JPS6159425A - Liquid crystal display element - Google Patents

Liquid crystal display element

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JPS6159425A
JPS6159425A JP18048284A JP18048284A JPS6159425A JP S6159425 A JPS6159425 A JP S6159425A JP 18048284 A JP18048284 A JP 18048284A JP 18048284 A JP18048284 A JP 18048284A JP S6159425 A JPS6159425 A JP S6159425A
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liquid crystal
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Naoji Hayakawa
早川 直司
Fumitaka Kan
簡 文隆
Masanori Takenouchi
竹之内 雅典
Hidetoshi Suzuki
英俊 鱸
Ichiro Nomura
一郎 野村
Mitsuru Yamamoto
満 山本
Toshiaki Majima
間島 敏彰
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Canon Inc
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Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a display image which is uniform over the entire screen without causing any decrease in contrast even in a large-screen display by making the resistance of column electrodes of the display element lower at the center part than at substrate end parts. CONSTITUTION:A heat write type display device has a row electrode group and a column electrode group arranged on and under a liquid-crystal layer which shows thermo-optic effect greatly so that they cross each other nearly at right angles; the resistance of the row electrodes is made lower at the center part than at end parts of the substrate. Namely, the resistance value is varied by forming an electrode 1-1 on, for example, a glass substrate 2, forming an electrode 1-2 except at parts of 2/3L (L: half of substrate width) from both end parts of the substrate, and further forming an electrode 1-3 thereupon except at parts of 6/7L from both the parts of the substrate.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】 「産業上の利用分野] 本発明は液晶の熱光学効果を利用した液晶表示素子に関
するものである。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display element that utilizes the thermo-optic effect of liquid crystal.

[従来の技術] 本発明に係わる熱書込み形表示方式の動作原理を以下に
説明する。第2図は、液晶層をはさみ込む二枚の基板上
の電極パターンを示す図で、一方の基板(X)には行電
極群(走査電極)X1〜Xnが設けられており、もう一
方の基板(Y)には、前記行電極群XI−Xnと直交す
る列電極群(信号電極)Y+〜Ynが設けられている。
[Prior Art] The operating principle of the thermal writing type display system according to the present invention will be explained below. Figure 2 is a diagram showing the electrode patterns on two substrates sandwiching a liquid crystal layer.One substrate (X) is provided with row electrode groups (scanning electrodes) X1 to Xn, and the other substrate (X) is provided with row electrode groups (scanning electrodes) X1 to Xn. The substrate (Y) is provided with column electrode groups (signal electrodes) Y+ to Yn orthogonal to the row electrode groups XI-Xn.

このような電極構成において、前記行電極群に電圧パル
スを印加すると液晶層が加熱され等方性液相の状態にな
る。その後電圧パルスの移動と共に、液。
In such an electrode configuration, when a voltage pulse is applied to the row electrode group, the liquid crystal layer is heated and enters an isotropic liquid phase state. Then with the movement of the voltage pulse, the liquid.

高層は順次冷却され、その過程で液晶層は、等方性液相
の状態からネマチック相、スメクチック相へと変化し、
スメクチック相でその配向状態が安定化する。液晶層内
の状態がネマチック相を通過する際に、列電極を通じて
電圧を印加すると、液晶の徐冷による作用と共に、電界
による配向効果によって液晶層内の分子配列が垂直配向
状態となり、光学的に透明な状態となる。一方冷却過程
において、電圧を印加しない場合には液晶層内の分子配
列が等方性液相のランダムな状態のまま急冷され、光学
的に白濁の状態になる。すなわち、液晶層内の状態が等
方性液相からネマチック相を通過する間に、信号電圧を
印加したか否かによって「透明」及び「白濁」の各表示
状態の選択を行うもので、次の電圧パルスによる加熱が
あるまでは、その安定状態を維持させることが出来る。
The upper layer is sequentially cooled, and in the process, the liquid crystal layer changes from an isotropic liquid phase to a nematic phase and a smectic phase.
The orientation state is stabilized in the smectic phase. When the state in the liquid crystal layer passes through the nematic phase, when a voltage is applied through the column electrodes, the molecular alignment in the liquid crystal layer becomes vertically aligned due to the effect of slow cooling of the liquid crystal and the alignment effect caused by the electric field, resulting in optical alignment. It becomes transparent. On the other hand, in the cooling process, if no voltage is applied, the molecular arrangement within the liquid crystal layer is rapidly cooled while remaining in a random state of an isotropic liquid phase, resulting in an optically cloudy state. In other words, the display state of "transparent" and "cloudy" is selected depending on whether or not a signal voltage is applied while the state inside the liquid crystal layer passes from an isotropic liquid phase to a nematic phase. The stable state can be maintained until heating is caused by the voltage pulse.

この様な熱書込み形表示方式では、いわゆるクロスト−
りの問題がないので高表示容量の薄型表示装置が得られ
る。
In this type of thermal writing display method, so-called crosstalk occurs.
Since there is no problem of lag, a thin display device with high display capacity can be obtained.

[発明が解決しようとする問題点] しかしながら、従来の熱書込み形表示においては、表示
画面を大きくすると、画面中央部におけるコントラスト 一な表示画質を得る事が非常に困難であった。この原因
は、表示画面の拡大と共に、画面中央部の熱が画面端部
に比べ、逃げにくくなるためである。このために画面中
央部の冷却は端部に比べゆるやかに進行する。したがっ
て本来「白濁」の選択により急冷されるべき画素が、徐
冷されるため、画面中央部の白濁度が低下し、コントラ
ストの低下を招くのである。
[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in conventional thermal writing type displays, when the display screen is enlarged, it is very difficult to obtain display image quality with uniform contrast in the center of the screen. The reason for this is that as the display screen expands, it becomes harder for heat to escape from the center of the screen than from the edges of the screen. For this reason, cooling in the center of the screen progresses more slowly than in the edges. Therefore, pixels that should normally be rapidly cooled by selecting "white turbidity" are slowly cooled, resulting in a decrease in white turbidity at the center of the screen, leading to a decrease in contrast.

本発明は、このような従来の問題点を解決するためにな
されたもので、大画面表示においても、コントラストの
低下を招く事なく、画面全体にわたって均一な表示画像
を得る液晶表示素子の提供を目的としている。
The present invention was made in order to solve these conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a liquid crystal display element that can display a uniform display image over the entire screen without causing a decrease in contrast even in large screen displays. The purpose is

[問題点を解決するための手段] 第1図は、本発明の基本概念を示すもので、行電極群が
形成された基板Xの断面図である。図中1は行電極、2
はガラス基板である。
[Means for Solving the Problems] FIG. 1 shows the basic concept of the present invention, and is a sectional view of a substrate X on which row electrode groups are formed. In the figure, 1 is a row electrode, 2
is a glass substrate.

最初にガラス基板2の全面にITO  (IndiuI
l−TinOwide )膜を蒸着させ、電極11を形
成する。次に基板両端部からそれぞれ2/3L(Lは基
板幅の1/2)の部分を除いてITO膜を蒸着させ、電
極1−2を形成させる。さらにその−にに基板両端部か
らそれぞれ6/7Lの部分を除いてITO膜を蒸着させ
、電極1−3を形成する。この様にして得られた基板を
又とし、この基板Xと対応する対向基板として、ガラス
基板上にITO膜を蒸着させ列電極を形成したものを基
板Yとする。この基板XとYを、第2図に示す様な電極
構成で対向させその間隙にスメクチック液晶を封入し、
素子を形成する。
First, ITO (IndiuI) was applied to the entire surface of the glass substrate 2.
An electrode 11 is formed by depositing a l-Tin Owide film. Next, an ITO film is deposited on both ends of the substrate except for 2/3L (L is 1/2 of the width of the substrate), thereby forming electrodes 1-2. Further, an ITO film is deposited on the substrate except for 6/7L from both ends of the substrate to form electrodes 1-3. The substrate thus obtained is used as a substrate Y, and as a counter substrate corresponding to the substrate X, an ITO film is deposited on a glass substrate and column electrodes are formed thereon. These substrates X and Y are faced with an electrode configuration as shown in Fig. 2, and smectic liquid crystal is filled in the gap between them.
Form an element.

[作 用] この様にして得られた表示素子は、基板中央部の膜厚が
、端部に比べ厚く、抵抗が低いため、発熱量が小さくな
る。このため液晶加熱時には,基板中央部の温度が端部
に比べ低くなり、冷却時には基板端部の方が、中央部よ
り熱の拡散が大きいため、冷却時間が中央部と端部で、
はぼ同一となる。したがって、素子に電流を流して画像
表示をした場合、従来の様に画面中央部にコントラスト
の低下を招くことがない。
[Function] The display element obtained in this manner has a film thickness at the center of the substrate that is thicker than at the edges and has a lower resistance, so that the amount of heat generated is small. Therefore, when heating the liquid crystal, the temperature at the center of the substrate is lower than at the edges, and when cooling the substrate, heat is diffused more at the edges than at the center, so the cooling time is shorter between the center and edges.
They will be exactly the same. Therefore, when an image is displayed by passing a current through the element, there is no reduction in contrast at the center of the screen as in the conventional case.

[実施例] 本実施例においては、ガラス基板2上に形成するITO
電極膜の膜厚を、電極1−1についてはl ILrn 
、電極l−2及びl−3については、各々0、1 gm
に設定した。また電極間に封入する液晶として、BI3
社のスメクチック液晶rs−5 Jを使用した。
[Example] In this example, ITO formed on the glass substrate 2
The thickness of the electrode film is l ILrn for electrode 1-1.
, 0 and 1 gm for electrodes l-2 and l-3, respectively.
It was set to In addition, BI3 is used as the liquid crystal sealed between the electrodes.
A smectic liquid crystal RS-5J manufactured by Co., Ltd. was used.

以」−の電極構成において、画像表示を行った結果、画
面全体にわたって均一な表示画質を得ることができた。
As a result of image display using the following electrode configuration, uniform display quality could be obtained over the entire screen.

本実施例では,行電極の抵抗を三つの部分に分割し、そ
の抵抗値を変えたが、この分割は複数であれば、その数
はいくつでもかまわない。なお前記実施例では電極の膜
厚を部分的に異った値とすることで行電極の抵抗値を変
化させたが.抵抗値を変える方法は他の方法でもよい。
In this embodiment, the resistance of the row electrode is divided into three parts and the resistance values thereof are changed, but the number of divisions may be any number as long as there are multiple parts. In the above embodiment, the resistance value of the row electrodes was changed by partially varying the film thickness of the electrodes. Other methods may be used to change the resistance value.

例えば、第3図の様に電極の幅を段階的に変化させる方
法でも同様の効果を得ることができる。
For example, the same effect can be obtained by changing the width of the electrode stepwise as shown in FIG.

また、電極の膜厚及び材質は、前記実施例に限定される
ものではなく、例えば電極材料としてアルミニウムを用
いることも可能である。
Further, the film thickness and material of the electrode are not limited to those in the above embodiments, and for example, aluminum can be used as the electrode material.

[発明の効果] 本発明によれば、熱書込み形表示装置による大画面の画
像表示を行う場合においても、画面中央部のコントラス
ト低下を招くことなく、画面全体にわたって均一な表示
画質を得ることができる。
[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, even when displaying an image on a large screen using a thermal writing type display device, it is possible to obtain uniform display image quality over the entire screen without causing a decrease in contrast at the center of the screen. can.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of drawings]

第1図は、本発明による液晶表示素子の基板部分の断面
図.第2図は、熱書込み形表示装置における基板上の電
極構成を表わす説明図.第3図は、本発明の他の実施例
における電極構造を示す図。 1;行電極、 2ニガラス基板、 1−lニ一層目の行電極、 1−2=二層目の行電極、 1−3:三層目の行電極、 L 二基板幅の172の長さ、 Xl−Xn:行電極群、 YI−Yn  :列電極群、
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a substrate portion of a liquid crystal display element according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the structure of electrodes on a substrate in a thermal writing type display device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an electrode structure in another embodiment of the present invention. 1: row electrode, 2 glass substrate, 1-l 1st layer row electrode, 1-2 = 2nd layer row electrode, 1-3: 3rd layer row electrode, L 2 substrate width 172 length , Xl-Xn: row electrode group, YI-Yn: column electrode group,

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 熱光学効果を顕著に示す液晶層の、上下に配置された行
電極群及び列電極群が、各々直交するように形成された
熱書込み形表示装置において、該行電極の抵抗が基板端
部より中央部の方が低い事を特徴とする液晶表示素子。
In a thermal writing type display device in which row electrode groups and column electrode groups arranged above and below of a liquid crystal layer exhibiting a remarkable thermo-optical effect are formed so as to be perpendicular to each other, the resistance of the row electrodes is lower than the edge of the substrate. A liquid crystal display element characterized by being lower in the center.
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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS62232622A (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-10-13 Sharp Corp Matrix type liquid crystal panel device
US5999242A (en) * 1996-05-17 1999-12-07 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Addressable matrix array containing electrodes with a variety of resistances for ferroelectric liquid crystal device
US6829030B2 (en) * 2000-06-15 2004-12-07 Seiko Epson Corporation Electro-optic device and electronic apparatus

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS62232622A (en) * 1986-04-03 1987-10-13 Sharp Corp Matrix type liquid crystal panel device
US5999242A (en) * 1996-05-17 1999-12-07 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Addressable matrix array containing electrodes with a variety of resistances for ferroelectric liquid crystal device
US6829030B2 (en) * 2000-06-15 2004-12-07 Seiko Epson Corporation Electro-optic device and electronic apparatus

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