Polymer packaging material for liquid crystal cell
First Claim
1. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
- (1) a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;
(2) a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion;
(3) being an inert plastic having a crystallinity of twenty percent or more;
(4) having an ultraviolet stabilizer in the substrate;
(5) having an hydrophobic polymer for water resistance; and
(6) the chemical repeating units of the substrate being non-interactive with visible light.
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Abstract
A twisted nematic liquid crystal material is sandwiched between two electrode carrying polymer film or sheet substrates in a liquid crystal display assembly. The substrate material preferably is a semi-crystalline aromatic heterochain polymer characterized by a glass transition point (Tg) of at least 90° C. and devoid of secondary transitions in the -50° C. to +80° C. range. The crystallinity of the polymer material is controlled so that the crystallite size in the polymer material is substantially smaller than the wave length of visible light (350-750 micrometers). In a preferred embodiment, an optically isotropic top substrate is formed by a sheet of amorphous cast thermosetting acrylic resin and the lower substrate is formed by a flexible sheet of semi-crystalline aromatic heterochain polymer.
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12 Claims
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1. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
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(1) a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;(2) a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion; (3) being an inert plastic having a crystallinity of twenty percent or more; (4) having an ultraviolet stabilizer in the substrate; (5) having an hydrophobic polymer for water resistance; and (6) the chemical repeating units of the substrate being non-interactive with visible light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, and at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
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(1) having a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;(2) having a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion; (3) including a chemically resistant overcoat on the substrate; (4) having an ultraviolet stabilizer included in the substrate; (5) incorporating a hydrophobic polymer for water resistance; and (6) being the chemical repeating units of the substrate non-interactive with visible light. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, and at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
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(1) having a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;(2) having a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion; (3) being an inert plastic having a crystallinity of twenty percent or more; (4) being a polymer that does not interact with ultraviolet radiation; (5) incorporating a hydrophobic polymer for water resistance; and (6) having the chemical repeating units of the substrate non-interactive with visible light. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having twisted nematic liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, and at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
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(1) having a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;(2) having a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion; (3) being an inert plastic having a crystallinity of twenty percent or more; (4) having an ultraviolet stabilizer included in the substrate; (5) having a high degree of crystallinity for water resistance; and (6) having the chemical repeating units of the substrate non-interactive with visible light. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. In a field effect liquid crystal display cell having twisted nematic liquid crystal material confined between a pair of substrates, and at least one of said substrates including an electrode mounted thereon, said at least one substrate being a polymer film or sheet substrate characterized by:
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(1) having a glass transition point and melting point of 80°
C. or higher with no secondary transitions between -50°
C. and +80°
C.;(2) having a coefficient of thermal expansion matched with the electrode coefficient of thermal expansion; (3) being an inert plastic having a crystallinity of twenty percent or more; (4) having an ultraviolet stabilizer included in the substrate; (5) incorporating a hydrophobic polymer for water resistance; and (6) being isotropic. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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