US5460748A
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Liquid crystalline polymer film, process for producing same, and utilization thereof
Assignee: Eneos Corp
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Filing: 1994-06-02
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Granted: 1995-10-24
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Expires: 2014-06-02
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystalline polymer film useful as a high functional optical element is provided. Said liquid crystalline polymer film is formed on a substrate and having at least a tilt orientation fixed, and said tilt orientation is such that the angle between a director of said liquid crystalline polymer and a flat surface of said substrate is in the range of 5 to 85 degrees in terms of an average value.
Inventors
- 👤 Hitoshi Mazaki
- 👤 Takuya Matsumoto
- 👤 Iwane Shiozaki
- 👤 Shigeki Takikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 04:53
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/18; C09; C09K; C09K19/00; C09K19/04; C09K19/38; C09K19/3804; C09K19/3809; G; G02; G02B; G02B5/00; G02B5/30; G02B5/3016; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1335; G02F1/13363; G02F1/133632; G02F2413/00; G02F2413/10; G02F2413/105; G02F2413/15
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A liquid crystalline polymer film comprising a film of a liquid crystalline polymeric composition, said composition including a liquid crystalline polymer having homeotropic orientation and a liquid crystalline polymer having homogeneous orientation, disposed on a substrate, said film having fixed twisted tilt orientation, said twisted tilt orientation being such that the angle between a director of said liquid crystalline polymeric composition and a plane of said substrate is in the range of 5 to 85 degrees in terms of an average value and that a projection of the director of the liquid crystalline polymeric composition on the substrate plane is rotated continuously in the thickness direction of the film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
109 words
A liquid crystalline polymer film comprising a film of a liquid crystalline polymeric composition, said composition including a liquid crystalline polymer having homeotropic orientation and a liquid crystalline polymer having homogeneous orientation, disposed on a substrate, said film having fixed twisted tilt orientation, said twisted tilt orientation being such that the angle between a director of said liquid crystalline polymeric composition and a plane of said substrate is in the range of 5 to 85 degrees in terms of an average value and that a projection of the director of the liquid crystalline polymeric composition on the substrate plane is rotated continuously in the thickness direction of the film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A liquid crystalline polymer film as set forth in claim 1, wherein said liquid crystalline polymer is selected from the group consisting of polymers containing an optically active unit and liquid crystalline compositions containing an optically active compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A liquid crystalline polymer film as set forth in claim 1, wherein said substrate has a preferential pretilt direction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
141 words
A compensator for a liquid crystal display consisting essentially of a light transmitting substrate and a liquid crystalline polymer layers, said liquid crystalline polymer layer comprising a liquid crystalline polymeric composition, said composition including a liquid crystalline polymer having homeotropic orientation and a liquid crystalline polymer having homogeneous orientation, formed on said substrate, said liquid crystalline polymer having fixed orientation, said orientation of said liquid crystalline polymer layer comprising a tilt orientation or a twisted tilt orientation, said twisted tilt orientation being such that the angle between a director of said crystalline polymer and a plane of said substrate is in the range of 5 to 85 degrees in terms of an average value and that a projection of the director of the liquid crystalline polymeric composition on the substrate plane is rotated continuously in the thickness direction of the film.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
141 words
A compensator for a liquid crystal display consisting essentially of a light transmitting substrate and a liquid crystalline polymer layers, said liquid crystalline polymer layer comprising a liquid crystalline polymeric composition, said composition including a liquid crystalline polymer having homeotropic orientation and a liquid crystalline polymer having homogeneous orientation, formed on said substrate, said liquid crystalline polymer having fixed orientation, said orientation of said liquid crystalline polymer layer comprising a tilt orientation or a twisted tilt orientation, said twisted tilt orientation being such that the angle between a director of said crystalline polymer and a plane of said substrate is in the range of 5 to 85 degrees in terms of an average value and that a projection of the director of the liquid crystalline polymeric composition on the substrate plane is rotated continuously in the thickness direction of the film.
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