Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display element for use in an electronic apparatus
First Claim
1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a display apparatus displaying a first information anda separate display element displaying a second information,said display element comprising a liquid crystal and polymer medium formed between a pair of spatially supported substrates, said substrates each having an electrode on one surface thereof, and means for applying an electric field across said medium via said electrodes wherein said medium is placed in a light transmissive state in the absence of the applied electric field and is placed in a light scattering state in the presence of the applied electric field,said electronic apparatus displaying a superimposed information of both the second information of said display element by light scattering and the first information of said display apparatus,wherein said liquid crystal portion includes a chiral component and thereby exhibits a variation of chiral pitch not exceeding 20% of an operating range of temperature for the display element.
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Abstract
A polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) display element for use in an electronic apparatus wherein the display element operates in a PDLC mode or reverse PDLC mode providing for reduction of visual display haze, improved display contrast. The particular medium includes a liquid crystal portion and a polymer portion and may include a chiral component. In cases where visual display haze and contract is a particular problem in the utility of the reverse PDLC display element, such as in the case where the display element is combined with a solar battery, a sufficient amount of dichroic dye is added to the liquid crystal portion of the medium, and, further, a compound showing no fluorescence emission with respect to a liquid crystal portion, or a polymer or a chiral polymer precursor portion of the medium, is employed. The resulting electronic apparatus can, therefore, incorporate a reverse PDLC type display element in combination with a solar battery or other component that affects display quality in such elements to improve the overall visual quality and contrast in the display rendering the display more useful in more miniaturized applications.
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26 Claims
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1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display apparatus displaying a first information and a separate display element displaying a second information, said display element comprising a liquid crystal and polymer medium formed between a pair of spatially supported substrates, said substrates each having an electrode on one surface thereof, and means for applying an electric field across said medium via said electrodes wherein said medium is placed in a light transmissive state in the absence of the applied electric field and is placed in a light scattering state in the presence of the applied electric field, said electronic apparatus displaying a superimposed information of both the second information of said display element by light scattering and the first information of said display apparatus, wherein said liquid crystal portion includes a chiral component and thereby exhibits a variation of chiral pitch not exceeding 20% of an operating range of temperature for the display element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26)
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22. An electronic apparatus comprising:
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a display apparatus displaying a first information and a separate display element displaying a second information, said display element comprising a liquid crystal and polymer medium formed between a pair of spatially supported substrates, said substrates each having an electrode on one surface thereof, and means for applying an electric field across said medium via said electrodes wherein said medium is placed in a light transmissive state in the absence of the applied electric field and is placed in a light scattering state in the presence of the applied electric field, said electronic apparatus displaying a superimposed information of both the second information of said display element by light scattering and the first information of said display apparatus, said electronic apparatus further comprising a refractive layer positioned between said display element and said display apparatus, wherein said liquid crystal portion includes a chiral component and thereby exhibits a variation of chiral pitch not exceeding 20% of an operating range of temperature for the display element. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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