Apparatus and method for injecting liquid crystal material
First Claim
1. A method of injecting liquid crystal material inside a liquid crystal cell having an injection port, and a gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein each substrate include an orientation film, the method comprising;
- inducing an electric field within the liquid crystal cell such that said electric field is substantially normal to said first substrate and to said second substrate; and
injecting a liquid crystal material through the injection port and into the gap between the first and second substrates, wherein the electric field is induced by locating the first substrate and the second substrate between a first electrode and a second electrode and by applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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Abstract
A liquid crystal injection apparatus and method for injecting a liquid crystal material between substrates of a liquid crystal display panel. The method and apparatus includes using an electric field to orientate the liquid crystal material during injection such that the liquid crystal material has a reduced viscosity. The electric field can be produced by electrodes adjacent the substrates, and by an electric source that applies a potential to the electrodes. Liquid crystal material injection can be the result of capillary forces and/or differential pressure.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of injecting liquid crystal material inside a liquid crystal cell having an injection port, and a gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein each substrate include an orientation film, the method comprising;
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inducing an electric field within the liquid crystal cell such that said electric field is substantially normal to said first substrate and to said second substrate; and
injecting a liquid crystal material through the injection port and into the gap between the first and second substrates, wherein the electric field is induced by locating the first substrate and the second substrate between a first electrode and a second electrode and by applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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2. A method of injecting liquid crystal material inside a liquid crystal cell having an injection port, and a gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, the method comprising;
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locating the liquid crystal cell inside a vacuum chamber;
evacuating the vacuum chamber and the liquid crystal cell;
inducing an electric field within the liquid crystal cell such that said electric field is substantially normal to said first substrate and to said second substrate; and
dipping the injection port into a liquid crystal material, wherein the electric field is induced by locating the first substrate and the second substrate between a first electrode and a second electrode and by applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of injecting liquid crystal material inside a liquid crystal cell having an injection port and a gap between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate each have an orientation film, the method comprising the steps of;
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locating the liquid crystal cell inside a vacuum chamber;
evacuating the vacuum chamber and the liquid crystal cell;
inducing an electric field within the liquid crystal cell such that said electric field is substantially parallel to the orientation of said orientation film; and
contacting the injection port with a liquid crystal material. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
locating the first substrate and the second substrate between a first electrode and a second electrode; and
applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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11. A method according to claim 10, wherein the step of applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode applies a DC potential between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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12. A method according to claim 10, wherein the step of applying a potential between the first electrode and the second electrode applies an AC potential between the first electrode and the second electrode.
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