Liquid crystal device having pillar spacers with small base periphery
width in direction perpendicular to orientation treatment
    1.
    发明授权
    Liquid crystal device having pillar spacers with small base periphery width in direction perpendicular to orientation treatment 失效
    液晶装置,其具有与取向处理垂直的方向的基底周边宽度小的柱状隔片

    公开(公告)号:US4775225A

    公开(公告)日:1988-10-04

    申请号:US862978

    申请日:1986-05-14

    摘要: A liquid crystal device comprising a first base plate which has projections thereon and has been subjected to a uniaxial orientation treatment, a second base plate disposed oppositely spaced from the first base plate with the projections therebetween as spacers, and a liquid crystal disposed between the first and second base plates. The projections have a section taken in parallel with the base plates, and the section has a side with a length of 0-20 .mu.m in a direction perpendicular to the uniaxial orientation treatment. The projections may be in the form of rectangular pillars, cylindrical pillars, oval pillars, or hexagonal pillars.

    摘要翻译: 一种液晶装置,包括:第一基板,其上具有突起并进行单轴取向处理;第二基板,与第一基板相对设置,其间具有作为间隔物的突起,以及设置在第一基板之间的液晶 和第二基板。 突起具有与基板平行的部分,并且该部分在垂直于单轴取向处理的方向上具有长度为0-20μm的一侧。 突起可以是矩形柱,圆柱形柱,椭圆形柱或六角形柱的形式。

    Dimensions of spacer particles for a ferroelectric liquid crystal display
    2.
    发明授权
    Dimensions of spacer particles for a ferroelectric liquid crystal display 失效
    铁电液晶显示器的间隔颗粒尺寸

    公开(公告)号:US4712875A

    公开(公告)日:1987-12-15

    申请号:US862979

    申请日:1986-05-14

    摘要: A liquid crystal device comprising a pair of base plates and a ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed between the base plates. The pair of base plates being secured to each other to leave a spacing which is small enough to release the spiral structure of the ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal due to the wall effect of the base plates. Fibrous spacers having a diameter d (.mu.m) and an average length l satisfying the relationship of 3.ltoreq.l/d.ltoreq.100 are disposed together with the ferroelectric chiral smectic liquid crystal.

    摘要翻译: 一种液晶装置,包括一对基板和设置在基板之间的铁电手性近晶液晶。 一对基板彼此固定以留出足够小的间隔,以便由于基板的壁效应而释放铁电手性近晶液晶的螺旋结构。 具有直径d(μm)和满足3≤l/d≤100的关系的平均长度l的纤维间隔物与铁电手性近晶液晶一起设置。

    Method of driving optical modulation device
    3.
    发明授权
    Method of driving optical modulation device 失效
    光调制装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US5886680A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-23

    申请号:US462974

    申请日:1995-06-05

    IPC分类号: G09G3/20 G09G3/34 G09G3/36

    摘要: A liquid crystal apparatus comprises a liquid crystal device comprising a group of scanning electrodes and a group of signal electrodes intersecting each other to form an electrode matrix, and a chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed in a non-helical alignment state so as to form a picture element at each intersection of the scanning electrodes and the signal electrodes. Drive means are provided for: (a) applying a scanning selection signal and a scanning non-selection signal to the scanning electrodes, the scanning selection signal comprising a voltage of one polarity and a voltage of the other polarity, respectively with reference to a voltage level of the scanning nonselection signal, and being applied in a period for selecting one scanning electrode, (b) in a period of applying the voltage of one polarity, applying signals to the signal electrodes for causing one orientation state of the chiral smectic liquid crystal, so as to non-selectively erase the picture elements on a scanning electrode to which the scanning selection signal is applied, and (c) periodically applying the scanning selection signal to the scanning electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 一种液晶装置,包括一个液晶装置,它包括一组扫描电极和一组彼此相交的信号电极,以形成一个电极矩阵,和一个以非螺旋取向状态设置的手性近晶液晶,以便形成一个图象 扫描电极和信号电极的交点处的元件。 提供驱动装置,用于:(a)向扫描电极施加扫描选择信号和扫描非选择信号,扫描选择信号分别包括一个极性的电压和另一个极性的电压,参考电压 扫描非选择信号的电平,并且在用于选择一个扫描电极的周期中施加,(b)在施加一个极性的电压的周期中,向信号电极施加信号以引起手性近晶液晶的一个取向状态 ,以便在扫描选择信号被施加的扫描电极上不选择性地擦除图像元素,并且(c)周期地将扫描选择信号施加到扫描电极。

    Method of driving optical modulation device
    6.
    发明授权
    Method of driving optical modulation device 失效
    光调制装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US5565884A

    公开(公告)日:1996-10-15

    申请号:US465225

    申请日:1995-06-05

    IPC分类号: G09G3/20 G09G3/34 G09G3/36

    摘要: A driving method is provided for driving an optical modulation device. The device has picture elements arranged in the form of a matrix consisting of a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns defined by the intersections of scanning electrodes and signal electrodes, and a liquid crystal having a memory function. The picture elements in each row are selectively supplied with either a voltage for orienting the liquid crystal to one display state, or another voltage for orienting the liquid crystal to another display state. The method comprises the steps of sequentially and repetitively applying a scanning selection signal to the scanning electrodes, the scanning selection signal comprising a former signal of a first voltage and a latter voltage signal of a second voltage different from the first voltage to one of the scanning electrodes to select a particular scanning electrode, and applying data signals to the signal electrodes, each data signal comprising an information signal for selecting a display state of a picture element on the particular scanning electrode. The picture elements on the particular scanning electrode supplied with the former voltage signal are non-selectively erased into an erased state and a picture element on the particular scanning electrode supplied with the latter voltage signal is placed in either the one display state or another display state depending on the information signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供驱动光调制装置的驱动方法。 该装置具有以由扫描电极和信号电极的交点定义的多行和多列构成的矩阵形式的图像元素和具有记忆功能的液晶。 每行中的像素选择性地提供用于将液晶定向到一个显示状态的电压或用于将液晶定向到另一显示状态的另一个电压。 该方法包括以下步骤:将扫描选择信号顺序地重复地施加到扫描电极,扫描选择信号包括第一电压的前一个信号和与第一电压不同于第一电压的第二电压的后一个电压信号 用于选择特定扫描电极的电极,以及向信号电极施加数据信号,每个数据信号包括用于选择特定扫描电极上的像素的显示状态的信息信号。 提供有前一个电压信号的特定扫描电极上的像素被非选择性地擦除为擦除状态,并且提供有后一个电压信号的特定扫描电极上的像素被放置在一个显示状态或另一个显示状态 取决于信息信号。

    Method of driving ferroelectric liquid crystal optical modulation device
    7.
    发明授权
    Method of driving ferroelectric liquid crystal optical modulation device 失效
    铁电液晶光调制装置的驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US5448383A

    公开(公告)日:1995-09-05

    申请号:US139162

    申请日:1987-12-21

    摘要: A driving method for an optical modulation device is applicable to driving of an optical modulation device, e.g. a liquid crystal device having a matrix electrode arrangement comprising a group of scanning electrodes, a group of signal electrodes oppositely spaced from the group of scanning electrodes, and an optical modulation material (e.g. a liquid crystal) showing bistability with respect to an electric filed applied thereto disposed between the groups of scanning electrodes and signal electrodes. The driving method is featured by applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal having bistability to be oriented to a first stable state (one optically stable state) between a selected scanning electrode of the group of scanning electrodes and a selected signal electrode of the group of signal electrodes, and by applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal having bistability to be oriented to a second stable state (the other optically stable state) between the selected scanning electrodes and non-selected signal electrodes; or by applying a voltage allowing the optical modulation material having bistabity to be oriented to a first stable state between a selected scanning electrode and the group of signal electrodes, applying a voltage allowing the liquid crystal oriented to the first stable state to be oriented to a second stable state between the selected scanning electrode and a selected signal electrode, and applying a voltage set to a value between a threshold voltage -V.sub.th2 (for the second stable state) and a threshold voltage V.sub.th1 (for the first stable state) between non-selected scanning electrodes and the group of signal electrodes.

    摘要翻译: 光调制装置的驱动方法适用于光调制装置的驱动,例如, 具有矩阵电极装置的液晶装置,该矩阵电极装置包括一组扫描电极,与该组扫描电极相对的一组信号电极以及显示相对于电场的双稳态的光调制材料(例如液晶) 设置在扫描电极组和信号电极之间。 该驱动方法的特征在于,通过施加电压,使具有双稳态的液晶取向为扫描电极组的选定的扫描电极和信号组的选定的信号电极之间的第一稳定状态(一个光学稳定状态) 并且通过施加允许具有双稳态的液晶被定向到所选择的扫描电极和未选择的信号电极之间的第二稳定状态(另一个光学稳定状态)的电压; 或者通过施加允许具有双稳态的光调制材料在选定的扫描电极和信号电极组之间的第一稳定状态的电压,施加允许朝向第一稳定状态的液晶的电压被定向到 在所选择的扫描电极和所选择的信号电极之间的第二稳定状态,并且将设置为阈值电压-Vth2(用于第二稳定状态)和阈值电压Vth1之间(用于第一稳定状态的阈值) 选择的扫描电极和信号电极组。

    Method for driving a ferroelectric optical modulation device therefor to
apply an erasing voltage in the first step
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for driving a ferroelectric optical modulation device therefor to apply an erasing voltage in the first step 失效
    用于驱动在第一步骤中施加擦除电压的电磁光调制装置的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5093737A

    公开(公告)日:1992-03-03

    申请号:US383457

    申请日:1989-07-24

    IPC分类号: G02F1/137 G09G3/20 G09G3/36

    摘要: A method for driving an optical modulation device of the type in which a group of scanning electrodes and a group of signal electrodes are so arranged that picture elements are defined at the intersections therebetween and a bistable optical modulation material assuming either one of two stable states depending an electrical field applied is interposed between the two groups of electrodes, comprising: a first phase in which the bistable optical modulation material at the picture elements on an N-th scanning electrode is oriented to one stable state, a second phase in which a writing signal is applied to the signal electrodes in synchronism with a scanning signal to the N-th scanning electrode and a third phase in which the bistable optical modulation material at the picture elements on an N+1-th scanning electrode is oriented to the one stable state. Also disclosed is another driving mode for an optical modulation device having scanning electrodes, signal electrodes and a bistable optical modulation material interposed between the scanning electrodes and the signal electrode, comprising a first step in which a scanning signal is applied to the whole or a part of the scanning electrodes while, in phase therewith, a signal is applied to the whole or a part of the signal electrodes so that the optical modulation material is oriented to a first stable state, and a second step in which a scanning signal is applied to the whole or a part of the scanning electrodes while in phase therewith, a signal is applied to a selected signal electrode among the whole or a part of the signal electrodes so that the bistable optical modulation material is oriented to a second stable state.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于驱动这样的类型的光调制装置的方法,其中一组扫描电极和一组信号电极被布置成使得在其间的交点处形成像素,并且将双稳态光调制材料假设为两个稳定状态之一 施加的电场夹在两组电极之间,包括:第一相,其中第N扫描电极上的像素上的双稳态光调制材料取向为一稳定状态;第二相,其中写入 信号与向第N扫描电极的扫描信号同步地施加到信号电极,第三相位在第N + 1扫描电极上的像素上的双稳态光调制材料朝向一个稳定 州。 还公开了具有扫描电极,信号电极和插入在扫描电极和信号电极之间的双稳态光调制材料的光调制装置的另一驱动模式,包括第一步骤,扫描信号被施加到整个或部分 的扫描电极,同时与信号电极的全部或一部分施加信号,使得光调制材料取向为第一稳定状态,第二步骤将扫描信号施加到 扫描电极的全部或一部分同时与信号电极的全部或部分中的选定信号电极施加信号,使得双稳态光调制材料取向为第二稳定状态。

    Method of controlling orientation of liquid crystal, device used therein
and liquid crystal device produced thereby
    9.
    发明授权
    Method of controlling orientation of liquid crystal, device used therein and liquid crystal device produced thereby 失效
    控制液晶取向的方法及使用的装置以及由此制造的液晶装置

    公开(公告)号:US4781441A

    公开(公告)日:1988-11-01

    申请号:US671916

    申请日:1984-11-15

    摘要: Orientation of a liquid crystal is controlled by first forming a phase boundary of the liquid crystal between a monoaxially anisotropic phase where the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in one direction and a higher temperature phase between a pair of base plates, transforming a part of the higher temperature phase adjacent to the phase boundary under cooling into the monoaxially anisotropic phase where liquid crystal molecules are aligned in parallel with the liquid crystal molecules in the already formed monoaxially anisotropic phase, and successively causing the phase transformation in the direction perpendicular to the phase boundary.

    摘要翻译: 通过首先在液晶分子在一个方向上排列的单轴各向异性相和一对基板之间的较高温度相位之间形成液晶的相边界来控制液晶的取向,将一部分较高的 温度相位相邻于相边界,其中液晶分子与已经形成的单轴各向异性相中的液晶分子平行排列,并且在垂直于相边界的方向上相变。