Liquid crystal display device intended, in particular, to form a color image display screen

• US 6,005,654 A
• Filed: 04/10/1998
• Issued: 12/21/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Asulab SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Original Assignee: Asulab SA (The Swatch Group AG)
• Inventors: Kipfer, Peter, Grupp, Joachim, Klappert, Rolf, Herzig, Hans Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Sikes, William L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Duong, Tai V.
• Application Number:
  US09/058,304
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 349/106, 349/115, 349/176, 349/78, 349/110, 345/158, 345/88, 359/891, 359/892
• US Class Current: 349/176
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133509 Filters, e.g. light shielding masks
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/13718 based on a change of the texture state of a cholesteric liquid crystal

Abstract

The invention concerns a liquid crystal display device intended, in particular, to form a colour image display screen, of the type including: a first substrate which is transparent on a front side situated on the side of the viewer; and a second substrate arranged on a back side facing the first substrate and extending parallel to the latter. The first substrate is connected to the second substrate in order to delimit between them a cavity in which at least one film of liquid crystal is arranged. The liquid crystal has at least a first state in which it reflects the light of a range of wavelengths of a predetermined colour and at least a second state in which it is transparent. The surface of each substrate facing the other substrate includes electrodes to allow the liquid crystal to pass at least from the first state to the second state or conversely, by selective application of a control voltage to the electrodes. The liquid crystal display includes a filter absorbing at least the visible neighbouring wavelengths of the range of wavelengths of the predetermined colour and the closest to the wavelength 555 nm with the exception of the wavelengths of said predetermined colour. The filter is arranged on the side of the viewer with respect to the film of liquid crystal.

Claims

1. A liquid crystal display device intended to form a colour image display screen, of the type including:

a first substrate which is transparent on a front side situated on the side of the viewer;

a second substrate arranged on a back side facing the first substrate and extending parallel to the latter;

the first substrate being connected to the second substrate in order to delimit between them a cavity in which at least one film of liquid crystal is arranged;

said liquid crystal being able to have at least a first state in which it reflects the light of a range of wavelengths of a predetermined colour and at least a second state in which it is transparent,

the surface of each substrate facing the other substrate including means forming electrodes to allow by selective application of a control voltage to said electrodes, the liquid crystal to pass at least from the first state to the second state or conversely,

wherein said liquid crystal display includes a filter absorbing at least the visible neighbouring wavelengths of the range of wavelengths of said predetermined colour and the closest to the wavelength 555 nm with the exception of the wavelengths of said predetermined colour and wherein said filter is arranged on the side of the viewer with respect to said film of liquid crystal and wherein said filter is incorporated in said first substrate.

2. A display device according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal is of the cholesteric type.

3. A display device according to claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal reflects the colour red.

4. A display device according to claim 1, wherein the second substrate includes a light absorbing layer.

5. A liquid crystal display device intended to form a colour image display screen, of the type including:

a first substrate which is transparent on a front side situated on the side of the viewer;

a second substrate arranged on a back side facing the first substrate and extending parallel to the latter;

the first substrate being connected to the second substrate in order to delimit between them a cavity in which at least one film of liquid crystal is arranged;

said liquid crystal being able to have at least a first state in which it reflects the light of a range of wavelengths of a predetermined colour and at least a second state in which it is transparent,

the surface of each substrate facing the other substrate including means forming electrodes to allow by selective application of a control voltage to said electrode, the liquid crystal to pass at least from the first state to the second state or conversely,

wherein said liquid crystal display includes a filter absorbing at least the visible neighbouring wavelengths of the range of wavelengths of said predetermined colour and the closest to the wavelength 555 nm with the exception of the wavelengths of said predetermined colour and wherein said filter is arranged on the side of the viewer with respect to said film of liquid crystal, wherein said display device includes several juxtaposed liquid crystals each reflecting a range of wavelengths of a predetermined colour and wherein said filter is associated with at least one of the liquid crystals.

6. A display device according to claim 5, wherein it includes a plurality of liquid crystals reflecting respectively different colours including the colour red and wherein the filter is associated with the colour red.

7. A display device according to claim 6, wherein the liquid crystals are distributed in a plurality of adjacent sets formed of a plurality of parallel juxtaposed columns which each receive one of said liquid crystals according to a predetermined order.

8. A display device according to claim 5, wherein one filter is associated with each of said liquid crystals.