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Liquid-crystal compound, liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1984-11-23
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Granted: 1987-02-24
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Expires: 2004-11-23
Abstract
Abstract The present liquid crystal compounds are novel ester-type compounds showing a smectic liquid crystal phase and being capable of increasing a dielectric constant anisotropy, represented by the following general formula: R-X1-Y1-X2-Y2-NO2, wherein R is an alkyl group; X1 and X2 are the same or different from each other and are group -COO- and -OOC-, and when X1 is group -COO-, <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> <IMAGE> +TR <IMAGE> The present liquid composition contains the novel compound, and the present liquid crystal display device uses the liquid crystal composition for utilizing the characteristics of the novel compound. Particularly, the present liquid crystal display device is a thermally addressed display device.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisao Yokokura
- 👤 Susumu Era
- 👤 Hidetoshi Abe
- 👤 Tadao Nakata
- 👤 Teruo Kitamura
- 👤 Akio Mukoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 15:48
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/06; C09K19/08; C09K19/30; C09K19/3001; C09K19/3066; C09K19/3068; C07; C07C; C07C205/00; C07C205/39; C07C205/42; C07C205/43; C07C205/49; C07C205/57; C09K19/10; C09K19/20; C09K19/2007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A thermally addressed liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal layer between two counterposed electrodes at least one of which is transparent, a means for applying an electrical potential to the liquid crystal layer, and a means for heating a part of the liquid crystal layer, where the heated part of the liquid crystal layer is optically modulated against non-heated part of the liquid crystal layer, thereby making a display, the liquid crystal layer being a smectic liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound represented by the general formula: ##STR82## wherein R is an alkyl group having 8 to 13 carbon atoms.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
A thermally addressed liquid crystal device comprising a liquid crystal layer between two counterposed electrodes at least one of which is transparent, a means for applying an electrical potential to the liquid crystal layer, and a means for heating a part of the liquid crystal layer, where the heated part of the liquid crystal layer is optically modulated against non-heated part of the liquid crystal layer, thereby making a display, the liquid crystal layer being a smectic liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal compound represented by the general formula: ##STR82## wherein R is an alkyl group having 8 to 13 carbon atoms.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal composition contains at least 5% by weight of the liquid crystal compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-nonanoyloxybenzoic acid-4'-nitrophenyl ester.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-dodecanoyloxybenzoic acid-4-nitrophenyl ester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-tetradecanoyloxybenzoic acid-4'-nitrophenyl ester.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said liquid crystal composition contains a mixture of ##STR83## in a ratio of 1:1, said mixture being admixed with 10, 20 or 30% by weight of the liquid crystal compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 6, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-nonanoyloxybenzoic acid-4'-nitrophenyl ester.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 6, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-dodecanoyloxybenzoic acid-4-nitrophenyl ester.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 6, wherein the liquid crystal compound is 4-tetradecanoyloxybenzoic acid-4'-nitrophenyl ester.
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