Liquid crystal display device

Claim 2

A liquid crystal device for displaying animated images comprising: a liquid crystal cell including a pair of substrates and a plurality of electrode connectors disposed along a portion of one of said substrates, a connector assembly comprising a sheet of insulating material and a plurality of conductive strips on a surface thereof, said assembly comprising a commutator portion and an elongated arm portion, each of said strips extending from a different point on said commutator portion to a different point on said arm portion, means for maintaining said arm portion disposed along said one substrate portion with each of said strips being electrically connected to a different one of said connectors, said maintaining means comprising a frame having elongated side portions providing a seat for receipt of said cell and said connector assembly arm portion, said arm portion being return bent about the longitudinal axis thereof for reducing the arm portion width, and means for sequentially connecting said strips on said commutator portion to a source of voltage.

Claim 3

A device as in claim 1 wherein: said frame comprises a base portion connecting said side portions, and said voltage connecting means comprises a rotatable member disposed adjacent to said frame base portion, said connector assembly sheet being of a resilient, flexible material, and said connector assembly commutator portion being bent around said base portion extending between said base portion and said rotatable member and being pressed thereagainst owing to the resiliency of said sheet.

Claim 4

A liquid crystal device for displaying animated images comprising: a liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal material therebetween, electrodes on said substrates, and a plurality of electrode connectors on said substrates extending from said electrodes to an exposed edge portion of one of said substrates, a frame member for supporting said liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of leg portions and a base portion connecting said leg portions, said leg portions containing elongated passageways for receiving edge portions of said substrates including said exposed edge portion, a printed circuit board comprising a resilient sheet of insulating material and a plurality of conductive strips on a surface thereof, said board having a generally U-shape including a pair of extending arms and an arm connecting member, each of said strips extending from a different point along an edge of said connecting member to a different point along an edge of one of said arms, each of said arms being return bent about the longitudinal axis thereof to reduce the width of said arms, and each of said arms being disposed within a different one of said frame leg portion passageways with a terminus of each of said strips being electrcially connected to a different terminus of each of said connectors, a portion of said arm connecting member being folded around said frame base portion, and a programmer including a rotating member having a plurality of conductive areas thereon disposed adjacent to said frame base portion, said circuit board connecting member being disposed between said frame and said rotating member and being resiliently pressed against said rotating member for sequentially connecting various ones of said strips to various ones of said conductive areas upon rotation of said rotating member.

Claim 5

A liquid crystal device for displaying animated images comprising: a liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of oppositely disposed substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal material therebetween, electrodes on said substrates, and a plurality of electrode connectors on said substrates extending from said electrodes to an exposed edge portion of one of said substrates, a frame member for supporting said liquid crystal cell comprising a pair of leg portions and a base portion connecting said leg portions, said leg portions containing elongated passageways for receiving edge portions of said substrates including said exposed edge portion, a printed circuit board comprising a resilient sheet of insulating material and a plurality of conductive strips on a surface thereof, said board having a generally U-shape including a pair of extending arms and an arm connecting member, each of said strips extending from a different point along an edge of said connecting member to a different point along an edge of one of said arms, each of said arms being return bent about the longitudinal axis thereof to reduce the width of said arms, and each of said arms being disposed within a different one of said frame leg portion passageways with a terminus of each of said strips being electrcially connected to a different terminus of each of said connectors, a portion of said arm connecting member being folded around said frame base portion, and a programmer including a rotating member having a plurality of conductive areas thereon disposed adjacent to said frame base portion, said circuit board connecting member being disposed between said frame and said rotating member and being resiliently pressed against said rotating member for sequentially connecting various ones of said strips to various ones of said conductive areas upon rotation of said rotating member.