US5000545A
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Liquid crystal device with metal electrode partially overlying transparent electrode
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1990-07-13
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2010-07-13
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal device comprises two electrode plates and a liquid crystal such as a ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal disposed between the electrode plates. At least one electrode plate is provided with a uniaxial orientation treatment. At least one electrode plate comprises a substrate and transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes each disposed along the length of and electrically connected with a transparent stripe electrode formed on a substrate. Each metal electrode is disposed along and forms a protrusion sticking out of at least one longitudinal edge of a transparent stripe electrode.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshifumi Yoshioka
- 👤 Takashi Enomoto
- 👤 Naoya Nishida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 15:26
CPC Classifications
F; F21; F21V; F21V17/00; F21V17/10; F21V17/16; F21V17/164; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1343; G02F1/134309; G02F1/134336; G02F1/13439
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A liquid crystal device, comprising: two electrode plates and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the two electrode plates, at least one of the two electrode plates being provided with a uniaxial orientation treatment, at least one of the two electrode plates comprising a substrate and transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes each disposed electrically connected with and along the length of a transparent stripe electrode on the substrate; wherein each of the metal electrodes is formed in a smaller width than an associated transparent stripe electrode and is so disposed that one longitudinal edge thereof overlie a part of and lie along the longitudinal direction of the associated transparent stripe electrode and the other longitudinal edge thereof is disposed between the associated transparent stripe electrode and a neighboring transparent stripe electrode.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
A liquid crystal device, comprising: two electrode plates and a ferroelectric liquid crystal disposed between the two electrode plates, at least one of the two electrode plates being provided with a uniaxial orientation treatment, at least one of the two electrode plates comprising a substrate and transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes each disposed electrically connected with and along the length of a transparent stripe electrode on the substrate; wherein each of the metal electrodes is formed in a smaller width than an associated transparent stripe electrode and is so disposed that one longitudinal edge thereof overlie a part of and lie along the longitudinal direction of the associated transparent stripe electrode and the other longitudinal edge thereof is disposed between the associated transparent stripe electrode and a neighboring transparent stripe electrode.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein at least one electrode plate has thereon an organic resin film which is provided with the uniaxial orientation treatment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 2, wherein said organic resin film is formed on an insulating film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said organic resin film is formed of at least one resin selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide, polyethylene and polyester.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 4, wherein said polyimide is polyimide-imide, polyester-imide, polyamide-imide, or polyether imide
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 3, wherein said insulating film is an inorganic insulating film.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 6, wherein said inorganic insulating film comprises SiO, SiO 2 or TiO 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said metal electrodes comprise a film of a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, molybdenum, chromium, tungsten, titanium, and alloys thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
48 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said uniaxial orientation treatment is provided to at least one electrode plate having thereon the transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes, and the axis thereof is formed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the transparent stripe electrodes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
133 words
A liquid crystal device, comprising: two electrode plates and a liquid crystal disposed between the two electrode plates, at least one of the two electrode plates being provided with a uniaxial orientation treatment, at least one of the two electrode plates comprising a substrate and transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes each disposed electrically connected with and along the length of a transparent stripe electrode on the substrate; wherein an insulating film is formed on the transparent stripe electrodes, and at least one of the metal electrodes is disposed to overlie a space between an adjacent pair of the transparent stripe electrodes by the medium of the insulating film and is electrically connected with one of the adjacent pair of the transparent stripe electrodes through a through hole formed in the insulating film.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
133 words
A liquid crystal device, comprising: two electrode plates and a liquid crystal disposed between the two electrode plates, at least one of the two electrode plates being provided with a uniaxial orientation treatment, at least one of the two electrode plates comprising a substrate and transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes each disposed electrically connected with and along the length of a transparent stripe electrode on the substrate; wherein an insulating film is formed on the transparent stripe electrodes, and at least one of the metal electrodes is disposed to overlie a space between an adjacent pair of the transparent stripe electrodes by the medium of the insulating film and is electrically connected with one of the adjacent pair of the transparent stripe electrodes through a through hole formed in the insulating film.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 10, wherein at least one electrode plate has thereon an organic resin film which is provided with the uniaxial orientation treatment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 11, wherein said organic resin film is formed on the insulating film.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 12, wherein said insulating film is an inorganic insulating film.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 13, wherein said inorganic insulating film comprises SiO, SiO 2 or TiO 2 .
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 11, wherein said organic resin film is formed of at least one resin selected for the group consisting of polyimide, polyvinyl alcohol, polyamide, polyethylene and polyester,
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 15, wherein said polyimide is polyimide-imide, polyester-imide, polyamide-imide, or polyether imide.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
32 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 10, wherein said metal electrodes comprise a film of a member selected from the group consisting of aluminum, molybdenum, chromium, tungsten, titanium and alloys thereof.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
48 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 10, wherein said uniaxial orientation treatment is provided to at least one electrode plate having thereon the transparent stripe electrodes and metal electrodes, and the axis thereof is formed in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the transparent stripe electrodes.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 10, wherein said liquid crystal is a ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
65 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said each of the metal electrodes comprises a portion overlying a part of the associated transparent stripe electrode in a width of 0.5 to 10 μm from one longitudinal edge of the transparent stripe electrode and a portion sticking out a width of 3-10 μm out of the one longitudinal edge of the transparent stripe electrode.
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