Method for producing an LCD having no spacers in the display area in which heating alleviates cell distortion or greater pressure is applied to the seal region
First Claim
1. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates combined together with a sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, the method comprising the steps of:
- applying a sealing member on a first substrate of the pair so as to define a display area substantially enclosed by the sealing member, the sealing member, the sealing member containing a spacer mixed therein, the spacer determining a gap between the substrates; and
assembling the first and second substrates to produce a liquid crystal cell, in a state where the gap of the liquid crystal cell is maintained by the spacer in the sealing member, with no spacer existing in the display area of the liquid crystal cell,wherein the assembling step further includes the steps of,attaching the second substrate on the first substrate to form a panel;
pressing the panel so that the spacer determines a gap between the first and second substrates, under a condition that a pressure on the panel in a region other than a portion corresponding to the display area is substantially larger than that on the panel in the portion corresponding to the display area; and
curing the sealing member so as to form a cell;
heating the cell so as to alleviate a distortion of the panel; and
injecting the liquid crystal into the gap of the cell to produce the liquid crystal cell, andwherein the display area has a one-inch or more diagonal dimension.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a second substrate, and a sealing member for bonding the first and the second substrates, wherein a spacer for determining a thickness of a gap between the first and the second substrates is included only in the sealing member and wherein d<D where D is the thickness of the gap and d is the thickness of the sealing member. The gap is filled with a liquid crystal. A method for producing a liquid crystal display including the steps of pressing a liquid crystal panel including a first substrate and a second substrate interposing a sealing member which contains a spacer mixed therein, the spacer determining a thickness of a gap between the first and the second substrates, in a state where an elastic sheet having a cutout corresponding to the liquid crystal panel is provided a surface of one of the first and the second substrates, the surface being out of contact with the sealing member; curing the sealing member; and injecting a liquid crystal into the gap.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates combined together with a sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a sealing member on a first substrate of the pair so as to define a display area substantially enclosed by the sealing member, the sealing member, the sealing member containing a spacer mixed therein, the spacer determining a gap between the substrates; and assembling the first and second substrates to produce a liquid crystal cell, in a state where the gap of the liquid crystal cell is maintained by the spacer in the sealing member, with no spacer existing in the display area of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the assembling step further includes the steps of, attaching the second substrate on the first substrate to form a panel; pressing the panel so that the spacer determines a gap between the first and second substrates, under a condition that a pressure on the panel in a region other than a portion corresponding to the display area is substantially larger than that on the panel in the portion corresponding to the display area; and curing the sealing member so as to form a cell; heating the cell so as to alleviate a distortion of the panel; and injecting the liquid crystal into the gap of the cell to produce the liquid crystal cell, and wherein the display area has a one-inch or more diagonal dimension.
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2. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates combined together with a sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a sealing member on a first substrate of the pair so as to define a display area substantially enclosed by the sealing member, the sealing member containing a spacer mixed therein, the spacer determining a gap between the substrates; and assembling the first and second substrates to produce a liquid crystal cell, in a state where the gap of the liquid crystal cell is maintained by the spacer in the sealing member, with no spacer existing in the display area of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the assembling step further includes the steps of, attaching the second substrate on the first substrate to form a panel; pressing the panel so that the spacer determines a gap between the first and second substrates, under a condition that a pressure on the panel in a region other than a portion corresponding to the display area is substantially larger than that on the panel in the portion corresponding to the display area; and curing the sealing member so as to form a cell; and injecting the liquid crystal into the gap of the cell to produce the liquid crystal cell, wherein the display area has a one-inch or more diagonal dimension, and wherein the cell satisfies a condition of d<
D before injecting the liquid crystal, where D is a distance between the first and second substrates in the display area of the cell and, d is a distance between the first and second substrates spaced by the spacer. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including a pair of substrates combined together with a sealing member and a liquid crystal interposed between the substrates, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a sealing member on a first substrate of the pair so as to define a display area substantially enclosed by the sealing member, the sealing member containing a spacer mixed therein, the spacer determining a gap between the substrates; and assembling the first and second substrates to produce a liquid crystal cell, in a state where the gap of the liquid crystal cell is maintained by the spacer in the sealing member, with no spacer existing in the display area of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the assembling step further includes the steps of, attaching the second substrate on the first substrate to form a panel; pressing the panel so that the spacer determines a gap between the first and second substrates, under a condition that a pressure on the panel in a region other than a portion corresponding to the display area is substantially larger than that on the panel in the portion corresponding to the display area; and curing the sealing member so as to form a cell; and injecting the liquid crystal into the gap of the cell to produce the liquid crystal cell, wherein the display area has a one-inch or more diagonal dimension, and wherein the pressing step comprises the steps of; providing an elastic sheet having a cutout corresponding to the display area onto a surface of the panel, and applying a pressure on the panel through the elastic sheet. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for producing a liquid crystal display device including two substrates and a liquid crystal material interposed therebetween, at least one of the two substrates including active elements for selectively controlling electrooptic characteristics of the liquid crystal material, the method comprising the steps of:
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applying a sealing member on at least one of the two substrates in patterns, the patterns including a first pattern along which the active elements are arranged and a second pattern for promoting uniform distribution of a pressing force; assembling the two substrates such that the sealing member is disposed between the two substrates without interposing spacers therebetween so as to form a cell; radiating ultraviolet light onto the entire surface of the cell while pressing the two substrates to cure the sealing member; and heating the cell to alleviate the distortion of the cell. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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