Device comprising a solar cell arrangement and a liquid crystal display
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A solar-powered LCD device, e.g., for a clock, includes a solar cell arrangement and a liquid crystal display. The solar cell arrangement includes an at least partially transparent carrier and at least one solar cell provided with at least one at least partially transparent contact, at least one first polarizer, a first at least partially transparent carrier, a first at least partially transparent contact, a liquid crystal, a second transparent contact, a second transparent carrier, a second polarizer, and a reflector in a stacked arrangement. The carrier of the solar cell arrangement is one of the carriers of the liquid crystal display.
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34 Claims
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14. A solar-powered liquid crystal display device, comprising:
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a solar structure including;
an at least partially transparent first carrier, and a solar cell arrangement carried by the first carrier and comprising, in stacked relationship;
an at least partially transparent first contact, a photovoltaically active layer, and a second contact disposed on a side of the photovoltaically active layer opposite that of the first contact; and
a liquid crystal display carried by the first carrier and comprising;
a first polarizer, a liquid crystal, a transparent third contact disposed on a side of the liquid crystal opposite that of the first contact, a transparent second carrier, a second polarizer, and a reflector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for producing a solar-powered liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of:
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A) making a solar cell arrangement comprising, in stacked relationship, an at least partially transparent first contact, a photovoltaically active layer, and a second contact disposed on a side of the photovoltaically active layer opposite that of the first contact;
B) removing a portion of the solar cell arrangement to form an opening therein;
C) making a stacked LCD arrangement comprising;
a liquid crystal;
a transparent third contact;
a transparent carrier of the LCD arrangement;
a second polarizer of the LCD arrangement, and a reflector of the LCD arrangement; and
D) adhesively attaching the stacked arrangement of step D to the solar cell arrangement such that a portion of the LCD arrangement is disposed within the opening of the solar cell arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34)
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29. A method of producing a solar-powered liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of:
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A) making a solar cell arrangement comprising, in stacked relationship, an at least partially transparent first contact, a photovoltaically active layer, and a second contact disposed on a side of the photovoltaically active layer opposite that of the first contact;
B) removing a portion of the solar cell arrangement to form an opening therein;
C) making a stacked LCD arrangement comprising;
a liquid crystal;
a transparent third contact;
a transparent second carrier of the LCD arrangement;
a second polarizer of the LCD arrangement, and a reflector of the LCD arrangement; and
D) inserting a partially transparent fourth contact into the opening formed in step B; and
E) adhesively attaching the stacked arrangement of step C to the second contact. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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