Method for aligning liquid crystals, alignment device and liquid crystal display element
    1.
    发明授权
    Method for aligning liquid crystals, alignment device and liquid crystal display element 失效
    液晶对准方法,对准装置和液晶显示元件

    公开(公告)号:US06295112B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-25

    申请号:US08842245

    申请日:1997-04-23

    IPC分类号: G02F11337

    CPC分类号: G02F1/1337 G02F1/1416

    摘要: A method of aligning a liquid crystal includes a step of fixing on a hot plate and heating a liquid crystal cell in which a liquid crystal composed of a ferroelectric liquid crystal material sealed between electrode substrates respectively having alignment films having applied thereto a uniaxial alignment by rubbing. According to the described method, a pressure is applied to the liquid crystal cell by a roller, and a portion subjected to an application of pressure is moved by moving the roller. Further, the liquid crystal is heated within a temperature range between a phase transition temperature of SmA phase SmC* phase and a temperature 10° C. below the phase transition temperature, and the portion subjected to an application of pressure is moved in the same direction as the rubbing direction, thereby achieving the C2 orientation at higher yield. Within the described temperature range, by moving the portion in an opposite direction to the rubbing direction, a C2 orientation can be always achieved at high yield (almost 100%). As a result, the C2 orientation can be surely achieved in the liquid crystal display element with ease.

    摘要翻译: 液晶取向方法包括:在热板上固定加热液晶单元的步骤,在该液晶单元中,密封在分别具有施加到其上的取向膜的电极基板之间的铁电液晶材料的液晶通过摩擦 。 根据所述方法,通过辊对液晶单元施加压力,通过移动辊来移动施加压力的部分。 此外,液晶在SmA相SmC *相的相变温度和相变温度以下10℃以下的温度范围内被加热,并且施加压力的部分沿相同方向移动 作为摩擦方向,从而以更高的产率实现C2取向。 在所述温度范围内,通过将摩擦部分沿与摩擦方向相反的方向移动,可以以高收率(几乎100%)始终实现C2取向。 结果,可以容易地在液晶显示元件中可靠地实现C2取向。

    Smectic liquid crystal element and manufacturing method thereof
    2.
    发明授权
    Smectic liquid crystal element and manufacturing method thereof 失效
    近晶型液晶元件及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5850272A

    公开(公告)日:1998-12-15

    申请号:US802714

    申请日:1997-02-19

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1337 G02F1/141

    CPC分类号: G02F1/133784 G02F1/141

    摘要: An electrode substrate is placed on a stage heated at temperature in a range of from 50.degree. to 200.degree. C. in such a manner that an alignment film of the electrode substrate faces upwards. Thereafter, a rubbing treatment is applied by a roller having the rubbing cloth wound therearound by moving a stage while rubbing the surface of the alignment film by rotating the roller in a state where the electrode substrate is sufficiently heated. Here, as the alignment film is softened by the described heat treatment, the rubbing process is facilitated. This permits a uniform C2 orientation without defects to be achieved in smectic liquid crystals.

    摘要翻译: 将电极基板放置在以50〜200℃的温度加热的台上,使得电极基板的取向膜朝上。 然后,在电极基板被充分加热的状态下旋转辊,通过在摩擦片上移动载物台的同时,通过在其上卷绕摩擦布的辊进行摩擦处理。 这里,当通过所述热处理使取向膜软化时,摩擦处理变得容易。 这允许在层间液晶中不会产生缺陷的均匀C2取向。

    Light-control device and method of driving
    3.
    发明授权
    Light-control device and method of driving 有权
    光控装置及其驱动方法

    公开(公告)号:US07006171B1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-28

    申请号:US09937796

    申请日:2000-03-17

    IPC分类号: G02F1/1335

    摘要: An optical control device in accordance with the present invention includes a substrate (1) with light output layers (4); a substrate (2) with a light transmitting function, positioned opposite to the substrate (1); and a liquid crystal (3) sandwiched between the substrates (1) and (2), one of the substrates (1) and (2) having gate electrodes (9) for applying multiple scan signals, one of the substrates (1) and (2) having source electrodes for applying multiple signal electrodes, wherein the light output layers (4) are arranged in stripes and extend in the same direction as the gate electrodes (9).

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的光学控制装置包括具有光输出层(4)的基板(1); 具有透光功能的基板(2),与所述基板(1)相对设置; 和夹在基板(1)和(2)之间的液晶(3),其中一个基板(1)和(2)具有用于施加多个扫描信号的栅电极(9),其中一个基板(1)和 (2)具有用于施加多个信号电极的源电极,其中所述光输出层(4)以条纹布置并且沿与所述栅电极(9)相同的方向延伸。

    Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display element
    4.
    发明授权
    Method of manufacturing liquid crystal display element 失效
    制造液晶显示元件的方法

    公开(公告)号:US5897189A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-27

    申请号:US821477

    申请日:1997-03-21

    CPC分类号: G02F1/141

    摘要: A manufacturing method includes a process of once heating a liquid crystal material to a temperature at which an isotropic phase appears therein and then cooling the liquid crystal material, the liquid crystal material being a ferroelectric liquid crystal or antiferroelectric liquid crystal, to be performed under an applied AC electric field which generates an electroclinic effect in a temperature range of from a temperature 20.degree. C. above a phase transition temperature at which a transition in phase occurs from a smectic A phase to a chiral smectic C phase to a temperature 20.degree. C. below the phase transition temperature.

    摘要翻译: 一种制造方法包括将液晶材料一次加热至出现各向同性相的温度,然后冷却液晶材料,液晶材料为铁电液晶或反铁电液晶的工序, 施加的交流电场,其在相层转变温度20℃以上的温度范围内产生电位效应,在相转变温度下,从阶段A阶段到手性近晶C相到20℃的相转变温度 低于相变温度。

    Ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal device using the
same
    5.
    发明授权
    Ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture and liquid crystal device using the same 失效
    铁电液晶混合物和使用其的液晶装置

    公开(公告)号:US5437814A

    公开(公告)日:1995-08-01

    申请号:US233808

    申请日:1994-04-26

    摘要: A ferroelectric liquid crystal mixture containing at least one chiral compound, having negative dielectric anisotropy and exhibiting a chiral smectic C phase includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following general Formula I and a compound represented by the following general Formula II: ##STR1## where R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different straight-chain or branched chain alkyl groups having 1 to 15 carbon atoms; X.sup.1 is a single bond, --O--, --COO--, or --OCO--; X.sup.2 is --O-- or --OCO--; Y is --COO-- or --CH.sub.2 O--; A and B are independently a group including a six membered ring which can be substituted by halogen, a cyano group, a lower alkoxy group, or a fluorine-containing alkyl group; and Z is a single bond, --COO--, or --OCO--.

    摘要翻译: 含有至少一种具有负介电各向异性并显示手性近晶C相的手性化合物的铁电液晶混合物包括至少一种选自由以下通式I表示的化合物和由下列通式表示的化合物的化合物 通式II:相同或不同的具有1至15个碳原子的直链或支链烷基; X1是单键,-O - , - COO-或-OCO-; X2是-O-或-OCO-; Y是-COO-或-CH2O-; A和B独立地是包含可以被卤素,氰基,低级烷氧基或含氟烷基取代的六元环的基团; 且Z为单键-COO-或-OCO-。

    Ferroelectric liquid crystal display device including a ferroelectric
liquid crystal material capable of exhibiting the smectic A phase and
the chiral smectic C phase
    9.
    发明授权
    Ferroelectric liquid crystal display device including a ferroelectric liquid crystal material capable of exhibiting the smectic A phase and the chiral smectic C phase 失效
    铁电液晶显示装置,其具有能够显现近晶A相和手性近晶C相的铁电液晶材料

    公开(公告)号:US5646754A

    公开(公告)日:1997-07-08

    申请号:US536145

    申请日:1995-09-29

    CPC分类号: G02F1/1416

    摘要: A ferroelectric liquid crystal device includes: a pair of insulating substrates having alignment films and electrodes thereon; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pair of insulating substrates, the liquid crystal layer including a ferroelectric liquid crystal material being capable of exhibiting at least the smectic A phase and the chiral smectic C phase in its phase sequence, and the ferroelectric liquid crystal device being driven by switching an optic axis of the liquid crystal layer by selectively applying a driving voltage to at least one of the electrodes, wherein ferroelectric liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer have a tilt angle of 8.degree. or less at a (Tc-1).degree.C. where Tc.degree.C. is an uppermost temperature limit of the chiral smectic C phase of the ferroelectric liquid crystal material.

    摘要翻译: 铁电液晶装置包括:一对具有取向膜和电极的绝缘基板; 以及夹在所述一对绝缘基板之间的液晶层,所述液晶层包括能够在其相序中至少呈现近晶A相和手征近晶C相的铁电液晶材料,所述强电介质液晶装置 通过选择性地向至少一个电极施加驱动电压来驱动液晶层的光轴,其中液晶层的铁电液晶分子在(Tc- 1)℃,其中Tc℃是铁电液晶材料的手性近晶C相的最高温度极限。