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Method for producing electrical energy by means of liquid crystal devices
Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
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Filing: 1974-01-21
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Granted: 1976-08-03
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Expires: 1994-01-21
Abstract
Abstract Method for producing electrical energy by means of a liquid crystal device having opposite electrode plates between which a liquid crystal is inserted and at least one of which is transparent. The opposite electrode plates include asymmetrical electrodes thereon, at least the electrodes on the transparent plate being transparent. When a voltage is applied across any electrodes of the opposite plates an optical display is provided and when a light is directed to any selected transparent electrodes a voltage is induced between the transparent electrode and the corresponding electrodes on the other plate, to thereby provide a photo-electric converting property which can be used for display, position determination and logic operations etc. When a liquid crystal material which is a mixture of the compounds rho -methoxybenzal- rho -amino- alpha -methyl-cinnamic acid n-propyl-ester, rho -methoxybenzal- rho -acetoxyaniline, rho , rho '-di-n-hexyloxyazoxybenzene and anisole is used in the device it can be operated at relatively low temperature.
Inventors
- 👤 Hirotake Kamei
- 👤 Takeo Ozawa
- 👤 Ken Nozaki
- 👤 Takitaro Morikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 02:41
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01G; H01G9/00; H01G9/20; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/0009; G02F1/0045; G02F3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for producing electrical energy by means of a liquid crystal device comprising, in combination, a pair of opposing electrodes disposed in paralleling planes, at least one of said electrodes being transparent, a sealed space between said electrodes containing a nematic liquid crystal, a pair of terminals each connected to each of said electrodes, and a utilization means connected between said terminals and disposed to receive a voltage from said liquid crystal, passing light rays through said transparent electrode of said liquid crystal device, and thereby producing voltage across said terminals to electrically activate said utilization means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
98 words
A method for producing electrical energy by means of a liquid crystal device comprising, in combination, a pair of opposing electrodes disposed in paralleling planes, at least one of said electrodes being transparent, a sealed space between said electrodes containing a nematic liquid crystal, a pair of terminals each connected to each of said electrodes, and a utilization means connected between said terminals and disposed to receive a voltage from said liquid crystal, passing light rays through said transparent electrode of said liquid crystal device, and thereby producing voltage across said terminals to electrically activate said utilization means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said utilization means comprises a differentiation means connected between said terminals and a voltage detector connected to the output of said differentiator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal is a mixture of P-methoxybenzal-P-amino-α-methylcinnamic acid-n-propylester, P-methoxybenzal-P'-acetoxyaniline, P,P'-di-n-hexyloxy-azoxybenzene and anisole.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for producing electrical energy by means of a liquid crystal device comprising, in combination, a pair of electrode plates disposed in paralleling planes, the first of said plates being provided thereon with a first electrode, the second of said plates being provided thereon with a plurality of spaced transparent second electrodes, a first electric terminal connected to said electrode on said first plate, a plurality of second terminals each connected to said respective second electrodes, a sealed space containing a nematic liquid crystal between said first plate and second plate, at least one light source disposed to irradiate said second plate having means for passing the light ray to said liquid crystal, and utilization means connected between said first electrode and said second electrodes and disposed to receive a voltage from said nematic liquid crystal, passing light rays through said transparent electrode of said liquid crystal device, and thereby producing voltage across said terminals to electrically activate said utilization means.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
162 words
A method for producing electrical energy by means of a liquid crystal device comprising, in combination, a pair of electrode plates disposed in paralleling planes, the first of said plates being provided thereon with a first electrode, the second of said plates being provided thereon with a plurality of spaced transparent second electrodes, a first electric terminal connected to said electrode on said first plate, a plurality of second terminals each connected to said respective second electrodes, a sealed space containing a nematic liquid crystal between said first plate and second plate, at least one light source disposed to irradiate said second plate having means for passing the light ray to said liquid crystal, and utilization means connected between said first electrode and said second electrodes and disposed to receive a voltage from said nematic liquid crystal, passing light rays through said transparent electrode of said liquid crystal device, and thereby producing voltage across said terminals to electrically activate said utilization means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein said utilization means comprises differentiation means each connected between said first electrode and the respective one of said second electrodes and voltage detector connected to the output of said differentiation means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as set forth in claim 5, further comprising a fastening means for securing said first plate to a moving body, whereby the movement of said moving body is detected by said voltage detector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method as set forth in claim 4, wherein said liquid crystal in a mixture of P-methoxybenzal-P-amino-α -methylcinnamic acid-n-propylester, P-methoxy-benzal-P'-acetoxyaniline, P,P' -di-n-hexyloxy-azoxybenzene and anisole.
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