公开(公告)号：US20240337879A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18626020

申请日：2024-04-03

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Satomi SUZUKI

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  F21S41/64 ,  F21W102/20

CPC classification number: G02F1/133711 ,  F21S41/645 ,  G02F1/133746 ,  F21W2102/20

Abstract: To provide a liquid crystal element having multiple alignment domains with a simple configuration. The liquid crystal element includes: a first and a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer inbetween the two substrates; and a seal material with an injection port; where a first and a second alignment film each has an alignment regulating force in one direction on a surface in contact with the liquid crystal layer, a polymerized monomer is present at the interface between each of the two alignment films and the liquid crystal layer; the liquid crystal layer has a first region close to the injection port and a second region far from the injection port; and the first region has a high polymer density and has a pretilt angle in a direction opposite to the alignment regulating force, and the second region has a pretilt angle in the same direction as the alignment regulating force.

公开(公告)号：US20190226656A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-25

申请号：US16254931

申请日：2019-01-23

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Yoshihisa IWAMOTO

IPC: F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/25 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/137

Abstract: A liquid crystal element comprises: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed substantially in parallel to each other to face each other, an electrode and a homeotropic alignment film being disposed on each of facing surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and formed of a liquid crystal material having a negative dielectric-constant anisotropy, wherein a twisting angle of the liquid crystal layer when a voltage is applied between the electrode of the first substrate and the electrode of the second substrate is in a range from 70° to 120°.

公开(公告)号：US20190063712A1

公开(公告)日：2019-02-28

申请号：US16057184

申请日：2018-08-07

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Tomohide MANO ,  Hiroshi TOZUKA

IPC: F21S41/60 ,  G02F1/1343 ,  F21S41/25

CPC classification number: F21S41/60 ,  F21S41/135 ,  F21S41/141 ,  F21S41/147 ,  F21S41/25 ,  F21S41/255 ,  F21S41/43 ,  F21S41/645 ,  F21W2102/145 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  G02F1/134309 ,  G02F1/134327 ,  G02F1/1345 ,  G02F2201/122

Abstract: To facilitate lead wiring layout corresponding to an increase in the number of individual electrodes of the liquid crystal element in a vehicle headlamp system. The vehicle headlamp system that selectively performs light irradiation towards the periphery of its own vehicle includes a light source, a liquid crystal element, and a lens. The liquid crystal element includes a plurality of first individual electrode parts, a plurality of second individual electrode parts, and a first lead wiring part. The first lead wiring part includes a plurality of first individual wirings each of which is connected to one of the plurality of first individual electrode parts, and a plurality of second individual wirings each of which is connected to one of the plurality of second individual electrode parts and arranged through a gap formed between the adjacent first individual electrode parts in the first direction.

公开(公告)号：US20240389367A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18666943

申请日：2024-05-17

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Megumi OTA

IPC: H10K10/46 ,  G02F1/1337 ,  G02F1/137

Abstract: To achieve higher definition of a channel portion of an organic transistor and to reduce bulging at the edge part of the channel portion. A manufacturing method of an organic transistor includes: forming a gate electrode on a substrate surface; forming a gate insulating film on the substrate surface to cover the gate electrode; forming a drain electrode and a source electrode with a predetermined distance therebetween on the gate insulating film surface and at a position where each electrode partially overlaps with the gate electrode; forming a liquid crystal alignment film on the gate insulating film surface to cover the drain electrode and the source electrode; forming an opening part by dripping an etchant to a region of the liquid crystal alignment film that overlaps with the gate electrode in a plane view; and forming an organic semiconductor film at the opening part of the liquid crystal alignment film.

公开(公告)号：US20240385482A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-21

申请号：US18663297

申请日：2024-05-14

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Satomi SUZUKI

IPC: G02F1/1337 ,  B60Q1/14 ,  F21V9/14 ,  F21W102/165 ,  G02F1/1339

Abstract: To obtain a liquid crystal element having a plurality of alignment domains with a simple configuration. A manufacturing method of a liquid crystal element including: a first process that forms a first substrate having a first alignment film subjected to uniaxial alignment treatment; a second process that forms a second substrate having a second alignment film subjected to uniaxial alignment treatment; a third process that forms a liquid crystal layer between the first alignment film and the second alignment film using a liquid crystal material including a monomer which can be polymerized by light irradiation; and, of a first region and a second region adjacent to each other in the liquid crystal layer in a plane view, a fourth process that performs light irradiation with no voltage applied or with a voltage less than a threshold value applied to the first region.

公开(公告)号：US20230392765A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18032870

申请日：2021-10-06

Applicant: Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Ryotaro OWADA ,  Yasuo TOKO

IPC: F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/25 ,  F21S41/147 ,  F21S41/365

CPC classification number: F21S41/645 ,  F21S41/25 ,  F21S41/147 ,  F21S41/365

Abstract: In a vehicular lamp, a polarization rotation element is disposed only in an optical path of second light from a second reflector toward a PBS, first light and the second light condensed toward a liquid crystal element are condensed at a first condensing point in common, the liquid crystal element is located at the first condensing point, the second light reflected by the PBS is condensed at a second condensing point deviated from the optical path of the light from a first reflector toward the PBS and the optical path of the second light from the second reflector toward the PBS.

公开(公告)号：US20220341559A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17761797

申请日：2020-09-14

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Ryotaro OWADA

IPC: F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/25 ,  B60Q1/14

Abstract: To reduce uneven brightness of light irradiated from a vehicle lighting system. The system includes a lamp unit and a control unit where the lamp unit includes: a light source that emits light; a liquid crystal element using the light emitted from the light source to form irradiation light; and a lens projecting the irradiation light; where the light from the light source enters the element at an angle including a direction inclined from the normal of a light incident surface of the element; where the light incident surface has a first region in which most light enters from a viewing direction of the element and a second region in which most light enters from other directions, and where the control unit drives the element by setting a first voltage of the first region to be low and setting a second voltage of the second region to be high.

公开(公告)号：US20200032978A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16520393

申请日：2019-07-24

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO

IPC: F21S41/64 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: A vehicular lamp includes: a light source; a liquid crystal element including a liquid crystal layer and a pair of sandwiching substrates; and a projection optical system. In this vehicular lamp, one of the pair of sandwiching substrates in the liquid crystal element includes a first transparent substrate, and a common electrode disposed on the first transparent substrate, and the other of the pair of sandwiching substrates in the liquid crystal element includes a second transparent substrate, a plurality of wiring electrodes disposed on the second transparent substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the second transparent electrode to cover the plurality of wiring electrodes, a plurality of segment electrodes disposed on the insulating layer, and a plurality of connection electrodes configured to electrically connect each of the plurality of wiring electrodes to each of the plurality of segment electrodes through the insulating layer.

公开(公告)号：US20190360655A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-28

申请号：US16412450

申请日：2019-05-15

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO

IPC: F21S41/25 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  F21S41/32

Abstract: To provide a lighting apparatus etc. that is capable of obtaining various light distribution patterns and is superior in light utilization efficiency. The lighting apparatus includes a light source, a light conversion part for converting the light emitted from the light source into nearly parallel beams, a light modulating part having a plurality of pixel regions arranged so that the nearly parallel beams can be incident and capable of switching between a light transmitting state and a light scattering state for each of the pixel regions, and a projection lens disposed on the light path of the nearly parallel beams and on the light emitting side of the light modulating part and where the projection lens projects an image formed by the light modulating part using the nearly parallel beams.

公开(公告)号：US20190360653A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-28

申请号：US16411159

申请日：2019-05-14

Applicant: STANLEY ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yasuo TOKO ,  Ryotaro OWADA ,  Yoshifumi TAKAO

IPC: F21S41/135 ,  F21S41/64 ,  F21S41/255 ,  F21S41/32

Abstract: To reduce the optical members and the complexity of optical design. A vehicular lamp including: a light source; a light collecting member; a first polarizer advancing in a first direction a first component of the light, and advancing in a second direction a second component; a liquid crystal element disposed on one side of the first polarizer in the first direction; a second polarizer disposed on one side of the liquid crystal element in the first direction; a projection lens disposed on one side of the second polarizer in the first direction and projecting the first component to the front of an own vehicle; a reflecting member for reflecting the second component; where the first component is focused at a first focal point, the second component of the light is focused at a second focal point, and the liquid crystal element is disposed corresponding to the first focal point.