Title:
【発明の名称】液晶素子及び液晶表示装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP3342430
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
A liquid crystal device has a pair of oppositely disposed substrates and a liquid crystal having chiral smectic C phase disposed therebetween. The liquid crystal is placed in an alignment state in chiral smectic C phase with smectic molecular layers forming a chevron structure. Under no electric field application, the liquid crystal has an average molecular axis substantially in alignment with the uniaxial alignment axis and/or a bisector of a maximum angle formed between two extreme molecular axes established under electric field application, while under electric field application, the liquid crystal provides an effective tilt angle and a transmittance that continuously changes depending on an electric field applied thereto.
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Inventors:
Takeshi Momokana
Yasushi Asao
Masahiro Terada
Shosei Mori
Takashi Moriyama
Yasushi Asao
Masahiro Terada
Shosei Mori
Takashi Moriyama
Application Number:
JP3995499A
Publication Date:
November 11, 2002
Filing Date:
February 18, 1999
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Canon Inc
International Classes:
G09G3/36; C09K19/02; C09K19/34; C09K19/42; G02F1/133; G02F1/1337; G02F1/137; G02F1/141; (IPC1-7): G02F1/141; G02F1/1337
Domestic Patent References:
| JP8166606A | ||||
| JP695163A | ||||
| JP8152654A | ||||
| JP2222930A | ||||
| JP9127471A | ||||
| JP643632A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Keizo Nishiyama (1 person outside)