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Liquid crystal display
Assignee: Sekisui Chemical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1993-08-20
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Granted: 1995-02-14
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Expires: 2013-08-20
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display which can provide a homogeneous display by preventing an abnormal orientation of a liquid crystal around the spacers or between the spacers during energization, and which comprises spacer particles each having, at least on the surface thereof, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR1## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuhiko Rindo
- 👤 Tadashi Nishimori
- 👤 Kazuo Kubota
- 👤 Akira Yoshimatsu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 23:01
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1339; G02F1/13392; C; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/02; C09K19/0208; C09K19/52; C09K2019/523; C09K2323/00; C09K2323/05; C09K2323/055; C09K2323/057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A liquid crystal display comprising spacer particles each spacer particle having, at least on the surface portion thereof, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR8## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A liquid crystal display comprising spacer particles each spacer particle having, at least on the surface portion thereof, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR8## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein R in the formula (1) represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein R in the formula (1) represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group or a C 1 -C 18 acyl group.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
158 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the spacer particles are produced by copolymerizing a monomer with a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR9## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 1 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 4, wherein the monomer comprises a crosslinkable monomer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 4, wherein the monomer comprises a crosslinkable monomer and a vinyl compound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
226 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the spacer particles are produced by reacting core particles each having, on the surface portion of the core particle, a substituent group which reacts with a compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4) with the compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4): ##STR10## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and Z represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an aminoalkyl group or a carboxyalkyl group.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
293 words
The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein the particles are produced by reacting core particles each having, at least on the surface portion of the core particle, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (5): ##STR11## wherein R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other, with an acid halide having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an acid anhydride having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an isocyanate compound having a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group or a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 3 -C 18 α-olefin epoxide or an epoxy compound represented by the formula (4): ##STR12## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
148 words
Spacer particles for a liquid crystal display each having, at least on the surface portion thereof, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR13## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
148 words
Spacer particles for a liquid crystal display each having, at least on the surface portion thereof, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (1): ##STR13## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The spacer particles for a liquid crystal display according to claim 9, wherein the standard deviation of the spacer particle diameter distribution is within 20% or less of the average particle diameter.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
156 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises copolymerizing a monomer with a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR14## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
156 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises copolymerizing a monomer with a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR14## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and X represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display according to claim 11, wherein the monomer comprises a crosslinkable monomer.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display according to claim 11, wherein the monomer comprises a crosslinkable monomer and a vinyl compound.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
224 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises reacting core particles each having, on the surface portion of the core particle, a substituent group which reacts with a compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4) with the compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4): ##STR15## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and Z represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an aminoalkyl group or a carboxyalkyl group.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
224 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises reacting core particles each having, on the surface portion of the core particle, a substituent group which reacts with a compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4) with the compound represented by the following formulas (3) or (4): ##STR15## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other; and Z represents a hydrogen atom, a metal atom, an aminoalkyl group or a carboxyalkyl group.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
292 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises reacting core particles each having, at least on the surface portion of the core particle, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (5): ##STR16## wherein R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other, with an acid halide having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an acid anhydride having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an isocyanate compound having a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group or a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 3 -C 18 α-olefin epoxide or an epoxy compound represented by the formula (4): ##STR17## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
292 words
A process for producing spacer particles for a liquid crystal display which comprises reacting core particles each having, at least on the surface portion of the core particle, a nonionic hydrophilic unit represented by the following formula (5): ##STR16## wherein R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and m is a positive number of 1 to 100 on the average, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other, with an acid halide having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an acid anhydride having a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, an isocyanate compound having a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group or a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 3 -C 18 α-olefin epoxide or an epoxy compound represented by the formula (4): ##STR17## wherein R represents a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkenyl group, a C 6 -C 18 aryl group, a C 7 -C 18 alkylaryl group, a C 1 -C 18 acyl group, a C 2 -C 18 alkylcarbamoyl group, a C 2 -C 18 acylcarbamoyl group or a C 7 -C 18 arylcarbamoyl group; R 1 represents a linear or branched alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms wherein a hydroxyl group may be substituted for a hydrogen atom on the alkylene group; and n is zero or, on the average, a positive number of more than 0 to 100, with the proviso that the plural R 1 's may be the same or different from each other.
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