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Liquid crystal display element having a nonconducting layer of particular index of refraction

Assignee: Alps Alpine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1988-11-14
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Granted: 1990-02-27
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Expires: 2008-11-14
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid crystal display element of the type having a pair of transparent electrodes consisting of a pair of glass substrates and liquid crystal charged in the space therebetween and which is completely free from a so called "touch", a phenomenon that can destroy the orientation films of the element, is disclosed. According to the invention, a liquid crystal display element of the type as described above is provided with a first insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index greater than that of the transparent electrodes of the glass substrate of the crystal display element. The first insulating film is disposed between one of the transparent electrodes and its corresponding orientation film and a second insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index smaller than that of the transparent electrodes between the other electrode and its corresponding film. The insulating film are so selected that the average value of the refractive index of said first insulating film and that of said second insulating film is substantially equal to the refractive index of the transparent electrodes.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsunemitsu Torigoe

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:56
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/133345; G02F1/1335; G02F1/133502

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A liquid crystal display element comprising first and second transparent electrodes supported on first and second glass substrates respectively, first and second orientation films supported in operative relationship with said first and second transparent electrodes, respectively, with liquid crystal charged in a space therebetween, wherein said liquid crystal display element is provided with a first insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index greater than that of the transparent electrodes disposed between one of said first and second transparent electrodes and its corresponding orientation film; and a second insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index smaller than that of the transparent electrodes disposed between the other of said first and second transparent electrodes and its corresponding orientation film, wherein the average value of the refractive index of said first insulating film and that of said second insulating film is substantially equal to the refractive index of the transparent electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
A liquid crystal display element comprising first and second transparent electrodes supported on first and second glass substrates respectively, first and second orientation films supported in operative relationship with said first and second transparent electrodes, respectively, with liquid crystal charged in a space therebetween, wherein said liquid crystal display element is provided with a first insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index greater than that of the transparent electrodes disposed between one of said first and second transparent electrodes and its corresponding orientation film; and a second insulating film made of a single crystal material having a refractive index smaller than that of the transparent electrodes disposed between the other of said first and second transparent electrodes and its corresponding orientation film, wherein the average value of the refractive index of said first insulating film and that of said second insulating film is substantially equal to the refractive index of the transparent electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A liquid crystal display element according to claim 1, wherein said first insulating film is made of zirconium dioxide ZiO 2 and said second insulating film is made of silicon dioxide SiO 2 .

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