US5426525A
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Ferroelectric smectic liquid crystal device
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1993-05-03
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Granted: 1995-06-20
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Expires: 2013-05-03
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal device is constituted by a pair of substrates; an alignment film comprising a polyimide which has a fluorine-containing substituent in its diamine-originated moiety, disposed on at least one of the pair of substrates and subjected to an aligning treatment; and a chiral smectic liquid crystal disposed between the pair of substrates in an alignment state where its helical structure is suppressed. The chiral smectic liquid crystal is placed in an alignment state of forming an aligned region occupying an area which is at least 95% of the effective display region of the liquid crystal device. The aligned region includes a plurality of unidirectionally bent layers each organized by plural liquid crystal molecules in chiral smectic phase.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukio Hanyu
- 👤 Junichiro Kanbe
- 👤 Hideyuki Sugioka
- 👤 Yutaka Inaba
- 👤 Masanobu Asaoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:57
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08G; C08G73/00; C08G73/06; C08G73/10; C08G73/1039; C08G73/1046; C08G73/105; C08G73/1053; C08G73/1067; G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1337; G02F1/133711; G02F1/133723; G02F1/137; G02F1/139; G02F1/141; G02F1/1416; C09; C09K; C09K2323/00; C09K2323/02; C09K2323/027; C09K2323/0271
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A liquid crystal device having an effective display region, comprising: a pair of substrates, a pair of alignment films comprising a polyimide which has a fluorine-containing substituent in its diamine-originated moiety, respectively disposed on said pair of substrates and subjected to a rubbing aligning treatment such that a chiral smectic liquid crystal molecule is pre-tilted at an angle of 8°-30° with respect to the surface of said alignment film, and said chiral smectic liquid crystal being disposed between the pair of substrates in an alignment state where its helical structure is suppressed; said chiral smectic liquid crystal forming an aligned region occupying an area which is at least 95% of the effective display region, said aligned region including a plurality of unidirectionally bent layers each organized by plural liquid crystal molecules in chiral smectic phase and including liquid crystal molecules which are inclined at mutually opposite inclination sense in the vicinity of the alignment film surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A liquid crystal device having an effective display region, comprising: a pair of substrates, a pair of alignment films comprising a polyimide which has a fluorine-containing substituent in its diamine-originated moiety, respectively disposed on said pair of substrates and subjected to a rubbing aligning treatment such that a chiral smectic liquid crystal molecule is pre-tilted at an angle of 8°-30° with respect to the surface of said alignment film, and said chiral smectic liquid crystal being disposed between the pair of substrates in an alignment state where its helical structure is suppressed; said chiral smectic liquid crystal forming an aligned region occupying an area which is at least 95% of the effective display region, said aligned region including a plurality of unidirectionally bent layers each organized by plural liquid crystal molecules in chiral smectic phase and including liquid crystal molecules which are inclined at mutually opposite inclination sense in the vicinity of the alignment film surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said area is at least 98% of the effective display region.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 1, wherein said area is at least 99% of the effective display region.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
162 words
A liquid crystal device having an effective display region, comprising: a pair of substrates, a pair of alignment films comprising a polyimide which has a fluorine-containing substituent in its diamine-originated moiety, respectively disposed on said pair of substrates and subjected to a rubbing aligning treatment such that a chiral smectic liquid crystal molecule is pre-tilted at an angle of 8°-30° with respect to the surface of said alignment film, and said chiral smectic liquid crystal being disposed between the pair of substrates in an alignment state where its helical structure is suppressed; said chiral smectic liquid crystal forming an aligned region occupying an area which is at least 95% of the effective display region, said aligned region including a plurality of layers each organized by plural liquid crystal molecules including liquid crystal molecules which are inclined at mutually opposite inclination sense in the vicinity of the alignment film surfaces so that the layers are unidirectionally bent corresponding to the inclinations the layers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
162 words
A liquid crystal device having an effective display region, comprising: a pair of substrates, a pair of alignment films comprising a polyimide which has a fluorine-containing substituent in its diamine-originated moiety, respectively disposed on said pair of substrates and subjected to a rubbing aligning treatment such that a chiral smectic liquid crystal molecule is pre-tilted at an angle of 8°-30° with respect to the surface of said alignment film, and said chiral smectic liquid crystal being disposed between the pair of substrates in an alignment state where its helical structure is suppressed; said chiral smectic liquid crystal forming an aligned region occupying an area which is at least 95% of the effective display region, said aligned region including a plurality of layers each organized by plural liquid crystal molecules including liquid crystal molecules which are inclined at mutually opposite inclination sense in the vicinity of the alignment film surfaces so that the layers are unidirectionally bent corresponding to the inclinations the layers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 4, wherein said area is at least 98% of the effective display region.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
A liquid crystal device according to claim 4, wherein said area is at least 99% of the effective display region.
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