US5654781A
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Liquid crystal display with electric wiring having an opening in an area where a seal member crosses
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-13
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Granted: 1997-08-05
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Expires: 2015-11-13
Abstract
Abstract A liquid crystal display panel has an electric wiring provided at least on one of a pair of substrates, a seal member, applied to the substrate so as to partially cross the electric wiring, the seal member being made of a ultraviolet ray hardening resin or a ultraviolet ray hardening resin used in combination with heat hardening, wherein the electric wiring has a line width narrower in an area where the seal member crosses the electric wiring than in an area where the seal member does not cross the electric wiring. With the arrangement, when the ultraviolet ray is externally projected onto the seal member from the substrate side, the substrate being provided with the electric wiring, the ultraviolet ray can be fully projected even onto the seal member on the electric wiring which has a narrow line width. It is thus avoided that the liquid crystal orientation is disturbed due to the inadequate hardening of the seal member and the inadequate filling of the liquid crystal occurs. Since the fine line seal member is accurately provided in the vicinity of the pixel, when the liquid crystal display apparatus is made by connecting a plurality of such liquid crystal display panels, it is possible to provide the liquid crystal display apparatus in which the connecting part is not noticeable and the displaying quality is excellent.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Izumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 01:32
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1362; G02F1/136286; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1343; G02F1/13336; G02F1/1339
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of substrates; an electric wiring provided at least on one of said substrates; and a seal member, applied to said substrate so as to partially cross said electric wiring, for combining said pair of substrates so that a liquid crystal is filled between said pair of substrates, said seal member being made of a ultraviolet ray hardening resin or a ultraviolet ray hardening resin used in combination with heat hardening, wherein said electric wiring has an opening in an area where said seal member crosses said electric wiring.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a pair of substrates; an electric wiring provided at least on one of said substrates; and a seal member, applied to said substrate so as to partially cross said electric wiring, for combining said pair of substrates so that a liquid crystal is filled between said pair of substrates, said seal member being made of a ultraviolet ray hardening resin or a ultraviolet ray hardening resin used in combination with heat hardening, wherein said electric wiring has an opening in an area where said seal member crosses said electric wiring.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
134 words
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal display panels provided in a same plane, said neighbouring liquid crystal display panels being connected with each other so as to have a single display scope, said each liquid crystal display panel including: a pair of substrates; an electric wiring provided at least on one of said substrates; and a seal member, applied to said substrate so as to partially cross said electric wiring, for combining said pair of substrates so that a liquid crystal is filled between said pair of substrates, said seal member being made of a ultraviolet ray hardening resin or a ultraviolet ray hardening resin used in combination with heat hardening, wherein said electric wiring has an opening in an area where said seal member crosses said electric wiring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
134 words
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a plurality of liquid crystal display panels provided in a same plane, said neighbouring liquid crystal display panels being connected with each other so as to have a single display scope, said each liquid crystal display panel including: a pair of substrates; an electric wiring provided at least on one of said substrates; and a seal member, applied to said substrate so as to partially cross said electric wiring, for combining said pair of substrates so that a liquid crystal is filled between said pair of substrates, said seal member being made of a ultraviolet ray hardening resin or a ultraviolet ray hardening resin used in combination with heat hardening, wherein said electric wiring has an opening in an area where said seal member crosses said electric wiring.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
The liquid crystal display apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further comprising a refractive index adjustment member provided in a connecting part between said plurality of liquid .crystal display panels, wherein said refractive index adjustment member is made of a material whose refractive index is substantially the same as those of said pair of substrates of each liquid crystal display panel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
The liquid crystal display apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein said refractive index adjustment member is used as an adhesive agent which combines said plurality of liquid crystal display panels with each other on a transparent substrate whose refractive index is substantially the same as that of said refractive index adjustment member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The liquid crystal display apparatus as set forth in claim 4, wherein said plurality of liquid crystal display panels and said transparent substrate are sandwiched between two polarization plates whose polarization axes are orthogonal to each other.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
148 words
The liquid crystal display apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein one of said pair of substrates is provided with: a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in a matrix manner; a plurality of signal electrodes and scanning electrodes, provided as the electric wiring, for supplying a picture image signal to said pixel electrode; and a plurality of switching devices connected to said respective pixel electrodes for controlling the supplying of the picture image signal to said pixel electrode, the other one of said pair of substrates being provided with: a black matrix for preventing light from being guided to a space between said pixel electrodes or to said switching device; a color filter, provided for each pixel electrode, wherein red, green, and blue filters are respectively disposed in accordance with a predetermined pattern; and a common electrode through which a voltage is applied to the liquid crystal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The liquid crystal display apparatus as set forth in claim 2, wherein the number of liquid crystal display panels are two.
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