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Method of driving a ferroelectric liquid crystal element
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1985-08-21
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Granted: 1988-02-16
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Expires: 2005-08-21
Abstract
Abstract In a method of driving a liquid crystal element constituted by interposing a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal between electrodes, a driving method of a liquid crystal element having a memory property characterized in that a first voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is less than a predetermined value is applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to keep a light transmission state of said liquid crystal element, and a second voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is over the predetermined value is applied to the ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to change the light transmission state of the liquid crystal element.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsumi Kondo
- 👤 Yoshiharu Nagae
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:01
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G09; G09G; G09G3/00; G09G3/20; G09G3/34; G09G3/36; G09G3/3611; G09G3/3622; G09G3/3629; G09G3/2007; G09G3/2011; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S359/00; Y10S359/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of driving a liquid crystal element with electrodes sandwiching a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal therebetween, the ferroelectric liquid crystal having a hysteresis characteristic capable of taking at least two states of light transmission in one peak value voltage applied to said electrodes, comprising the steps of applying a first voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is less than a predetermined value to said ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to keep a light transmission state of said liquid crystal element, and applying a second voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is over said predetermined value to said ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to change the light transmission state of said liquid crystal element.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method of driving a liquid crystal element with electrodes sandwiching a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal therebetween, the ferroelectric liquid crystal having a hysteresis characteristic capable of taking at least two states of light transmission in one peak value voltage applied to said electrodes, comprising the steps of applying a first voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is less than a predetermined value to said ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to keep a light transmission state of said liquid crystal element, and applying a second voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is over said predetermined value to said ferroelectric liquid crystal in order to change the light transmission state of said liquid crystal element.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said second voltage signal is a voltage signal the absolute value of a peak value of which is over a saturation value at which the voltage dependence of the light transmission state of said liquid crystal element does not exist any longer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the mean value of the voltage applied to said ferroelectric liquid crystal is substantially zero.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the period of time in which said first voltage signal is applied to said ferroelectric liquid crystal is longer than the period of time in which said second voltage signal is applied to said ferroelectric liquid crystal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein both of said first and second voltage signals are pulse voltage signals.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of driving a liquid crystal element with electrodes sandwiching a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal therebetween, the ferroelectric liquid crystal having a hysteresis characteristic and capable of taking at least two states of light transmission in one peak value voltage applied to said electrodes, comprising the steps of: applying a first voltage signal to said electrodes so as to cause the light transmission state of said ferroelectric liquid crystal to be in a predetermined initial state, said first voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is above a saturation value at which voltage dependence of the light transmission state of said liquid crystal element does not substantially exist, applying a desired second voltage signal to said electrodes so as to cause the light transmission state to be in a desired light transmission state, said second voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is above a predetermined value; and applying a third voltage signal to said electrodes to substantially maintain the desired light transmission state of said ferroelectric liquid crystal, said third voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is lower than said predetermined value.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of driving a liquid crystal element with electrodes sandwiching a bistable ferroelectric liquid crystal therebetween, the ferroelectric liquid crystal having a hysteresis characteristic and capable of taking at least two states of light transmission in one peak value voltage applied to said electrodes, comprising the steps of: applying a first voltage signal to said electrodes so as to cause the light transmission state of said ferroelectric liquid crystal to be in a predetermined initial state, said first voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is above a saturation value at which voltage dependence of the light transmission state of said liquid crystal element does not substantially exist, applying a desired second voltage signal to said electrodes so as to cause the light transmission state to be in a desired light transmission state, said second voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is above a predetermined value; and applying a third voltage signal to said electrodes to substantially maintain the desired light transmission state of said ferroelectric liquid crystal, said third voltage signal having a peak value whose absolute value is lower than said predetermined value.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said second voltage signal includes any voltage whose absolute value of the peak value thereof is lower than said saturation value.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the mean value of the voltage applied to said electrodes is substantially zero.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein the period of time in which said third voltage signal is applied to said electrodes is longer than the periods of time in which said first voltage signal and said second voltage signal are applied to said electrodes, respectively.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein said first voltage signal, said second voltage signal and said third voltage signal are all pulse voltage signals.
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