EP0312028A2
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A method of manufacturing liquid crystal devices
Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-10-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-10-12
Abstract
Abstract An improved method for manufacturing liquid crystal device is described. The method comprises mating a pair of substrates with an inner space therebetween, sealing the periphery of the mated substrates save for inlet ports, placing the mated substrates in a vacuum chamber, evacuating air from the inner space between the substrates by virtue of the differential pressure between the inner space and the vacuum chamber, pouring a liquid crystal material into the inlet ports, introducing the liquid crystal material into the inner space by elavating the pressure of the vacuum chamber at an elevated temperature, cooling the liquid crystal material, and closing the inlet ports by means of a sealing member. The removal of the superfluous portion of the liquid crystal material is done only after closing of the inlet ports.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshio Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 13:48
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/08; C09K19/10; C09K19/20; C09K19/2007; C09K19/2021; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1341; G02F1/137; G02F1/139; G02F1/141; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S359/00; Y10S359/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A method of disposing a liquid crystal material between a pair of substrate comprising: forming electrode an arrangement on the inside surfaces of a pair of substrates; coating an orientation control film on the inside surface of at least one of said substrates; giving orientation treatment to said orientation control film; mating said pair of substrates with an inner space inbetween; sealing the periphery of the mated substrates except for at least one inlet port, said inlet port being aligned so that a fluid can flow into said inner space in the direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of said orientation treatment; placing the sealed substrates in a vaccum chamber; descending the pressure in said vacuum chamber; pouring said liquid crystal material into said inlet port at an elevated temperature at which said liquid crytal material exhibits a low viscosity; elevating the pressure in said vacuum chamber in order to introduce said liquid crystal material into said inner space; descending the temperature of said liqiud crytal material between said substrates to the operable level at which said liquid crystal material exhibits a high viscosity, with the liquid crystal material being present in the vicinity; sealing off said inlet port in order to avoid loss of said liquid crystal material contained in the inner space; and removing the remaining portion of said liquid crystal material from the vicinity of said inlet port.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
231 words
A method of disposing a liquid crystal material between a pair of substrate comprising: forming electrode an arrangement on the inside surfaces of a pair of substrates; coating an orientation control film on the inside surface of at least one of said substrates; giving orientation treatment to said orientation control film; mating said pair of substrates with an inner space inbetween; sealing the periphery of the mated substrates except for at least one inlet port, said inlet port being aligned so that a fluid can flow into said inner space in the direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of said orientation treatment; placing the sealed substrates in a vaccum chamber; descending the pressure in said vacuum chamber; pouring said liquid crystal material into said inlet port at an elevated temperature at which said liquid crytal material exhibits a low viscosity; elevating the pressure in said vacuum chamber in order to introduce said liquid crystal material into said inner space; descending the temperature of said liqiud crytal material between said substrates to the operable level at which said liquid crystal material exhibits a high viscosity, with the liquid crystal material being present in the vicinity; sealing off said inlet port in order to avoid loss of said liquid crystal material contained in the inner space; and removing the remaining portion of said liquid crystal material from the vicinity of said inlet port.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said liquid crystal material is chiral smectic C at the operation temperature of said liquid crystal device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said temperature descending step is carried out uniformly throughout said space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said inlet port is formed on the one edge of said pair of substrates, and the temperature of the liquid crystal material contained in said space is descended in the manner that the temperature in the vicinity of said inlet port is higher than that in the opposed side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said temperature descending step is carried out by use of a plurality of constant temperature plates whose temperatures range from a higher temperature to a low temperature and over which said substates is conveyed in order to be gradually cooled.
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