Method for forming liquid crystal display cell walls using a patterned electric field
First Claim
1. A method for forming walls in situ in a liquid crystal display cell comprising the steps of:
- providing a liquid crystal display cell having a liquid crystal-monomer mixture disposed between patterned electrically conductive coatings on opposed substrates, wherein an intersection of the patterned electrically conductive coatings forms a pixel region;
applying a voltage across the cell to form a high-field region between the substrates in said pixel region and a low field region elsewhere such that the monomer separates into said low field region; and
exposing the cell to ultraviolet light until polymer walls form in the low-field regions between the substrates.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method for forming walls (8) between substrates (11, 12) in a liquid crystal cell (10) includes the step of forming a cell with a liquid crystal-monomer mixture (50). The cell (10) is then exposed to ultraviolet light (70) causing the monomer to be selectively polymerized to form walls (8) between substrates (11, 12) of the cell. The monomer is selectively polymerized by applying an electric field across the cell through a patterned conductive coating (31, 32) on each substrate (11, 12) to separate the dispersed monomer to the low field, interpixel regions (72). The cell (10) is then exposed to ultraviolet light (70) to polymerize the separated monomer to form the walls (8) in the low field regions (72).
130 Citations
11 Claims
-
1. A method for forming walls in situ in a liquid crystal display cell comprising the steps of:
-
providing a liquid crystal display cell having a liquid crystal-monomer mixture disposed between patterned electrically conductive coatings on opposed substrates, wherein an intersection of the patterned electrically conductive coatings forms a pixel region; applying a voltage across the cell to form a high-field region between the substrates in said pixel region and a low field region elsewhere such that the monomer separates into said low field region; and exposing the cell to ultraviolet light until polymer walls form in the low-field regions between the substrates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
-
-
8. A method for forming walls in situ in a liquid crystal display cell comprising the steps of:
-
providing upper and lower substrates; forming patterned, electrically conductive coatings on each of the substrates, wherein an intersection of the patterned electrically conductive coatings forms a pixel region; adding a liquid crystal-monomer mixture to one of the substrates over the coating; positioning the other substrate over the mixture such that the coating contacts the mixture; applying a voltage across the mixture to form a high field region between the substrates in said pixel region and a low field region elsewhere such that the monomer separates into said low field region; and exposing the mixture to ultraviolet light until walls form in the low-field regions between the substrates. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
-
-
11. A method for forming walls in situ in a liquid crystal cell comprising the steps of:
-
providing upper and lower substrates; forming patterned, electrically conductive coatings on each of the substrates, wherein an intersection of the patterned electrically conductive coatings forms a pixel region; adding a liquid crystal-thermoplastic mixture to one of the substrates over the coating; positioning the other substrate over the mixture such that the coating contacts the mixture; heating the mixture; applying an electric field across the mixture to form a high field region between the substrates in said pixel region and a low field region elsewhere such that the thermoplastic separates into said low field region; and cooling the mixture until the thermoplastic hardens in the low field regions to form walls between the substrates.
-
Specification