation plates
- G02F2413/15—Indexing scheme related to G02F1/13363, i.e. to birefringent elements, e.g. for optical compensation, characterised by the number, position, orientation or value of the compensation plates with twisted orientation, e.g. comprising helically oriented LC-molecules or a plurality of twisted birefringent sublayers
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- the invention relates to a liquid crystal display device having, between a polarizer and an analyzer, a first layer of twisted liquid crystal material with a twisted structure between two transparent substrates, with pixels being realized between the substrates, and a compensator layer.
- Such display devices are generally used in, for example, automotive displays, but also in monitors, etc.
- a display device is characterized in that a pixel comprises at least two sub-pixels having the same twist and, viewed transversely to the substrates, twist angles which are rotated with respect to each other.
- the twist angles, viewed transversely to the substrates, are rotated substantially 180 degrees with respect to each other.
- the effects on the grey scale of one sub-pixel are then compensated, as it were, by the effects of the other sub-pixel.
- an enhancement is obtained dependent on the type of usage (for example, in cockpit applications or in applications where a display device is viewed by different persons from two directions).
- the twist angles are preferably in the range between 50 and 100 degrees.
- a first preferred embodiment of a liquid crystal display device according to the invention is characterized in that the compensator layer has a twisted structure with a twist which is opposite to that of the layer of twisted liquid crystal material.
- the compensator layer preferably has a twist angle which is opposite to that of the layer of twisted liquid crystal material. Further enhancements are possible by adding a retardation layer with an optical axis perpendicular to the compensator layer.
- Fig. 1 is a cross-section of a display device according to the invention
- Fig. 2 shows diagrammatically some parts of the display device according to the invention
- Fig. 3 shows diagrammatically different orientation directions in the display device of Fig. 1
- Figs. 4 and 5 show the luminance as a function of the viewing angle for a double cell without using and using, respectively, the measure according to the invention
- Fig. 6 shows diagrammatically different orientation directions
- Figs. 7 and 8 show the luminance again as a function of the viewing angle for a double cell in a display device with a compensation cell based on discotic material without using and using, respectively, the measure according to the invention.
- the display device of Fig. 1 comprises a first display cell 10 with a layer 11 of a liquid crystal material having a positive dielectric anisotropy between transparent supporting plates 2, 3.
- electrodes 12, 13 defining, for example, a matrix of pixels are present on the supporting plates 2, 3.
- the pixels may be driven directly via row and column electrodes (positive drive).
- the pixels are defined by overlapping portions of picture electrodes 12 and a counter electrode 13, in which the picture electrodes are provided with pixel voltages by switching elements (not shown) via row and column electrodes (active drive).
- the drive voltages are obtained, for example, by means of a drive circuit 7 which converts incoming information 8 into said drive voltages which are applied to the electrodes 12, 13 via the switching elements (not shown) (here diagrammatically shown by means of switch 15 in one of the connection lines 16, 16').
- Layers 14 of an insulating material, which in this example also serve as orienting layers, are present on the layers 12, 13.
- the layers 14 give the liquid crystal molecules a twist angle ⁇ i at a voltage of 0 volt across the electrodes 12, 13.
- the twist angle ⁇ i is between 50° and 100° and, in this example, 90°.
- the device further comprises a compensator layer, in this example, a second cell 20 with a second layer 21 of a liquid crystal material having, in this example, also a positive dielectric anisotropy between two transparent supporting plates 3, 4.
- the supporting plate 3 is chosen to be common for both cells 10, 20, but this is not strictly necessary, although it simplifies the manufacture in which also the double cell maintains a small total thickness.
- Layers 24 for insulation and orientation are present on the supporting plates 3, 4.
- the liquid crystal material 21 and the orienting effect of the layers 24 are chosen to be such that the liquid crystal molecules acquire a twist angle ⁇ 2 opposed to ⁇ i.
- the direction of orientation in this example is the same for the layers 14, 24.
- the cells 10 and 20 are situated between a polarizer 6 and an analyzer 5 whose directions of polarization are mutually crossed perpendicularly.
- parts 14', of one orientation layer within a pixel are provided in such a way (for example, via masked rubbing or vapor deposition) that the direction of orientation is substantially 180° different for the liquid crystal molecules in the two sub-pixels.
- Fig. 2 in which the polarizer 6, parts 14', of an orientation layer on the supporting plate 2, the orientation layers 14, 24 on the supporting plate 3, the orientation layer 24 on the supporting plate 4 and the analyzer 5 are shown diagrammatically.
- the directions of orientation of the parts 14', of the orientation layer on the supporting plate 2, the orientation layers 14, 24 on the supporting plate 3 and the orientation layer 24 on the supporting plate 4 are denoted by the reference numerals 27', 27", 27, 28 and 29, respectively.
- the directions 27, 28 cross each other substantially perpendicularly.
- the absorbing axis 26 of the polarizer 6 extends at an angle of 0° (180°) to the orientation direction 27' (27") in this example. Also other angles between the axis 26 and the direction 27 are possible.
- the wall orientation of the layers 14, 24 is chosen to be such that the director in the center of the cell 10 (at 0 volt) is perpendicular to the director in the center of the cell 20. Due to the division thus chosen, two twist angles ⁇ i are introduced in sub- pixels of the cell 10, which angles, viewed transversely to the substrates, are rotated through substantially 180 degrees with respect to each other. This is shown diagrammatically in Fig. 3. The twist angles of the sub-pixels are determined by orientation directions 27', 27 and 27", 27 for the cell 10.
- polarized light (polarized in the direction 26 of polarization of polarizer 6) is twisted through an angle ⁇ i from direction 27' to direction 27 at 0 volt, and in the other sub-pixel from direction 27" to direction 27.
- the directions of polarization for both sub-pixels are twisted back through the same angle from direction 28 (parallel to direction 27) to direction 29, so that it does not pass the analyzer 5 with the pass direction 25 (normally black).
- Grey scale inversion already starts at a viewing angle of 20° and occurs for all grey values.
- Fig. 5 shows this characteristic curve for a double cell, using said measure. Grey scale inversion now starts at viewing angles of more than 50° and then only for some grey values.
- the second cell 20 has a second layer 21 of a liquid crystal material with a negative dielectric anisotropy.
- the orienting effect of the layers 24 is chosen to be such that the liquid crystal molecules acquire a twist angle of - ⁇ i.
- Such a cell 20 is obtained, for example, by choosing a discotic liquid crystalline material for the liquid material.
- the layer 21 is liquid but it may also consist of a polymerized liquid crystalline material.
- the orientation layers 24 are adapted in such a way that the directors of the discotic molecules acquire an orientation direction 28 at the area of substrate 3, transverse to the orientation direction 27 of the (calamatic) molecules at the area of substrate 3.
- Fig. 7 shows for this double cell the luminance as a function of the viewing angle for a double cell comprising a compensation cell 20 which is based on a discotic material, without using said measure, and for different drive voltages
- Fig. 5 shows the characteristic curve for such a double cell, using the measure according to the invention.
- the compensation cell 20 may comprise a foil of polymerized liquid crystal with a twisted (director) structure instead of a liquid crystal material.
- the invention yields an improvement of the grey scale in "normally black" double cells by dividing a pixel in the cell to be driven into sub-pixels which are rotated preferably through 180° with respect to each other.
- the invention resides in each and every inventive characteristic feature and each and every combination of characteristic features.
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US09/787,249 US6674498B1 (en) | 1999-07-16 | 2000-07-11 | LCD having a compensator directly on the substrate of adjacent LC cell having particular subpixels |
JP2001510887A JP2003505721A (en) | 1999-07-16 | 2000-07-11 | Liquid crystal display device |
KR1020017003284A KR20010082203A (en) | 1999-07-16 | 2000-07-11 | Liquid crystal display device |
EP00954474A EP1116067A1 (en) | 1999-07-16 | 2000-07-11 | Liquid crystal display device |
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