US4952029A
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Two celled liquid crystal display device with dependency of birefringence on wavelength larger in first cell
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1988-12-02
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Granted: 1990-08-28
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Expires: 2008-12-02
Abstract
Abstract There is provided a liquid crystal display device which includes: a double-layered-type liquid crystal cell. The cell is composed of a first cell layer and a second cell layer. The liquid crystal cell contains liquid crystal molecules with a twisted nematic orientation therein. Further, a voltage applying device is in the first cell layer. The dependency of the birefringence on the wavelength of light of the first cell layer is larger than that of the second cell layer. Accordingly, the liquid crystal display device produces a distinct and clear color image, and is useful for full-color display and multicolor display.
Inventors
- 👤 Mariko Hayashi
- 👤 Naofumi Kimura
- 👤 Yukiko Ichimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:52
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1347; G02F1/13471; G02F1/1335; G02F1/13363; G02F1/133636; G02F1/137; G02F1/139; G02F1/1396; G02F1/1397
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a double-layered-type liquid crystal cell which is composed of a first cell layer and a second cell layer, said liquid crystal cell containing liquid crystal molecules with a twisted nematic orientation therein; and voltage applying means for applying voltage to said first cell layer; wherein the twist angle of the liquid crystal in said first cell layer is opposite to that of the liquid crystal in said second cell layer, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules in said first cell layer in the vicinity of said second cell layer is orthongonal to that of the liquid crystal molecules in said second cell layer in the vicinity of said first cell layer, and the dependency of the birefringence on the wavelength of light of said first cell layer is larger than that of said second cell layer such that when voltage is applied to said first cell layer, the dependency of the birefringence of the first cell layer is lowered to become approximately equal to that of the second cell layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
177 words
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a double-layered-type liquid crystal cell which is composed of a first cell layer and a second cell layer, said liquid crystal cell containing liquid crystal molecules with a twisted nematic orientation therein; and voltage applying means for applying voltage to said first cell layer; wherein the twist angle of the liquid crystal in said first cell layer is opposite to that of the liquid crystal in said second cell layer, the orientation of the liquid crystal molecules in said first cell layer in the vicinity of said second cell layer is orthongonal to that of the liquid crystal molecules in said second cell layer in the vicinity of said first cell layer, and the dependency of the birefringence on the wavelength of light of said first cell layer is larger than that of said second cell layer such that when voltage is applied to said first cell layer, the dependency of the birefringence of the first cell layer is lowered to become approximately equal to that of the second cell layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
64 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the twist angles of the liquid crystal molecules in the first and second cell layers are approximately equal to each other, and the products Δn·d of the birefringence Δn and the thickness d of the liquid crystal layers in each of the first and second cell layers are nearly equal to each other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
120 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the twist angles of the liquid crystal molecules in the first and second cell layers are approximately equal to each other, and the product Δn 1 ·d 1 of the birefringence Δn 1 and the thickness d 1 of the liquid crystal layer in one of the first and second cell layers that undergoes an optical change due to the application of an external force, and the product Δn 2 ·d 2 of the birefringence Δn 2 and the thickness d 2 of the liquid crystal layer in the other cell layer that does not undergo an optical changes are represented by the following inequality: Δn.sub.2 ·d.sub.2 ≦0.85Δn.sub.1 ·d.sub.1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
63 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the relationship between the pitch p of twist of the liquid crystal molecules in the cell layer that has the voltage applying means therein and the thickness d of the liquid crystal layer in the said cell layer is as follows: θ/2π-1/4<d/p≲Γ/2π wherein 0 is the twist angle of the liquid crystal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
The liquid crystal display device as defined in any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein a color filter layer is disposed in at least one of the first and second cell layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The liquid crystal display device as claimed in any one of claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, wherein the twist angle of the liquid crystal in each of the first and second cell layers is in the range of 180° to 360°.
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