Electro-optic device with particular location of electrode cross-overs

Claim 2

An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of electrode plates including a first electrode plate provided with a common electrode having a first lead wire and a second electrode plate facing said first electrode plate, said second electrode plate being provided with a counterelectrode having a second lead wire, and one of said pair of electrode plates having a protruding portion provided with a terminal electrode and a shortcircuit electrode, the shortcircuit electrode being electrically connected to said first lead wire from the common electrode; a seal spacer provided between said pair of electrode plates positioned at an outer peripheral portion of each of said pair of electrode plates, said seal spacer defining an inner and an outer seal line, such that cross-overs between said first lead wire from the common electrode and the said second lead wire from the counterelectrode are formed inside the outer seal line and the electrical connection of the shortcircuit electrode with said first lead wire from the common electrode is formed outside the inner seal line; and an electro-optic substance provided between said pair of electrode plates inside the inner seal line defined by said seal spacer.

Claim 3

An electro-optic device according to claim 1 wherein the pair of electrode plates has a gap with a distance of 0.3 to 30 microns therebetween.

Claim 4

An electro-optic device according to claim 2 wherein the pair of electrode plates has a gap with a distance of 0.6 to 15 microns therebetween.

Claim 5

An electro-optic device according to claim 1 wherein said seal spacer is formed by an adhesive containing glass-fiber.

Claim 6

An electro-optic device according to claim 4, wherein the adhesive is an epoxy adhesive.

Claim 7

An electro-optic device according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connection of the shortcircuit electrode with said first lead wire from the common electrode is carried out by an electroconductive adhesive.

Claim 8

An electro-optic device according to claim 6, wherein the electroconductive adhesive is an epoxy adhesive containing metallic powser or carbon black.

Claim 9

An electro-optic device according to claim 1 wherein the electro-optic material is a liquid crystal.

Claim 10

An electro-optic device according to claim 8 wherein the liquid crystal is a nematic liquid crystal having a negative dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 11

An electro-optic device according to claim 8 wherein the liquid crystal has a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 12

An electro-optic device according to claim 10 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of a nematic liquid crystal and an optically active material.

Claim 13

An electro-optic device according to claim 11 wherein the optically active material is a cholesteric liquid crystal.

Claim 14

An electro-optic device according to claim 11 wherein the nematic liquid crystal has a twisted structure.

Claim 15

An electro-optic device according to claim 8 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of nematic crystals having a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 16

An electro-optic device according to claim 14 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of a nematic liquid crystal and an optically active material.

Claim 17

An electro-optic device according to claim 15 wherein the optically active material is a cholesteric liquid crystal.

Claim 18

An electro-optic device according to claim 15 wherein the nematic liquid crystal has a twisted structure.

Claim 19

An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of electrode plates including a first electrode plate provided with a common electrode having a first lead wire and a second electrode plate facing said first electrode plate, said second electrode plate being provided with a counterelectrode having a second lead wire, and one of said pair of electrode plates having a protruding portion provided with a terminal electrode and a shortcircuit electrode, the shortcircuit electrode being electrically connected to said first lead wire from the counterelectrode; a seal spacer provided between said pair of electrode plates positioned at an outer peripheral portion of each of said pair of electrode plates, said seal spacer defining an inner and an outer seal line, such that cross-overs between said first lead wire from the common electrode and the said second lead wire from the counterelectrode are formed inside the outer seal line and the electrical connection of the shortcircuit electrode with said first lead wire from said counterelectrode is formed outside the inner seal line; and an electro-optic substance provided between said pair of electrode plates inside the inner seal line defined by said seal spacer.

Claim 20

An electro-optic device comprising: a pair of electrode plates including a first electrode plate provided with a common electrode having a first lead wire and a second electrode plate facing said first electrode plate, said second electrode plate being provided with a counterelectrode having a second lead wire, and one of said pair of electrode plates having a protruding portion provided with a terminal electrode and a shortcircuit electrode, the shortcircuit electrode being electrically connected to said first lead wire from the counterelectrode; a seal spacer provided between said pair of electrode plates positioned at an outer peripheral portion of each of said pair of electrode plates, said seal spacer defining an inner and an outer seal line, such that cross-overs between said first lead wire from the common electrode and the said second lead wire from the counterelectrode are formed inside the outer seal line and the electrical connection of the shortcircuit electrode with said first lead wire from said counterelectrode is formed outside the inner seal line; and an electro-optic substance provided between said pair of electrode plates inside the inner seal line defined by said seal spacer.

Claim 21

An electro-optic device according to claim 18 wherein the pair of electrode plates has a gap with a distance of 0.3 to 30 microns therebetween.

Claim 22

An electro-optic device according to claim 19 wherein the pair of electrode plates has a gap with a distance of 0.6 to 15 microns therebetween.

Claim 23

An electro-optic device according to claim 18, wherein said seal spacer is formed by an adhesive containing glass-fiber.

Claim 24

An electro-optic device according to claim 21, wherein the adhesive is an epoxy adhesive.

Claim 25

An electro-optic device according to claim 18, wherein the electrical connection of the shortcircuit electrode with said second lead wire from the counterelectrode is carried out by an electroconductive adhesive.

Claim 26

An electro-optic device according to claim 23, wherein the electroconductive adhesive is an epoxy adhesive containing metallic powder or carbon black.

Claim 27

An electro-optic device according to claim 18, wherein the electro-optic material is a liquid crystal.

Claim 28

An electro-optic device according to claim 25 wherein the liquid crystal is a nematic liquid crystal having a negative dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 29

An electro-optic device according to claim 25 wherein the liquid crystal has a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 30

An electro-optic device according to claim 27 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of a nematic liquid crystal and an optically active material.

Claim 31

An electro-optic device according to claim 28 wherein the optically active material is a cholesteric liquid crystal.

Claim 32

An electro-optic device according to claim 28 wherein the nematic liquid crystal has a twisted structure.

Claim 33

An electro-optic device according to claim 25 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of nematic crystals having a positive dielectric anisotropy.

Claim 34

An electro-optic device according to claim 31 wherein the liquid crystal is a mixture of a nematic liquid crystal and an optically active material.

Claim 35

An electro-optic device according to claim 32 wherein the optically active material is a cholesteric liquid crystal.

Claim 36

An electro-optic device according to claim 32 wherein the nematic liquid crystal has a twisted structure.