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(11) EP 2 267 521 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
published in accordance with Art. 153(4) EPC

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/11

(43) Date of publication:
29.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/52

(21) Application number: 08874023.8

(22) Date of filing: 03.12.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G02F 1/1337(2006.01)
 G02F 1/1343(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/JP2008/071971
(87) International publication number:
WO 2009/130819 (29.10.2009 Gazette 2009/44)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 22.04.2008 JP 2008111513

(71) Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
Osaka-shi, Osaka 545-8522 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • ASADA, Katsushige
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)
  • YOSHIDA, Masahiro
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)
  • TOMINAGA, Masakatsu
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)
  • FUJIKAWA, Tetsuya
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)
  • MORINAGA, Junichi
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)
  • FUJIHARA, Toshiaki
    Osaka-shi Osaka 545-8522 (JP)

(74) Representative: Müller - Hoffmann & Partner 
Patentanwälte Innere Wiener Strasse 17
81667 München
81667 München (DE)

   


(54) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE


(57) At least either a first substrate or a second substrate has regions corresponding to subpixels (15a, 15b, 15c) and provided with ribs (100a) for controlling how a liquid crystal material is aligned. Scanning signal lines (32) and picture element electrodes (60) are overlapped with each other via an insulating material as seen in plan view. The ribs (100a) and the scanning signal lines (32) are at least partially overlapped with each other as seen in plan view.