Flat display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
First Claim
1. A flat display apparatus comprising:
- a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed opposite to and apart from the first substrate for a predetermined distance;
a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrates and formed into a frame-like shape to bond the first and second substrates to each other;
a light modulation layer held in a gap between the first and second substrates bonded to each other with the sealing material; and
columnar patterned spacers secured integrally with at least either of the first and second substrates to maintain the gap, the spacers being formed of a different material from the sealing material;
wherein the spacers are disposed apart from and across a parting line which is formed along substantial centers of the sealing material in the widthwise direction of the sealing material, and wherein a portion of each of the spacers is disposed in the sealing material and other portion of the spacers projects from the sealing material.
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Abstract
A flat display apparatus incorporating a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate at a position distant from the first substrate for a predetermined distance, a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrates and formed into a frame-like shape to bond the first and second substrates to each other, a light modulation layer held in a gap between the first and second substrates bonded to each other with the sealing material, and spacers secured integrally with at least either of the first and second substrates to maintain the gap, wherein a portion of the spacers is disposed in the sealing-material portion and another portion of the spacers projects from the sealing material.
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16 Claims
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1. A flat display apparatus comprising:
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a first substrate;
a second substrate disposed opposite to and apart from the first substrate for a predetermined distance;
a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrates and formed into a frame-like shape to bond the first and second substrates to each other;
a light modulation layer held in a gap between the first and second substrates bonded to each other with the sealing material; and
columnar patterned spacers secured integrally with at least either of the first and second substrates to maintain the gap, the spacers being formed of a different material from the sealing material;
wherein the spacers are disposed apart from and across a parting line which is formed along substantial centers of the sealing material in the widthwise direction of the sealing material, and wherein a portion of each of the spacers is disposed in the sealing material and other portion of the spacers projects from the sealing material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of manufacturing a flat display apparatus incorporating first and second substrates, a light modulation layer disposed between the substrates, a sealing material disposed between the substrates and formed into a frame-like shape enclosing the light modulation layer and spacers provided integrally with the first substrate to maintain a predetermined distance between the first and second substrates, the method of manufacturing a flat display apparatus comprising the steps of:
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providing columnar patterned spacers for the first substrate;
coating a sealing material on either of the first substrate or the second substrate;
positioning the spacers apart from the sealing material after coating the sealing material;
overlaying the first and second substrates through the sealing material and the spacers; and
applying pressure to the first and second substrates with heating or irradiating light to harden the sealing material to form the sealing-material portion and forming a portion of the spacers in the sealing-material portion and another portion to project from the sealing-material portion. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A flat display apparatus comprising:
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a light modulation layer held between a pair of substrates disposed opposite to each other through columnar patterned spacers; and
a sealing material applied in the form of a rectangular configuration along the outer periphery of the substrate, wherein at least either of the pair of substrates includes the spacers for maintaining a predetermined distance between the pair of the substrates in a region in which the sealing material is formed, and the spacers are disposed on two sides of a parting line formed along substantial centers in the widthwise direction of the region in which the sealing material is formed, and each of the spacers has a length in the widthwise direction of the region in which the sealing material is formed which is longer than a length of each spacer in a direction perpendicular to the widthwise direction. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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